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Anyone over 18 is welcome at any level, with tunes and drinks alongside the games.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/check-meet-41016/", "official_url": "https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/check-meet-2026-11-05-18-00", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b3c391928a25525abc8ee91eb243aee4162187807851e3083d6e57ab52b0293e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Chess Knight", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T21:30:00Z", "place": "Three Colts Tavern", "address": "Cambridge Heath Road 199, E2 0EL London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["games/chess"], "description": "Chess Knight is a free chess session at a pub in London, open to players of all levels. The board is set and a seat is waiting for anyone who joins. It takes place at Three Colts Tavern on Cambridge Heath Road, and the pub itself puts on the event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/chess-knight-70695/", "official_url": "https://www.threecoltstavern.co.uk/events/chess-knight", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2af2efdbbd7ba26bbb7e17655ca87b673c6e8ec495e1e09a8f6814aec177f9d4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Board Games Night", "start": "2026-11-03T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Deptford Lounge", "address": "Giffin Street 9, SE8 4RJ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["games/board-games"], "description": "Board Games Night is a club where people can play board games together, with a great selection of games to choose from. It is run from The Library at Deptford Lounge and takes place on the first Tuesday of every month. Players can stalk the halls of the Nostromo vessel as an Alien, conquer territories, or create a telepathic link with friends. All are welcome, but children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/board-games-night-73934/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9f078369903be76cff73345e6a6a2982ef9cd8710f03242b9b682d12c3166eb0-600.webp"}, {"title": "Woolwich Works Games Night", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "Woolwich Works", "address": "No 1 Street 11, SE18 6HD London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["games/board-games"], "description": "Woolwich Works Games Night is an evening of board game fun held in the Visitors' Book Café. Woolwich Works invites anyone and everyone to come together to chat, play and enjoy friendly competition, trying out new board games. Attendees may also bring their own games to share, and there is no need to book. The night is free to attend, a chance to bring friends or make new ones.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/woolwich-works-games-night-40357/", "official_url": "https://www.woolwich.works/events/woolwich-works-games-night", "image": "https://noky.io/images/54b31b1a3a24d3b22a202685a0d6ff8064f5cafa15f89e9227046602e52bba62-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Chess Club", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Roxy", "address": "Rathbone Place 3-5, W1T 1HJ London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bookings.designmynight.com/book?source=partner&venue_id=512b2024d5d190d2978ca330", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/pop/rnb", "games/chess"], "description": "The RNB Chess Club is a free club night mixing chess with R&B, contemporary pop and Afrobeats. It is hosted at The Roxy, with music from DJ Mono Logan. House rules keep play friendly with 10-minute chess clock games, winner stays on. 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Teams battle it out to win a £100 bar tab and a rolling jackpot, whose pot size is announced on the venue's socials each week. Entry costs £3 per person, taken on the night and put into the rolling jackpot, which the winning team gets the chance to win at every quiz.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/big-pennys-big-quiz-45706/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e4e38759a169743ff7f8b4e74215e9fbc157dcfa33d3cd9a18424e6c9029465f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Board Games Night", "start": "2026-11-02T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Star by Hackney Downs", "address": "Queensdown Road 35, E5 8NN London", "price": "Free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.canva.com/design/DAFaAOxP9Ow/t3251qZ2dX-NZfS6C4AUiw/view", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["games/board-games"], "description": "Board Games Night is a weekly Monday session of board games at a pub in Hackney. 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