Toronto 2SLGBTQIA+ Board Games Extravaganza

About Us: Our events are friendly meetups that aim to create a safe space for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, friends, and allies to gather and connect through gaming. Our goals for our events are to foster greater community, help build friendships, and support our community's safe space partners.

Age recommendation, 16 years+

What to Expect: Connecting with you and helping you find a group and a game is literally why we love putting these events on. Should you join us, both our volunteers and veteran attendees will help you feel comfortable and at home.

Whether you're a seasoned gamer or new to the world of board games, this event offers something for everyone. Discover new games, challenge your friends, and make new connections with fellow board game lovers along the way. Come as a group or solo, and our friendly volunteers can help pair you with a community table, assist with introductions, and offer support with any new games by providing a teach of the rules.

Extravaganza events are community first. However you identify on the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, there is always a chair for you at our game tables. Friendly allies are also welcome, so long as they are respectful of the intentions of the event space.

Board Games: From classic favourites to modern hits, we will have a wide selection of games to choose from, learn, and explore with nearly 100 games in our collection, including Coup, Codenames, Catan and many more! We also like to bring out the more crunchy games like Wingspan and Viticulture. If there is a game you would like us to bring, please send us a message to make a request! You are also welcome to bring games from your own collection if you are interested in leading a table.

Roleplaying Games (RPGs) and Social Deception Games:

• Ever wanted to try a game like Dungeons & Dragons or Blood on the Clocktower? This is your chance! Our volunteers will be at some of the tables, ready and dedicated to leading beginner-friendly games for you to experience!
• Our events feature a rotation of game experts and game systems, so there's always a new world to explore in a one-shot format.
• When you first arrive, you can sign up for these activities.

Cover: RSVP to this event to let us know you are interested in attending. Tickets are $5 and are sold at the door. We accept both cash and card for payment. Admission supports all the resources that go into making these events possible.

Want to Volunteer?: We are always looking for wonderful folks to join our friendly team of volunteers who help to make these events possible. From greeting folks at the door, to teaching games, we have a wide variety of tasks behind the scenes that need doing. Volunteers help with set-up, clean-up, and 2 hrs of the event hosting one of the various activities. If you would be interested in joining us, please email [email protected]

About Changeling Gaming: Changeling Gaming is a collective of board game instructors who host both public and private game experiences in Toronto and together create game content for YouTube. Our mission is to help folks find the right games for their tables and to create safe, accessible, and welcoming community spaces to play games and make new friends along the way.

To learn more about us, please visit our Linktree.

Info: Openplay gaming tables, planned social activities, drink services, and food pop-up Dining & Dragons

Info: Wrap up games and social.

Info: Please help us return the space to the venue by leaving on time.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Centre for Social Innovation - Annex, 720 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Canada

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