Board in the City CIC

Board in the City CIC Board in the City is an accessible board games cafe which is available as a private hire venue. https://linktr.ee/boardinthecity
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Opened in the heart of Southampton, BOARD IN THE CITY CIC, the first dedicated board-gaming cafe in the city, where we offer gamers of all ages and experience the opportunity to play a huge selection of games with the assistance of our knowledgeable and friendly staff. Great quality food and drink available to help you keep up the energy to deal with trolls and marauding alien armies! We are a Community Interest Company which means that we are driven by a profit for purpose ethos. Our Vision:
A community where anyone/everyone can have enough choice to feel welcomed and included; have the chance to develop, also can have physical and/or emotional support in alternative ways. Our Purpose:
To help anyone/everyone develop, feel safe and be happy. Our Mission:
To offer a safe and welcoming fun alternative way to develop, as well as, support anyone/everyone to feel included. Our Values
• Respect for others
• Welcoming to all
• Integrity and transparency
• Equality and inclusiveness

Our Pokémon schedule for October.7th October£10 TCG Challenge! Our monthly TCG Challenge. Deck lists will be required, p...
02/10/2026

Our Pokémon schedule for October.

7th October
£10 TCG Challenge! Our monthly TCG Challenge. Deck lists will be required, please book in advance to guarantee your space.

14th October
£10 VGC Challenge! Our monthly TCG Challenge. Team lists will be required, please book in advance to guarantee your space.
£5 TCG Intermediate Learn To Play. This session is at players who know how to play, but are interested in upping their skills.

21st October
£5 Pokémon Go! Our monthly Go! 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.

25th October
£25 Delta Reign Prereleases #1 & #2 - Both are currently sold out and are operating a Wait List

28th October
£25 Delta Reign Prereleases #3 - Currently sold out and operating a Wait List

Details of Pokeween will follow shortly

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

Oh look!Come book in with PaintPott for some brilliant pottery painting with us!
01/10/2026

Oh look!
Come book in with PaintPott for some brilliant pottery painting with us!

28/09/2026

Quiz tables this coming Friday 2nd October
We still have a couple of tables spare, if you want to come and play in this month's October themed quiz!!
Start time is 7pm!

Booing through our website as usual x

28/09/2026

****Christmas Market****
Calling stall holders!
Would you be interested in booking in with us for our 2nd Christmas market?
When: Sunday 29th November
Set up time: from 9:30am
Event time: 11am-2pm
Table cost small = £7.50 / large = £15

Please let us know by Friday 9th October, as we would like to advertise earlier this year 🙂

contact us on [email protected]
or FB message us

Apple crumble cookies 🍪🍏 Available at the Board in the City bar today until we run out!
27/09/2026

Apple crumble cookies 🍪🍏

Available at the Board in the City bar today until we run out!

Ever wondered what game to play next?! Well look no further, our BitC team will be showing you their favourite games and...
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! 👀

🍂☕🫖Cosy Cup and Sunset Sips 🫖☕🍂As we edge into the "ber" months it's time to welcome in our cosier drinks.Some old favou...
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 🪻🍋

Happy 30th to Pokémon TCG UKWe look forward to welcoming you today with some homemade cookies for sale from Tia
16/09/2026

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

Happy Pokémon 30th Anniversary release day!!Please note that we will not have any 30th Anniversary product available to ...
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

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

Address

38/40 Onslow Road
Southampton
SO140JG

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 11pm
Wednesday 6pm - 11pm
Thursday 4pm - 11pm
Friday 4pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 9pm
Sunday 12pm - 9pm

Telephone

+442381783240

Website

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