21 June, 2023
The second international Tabletop Day at KAUST was successfully hosted by the Board Gaming Community Club and sponsored by Community Life on Saturday June 3, 2023 at the Gardens Community Center.
More than 200 community members gathered in the Gardens Community Center to play 50+ different board games throughout the day; bringing families and friends together to have fun. The event had five tournaments with 60 participants who registered to play Splendor, 7 Wonders, Ticket to Ride, Point Salad, and Kingdomino. For this year edition, we also had the participation of two board game shops based in the Saudi Arabia to offer a wide selection of family-friendly games for sale during the event.
| Board Game | First place | Second place |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdomino | Musab Thaslim | Stefano Lattanzi |
| Point Salad | Sarah Thaslim | Nour Felfel |
| Splendor | Vladyslav Hnapovskyi | Ricardo Ruvalcaba |
| Ticket to Ride | Maicon Karling | Daryl Grenz |
| 7 Wonders | Pablo Finkbeiner Rivera | Jorge Diego |
A special recognition and thanks to all the club officers, members and volunteers; we are thankful for brining your energy and passion during this event, a true example of community life at KAUST:
Marcos Aguilar, Patricia Jimenez-Garcia, Hisham Barazi, Khalid Alahmadi, Linda Polik, Mark Rossing, Anel Gonzalez, Christopher Wagstaff, Cristina Martin, Feras Alqatari, Firdaws Melliti, Gabrielle Michaux, Hendrik Faber, Joao Da Cruz Vargas, Jorge Diego, Juan Manuel Colom, Maicon Karling, Manuel Fuentes, Nouf Farhoud, Serhii Tytov, Stephanie Berrye, Sylvain Michaux, and Vladyslav Hnapovskyi
Photos are available here.
Playing board games is not only entertaining; they give us educational experiences that strengthen social bonds, help us to meet new people, encourage cooperation and interaction, and benefit everyone in our community.
For more information about the Board Gaming Community Club please visit our club's page here.