Battle Inc Gaming CIC
ENTRY
from £6
WHERE
Belfast
What it’s like
Board games, card games and LARP in a gaming space with over 600 titles, plus a craft room with 3D printers, for £6 a session.
This is a proper gaming venue rather than an arcade with flashing lights. Robin's Roost is the board game and two-player room, and the library runs to over 600 games, they say spanning 3000 years of gaming history, so you can go from a 15 minute filler to a 4 hour epic depending on how the day's going. There's War Games, Collectable Card Games, Role Playing Games and LARP on offer too, which is a proper mix if you've got a teenager who's outgrown the usual soft play and screen options.
Next door is Creatively Philled, the arts and crafts room, with paints, a sewing machine and two 3D printers. It's a nice change of pace if the gaming's got a bit intense and someone needs to sit and make something with their hands for a while.
A session is £6 a head, which they work out at £1.20 an hour if you stay the full stretch, and a visit here tends to run around five hours. If you're a regular, the monthly membership is £40 and the annual one £460, both letting you in as often as you like for free plus 5% off the shop. There's a snack shop on site too.
Opening hours are a bit irregular so it's worth having a proper look before you head down. Weekdays it's evenings only, 5pm to 10pm, Saturday it opens at midday and runs through to 10pm, and on the last Sunday of the month it's a shorter midday to 5pm slot.
Facilities
Need to know
- How long to allow
- ~5 hours
- Worth knowing
- Membership includes 5% discount off everything in shop
- Sunday opening is only on the last Sunday of the month, and it's a shorter midday to 5pm slot
- There's a snack shop on site if you don't want to bring food
- Membership gets you 5% off everything in the shop as well as free entry
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
A gaming session is £6 per person. If you stay the full session that works out at about £1.20 an hour.
Is membership worth it?
If you'd be going often, the monthly membership is £40 or £460 for the year, and both let you in as much as you like for free plus 5% off the shop.
What is there to actually do?
Board games and two-player games in Robin's Roost, over 600 games in the library covering everything from quick fillers to long sessions, plus War Games, card games, role playing games and LARP. There's also an arts and crafts room with paints, a sewing machine and 3D printers.
How long do people stay?
A visit tends to run around five hours, which fits with the £6 flat session price.
What are the opening hours?
Monday to Friday it's 5pm to 10pm, Saturday 12pm to 10pm, and on the last Sunday of the month it's a shorter 12pm to 5pm session.
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