Tabletop gaming event attracts hundreds of gamers
Over 500 people including 150 under 16s came together on Saturday 26 April for a day of tabletop gaming and fantasy adventure. Dragonmeet Call to Adventure had 30 providers from across the UK host gaming campaigns, miniature painting, family games, puzzles and more in Central London.
The event was open to all ages with a particular focus on first time and budding gamers who wanted to take their first step into the exciting world of strategy and imagination-gaming. Tabletop gaming is being increasingly recognised as a valuable tool for young people to build confidence, engage critical thinking, aide problem solving skills and encourage creativity with real world applications.
It also gets young people off their mobile phones and devices, encouraging real-life socialising.
Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Councils joint Library and Archives service worked closely with Dragonmeet to make this event a reality. It comes following investment from the service into games libraries across the two central London boroughs.
The Councils have over 400 board games for loan and have allocated space and time in their library timetables for people to come and enjoy tabletop gaming for free in a welcoming setting.
“We really support imagination-gaming initiatives and events such as Dragonmeet as it enables people, especially young people, living in Westminster to improve their problem solving and strategy skills, think creatively and socialise with others face to face, away from screens and wider technology pressures we face in our daily lives,” Cllr Aicha Less, Cabinet Member for Children and Public Protection at Westminster City Council said. “It has been great to see so many people at this event today, and just shows how increasingly popular tabletop gaming has become.”
Dungeons and Dragons is a globally popular game, first launched in 1974, which sees players assume the role of different characters in a fantasy board game world.
If you missed out on Dragonmeet Call to Adventure but want to enjoy all the fun of tabletop gaming, there are events for all ages at our local libraries and youth clubs like one below.
Visit Westminster’s Games Library page to find out more and accept your own call to adventure!
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