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 …

Let's play games!  Board games (the old ones; Scrabble, Monopoly, Sorry, etc.) card games, and whatever.  Just going out to have fun and maybe a little dinner and spirits. We'll mainly meet either on Tuesday nights at Rockwell's Neighborhood Grill, or Monday nights at Bowman's Tavern & Grill.  We're also open to suggestions. You can either arrive at the posted time for dinner and drinks, or about an hour later to join us for games.  Drinking while playing is strongly encouraged. :) Please try …

This is a group of people that get together each Tuesday night to get to know each other. We always eat dinner together. Every other week we play triva at a local bar or have a game night. On the other weeks, we hang out and then spend sometime reading the bible and listening to what God is saying to us...Sound like a weird combo...Jesus might be more fun than you'd think. If you want to make friends, have fun, and look into the God thing (or pursue it more), we're the group for you.

This BRAND NEW group is for anyone looking to REGULARLY meetup for SOCIAL GAMING/ANIME VIEWING. Video games, board games, card games, if you love playing these sorts of games and would enjoy them even more with others then this is the group for you! We'll play PS3, Wii, Dominion, Munchkin, even old PS1 classics! We can also meetup to watch ANIME like Steins;Gate, Angel Beats, & One Piece! Our main meetup location will be EXP Gaming, a new gaming lounge in Oak Park, IL. Over 100 games, Netflix, p …

We play various strategy boardgames, also called "Eurogames" or "designer games". If you aren't familiar with that terminology, you may recognize a few of the most popular titles, like Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Dominion, Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders, Puerto Rico, Agricola, Ra, and Race for the Galaxy. We are extremely happy to have beginners! Whether you are new to our group, or new to Euro games (or both!), we will help you to find a game that you will enjoy :) You'll have a broad choice of …

Are you an adult (21+) who is interested in video games and wanting to make new friends to game with?  Do you want to participate in nerdy activities and play classic and contemporary games?  Then you should join the Chicago Video Gamers Club. This eclectic group of people range from hardcore gamers to the weekend warrior where we can discuss and play our favorite games.  We play systems ranging from the Nintendo series, Xbox, Playstation, etc.  We will even make outings to local area arcades an …

The Berwyn Gaming Group represents a small portion of the roleplaying community in the greater Chicago area. We are players and DMs from all walks of life, representing decades of experience through at least four incarnations of the D&D system. Anyone with the desire to play or run a campaign is welcome! Quick Questions and Answers What does theThe Berwyn Gaming Group Meetup offer? -We offer a safe, supervised environment to experience D&D (or any roleplaying system). The Meetup Organizer and …

This is a group of RPG Gamers, Board Gamers (fantasy, Euro, historical), and LCG players. We get together 1/ month for a full day of gaming. Interests vary widely, but looking to find gamers who also play A Game of Thrones, LCG.

BREAKING NEWS Jan. 16: Francesco "Cheech" Barbaro wins the historic 2010 Quad-States Poker Mixed Games Championship at the Majestic Star Casino and Hotel. Barbaro faced 45 of the regions toughest veteran Mixed Games players and finally won it all with a 9-high straight in No-Limit Texas Holdem. For the complete story, still breaking across the poker wires, visit: http://www.ChicagoPokerNews.com The Chicago Texas Holdem Meetup Group was proud to be a part of this incredible tournament, congratul …

International Game Developer's Association (IGDA) Chicago is a local chapter of a much larger, international, non-profit membership organization serving individuals who create video games. We bring together developers at conferences, in local chapters and in special interest groups to improve their lives and craft. Developers, aspiring developers, students, or people who just love games are welcome to attend our meetups, game jams, classes, panels, and everything else!

Meet other Wargamers who are interested in historical gaming. We have a small wargaming group located in North Riverside (1 mile North of Brookfield Zoo) with a focus on historical miniatures. Our miniatures include WWII (skirmish, armor, air, and naval), Civil War (land and naval), American Revolution, Napoleonic, Crimean War, Franco Prussian War, French Foreign Legion, WWI (air and naval), Ancients, Medieval, and Renaissance. We are also both interested and open to other periods. We belie …

Contract Bridge is the most played card game in the world, with immense popularity in the USA, Canada, the UK, Turkey, China, France, South America, and the Netherlands, to name a few. It, along with chess, is an offical olympic mind game. Its popularity stems from its complexity, as well as its seemingly endless variety (653,000,000,000+ possible deals). Famous advocates of the game include Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Radiohead, Snoopy (+Woodstock), and James Bond, as well as top CEO's and polit …

BREAKING NEWS Jan. 16. Francesco "Cheech" Barbaro wins the 2010 Quad-States Mixed Games Poker Championship, surviving a field of the region's most experienced poker veterans in a marathon 14 hour tournament. For more on the story, visit: http://www.ChicagoPokerNews.com Three Title Bracelets (SEE PHOTO ABOVE) will be on the line Jan. 15 & 16 as players from around the world meet for Chicagolands most prestigious championship poker series. The Quad-States Poker Grand Championships are sanctioned …

Looking for a challenging and fun new hobby? Growing weary of the standard bar scene? Ready to embark on a lifelong learning journey? Contract Bridge is the most played card game in the world, with immense popularity in the USA, Canada, the UK, Turkey, China, France, South America, and the Netherlands, to name a few. Contrary to popular belief, Bridge is not just played at our Grandparents' retirement homes. It, along with chess, is an offical olympic mind game. Its popularity stems from its com …

Hello, and welcome to the newly renamed and reorganized Chicago Novice Poker Player Club previously known as Aqua Poker. I have taken over this Meetup Group after the previous Organizer resigned. The new purpose of this Meetup group is to help beginning to intermediate poker players improve their tournament and cash game play. We will hold Meetups on Tuesdays that will cover a specific aspect of poker. This is a new Meetup idea so we will only hold Meetups when we have the required minimum numbe …

Are you looking for a well run poker game in Chicago? Are you looking to improve your game? We ARE the place for you. We hold games in Wicker Park every Wednesday and Friday. We play 1/3 NL Hold'em with FREE food & drinks!! This is a high quality venue (NOT IN SOMEONE'S APARTMENT OR BASEMENT). Our players are intermediate to advanced in their experience. Most play both cash games and tournaments. It is a friendly group of players. We seek the same type of new players. Many of our members play re …

Are you looking for a low pressure environment to meet other singles that share your passion for geeky things? No need to hide your love of whatever it is in order to meet people. Any jerk can love a thing. It’s the sharing that makes geekdom awesome. The key here is low pressure. And no event costs. Just meet, have a couple of drinks (if you are so inclined) and play board games. Focus on having fun and meeting interesting people and perhaps the rest will follow.

Gaymer Nationals is a Chicago based group with worldwide reach who love to game and host extremely large meetups. We get together on a semi-regular basis and have three day mega meetups several times a year where people fly in from all over the country and from across the pond to meet other gaymers, socialize, play games and more.

gsummitX - Gamification in Chicago is a Meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. A few times each year, we'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamification.co and the …

Chicago HTML5 shares emerging web technologies through presentations on real world implementations and live tutorials on game, websites, and application building. We also host roundtables and speaker presentations on various topics such as new web standards, frameworks, process and methodology.

Welcome to "The  Lake front futbol club !" we are  happy to introduce speed soccer! get a quick workout! we will play 8min/2goals per game. this will allow fast-turn over games and also  unlimited pickup games! all games are co-ed & everyone  is invited to play no matter what your skill level. see you on the pitch!

This is a group for all Detroit Red Wings fans that have somehow been transplanted in Chicago, or just love the Wings. I would like organize watching some of the games at local bars or even catching a game in person when the Wings are in town. I cannot thin of anything better than catching a game and drinking a few beers. I was shocked when a search on Meetup did not yield any results, but I am sure there are a ton of Red Wings fans here in Chicago. Please suggest any ideas that you may have to …

Science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction fans getting together to have fun! Isaac Asimov, Harry Potter, Dr. Who, Pern, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Battlestar Galactica, Valdemar, Star Wars... the list of our interests and enthusiasms goes on and on. Come join us at our monthly social at Dave and Busters to meet fans from all over Chicago and suburbs who have equally wide-ranging interests. Order off the menu, pay before you leave and have fun! Our focus is relaxed socializing. We …

Do you like meeting new people? Blowing off steam after a hard days work with a few beers? Playing a fun and competitive game? Then The Chicago Skeeball League is just for you! The SKEE League is the first and largest adult SKEEBALL league in Chicago! With more than 300 active league members and past participants, The SKEE League has everything you could ever want in a sport and social league! We keep your stats online and provide entertainment. You can play to become a champion or just socializ …

Let's play euchre,the best card game for some fun. Need to learn, no problem,I'll teach you. Easy to learn,hard to master. Come from the northside,near west or downtown to Oak Park. Free to play, eats and drinks available.

West Town Bakery & Diner is a hip but relaxed place to get together with friends and have some pastries, coffee, and fun desserts. Located right next door to Roots Handmade Pizza, it's an ideal spot to play a few friendly games of scrabble and then head next door for pizza and cocktails. The bakery isn't particularly busy after 2pm which makes it a perfect place to congregate and focus, while it has plenty of distractions for down-time. Parking is easy and it's a large and comfortable space that …

We are a social organization of like-minded people who enjoy the game of Euchre. Our members come from all walks of life, and while most of our members are gay/lesbian, everyone is welcome at the Euchre Club. Although we are new to meetup.com, our club has been around for over 20 years. We have over 100 active members who play on a regular or semi-regular basis. We meet to play euchre 4 times a week and on an average night 15-30 euchre players attend. Many of them are not on meetup.com so we usu …

Welcome to the Wednesday Night Poker Club! I have taken over this Meetup Group after the previous Organizer resigned. While this Meetup gets reorganized you can participate in the Wicker Park Poker Club. We currently host NL Hold'em games on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm and Fridays at 8:00 pm. If you have a strong interest in playing on Tuesdays or Wednesdays please email or PM me. We may add a game on another night of the week.