Gaming // Tabletop Lounge

Tabletop Gaming

Roll the dice, draw a card, and gather your party for a weekend of board games, guided play, and unforgettable tabletop adventures.

Open play all weekend

16 new games

20 scheduled events

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Gather Your Party // Find a Table

Calling All Board Game Lovers!

Ready for some fun around the table? Matsuricon’s Tabletop Board Game Lounge is the place to enjoy friendly competition, meet new players, and discover a world of games.

Choose your game. Meet your party. Make your move.

Whether you love strategy, party games, or classic favorites, there is a seat waiting for you in the lounge.

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Open Play Areas

Tabletop Board Game Lounge
Claim a table and explore a huge selection of board games for a wide range of ages, interests, and skill levels.
Drop in and play
02

Guided Game Sessions

Tabletop Board Game Lounge
Curious about a new title? Friendly guides can teach you the rules so you can get to the fun without the homework.
New players welcome
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A Game for Every Group

Tabletop Board Game Lounge
Choose from sweeping strategy games, fast party favorites, and familiar classics that are easy to bring to the table.
Find your next favorite

Game Library // Fresh on the Shelf

New Game Marquee

Start with one of these featured additions, then explore the rest of the lounge’s game library when you arrive.

16 featured titles

  1. 01Urban Shadows
  2. 02Change My Mind
  3. 03One Piece Bento Panic
  4. 04Sonic Roll
  5. 05Sonic Speed Battle
  6. 06SPY×FAMILY: Mission for Peanuts
  7. 07Mega Man Adventures
  8. 08Street Fighter V
  9. 09Hunter × Hunter: The 284th Exams
  10. 10Star Realms Academy
  11. 11Pack the Essentials
  12. 12Push Push Penguin
  13. 13Ka-pow
  14. 14Star Realms
  15. 15Hero Realms
  16. 16Pickleball Dice

Quest Board // Friday–Sunday

Your Weekend Adventure Log

Workshops, panels, drop-in play, and story-driven one-shots fill the weekend. Choose a day, check the table details, and assemble your party.

Three days of play

FRI

Friday

Learn the game

90 minutes
Learn to Play RPGs
Workshop · Storytellers Forge game room

Interested in roleplaying games like D&D, Pathfinder, and the many other game systems out there, but not sure where to begin? Professional Game Master MEDM Sean leads a welcoming workshop on getting started in tabletop roleplaying games.

GM / Host
MEDM Sean
Duration
90 minutes

Level up your story

60 minutes
How to NOT Suck at Storytelling
Panel · Panel rooms

No Game Master is perfect. A panel of professional GMs shares past missteps from running RPGs and the valuable storytelling lessons they learned along the way.

GM / Host
MEDM Sean, Patrick Edwards, Case Aiken, and more
Duration
60 minutes

Game sessions

3–4 hours
The Black Ballad: Severed Threads
Roleplaying game session

Death is inevitable for adventurers, but resurrection can leave time to fill. While awaiting a cleric’s hand after a critical failure, discover what lies beyond in an adventure that begins after the heroes die.

GM / Host
MEDM Sean
System
5E · Level 8 characters
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
Cthulhu Dreamt: Springfield Nocturne
Roleplaying game session

The residents of quiet Springfield are about to have a night unlike any before. In this resource-based, progressive-death-metal survival horror game, the Aylesbury Apartment residents must survive—and live to share their story.

GM / Host
Brad Roberts
System
Sojourn
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
A Bar Crawl in Sharn
Roleplaying game session

Even adventuring heroes need to blow off steam. Join a whimsical reimagining of the classic dungeon crawl as your party embarks on a rowdy bar crawl through the streets of Eberron’s largest city.

GM / Host
Case Aiken
System
5E 2024 · Level 3 characters
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
1–2 hours
Purgatory Poker
Drop-in roleplaying event

You died. Now what? Bring any fallen character concept and gamble for a chance at resurrection in a hand of Purgatory Poker with the Storytellers Forge team. No character sheet or preparation is needed.

System
Any system
Table size
6 players
Duration
1–2 hours
1–4 hours
Rent-A-GM
Made-to-order one-shot

Looking to jump into a custom one-shot at the last minute? Stop by Storytellers Forge in the game room and rent a GM for an adventure created for your group.

Duration
1–4 hours

SAT

Saturday

Game sessions

3–4 hours
The Rat Cage
Roleplaying game session

Rise and shine, heroes—it is time to run the gauntlet. Players are invited to fight their way through this high-energy magic-punk dungeon crawl where survival is anything but guaranteed.

GM / Host
Case Aiken
System
5E 2024 · Level 3 characters
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
The Godless: A Black Ballad One-Shot
Roleplaying game session

When a god dies or fades away, a last faithful few remain. Experience the original Storytellers Forge player class, The Godless, and discover what comes next for heroes whose source of faith and power has vanished.

GM / Host
MEDM Sean
System
5E
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
Cthulhu Dreamt: R’lyehian March
Roleplaying game session

The mysterious island of R’lyeh has begun behaving in alarming ways. Play the elite EDGe Troopers of Moros Squad in a resource-based, near-future survival horror mission against innumerable threats.

GM / Host
Brad Roberts
System
Sojourn
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
Festival of the Forgotten: Dark Carnival
Roleplaying game session

Step right up—the carnival has come to town. Enjoy the games, attractions, and food until the clock strikes nine and the real fun begins. Can your party survive the overnight lock-in?

GM / Host
Ryan Zarecki
System
5E · Level 5 characters
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours

Game sessions

3–4 hours
A Bar Crawl in Sharn
Roleplaying game session

Even adventuring heroes need to blow off steam. Join a whimsical reimagining of the classic dungeon crawl as your party embarks on a rowdy bar crawl through the streets of Eberron’s largest city.

GM / Host
Case Aiken
System
5E 2024 · Level 3 characters
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
The Black Ballad: Severed Threads
Roleplaying game session

Death is inevitable for adventurers, but resurrection can leave time to fill. While awaiting a cleric’s hand after a critical failure, discover what lies beyond in an adventure that begins after the heroes die.

GM / Host
MEDM Sean
System
5E · Level 8 characters
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
Cthulhu Dreamt: Springfield Nocturne
Roleplaying game session

The residents of quiet Springfield are about to have a night unlike any before. In this resource-based, progressive-death-metal survival horror game, the Aylesbury Apartment residents must survive—and live to share their story.

GM / Host
Brad Roberts
System
Sojourn
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
1–2 hours
Purgatory Poker
Drop-in roleplaying event

You died. Now what? Bring any fallen character concept and gamble for a chance at resurrection in a hand of Purgatory Poker with the Storytellers Forge team. No character sheet or preparation is needed.

System
Any system
Table size
6 players
Duration
1–2 hours
1–4 hours
Rent-A-GM
Made-to-order one-shot

Looking to jump into a custom one-shot at the last minute? Stop by Storytellers Forge in the game room and rent a GM for an adventure created for your group.

Duration
1–4 hours

SUN

Sunday

Game sessions

3–4 hours
Cthulhu Dreamt: R’lyehian March
Roleplaying game session

The mysterious island of R’lyeh has begun behaving in alarming ways. Play the elite EDGe Troopers of Moros Squad in a resource-based, near-future survival horror mission against innumerable threats.

GM / Host
Brad Roberts
System
Sojourn
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
The Rat Cage
Roleplaying game session

Rise and shine, heroes—it is time to run the gauntlet. Players are invited to fight their way through this high-energy magic-punk dungeon crawl where survival is anything but guaranteed.

GM / Host
Case Aiken
System
5E 2024 · Level 3 characters
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
The Black Ballad: Severed Threads
Roleplaying game session

Death is inevitable for adventurers, but resurrection can leave time to fill. While awaiting a cleric’s hand after a critical failure, discover what lies beyond in an adventure that begins after the heroes die.

GM / Host
MEDM Sean
System
5E · Level 8 characters
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours
3–4 hours
Festival of the Forgotten: Dark Carnival
Roleplaying game session

Step right up—the carnival has come to town. Enjoy the games, attractions, and food until the clock strikes nine and the real fun begins. Can your party survive the overnight lock-in?

GM / Host
Ryan Zarecki
System
5E · Level 5 characters
Table size
6 players
Duration
3–4 hours

Ready Check // Gather the Party

Your Next Adventure Starts at the Table

Bring your friends or meet a new party in the lounge. No matter your experience level, there is a game waiting for you.
Plan Your Sessions