If you’re interested in Achroma, or heading into the gaming café, check out their website here. They hit their £9,500 target in three hours, and met it several times over to raise more than £30,000. With this, the company recently held a Kickstarter campaign to fund further expansions to Achroma. This one immortalises Dexter, the child of one of the Achroma team who passed from cancer all proceeds from the purchase of this card go to charity (Image: Edd Church) We want to make this a place where people can come and hang out, and where not just adults but parents can drop their kids off knowing it's comfortable and nice.Ī special 'legendary' card for Achroma. “This is our HQ,” Dan said, “As well as a shop. The success of the game, brand manager Dan Renton said, allowed them to expand into the unit on Poole Quay and set up not only a brick-and-mortar store but also a venue and café where people can play.Ī handful of gaming tables are accompanied by the cafe counter itself, as well as the store showing off the stunning toon-style artwork for Achroma which, game designer Chris Hillman said, was inspired by long standing favourites like The Legend of Zelda, among many others. Read: Poole man went from homeless addict to Jay Blades' business partner Realm Runner Studios, the shop’s owners, have only been going since 2019, but already have developed a passionate and cult following for Achroma, a fantasy-style tabletop game which recently smashed a Kickstarter funding goal to expand in a matter of hours. Inside you’ll find friendly faces, fab coffee and snacks and, if you’re a nerd like me, like-minded people who share a passion for games. This little unit by Poole’s waterfront, Achroma, is the official shop of an eponymous card-based board game, a venue for tabletop RPG groups - and a bustling board game café. The place at hand has gone from the pipe dream of a local indie company to a hub for all things geek in just a matter of months. Nestled in between several restaurants and a stone’s throw away from Poole Quay is an absolute haven for board game and D&D fans.
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