Chance Encounter Games

Come to Chance Encounter Games tonight (10/2) at 7 pm to meet other neighborhood folks looking to tell stories! Our Looking For Group meetup is a great way to get that in person TTRPG game night going!

Calling all Dice Goblins and Ghoulies! Celebrate the spookiest time of year with a Halloween Dice Advent Calendar! Count down 31 days with 36 dice and a dice bag. We're open 'till 10, so get one today!

Come to Chance Encounter Games tomorrow 9/11 between 6 and 10 pm to play solo RPGs among friends and neighbors! Bring your own game or pick one up at the shop. We have supplies to share (dice, cards, notebooks, pencils), and a cozy quiet space to have a bit of creative me-time.

Fall events at Chance Encounter Games! Mini Painting Every Thursday 6pm-10pm Rotating Friday Night Events Looking For Group Meetups Solo RPG Silent Bookclub Craft Night Learn-To-Paint Workshops Parade Of Monsters Halloween Party and Art Market: 3-9pm 10/30 Dusty Books Clearance Sale: 11/27

Dante is sick, so the shop is closed this weekend. See you Wednesday!

I got the con flu, y'all. We'll be doing reduced hours today to give me some time to rest and recover. Open 6-9, hopefully back to normal tomorrow!

Looking for your next gaming group? Ready to play some D&D? Need the right players to try out that new system you've been ogling? Come to the Looking for Group meetup at Chance Encounter Games in north Seattle tomorrow, Friday August 28th at 7pm. Let's roll some dice!

We're going off on an adventure this weekend, so Chance Encounter Games will be closed 8/22 and 8/33. See you next week!

Had my second play test of Anomalnaughts tonight at @chanceencounter.games With some rad people and made it through the encounter! 4 Anomalnaughts responded to a call near Big Sur in Southern California, encountered multiple hostile entities, had a brilliant piece of emergent gameplay...

TODAY 8/7 - Come by between 6 & 10pm to strap in and get that campaign prep done! We've got resources in our community library, sodas in the fridge, and the AC blastin'. It's easier to crank out those stat blocks and custom magic items when you're surrounded by others doing the same.

We are keeping our normal Saturday hours of 1-10pm on July 4th! Come by late into the evening - we'll have supplies out for making zines should you have an abundance of civic pride... or frustration.

Mark your calendars! We have lots of cool and FREE community events coming up in the next couple months.

To celebrate our fair country's birthday, we've prepared a selection of games we feel are representative of our great nation. Also, for those looking to express their ideals and civic duties, we will be hosting a Social Justice Zine Making Workshop on Friday evening 7/3 from 6-10.

Come visit us this weekend at the Fremont Fair! We're booth #51, on 35th between Phinney and Evanston.

Learn to paint miniatures! The incredible folks from @thenailonrealm will provide all the materials and personalized instruction you need to paint your first mini. Arrive a novice, leave with your first completed mini! Just $10 a seat. Sign up on our website today to make sure you get a seat.

For pride this year, we will be supporting our community the same way we do year round: Selling the work of local queer artists, providing a welcoming third space for folks to gather free of charge, and by normalizing creating gaming experiences that are safe, supportive, and affirming.

We will be closed all weekend starting with an early close on Friday 5/22 at 6pm. Dante's officiating a wedding!

Chance Encounter Games will be closed this weekend (5/16 and 5/17) because we'll be at the U District Street Fair! Come find us in the orange block or when we're back open on Wednesday.

Every Wednesday evening in May we'll be running D&D 101 workshops at Chance Encounter Games! If you've ever wanted to get into the game, there's no better time than now! Seats are just $10! No experience necessary, and we provide all the materials you'll need. See you there!

4/3 6-10pm: Boardgame Night. 4/17 6-10pm: Local Author Demo: ROAST. 4/24 6-7pm: YOUTH Looking For Group Meetup 5/1 4-10pm: May Day Celebration. 5/8 6-10pm: Mini Painting Workshop with Nailon Realm. 5/15 7-8pm: LFG Meetup. 5/29 6-10pm: Boardgame Night. 6/5 4-10pm: Anniversary Celebration!

This hour-long mixer is a great way to meet your nerdy neighbors and find that game you've been hankering for. Find your party! Join a table! Play RPGs! Come to Chance Encounter Games this Friday 3/20 7-8 pm for our March Looking For Group Meetup.

I'm taking the day to try to get well. Feel free to reach out here or email us at dante@chanceencounter.games if you're looking for something specific.

Do good and have fun this Friday from 6-10 at Chance Encounter Games! We're hosting a collage and zine making workshop with lyrczart to raise funds for their mutual aid efforts: getting food to our neighbors in need. All supplies and instructions are free, all donations go to Ravenna Mutual Aid.

Pop into the shop on a Friday Night in March to join us for one of our free events! 3/6 6-10: ECCC Afterparty. 3/13 6-10: Mutual Aid Collage Night. With LyricZ Art and Ravenna Mutual Aid. 3/20 7-8 pm: Looking For Group Meetup. Find your party! 3/27 6-10 pm: GM Co-Work Time.

What's happening, #seattle #trans & #non-cis #nerds? Our NEXT local Seattle Trans & Non-Cis Nerd Meet-up! Hooray! Come hang with us on SATURDAY, APRIL 4th @ 2-4:30 PM at: Chance Encounter Games (a quiet space!) (Near 64th & Roosevelt - south of the Roosevelt stop on the Link) Great to see you!

Come to our community events this month! 2/6 6-10 community craft night. 2/13 6-10 spooky friday-the-thirteenth Valentine's market. 2/20 7-8 pm Looking For Group meetup - come by if you've been wanting to start or join a game! Thursdays are our free mini painting nights. See y'all at the shop!

Chance Encounter Games' doors will be open to the community on 1/30, but in support of the general strike, we will not be selling anything. Instead, join us in folding Whistle Zines for free distribution from 1-6. From 6-10 join us for our community writers' circle for GMs and Worldbuilders.

Join us for Collage Craft Night Friday 1/23 from 6-10pm! It's free - use community supplies or bring some to share. Make your own character sheet, set up your 2026 journal, jazz up that to-do list, or just make some art!

In a couple weeks, we'll be taking a couple weeks off to rest, spend time with family, and eat an unreasonable amount of pie. Make sure to finish your holiday shopping by 12/21, as we'll be closed 12/22-12/26 and 12/29-1/2.

We've partnered with the Cutie Foundation to bring six rising local artists to you for all your holiday shopping needs! Come meet these incredible creatives this Friday 12/5 at our Local Artists' Market from 6-10.

Shop local and support artists directly this holiday season by coming to our artist market this Friday (11/21) from 6-10.

Tomorrow 11/14 6-10pm is our next Miniature Painting Workshop with The Nailon Realm. It's only $10 and not only do you get a personalized lesson on how to paint miniatures, you get to take your painted mini home at the end of the night!

Come by Chance Encounter Games to play something from our community boardgame library tonight! Come hang from 6-10, we'll pick a game by 6:30. If you can't make it by then or if we have too many folks, feel free to grab a game and take it to Human People or Die Bierstube for a fun Friday out!

I'm thankful for... All the incredible events at the shop this month! As per usual, every Thursday (except Thanksgiving) is mini-painting night. Our Friday events this month are: a Parlor Night , a Mini Painting Workshop, a Local Artist Market, and an Anti-capitalist Boardgame Swap

My therapist made me promise to not work 5 12s until my body crashes out again, so our hours are changing! As of November First, we are opening later (1pm) but staying open late for all your evening whimsy needs (10pm). See y'all in the afternoon!

Calling all Seattle Critters! We're streaming the Campaign 4 premiere on Thursday 10/2 at 7pm at Chance Encounter Games. Come early if you want a seat because space is VERY limited. @criticalrole.bsky.social

Want a new home game? Looking for players? Looking for a GM? Just looking to make some friends? Look no further than Chance Encounter Games this Friday (8/15) where from 6-10 pm we're hosing a LFG meetup! This is a free community event. Come say hi! #seattle #lfg #ttrpg #DnD

Do you have a WiP that needs finishing? Struggling to prioritize craft time? Need to get out of the house? Come on down to Chance Encounter Games between 6 and 10 tonight to join fellow crafty nerds for this free community event!

This week, we're once again on location at the grand opening of Chance Encounter Games (@chanceencounter.games)! We hear about a sham trial and a public execution at a LARP, very ambitious notetaking, and playing a nonmagical character in a very magical world. share.transistor.fm/s/71fa5027

August Update! Thursdays and Fridays: Paint Night, Looking For Group/Looking For Players meetups, and Stay Late And Create. Our Saturday night D&D 5e game is recruiting! This game has flexible scheduling options and is perfect for beginners! Thank you for supporting your Local Game Store!

(We wanted to get a picture of the portcullis so badly! But there was no way to get a picture without inadvertently getting people in frame, and that felt inconsiderate. If you're in Seattle, go check it out for yourself? Here's a picture of the sign out front, at least.)

This week, we're on location at the grand opening of Chance Encounter Games @chanceencounter.games! We hear about the economy of game publishing, the joy of playing your character like you're driving a stolen car, and the impeccable vibes of a cast-iron portcullis. share.transistor.fm/s/b7858f3d

Chance Encounter Games will be closed for a private event Friday 6/20, Saturday 6/21, and Sunday 6/22. Normal hours resume Wednesday 6/25 at 11am. See you then!

So this is us trusting our communitea to hold us. Anyone who is able to contribute through the link below will get the name of their choice engraved on a plaque of SOS (Save Our Shop) Angels to be permanently installed in the tea house and a photo pinned on the discord. square.link/u/La2AFWmg

If you're out in Seattle today under the hot sun and need a quiet place to recover your energy, come visit us. We're a block and a half from Roosevelt station. Free AC, boardgames, fantasy books, and other distracting activities.

This week, we chat with Dante about running eleven weekly parallel tables in the same campaign, falling in to becoming a professional GM, and embracing the tropes of the fetch quest. Plus, Dante has some sage advice for GMs like Jake who love spreadsheets. share.transistor.fm/s/3139afbe

Campaign Spotlight interviewed me about having six different gaming groups in one shared narrative. It was a grand 'ole time! Check it out over at Folded Frequencies. @campaignspotlight.bsky.social

Come hang out at the shop on Thursday to watch some RPG streams and paint minis! JUNE 5TH SCHEDULE: 4:30 - D20's Dungeons and Dragons Queens Ep.1 7:00 - CR's Age of Umbra Ep.2. This is a free event. Also you get 25% off anything you buy for the community library.

Thanks SO MUCH to all the wonderful people who came out to the shop's opening today. We were packed from opening to close with fantastic nerdy friends. Thank you all again for making my dreams of being a little NPC shopkeep and storyteller a reality.