The Broadgate Tower, 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3ABTue–Thu 16:00–22:30 • Fri 15:00–23:30 • Sat 11:00–23:30 • Sun 11:00–21:30 • +44 7734 519280
City of London Tabletop Reading Room & Café
680+ Catalogued Boxes
The Bishopsgate Shelf Guide
Walking up to nearly seven hundred board game boxes can feel daunting. Our librarians at 201 Bishopsgate classify every spine with four colour-coded brass tags so your group finds the right box in two minutes.
Ivory Tag • 10–25 Minutes
Quick Openers & Lunchtime Duels
Tactile wooden abstracts, clever card drafting fillers, and pattern-building games you can learn in three minutes and finish over a single flat white. Highlights include Mines — Tactical Grid Edition, Tic Tac Toe — Wooden Strategy Set, and Codenames.
Verdant Tag • 35–60 Minutes
Welcoming Family & Gateway Classics
Relaxed habitat builders, railway network maps, and cooperative island rescues suitable for mixed-experience groups. Highlights include Cascadia, hexagonal route builders, and illustrated polyomino puzzles.
Amber Tag • 75–120 Minutes
Mid-Weight Strategy & Asymmetric Tables
Resource conversion engines, hand management, and interactive woodland diplomacy for players ready for deeper tactical decisions, including Root and Terraforming Mars.
Crimson Tag • 120–180+ Minutes
Archival Heavyweights & Story Campaigns
Reserved for our largest six-foot oak tables at 201 Bishopsgate, complete with wooden token bowls, sleeved cards, and advance board setup when requested ahead of your visit.
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