Borrow. Play. Return. Repeat.

Edinburgh Board Game Library has 500+ board games to be borrowed! Take them home and play with friends and family.

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We are celebrating 2 years!

Edinburgh Board Game Library started in February 2023 and we have completed over 1500 loans in the past 2 years. To celebrate we give out exclusive discounts to new and existing members:

Free months for members

Use Edinburgh Board Game Library in February and get a 2 months membership extension for free

You must borrow a game for one or two weeks from Thursday 6th, 13th, 20th, or 27th February.

Offer available to existing full and concession members with an active membership that started before 30th January 2025.

You must return your games on time to receive the free months.

We’ll gift you your bonus months in March after you’ve returned your games. You’ll get an email from the library confirming your membership extension.

Become a member

Love board games? Become a member now to borrow a game this Thursday. 

We are open every Thursday 6-8pm at our hub in Tollcross.

Purchase a gift membership:

How does it work?

Join

Join Edinburgh Board Game Library today. Sign up, get a membership and verify. It’s easy

Browse & Reserve

Browse our inventory of 500+ board games (and growing!) and make a reservation to borrow a game

Collect & Play

Collect the board games from our central Edinburgh hub and play them at home. Borrow for 7 or 14 days at a time.

Return & Repeat

Bring them back on time, ready for the next borrower.

Membership

We offer two different membership options with both having full access to the entire board game library inventory.

Regular Member

Full access to the entire library collection. Borrow up to 4 games at time.

Concession Member

We offer a concession price if you are in full-time education, receiving benefits or over the age of 65 and can’t afford £25.

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Get in touch

Our address is

141 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh EH3 9JN

We are sharing a space with Cargo Bike Movement

We are open every Thursday from 6pm-8pm.

Please only come during these hours! We do not have a permanent presence at 141 Lauriston Place – the building is used by other organisations.