What do you do when your friend’s birthday is coming and the whole gang has not decided how to celebrate the special day? How about when it’s the first time meeting your girl or boyfriend’s closest pals? Or perhaps when lessons end early and home just doesn’t sound right? Well, one word (2, actually) comes to mind. Settlers Cafe.
For those of you who have not heard of Settlers, check out the outlets at Clarke Quay and SMU. Settlers has seen the better days of birthdays gone by. In the past 5 years (since secondary 3), I have been to Settlers year after year for someone’s birthday, a social gathering, and even meeting my ex’s friends. And the place just doesn’t get old!
I remember telling myself then that it was a really good idea to mix good food with loads and loads of board games (with some really quirky titles, and some mobid ones). Combine that with really reasonable prices and it’s a formula that can’t go wrong. The setting is perfect for nervous first-times or catching up on old times with household titles. Laughter rings out like no tomorrow and cups are sure to be spilt, but the staff are really friendly, and at the ring of a bell (under your table), they’ll appear to help tutor you on any game you wish to play. In other words, no more long draggy manuals to decipher, and you can simply concentrate on enjoying the game!
As you can see from the picture above, comfortable chairs, cushions and beanbags are provided for your comfort and the setting is really awesome for just chilling. I apologize if this post sounds like an ad. I’ m just really a huge fan of the whole ‘boardgames with friends’ idea. (:
Only recently did I discover that Settlers was started by a bunch (6, actually) of Ngee Ann Polytechnic engineering grads. I’ll admit to feeling a sense of pride that this ingenious idea originated from my very own schoolmates (:
It’s good to know that when school reopens, there will be loads of places in NP where I can chill over board games with friends. For one, there’s an area called Board Games Zone within Lifestyle Library (near the bubble tea kiosk). Here’s where you can book out board games, sit on comfy bean bags (that i can never get up from) and play an impressive collection of board games for as long as you want. Also, if you don’t already know, there are loads of board games at OurSpace too!
It’s good to know great ideas start here, go a long way out of school, and then come back (: Am looking forward to next sem already!