
Board + Digital Games Den
Campus & Community Recreation offers two unique gaming spaces located in the Van Vliet Centre at the 海角社区. Whether you're planning a student event, team-building session, youth camp activity, or corporate wellness break, our Board Game Den and Digital Games Den provide engaging, tech-supported environments for a variety of play styles—from tabletop and board games to console and PC gaming.
Features
Digital Games Den (VVC 1-225):
- Designed for console and PC gaming
- Comfortable, tech-integrated space
Board Games Den (VVC 1-610):
- Ideal for board games, tabletop play, and small group events
Both rooms offer:
- Flexible set-ups for casual or structured gaming
- Access to a wide selection of games
- Fun, low-barrier activities suitable for all ages and skill levels
Access
海角社区 students have access to our Board Game Den and Digital Games Den on a drop-in basis through their Athletics and Recreation Fees. Community members and 海角社区 staff and faculty can access the rooms by purchasing a drop-in pass, or by registering for one of our programs.
Booking + Rentals Information
Consider booking our specialty gaming spaces as part of your group event!
Process
- Email ccr.gaming@ualberta.ca for your Group Booking inquiry.
- Our Gaming Programs Staff will respond within 2 business days.
- Gaming Programs Staff will facilitate your booking request, including scheduling staff, confirming dates/times, and preparing your gaming requests.
- Once a Group Booking is confirmed, a facility booking contract will be sent.
- Group Bookings payments must be completed at least two business days prior to the booking event date.
- All Group Bookings will have a Gaming Programs Staff at your event to support set-up, monitoring, and take-down.
Costs
- Digital Games Den | $78.10 / hour Facility Fee + $20.00 / hour Staffing Fee = $98.10 / hour
- Board Games Den | $78.10 / hour Facility Fee + $20.00 / hour Staffing Fee = $98.10 / hour
Please inquire further if you are a registered SU Student Group or a CCR Club Sports Program.
Capacity
- Digital Games Den | 16 people maximum
- Board Games Den | 12 people + overflow 'break-out' room of 16 people = 28 people maximum
- No additional charge for use of overflow ' break-out' room
Includes:
- Exclusive facility usage - your booked space will be closed to public use during the booking
- Equipment
- All group bookings include a Gaming Programs staff member to assist with setup, monitoring, and takedown.
- Maximum participant number is subject to building fire code regulations
Availability
- A minimum of 2 weeks notice is required when requesting a booking — urgent requests may be considered on a case-by-case basis
- Parking is not included in your booking
For information or to book, fill out this form. Alternatively, you can also contact ccr.gaming@ualberta.ca.
We have 2 speciality gaming spaces at Campus & Community Recreation: the Digital Games Den (VVC 1-225) and the Board Games Den (VVC 1-610). Both our gaming spaces are located within the Van Vliet Centre at the 海角社区. We host board, tabletop, console-based, and PC gaming drop-in times, registered programs, group bookings, corporate wellness, youth camps, and other special events.
Gaming Inventory
- 7 Wonders Duel
- Azul
- Backgammon
- Battle Line
- Burgle Bros.
- Calico
- Can’t Stop
- Checkers
- Chess
- CLUE | ROBBERY AT THE MUSEUM
- CLUE | TREACHERY AT TUDOR MANSION
- Codenames Duet
- Hive
- Jaipur
- MicroMacro: Crime City
- Pandemic
- Patchwork
- Radlands Retail Edition
- Santorini
- Splendor
- Super-Skill Pinball: Ramp It Up!
- The Castles of Burgundy
- The Fox in the Forest
- The Loop
- Tsuro
- 7 Wonders | Second Edition
- Alhambra | 2nd Edition Big Box (with Game Trayz)
- Anomia | Party Edition
- Architects of the West Kingdom
- Ark Nova
- Azul
- Barenpark
- Betrayal at House on the Hill
- Bohnanza
- Boss Monster | The Dungeon Building Card Game
- Brass | Birmingham
- Broom Service
- Bunny Kingdom
- Burgle Bros.
- Calico
- Call to Adventure
- Can’t Stop
- Canvas
- Carcassonne
- Carcassonne | Second Edition
- Cascadia
- Catan
- Catan | 5 - 6 Player Extension
- Century | Spice Road
- Clank! | A Deck-Building Adventure
- CLUE | ROBBERY AT THE MUSEUM
- CLUE | TREACHERY AT TUDOR MANSION
- Cockroach Poker
- Coyote
- Coup
- Cubitos
- Cryptid
- Dead of Winter
- Deep Sea Adventure
- Disney Villainous | The Worst Takes It All
- Dixit | Card Game
- Dominion | core game | Second Edition
- Downforce
- Dune | Imperium
- Dungeons & Dragons | Lords of Waterdeep
- Dutch Blitz
- Evolution | Climate
- Fantasy Realms
- Five Crowns
- Five Tribes | The Djinns of Naqala
- Flamme Rouge
- Fleet | The Dice Game | Second Edition
- Flick ‘Em Up! | Dead of Winter
- For Sale
- Formula D
- Furnace
- Fuse
- Galaxy Trucker | Second Edition (2021)
- Ghost Blitz | The Dice Game (Geistesblitz Würfelblitz)
- Guillotine
- Hanabi | The Card Game
- High Society
- Horrified
- ICECOOL
- Isle of Skye
- K2 | The Board Game
- Keys to the Castle | Tile Game
- King of Tokyo
- Kingdomino
- Long Shot | The Dice Game
- Lost Cities | Roll & Write
- Lost Ruins of Arnak
- Love Letter | Revised Edition (2019)
- Magic Maze
- Marvel Dice Throne | 4 Hero Box
- Meadow
- No Thanks | 2018 Amigo Edition
- Pan Am
- Pandemic
- Parks
- Perudo
- Point Salad
- Power Grid | Recharged
- Qwirkle
- Raiders of the North Sea
- Rajas of the Ganges
- The Red Dragon Inn
- Roll Player
- Roll For the Galaxy
- Saboteur | Amigo Edition
- Sagrada
- Scotland Yard
- Sheriff of Nottingham | Second Edition
- Skull
- Small World
- Smartphone Inc.
- Space Base
- Spirit Island
- Splendor
- Stardew Valley
- Stone Age
- Strike | The Dice Game
- Suburbia | 2nd Edition
- Super Motherload
- Super-Skill Pinball | Ramp It Up!
- Sushi Go Party!
- Terraforming Mars
- The Castles of Burgundy
- The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
- The Grizzled
- The Loop
- The Mind
- The Quacks of Quedlinburg
- The Wizard Always Wins
- Ticket to Ride
- Ticket to Ride | Europe
- Timeline | Inventions
- Tortuga 1667
- Viticulture - Essential Edition
- Welcome To Your Perfect Home
- Wild: Serengeti
- Wingspan
- Wits & Wagers
- Wonderland’s War
- World’s Fair 1893 (2022 Edition)
- It's a Wonderful World
- Rolling Heights
- 7 Wonders Second Edition
- Anomia: Party Edition
- Avalon Big Box
- Bang! The Dice Game
- Bohnanza
- Camel Up Second Edition
- Codenames
- Coyote
- Coup
- Cranium
- Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
- Decrypto
- Joking Hazard
- Just One
- King of Tokyo
- Long Shot: The Dice Game
- Magic Maze
- Mysterium
- Perudo
- Skull
- Super-Skill Pinball: Ramp It Up!
- Sushi Go Party!
- Telestrations: Party Pack
- Tortuga 1667
- Ultimate Werewolf Extreme
- Wavelength
- Welcome To Your Perfect Home
- Wits & Wagers
- Golden Eye 007
- MarioKart 64
- Starfox 64
- Super Smash Bros 64
- Atari 50
- Dark Souls : Remastered
- Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
- Final Fantasy I-VI Collection
- HD Okami
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Luigi's Mansion 3
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Mario Party Superstars
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection
- Minecraft
- Mortal Kombat 1
- New Pokemon Snap
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Overcooked Special Edition + Overcooked 2
- Pikmin 4
- Splatoon 2
- Stardew Valley
- Super Mario Party
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- Super Smash Bros Ultimate
- AstroBot
- Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
- Call of Duty Black Ops 6
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
- Elden Ring
- FC25
- FIFA 2023
- God of War Ragnarok
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Just Dance 2023
- Madden 25
- Overcooked All You Can Eat
- P3: Persona 3 Reload
- Sonic Origins Plus
- Sonic Shadow Generations
- Star Wars Jedi Survivor
- Stray
- We Love Katamari Reroll+ Royal Reverie
- Lego Brawls
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Revenge
- Call of Duty 6
- NHL 25
- Sekiro : Shadows Die Twice
- Sonic Unleashed
- Overwatch 2
- League of Legends
- Apex Legends
- Rocket League
- Fortnite
- Valorant
- Counter Strike 2
- Marvel Rivals
- Foosball