{"id":106888,"date":"2026-01-21T06:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/106888\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T06:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:46:24","slug":"nyc-backgammon-club-is-hosting-game-night-at-this-manhattan-food-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/106888\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Backgammon Club is Hosting Game Night at this Manhattan Food Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Board games\u00a0are still having a moment in NYC. Last year, mahjong tiles and chess boards dominated tables around the city (and even at a few\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/news\/let-me-tell-you-the-gaming-trend-has-hit-the-restaurant-industry-081325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bars and restaurants<\/a>), while\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/things-to-do\/board-game-cafes-to-play-catan-and-dnd-in-nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">gaming halls\u00a0dedicated to D&amp;D<\/a> saw renewed interest.\u00a0It seems the trend is carrying on,\u00a0as evidenced by the opening of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/news\/the-first-ever-backgammon-cafe-in-nyc-is-absolutely-stunning-010826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York&#8217;s first-ever luxury cafe\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/news\/the-first-ever-backgammon-cafe-in-nyc-is-absolutely-stunning-010826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">just this month<\/a>. But if you happened to miss out on cultivating your gaming crew last year, we invite you to come pick up a checker at Time Out Market.<\/p>\n<p>On February 17,\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nycbackgammon.club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NYC Backgammon Club<\/a>, the social club of backgammon enthusiasts, is bringing game night to <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/time-out-market-union-square\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Time Out Market Union Square<\/a>. Seasoned pros? Feel free to bring your board and go head-to-head against fellow gamers. Still starting out? No worries, the invite is open to players of all levels. So roll the dice and game on!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $10 per person, and registration is required to attend. Guests must\u00a0purchase at least one food item or two drinks. The market has non-alcoholic options available. Register\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/luma.com\/nycbackgammonclub?e=calev-cBaTngPDk49zmmJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Board games\u00a0are still having a moment in NYC. Last year, mahjong tiles and chess boards dominated tables around&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106889,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,24,55,54,56,904,48321],"class_list":["post-106888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny","tag-things-to-do","tag-things-to-do-games-and-hobbies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}