Eric Garneau keeps playing Pandemic Legacy. And as the director of games and retail at the Chicago Board Game Cafe, he has access to more games than most. “I know it sounds kind of morbid, but it feels like a way to have some sort of modicum of control over everything.”
While we can’t yet gather inside the cafe, Garneau passed along suggestions for game and food and drink pairings to recreate the magic in your own living room, dining room, kitchen, or wherever you choose to settle these days. “We think really hard about presenting a full, good experience; even though people are at home we don’t want them to feel slighted,” Garneau says. “We still want it to be a good time for people.”
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition This is a brand-new, limited-release update of one of our favorite games, which combines Godzilla-themed action with Yahtzee-style play, making it another great choice for families. Given the “dark” theme of this special edition, we recommend pairing with food and drink that share a similar palette—Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout is one of our favorite dark beers, and the house beef jerky comes in a sharable bag for four!
1965 N. Milwaukee, 872-310-3999, chicagogamecafe.com, delivery zone up to six miles.
