Games Night

Talking Tables are hosting a games night at John Lewis & Partners White City on Thursday 12 November, from 17:00 for four hours. It's set up as a board games cafe evening, so you're not just grabbing a box and hoping for the best: your ticket gets you a table, a welcome drink, and a selection of sandwiches and chips to keep you going while you play. There's also a free goody bag to take home.

The games on the table cover a fair bit of ground. You'll find escape rooms and murder mysteries, a pub quiz, the memory party game Mumbo Jumbo, the quick-fire Who Ha, a darts pub quiz, Host Your Own Game Show, and a range of strategy games. If you've never played any of them, there's no need to spend the first half hour squinting at the rulebook: Talking Tables demonstrators are on hand throughout the night to show you how to play, so you can just get stuck in.

Talking Tables is the outfit behind the whole thing. They run these board-game evenings in a cafe style and design games meant to last, from escape rooms and after-dinner trivia to pub quizzes. They also offset the paper used to make their games with tree planting. The session is suitable for beginners and for adults and children aged eight and over with adult supervision, and you arrive in groups of two to eight people, so it works as a night out with a few friends or a family thing.

Tickets were £5, and they're now sold out. The meeting point is on the third floor in The Place To Eat, and you'll need to be a My John Lewis member to take part — it's a free membership to join.