Roll for Initiative at EpicGamingForge
Sydney's board-game-meets-battlestation clubhouse on Bourke Street. Book a rig, borrow from our 400-title tabletop library, and forge your next win with the crew.
By the numbers
A clubhouse built for the grind
What's on the table
Pick your play style
Every session includes locker access, filtered coffee, and a member of the crew on the floor.
Drop in and claim a rig with an i9, RTX 4080 and a 27" 240Hz panel. Peripherals swapped and sanitised between every player, with your loadout saved to your member profile.
Reserve a felt-topped table and pull anything from our 400-game library — from a quick round of Catan to a six-hour Twilight Imperium campaign. Rules coaches available on request.
Valorant, Rocket League and Age of Empires IV brackets every Friday, capped at 40 players. Prize pool scales with entries and the winning squad gets their handle on the Wall of Champions.
Our in-house techs handle thermal repastes, storage upgrades, custom loops and full builds. Drop your tower at the Bourke Street bench and we'll diagnose it while you play.
Saturday morning workshops where kids build their first game in Godot, learn safe online habits and finish the term with a playable project shown off to parents.
Book out a zone for birthdays, studio launches or team offsites. Includes a dedicated host, catering from the Darlinghurst strip, and a custom tournament bracket for your crew.
Before & after
Builds from our repair bench
Real member rigs that came in struggling and left the Forge running cool and quiet. Drag your eyes across the split.
Afteri7 prebuilt · thermal overhaul
The Dusty Prebuilt Revival
Repasted, new airflow, holding 68°C under full load.
AfterCustom water-cooling build
Cable-Chaos to Clean Loop
Custom soft-tube loop with tidy watermelon-toned braids.
AfterStreamer battlestation
Storage & Speed Upgrade
2TB NVMe swap, loads down to 4 seconds.
AfterBoard-game lounge refresh
Tabletop Room Refit
Felt-topped oak tables under warm pendant lighting.
From the crew
Loved by Sydney's players
A wall of the regulars who make the Forge what it is.
“Booked a table for our Gloomhaven group every Sunday for a year now. The rules coaches got us through the campaign and the coffee is genuinely good.”
“Brought in a prebuilt that thermal-throttled constantly. The repair bench crew repasted it and sorted the airflow — 26°C cooler and dead silent now.”
“Friday LAN nights are my whole social life now. Won my first Rocket League bracket in November and I'm still bragging about the Wall of Champions spot.”
“Sent my 11-year-old to the Code & Play term. She built a little platformer in Godot and hasn't stopped talking about it. Worth every dollar.”
“Hired a zone for our studio launch. The host ran a custom tournament for 28 of us and handled catering from the strip. Genuinely the best offsite we've done.”
“The hourly battlestations are spotless and the 240Hz panels are a dream. Love that my loadout is just saved and ready when I badge in.”
Good to know
Questions from the queue
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No — walk-ins are welcome whenever we have free rigs or tables. Membership just unlocks cheaper hourly rates, saved loadouts, priority tournament seats and free locker access. You can sign up at the front desk in about two minutes.
We're open Monday to Thursday 10am–11pm, Friday and Saturday 10am–1am, and Sunday 11am–9pm. The repair bench takes drop-offs until 8pm daily, and the last tabletop booking of the night starts two hours before close.
Absolutely. Plenty of members bring their own keyboard, mouse or controller, and there are sanitised lockers to store them between visits. You're also welcome to bring your own board games to play at any hired table.
Drop your tower at the Bourke Street bench and our techs will diagnose it, usually the same day. We'll message you a quote before doing any work, and most repairs and upgrades are turned around within 48 hours. Members get 15% off labour.
Yes. Daytime hours are family-friendly, and our Code & Play Academy is built specifically for ages 9–14. Under-16s need a parent or guardian to sign them in for their first visit, and our floor crew keeps an eye on the younger tables.
We do — birthdays, studio launches and team offsites for up to 30 guests. Private hire includes a dedicated host, a custom tournament bracket and catering sorted from the Darlinghurst strip. Get in touch at least two weeks ahead for weekend slots.
Come say hello
Book a spot at the Forge
Send us a message about a booking, repair or event and the crew will get back to you within one business day.