8 Bit and Up Video Games has gone Zero Bit! We are interested in working together with gamers in New York City to help us build a community in the East Village and Lower East Side. Board and card gamers looking for a place to play should feel free to contact us.

This group meets in Manhattan on weekends to play board games and card games. The emphasis is on party games more than Eurogames and we are happy to teach games to newcomers. Games played include Apples to Apples, Scattergories, Uno, and many others. A list of games played is in the Discussions section.  Different games are played at each meetup. Both singles and couples are welcome. Adults of all ages are welcome. Meetups are free and we often meet in pubs and restaurants.

Are you interested in "modern" or euro board & card games such as Game of Thrones, Twilight Imperium, Catan, or Dominion? Let's get together for gaming sessions in Park Slope! We are always looking for locations (a) with ample table space, and (b) that will allow a group to stay for 4 hours or more. Suggestions and/or help finding such a space in Park Slope are more than welcome! Also, we are happy to explain a game's rules to those playing it for the first time. Feel free to bring your own game …

We are throwing our first gaming night event. On April 19 come by and bring any friends you want. We are going to have different board and group games, liquor and food. There is a $5 door fee but if you bring a friend they will get in for free. It's something different than the club and bar where you can drink and meet people. The environment will be high energy but it will be easy to meet a new friend by sitting down and playing your favorite games. We will have group games and individual games …

Brooklyn Gaming Initiative (BGI) is an elite gaming group for experienced and fun-loving players interested in everything from strategy to role-playing to lighter fare like cards or dice-based games. BGI is a selective group to ensure busy gamers like ourselves have high-quality experiences with like-minded individuals. For that reason, we must ask that you provide as much detail (photo required) as possible in your application, contribute to the small monthly Meetup fee, and realize we're look …

Do you remember playing those joystick arcade games in the 80s and 90s growing up? Waiting your turn in line behind a big arcade game and putting your quarter near the screen? Kids these days don't even know how to use a joystick. This group is about reliving your past and playing those arcade games you loved like Street fighter 1, 2 & champion edition and Mortal Kombat 1 & 2. Remember these classics of the 90's? Remember retro arcade games of the 80s, like: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong JR, Double D …

The New York Games Forum is an organization dedicated to supporting NYC's game industry.  From game developers to designers to creatives and investors, the Forum provides a platform for those interested in the creation of games to connect and learn.

The featured game for most of this group's events is: SCRABBLE brand crossword game. SCRABBLE is a trademark of Hasbro in the United States and Canada. The No-Drama Crossword Game Club is not affiliated with Hasbro, Inc. or any of its affiliates. Hasbro, Inc. does not sponsor, and has not endorsed, this club or any of its events. [End of disclaimer-LOL!] Yes, THAT game! Do you love to make words, score points and have fun? Well, this group is NOT about heavy-handed management, long-winded lectur …

The HTML5 Games Meetup is a meeting place for anyone interested in creating HTML5 games. It will provide a platform for learning and collaboration around the development, distribution, and monetization of HTML5 games. The list of HTML5-compatible platforms and devices is constantly growing--Desktop, Browser, Facebook, iOS, Android, Windows 8, Kindle, Nook, etc. We will explore general approaches, business models, design considerations, platforms, and technology. Look forward to presentations and …

I host poker games at my studio a few times a week, we play from around 8pm until we get tired, often very late. Right now we play $1-2 No Limit Holdem and Im starting a $2-5 and an Omaha night soon, and a weekly Sunday $110 NL Holdem multi-table tournament. The game is in a great area in prime Williamsburg, and I have a nice full sized 10 handed poker table with comfy chairs, custom ceramic chips and KEM cards, drinks and snacks. Sometimes one of the players brings some Whiskey to sip on. Its a …

We started this Meetup to bring together the best devs, designers and entrepreneurs in the local social, casual and MMORPG games space. Come meet some friends, hear a couple of great industry speakers talk about what's cool in games. We're especially interested in Casual Game Association Minna Mingles members and IGDA members who may have not gotten together in a long time. Hopefully we can be a resource. Please join our Meetup and pass the URL to other friends of yours in the local gaming …

http://newyorkdaygame.com/testimonials If Approach Anxiety is preventing you from approaching women or if the Fear of Rejection is holding you back, I can help. I am a Day Game specialist and I can teach you the basic principles of Day Game in just one hour! I am currently offering an introductory private one hour Day Game coaching session for $100. For just $100 you will get to experience a full hour of real world coaching where I demostrate and teach you how to overcome Approach Anxiety and t …

The group is for any and all people who enjoy getting together with others and playing games such as Cranium, Taboo, Wits & Wagers, 25 Words or Less, Dominoes, and Slide 5, among many others. Most of the time we will meet in the Park Slope area, but people from all over NYC are welcome.   We look forward to meeting board game newbies as well as players of all levels.

This meetup event is for ANYONE who has a interest in game focused youtube, blogging or podcasting. It doesn't matter if you're a pro with thousands of followers or someone who just started a few days ago. We hope to bring gamers together to collaborate, network, and grow to do amazing things in the gaming community. There is no place better to do it than in NYC and we hope you join to do great things with us.

Scheduled for every fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 pm to 8 pm, this Meetup focuses on discussions regarding the artistic and technical work that goes into game development as well as the business aspect of creating games and running a game company. The format is usually a presentation by guest speakers followed by a round-table discussion on a specific topic, where all attendees are encouraged to contribute. To facilitate this close and informal exchange of ideas, we usually keep the size of …

This group is for social folk in the city who love the kind of games played in bars. For people who recognize that the bar can be a relaxed place to meet people while having fun over drinks.  And, obviously, for folks 21+. NYC Social Sports Club offers full 7-week seasons of Bowling, Team Trivia, Euchre, & Spades. And since 2004, players of our other leagues (including Kickball, Flag Football, Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, Dodgeball, and Soccer) have enjoyed lively games at the bar after thei …

Social Seminar The Social Seminar dedicated to bringing PUAs (Pick Up Artists) in NYC together who love night game, day game and just the game in general! We will be sarging at some of the best lairs in Manhattan as well as the street, parks and anywhere else that beautiful women congregate. If you enjoy building your conversation skills as well as meeting new wing-men, then this group is for you! Why Should I Join? Here are just a few reasons why you should join right now! Meet new wing-men a …

This group aims at providing those in the NYC area who are involved in creating computerized health games with a platform to meet, share their work, and collaborate. This group is organized by Kognito Interactive a NYC-based behavioral health game company.

A group dedicated practicing and improving our fighting game skills. Come hang out with us, get some match up experience, network with other gamers who share similar interests. We practice mainly on Sunday nights on Xbox 360. People of all skill levels are welcome. We have a stream that we're developing but we also record matches. Join the Facebook group here and be a part of the 8 bit community (http://www.facebook.com/groups/190980590946975/)

Meet in Brooklyn. Play board games. Drink craft beer. :)

GameDays consists of panels on a bi-weekly basis, following themes ranging from technical game mechanics and the computational problems involved, to conceptual design involving narrative, music, and art, and intersections of the three. Our intro-level panels empowers students to create games without prior coding experience, using software such as GameMaker: Studio and Unity 3D.

Three of my favorite things to do are: figure drawing, making music, and playing games--all while sipping wine and and eating fancy cheeses with like-minded creative and fun people. To that end I am opening my house in Windsor Terrace Brooklyn for a once-or-twice-a-month get-together to anyone who would like to share in these activities. Whether you are an accomplished gamer, artist, and musician, or a novice that can barely play an instrument or draw, and never played Scrabble or Boggle in your …

Socialize with other people who enjoy this challenging and entertaining game! Players of all levels are welcome. At our events we play many different types of party games including: Cranium, Apples to Apples, Taboo, Times Up, Telestrations, and Pictionary Man.

Would you enjoy having a circle of friends that share an interest in cards, possibly unlike your other friends? This group is intended to bring back the simpler times, when a night of cards/cheating/inevitable debauchery could make for a rad time! Please join, it will be good fun! This is specifically to learn and play the card game of hearts. All levels and anyone interested is welcome.  It is easy to learn - and more fun to play with people (if you play on the computer ;.)) Disclaimer: The gro …

Meet other people who enjoy board games at our creative work space in the Flatiron District, next to Madison Square Park, home of the famous Shake Shack. Types of Games: Pictionary Scategories Scrabble Boggle Apple to Apples Charades Cranium And more… we're open to suggestions! When: We are meeting once a month, though depending on the group we would like to meet bi-monthly. What makes our group different: Our group is more of a way for people to relax after work and interact in a …

Apples to Apples, Scrabble, Uno, Bullsh!t, anything is game in this meetup! I will be on the hunt for the best drink specials and happy hours in Astoria to set up camp and gather fellow boozy boardgamers for some laughter and friendly competition! It should be fun so....who's game??

I am taking over this meetup since the former organizer is not doing it any more. I am definitely open to adding co-organizers, so please let me know if you want to do that. And/or if you can host an event at your place or a venue that you know and like. I am asking for $1 from everyone when they come to a meetup event to help with the cost of having this meetup site - it's $12/month so 2 meetups per month with 6 people at each should do it. I am not trying to make $ but don't really want to cov …

We're a group of guys who meet up to run day game throughout New York City- from Union Square to Bryant Park. We welcome everyone, of all different levels and all different methods.We are here to help each other and develop, but this is not mainly for instruction but for practice. We look forward to meeting you!