After School Cool at The Board Room Game Cafe

My first (and hopefully I can earn that Elite badge back to not have it be my last) elite event I have attended.
What a blast. There are few greater places for me in this city to just hang out than the Board Room. Game Café!
It was great to finally meet our ‘new’ fearless leader in Halifax, Shannon and share in some good laughs. The drinks from Jitterbug soda were great thirst quenchers with a unique flavour. The cookies from Cookie Cravings I was slow to get to, and sadly missed out on, but the reviews at the table were ravingly positive.
We were bested by Paige H. in a spirited game of Ticket To Ride. and then were all awe struck at the beautiful artwork of Dixit as Kimberlee W took us down in defeat to end the event.
Seeing the excitement for board games by all who attended has given me some ideas for a possible non-​sanctioned fun event in the near future here. so keep your ears open and your eyes peeled!

What can you say about the Board Room Game Café and Shannon? She’s def the hostess with the mostest! I love getting out of the usual routine and trying something different and that’s exactly what Wednesday night was like.
I went it with a couple friends and afterwards we were saying how cool that place is and we were about 99.99% sure that without Unilocal we definitely would not have even known that place existed. So great to try out new things and new experience! Kudos to Shannon and the Game Café!
The Café has over 400 games… four.hundred.board.games! that’s insane! Either way we were lame and chose a beer themed monopoly game. It was still fun to play. I had to stop stuffing my face from some of the best cookies I’ve ever had and some deelish homemade soda! I wish I could remember the names of the businesses that supplied them!
My only regret is that Findley wasn’t there… should give that Elite event a 1-​star rating… hahah, kidding! :D
Great idea Shanon — thanks for the invite!

Well, I’d been wanting to get to the Board Room Game Café for quite some time but never seemed to get around to it. When I got the invite to this event, how could I pass it up?!
Here are the five reasons this was a 5-​star event:
5) Drink: I’d heard about Jitterbug before but never tried them. I’ll admit, my first couple of sips didn’t win me over but by the end of the night, I was hooked. I can’t recall the exact flavour we had (raspberry black licorice?) but I definitely want to try more.
4) Food: If reincarnation is real, I’d like to come back as Cookie Monster, please. Halifax Cookie Cravings did not disappoint. I’ll admit, I had a clear favourite right from the very start because, hello, lemon shortbread. Snacks via the Board Room Game Café were also good to cleanse the palate between cookies.
3) Venue: Well, gosh darn it, now I have to go back! I have a friend who goes here at least once a week for the past two months. I didn’t get it. I mean, yeah, I love board games but I also own a ton of them. Why would I want to go somewhere else and play them? Because, duh, I can try new games before I buy them and add them to my collection and someone who actually knows how they work can teach me rather than me trying to decipher the cryptic clues that are board game instructions.
2) People: Everyone was great! From Shannon’s upbeat and happy hosting to the Café staff who answered questions amicably (knowing full well they’ve probably explained these games dozens of times before) to the photographer who managed to blend into the crowd to the people I met. It was just a great set of people. Who all contributed to…
1) The «vibe.» It was a very relaxed event. You simply showed up, sat down, stuffed some food in your face and played some games. What more could I ask for from a Unilocal event?

Wow. With most of us constantly attached by the thumbs to a phone, tablet, gaming console or TV remote, how quickly we forget the good fun that can be had with board games. Judging by how busy this place is, lots of people are rediscovering the fun.
Well done Shannon on picking this spot. How better to spend time then with good fun, tasty cookies from Halifax Cookie Cravings, refreshing drinks from Jitterbug Soda and yummy snacks from the Board Room Café. According to B’s response to the cookies, I will now have to up my cookie making game. The surroundings were so comfortable you could easily forget you’re not at your dining room table or living room couch.
The staff were helpfull in suggesting games, explaining the rules then checking back to make sure we were enjoying ourselves and if we had any questions. There was quite a collection of games, many I’d never heard of. They didn’t have Yahtzee, which turned out not to be a bad thing since we tried a game we never played before and quite enjoyed it.
I now find myself thinking of reasons to head back and enjoy this spot again.

Well, that was epic! I always love a good Elite event and this one was no exception. Shout out to Shannon, our fearless leader; Lewis, the most knowledgeable board gamer I have ever met; and all the other café staff for pulling this together!
I brought a couple friends along for this adventure (Daniel G and Kimberlee W) and we snagged a table with Kirk and Melanie and got to business. Lewis was fantastic with recommendations for games and thorough instructions for play. We played with some trains (I finally beat Dan at a game. woohoo!), saw some beautiful French art and enjoyed some delicious treats from Jitterbug Soda and Halifax Cookie Cravings. A great elite event at a great venue! We even stayed late. See my next review for that ;)

Besides being a Unilocal elite event which always gets 5 stars in my books this was a really cool place. Ton of games, snacks, drinks, including beer on the menu. The staff helped set-​up the game, explained it, and even helped us get started. It was a really cool experience.

The Board Room Game Café exceeded my expectations. I really didn’t think that we’d be able to find a new game and learn how to play it in only a couple of hours. The staff helped us pick out three games, taught us the rules and helped as referees when we couldn’t figure out the score. I was impressed by the enthusiastic staff and how much they knew about the games, thank you! I’ve recommended Halifax Cookie Cravings to my friends before and I was pumped that Diana was catering the event. So I did the proper thing and gave myself a bellyache. We built kingdoms in Carcassone, killed a round of Spot It, and sent pieces of Toc Toc Woodman flying. Thank you Shannon and The Board Room Game Café.