Brian Slattery

Brian Slattery on LinkedIn: Yes, I built the world’s largest “private” Board Game Cafe (well, as far… Finally time to post the story of one of my favorite creations during my time at Google Singapore. Enjoy the tale of the world's largest "private" board game…

Sharing the story of the Office Game Cafe www.linkedin.com/posts/brianj...

Welcome, Noah! Have some cake!

You’re not biased, Suz. You’re just correct 😁

😂😂😂😂 My daughter said “Oh! They could make an expansion with Ariel!” And I was like “Well, I’m sure that was the plan, but…..” still, it’s a keeper since my name is in the rulebook hahaha

Great read, thanks for sharing. I’m a budding escape room designer, but with a twist. This was a helpful read.

Congrats!

It’s not like I wasn’t warned we’d lose…

In the surprise of all surprises, we lost.

Hey @ericlang.bsky.social, look what my daughter wants to play! She painted Tinkerbell ☺️

Playing some after school Wonder Bowling by @itten-games.bsky.social with my daughter

We threw a French Bistro playlist on Spotify and enjoyed our first game of Fromage

Hahaha spoken like a true Malaysian

That’s the crazy part. Easily double that price in Singapore

Got some long overdue painting done today for a few cave trolls from Journeys in Middle Earth by @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social

My older daughter’s favorite game from a few years ago was Patchwork by @lookoutgames.bsky.social. So I got her the Xmas version this year, and now she’s playing with her little sister

Loving the new view from @bgstatsapp.bsky.social

After being on my shelf of opportunity for over a year, I finally played this in late 2024. Played it immediately two more times in the next few weeks

I only have about a month left at my current role, then I’ll say goodbye to my Game Cafe and Escape Room that I inexplicably built in a corporate office. Today, I get to host some of my best friends in the room ☺️

Playing Tayog (which means “elevation” in Tagalog) with Nathan @evaara.bsky.social from Ludus Distributors from the Philippines at the #asianboardgamesfestival in Singapore

Oooh nice!

It’s good to escape the other place, even if we did originally connect there, Suz!

Got to play my first game of Knarr today. I’m notoriously terrible at engine builders, but I hit the end game trigger first! The player after me then tied me in points and won on the tiebreaker though, so 🤬🤬🤬

Everyone else is back over here, so I’m back too! Sadly, I’ve resigned from my company so not sure how to continue this account as the Office Game Cafe - either start a new cafe in a new office, or go back to my old company. We’ll see!

It’s a very welcoming place

It’s a very welcoming place

This is what happens when I let my kids influence my town name. Machi Koro Legacy starts tonight! @robdaviau.bsky.social

Q3 Stats for our cafe! 379 total check outs (that's 4 games per day - in an OFFICE!) 156 unique games checked out. Top 5 games: Codenames Sushi Go, Exploding Kittens, Jenga, Unlock!

Didn’t look carefully enough. For sure there were maitake and shiitake, and there weren’t any enoki or nameko or matsutake. Beyond that, I don’t know the names of any Japanese mushrooms 😂😂😂 There was even a pink one! Locally grown/cultivated in the area.

I smell a reskin!

Mushroom nabe for breakfast in Karuizawa, Japan. Curious how many @elizhargrave.bsky.social can identify as I’m clueless. 😂