CERN Games Club

Welcome to the official website of the CERN Games Club!

We are students, fellows and staff members from CERN and a bunch of external people from Geneva who enjoy coming together to play tabletop games. Every Sunday we meet in Restaurant 1 at CERN from 2pm to late to play games. Everyone is welcome—you don't need to be a member of the club to join in. There's also no need to let us know in advance (unless you need site access), just swing by at any time.

From time to time we do other activities (weekday gaming, movies, participating in regional events, etc.). To keep informed, please subscribe to our mailing list and join the conversation on Mattermost.

In addition to our main event on Sundays, there are group meetings during the week to play cards, board games, RPGs, Chess or Go in multiple locations. You can search for players for your specific gaming interests on Mattermost or the CERN Clubs Community on Discourse.

 

Role-Playing Games Social in R1 on Friday 13th September 2024

CERN Games Club RPG Social

Do you play pen-and-paper Role-Playing Games (RPGs) like Dungeons and Dragons—or are you merely curious?

The Games Club is hosting a social get-together for RPG players, potential players and Game Masters after work on Friday 13th September at 18h00 in CERN Restaurant 1. This will be a chance to meet each other, chat about games and possibly to gather together one or two new RPG groups. Everyone is welcome, even if you have never played before.

If you have any questions or comments, you can post on the RPG channel on Mattermost.

Games Club Summer BBQ - Sunday 21 July 2024

We are happy to announce the Games Club Summer BBQ 2024, taking place at the BBQ Area on the Prevessin site of CERN, on Sunday 21 July 2024 starting from 16:00. There will be food, tables and (obviously) games provided. If you would like to bring along some salads, drinks, desserts or some of your own games, you are most welcome to. We will chat, play and eat for as long as it lasts.

For organizational reasons (mainly for us to know how much food to bring), please sign up - for once even if you already have access to CERN. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Please note that the CERN Prevessin site is not easily reachable via public transport from CERN Meyrin. If you plan to come from Meyrin by public transport, or if you pass by car via Meyrin and could offer a lift, we have created a BBQ Mattermost channel to organize car pooling. There is also a TPG bus stop (line 66) in front of CERN Prevessin reachable via Ferney-Voltaire.

Games Club AGM - 3rd March 2024

This year's annual general meeting (AGM) of the Games Club will be held on Sunday March 3rd at 17:00 in R1.

The purpose of the meeting is to report on the status of the club and elect a committee for 2024. The meeting is open to everyone, so we encourage you all to attend!

Of course, we will have our usual Sunday gaming session before (and possibly after) the AGM.

If you would like to have a particular topic discussed at the AGM, please let the committee know via Mattermost or e-mail, so we can put it on the agenda.

CERN Annual Closure 2023/2024

Yet another year has passed, and with the end of 2023 approaching, access to the CERN sites will be restricted as usual during the CERN Annual Closure from December 23 to January 7 inclusive.

We wish you a good start of 2024, and we are looking forward to seeing you again in the next year as of January 14.

Role-Playing Games Social in R1 on Wednesday 6 September 2023

Role-playing Games Social

Do you play pen-and-paper Role-Playing Games (RPGs) like Dungeons and Dragons—or are you merely curious?

The Games Club is hosting a social get-together for RPG players, potential players and Game Masters after work on Wednesday 6 September at 18h00 in CERN Restaurant 1. This will be a chance to meet each other, chat about games and possibly to gather together one or two new RPG groups. Everyone is welcome, even if you have never played before.

If you have any questions or comments, you can post on the RPG channel on Mattermost.

Annual General Meeting: February 26 at 17:00 in R1

This year's annual general meeting (AGM) of the Games Club will be on Sunday February 26th at 17:00 in R1.

The purpose of the meeting is to report on the status of the club, elect a committee for 2023, and discuss the future of the club. The meeting is open to everyone and we encourage you all to attend! We will have our usual Sunday gaming session before (and possibly after) the AGM.

If you would like to have a particular topic discussed at the AGM, please let the committee know via Mattermost or e-mail (games.club@cern.ch), so we can put it on the agenda.

CERN Annual Closure

The end of 2022 is approaching and access to the CERN sites will be restricted during the CERN Annual Closure from December 22 to January 4 inclusive.

Of course, we are looking forward to gaming again in 2023: The first Sunday gaming session will be on 8 January.

Tabletop RPG Meetup, Friday 13 May at 18h00 in R1

Role Playing Games Meetup

 

Do you play pen-and-paper Role-Playing Games (RPGs) like Dungeons and Dragons—or are you merely curious?

The Games Club is hosting a social get-together for RPG players, potential players and Game Masters after work on Friday 13 May at 18h00 in CERN Restaurant 1. This will be a chance to meet each other, chat about games and possibly to gather together one or two new RPG groups. Everyone is welcome, even if you have never played before.

If you have any questions or comments, you can post on the RPG channel on Mattermost.