It's board game time
In order to play, a small amount of money is paid – in Epic is 3 euros - which is dedicated to a kind of bag destined to continue buying other games, the most innovative but also handmade or vintage jewelry.
The games are separated by themes, novelties, degree of difficulty, etc. And at all times you have someone at your disposal to explain how each and every one of them works.
As he tells us Alberto Gonzalez , an expert in graphic arts and one of the three partners of Epic Madrid , “ this is a rising industry ; recently some investment funds have bet on it and perhaps not everyone knows it, but video games generate more profit than movies ”.
“We want to be an option of healthier leisure than going out for drinks and more fun than going to a library or a sports center. In addition, here you can disconnect from the mobile, not because we prohibit it, but because playing you don't have time for him . Families come, people of all ages, grandparents with their grandchildren, 'geeks', but also those who are not fans”, adds Alberto.
And we would add that those who want to meet new people also go, since they have some open tables where you can play with whoever is there at the time . They also organize language exchanges with native teachers and it is quite common to come across a Human Resources manager who has reserved a table to hold a team meeting. Because games help us break the ice and lose inhibitions . They are almost the same as company Christmas dinners, without side effects...
Epic Madrid opened its doors last March 2017, thanks to the crowdfunding In fact, on one of the walls of the premises there is a poster where all the names of those who have contributed to the project appear and some wooden plaques dedicated to those who have been most generous.
In another poster, we can meet what are the most popular games , in case you want to be up to date; And if you want to document a little more about this field, another panel shows the most emblematic board games in history, classified according to country and date of origin.
WHY GO
Because it is the first - and at the moment only - Board Game Cafe in Madrid , with the largest collection of public access games in Spain, that is to say , little more than a thousand games.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Because man does not live by games alone, Epic Madrid offers a extensive menu that ranges from vegan and gluten-free food to hamburgers, sandwiches or cakes . Everything is homemade, as well as their beers, which are craft. La Jugona is bottled for them in Vallecas and they also have mead, a handmade honey drink made in Aljavir.
IN DATA
Address : Los Vascos street 3
Telephone: 912 97 10 20
Schedule: from Sunday to Thursday from 12 to 23 hours; Friday and Saturday from 12 to 2:30 hours