Game Night
When: | 1st Saturday of Every Month, 2pm til after midnight |
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Where: | Currently meeting Virtually on our Discord server URL: https://discord.gg/nDhv9EJ 810 Travelers Blvd Ste A2 Summerville, SC [map] |
What to Bring: | yourself, friends (optional), games (optional) |
Admission: |
Join us for Game Night at Here Be Books & Games the first Saturday of every month. Make new friends, socialize and have some fun. You can learn a new game or play an old favorite; either way you’re sure to have a good time.
Here Be Books & Games has been hosting Game Night the first Saturday of every month, including holidays, since 2007. The fun starts at 2:00 p.m. and runs until after midnight. We’ve been known to be here until 4:00 a.m. playing games!
Game Night FAQ

- What kinds of games do you play?
- May I bring my own games to play?
- Do you have games there?
- What if I don’t know how to play a particular game or just don’t know how to play many games at all?
- Do you have beverages or should I bring my own?
- How much is admission?
- What ages can attend Game Night?
- What should I bring?
- Do you only play games on the first Saturday of the month?
- Any special rules?
- How many people attend Game Night?

What kinds of games do you play?
We play a large variety of games, mostly Euros. No two Game Nights are the same. You can view our entire play list at Board Game Geek or see a list of what was played at a particular Game Night via the links in the stats section below. We’ve been tracking our plays on Board Game Geek (an awesome site, by the way) since March 1, 2009. Though we occasionally forget to post our day-to-day plays, we always post Game Night plays. [view stats of Game Nights Past]
May I bring my own games to play?
Certainly. If you have a favorite game you’d like to play, bring it with you. We love to learn new games.
However, please DO NOT bring large bags of games. They can take up a lot of space and become a trip hazard. If you want to bring several games, we prefer that you leave them in your car and get them as needed.
Do you have games there?

Yes. We have an extensive and current Demo Game Library. We’ve invested quite a bit of money into our Game Library so that you can literally Try Before You Buy. We’ll even teach you how to play!
You’re welcome to play any of the games on the walls of our game rooms. You can tell demo games from house games easily. Demo games have a House Game label. Please do not open any shrink-wrapped games without permission from Tina or Tim – even if they have a House Game label on them.
What if I don’t know how to play a particular game or just don’t know how to play many games at all?
No problem. We’ll teach you how to play. I usually learn at least one new game every Game Night. There are just so many wonderful games in the world, it’s hard to know how to play them all. Plus, new ones are coming out all the time. The object of Game Night is to have fun. We could all use a little more fun in our lives.
Do you have beverages or should I bring my own?
We always stock a variety of non-alcoholic beverages that you can purchase at the store, including: regular and diet sodas, coffee, tea, chai, hot chocolate, hot apple cider, herbal tea and bottled water.
A variety of snacks are also available for purchase. If there’s something in particular you’d like us to carry, let us know. All drinks must be in reclosable containers (like bottles with screw tops) to reduce spills and they may not contain alcohol.

How much is admission?
Admission is $7.50 per person.
What ages can attend Game Night?
Most Game Night attendees are ages 15 through adult. Younger children are welcome as long as you supervise them. We have many games designed specifically for the younger set. Just ask Tina for suggestions.
What should I bring?
Just yourself. You’re welcome to bring a friend or two, too. Drinks and snacks are available for purchase at the store – we have a kitchenette now! If there’s a particular game you want to play that we don’t have in our Game Library, you can bring that, too.
Any special rules?

Yes.
- Sign In and Check In at the counter when you arrive to pay and pick up your name badge.
- Have fun.
- Handle the games with care. They’re expensive. For example, don’t leave boxes on the floor where they can be stepped on. Try not to bend the cards, put everything back the way you found it… Some of the games you’ll play at Game Night are our personal copies or those of other attendees. Please treat them with care.
- Log all of your plays in the Guest Book. The Guest Book is usually on the counter (it’s the one you had to sign in on when you arrived). As you play games, make sure someone from the group you play with, enters the game’s name – and any expansions played – on the Games Played page for that Game Night. You don’t have to note who played it, just what was played. If you play a game multiple times, add a x2 or whatever number is appropriate after the game’s name. We track attendance and post our plays on Board Game Geek. We don’t post your name anywhere, it just stays in our Guest Book for our own records.
- Pick up after yourself. Don’t leave trash on the floor, bookcases, counter, etc. Put games back where you found them.
Game Night Statistics: Attendance and Games Played
Following are some statistics for past Game Night and Special Event gaming including: attendance, number of games played, and list of games played.
Date of Game Night or Special Event | Number of Players Attending | Number of Games Played | Number of Unique Titles Played | Games Played |
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June 1, 2019 | view list | |||
May 4, 2019 | 25 | 25 | 21 | view list |
April 6, 2019 | 20 | 29 | 16 | view list |
March 2, 2019 | 17 | 20 | 14 | view list |
February 2, 2019 | 21 | 23 | 19 | view list |
January 5, 2019 | 20 | 27 | 20 | view list |
December 1, 2018 | 21 | 27 | 22 | view list |
November 3, 2018 | 22 | 24 | 18 | view list |
October 6, 2018 | 17 | 21 | 15 | view list |
September 1, 2018 * Record Attendance | 28* | 39 | 24 | view list |
August 4, 2018 | 23 | 23 | 18 | view list |
July 7, 2018 | 22 | 19 | 16 | view list |
July 4, 2018 Celebrating 4th of July | 12 | 14 | 10 | view list |
June 2, 2018 | 21 | 29 | 24 | view list |
May 5, 2018 | 15 | 25 | 14 | view list |
April 28, 2018 TableTop Day | 26 | 40 | 30 | view list |
April 7, 2018 | 20 | 30 | 21 | view list |
March 3, 2018 * Record # Games Played | 26 | 39* | 31 | view list |
February 3, 2018 | 15 | 22 | 16 | view list |
January 13, 2018 * Record # Unique Titles Played rescheduled due to snow/ice | 22 | 36 | 31* | view list |
December 16, 2017 Game Gift Exchange | 22 | 25 | 16 | view list |
December 2, 2017 Grand Opening & first Game Night at new store | 40 | 28 | 23 | view list |
October 7, 2017 Last Game Night at old store | 54 | 31 | 23 | view list |
August 5, 2017 Board Game Auction | 68 | 20 | 17 | view list |
July 15, 2017 7 Wonders: Duel Tournament | 22 | 28 | 9 | view list |
July 1, 2017 | 47 | 35 | 30 | view list |
June 3, 2017 | 47 | 39 | 32 | view list |
May 6, 2017 | 36 | 34 | 27 | view list |
April 29, 2017 International TableTop Day | 64 | 74 | 53 | view list |
April 1, 2017 | 47 | 45 | 33 | view list |
March 4, 2017 | 55 | 49 | 33 | view list |
February 4, 2017 | 27 | 25 | 21 | view list |
January 7, 2017 | 40 | 34 | 29 | view list |
December 3, 2016 ** Record # Unique Titles Played | 55 | 40 | 37 ** | view list |
November 5, 2016 | 35 | 32 | 29 | view list |
October 29, 2016 Halloween Game Night | 22 | 25 | 15 | view list |
October 1, 2016 | 42 | 49 | 32 | view list |
September 3, 2016 | 33 | 33 | 24 | view list |
August 6, 2016 | 33 | 24 | 20 | view list |
July 2, 2016 | 33 | 40 | 34 | view list |
June 4, 2016 | 53 | 36 | 30 | view list |
May 7, 2016 | 40 | 42 | 31 | view list |
April 30, 2016 International TableTop Day | 43 | 46 | 32 | view list |
April 2, 2016 | 34 | 32 | 21 | view list |
March 5, 2016 | 23 | 35 | 20 | view list |
February 6, 2016 | 47 | 35 | 25 | view list |
January 2, 2016 | 33 | 31 | 23 | view list |
December 5, 2015 | 43 | 35 | 29 | view list |
November 7, 2015 | 28 | 34 | 19 | view list |
October 10, 2015 | 31 | 33 | 24 | view list |
September 5, 2015 | 33 | 21 | 24 | view list |
August 1, 2015 | 35 | 41 | 33 | view list |
July 18, 2015 | 20 | 18 | 16 | view list |
July 4, 2015 | 19 | 14 | 11 | view list |
June 6, 2015 | 41 | 26 | 24 | view list |
May 2, 2015 | 36 | 41 | 29 | view list |
April 11, 2015 International TableTop Day | 42 | 35 | 28 | view list |
April 4, 2015 # New play space added! | 33 | 30 | 24 | view list |
March 7, 2015 | 33 | 30 | 27 | view list |
February 7, 2015 | 29 | 28 | 25 | view list |
January 3, 2015 | 30 | 34 | 26 | view list |
December 6, 2014 | 35 | 31 | 25 | view list |
November 1, 2014 | 43 | 38 | 26 | view list |
October 4, 2014 | 39 | 32 | 27 | view list |
September 6, 2014 | 55 | 42 | 35 | view list |
August 2, 2014 ** Record # Games Played | 58 | 56** | 36 | view list |
July 12, 2014 | 35 | 22 | 20 | view list |
June 7, 2014 | 45 | 32 | 25 | view list |
May 3, 2014 | 39 | 35 | 26 | view list |
April 5, 2014 ** Record Attendance International TableTop Day – Games started at 11am | 62** | 52 | 31 | view list |
March 1, 2014 | 25 | 22 | 21 | view list |
February 8, 2014 | 44 | 34 | 27 | view list |
January 4, 2014 | 25 | 18 | 16 | view list |
December 7, 2013 | 36 | 20 | 17 | view list |
November 2, 2013 | 26 | 32 | 23 | view list |
October 26, 2013 Costumed Game Night | 17 | 12 | 9 | view list |
October 5, 2013 | 39 | 37 | 29 | view list |
September 7, 2013 | 38 | 37 | 28 | view list |
August 3, 2013 | 37 | 24 | 24 | view list |
July 6, 2013 | 41 | 41 | 29 | view list |
June 1, 2013 | 26 | 21 | 19 | view list |
May 4, 2013 | 29 | 33 | 28 | view list |
April 6, 2013 | 41.5 | 24 | 27 | view list |
March 30, 2013 International TableTop Day | 21 | 28 | 25 | view list |
March 2, 2013 | 23 | 14 | 13 | view list |
February 2, 2013 | 30 | 23 | 20 | view list |
January 5, 2013 | 24 | 24 | 15 | view list |
December 1, 2012 | 27 | 21 | 15 | view list |
November 3, 2012 | 22 | 12 | 11 | view list |
October 6, 2012 | 28 | 30 | 18 | view list |
September 1, 2012 | 26 | 26 | 20 | view list |
August 4, 2012 | 32 | 37 | 26 | view list |
July 7, 2012 | 35 | 34 | 26 | view list |
June 22, 2012 Summer Afternoon Games: Cooperative Games | 5 | 3 | 3 | view list |
June 14, 2012 Summer Afternoon Games: 3-D Games | 8 | 4 | 3 | view list |
June 2, 2012 | 31 | 29 | 19 | view list |
May 5, 2012 | 33 | 39 | 24 | view list |
April 7, 2012 | 33 | 23 | 19 | view list |
March 3, 2012 | 26 | 32 | 20 | view list |
February 4, 1012 | 26 | 24 | 18 | view list |
January 7, 2012 | 35 | 21 | 20 | view list |
December 3, 2011 | 24 | 27 | 19 | view list |
November 5, 2011 | 32 | 45 | 25 | view list |
October 1, 2011 | 26 | 35 | 18 | view list |
September 3, 2011 | 18 | 19 | 13 | view list |
August 25 , 2011 Card Night: Pinochle & Cribbage | 13 | 10 | 2 | view list |
August 6, 2011 | 11 | 10 | 10 | view list |
August 3 , 2011 Summer Afternoon Games: Anything Goes | 14 | 7 | 6 | view list |
July 27, 2011 Summer Afternoon Games: Day of the Living Dead | 14 | 4 | 4 | view list |
July 20, 2011 Summer Afternoon Games: The Lands of Catan & Carcassonne | 14 | 10 | 6 | view list |
July 13, 2011 ** Record Summer Games Attendance! Summer Afternoon Games: Lost in Space | 20* | 13 | 7 | view list |
July 6, 2011 Summer Afternoon Games: Cooperative Operative | 19 | 5 | 5 | view list |
July 2, 2011 | 19 | 23 | 16 | view list |
June 29, 2011 Summer Afternoon Games: Ancient History | 5 | 6 | 4 | view list |
June 22, 2011 Summer Afternoon Games: Roll the Dice | 11 | 6 | 6 | view list |
June 15, 2011 Summer Afternoon Games: Anything Goes | 14 | 5 | 4 | view list |
June 4, 2011 | 31 | 28 | 27 | view list |
May 7, 2011 | 29 | 25 | 15 | view list |
April 23, 2011 Charleston Area Gamers Game Day | 16 | 12 | 11 | view list |
April 2, 2011 | 19 | 18 | 14 | view list |
March 5, 2011 | 28 | 22 | 20 | view list |
February 5, 2011 | 26 | 25 | 20 | view list |
January 1, 2011 | 32 | 32 | 23 | view list |
December 4, 2010 | 19 | 20 | 17 | view list |
November 27, 2010 Charleston Area Gamers Game Day | 10 | 14 | 12 | view list |
November 6, 2010 | 25 | 18 | 17 | view list |
October 2, 2010 | 21 | 27 | 18 | view list |
September 4, 2010 | 29 | 25 | 18 | view list |
August 7, 2010 5-Year Anniversary Celebration – Prizes distributed to all attendees. We had cake, too! | 31 | 41 | 24 | view list |
July 23, 2010 Summer Afternoon Games: Dungeon Delve | 7 | 4 | 2 | view list |
July 9, 2010 Summer Afternoon Games: Famer in the Dell | 6 | 4 | 4 | view list |
July 3, 2010 | 34 | 26 | 20 | view list |
July 2, 2010 Summer Afternoon Games: Night of the Living Dead | 11 | 6 | 6 | view list |
June 25, 2010 Summer Afternoon Games: Cooperative Operative | 13 | 8 | 7 | view list |
June 18, 2010 Summer Afternoon Games: Flavors of Fluxx | 15 | 21 | 13 | view list |
June 11, 2010 Summer Afternoon Games: Train Game Junction | 8 | 4 | 4 | view list |
June 5, 2010 | 18 | 22 | 19 | view list |
May 1, 2010 | 33 | 31 | 22 | view list |
April 3, 2010 | 27 | 16 | 12 | view list |
March 6, 2010 | 17 | 16 | 14 | view list |
February 23, 2010 Steve Jackson Games visit | 14 | 13 | 5 | view list |
February 6, 2010 | 22 | 14 | 13 | view list |
January 2, 2010 | 22 | 23 | 16 | view list |
December 5, 2009 | 25 | 20 | view list | |
October 3, 2009 | 16 | 15 | view list | |
September 5, 2009 | 16 | 11 | view list | |
August 1, 2009 | 20 | 16 | view list | |
July 4, 2009 | 11 | 11 | view list | |
June 6, 2009 | 19 | 17 | view list |
* Records set at new store on Travelers Blvd.
** Records set at old store on Ladson Road.