Learn to Play: Thieves’ Tails
Included with library fee
Madison’s board game tavern
Pull up a chair. Pick a game. Stay a while.
Hundreds of games, a scratch kitchen, local taps and a crew who’ll teach you anything on the shelf.
- games to play
- 700+
- local taps
- 12
- events every week
- 5
- game we made ourselves
- 1
How it works
Walk in, grab a table, and we’ll handle the rest.
Play anything
Our whole library for one small fee. Game gurus teach on request.
Browse the libraryEat well
Scratch kitchen food designed to be eaten one-handed.
Food menuDrink local
Wisconsin taps, brandy old fashioneds and great zero-proof.
DrinksJoin in
Trivia, tournaments, learn-to-play nights and more.
Events
This week at the tavern
Full calendar
Friday Night Strategy Club
Library fee applies
Our game
Thieves’ Tails — Join the Guild
Designed, playtested and launched right here. Learn it with the designers on Sunday afternoons, or take a copy home.
Kitchen favorites
A few things regulars order every time.
Rogue’s Old Fashioned
Wisconsin brandy, muddled orange & cherry, bitters, sweet or sour.
$11
Wisconsin Cheese Curds
Beer-battered, squeaky, with ranch or spicy aioli.
$11
The Pickpocket Smash Burger
Two smashed patties, American cheese, pickles, dagger sauce.
$15
D20 Donut Holes
Twenty cinnamon-sugar donut holes. Roll for sauce.
$8
Staff picks from the library
Not sure what to play? Start here.
Staff pickPatchwork
- 2
- 15–30 min
- Light–medium
A cozy quilt-building duel.
Staff pickThieves’ Tails
- 2–5
- 45–60 min
- Light–medium
Our own game. Placeholder description — swap in the real pitch.
Take one home →
Staff pickTicket to Ride
- 2–5
- 30–60 min
- Light–medium
Claim railway routes across the map.
Staff pickWingspan
- 1–5
- 40–70 min
- Light–medium
Attract birds to your wildlife preserves.
From our shop
Take the tavern home.
Birthdays, team outings, game nights
Reserve a section or the whole tavern — food, drinks and a dedicated game guru included.