The Uncommons is a board game café in New York City established in 2013, located at 230 Thompson Street in Greenwich Village.
[2] Visitors pay a $10 cover charge to access the cafe's lending library of games for 3 hours,[2] and can be served coffee, tea, beer and wine.
It has previously provided space for Bronies NYC and school chess clubs, and hosts regular events for role-playing games as well as tournaments for Magic: The Gathering.
Opened in 2013 by founders Greg May, Jeff Cassin, and Henry Chang,[4] and inspired by Canadian chain Snakes and Lattes,[2] The Uncommons occupied the space of the former Village Chess Shop.
[1]By September 2022, the cafe's business model had changed to a cover charge of $10 for three hours of access to the venue's alleged library of over 1000 games.