Entrance of The Rook and Pawn which is made out of brick.

Game board with cards on a table.

So lucky to have stumbled upon this gem! The Rook & Pawn has hundreds of board games that you can sit and play with your friends. As a board game fanatic who has played board games and card games my whole life, I greatly appreciate the Rook & Pawn keeping the board game culture alive!

Inside of The Rook and Pawn. A wall with tons of games and a ladder to get the ones on higher shelves. Two chairs and a chess board.
Inside of The Rook and Pawn with dark lighting and fairy lights. People are sitting at tables.

LOCATION

8

Downtown so you might have to pay for street/lot parking if you aren’t walking from campus!

AMBIANCE


Fantastic for hanging out with your friends and playing board games late into the night. Not the greatest if you’re looking for a quieter, more relaxed atmosphere. I went here to study and found it hard to concentrate.

9


COFFEE

TBD

Haven’t tried the coffee yet!

SERVICE


I didn’t order coffee but the guy at the front seemed friendly.

10


OVERALL

9.5

Would definitely go back here, just not to do work/study.

By shari