Victoria, BC’s mini gaming convention
Day of Boardgamers
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Gamers at a previous event in July 2024 at the Legion.
Day of Boardgamers
We started Day of Boardgamers in 2011 in Victoria BC. It was made to fill a niche for local board gamers to have a dedicated space and place to play board games for a whole day! This convention-style event welcomes folks of all backgrounds to play games, together.
We are selling tickets forDoB 18, which will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion on Gorge Road on July 26th, 2025.
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Tickets - on sale now
Hosts Chris and Nat are always ready to play!
Features
Space to play Board Games with new friends and old!
Sales Table - free for first 10 games, $1 a game after that.
Math Trade - free! Via Swaptagon.
Pre-event, self organizing game sign up
Pre-event Sign Ups available (some space may be available on the day)
Blood on the Clocktower
Murder at the Flying Haddock
Day-of Games - first come, first play!
Miniature Games with Corey and Sean!
Of course, you are always welcome to just sit down and play the games you love. Find opponents, grab a table, and play games!
Find more information about event activities and the organization below!
Swap Meet
Clint Sinclair’s “Swaptagon” website is being used to run a Swap Meet.
In short, you list a games you are happy to trade away; and select games that you’d be happy to trade for them. Some math and magic happens, and you bring along the successful swaps and pick up your new games.
Math Trades must be dropped off at as close to 10.30am as you can make it, and pick ups will start around as soon after that as possible - when Clint and his team have everything in order. You don’t need a ticket to take part in the Math Trade, but you will not be able to enter the main gaming hall.
Drop off in the Pro Patria board room at the Legion.
Blood on the Clocktower
Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five to twelve courageous players and one devious storyteller. You can learn more here. Two sessions will run at Day of Boardgamers - one at 1.00pm and another at 5.00pm.
Just sign up in advance - there might be free seats at the start time too, just check it out.
Big Games
You like big epic games that need a few hours and other players prepped and ready to play? Dying to get 1830 running with 4 players; or Eclipse with all the expansions going?
Or you have something a little smaller, but still would like to find opponents for that odd little German economic game you picked up, but your regular group doesn’t want to play?
Or maybe you are looking to join one of the above?
Sales Table
The Sales table allows you to bring in games you no longer want and purchase new-to-you games! The sales table opens from drop off at 10.30am - sale will not start till 11am to allow us to process the incoming games first!
How it works:
Decide which games you want to sell. The first 10 cost nothing, then it’s $1 for every additional one you place.
Label up the games clearly with your name, the price and the name of the game. Labels come off - we need all three bits of info.
Fill out this list with all your games you are selling and bring it with you. (Word Version)
Drop of the list with the sales table organizer who’ll keep it as their master list.
Put your games on the table.
Go play games!
We can settle up when you leave - we will start closing the table around 6.30pm.
We can not take your unsold games you don’t want. Please take them home.
The Sales table placement is only for people with tickets.
Murder at the Flying Haddock
“Murder at the Flying Haddock” is a deduction/mystery game written by us for 6-7 players. it works seated around a table and runs in under 90 minutes. This is our first public test of the game, and we’d love to trial it with you! Set in a fantasy world, this game is inspired by Forgotten Realms and Dungeon and Dragons - but you aren’t heroes; just normal everyday folks… well, mostly normal…
It’s stereotypical dark and stormy night at the Flying Haddock - a remote coastal tavern above Shipwrecker Bay. You and the fellow guests are sheltering in the tavern when the unthinkable happens - There’s Been a Murder!
Can you solve it? Can you avoid being accused by your fellow travelers? Can you save yourself? Find out….
Come Join Us Here
The Royal Canadian Legion,
Pro Patria Branch
411 Gorge Road East
Victoria, BC, Canada, V8T 2W1
Main entrance is on Dunedin Street. Parking available all day.
The game hall is upstairs
Victoria Bus Routes 8, 9 and 11 stop outside.