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Tuesday 1pm - 10pm Wednesday 1pm - 10pm Thursday 1pm - 10pm Friday 1pm - 10pm Saturday 12pm - 10pm Sunday 12pm - 8pm

Back Again Board Game Cafe

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Back Again Board Game Cafe

We're a family-friendly tea & coffee shop in Middletown CT, offering snacks, sandwiches, and over 1,000 games to play for all levels with a game pass.

10/12/2026

10/12-10/18 Events

Tuesday
5 - Try a Game

Wednesday
4:30 - One Ring RPG
6 - Board Game Club
6:30 - Game Design

Thursday
6 - Draw Steel RPG
6 - Enclave RPG
7 - Learn & Play Gardlings*

Friday
6 - Learn & Play Kinfire Council*
6 - Beginner D&D
6 - Pirate Borg RPG

Saturday
6 - Drop-in D&D

Sunday
1 - Detective: City of Angels*
2 - Sunday Games*
4 - Blood on the Clocktower
8 - BotC after hours

(* = sign up)
pictured game: Gardlings

Interested an event? Questions? Just contact us with a method of your choosing. Note: open library even during events.

10/08/2026

This October, come to the cafe wearing a Halloween costume and ask at the counter for a 20% discount on your game pass that day.

What qualifies as a costume? Well, it should be recognizable as a costume vs. street clothes so my Kaylee here is actually borderline unless the staff member is a browncoat. Ren Faire outfits do still count. Just... don't try this with a "this is my costume t-shirt" or the like and all should be shiny.

10/07/2026

Cafe events to know about this October and beyond...

- Kids events such as Spooky RPG for kids under 13 on Sun 10/11 at 1pm and Middletown Trick or Treat on Sat 10/17 from 11am-2pm

- Teaches of games like Merchants of the Dark Road (10/9), Kinfire Council (10/16), Nemesis (10/23), and My Father's Work (10/30) on Fridays at 6pm

- The classic card game Spades as well as Beginner Dungeons & Dragons on Fri 10/16 at 6pm

- Horror Games meet to play on Sat 10/24 at 6pm (games like Arkham Horror and Betrayal at House on the Hill)

- Costume opportunities at Gayme night on Mon 10/19 at 6pm and Blood on the Clocktower on Sun 11/1 at 4pm

- Silly spooky RPG's like Monster of the Week on Sun 10/11 at 5:30pm and Oopsall Harvest Festival D&D on Sat 10/10 and 10/24 at 6pm

- Scary RPG's in the Dark like The Zone (about phobias), Mothership, Alien, and Dread on Mon 10/26 at 6pm

- The retro campy horror board game Atmosfear on Sat 10/31 at 3pm and 7pm (also D&D at 6pm)

- Haunted live roleplay game in costume Eldritch Manor on Mon 11/2 at 6:30pm

Let us know if you'd like to join any of these (message, email, in-person, call, Discord, raven...). Beginners and costumes are welcome.

10/06/2026

October games you can join...

To sign up for events, visit our Discord or ask our staff.

Special Events

- Spooky Kids RPG: Sun 10/11 at 1pm (sign up)
- Gayme Night in Costume: Mon 10/19 at 6pm (sign up)
- Horror Games: like Arkham Horror & Betrayal at House on the HIll Sat 10/24 at 6pm (drop in)
- RPG's in the Dark: like The Zone, Mothership, Dread, and Alien RPG - Mon 10/26 at 6pm (sign up) - special event fee
- Atmosfear Retro Game: Sat 10/31 at 3pm & 7pm (sign up)
- Costumed Blood on the Clocktower: Sun 11/1 at 4pm (drop in)
- Eldritch Manor Costumed Mystery: Mon 11/2 at 6:30pm (sign up) - special event fee

Game Teaches

- Tuesdays at 5pm - Try a Game (varies by week)
- Fri 10/9 at 6pm - Merchants of the Dark Road deliver goods gathered in the dark (signup recommended)
- Thurs 10/15 at 7:00pm - Gardlings draw gems, avoid gnomes (signup recommended)
- Fri 10/16 at 6pm - Kinfire Council save the city from cultists or join them (signup recommended)
- Fri 10/23 at 6pm - Nemesis survive aliens on your ship (signup recommended)
- Thurs 10/29 at 7:00pm - Libertalia pirate card play (signup recommended)
- Fri 10/30 at 6pm - My Father's Work experiment a la Frankenstein over generations (signup recommended)
- Sundays at 2pm - Sunday 2pm Games (signup) - varies by week

RPG's - generally drop-in

- Wednesdays at 4:30pm - The One Ring (LotR)
- Thursdays at 6pm - Enclave dice-less
- Thursdays at 6pm - Draw Steel tactical fantasy
- Thu 10/8 & 10/22 at 6pm - Mothership scifi
- Sat 10/10 & 10/24 at 6pm - Oopsall Harvest Festival D&D
- Sun 10/11 at 5:30pm - Monster of the Week
- Fri 10/16 at 6pm - Beginner Dungeons & Dragons
- Fri 10/16 at 6pm - Pirate Borg
- Sat 10/17 & 10/31 at 6pm (sign up for 10/31) - Drop-in D&D
- Fri 10/23 at 6pm - Choose Your RPG Adventure (silly one-shots)
- Sat 10/24 at 3pm - Spectaculars superhero
- Sat 10/24 at 6pm - Artifice D&D (campaign pre-cursor, sign up)

Meetups

Wednesdays at 6pm - Board Game Club
Sundays at 4pm - Blood on the Clocktower (extra hours on 10/18)
Wed 10/14 & 10/28 at 6:30pm - Game Design
Fri 10/16 at 6pm - Spades
Sun 10/18 at 1pm - Detective: City of Angels
Tues 10/27 at 6pm - Casual Standard Magic the Gathering

10/05/2026

10/5-10/11 Events

Tuesday
5 - Try a Game
6 - Artifice D&D*

Wednesday
4:30 - One Ring RPG
6 - Board Game Club

Thursday
6 - Draw Steel RPG
6 - Enclave RPG
6 - Mothership RPG

Friday
6 - Learn & Play Merchants of the Dark Road*

Saturday
6 - Oopsall Harvest Festival D&D

Sunday
1 - Spooky Kids RPG*
2 - Sunday Games*
4 - Blood on the Clocktower
5:30 - Monster of the Week

(* sign up)
pictured game: Merchants of the Dark Road

10/02/2026

Added to our board game library for October...

- Brass Lancashire (industrial shipping & capitalism)
- Fright Factor (predict movie monster tricks)
- Enthrone (get to center without revealing yourself)
- Hell of a Deal (cheat at poker together vs. the devil)
- Devious (avoid sets - has your fae opponent tricked you?)
- Spectral (treasure & curses via deduction)
- Twisted Cryptids (send hunters after everyone else's cryptids)
- Dracula vs. Van Helsing (maneuver cards to kill Dracula or turn the town)
- The Bloody Inn (kill for profit... if you can hide the bodies)
- Ghosts Can't Draw (like Ouija + Pictionary)
- The Ghosts of Castle Turnwall (move stylish ghosts with magnets)
- Scream! (slash your score trick-taker)
- Wingspan Pocket (bird cards activate!)
- Deception: Undercover Allies (adds in helpers for both sides)
- Fae RPG (Where You Are the Monster)

Note: a fine unintentional Smirk & Dagger set this month and a feature of cafe friend Nick Ferris

10/01/2026

October Specials

The Embrace
brown sugar cinnamon caramel hazelnut latte
caramel cold foam with sprinkles
chocolate-strawberry "bite" drizzle
(hot or iced)

GD Donut!
cherry soda with sprinkles
cinnamon sugar oat foam
can be made "dirty" with espresso

Trick or Treat
pumpkin spice cocoa with whipped cream
double shot of espresso

Tea: Harvest Festival spiced black tea

09/30/2026

In honor of the return of our monthly trivia tomorrow, we have a question for you. What was everyone playing this September?

09/29/2026

This Saturday 10/3 at 3pm, we'll be teaching and playing Wingspan Pocket, a streamlined card game version of the bigger bird game, Wingspan.

We are also hosting a challenge for October where we'll track high scores for this game on our leaderboard for those who wish to participate for end of month prizes. If this is you, play in the cafe and send us a photo of your score.

Our staff's scores are locked in, but you don't have to compete. You can come in to play and just be cozy if you prefer. Let us know if we should count you into Saturday's game.

09/27/2026

9/28-10/4 Events

Tuesday
5 - Try a Game
6 - Casual Magic the Gathering

Wednesday
4:30 - One Ring RPG
6 - Board Game Club
6 - D&D: Artifice one-shot*
6:30 - Game Design

Thursday
6 - Draw Steel RPG
6 - Enclave RPG
7 - Trivia
7 - Learn & Play Villagers*

Friday
6 - Learn & Play Brass: Lancashire*
6 - Pirate Borg RPG
6 - Beginner D&D

Saturday
3 - Wingspan Pocket teach & challenge*
6 - Drop-in D&D

Sunday
12 - Demo: Oasis New Life
2 - Sunday Games* feat. Thunderstone Quest
4 - Blood on the Clocktower
4:30 - Old School D&D

(* = sign up)
pictured game: Villagers

Address

484 Main Street #11
Middletown, CT
06457

Opening Hours

Tuesday	1pm - 10pm
Wednesday	1pm - 10pm
Thursday	1pm - 10pm
Friday	1pm - 10pm
Saturday	12pm - 10pm
Sunday	12pm - 8pm

Telephone

+18608546524

Website

http://backagaincafe.com/, https://discord.gg/yQ9mEMeJNQ, https://m.facebook.com/backagaincafe/events/

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