The rules are simple: grab a coffee and a tasty snack, pick one of hundreds of board games on offer, sit down and play.

That鈥檚 the ethos of Langford鈥檚 new board game cafe, The Outpost, which encourages people to put down their electronic devices, and instead create memories and connections the old-fashioned way.

The brains behind the cafe with a twist are Langford brothers Joshua and Elijah Driver, who say the idea came about when they realized the city was lacking options for evening entertainment.

Throw in a passion for coffee, a love for their hometown Langford and a collection of board games, and you have the 鈥減erfect storm鈥� of an idea for a business, Elijah tells the Goldstream Gazette.

鈥淓verybody says they're just stoked there's something to do in Langford at night,鈥� adds Joshua. 鈥淧eople have told us they were waiting for something like us to open 鈥� the response has been awesome.鈥�

Two of eight children, the Driver brothers say board games were a huge part of their childhood. So much so, a third of the roughly 900 board games on offer in their library have come from their personal collection.

The brothers say it is the largest selection of board games in the West Shore.

Games range in age from vintage to new; and in style, from European through to Americana.

鈥淲e鈥檝e got lots of two-player games, young kids games, one-player games,鈥� said Joshua. 鈥淪o there's kind of a bit of everything.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 really cool too when you see someone coming in who is a senior, or around that age, and you hear them go, 鈥淥h, my gosh, they have this game. I haven't played that so long.鈥� That鈥檚 really awesome,鈥� adds Elijah.

As children they remember playing classics such as Payday, 鈥渁 lot of鈥� Monopoly and Scrabble, before moving on to more complex strategy games like Catan, in their teenage and adult years.

Their favourite games now? Joshua remains faithful to the Catan series of games, while Elijah opts for the inspiration behind the cafe鈥檚 name, a game of deception called The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31.

鈥淪omeone's an alien and you're trying to figure out who the alien is,鈥� explains Elijah. 鈥淵ou look your friends straight in the eyes and be like, 鈥榊ou lied to me and I couldn't tell,鈥� it鈥檚 so fun.鈥�

At The Outpost, customers pay a small cover charge for unlimited access to the hundreds of games on offer. 

There鈥檚 also coffee, pizza and an in-house baker serving up imaginative treats like the Bop-tart, a reimagining of the classic Pop-Tart, which promises a sweet nostalgia trip with a twist.

鈥淵ou just get to a game, hang out and eat snacks and connect with people,鈥� says Elijah. 鈥淚t鈥檚 as simple as that.鈥�

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