Located in the Printworks in central Manchester, Boom Battle Bar is a games bar that brings competitive activities and drinks together under one roof. Alongside a bar, you'll find a mix of games including axe throwing, crazy golf, shuffleboard, American pool, augmented reality darts and beer or prosecco pong.

With karaoke booths and group activity options, it's a spot set up for social occasions such as birthdays, hen and stag dos, date nights and corporate events. Games bars like this suit groups looking to combine a few drinks with some light-hearted competition, whether you book ahead or drop in for a round or two.

Boom Battle Bar at Manchester's Printworks — a games bar with axe throwing, crazy golf, shuffleboard, darts and more.

Boom Battle Bar Manchester Printworks

On Burton Road in West Didsbury, Goodtime Games is a board game cafwith a vegetarian and vegan kitchen and a shop, set up for relaxed nights out in Manchester. You can book a table and settle in with hundreds of games to choose from, whether you're on a date or out with a group.

The menu runs to hand-made pizzas, cake, cocktails, beer and coffee, all built around long, unhurried sessions at the table. Games cafs like this suit players of all levels, letting you try something new without buying it first, and the shop sells titles to take home or collect on a visit. A membership scheme is available for regulars.

Goodtime Games is a vegetarian and vegan board game cafand shop on Burton Road in West Didsbury, Manchester.

Goodtime Games

Sitting in Manchester, Fan Boy Three is a tabletop game store and cafe rolled into one. As well as selling board games, it stocks collectible card games such as Pokemon, Lorcana, Magic: The Gathering and Yugioh, alongside a wide range of roleplaying games including Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder and Call of Cthulhu, plus dice and accessories. There is an online shop too.

A game store with a cafe is a good spot to pick up something new, get advice on where to start, or find a game to join. Whether you're a seasoned player or just curious about the hobby, it's an easy place to browse and settle in.

Fan Boy Three is a tabletop game store and cafe in Manchester selling board games, card games and roleplaying games.

Fan Boy Three

Based in Manchester, Travelling Man is a shop for board games, graphic novels and related hobbies. Trading since 1991, it's part of a small group of stores that also has branches in Leeds, York and Newcastle, and it offers online ordering alongside its physical shops.

As well as board games, the range takes in graphic novels, manga, light novels, roleplaying games and collectable card games. Specialist stores like this are a good place to browse titles in person, pick up new releases and pre-orders, and find recommendations for your next game or read.

Travelling Man is a board games and graphic novels shop in Manchester, trading since 1991, also stocking manga, roleplaying and card games.

Travelling Man

Tucked away on Thomas Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter, Pixel Bar is an activity bar combining video gaming with cocktails. You can book your own booth and play console games including PS5, Xbox and Switch, with arcade gaming also on offer alongside the drinks menu.

Gaming bars like this suit a night out with friends, casual groups or anyone looking to mix a few rounds of games with a drink. With private booths to book and a cocktail list to choose from, it's an easy way to combine playing and socialising in one spot in the city centre.

Pixel Bar Manchester is a Northern Quarter gaming bar with bookable booths for PS5, Xbox and Switch, plus cocktails.

Board Games clubs in Manchester

Boom Battle Bar Manchester Printworks

Goodtime Games

Fan Boy Three

Travelling Man

Pixel Bar Manchester

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