Tabletop Tuesdays

Tabletop Tuesdays is back at Sticks and Bones this Tuesday, 3 November, from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. It's a free session for anyone who wants to spend an evening playing board games, with a games master on hand to help you get started. The focus is on the classics: chess, Magic: The Gathering, and Dungeons & Dragons are the big ones, so whether you're a seasoned player or just want to see what the fuss is about, you'll find a game to settle into.

If you haven't been to Sticks and Bones yet, it's tucked away in the corner of Hope Square and opened last July as a community pub run by Weymouth local Shaun Davies. He spotted a gap in town for a place where you could watch a movie, sit down and play board games, or indulge your inner kid with arcade games. The lounge leans into that spirit, with medieval stone walls, Lord of the Rings-themed tables and chairs, a Tolkien-looking map of Weymouth carved into the wood, and a disco ball hanging above. Davies also runs the 3D design company Dead Walk Designs, where he makes imaginative models for music festivals, and he runs the venue with his partner Rachel Bemrose.

The pub's staff keep the calendar full: they programme themed cinema nights, head chef Callan Milward plays in a band called Wheaterstate, and the team is developing escape rooms, starting with a pirate-themed one called 'The Legend of Captain Bones'. Tabletop Tuesdays sits alongside the pub's other weekly fixtures, with a Wednesday pub quiz, a Thursday night board game tournament, 'Mystery Movie Monday', and live music on Fridays and weekends. It's a recurring weekly session, so if you miss this one, there's another the following Tuesday. It runs from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm and it's free for everyone.