Board game cafes in Klang Valley
A whole lot of fun can come from squishing with people around a small table, with all eyes glued to the tabletop game set out. It hardly even matters if your seatmate is a friend or an acquaintance. Games are as fun as they are great icebreakers.
For your next bestie hangout or activity idea with new friends, take it to one of the 10 board game cafes in Klang Valley that we listed below. You can have the best time playing board, card, and console games, and ordering a drink and a meal on the side.
Table of Contents
What are the rates for board game cafes in Klang Valley?
Most board game cafes in Klang Valley go by hourly rates, but some simply require you to buy a drink and food to play tabletop games for free. Here’s a breakdown of the rates:
| Board game cafe | Location | Hour | Rates |
| GAMP | Jalan Radin Bagus, KL |
|
|
| Bored | Damansara Jaya, PJ |
|
|
| Boards & Brews | Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya | Unlimited | Minimum spent on a drink required |
| UnboxmoU | SS15, Subang Jaya |
|
|
| Zzang | Desa Sri Hartamas, KL |
|
|
| ATO Gaming Cafe | Jalan Sungai Penchala, TTDI |
|
Minimum of RM20 per pax spent on food and drinks |
| Meeples | SS15, Subang Jaya |
|
|
| 6FunDays | Kota Damansara, PJ |
|
|
| Soulmad by Area 124 | Jalan Changkat, Kajang |
|
|
| Here Be Dragons | TTDI, KL |
|
|
1. GAMP
Camping-themed board game cafe
Image credit: @gamp.my via Instagram
If you ever wondered what it’s like to play board games at a campsite, GAMP is the place for you. This board game cafe in KL has comfy camping chairs to sink into while playing tabletop games and sipping on matcha lattes. They also have private rooms set behind curtains that look like tent flaps.
Image credit: @gamp.my via Instagram
At their games shelf, you’ll find board games such as Clank!: Catacombs and Dune. These sit next to a collection of Nintendo Switch games like Gang Beasts and Super Mario, as this spot offers both tabletop and console games.
Image credit: @gamp.my via Instagram
As game rules can get confusing, don’t hesitate to ask for guidance from a staff member, who can also serve as a Game Master to lead the gaming session.
Sign Up with TSL Connect
2. Bored
Free-flow coffee & mahjong table
Image credit: Bored. – Board Games, Cafe & etc via Google Maps
Bored? Then Bored might be the place for you. This tastefully decorated board game cafe has a collection of over 180 board games and video games – you could say that boredom is almost nonexistent here.
Image credit: @boredgamescafe via Instagram
Patrons praise this spot for their reasonably priced RM35 rate for a whole day session, which comes with a complimentary drink and also free-flow of coffee and tea.
Image credit: @boredgamescafe via Instagram
As for their game selection, they’ve got the classics like Exploding Kittens, Dixit, and even a mahjong table.
3. Boards & Brews
Unlimited games with a meal order
Subang Jaya’s Boards & Brews operates more like a cafe that happens to also have a huge selection of tabletop games to play.
Image credit: Nur Adani Sobri via Google Maps
They’ve got coffee brews, cakes, hearty pastas and pizzas to order instead of the usual tidbits. In place of the usual per-hour rates, you’ll just need to order a minimum of one drink per diner to play any game from their shelves for free.
Image credit: Josheline Salim via Google Maps
Drinks to order include Kombuchas (RM14), Mango Float (RM15) and Flavoured Lattes (RM14).
From Tuesdays to Fridays, from 2pm-6pm, the cafe runs a Happy Hour deal that slashes 15% off any order of food, so you can enjoy even lower rates for a game session.
4. UnboxmoU
Group-friendly board game cafe
Just a short 3-minute walk from the SS15 LRT station, UnboxmoU is another board game cafe in Subang Jaya that has a selection of over 130 tabletop games, private rooms for larger groups, and Nintendo Switch games.
Image credit: UnboxmoU via Facebook
If you’re feeling the gaming munchies, there are light snacks such as Popcorn Chicken (RM10.50) and French Fries (RM9.50) to order and share.
Image credit: Ling Suet via Google Maps
Otherwise, the board game cafe lets you bring your own food, which is great for birthday celebrations with tabletop games and cake involved. You’ll just be required to clean up after yourself, and of course, be mindful of not spilling any food on the games.
Image credit: UnboxmoU via Facebook
5. Zzang
Korean board game cafe
Image credit: Syarafina Shaffie via Google Maps
A new spot on the block, ZZANG in Desa Sri Hartamas, dubs themselves a Korean board game cafe. It’s partly because they serve Korean street food, and have a catalogue of over 250 board games all imported from Korea. Needless to say, you can expect to find some unfamiliar yet just as fun games to play with friends.
Image credit: ZHI YIN via Google Maps
Aside from tabletop games, the board game cafe also has PS5 and Nintendo Switch console games.
Image credit: Jae Won via Google Maps
All tables are set inside private rooms, so you can enjoy your games with friends in privacy. There are larger private party rooms that accommodate up to 8 individuals, too.
Do take note that each patron will have to order a drink and a meal, in addition to the hourly rates.
6. ATO Gaming Cafe
Console games galore
ATO Gaming Cafe in TTDI and Cheras is for hardcore gamers. They focus on PS4 and PS5 games for solo and multiplayer players, and also Nintendo Switch and Xbox games, with games like It Takes Two, Super Mario Party, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land to play.
The board games here are limited, but you’ll find classic games such as Monopoly, The Game of Life, and even Battleship.
7. Meeples
Opens till late
Image credit: Meeples – European Boardgame Cafe via Facebook
Meeples is widely considered the OG of board game cafes, being one of the earliest spaces for people to play tabletop games beyond their homes in Klang Valley. They specialise in a plethora of European board games, with available ones like the Catan series, Codenames, Dixit, and Stick Stack – just to name a few – on the shelves.
Image credit: Meeples – European Boardgame Cafe via Facebook
With opening hours till 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, you can park yourself at their SS15 location till late and not have to worry about not finishing your game.
Image credit: Asskilla Nizam via Google Maps
8. 6FunDays
Affordable hourly rates
Image adapted from: iyda azman via Google Maps
6FunDays offers one of the cheapest rates on the list. You’ll just have to fork out RM9/hour to play board games, or RM10/hour for board and console games, on weekdays. It’s just RM1 added to each rate if you come by on the weekends.
With each rate, you get free-flow drinks and snacks too.
Image adapted from: 6FunDays via Google Maps
The most popular game here is Halli Galli, a quick card game that tests your reflexes. Otherwise, there are just as popular games like Catan, Ticket to Ride, and Taboo.
9. Soulmad by Area 124
Aesthetically pleasing board game cafe
Image credit: JT XD via Google Maps
While they hide out in Kajang, Soulmad by Area 124 might be worth the drive out to, as they have one of the most aesthetically pleasing spaces to play board games in. There are the usual tables, and then the low tables with cushion seats cosily set by wide windows and separated by dividers.
Image credit: the other nur via Google Maps
The rates are decent, too. For only RM10/pax, you have unlimited access to a wide selection of board games during the cafe’s Chill Hour from 12pm to 7pm.
Image credit: XU YAZHOU via Google Maps
10. Here Be Dragons
Private game rooms
Image credit: Here Be Dragons MY – Board Game Store via Facebook
Here Be Dragons is for the bards, the mages, and the mythical folks who want to be transported into the expansive world of Dungeons & Dragons.
This spot popularly hosts D&D campaigns. They have staff members and passionate patrons regularly doubling as Dungeon Masters and adventurers, and private game rooms (from RM140 for 2 hours) with medieval-like dining tables to book for even more immersive games.
Image credit: Here Be Dragons MY – Board Game Store via Facebook
Not just for the D&D fans, they’ve got over 100 other tabletop and console games to choose from, and a resident cat named Thor to say hello to during sessions.
Play tabletop & console games at these board game cafes in Klang Valley
Board game cafes are for the cool kids who want to put their phones down and enjoy a little bit of that old-school tabletop game fun. You get to throw in a drink and a meal in the mix, too.
Also read: Carousel & Co.: New Hangout Haven In KL With 9 Carnival-Style Games, Free Popcorn & A Carousel Bar
Cover image adapted from: iyda azman via Google Maps, UnboxmoU via Facebook, JT XD via Google Maps