Fellow reviewer Cynthia D covered the facts about the place, so I’ll speak to the experience. There are two main gaming rooms with ample tables and chairs(both very sturdy). It’s well lit, and to be sure, while the styling is practically non-existent(«aging strip mall chic»), it’s got everything you need for board gaming, including snacks(for a very reasonable price). Best of all is the fairly good sized games library, where you can just grab something that strikes your fancy and start playing. If you need players, you’ll likely find someone looking to get into a game. It’s clean, not overly noisy, and the participants are friendly and, in fairness, more than a little geeky, but that’s what you want! It’s a great place to spend an evening doing some gaming.
Cynthia D.
Place rating: 5 Richardson, TX
DGM is a 4,200 sqft board game club in Plano that hosts tabletop gaming events, tournaments, shared games library, used game marketplace, and venue rentals. The third weekend each month is a Board Game Marathon event, and every Thursday is open play from 6pm to midnight. Membership is $ 140 per year, or $ 5 per visit(first visit free.) Bring your own games or borrow some from the library(1,000 games on the shelves, free to play.) Bring your own food and drinks, or there’s snacks for sale. When I was new in town, I found this place on , and was really impressed that a bunch of gamers pooled their money together to rent a commercial space to hold game nights. Because it’s a collective entity, run by volunteers, and it’s been running for years now, Thursday nights usually have 50+ people playing, and Marathon weekend has hundreds. Marathon Sunday is especially for family games if you have kids. They also rent out the space, and have other events there too, like quilting parties and gaming conventions. If you’re new, you can ask anyone wearing a namebadge lanyard to introduce you around, or you can put a blue sign on your table that says, «PLAYERSWANTED», and that’s the signal that you’re looking to join a game — that way you don’t have to have any awkward conversations with strangers about playing with you. Someone usually walks up to you within a few minutes, especially if you start setting up your favorite game, they’ll come ask, «Hey, how do you play this?» Good place to make new friends, although tough to find in the shopping mall. It’s next to the Indian and Chinese restaurants. Park by Dollar General. You’ll see the DGM sticker on the doors.
