Grand Opening: Ribbon Cutting

Tabletop Library Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Tabletop Library is officially cutting the ribbon, and we're celebrating the only way we know how: by playing games all day long. Join us to mark the grand opening of Berkeley's home for board game lovers, with 24 tables, a library of 1,100 curated games, and a full day of special guests, demos, and good company.

Table Talk with Robert Hovakimyan @ 1:00 PM
Pull up a chair for a conversation with game designer Robert Hovakimyan about the craft of making games: where ideas come from, what happens between the first prototype and the finished box, and what keeps players coming back to the table. Then learn and play his games: Moonrollers, Bombastic, Gingham, and Bebop.

Meet Matt Leacock @ 7:30 PM
Say hello to Matt Leacock, the designer behind Pandemic, Daybreak, Forbidden Jungle, Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, and a pioneer of modern cooperative games. Bring your questions, your stories, and your well-loved copies.

How-to-Play Demos - Every hour
Our Game Stewards will be teaching all day, so whether you're brand new to the hobby or looking for your next favorite, there's a seat for you:

• Crokinole, the classic flicking game where one good shot can change everything
• Azul, a beautiful tile-drafting game that's easy to learn and hard to put down
• Euchre, the beloved trick-taking card game popular in the midwest
• The Gang Deluxe, a cooperative twist on poker where the whole table wins or loses together
• Cooperative games, for anyone who'd rather beat the game than each other
• Reiner Knizia in under an hour: quick-playing gems from one of the most prolific designers in the hobby, including Gold Country, Penguin Party, Mille Fiori, Botswana

Drop in for an hour or stay all day. Come for the ribbon, stay for the games.