[4] Draughts hires staff with hospitality experience to serve drinks and teach customers how to play the games.

[4] The business was first founded under a railway arch in Haggerston, Hackney by Nick Curci and Toby Hamand in 2014, aiming to stock 500 board games on its premises.

[5][6][better source needed] It initially charged a flat rate of £5 for a full day, with a reduced fee of £3.50 for members.

[4] In October 2019, the Hackney café moved from under a railway arch in Haggerston to a building on Kingsland Road in Dalston, a venue that was twice the size of the previous establishment, able to house 180 guests and over 1000 games.

[8][better source needed][9] The entry fee for non-members had been changed to allow four hours of gaming, instead of a full day.