The Arcanist's Tavern: Board Game Café

The Arcanist's Tavern: Board Game Café Roll dice and uncover mysteries in a real fantasy tavern!

We are a queer-owned immersive tabletop gaming cafe located in Shoreditch, with custom tables for TTRPGs, Wargaming and a Board Game Library.

!!New Event Added!!"Bite Young Things: A Vampire the Masquerade mini-chronicle"Tickets live: 09/10/2026 - 6pm“I intend t...
08/10/2026

!!New Event Added!!

"Bite Young Things: A Vampire the Masquerade mini-chronicle"

Tickets live: 09/10/2026 - 6pm

“I intend to live a fast life, die young and be a beautiful corpse.” - Mrs. Irene L. Luce, 1920

London 1924. A city of contrasts. Here there is glamour and squalor, excess and poverty, bright lights and long shadows…
Vampire the Masquerade is a storytelling game of Gothic Horror set in a world that looks like ours but hold deep wells of darkness beneath. Be a vampire. Fight for survival, power, and what remains of your humanity.

In this two-session mini arc, players take on the role of a coterie of fledgling vampires running a jazz club in 1920s London who find their establishment under threat.

We are running THE SAME event twice, so each ticket will get you access to TWO Sessions.

Session dates are:
First Rotation : 5th &12th of November
Second Rotation: 19th &26th of November

YOU ONLY NEED ONE TICKET!
BOTH ROTATIONS ARE THE SAME!

Tickets as always through the link in our bio and on Design My Night 🖤

New Event Added !!Tickets live: 08/10/2026 -6pm20,000 Leagues Under Obojima- a Obojima short seriesA recent expedition h...
07/10/2026

New Event Added !!

Tickets live: 08/10/2026 -6pm

20,000 Leagues Under Obojima- a Obojima short series

A recent expedition has left Captain Clintock’s precious submarine, the Pointue, in dire need of repairs. The Lionfish King may use this as an opportunity to strike, disposing of the Pointue for good! You’ll need to es**rt the Captain as he takes Pointue to the north side of the island for repairs; a treacherous journey that may take you through some very corrupted waters.

20,000 Leagues under Obojima is an Dungeons and Dragons 3 part series taking place on the 3rd, 10th and 17th of November using the Obojima- Tales from the tall grass supplement book.
Your ticket will be the same for all three games as these are meant to be played as a series.

Tickets as always through the link in our bio or on Design My Night 🖤

!!New Tickets Love now for 10 Candles- a Tragic Horror TTRPG!!Run by our GM Gilli10 Candles is a Tragic Horror TTRPG, wh...
06/10/2026

!!New Tickets Love now for 10 Candles- a Tragic Horror TTRPG!!

Run by our GM Gilli

10 Candles is a Tragic Horror TTRPG, where everyone dies at the end of the game.
You and your fellow players will role play as your characters, and together you will tell the story of how you gave everything to try and survive.

Ten days ago, the world went dark.

It crept in quietly while you slept, blissfully unaware that anything was even wrong. Until you woke up, and the sun hadn’t risen, and never would again.
Now there’s…nothing. No stars. No moon. Even the satellites went down.
Just an endless dark.

Then They came.

Each game of 10 Candles will have a different, horrible, high stakes setting and goal.
The GM will teach you the rules of the game, guide you through creating your character at the table, and then you’ll dive head first into telling the story, deciding where you end up, how you get there, and what difficulties you’ll face along the way, until the last candle goes out and the darkness takes you.

Artwork by Tavernkeeper Georgia

Tickets as always through the link in our bio or on Design My Night 🖤

!!November Tavern Schedule!!Adventurers! We know that spooky month is just starting, but we want to lock ahead just for ...
05/10/2026

!!November Tavern Schedule!!

Adventurers!
We know that spooky month is just starting, but we want to lock ahead just for a bit, to show you all of the cool things we will be running for you in November!

We will try and give you one of these overviews every month now, for the month ahead before we are releasing tickets, just so that you can plan better, know what to expect and can look forward to!

Look out our more detailed announcement posts over the next couple of weeks!

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New Dates for Beginners nights now live!We got regular beginners nights for D&D, Daggerheart and Vampire the Masquerade,...
05/10/2026

New Dates for Beginners nights now live!

We got regular beginners nights for D&D, Daggerheart and Vampire the Masquerade, so whether you are totally new to TTRPG's or would like to try a new system after playing D&D for a while, we got the right event for you!

This November, we are also running Blades in the Dark!!

And don't worry once you finished your session, there will be plenty of opportunities to play in your new chosen system, as we run regular one shots, story arcs and even a full blown drop in drop out campaign for these systems, so if you liked your taster, there is lots to sink your teeth in!

Artwork by Tavernkeeper Georgia

Tickets as always through the link in our bio and on Design My Night 🖤

We still have tickets available for our Halloween Vampire Ball! Here's what to expect when you join the immortal courts ...
25/09/2026

We still have tickets available for our Halloween Vampire Ball! Here's what to expect when you join the immortal courts of Duskveil for an immersive evening of intrigue and indulgence...

For tickets and more info, visit: arcaniststavern.uk/events

We are rounding off our October "Month of Horror" events with one last big new Addition: "All Hallow’s Eve: A Vampire th...
19/09/2026

We are rounding off our October "Month of Horror" events with one last big new Addition:

"All Hallow’s Eve: A Vampire the Masquerade one shot"

Tickets live: 20/09/26 - 6pm

Run by our GM Ella

"How do you spring a trap? First, with bait. They say it is easiest to catch flies with honey.

I find that is true, even when your quarry has rather bloodier appetites…"

Vampire the Masquerade is a storytelling game of personal and political horror set in a world that looks like ours but with deep wells of darkness beneath.

Be a vampire. Fight for survival, power, and what remains of your humanity.

In this Halloween-flavoured one-shot, players take on the role of fledgling vampires who have each received a mysterious invitation to attend a Halloween party in a luxurious new nightclub gracing the city. It will certainly be a night to remember. The only question is, who will be left to remember it?

Designs by Tavernkeeper Georgia

Tickets as always through the link in our bio and on Design My Night 🖤

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!!New Month Of Horror Event Added!!Moonlight On Roseville Beach: A Q***r game of Disco & Cosmic Horror!Run by our GM Dav...
18/09/2026

!!New Month Of Horror Event Added!!

Moonlight On Roseville Beach: A Q***r game of Disco & Cosmic Horror!

Run by our GM Dave

Tickets live: 18/09/26 - 6pm

It’s hard to enjoy your gaycation when there’s…

A mystery to solve!
Q***r pulp meets cosmic horror! It's 1979, and you're spending the summer working in Roseville Beach, the most beautiful vacation town on
Rose Island.
You might have come here looking for an escape, some fun, a little extra money, or even love, but now panicked g**s speak of phantasms, twisted creatures—and strange old gods—wandering the island, what of these strange eldritch monoliths? Or that enchanting melody that plays just on the edge of earshot.

Clip on your carabiner and join us for a pulp cosmic mystery, this is…
Moonlight On Roseville Beach!

Tickets as always through the link in our bio or on Design My Night 🖤

Graphics by Tavernkeeper Georgia

!! New Dates Added - A Particularly Peculiar Predicament!!Tickets Live: 17/09/2026 - 6pmFollowing a successful mission, ...
17/09/2026

!! New Dates Added - A Particularly Peculiar Predicament!!

Tickets Live: 17/09/2026 - 6pm

Following a successful mission, a newly formed party kick back and enjoy a well earnt pint at a local tavern. However, they are soon pulled into a rather unusual emergency…

Embark on a new D&D multi session journey full of mystery and magic. Roll Dice, uncover secrets, fight powerful foes and make a few friends along the way!

Please note, this ticket is for a multi-part event running on the following dates:
Thursday 15/10 - 6:30PM
Thursday 22/10 - 6:30PM
Thursday 29/10 - 6:30pm

Your ticket will get you access to all sessions for the month.

Tickets available as usual through the link in pir bio and on Design My Night 🖤

!!New Event Added: Monster Hunt: Reign of Iron !!Tickets Live: 17/09/26 - 6pmAn ancient dragon has taken lair on the sno...
16/09/2026

!!New Event Added: Monster Hunt: Reign of Iron !!

Tickets Live: 17/09/26 - 6pm

An ancient dragon has taken lair on the snow-capped peaks hanging over a mining town and begun pilfering the locals' supplies. The strange creature is unlike any dragon the townsfolk have ever seen! Adventurers are needed to ascend the treacherous mountain and confront the tyrant atop its icy throne.

Monster Hunt: Reign of Iron is a lvl 14 D&D adventure run by our GM Milan and taking place in two parts on the 20/10/26 and 27/10/26.

Expect: combat, role-play, and a bit of mystery.

Design by Tavernkeeper Georgia

Tickets as always through the link in our bio and on Design My Night 🖤

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