We get asked for game recommendations all year, but they really ramp up around the holiday season. If you’re still struggling to find a gift for someone (or a game to bring to your winter gatherings), scroll on for some of our all-time, classic recommendations from Rook Room fun expert Annelise!
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The next time you go to purchase tickets for a Rook Room event, you might notice something just a little different. We’re switching our ticket and registration system from Eventbrite to our own site powered by Square.
Read More… “A Better Box Office: Rook Room Event Tickets Moving from Eventbrite to Square”
Dozens of LGBTQ+ gamers hanging out, playing games, and celebrating diversity in gaming. That’s what you’ll find at Prism Tabletop Club, The Rook Room’s twice-monthly game night focused on the Des Moines metro’s LGBTQIA+ community.
Read More… “Playing with Pride All Year at Prism Tabletop Club”
Did you know today is officially the Global Day of Unplugging? Sounds made up, right?
It’s actually been around since 2009 (formerly the National Day of Unplugging) encouraging people to put down their tech and be present with others. And if you know anything about us here at The Rook Room, you know that’s right in our wheelhouse – creating community around accessibility, sustainability, and inclusion through play!
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Are you ready to get those pieces moving to the best jigsaw puzzle competition beats around? Well, you found the right place!
We’ve had a ton of requests to share the playlist we use for our Puzzlepalooza events. And since we always aim to please, we’ve created our Puzzlepalooza Mixtape Vol. 01 – Piece. Love. Music. just for you!
Read More… “Jam Out with The Rook Room’s Puzzlepalooza Mixtape Vol. 01 – Piece. Love. Music.”
The Rook Room co-founder and co-owner Annelise Tarnowski has been named a finalist for the annual Flourish Fund. Flourish organizers announced this year’s three finalists earlier this week naming Annelise and two other women business owners.
Read More… “Rook Room Co-Founder Annelise Tarnowski Named Flourish Fund Finalist”
Welcome, foolish mortals, to another edition of our yearly spoOooOOooky board games list to make sure your Halloween season is thoroughly creep-tastic.
Read More… “13 Creepy Board Games for a Haunted Halloween 2022”
It’s Pride Month and as a queer-owned and operated business, we wanted to put together a list of all the best LGBTQIA+ board games and game creators out there! What better way to celebrate Pride Month, right?
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As the popularity of board games and role-playing games continues to increase and more people gather around the gaming table, there are often some noticeable (and not-so-noticeable) absences both at the table as well as on it.
Read More… “Women in Gaming: Building Representation and Inclusion at the Board Game and TTRPG Table”
This is a question we get asked a lot, so we wanted to take some time to answer it here – not only because we love creating jigsaw puzzles, but we’re also pretty proud of the story behind it!
Read More… “Why The Rook Room Started Creating Jigsaw Puzzles in Des Moines”