Games of Berkeley

All those looking for a spot to congregate with friends, or even strangers, to share their love of all things board games need not look further than Victory Point Cafe and Games of Berkeley.

Playing games has been proven to increase brain cognition while decreasing stress, so here are places near campus where you can play games with friends!

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses in Berkeley struggled to adapt to ever-changing regulations and customer influxes as they continued to seek external support. 

Although there is excitement in the air after students returned to Berkeley in August, many of the city’s small business owners are frustrated with the many challenges still left to face.

Businesses around the country will forever have the economic scar from the effects of COVID-19 in their histories, and it will affect their futures.

The future of business as usual in Berkeley is far from certain, even with emergency relief available to organizations and people most impacted by the coronavirus. Although the exact rate of job loss in Berkeley is unknown, the numbers are approximately proportional to national unemployment rates.

Berkeley’s small business owners met virtually Thursday to discuss the actions they are taking to engage with customers and to financially support their businesses during the shelter-in-place order.

Looking for some fun ways to spend your summer indoors? Here's a list of card and board games you can play that are more fun than Monopoly.

In Berkeley, anyone can decide to embark on a new quest to fight orcs and dragons or rule over an empire, all because of a store on Durant Avenue: Games of Berkeley.