Embark on an exciting voyage of discovery as you delve into the captivating world of board gaming!
We have been playing board games for as long as we can remember, and in 2010 we set up our first board gaming group in a village just outside Cambridge, in the UK. Meeting together weekly we played through a wide range of game types and styles and steadily build up our library of games.
We now have over 500 board games in our collection and we are running board gaming and role playing groups in Caerphilly as well as Cambridgeshire.
We have taken our passion for board gaming into both primary and secondary schools where we have used them as vehicles to engage with students and teachers in such things as environmental and social issues, game design, social interaction, and good simple fun!
We have also worked with local charities to organise and establish community board gaming groups that encourage families to play board games together.
In 2023, in partnership with Briers Property Rentals, we launched our Board Gaming & Role Playing holidays and short breaks. An opportunity to get away and play the games you love or learn something new.
We offer a self-catered board gaming option, a bespoke board gaming option, and a bespoke Role Playing option, all located in luxury apartments in Porthmadog, North Wales.
This year we are going to be at the UK Games Expo again with some special offers on Short Breaks & Holidays in North Wales, and with news about what’s happening at The Game Stable, our new Studio in South Wales.
You will be able to find us in Hall 2 Stand 2-1172
Holidays & Short Breaks
SELF CATERED BOARD GAMING
Our self-catered option is exactly that. We provide the accommodation and access to our apartments library of board games and you do the rest! And, if there is a particular game from our central library that you would like to play, provided that we have enough time ahead of your booking we will do our best to make sure that it is in the apartment by the time you arrive for your board gaming break.
BESPOKE BOARD GAMING & ROLE PLAYING
With our Bespoke Board Gaming or Role Playing option, we will provide a Board Game Host who will help to arrange your holiday or short break to suit you. This could include organising social deduction games, teaching the rules of games, acting as the Games Master or Dungeon Master, and arranging excursions and meals.
THE GAME STABLE STUDIO
BOARD GAMING & RPG’s
The Game Stable Studio is the perfect place to play all manner of board games and RPG’s. This dedicated gaming space has a gaming table with a digital maps option, space to relax, a small kitchen, and toilet facilities. With our collection of over 400 board games, resources for D&D, CoC, Kids on Bikes, and other RPG’s, we have everything your group needs.
GAMING SESSION & PODCAST RECORDING
With our audio and video recording equipment, backdrops and editing facilities, we can help you capture all the fun of your gaming session, or help you record your podcasts in audio and/or video.
Board Gaming & RPG GROUPS
BOARD GAMING GROUPS
Our regular Board Gaming groups meet pretty much every week, with some exceptions for holidays.
The original Cambridgeshire Games Table meets on a Wednesday evening and you can find out more by contacting Derek.
Our Caerphilly Games Table meets on a Monday evening and you can find out more by contacting David.
We have a huge library of games available to choose from, and some of our regulars will often bring along one of their new purchases to play.
We are very happy to welcome new players to our groups, and we have games for all abilities and none.
If you are totally new to board gaming we will make sure that you get a good introduction to the rules of whatever game you end up playing.
RPG GROUPS
We are currently running a couple of Dungeons & Dragons groups in Caerphilly and in the past we have run groups using other RPG formats including ‘Kids On Bikes’ and ‘Call of Cthulhu’.
We are in the process of getting a new Call of Cthulhu group going soon. If you are interested in getting involved get in touch.
David, our DM, likes to blend traditional D&D with the technology of flat-screen maps, 3D terrain, and minis, and with the help of his amazing Megan gaming table from Geeknson, and the incredible painting talents of Zoe from Sedition Minis, he has the perfect environment and a growing collection of monsters and creatures to challenge the adventurers with.
If you are interested in getting involved in role-playing then why not get in touch with David and have a chat about what we might be able to do for you?
We recognise that it can be difficult to commit several hours a week to playing an RPG so some of our groups play less frequently, and we are also experimenting with short one-shot adventures for those interested in giving it a go!
schools & community work
We have taken board games, card games, and dice games into a number of schools over the last 15 years, in both a formal classroom context, and also in the informal space of breaks and lunchtimes.
We have used games to investigate topics such as fair trade, politics, and the environment, and more generally to engage in projects that develop maths, writing, design, and history skills. We have also used games to help encourage communication skills, cooperation, and teamwork, and to help develop positive interaction through learning to win and lose well.
In our community work we have worked with others to develop gaming groups, provided board games and helped volunteers to learn games that they can then teach to others. We encourage parents to join in with the games to promote the value of family time, and to offer an alternative to screen time.
If you are interested in finding out more about our schools and community work or would like to discuss the possibility of us working in your school or project, please use the ‘Get In Touch With Us’ link and we will be happy to talk with you about what we might be able to do.
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