Borrow. Play. Return. Repeat.

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

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Bookings are open again

Hey Meeple!

After a busy few weekends of moving, we’re thrilled to announce our reopening in a new location! Here are some important updates:

Online reservations are open 

Book games up to 30 days in advance for 7 or 14 days. You can renew yourself once for an additional 7 days.

Games in Storage

Due to space constraints, some games are stored offsite. These will be marked as “In storage” in our online inventory and cannot be borrowed. We aim to rotate these games in once we’re fully settled.

Browse the Library in Person

Our new shelves allow you to see more of our collection! Come along, browse, and ask for recommendations. We have many popular games ready to borrow.

Borrowing Limits Changes

To ensure fair access, we’re reducing the borrowing limit for Regular and Concession memberships from four to three games. We’ll monitor this and adjust as needed.

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

Room 2 – 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER, Edinburgh

We are inside Southside Community Centre

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

Please only come during these hours!