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2014 Board Game Festival

All day fest celebrating board and card games | Saturday
By - posted 4/4/2014 No Comment

International TableTop Day is a celebration for all the fans of tabletop gaming taking place on April 5, 2014. It’s a single day where the whole world is brought together in a common purpose of spending time together and having fun.

Participating stores will offer free stuff like games, special edition cards, and chances to play advance manufacturer’s copy table top games.

Check out their interactive map with all of the game days and parties worldwide, or stop by several Bay Area game stores hosting special events on this day.

2014 Table Top Day
Saturday, April 5, 2014
All over Bay Area and the World
FREE

San Francisco

  • Gamescape (333 Divisadero St, San Francisco) has been a part of San Francisco’s Gaming community since 1985, so come on down for International TableTop Day. They’ll be having open tables all day and plenty of board games available for any and all to play. There’s no fee, just bring yourself, a friend, and another friend.
  • BaT Comics & Games (218 Broadway, San Francisco) will be hosting Tabletop Day at 1:00 on April 5th. They will have many games available for people to demo.
  • The Russian Hill Bookstore and Square Meals SF (2127 Polk St, San Francisco) hey will be hosting a Tabletop Day event at Square Meals SF. Food and drink will be available for purchase at the event and some snacks will also be provided. If there are any questions about the event or games in general, contact Cris at Russian Hill Bookstore, 415-929-0997 or by email at polkstreetboardgame@gmail.com
  • Versus Games SF (1716 Taraval St, San Francisco) celebrates TableTop Day with special promotions and deals on games.

East Bay

  • Games of Berkeley (2151 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley) take part in 2014′s International Tabletop Day by featuring local designers and publishers, as well as giving away all sorts of goodies
  • EndGame (921 Washington St, Oakland) will offer free games, cards and a sneak peak at Evil Hat Official’s Zeppelin Attack
  • Eudemonia (2154 University Ave, Berkeley) Bring your favorite games and join in for TableTop Day.
  • Game Castle Fremont (3911 Washington Blvd, Fremont) will spend the whole day playing some of the best and newest games including a Flame of War mega-battle, featuring a custom made beach landing table

South Bay

  • Game Kastle Santa Clara (1350 Coleman Ave., Santa Clara) Multiple tables will be available for anyone to join and play the hottest new and classic board games from all around the world.
  • Illlusive Comics & Games (2725 El Camino Real #105, Santa Clara) Gamers, come and play a slew of boardgames from their giant selection of Demo Games. All participants will receive some fun free swag (while supplies last).
  • D & J Hobby (5205 Prospect Rd, Suite 102, San Jose) play one of their many fun games or bring your own.

North Bay

Gamescape North (1225 Fourth St, San Rafael) is joining in the fun with a huge day of prizes, demos, and, of course, games. Participants are very welcome to bring food and drink, so you don’t have to leave the fun even for a minute – and of course they’ve got lots of snacks behind the counter for purchase.
Check the schedule of planned demos and events:

  • Susan McKinley Ross (creator of Qwirkle, Skippity, ColorStix, FishStix, Hoot Owl Hoot! etc.) – 11am-1pm
  • Peaceable Kingdom (publishers of Fish Stix, Hoot Owl Hoot!, Noodle Spedoodle, etc.) – 12-4pm
  • Blue Orange Games (publishers of Gobblet, Spot It!, Yamslam, BraveRats, Battle Sheep, etc.) – 3-6pm
  • Greg Powers (co-creator of Pizza Theory) – 6-10pm