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Nottingham's Board & Brick Lounge! Now OPEN! A cosy, inclusive space to play, build and connect.

With a huge board game library, a brick library, a shop, great coffee, tasty bites & a team ready to help you find your next favourite game.

20/06/2026

It was our honour and pleasure yesterday to play host to Sister Social Club (Sister Social Club) for an evening of party games and lovely camaraderie.

To learn that only two attendees had met each other previously was surprising considering how effortlessly comfortable and together everyone was. It was a joy to see...
..and to hear so much laughter as the group enjoyed playing games like Sounds Fishy, Dixit Odyssey, Head Hackers and Hues & Cues.

Many thanks to Georgia for all of the arrangements. We loved having you all with us for Friday evening. ☺️

19/06/2026

It's the SUMMER SOLSTICE this weekend!

Unlock the Ancient/Pagan/Viking/Druid/Farmer/Sun Worshipper in you... and celebrate with us!

We've got a veritable Henge of Games for you to try!

And with more hours of sunlight than at any other time of the year... it's the perfect opportunity to stay a little longer!

Follow the ley lines to where the sun shines...

Book your table via our Linktree 🌞

18/06/2026

NEW GAMES from indie creators!

Come and try...

THIEVES and DEMONS
2-player luck & strategy from Schemata Games
(Schemata Games) designed by Niall Roper.

SHINGO!
2-6 player set-collecting card game designed by Leo Marshall, part of UKRP Design Collective (on Facebook).

17/06/2026

Got the midweek blues?

We feel ya!

We fancy feeling some good fun vibes tonight too (some guaranteed positivity ahead of the sure-to-be rollercoaster uncertainties of the England game)!

That's why, for tonight only, WE'RE EXTENDING HAPPY HOUR... and adding a little bit extra too!

FOR A FULL 3 HOURS, between 6pm and 9pm, you can enjoy the usual 2-for-£10 house beers* and cocktails**...

AND on top of that... when you order 3 light bites at the same time as the 2-for-£10 drinks, we'll do those for £10 too (instead of the usual £12)!

So... let's make this Wednesday evening a happy one together, with great games, food and drinks (no matter what happens later on the pitch in Dallas)!

*The Rogue - a rich, dark porter
Meeple's Choice - premium quality zesty lager
The High Roller - our hoppy American pale ale

**Strawberry Daquiris
Blue Lagoon
Pina Colada
White Choc Martini
Espresso Martini
Negroni
Pawn Star Martini

14/06/2026

Calling all budding artists!

Have you visited The Dice Box Nottingham and wondered why there's an empty picture frame painted into the decor?

Well, our idea was to use this area to display customer-made art, and to hold creative competitions each month.

So... here's the brief for our first contest...

Using any medium you like, on a 21cm square (make a square from an A4 sheet), produce an alternative piece of box art for an existing board game.

Bring your art to the shop when you're with us for a gaming session and we'll pin it up for all to see.

At the end of June, the entry we deem to be the best will win its artist 3 light bites of your choice from our menu.

Get your thinking caps on and your creative juices flowing!

We look forward to seeing what you can all come up with!

12/06/2026

Some pics from yesterday's Board Game Social...

A massive THANK YOU to every-lovely-one of you who attended, got to know each other and played some fun games together. We loved the cosy vibes and camaraderie that developed so quickly! 😊

Our Board Game Social is a weekly event, from 6pm every Thursday.

Book your spot in the Eventbrite listing, via our Linktree.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

11/06/2026

Thursday Nights at The Dice Box Nottingham are all about the Board Game Social!

Lovely / Lively / Friendly / Enthusiastic people coming together for great Games / Food / Drinks / Chat.

The good times and laughter are Rolling / Flowing / Oozing / Cascading / Exploding.

Hmmm... can you maybe tell that we've been trying out a few too many word games today!? 😉

But that was earlier...

Right now at the Social we've got a wide variety of games going on, including...

BOOK CLUB
JUDGING STRANGERS IS FUN (newly arrived today from Big Potato)
6 NIMMT
FOREST SHUFFLE
BOMB BUSTERS
FLIP 7

Why not join the Fun / Frolics / Jollities / Delights / Banter (stop it already!!) at next week's Social? Reserve your place on Eventbrite via our Linktree. 🎉

10/06/2026

Our GAME OF THE WEEK(-and-a-bit) has to be BÄRENPARK!

Over the past 8 days or so, we've recommended and introduced Phil Walker-Harding's BÄRENPARK to no fewer than 9 tables!!

Whether it's a couple on a date, a group of friends wanting a bit of light competition, or a family looking for something that the adults and the kids will enjoy in equal measure, BÄRENPARK has always hit the spot!

And on all but one occasion that this game of amusement park design was recommended, the players had at least one more game of it after their first (and the couple that didn't immediately play again said they would have done if it wasn't already 11pm closing time)!

So what makes this simple tile drafting and placement game so appealing?

Well, it may simply be that it IS so simple!... and that player turns are so quick... and it involves the tetris-style fitting of differently-shaped pieces ("polyominoes") into a grid in the most efficient way to be the first to claim the higher-scoring rewards... and it's all cutely themed, styled and illustrated, right down to the board from which the different tiles (which have features such as animal enclosures, food streets, play parks and toilets) are selected being laid out like an architect's folder.

A game of BÄRENPARK just flows nicely and keeps everyone engaged throughout, which is so important for players who have been unsure what to try and have therefore asked for some assistance... so that's what makes it such an easy go-to title.

If you fancy trying BÄRENPARK, book yourself a table via our Linktree and ask us about it when you visit. 🐻

Tip: BÄRENPARK is one of the 10 titles in our GAMING PASSPORT (see previous post from Sunday), so it'll provide a nice gentle start into that particular gaming journey. 😊

09/06/2026

Nottingham Royal Concert Hall was yesterday evening blessed by the presence of the mighty and legendary German electronic music pioneers KRAFTWERK.

The four performers, now in their late 70's and currently on their "Multimedia" World Tour, delivered an incredible show, sounding as fresh and relevant as they did back in the 1970's, with a visual backing of retro-futuristic screen graphics that are truly mesmerising!

But despite being thoroughly absorbed in this spectacular experience, my board game-obsessed mind just couldn't help being prompted to see tabletop connections in the themes and topics being explored and presented... so I thought I'd share some of them...

Perhaps the most widely recognised of Kraftwerk's back catalogue is the track THE ROBOTS... which had me thinking of the game SPARKS in which players build automatons in their factories.

TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS naturally had me drifting to TICKET TO RIDE: EUROPE.

The game NUCLEUM was brought to mind when the Teutonic septuagenarians performed RADIOACTIVITY.

And cycling race game FLAMME ROUGE when the classic TOUR DE FRANCE dripped honey-like from the sound system.

AUTOBAHN was the track that finally overloaded me! So many driving-related games that I couldn't pick just one! What would your choice be?

All of the games featured above are available to play from The Dice Box Nottingham's library... among 600+ others. Why not book a table via our Linktree and come and make some sweet connections of your own!

07/06/2026

Do you like to "travel" between lots of different types of board games, ticking off the "destinations" as you go?

Does your perfect "vacation" involve completing little challenges that give you lovely rewards?

Yes? Then The Dice Box Nottingham's GAMING PASSPORT is just the ticket for you!

Book your table via our Linktree and when you visit pick up a GAMING PASSPORT for just £5.

Then your journey begins!

When you "travel to" (play) a featured game from our library your passport receives a stamp. Then with every two stamps comes a reward, such as a free drink or light bite or a free hour's gaming!

And when you've "visited" and enjoyed all 10 games and your passport is full with 10 stamps, you receive a £10 gift voucher to spend in-store (maybe putting it towards the purchase of your favourite of the 10 games?).

So, what are you waiting for? Get on board for a fabulous gaming adventure!

[See pics for the 10 "destination" games]

Address

Unit 1 Sneinton Market, Nelson Street
Nottingham
NG11DR

Website

https://the-dice-box.co.uk/nottingham

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