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| ====== Video and Board Games in Glasgow ====== | ====== Video and Board Games in Glasgow ====== | ||
| * See also [[PC Gaming]] | * See also [[PC Gaming]] | ||
| - | * [[https://gamesweek.scot/|Scottish Games Week]] - October 24 to October 28 2022. | + | * Check out our [[Matrix]] chat room at [[https://matrix.to/#/#gamersclub:glasgow.social?via=glasgow.social|#gamersclub:glasgow.social]] (invite link https://glasgow.social/matrix) |
| + | * [[https://gamesweek.scot/|Scottish Games Week]] - //October to November 2023. SGW23 is the platform for the whole Scottish gaming community to come together and celebrate its successes, learn from its challenges and showcase its talent.// | ||
| + | * [[https://glasgow.games/|Glasgow Games]] - //The Glasgow community for game developers, critics & journalists. | ||
| + | 100+ fun people with one thing in common: creation and appreciation of video games.// | ||
| * [[https://www.gamingscotland.com/|Gaming Scotland]] ([[https://www.facebook.com/gamingscotland/|Facebook]]) - //Gaming Scotland is a community of gamers who get together regularly to play computer games across a local area network. // | * [[https://www.gamingscotland.com/|Gaming Scotland]] ([[https://www.facebook.com/gamingscotland/|Facebook]]) - //Gaming Scotland is a community of gamers who get together regularly to play computer games across a local area network. // | ||
| * [[https://www.thegamerclub.co.uk|The Gamer Club]] - //Private members club. Four rooms dedicated to board games, tabletop and D&D adventures, arcade games, retro video gaming and PC/VR games. Relax in exclusive comfortable surroundings in Glasgow city centre and let the games begin!// | * [[https://www.thegamerclub.co.uk|The Gamer Club]] - //Private members club. Four rooms dedicated to board games, tabletop and D&D adventures, arcade games, retro video gaming and PC/VR games. Relax in exclusive comfortable surroundings in Glasgow city centre and let the games begin!// | ||
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| ===== Gaming Bars ===== | ===== Gaming Bars ===== | ||
| + | * [[https://st-enoch.com/leisure/level-x/|Level X]] - //Bringing the very best games and exclusive activities from around the world - Gutterball, Alt Verse, Big Putts and Level Up// | ||
| + | * [[https://boombattlebar.com/uk/glasgow/|Boom Battle Bar]] - //Battle it out with a mate or a date with our selection of games including Axe Throwing, Crazier Nolf, Augmented Reality Darts, Beer Pong, Shuffleboard & much more!// | ||
| * [[https://nq64.co.uk/glasgow/|NQ64 Arcade Bar]] - //Neon splattered drinking dens full of retro arcade games and classic consoles. We take as much pride in our drinks selection as we do in our games. | * [[https://nq64.co.uk/glasgow/|NQ64 Arcade Bar]] - //Neon splattered drinking dens full of retro arcade games and classic consoles. We take as much pride in our drinks selection as we do in our games. | ||
| Enjoy the perfect combo of sipping on game-themed cocktails or craft beers, whilst button bashing to victory against your mates.// | Enjoy the perfect combo of sipping on game-themed cocktails or craft beers, whilst button bashing to victory against your mates.// | ||
| * Super Bario Arcade Bar ([[https://twitter.com/superbariogla|Twitter]], [[https://www.facebook.com/superbarioglasgow/|Facebook]], [[https://www.instagram.com/superbarioglasgow/|Instagram]]) | * Super Bario Arcade Bar ([[https://twitter.com/superbariogla|Twitter]], [[https://www.facebook.com/superbarioglasgow/|Facebook]], [[https://www.instagram.com/superbarioglasgow/|Instagram]]) | ||
| + | * [[https://www.facebook.com/GameOverGlasgow/|Game Over Glasgow (Facebook)]] | ||
| ===== Gaming Cafes ===== | ===== Gaming Cafes ===== | ||
| + | * [[https://tophatandbishop.co.uk|Top Hat & Bishop]] - //Freshly opened on Sauchiehall Street, Top Hat and Bishop combines new and traditional board games and retro arcade games with locally roasted coffee and home made cakes and snacks.// | ||
| * [[https://www.rcadeglasgow.com/|R-Cade Glasgow]] - //In January 2018 we opened our doors to the public with just a handful of games and a truck load of ideas. We offered everyone the chance to experience retro video games the way they were intended; on original hardware with proper old school televisions. At the same time we wanted to bring back local multiplayer video game experiences to the masses too as the onslaught of online gaming had taken over the younger generation.// | * [[https://www.rcadeglasgow.com/|R-Cade Glasgow]] - //In January 2018 we opened our doors to the public with just a handful of games and a truck load of ideas. We offered everyone the chance to experience retro video games the way they were intended; on original hardware with proper old school televisions. At the same time we wanted to bring back local multiplayer video game experiences to the masses too as the onslaught of online gaming had taken over the younger generation.// | ||
| * [[https://geek-retreat.com/|Geek Retreat]] | * [[https://geek-retreat.com/|Geek Retreat]] | ||
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| ===== Gaming Podcasts ===== | ===== Gaming Podcasts ===== | ||
| + | * [[https://www.penancerpg.com/|Penance RPG]] ([[https://www.facebook.com/PenanceRPG|Facebook]]) - //Purveyors of Chaotic Homebrew RPG Content with a focus on storytelling, comedy and horror. New eps Sunday, streams almost daily// | ||
| * [[https://www.consolevania.com/|Consolevania]] - //Consolevania is a videogame comedy show from Glasgow, Scotland, and it's the best and longest running videogame comedy show in the world. Founded by Rab Florence and Ryan Macleod, and now joined by Gerry McLaughlin (and sometimes Kenny Swanston), Consolevania is the old-school made new. Reviews, skits, weird storylines, all wrapped up in our influential lo-fi mixtape style - it's no wonder that 8 out of 10 people have called Consolevania "The best and longest running videogame show in the world," like we mentioned earlier.// | * [[https://www.consolevania.com/|Consolevania]] - //Consolevania is a videogame comedy show from Glasgow, Scotland, and it's the best and longest running videogame comedy show in the world. Founded by Rab Florence and Ryan Macleod, and now joined by Gerry McLaughlin (and sometimes Kenny Swanston), Consolevania is the old-school made new. Reviews, skits, weird storylines, all wrapped up in our influential lo-fi mixtape style - it's no wonder that 8 out of 10 people have called Consolevania "The best and longest running videogame show in the world," like we mentioned earlier.// | ||
| * [[https://playerstoo.com/|Players Too]] - //PlayersToo is a website and weekly, hour-long gaming podcast produced entirely by two best friends from Glasgow, Scotland - Mark Henderson and Lewis Camley.// | * [[https://playerstoo.com/|Players Too]] - //PlayersToo is a website and weekly, hour-long gaming podcast produced entirely by two best friends from Glasgow, Scotland - Mark Henderson and Lewis Camley.// | ||
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| ===== Gaming Nights ===== | ===== Gaming Nights ===== | ||
| + | * [[https://www.dreammachineproductions.org/copy-of-events|Dice-Rolls & D-Pads]] - //A relaxed afternoon of board, card, video and tabletop RPG gaming// | ||
| * [[https://www.facebook.com/glesgames|GlesGames]] - //GlesGames is a bimonthly event which focuses on local multiplayer video games in Glasgow. From retro to modern, we provide a unique gaming experience.// | * [[https://www.facebook.com/glesgames|GlesGames]] - //GlesGames is a bimonthly event which focuses on local multiplayer video games in Glasgow. From retro to modern, we provide a unique gaming experience.// | ||
| - | * [[https://www.facebook.com/winnerstaysonarcade/|Winner Stays On: Retro Gaming Events]] at [[https://www.musicglue.com/the-dancehall/|The Rum Shack]] | ||
| * [[https://www.facebook.com/RollWiIt/|Roll Wi' It]] - //Se are a small group of board game enthusiasts and dungeon masters who want to bring the fun of board gaming to a wide audience of people. We offer a service of Game Nights For Hire, we bring the games and the equipment and teach you the ropes! We have a huge variety of all things nerdy. // | * [[https://www.facebook.com/RollWiIt/|Roll Wi' It]] - //Se are a small group of board game enthusiasts and dungeon masters who want to bring the fun of board gaming to a wide audience of people. We offer a service of Game Nights For Hire, we bring the games and the equipment and teach you the ropes! We have a huge variety of all things nerdy. // | ||
| * Every 2nd Tuesdays at [[https://hillheadbookclub.co.uk/|Hillhead Bookclub]] | * Every 2nd Tuesdays at [[https://hillheadbookclub.co.uk/|Hillhead Bookclub]] | ||
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| ===== Gaming Groups ===== | ===== Gaming Groups ===== | ||
| + | * [[https://www.meetup.com/the-glasgow-geeks/|The Glasgow Geek Social Meetup]] - //Board game night every second Tuesday in Curler's Rest (and most other Tuesdays too!)// | ||
| * [[https://www.glasgowboardgames.co.uk/|Glasgow Board Games]] ([[https://www.facebook.com/groups/263536471024016/|Facebook]], [[https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3481|BGG]]) - //An open weekly (Tuesday nights in [[http://www.drurystreetglasgow.co.uk/|Drury Street Bar]]) meet up for those who fancy a board game and some banter. All games types welcome ranging from Agricola to Eclipse. // | * [[https://www.glasgowboardgames.co.uk/|Glasgow Board Games]] ([[https://www.facebook.com/groups/263536471024016/|Facebook]], [[https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3481|BGG]]) - //An open weekly (Tuesday nights in [[http://www.drurystreetglasgow.co.uk/|Drury Street Bar]]) meet up for those who fancy a board game and some banter. All games types welcome ranging from Agricola to Eclipse. // | ||
| * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/BoardGamesPlayersGlasgow/|Board Games Players Glasgow (Facebook)]] - //The aim of this group is to bring together the board gaming community in Glasgow. | * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/BoardGamesPlayersGlasgow/|Board Games Players Glasgow (Facebook)]] - //The aim of this group is to bring together the board gaming community in Glasgow. | ||
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| * [[https://www.electra.games/|Electra Games]] - //Shelby Smith is a multi-disciplinary artist creating immersive video games with a focus on thoughtful and unconventional narratives and aesthetics. Her specialised interests include visual and aesthetical development, spatial cinematography and immersive audio/visual design for the moving image.// | * [[https://www.electra.games/|Electra Games]] - //Shelby Smith is a multi-disciplinary artist creating immersive video games with a focus on thoughtful and unconventional narratives and aesthetics. Her specialised interests include visual and aesthetical development, spatial cinematography and immersive audio/visual design for the moving image.// | ||
| * [[https://weecalrobot.itch.io/|Calum Rodger]] - //Poet from Scotland who likes making poems about games dabbling in making games about poems.// | * [[https://weecalrobot.itch.io/|Calum Rodger]] - //Poet from Scotland who likes making poems about games dabbling in making games about poems.// | ||
| + | * [[https://www.changingday.com/|Changingday]] - //Developing virtual reality games designed for and with autistic and neurodiverse gamers.// | ||
| ===== Courses ===== | ===== Courses ===== | ||
| + | * [[https://www.gsa.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-degrees/games-and-virtual-reality/|Glasgow School of Art: Games and Virtual Reality]] - //Games and VR is a specialist pathway of the BSc in Immersive Systems Design. You can learn more about both this and the 3D modelling pathway and see examples of student projects in the Immersive Systems Design Portfolio site.// | ||
| * [[https://www.glasgowclyde.ac.uk/courses/689574-nq-computing-and-esports-level-6/2959|NQ Computing and Esports (Level 6)]] at [[https://www.glasgowclyde.ac.uk/|Glasgow Clyde College]] - //Esports is one of the most exciting areas in the entertainment and computing world at the moment. This course will allow you to develop your skills and social media reach as a gamer, allowing you to grow your portfolio and gaming audience whilst pitting your wits against likeminded others. The Computing and IT aspect of the course also allows you to prepare for progression to HND level courses within the College.// | * [[https://www.glasgowclyde.ac.uk/courses/689574-nq-computing-and-esports-level-6/2959|NQ Computing and Esports (Level 6)]] at [[https://www.glasgowclyde.ac.uk/|Glasgow Clyde College]] - //Esports is one of the most exciting areas in the entertainment and computing world at the moment. This course will allow you to develop your skills and social media reach as a gamer, allowing you to grow your portfolio and gaming audience whilst pitting your wits against likeminded others. The Computing and IT aspect of the course also allows you to prepare for progression to HND level courses within the College.// | ||
| * [[https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/courses/hnc-computer-games-development-scqf-level-7-2022-08-29|Computer Games Development HNC]] at [[https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk|City of Glasgow College]] | * [[https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/courses/hnc-computer-games-development-scqf-level-7-2022-08-29|Computer Games Development HNC]] at [[https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk|City of Glasgow College]] | ||
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| ===== People ===== | ===== People ===== | ||
| * [[https://www.matthewbarr.co.uk/|Matthew Bar]] - //I’m a lecturer with an interest in learning, teaching and video games, based at the University of Glasgow where I previously convened the university’s first game studies course and was the founding editor for Press Start, a student-led, peer-reviewed game studies journal.// | * [[https://www.matthewbarr.co.uk/|Matthew Bar]] - //I’m a lecturer with an interest in learning, teaching and video games, based at the University of Glasgow where I previously convened the university’s first game studies course and was the founding editor for Press Start, a student-led, peer-reviewed game studies journal.// | ||
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| + | ===== Chat Rooms ===== | ||
| + | ==== Matrix ==== | ||
| + | * [[https://matrix.to/#/#gamersclub:glasgow.social|The Gamer Club]] - //A private members club for board gamers and video gamers - public chat// | ||
| + | * [[https://matrix.to/#/#pcgaming:glasgow.social|PC Gaming]] | ||
| + | * [[https://matrix.to/#/#dnd:glasgow.social|D&D]] | ||
| + | * [[https://matrix.to/#/#poker:glasgow.social|Poker]] | ||
| + | * [[https://matrix.to/#/#minecraft:glasgow.social|Minecraft]] | ||
| + | * [[https://matrix.to/#/#gdod:glasgow.social|Game Dev]] | ||
| + | * [[https://matrix.to/#/#sevendaystodie:glasgow.social|7 Days to Die]] | ||
| + | * [[https://matrix.to/#/#chessroom:glasgow.social|Chess]] | ||
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| + | ==== Discord ==== | ||
| + | * [[https://discord.gg/UtwnAkxcH7|Glasgow Gaming & Social]] | ||
| + | * [[https://discord.gg/WAr9VMAWBF|Roll Wi' It]] | ||
| + | * [[https://discord.gg/kvvya9yuYQ|West End Games]] | ||
| + | * [[https://discord.gg/VUpCpnbKRN|Vegner's Realm]] | ||
| + | * [[https://discord.gg/mR6g2mRnVf|Burn to Fight Glasgow]] | ||
| + | * [[https://discord.gg/9k7hxxFEwY|D&D Glasgow]] | ||
| + | * [[https://discord.gg/6tDE6kDQXz|Scottish Gaming Discord]] | ||
| + | * [[https://discord.com/invite/Dy3gjdE5wS|Glasgow Games]] | ||
| ===== Defunct ===== | ===== Defunct ===== | ||
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| * [[https://hillheadbookclub.co.uk/retro-games-cage/|Retro Games Cage]] at [[https://hillheadbookclub.co.uk/|Hillhead Bookclub]] | * [[https://hillheadbookclub.co.uk/retro-games-cage/|Retro Games Cage]] at [[https://hillheadbookclub.co.uk/|Hillhead Bookclub]] | ||
| * [[https://www.unluckyfrog.com/|Unlucky Frog Gaming]] ([[https://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/|alt link]]) - //We enjoy discussing games we are playing, and games we would like to play, as well as anything remotely related to tabletop gaming culture like the convention scene, Kickstarter and game rage! We regularly play D&D, Pathfinder, Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer: The Age of Sigmar and a plethora of other board games!// | * [[https://www.unluckyfrog.com/|Unlucky Frog Gaming]] ([[https://unluckyfrog.podbean.com/|alt link]]) - //We enjoy discussing games we are playing, and games we would like to play, as well as anything remotely related to tabletop gaming culture like the convention scene, Kickstarter and game rage! We regularly play D&D, Pathfinder, Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer: The Age of Sigmar and a plethora of other board games!// | ||
| + | * [[https://www.facebook.com/winnerstaysonarcade/|Winner Stays On: Retro Gaming Events]] at [[https://www.musicglue.com/the-dancehall/|The Rum Shack]] | ||
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