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Double Delight For Newport's 'Snacks And Ladders' Board Game Cafe

An Isle of Wight board game cafe is celebrating after topping a list of top UK businesses - while also being named among Tripadvisor's best attractions.

Snacks and Ladders, on Newport's Upper St James Street beat similar businesses around the country to be named Best Board Game Cafe in the UK, in a survey by gaming website 'Dicebreaker'.

The business, which opened its doors in the summer of 2019, offers customers a varied menu of food and drink, while playing from a choice of over 500 games.

Here's the full list of entries:

Best board game cafes UK (Dicebreaker.com)

  1. Snacks and Ladders, Isle of Wight
  2. Dice Saloon, Brighton
  3. Dice Board Game Lounge, Portsmouth
  4. Chance and Counters, Bristol
  5. Draughts, Waterloo
  6. Thirsty Meeples, Oxford
  7. Socialdice, Swansea
  8. Sliced and Diced, Birmingham
  9. The Dice Cup, Nottingham
  10. Goodtime Games, Manchester
  11. Meeple Perk, Newcastle upon Tyne
  12. Highlander Board Game Café, Dundee

Meanwhile, the cafe has also been named in the top 10 per cent of attractions WORLDWIDE, scooping a Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award 2022.

Owner, Karen Longhurst, said:

"After a hectic couple of weeks, where we've been running on a much reduced team, we were delighted to see this email come in over the weekend.

"We have been awarded the Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award!

"Huge thanks to everyone for your continued support - if you haven't reviewed us yet, please pop over to TripAdvisor!

"A massive shout out to our amazing team who make Snacks and Ladders the venue it is - we [love] you guys!"

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