Tabletop Tuesdays

Tabletop Tuesdays returns to Sticks and Bones on Tuesday 15 December, a free session for anyone who fancies a game of something. It's a night for the classics: chess, Magic the Gathering, and Dungeons and Dragons are the ones mentioned, and there's a games master on hand to help run things, so you don't need to be an expert to get involved. If you've got a group ready to go, you can bring your own; if you're turning up on your own, it's a good way to find a game and a few people to play it with.

Sticks and Bones is tucked away in the corner of Hope Square, opened last July by Weymouth local Shaun Davies. He saw a gap in the town for a place where you could watch a movie, sit down and play board games, or lean into the arcade machines. The lounge plays into the fantasy: medieval stone walls, Lord of the Rings-themed tables and chairs, and a Tolkien-looking map of Weymouth carved into the wood, with a disco ball hanging above. It's a proper spot for a long game, rather than a pub where you're expected to move on after a pint.

Davies runs Dead Walk Designs, a Weymouth 3D design company that makes imaginative models for music festivals and venues across the country, and he's built the pub's week around this kind of thing. There's a Wednesday pub quiz, a Thursday night tournament, 'Mystery Movie Monday', and live music on Fridays and weekends. The team is also planning escape rooms, starting with a pirate-themed one called 'The Legend of Captain Bones'.

Tabletop Tuesdays is free for everyone, so you can just turn up and play. It's on Tuesday 15 December at Sticks and Bones in Hope Square.