How it works
These board game group names come five at a press, from Dice Guys Finish Last to Still Setting Up. All 96 are for a group, a club or a weekly night. None was taken from a boxed game’s title.
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Names for board game groups, by set
Dice and game piece puns is the first set in the menu: Dice to Meet You, Never Board, Tiny Wooden People, Cardboard Enthusiasts. Tile, token and turn wordplay has 20 names, such as Counter Arguments and Turn for the Better.
Weekly nights, clubs and families
A weekly night at one table has Host Picks the Game, Rules Explained by Eight and Coasters Required Gamers. Shop, library and school clubs has Checkerboard Club and Teach Me the Rules Club. Family game groups has Pajamas and Pawns and Aunt Brought a New Game.
Questions and answers
What is a good name for a board game group that meets every week?
Second Friday Gamers, Every Other Thursday Gamers, The Usual Seats, Scorekeeper Rotation and Winner Picks Next Week are in A weekly night at one table, which has 19 names.
What do the game words in the names mean?
A doublet is the same number shown by two dice, and a triplet is the same number shown by three. A meeple is a game piece shaped like an approximation of a person. Rolling Doublets, Triplet Rollers and Meeple Pleasers are on the list.
Is any name taken from a boxed game?
No. None was taken from the title of a boxed game, a publisher, a shop, an app or a convention, and none is about drinking or betting. No trademark register was checked.