Every Gamer Needs to Visit These 5 Fort Collins Gaming Cafés
There’s nothing wrong with playing games all day. Research suggests that playing challenging and engaging games can improve your eyesight, fight dyslexia, and improve creativity. Adding friends into this gives one a healthy and intriguing activity that strengthens friendships and improves cognitive functions. These 5 local gaming cafés gives their guests the opportunity to game with their friends, all day, for a very low cost (in no particular order).
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Gryphon Games and Comics
1119 W Drake Rd, C-30, Fort Collins, CO 80526
Hours Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every other day of the week.
This café holds events weekly, of all types. Magic drafts, board game-euro nights, Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars organized play, movie nights and even painting lessons are held here. The events are really well organized and are said to have an impressive turnout. On top of that a huge selection of comics is available to read and for purchase, and board games are also available here. Café drinks and food are served here as well.
The Haunted Game Cafe
3307 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours Sunday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every other day of the week.
This highly praised café is made specifically for large groups of gamers to play board and card games for hours on end together. Delicious cafe drinks are served close by, and board games can even be purchased inside the café. There is a wide selection of board games that can be borrowed and played in-store as well, giving customers many opportunities to game as much as they would like. Card game tournaments are held here, too!
Dungeons & Drafts
1624 S Lemay Ave #6, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours Sunday 12 p.m. to 12 a.m., Friday 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday 12 p.m. to 2 a.m., Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 4 p.m. to 12 a.m.
A pub for all gamers and non-gamers, Dungeons & Drafts features wide selection of board games and allows friends to play board games together while being served micro brews and appetizers and sandwiches from the setting of a medieval tavern. They also have an N64, with Smash and Mario Kart.
Pinball Jones
1228 West Elizabeth Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Hours Sunday 3 p.m. to 12 a.m., Tuesday/ Wednesday 6 p.m. to 12 a.m., Thursday/Friday/Saturday 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., closed on Mondays.
This place features all types of classic arcade games, the type you could only get in a real arcade. Pinball, Skee-ball, Pacman, billiard tables, and other nostalgic games line the walls of this basement bar. Free popcorn is served to all guests, and a wide selection of beers on tap is also available.
All That and a Bag of Chips
702 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours Sundays 3 p.m. to 12 p.m., and 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. all other days of the week.
This location was founded solely for the purpose of letting others play video games all day, costing almost nothing. 5 dollars gets you in for the day, and includes a bag of chips and a coke. Outside food is allowed. Jory Ray, the owner of All That and a Bag of Chips has close to every console avaliable for his customers, including: PS4, PS3, Xbox E, Wii, Game Cube, Xbox, N64, Sega Dreamcast, PS2, PlayStation, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Nintendo, etc. Video games from every generation are available here.
Gaming of all kinds with friends can be a very positive experience for everyone involved, by strengthening relationships with one another and challenging you cognitively. Check out these awesome places whether or not you game to engage with your friends, have fun and meet new people.