Board game geek fanatics! We love everything about games and being geeks. Arts and crafts; fun and food; death and destruction; pain and GLORY( ouch paper cuts ); crocheting and knitting we haz it all. It is not easy to take an idea and bring it into the world. It is hard to explain to people that you just want to make something for fun, for people to sit down together and enjoy. The kind of games we all love. The games that families will always remember playing together, the games that your bes …

8 Bit and Up Video Games has gone Zero Bit! We are interested in working together with gamers in New York City to help us build a community in the East Village and Lower East Side. Board and card gamers looking for a place to play should feel free to contact us.

Are you interested in "modern" or euro board & card games such as Game of Thrones, Twilight Imperium, Catan, or Dominion? Let's get together for gaming sessions in Park Slope! We are always looking for locations (a) with ample table space, and (b) that will allow a group to stay for 4 hours or more. Suggestions and/or help finding such a space in Park Slope are more than welcome! Also, we are happy to explain a game's rules to those playing it for the first time. Feel free to bring your own game …

This meetup is for fans of Game of Thrones, or for people that enjoy strategy board games in general. Lets battle for dominance to rule the seven kingdoms, in a competivive and fun-filled afternoon/evening. Do note that the game is complex and may take several hours--so do make sure you warm up well for the battle.

Brooklyn Gaming Initiative (BGI) is an elite gaming group for experienced and fun-loving players interested in everything from strategy to role-playing to lighter fare like cards or dice-based games. BGI is a selective group to ensure busy gamers like ourselves have high-quality experiences with like-minded individuals. For that reason, we must ask that you provide as much detail (photo required) as possible in your application, contribute to the small monthly Meetup fee, and realize we're look …

Do you remember playing those joystick arcade games in the 80s and 90s growing up? Waiting your turn in line behind a big arcade game and putting your quarter near the screen? Kids these days don't even know how to use a joystick. This group is about reliving your past and playing those arcade games you loved like Street fighter 1, 2 & champion edition and Mortal Kombat 1 & 2. Remember these classics of the 90's? Remember retro arcade games of the 80s, like: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong JR, Double D …

The featured game for most of this group's events is: SCRABBLE brand crossword game. SCRABBLE is a trademark of Hasbro in the United States and Canada. The No-Drama Crossword Game Club is not affiliated with Hasbro, Inc. or any of its affiliates. Hasbro, Inc. does not sponsor, and has not endorsed, this club or any of its events. [End of disclaimer-LOL!] Yes, THAT game! Do you love to make words, score points and have fun? Well, this group is NOT about heavy-handed management, long-winded lectur …

The HTML5 Games Meetup is a meeting place for anyone interested in creating HTML5 games. It will provide a platform for learning and collaboration around the development, distribution, and monetization of HTML5 games. The list of HTML5-compatible platforms and devices is constantly growing--Desktop, Browser, Facebook, iOS, Android, Windows 8, Kindle, Nook, etc. We will explore general approaches, business models, design considerations, platforms, and technology. Look forward to presentations and …

I host poker games at my studio a few times a week, we play from around 8pm until we get tired, often very late. Right now we play $1-2 No Limit Holdem and Im starting a $2-5 and an Omaha night soon, and a weekly Sunday $110 NL Holdem multi-table tournament. The game is in a great area in prime Williamsburg, and I have a nice full sized 10 handed poker table with comfy chairs, custom ceramic chips and KEM cards, drinks and snacks. Sometimes one of the players brings some Whiskey to sip on. Its a …

We started this Meetup to bring together the best devs, designers and entrepreneurs in the local social, casual and MMORPG games space. Come meet some friends, hear a couple of great industry speakers talk about what's cool in games. We're especially interested in Casual Game Association Minna Mingles members and IGDA members who may have not gotten together in a long time. Hopefully we can be a resource. Please join our Meetup and pass the URL to other friends of yours in the local gaming …

http://newyorkdaygame.com/testimonials If Approach Anxiety is preventing you from approaching women or if the Fear of Rejection is holding you back, I can help. I am a Day Game specialist and I can teach you the basic principles of Day Game in just one hour! I am currently offering an introductory private one hour Day Game coaching session for $100. For just $100 you will get to experience a full hour of real world coaching where I demostrate and teach you how to overcome Approach Anxiety and t …

This meetup event is for ANYONE who has a interest in game focused youtube, blogging or podcasting. It doesn't matter if you're a pro with thousands of followers or someone who just started a few days ago. We hope to bring gamers together to collaborate, network, and grow to do amazing things in the gaming community. There is no place better to do it than in NYC and we hope you join to do great things with us.

Scheduled for every fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 pm to 8 pm, this Meetup focuses on discussions regarding the artistic and technical work that goes into game development as well as the business aspect of creating games and running a game company. The format is usually a presentation by guest speakers followed by a round-table discussion on a specific topic, where all attendees are encouraged to contribute. To facilitate this close and informal exchange of ideas, we usually keep the size of …

Social Seminar The Social Seminar dedicated to bringing PUAs (Pick Up Artists) in NYC together who love night game, day game and just the game in general! We will be sarging at some of the best lairs in Manhattan as well as the street, parks and anywhere else that beautiful women congregate. If you enjoy building your conversation skills as well as meeting new wing-men, then this group is for you! Why Should I Join? Here are just a few reasons why you should join right now! Meet new wing-men a …

A group dedicated practicing and improving our fighting game skills. Come hang out with us, get some match up experience, network with other gamers who share similar interests. We practice mainly on Sunday nights on Xbox 360. People of all skill levels are welcome. We have a stream that we're developing but we also record matches. Join the Facebook group here and be a part of the 8 bit community (http://www.facebook.com/groups/190980590946975/)

Meet in Brooklyn. Play board games. Drink craft beer. :)

GameDays consists of panels on a bi-weekly basis, following themes ranging from technical game mechanics and the computational problems involved, to conceptual design involving narrative, music, and art, and intersections of the three. Our intro-level panels empowers students to create games without prior coding experience, using software such as GameMaker: Studio and Unity 3D.

Socialize with other people who enjoy this challenging and entertaining game! Players of all levels are welcome. At our events we play many different types of party games including: Cranium, Apples to Apples, Taboo, Times Up, Telestrations, and Pictionary Man.

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The Cross-Platform Games Meetup New York is a meeting place for anyone interested in creating cross-platform games. It will provide a platform for learning and collaboration around the development, distribution, and monetization of cross-platform games. The list of platforms and devices is constantly growing--Desktop, Browser, Facebook, iOS, Android, Windows 8, Kindle, Nook, etc. We will explore general approaches, business models, design considerations, platforms, and technology. Look forward t …

Do you like playing boardgames and/or friendly card games, but had difficulty finding like minded friends? I did too! So I traveled to NJ and I traveled to Manhattan and Brooklyn, met lots of great people, but longed for something with a bit less travel time. Something local. And I thought.... If you build it.... they will come! And, YAY! Here you are! This group is for seasoned boardgamers/cardgamers as well as for novices. Bring a game that you enjoy playing (bring two!) or learn a new game fr …

Nyeek is a social get together for board game enthusiasts in the New York City area. If that sounds kind of geeky let me assure you that it absolutely is. We play all types of board games (abstract, party, thematic), but we tend to lean towards Euro Games. Games that usually have simple rules, relatively short playing times, and no player elimination, so they’re pretty accessible to newcomers. If you want to know more feel free to check out the (still being written) FAQ, but in a nutshell we're …

Play the exciting game of Riichi Mahjong! These meetups are organized by the United States Professional Mahjong League (USPML). We are currently running two types of events: * Learn to Play Workshop A 4-hour crash course for absolute beginners to learn the basics and be able to play the game. Anyone who is interested in learning may attend. No experience necessary. Fun, interactive format - you get to play while you learn. Info about Learn to Play Workshops * League Events A monthly gatherin …

Behold Gamers of the Empire State! Let this be a Grand Lodge of ALL those Who Game with Dice and Merit. A Gathering of Heroes and Villains- All with the common goal of bringing high adventure to life in action and deed! In other words, a group dedicated to Role Playing Games of All Sorts - All editions of D&D and its 3.5/d20 Brethren such Pathfinder, action games such as Marvel Superheroes, Star Trek, Star Wars and BattleTech RPGs, and Tabletop Systems like Warhammer 40k and other RPG games tha …

The New York Games Forum is an organization dedicated to supporting NYC's game industry.  From game developers to designers to creatives and investors, the Forum provides a platform for those interested in the creation of games to connect and learn.

Welcome to the NY Mostly Go Club! The "Mostly" is there since it's fun to do other things besides Go once in a while. For example, dinner or drinks after a tough tournament, a picnic with Go boards under blooming cherry trees in spring, whatever fun things we can think of. We'd love to meet other people who are interested in the game of igo/weiqi/baduk in the NYC area. Don't know how to play but saw it on some TV show or something and want to see what the game is about? We also host NYAMIGO Beg …

After learning the game and playing at the UFT for three years my friend and i decided it was time to make the game more comfortable and personal! Let's play a game or two and discuss all the new and exciting things we are doing or learn some new places to go, people to see!!

The new and improve Unity3d meetup group. Ours Goals Are: 1) Building a deeper understanding of Unity technology in the New York area. 2) Bringing together like minded developers, artist, designers, musicians and others interested in creating great game play experiences.