Ocean City Board Game Cafe Permanently Closing After Year and a Half

For the past year and a half, residents and visitors of Ocean City have had a cool stay-and-play game shop to check out as a way to separate themselves from their phones for a while.

The Board Room, located at 1123 Asbury Avenue in Ocean City, was a unique screen-free spot that allowed people to stop scrolling and start playing board games, meet up, and shop for retail games and puzzles.

A Look Back at Ocean City's Board Game Hub

It allowed you to bring a group in and play over 200 board games, card games, strategy titles, party games, puzzles, and more.

However, the owners, Nick and Lauren Deckard, announced that their time in Ocean City has come to an end, posting on social media on Tuesday.

"After a lot of thought, we’ve made the decision to close The Board Room. What started as an experiment ended up becoming so much more. We met so many amazing people, countless memories were made with families of all ages, and, it’s hard to believe, but we taught over 100 people American Mah Jongg!"

Final Weekend Details and Storewide Clearance Sale

It appears that this weekend will be the final weekend for the store, with a weekend storewide sale where everything in the shop is discounted, including lightly used games.

Sale Hours & Schedule

• Saturday, October 10
  (during Block Party)
  9am - 4pm
• Sunday, October 11
  10:45am - 12:45pm

They posted that they were grateful for the enthusiasm and support over the past year and a half.

Share your favorite memories of the store and wish the owners well in the comments on social media.