The Gaming & Mobile Entrepreneurship get-together's started a few years ago at Stanford and meet every quarter in the Bay Area. The idea is simple: get together on a regular basis people who are interested in gaming, mobile and entrepreneurship. The event is open so feel free to pass around. The last events saw over 500 people from: A Bit Lucky, Blizzard, Nexon, Google, ZipZapPlay, PopCap, PlayFish, Activision, Zynga, Apple, Unity, Neowiz, EA, Booyah, Trion, Sifteo, Raptr, Playdom, Playspan, P …

This is a meetup of Android Game Developers. Meetup for a chance to win funding, a how to guide to meet and convince VC's to fund your app and possibly a chance to sell your game.

We welcome anyone interested in social gaming on mobile (Android & iOS). Whether you love to play the games or sit in your garage and write code to create these games, we'd love to have you join us! Majority of our events cater to developers and helping them socialize, monetize, and increase users for their games. Our topics will range from discussing gamification of games, current games and technology, and analyzing market trends. Its a great causal place to network and pick up some interesting …

Game developers today live in a challenging climate: gaming has never been a more crowded space than it is now. In this environment, how do you attract users, differentiate your game from competitors, and still make enough money to keep the lights on? Existing methods of game monetization are starting to get stale.  Virtual goods have become a commodity, in-game advertising intrudes on the user experience, and level packs require continuous time investment to create new content. Game developers …

Every two weeks, we all go play a 2-3 casual to midcore games, then get together and talk about them! If you're working on projects on your own and want thoughtful feedback from other game makers, this is also a great avenue for that!

Gathering the smartest mobile game developers from the valley and San Francisco into one super-dense neutron sphere of awesome. Lets share ideas, tech, code, frameworks, marketing tips to make better mobile games.

What are the problems that every game developer has? At this point they've almost become a cliche: Acquisition, Retention and Monetization. Every game developer from the solo indie to the mammoth public company needs more players, to keep those players, and to monetize those players. There are literally hundreds of companies that are founded to help developers address these challenges in one way or another. So why is it still so hard? I believe it's an education problem, and I've founded this gr …

Meet other internationally-minded people with social sports affiliation and learn this newly revitalized Ancient Ball Game. Wiser Sport is a light exercise team sport with a focus on aim and strategy. The Wiser sport originated as the most prestigious ball sport played in ancient palaces and royal courts by emperors, kings, ministers, scholar- officials and Western heads of state in order to cultivate the ability to strategize, exercise the body, and engage in a battle of wits. The SF WISER ACTI …

Play the Asian board game Goe with new and interesting People. Sponsored by American Ing Goe and the San Francisco Go Club to promote the spread of goe playing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Strong players will often attend to provide instruction.

This is for game engineers interested in battling fellow game engineers at Starcraft II. Come one or bring a team (company) and challenge Apportable Engineering at our office! Complimentary food and drinks will be provided. Please bring the necessary equipment although there may be computers available.

MAHJ "enthusiastics" (my word!) is a meet up group for mature (45+) co-ed Mah Jong players. Join us to play this intense, strategic and exciting game and make a few friends too. We play American Style (NMJL 2013). We do not play any style of Asian Mah Jongg. We play in a private homes in Pacifica and San Francisco. Intermediate and beginner players welcome. I am also an American Mah Jong instructor.

We're creating this group as a way to meet with FarmVille players in the SF area. We'll trade stories, talk about play tips, talk about what people want to see in the game and hear what the development team is thinking about the future Play FarmVille at http://apps.facebook.com/onthefarm or go to http://www.farmville.com (hit the play now button).

There are many of us out there who are looking to do fun activities and make new friends. You could be just moving into the Bay Area or your lifestyle has just become too routine and you are looking to spice it up. Sometimes we also want to engage in various activities that we don't find company for and just need a bunch of people with similar interests. So here is Kitty Party for all you ladies out there who are seeking more friends and want to engage in various activities during your spare tim …

This is a group for anyone currently working or interested in Game Development. We primarily discuss current games and technology, market trends and issues facing the industry. Its a great causal place to network and pick up or share some interesting tips. Feel free to make suggestions! This group is for people in game development and for those who want to be. Join us if you're an artist, programmer, designer, marketing guru, any connection to game development at any level.

The focus of this meetup is on the growing field of HTML5 and javascript Game development. This is a place to learn or teach, to share tips on programming, game engines, sdks, tools for development on the web and cross platform solutions for HTML5 for iphone android ipad windows phone 7 palm. HTML5 or hybrid solutions, 2d or webgl are explored. Meetings will be held in both SF and Mountain View. Checkout our website at: http://gamesjs.com/ where you will find meetup recaps, further reading mater …

This meetup has been going on since about November 2011, as a place to organize weekly game nights.  We play mostly Euro-style strategy games, such as those found on boardgamegeek.com.  So, experienced strategy gamers are preferred but if you don't mind learning some relatively complicated rules, we are happy to teach.  We are always looking to recruit others to the die-hard boardgamer cult.  Welcome!

This group is for soccer games on weekends in Marina Green. Players at all levels of skill are welcome. The group is open to all genders. The idea is to get a good workout and get your heart rate up in midst of beautiful scenic setting of Marina Green. Post game we can head out to a local bar for some good beer ;) Games will typically start at 11:30am on either Saturday or Sunday.

The San Francisco Games Group If you like a large selection of games to play with a variety of people, this is the group for you. Friday SF Games: 20 to 40 people playing all kinds of board and card games. We meet Fridays, 7:00pm to 12:00 midnight (yes, up to 5 hours!) What is SF Games? Established way back in 1995 and going strong since, SF Games is a collective name for a group of people who get together and play board games and card games every week. What we share is our love of game …

Like SC2 Meetup groups in other cities, this meetup will be used to organize local meetups to do LANs, practice online together at night and attend local Barcrafts. Add your friends and let's get playing! We'll also try to work with local gaming related organizations like the IGDA for those who are interested in the field of gaming.

We started this Meetup to bring together the best devs, designers and entrepreneurs in the local mobile games space. Come meet some friends, hear a couple of great industry speakers talk about what's cool in mobilel games. We're especially interested in Casual Game Association Minna Mingles members who may have not gotten together in a long time. Hopefully we can be a resource. Please join our Meetup and pass the URL to other friends of yours in the local Mobile games space.

Hello, We are a group of avid gamers (board and card games) who live in San Francisco.  We seek to create a community that thrives on frequent gaming sessions.  It is my sincere hope that the consortium can help bring people together to spend time engaging in our wonderful hobby.  Please join us in our revire. We strive to create a fun, welcoming, healthy, and safe environment for all who wish to participate. Our presence on meetup.com is new, but we have been operating as a Facebook group for t …

Making and thinking about games, both the analog and digital! This is an inclusive learning community for all backgrounds and skillsets, focused around co-working events in classic "game jam" fashion: meet up for a few hours, chat, and make something - whether it's your own projects or as part of a competition.

We are an eccentric group that appreciate the art of silliness and the science of adventure. If you are a little bit quirky & a lot bit fun, this group is for you... "Geek Love" is the title of a fictional tale following a family of circus freaks. The name captures the eclectic spirit of our group's activities, ranging from: Themed dinners ...Rock your 50s poodle skirts & letter jackets for a retro BBQ; Pig out on pork cuisine at Geek Love's annual Bacon Bash Happy hours with a twist ...Don you …

I just moved to San Francisco from London, having been a member of the fighting game community there. I'm looking to meet other fighting game players (all skill levels allowed: beginners come and learn, pros come test your might against other players). I'm mainly looking for fighting games, but any games are welcome! Being your own controller (I have three pads and one arcade stick) as well as your own games (I have UMVC3, SSF4: AE). The meet-up will initially take place at my apartment: 550 Bat …

Whether you're working on the next Triple-A series or weekly mobile game stories, writing for video games is a unique and challenging experience. You're faced with constant deadlines, unrealistic demands, and a need to stay flexible when environment, tools, and even entire characters change. Come meet other writers in this growing field to learn tricks of the trade, find inspiration, share struggles, and just have a good time. The goal is to meet monthly, either casually over drinks or more form …

This is a group to get folks who are interested in playing Living Card Games (e.g. A Game of Thrones, Netrunner, Starwars, Lord of the Rings, etc.) together to play, organize tournaments, and just generally to socialize about the games we love.

This group is created for women 24 to 38 who are either new to the city, somewhat new to the city or just looking for new friends. This group will have a wide variety of events. Restaurants, outdoor activities, local sf events, shopping, games, sports and anything else that comes up. This is not the type of group that demand an RSVP or gets mad if you don't show. It is very casual and fun, no pressure! Tired of wait lists and fees to join the meetup? Me too! Join this group!

With rising acquisition costs, the struggle to create innovative gameplay, and a marketplace that couldn't possibly get more crowded, how can mobile game developers differentiate from their competitors? How can you get players to connect with your brand and remain loyal in the face of unprecedented options? The answer may surprising you: doing good. Doing good can mean many things: selling in-game items that support charitable causes, giving consumers a way to donate instead of buying in-game cu …