Board in the City CIC

20/09/2026

Ever wondered what game to play next?! Well look no further, our BitC team will be showing you their favourite games and today we have our wonderful Tia with Coffee Roasters! ☕️

Imagine this… You’re a coffee roaster trying to create the perfect cup by drawing beans, managing your roast and deciding when to stop before you push things too far. It’s a clever mix of strategy, luck and push-your-luck tension — and one bad draw can completely change your plan! 👀

Coffee Roasters is a solo-only game, it’s quick to learn and play, and a game will last you 20-30 minutes! So next time you’re grabbing a coffee, why not bring a game to go with it? ☕️🎲

Let us know if you pick up this game on your next visit! 👀

20/09/2026

🍂☕🫖Cosy Cup and Sunset Sips 🫖☕🍂

As we edge into the "ber" months it's time to welcome in our cosier drinks.

Some old favourites, some new faces, and your classic pumpkin spice syrup, are available now until mid November.

Good news for you Lavender Lemonade lovers, this drink will still be available to order until we run out of syrup, so savour and sip whilst you can 🪻🍋

16/09/2026

Happy 30th to Pokémon TCG UK
We look forward to welcoming you today with some homemade cookies for sale from Tia

16/09/2026

Happy Pokémon 30th Anniversary release day!!

Please note that we will not have any 30th Anniversary product available to sell in the store today. All of our products have been sold to pre-order.

You are more than welcome to call in and collect your pre-orders but unfortunately there may not be any space for you to stay. We are open from 6-11pm today.

BitC

13/09/2026

It’s that time again! Here’s another monthly wrap up! 🎉 Here’s July’s wrap up, Augusts is pending, so keep your eyes peeled! 👀

We started July by starting our end of year audit! Over 1,000 games are counted by our incredible work experience peeps! 🎲

We also had our quiz of the month and July’s quiz was hosted by the amazing Ayla! Definitely no connection between her hosting and us winning! 👀

We helped Claire at Southampton Forward do a recycling clear out of their office contents to help other charitable organisation like Easy Tz Meals and BitC! ♻️

We also had the privilege to attend a celebration event for our Kings Trust volunteer, James! We’ve not only had a wonderful experience but also had the honour to keep James as a team member! 🎉 And we’ve now helped him secure a paid contributor role for a research project, and a job with VIP events!

We absolutely love helping out the peeps in our community grow and progress! 😍

Speaking of research, we also had the University of Southampton back again to ask our community for their thoughts and feedback! So great to be involved! 💜💛

Perks of helping out do include homemade yummy treats like biscuits! 🍪

We also saw the start of a lovely project with No Limits for young people!

And at last we have found a very cool way to celebrate years of service in the form of collect them all badges!

Big thank you to the team at BitC for all the help getting the project off the ground! 💜💛

And take a look at our amazing team sporting their new badges! Make sure to keep an eye out when for them when you next visit! 🎉

13/09/2026

🤖 Transmissions 🤖

Hayley's new game of the month!

A cute 2-4 player STEM game called Transmissions, donated by one of our lovelies!

You get to control some lovely robots and even add to their actions with extra ideas. There is even a mini jigsaw to build and stuff to buy!

What are you playing this weekend?

09/09/2026

🍪Raspberry jam mixed cookies🍪

A new homemade vegan treat for the bar, only £1.50 each!
Get it whilst stocks last!

06/09/2026

As the sunshine starts to settle, we'll be saying farewell to our sunshine summer specials drinks by Friday 11th September, and we'll be welcoming our Cozy cups and Sunset sips for autumn 🍁☕

Having a practice on some new drinks for this year, but don't worry, our bonfire brew is back, and maybe joined by a friend🔥

Grab the last of your Lavender Lemonades, Shake raspberry and roll milkshakes, and more until Friday!

30/08/2026

Our Pokémon schedule for September.

2nd September - £10 TCG Challenge! Our First TCG Challenge of the 2027 season. Deck lists will be required, please book in advance to guarantee your space.

9th September - £5 Pokémon Go! A first, we're giving Pokémon Go a whirl for it's first challenge. Team lists will be required, please book in advance to guarantee your space.
- £10 TCG Friendly Tournament. Entry gets you a prize pack and booster, and contributes to a prize pool.

16th September - £5 VGC Challenge! Our First TCG Challenge of the 2027 season. Team lists will be required, please book in advance to guarantee your space.
- £10 TCG Friendly Tournament. Entry gets you a prize pack and booster, and contributes to a prize pool.

23rd September - £10 TCG Friendly Tournament. Entry gets you a prize pack and booster, and contributes to a prize pool.

30th September - £10 TCG Friendly Tournament (TBC - details to follow shortly). Entry gets you a prize pack and booster, and contributes to a prize pool.

For everything, we strongly recommend you book to guarantee your space, and to help us plan numbers. Bookings can be made on https://www.boardinthecity.co.uk/bookings

27/08/2026

Saturday One Shots have come around too quickly this month!!
We still have spaces on the following:
12-2pm - Level 1
11am-3pm Level 5
11am-3pm Level 7

The theme is Pirates, Seas and Sky Adventures... one last adventure before the summer holidays come to an end!
book via our website and state which level you would like :-)

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