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Board Game & Play Cafés in London

A rainy afternoon in London is exactly what board game and play cafés are built for. Draughts in Waterloo, about a kilometre from the centre, sits kids down with food and lets them loose on a wall of over 1,000 games, from £7.95 and open to ages 0 to 12. Over in Shoreditch, Platform runs a Pixel Party package on its PS5, Switch and PC set-ups for ages 6 to 15, while Flight Club nearby turns darts into a game the scoreboard handles for you, from £10, open to families with kids from 12 until mid afternoon. For younger children, Draughts is the easy pick, with baby changing and allergy-aware food alongside the games. Older kids and teenagers get more out of Platform's screens or Flight Club's darts, though Flight Club's family window only runs until mid afternoon, so time it right. All three are indoors and take card only or bookings for groups and birthdays, worth arranging ahead if you want a table on a Saturday.

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