Re: Places to game in Seattle

One place I would suggest is Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. 
It fits all the  criteria you mentioned. The meeting area is in the 
middle of a food court so your choices for food are quite good. The 
only negative thing that I can think of is the fact that there is 
stage, where sometimes that entertainment can be quite the oppisite. 
But, usually can easily be ignored or at least be the source of some 
jokes and light conversion. I know there is already a group that 
meets there on a regular basis, but it is also a great place to meet 
when The Third Place Books Speiler aren't scheduled to meet and 
reservations to use the place are not required. You can just show up, 
break out the games and play.
TimS


-- In [email protected], Matthew Baldwin <matthew@d...> 
wrote:
> 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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