Al Quoz, Dubai

Every day, 1 PM to 4 AM. The kitchen runs shorter hours than the tables do, 4 PM to 3 AM, so come any time to play and after it opens if you want to eat.

46M8+6Q9 - Al Qouz Ind.third - Al Quoz - Dubai. Al Quoz is an industrial district, so it is worth following the map rather than the street name: the location page has one, along with the phone number if you end up circling.

Press the button on your table and someone will come over to take your order. There is no queueing at a counter.

You pay on your way out, and all you need to give is your name. We keep track of what you ordered, so there is no bill to look after during the evening.

As often as you like. Your order follows you, so joining another game or a bigger group never complicates what you owe.

227 on the shelves, and the list is on the games page with filters for how many of you there are and how long you have got. It is one of the largest public collections in the UAE, and it grows.

Yes, and people do it every week. Game nights in particular are built for it: you sit down at a table that needs another player and that is the whole introduction. Nobody has to arrive with a group to end up in a game.

They go up on the events page, and the WhatsApp community hears first. There are separate groups for billiard and for board games, so ask Hiba, our manager, to add you to whichever you want, or ring 055 606 3002.