Games On Board

07/29/2023

We are all set for GEEKORIUM- Summer Minifest!!! 👌🏽

Drop in and try some award winning games and rare / out of print games you won’t anywhere else!

07/26/2023

Hi Everyone! This weekend we will be at Geequinox to support Game Over Cancer.

We are bringing the BEST board games you can enjoy today! So come on out and please support this good cause!!! 👊🏽

Venue: Halifax Forum
Saturday: 12-7pm
Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Tickets at the door.

05/02/2023

The magic and memories of Geequinox! See you in the summer! Oops! 🫢

Cosplay Music Video from Geequinox 2023 in Halifax, NS, Canada (April 29, 2023)Video: Music: "Hope" by ft. Karl Wolf & Joel Freck &...

04/29/2023

Happy Spring! That means it’s the first board game event of the year!!! Drop by Geequinox at the Halifax Forum this weekend! Can’t wait to see you all again! 😍

03/12/2023

March Break kicks off the first event of 2023! Today was a great day of board games, learning and new friendships!

01/04/2023

Happy New Year Everyone! We are excited to announce the **first** Nova Scotia board game racing league starting in Spring 2023!

More details to follow, please like for updates.

01/09/2021

Shout out to Awaken Realms! We lost the planet cards for the hit game Nemesis, and they kindly sent free replacements!

For bonus points: can you guess which game the board game piece on the right belongs to?
Hint: it’s an amazing sci-fi + Greek mythology themed game from Awaken Realms.

01/01/2021

Happy New Year! Be Brave! Be Part of Something Good!

11/24/2020

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in Nova Scotia. We are suspending events until it’s safe to do so by public health guidance. The safety of our volunteers, partners and guests is always the top priority.

These are stressful and confusing times. Please be kind. We are all trying to figure this out together.

11/18/2020

Is Godtear the Game of 2020? Come try it out at Crafty Fox MakerSpace this Friday at 7pm!!!



https://youtu.be/_y_XeemPOjU

Is this my Game of 2020? Godtear Review In this video I review Godtear by Steamforged games and I'm beginning to think this could be my game of 2020! Want to...

11/02/2020

Hey Friends! It's getting colder and we're bringing the hottest new games for you to enjoy at the Crafty Fox MakerSpace. Each Friday there is something for everyone, so come on down and try something new, or something you like!

All skill levels welcome, Games On Board events are an all inclusive, safe space.

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10/28/2020

Boo! 👻 this Friday please join us at The Kit Cafe in Clayton Park for the Bloody Inn!

I’m this game, 2-4 rural French farmers will plot their fortunes with diabolical schemes on (rich) and unsuspecting travellers.

Game starts at 7pm! See you then! 👻

07/02/2020

We are excited to support Catapult Kingdoms, developed by local game publishers Vesuvius Media!!!

Learn more about the game here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vesuviusmedia/catapult-kingdoms?ref=thanks-copy

Ready. Aim. LAUNCH! Build your castle, set up your troops, load your catapults and use your cunning tactics to conquer the floor!

03/21/2020

Board games are a great way to learn and have fun! Try Dale of Merchants for simple math and pattern recognition.

03/07/2020

Two KEYFORGE World Championship contestants dropped by today! Chris and Steve qualified for this prestigious event being held in St. Paul, Minnesota in May 2020.

Let’s cheer them on to bring the World Championship back home to Nova Scotia!!!🏆

02/22/2020

Happy Saturday Board Games! We’re excited to setup in Kentville, if you’re nearby, drop in for a board game! 😃

01/19/2020

Think video games are harmless? Think again. In 2019, the “loot box” became the next exploitation gimmick by video game publishers.

This article links lootbox addiction in children to mental health. Read it here:

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-01-18-nhs-mental-health-boss-says-loot-boxes-are-setting-kids-up-for-addiction-to-gambling

NHS chief says loot boxes are "setting kids up for addiction" to gambling "Young people's health is at stake." News by Wesley Yin-Poole, Deputy Editor Updated on 18 January 2020 The NHS' mental health boss has said loot boxes are "setting kids up for addiction by teaching them to gamble".In a stro.....

01/17/2020

Our first event of 2020 at YMCA!

12/19/2019

Our final event of 2019 in DaySpring, Nova Scotia. As the sun sets, its fitting the venue was Hope Landing, let there be hope for 2020!

Thank you to all the community organizers, volunteers, parents, social workers, and Nova Scotia board game stores for making this an incredible year!

11/10/2019

We hosted Keyforge at the Scouts camp this weekend! Kids loving the game day and night. The most frequently asked question: Is it like Magic? Why yes! And much simpler to play!!!!

10/26/2019

With a heavy heart we witness The Last Game Store closing its doors for the final time...

This small game store at the end of a strip mall in Clayton Park, Halifax, has brought happiness and joy to countless tables across Nova Scotia. The store will close but we will honour it’s legacy.

We are grateful to Adam Perry for supporting Games On Board through the years and wish him every success. We left Adam with a firm resolve: “Game NOT over!” ...this is not the end, but a new beginning to something better.

09/22/2019

09/21/2019

Get ready for Red Dragon Inn Tournament tomorrow! There will be lots of chocolate!!!

09/21/2019

We are playing an EPIC 7 player Villainous game!!!

09/21/2019

We are ready to blast off into space at ! Come join in the game of space travel and exploration!

09/20/2019

Friday Night Card Fight is in full swing at !!!

09/20/2019

We are getting ready for an incredible gaming weekend!!!

09/19/2019

We are all systems go for !!!

09/13/2019

Hotshots - a game of teamwork and leadership, signed by Nova Scotia’s elite Incident Management Team.

They “play the game” in real life and have been deployed across Canada and abroad.

09/02/2019

We’re coming to New Glasgow this Saturday!!!
Enjoy an afternoon of your favourite games at the public library!

08/23/2019

A great article highlighting the value of boardgames in our modern digital lifestyle.

"Board games by their very nature require groups of people sitting together – the same place, at the same time – and concentrating on a shared experience. This is something that is profoundly different in a world that is always connected, yet somehow seperated"

I was long under the assumption that board games solely existed to tear unions apart. But according to recent findings, the opposite might be true.

07/28/2019

A spin down counter! Proof that Magic the Gathering has been played since ancient times!!!

Icosahedral (20-sided) quartz crystal die, Roman 1st-3rd centuries AD

07/15/2019

Isolated from her team, trapped by zombie hordes, and hope quickly fading, Jamie Lynn consistently rolled 6s when they were needed the most. Her trusty frying pan served up zombie kebabs allowing her team to complete the objective, fix the helicopter and escape. Congratulations Jamie Lynn!!!

07/15/2019

For the first time, a six player ROOT game was hosted featuring a full cast of first timers fumbling for control of the forest. The game ended within 3 hours, which itself is a feat! Congratulations to Al, and Alexander (also Al), Adam , Amy, Chad and Josh.

07/15/2019

What a fantastic KingCon! It's time to celebrate some memorable gaming moments...first up: The Quote of the Con Award!

We overheard teens describing a card game as "grilled cheese", it was too delicious to pass up! Congrats

07/14/2019

Playing Zombicide! Our helicopter crashed, we are searching for tools to fix it, keep the pilots alive and survive the zombie apocalypse on an EPIC scale map!!!

07/13/2019

Monsters are descending on ! It’s time to play Rising Sun with max players!!!