Board kingdoms, bamboo gardens, bird yards, and forest dwellers - in a couple of hours, you can visit several worlds and meet those who inhabit them. It’s easy to gather around one table with beginners and experienced players, laugh at unexpected moves, and discover new favorite board games. Board games have long ceased to be an entertainment "for selected geeks" and have turned into a lively way to spend an evening offline - without screens, notifications, and running around with errands. People of different ages and professions gather around one table, and the rules quickly level all participants, leaving humor, attentiveness, and readiness for surprises as the important factors. In the library on Bolshokhtinsky Avenue, this format becomes a warm reason to exhale after the day and switch to face-to-face communication. The evening's program is structured to try several contrasting games in mechanics and mood. Lovers of strategizing several moves ahead will find themselves in "Cutterland," where you literally need to cut out map fragments and build your own kingdom while keeping an eye on resource balance and neighbors' tricks. Those who appreciate visual beauty and a meditative process will enjoy "Takenoko" with its bamboo fields, amusing panda, and soft, almost fairy-tale game dynamics. Those who love intrigue and negotiation will remember "Masts of Power" - a game about the struggle for influence, where it’s important to negotiate in time, take risks, and make compromises. And "Chickens" and "Cozy Glade" will add lightness to the evening: in the bird yard, you will need to take care of the feathered household, and in Maple Valley - help the residents prepare for winter, skillfully managing resources. Each game has its own little stories and funny moments that are remembered in conversations for a long time. The curator of the evening, Maria Andreyanova, takes on the most challenging part - explaining the rules in a way that they stop scaring with the number of pictures and icons. She systematically breaks down the mechanics, suggests first moves, and delicately assists.