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Kate Wilson & Louisa Streeting

Bristol board game bar Chance & Counters opens huge new site in city

Chance & Counters has opened a huge new board game bar in Bristol that has become the company's largest venue to date. The new flagship site on Gloucester Road officially opened on Good Friday (April 7).

Founded in Bristol by three friends in 2016, Chance & Counters first started at its site on Christmas Steps now home to more than 850 board games - anything from Monopoly to Exploding Kittens, Wingspan to Catan. It has since expanded the brand to Cardiff and Birmingham and will continue to operate from Christmas Steps having signed a 10-year lease in June last year, giving it four branches under its belt.

At 3,500 sq ft the new Gloucester Road premises is the group’s largest to date significantly expanding its presence in Bristol and doubling up as a group HQ. It offers space for over 100 customers to enjoy, open seven days a week from morning to night.

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Chance & Counters' offering is centred on a huge library of board games, which customers pay a small entry fee to play. Dedicated staff members are on-hand to recommend games, help with setting them up and teaching the rules. Alongside the games is an all-day hospitality offering that competes with the best in the city.

Rich West, Kit Carnell, Steve Cownie (left to right) founded the cafe back in 2016 through crowdfunding (Chance & Counters)

The Gloucester Road site includes a significantly expanded food operation overseen by the group’s executive chef Nathan Wright. Nathan devised the food offering in Chance & Counters Birmingham, with popular staples like smash burgers and loaded fries offered alongside extensive vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.

Owners will be collaborating with former tenant Purezza to retain a small selection of vegan pizzas at the site for the foreseeable future. Much of the interior will remain unchanged, and following a minor refurbishment, the founders hope to reopen the site before the Easter holidays in April, open seven days a week.

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