BoardGameClubs.uk Community-built. Open source. Find your table.

Add Your Board Game Club

Board Game Clubs UK is community-maintained and hosted on GitHub. Anyone can add a new club or update existing information.

View the project on GitHub or, if you’re not familiar with GitHub, just open an issue with your club’s details and we’ll add it for you.

Adding a Club via Pull Request

1. Create a new file

Create a new file in the _clubs/ folder on GitHub. Name it using the format your-club-name.md (lowercase, hyphens instead of spaces).

2. Copy this template

Paste the following into your new file and fill in the details:

---
name: "Your Club Name"
day: "Thursday"
secondary_days: []
time: "7:00pm - 10:00pm"
frequency: "Weekly"
location:
  name: "Venue Name"
  address: "Full Address, Town, Postcode"
  lat: 53.0000
  lng: -1.0000
cost: "Free"
image: ""
website: ""
facebook: ""
discord: ""
bgg: ""
description: >-
  A short description of your club. What games do you play?
  Are newcomers welcome? Any other useful info.
---

3. Fill in the details

Field Description
name Your club’s full name
day The primary day you meet (Monday through Sunday)
secondary_days Additional days, e.g. ["Friday", "Sunday"]
time When you meet, e.g. “7:00pm - 10:00pm”
frequency “Weekly”, “Fortnightly”, or “Monthly”
location Venue name, full address, and coordinates
cost Entry fee, e.g. “£2”, “£2.50”, or “Free”
image A URL or filename in assets/images/clubs/ (see Adding a Logo below)
website Link to your club’s website
facebook Link to your club’s Facebook page or group
discord Discord invite link
bgg BoardGameGeek guild or group link

4. Find your coordinates

To get the latitude and longitude for your venue:

  1. Go to OpenStreetMap
  2. Search for your venue’s address
  3. Right-click on the map and select “Show address”
  4. The coordinates will appear in the URL bar (lat and lng)

5. Submit a pull request

Commit your file and open a pull request. We’ll review it and merge it in.

You can add a logo or image for your club:

  1. Upload your image to the assets/images/clubs/ folder in the repository (PNG or JPG, ideally square and under 200KB)
  2. Set the image field in your club file to the filename, e.g. image: "your-club-logo.png"

Alternatively, you can use a direct URL to an image hosted elsewhere, e.g. image: "https://example.com/logo.png"

Updating an Existing Club

Find the club’s file in the _clubs/ folder on GitHub, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

Not Familiar with GitHub?

No problem. Just open an issue with your club’s details and we’ll add it for you.