Chattanooga Times Free Press

The cure for ‘board-om’: Tabletop Game Fest

Board games, card games, any game played on a table will be at game day on Saturday

- STAFF REPORT

The second Chattanoog­a Tabletop Game Fest is back Saturday, April 28, for Internatio­nal Tabletop Day.

This event is sponsored by local game stores Infinity Flux and Game On, and is designed to serve the gaming community in Chattanoog­a, according to Meagan Frey, event organizer. It will be held in the historic Ridgedale Masonic Lodge, 1500 Dodds Ave., from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The venue has multiple floors with gaming taking place throughout the building,

she says.

“I think we were all thrilled and honestly a little surprised at the attendance last year. Over 250 people came out to game with us throughout the

day. It’s exciting to know there’s a strong community of tabletop gamers in Chattanoog­a,” Frey says.

The event will offer 12 hours of nonstop board games, role-playing, war games, card games and every other kind of game played on a table. More than 100 open game demos will be available.

Volunteers will be on hand to help teach games to new players. Guests are also welcome to bring their own games.

Frey says one unique aspect of this event is its used-game silent auction. Guests may bring their used, unwanted games (with all pieces) to put up for auction. The money from this auction will be transferre­d to store credit, which players can use to purchase new games at either local game store.

Admission is $5, parking is free, and food and drink will be available for purchase.

For more informatio­n: facebook.com/events/20225 7947028583.

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GETTY IMAGES More than 18 million copies of Settlers of Catan have been purchased since its release in 1995. In 2015, the mulitplaye­r board game underwent a rebrand, and the company changed the name to just Catan.

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