Coming on board

Creeda Board Game Cafeacute Fort IndoorsWhen your only exposure to boardgames is snakes and ladders does that even qualify as a board game you head to a boardgame cafeacute what is that even cautiously So confession of the year number one I never play board games Confession two I have bought only one board game for my kids If they have any others they are all gifts Yet we head to Creeda because Im intriguedThe place is compact with plain rectangular tables and chairs When we enter we are greeted by Pradnya who cheerfully rattles out our choices We pick a table order food and beverages and choose to play fun board games as opposed to strategy gamesWe start with Pengaloo and I fall in love with the wooden perfectly hollowedout penguins inside each of which are globular coloured balls that I assume to be eggs Pengaloo is a memory game and the idea is to win as many penguins as you can on to your side of an iceberg The first to have six penguins wins My 12yearold son does that and we now have to bear his smirk for the next hour at least But we allow him his moment under the sun and choose a card game next after my daughter and I vote against playing a strategy board game once againA pair of young men enter followed by a family of five and it is so cool that they head here to play board games at a time when people are getting increasingly glued to their phones The staff is there to curate games for you and they do this after a small conversation with whoever walks in to get a sense of the kind of options that people are looking forOne of the games Pradnya shows us stresses me out after we have played only one round So she packs up the game sportingly and brings out another one Later almost panting in excitement we realise that there isnt too much time left to play anymore mdash there are only four minutes left of our allotted hour But Pradnya has just the game that fits that time frame and we play for a little longer Riddhi the owner of the place serves us food in the meantime and then moves to the next table to understand what they are looking for The staff members here are handson and clearly know everything about all the games that the place stocksWe play six games in one hour The fact that we sat at a table goaded each other laughed mdash in fact looked each other in the eye and laughed mdash was totally amazing I want to do this again It looks like I had been missing outFact fileWhere Ground floor New Excelsior Theatre Wallace Street FortBest for Girls and boys who enjoy board games six years and aboveHow to reach Get off at CSMT station and walk towards New ExcelsiorTimings Monday closed Tuesday to Thursday from 12 pm to 10 pm Friday to Sunday from 12 pm to 11 pmBudget 250 for those 16 years and below on weekdays and 280 for under16s on weekendsFood Yes and deliciousWater YesRest Room facilities Yes but not greatWhere else to goYou are in a heritage precinct If you are here during the weekend plan it such that you can join a heritage walk Or simply just walk aroundParent Poll Go because board games are a fun thing to do Plus it is a wonderful way to build team spiritRatingKids Poll Loved the range of games and the milkshakeRatingWhats Good The staff made for wonderful boardgame curatorsWhats Not So Good The washroomCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates