{"id":802241,"date":"2026-03-03T23:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/802241\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T23:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:45:13","slug":"watch-the-london-dungeons-dragons-meetup-reaches-its-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/802241\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: The London Dungeons & Dragons Meetup reaches its 20th\u00a0anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

The London Dungeons & Dragons Meetup runs weekly throughout the city and is a place for players to come together and roam far-off realms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The event has been running since spring 2006 and now has over 14,000 members.<\/p>\n

First published in 1974, Dungeons & Dragons is a table-top role-playing game led by a Dungeon Master who narrates the story and creates the world for players to explore.<\/p>\n

Current organiser Zander has been at the helm of the London Meetup since 2008 and is the only remaining original player.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI came to the London Dungeons & Dragons Meetup back in 2006 because I was looking to play D&D and was game-less at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI eventually took over the Meetup and grew the club to what it is today to share my passion for D&D with as many people as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cRunning the Meetup isn\u2019t always easy, but seeing someone at an event punch the air and shout with joy when they\u2019ve rolled a 20 on a 20-sided die makes it all worthwhile!\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI also do it for the camaraderie. I\u2019ve made real friends at the Meetup over the years. Others have too.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the game of storytelling and fantasy, successful battles are decided by the roll of a 20-sided die and so keeps players on their toes as fate chooses their next move.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s original founder was an American Air Force Officer, stationed at Mildenhall Air Force Base, who would visit London every weekend to see his then girlfriend, now wife.<\/p>\n

It began as a small group of six attendees and has now expanded to 15 to 23 games every Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

Now, the largest attendance on any one day was 117 players split across 17 games.<\/p>\n

The event is free to attend but the organisers encourage donations where possible to contribute to the running of the Meetup.<\/p>\n

The group also filled an entire auditorium of a Leicester Square cinema for a preview screening of the film\u00a0\u2018Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves\u2019\u00a0in 2023, which raised \u00a32,000 for an NHS-affiliated charity.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old Meetup will continue to bring Londoners together for the chance to escape the hustle and bustle and discover a whole new adventure in the basement of a pub.<\/p>\n

Watch the video below for more on the event.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

To see when the event is running visit https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/london-dnd\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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