This is a group for anyone currently working or interested in Game Development. We primarily discuss current games and technology, market trends and issues facing the industry. Its a great causal place to network and pick up or share some interesting tips. Feel free to make suggestions! This group is for people in game development and for those who want to be. Join us if you're an artist, programmer, designer, marketing guru, any connection to game development at any level.

Great group for adults who enjoy ALL types of board and card games. I'm hoping we'll be able to have individual "Host" houses for small group get togethers. I'll encourage multiple meetups on the same day or weekend with alot of different games, giving members a choice on what they'll want to play. I personally prefer the fantasy, horror and science fictions games, so I'll be hosting these types of games at my house, with an occasional "traditional" game thrown in, for example, Risk, Chess and t …

Calling all board game enthusiasts! Whether you're new to board games or have been playing them for years, let's get together and play & learn some games in and around Petaluma (plenty of coffee shops around, and hey, even breweries), and of course, get to know each other in the meantime! This is a new meetup group, so I'm open for suggestions about where this meetup group could go and what types of board games we could play - at this point, anything's "fair game" - haha. Once we have a few memb …

Looking to find any players who would be interested in playing science fiction themed board and miniature games. For example: Space Empires 4x, Ogre, Starfire, Lensman, Eclipse, Twilight Imperium, The Sword and the Stars, Frontiers, Spaceship Troopers, Space Hulk, Battlestar Galactica, Race for the Galaxy, Vanished Planet, 4x games.

Ok folks, we are gonna start with games hosted at my home, and as we pick up members float on to other members locations.  We will all bring snacks and a large beverage to share and the host will provide a potluck dish for all.  Each meetup will be limited to 12 players when we do poker,  board game nights will allow for more.  If you RSVP and flake, you cant attend the next one. Poker will start with low stakes (25¢ chips) $20.00 buy in, this is social poker only, nothing professional and the h …

Whether you're working on the next Triple-A series or weekly mobile game stories, writing for video games is a unique and challenging experience. You're faced with constant deadlines, unrealistic demands, and a need to stay flexible when environment, tools, and even entire characters change. Come meet other writers in this growing field to learn tricks of the trade, find inspiration, share struggles, and just have a good time. The goal is to meet monthly, either casually over drinks or more form …

We are a biweekly meeting of casual, mid-range and heavy gamers meeting at the Christ Presbyterian Church in Terra Linda, 620 Del Ganado Rd, across from Scotty's Market. We meet every other Friday. We have a library of 200+ board, card and party games on hand, and usually 10-25 games brought in by attendees as well. Everyone is welcome, and we hope to see all ages there! There is an incredible amount of table space available. Recent games include: Eclipse, Settlers of Catan, Settlers w/Seafarers …

This is a group to get folks who are interested in playing Living Card Games (e.g. A Game of Thrones, Netrunner, Starwars, Lord of the Rings, etc.) together to play, organize tournaments, and just generally to socialize about the games we love.

Our goal is to disrupt the mobile game industry by delivering a complete infrastructure and ecosystem for HTML5 2D and 3D game development, allowing developers to deliver equal performance for both Native and Web-based games from a single code base. We provide a cloud compilation system that allows developers to deliver their games to all of the native apps stores, including iTunes, Google Play, Facebook and Chrome today with Kindle, Nook, Windows Phone, Tizen and Intel AppUp coming soon. We'll …

We will meet  for some friendly socializing and fun game playing.  Our original group started with Scrabble.  We are now expanding  to include other fun games such as Boggle, Rummikub, Charades, hearts.  Does anyone know how to play Euchre??

Making and thinking about games, both the analog and digital! This is an inclusive learning community for all backgrounds and skillsets, focused around co-working events in classic "game jam" fashion: meet up for a few hours, chat, and make something - whether it's your own projects or as part of a competition.

This is a group for anyone currently working or interested in Social Game Development and the inter-workings of virtual currency. There will be many topics relating to Facebook, MySpace and other social game development and monetization. We primarily discuss current games, market trends in virtual goods and issues facing the industry. Its a great causal place to network and pick up some interesting tips. We'll have speakers and themes. This group is for people in social game development and for …

Monthly get together for gaming tournaments.

This group is for soccer games on weekends in Marina Green. Players at all levels of skill are welcome. The group is open to all genders. The idea is to get a good workout and get your heart rate up in midst of beautiful scenic setting of Marina Green. Post game we can head out to a local bar for some good beer ;) Games will typically start at 11:30am on either Saturday or Sunday.

Gathering the smartest mobile game developers from the valley and San Francisco into one super-dense neutron sphere of awesome. Lets share ideas, tech, code, frameworks, marketing tips to make better mobile games.

We just celebrated our 100th meetup soooo...JUMP RIGHT IN AND DON"T BE SHY!! Life is short, lets enjoy each others company as women. SWAG is a women's social group based primarily in Vacaville and Fairfield while encompassing other areas of Solano County. We enjoy a variety of activities like wine tasting, book nights, lunches and dinners, hiking, doggie park dates with our fur babies, dancing, comedy nights, movies, craft nights, game nights, manis/pedis and any other fun activities we can thin …

Hello, and welcome to the new site for Gamescape North's Game Designers Guild! We are a diverse group of gamers that all have two things in common, a love of board games, and the desire to go beyond just playing them. The Guild meetings are a place where local designers can playtest game prototypes, meet-n-greet each other, and discuss any or all aspects of board game design and manufacture. Everyone is welcome, whether you have your own game prototype, an idea for a game, or just want to get a …

Berkeley Board Gamers is an open public board game group for adults that meets in and around Berkeley, California to play strategy board and card games of a higher caliber. These aren't your parent's boardgames! Find out more about the games we love to play. The purpose of Berkeley Board Gamers is to meet up, play these board and card games, and have fun at public locations or at the home of any member who would like to host. We have members from all over the Bay Area. We are always looking for …

Enjoy a fun Weekday evening , or perhaps a Saturday of boardgames. We're a Marin based group that meets roughly every week or two to enjoy a relaxed social atmosphere of casual tabletop board games as Scrabble, Settlers of Catan, Risk, Power Grid, etc. -  and card games such as Apples to Apples, Dominion, Taboo, Cranium, Trivial Pursuit and Tichu along with old fav's like Hearts, Spades and Cribbage. Remember when you come to a Meetup to bring a few of your own games. Join us if you like board …

This meetup exists to facilitate tabletop board and role-playing games in the East Bay. We meet semi-regularly in the El Sobrante area (near Pinole and San Pablo), in the back of the El Sobrante public library (atop the site of an old Huichin village and burial ground). We are generally not hardcore gamers and hope to share a large spectrum of game play. We have played such games as Arkham Horror, Descent, Munchkin, Resistance, and Monopoly. Currently we are meeting semi-regularly (c.f. El Sobra …

Savage Worlds is an award-winning, universal, generic roleplaying game and miniatures wargame, written by Shane Lacy Hensley, and published by Great White Games DBA Pinnacle Entertainment Group. The game emphasizes speed of play and reduced preparation over realism or detail. If you haven't played the Savage Worlds RPG, you can pick up a free .pdf of the Test Drive Rules as part of the Wild Hunt introductory adventure HERE. The Savage Worlds RPG is an amazing cross-genre game system. I invite yo …

Welcome to our Sonoma County Tabletop RPG Meetup! Thanks for joining. We're currently running several different types of RPGs. They range from Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 and 4th edition to Exalted and others which may include games like Traveler, Dark Heresy, Cthulu Tech and some board and card games. If you're willing to Gamemaster another type of game we would love to list it as well. Some of our current games are long standing campaigns with a core group of players and they are already essenti …

Meet other internationally-minded people with social sports affiliation and learn this newly revitalized Ancient Ball Game. Wiser Sport is a light exercise team sport with a focus on aim and strategy. The Wiser sport originated as the most prestigious ball sport played in ancient palaces and royal courts by emperors, kings, ministers, scholar- officials and Western heads of state in order to cultivate the ability to strategize, exercise the body, and engage in a battle of wits. The SF WISER ACTI …

The North Bay Mahjong club is an open and friendly group of Mahjong players based in Novato, CA. The group organizer, Chris Larkin, has been playing many forms of the Chinese rummy tile game for many years and has self taught himself many styles of play. Even if you have never played the game before and are just curious about it, you are more than welcome to attend any of our teaching meetups. Most American's have only experienced Mahjong by playing the simple tile matching solitaire computer ga …

This is a group for role players to get together and play games in the tabletop indie rpg community. From My Life with Master to Apocalypse World, we are a group interested in playing unique and story-weaving table top rpgs. Whether you're interested in checking out some games outside of the traditional play style, or just looking for more people to play your favorite indie game, you've come to the right place.

Want be a part of a group that actually plays poker? Well you've joined the right meetup! NEW, IMPROVED, AND ACTIVE CALENDAR! If poker is your thing, then you'll find a seat at table with this meeting up group. Want to Host a game? - I am MORE THAN HAPPY to add ANYONE as an event organizer and you can host your own game, at anytime!  The more hosts available, the better this group will be.  Just message me if you would like to host a game. HOST RULES: No rake, No entry-fee collection of any k …

The Geekery is a community collective providing opportunities for geeks to share similar interests and fulfill their socialization needs. We are up for anything in the realm of geekiness including (but not limited to): - Board Games/RPG's - Video/PC Games (including Rock Band) - Magic/Pokemon/TCG Games - Book Readings and Discussions - Cartoons/Anime - Nerf Battles - Crafting - SciFi/Fantasy movies/books/TV series These could be group activities or just topics for discussion. Feel free to post i …

The SF & Bay Area Old School Fantasy RPG Society seeks hearty adventurers who long for the early days of fantasy roleplaying - the danger, the challenges and the hope that, one fine day, tall tales of outlandish bravery and death-defying feats will be told about you over a hearty glass of dwarven ale... The society is not dedicated to one game or one gaming system. Rather, we welcome like-minded souls and strive for an active community where multiple games and systems see the top of the table. O …