Problem Identification

The Problem
A lack of dedicated options for finding games

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of popularity around the tabletop gaming genre. Dungeons & Dragons in particular has seen a modern day revival among the younger generation, with more games being played than ever. However, that does not mean that it is easy nor feasible to gather the amount of people required to play. For many who are interested in playing, a lack of dedicated stores or locations capable of running these games can kill any such plans of playing immediately. While it is also now possible to play online for these games, some people desire the face to face, in person style of playing more.

While tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons or Warhammer can be seen as niche, this idea can also be applied to more conventional board games. For many interested in this more socially focused experience, the lack of a proper way to find locations or bars that may cater to these games is an issue.

The Solution
Dungeons & Naggins – A mobile app for finding local tabletop games.

Our idea for solving these issues revolves around the usage of our app to find local bars and venues that are capable of hosting these nights, or highlighting those that already do. The app is simple in that it calls upon the Google Maps and Geolocation APIs to pin point the user’s location and to display to them any venues in their area, in a controllable and filterable radius.

• The app will allow users to locate bars and venues in their local area.
• The app will allow users to save and favourite bars for easier access.
• The app will also display bars and venues to display deals on these event nights.
• Bar owners will also be able to create profiles for their locations that will be displayed on the API map. These profiles can display opening and closing hours, if there are deals on for tabletop nights, and the schedule of games available.
• The app will be available as a mobile app and also as a web app. While it is being developed for android systems, it will be made as wide-ranging as possible.
• Once these functionalities are implemented we would like to look at improving systems for a more social-platform oriented feature. These would make it easier to find groups and also to be in contact with them, or find ways of setting up groups for games on the night.