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Three Ways to Play

Join an event

Participate in any of our regular events such as weekly board game meetups, drop-in drop-out D&D campaigns, casual Commander, and trivia night.

Rent a room

Rent out our private rooms to gain access to our expanded library of board games. Each room is fully sound proofed for your experience and servers will stop by to take your orders or deliver food!

Free play

Get access to our shelf of free board games curated by our team. Great for large parties and quick to learn.

Recurring Events

Dungeons & Dragons

Come enjoy D&D in our private sound proof rooms. Each room comes with an audio system to experience your campaigns in an immersive new way. Looking to join a campaign? Our D&D Discord Community is the place to look for campaign info!

Magic the Gathering

From our own in-house Magic league to Pre Release events we host all kinds of Magic events and sell products in store or online. Come join our growing Magic the Gathering community for Commander on Wednesday & Saturday.

Tavern Trivia

General trivia brought to you every week with questions written by our own staff. Come and join in for your chance at prizes!

Event Schedule

D&D Community Campaigns

Join your fellow adventurers at Tavern of Tales, drop in drop out sessions available all week. Join Discord to join!

Tavern Trivia Thursdays

Trivia Thursday’s are back at Boston’s only board game bar! Join us every Thursday starting at 7pm for Trivia. Bring your best team of 4 and compete for some cool prizes!

Board Game Meetup

Looking for other people to play your favorite table top games? Make use of our lovely game rooms and meet other members of Boston's Tabletop community every Tuesday evening.

Casual Commander

Our Magic Community is very welcoming and you can find all power levels here at the table from precon commander decks to CEDH.

Wednesdays 5pm-11pm & Saturdays 10am-4pm

Tavern of Tales Discord

Join an ever growing community of table top gamers, dice rollers, card shufflers and eSports pros located in the Boston and Mission Hill area.

Gift Cards for the Ultimate Game Night

Treat your friends, family, and loved ones to a memorable experience at Tavern of Tales, where they can explore our diverse collection of board games. Create cherished moments, connect with others, and make any occasion special. Get your gift cards today!

Tavern of Tales Reviews

Great board game bar, great signature drinks and very knowledgeable staff. You'll wanna revisit to try the whole menu!

Huffenstein

The staff is so friendly! They help pick out games to play and can explain the rules. The drinks and food are fantastic too!

Emily

Tons of board games, card games, and games like D&D and MTG for those interested, just an overall fantastic spot.

Alyssa B

Super cool place that offers lots of different events & games. There are always people meeting up here to play MTG, D&D, etc.

Michael Laccavole

Really wonderful place to go and hangout to play some board games or D&D. Great drinks, great food and the absolute best staff.

Erin M

Awesome space for game enthusiasts of all kinds. Friendly, cool ownership and staff, consistent events, active Discord channels, and great food and drinks.

Eric E

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Friday-Sunday we have a 90 minute time/table limit for the cafe and bar area.

    No reservation is required to come to our cafe and play games from our shelf. You will need a reservation for a private room, which can be made at this link within 1 hour of an open reservation slot.

  • Yes

    Any person under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times. No one under the age of 21 years is allowed at the Tavern after 7pm.

  • Yes! We have a dog friendly outdoor patio. Your dog must be up to date on their vaccinations and rabies shots, and must be able to prove this if asked. We are unable to accomodate animals inside, so do keep the weather in mind. We are unable to provide water dishes, but can fill yours up if you bring your own!

    Service dogs that are trained to assist people with disabilities are permitted on licensed establishments. Please note emotional support animals and pets do not qualify as service animals.

    For more information, please visit this link.

    Unfortunately no dogs are allowed in the indoor space except for trained service dogs. The host may ask you what service your dog is trained to provide. Emotional support animals are not allowed indoors at Tavern of Tales.

  • As per the City of Boston, the only forms of acceptable ID at any establishment serving or selling alcohol are as follows:

    • A Massachusetts Driver’s License;

    • A Massachusetts Liquor Identification Card;

    • A Massachusetts Identification Card;

    • A Passport Issued by the United States or a government that is officially recognized by the United States;

    • A Passport Card for a Passport issued by the United States; and

    • A Military Identification Card.

  • Reservations are not necessary, but we highly encourage groups to reserve rooms as a way to skip the waitlist and guarantee your spot during peak times. Visit https://www.tavernoftales.com/reservations to start your booking. For parties of 7 or more, contact info@tavernoftales.com to save your spot.