Places to game in Seattle

I'd like to compile a list of good restaurants and taverns throughout
Seattle that are suitable for game group gatherings.  The criteria, to my
mind, are:

1) Well lit:  player can distinguish the blue cards from the green;

2) Laid back:  the owners don't mind a crowd of 6-15 congregating in the
corner for a period of hours.

3) Not terribly crowded:  Late arrivals can secure tables near the group;

4) Large tables:  Big enough to accommodate a five-player game of Princes
of Florence, at any rate;

5) Relatively quite:  No blaring jukebox,  no loud college students.
Quiet enough that the rules to Can't Stop can be explained at a normal
volume;

6) Decent food:  Well, maybe not even decent - edible will do;

7) Inexpensive:  Always a plus; and

8) Non-smoking.

Obviously no place is going to score a 10 in every category, but I'd like
to find those that come close.  For example, I often hold gatherings at
the Elysian on Capitol Hill, which is well lit, fairly laid back, has
large tables, doesn't get overwhelmingly noise, and serves good food (but
gets crowded, is a little pricey, and allows smoking).  We also like The
Six Arms which, frankly, doesn't meet many of the criteria but is so laid
back that we enjoy it anyhow.

Other places we've tried and liked:  The Big Time Tavern and The College
Inn in the U-district, the Latona Pub in North Seattle; the Sit and Spin
in Belltown (currently closed, rumored to be reopening); the Garage on
Broadway; The Rendezvous on 2nd; and the Pike Street Alehouse on 1st.

Any other suggestions?

Matthew Baldwin
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