Eindhovens Studenten Rollenspel Genootschap Knights of the Kitchen Table, or just the Knights, is the student board- and roleplaying game association of Eindhoven. Do you love board games, or do you enjoy letting your imagination run in a good roleplaying game? Then we are the place to be!
Every week multiple boardgames are being played. Well known games such as Catan and Ticket to Ride, but also lesser known games such as Race for the Galaxy, Big Book of Madness, Kingsburg, Terraforming Mars and over 250 others.
We also feature several roleplaying campaigns, as well as a one-shot roleplaying evening every month. Not only the well known Dungeons and Dragons, but also Pathfinder, Blades in the Dark, World of Darkness, and more.
This all takes place from our own association room, in the Luna building on the TU/e campus. In this room, members are often playing a board game or a roleplaying game, doing homework or just casually hanging around during both afternoons and evenings.
We have many different activities mostly taking place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting at 19:15. Every Tuesday we have our Board Game night where we come together and play board games. On Wednesday we have differing activities ranging from One-shot Roleplaying Game evenings to Story Telling Workshops and various others like Christmas dinners, bowling and dicebag making.
Do you want to get a taste of our association? Then join us at one of our Board Game or Roleplaying Evenings! You can see our activity schedule here.
Always wanted to go wild without repercussions? Try a roleplaying game!
In (tabletop) roleplaying games, you envision yourself as a different character who, along with others, goes on a journey guided by a story teller (also known as Dungeon Master or game master). This ST describes everything and everyone you encounter along the way. From the deep caves of Ckbaktar, the empty galaxy on your way to Alpha Centauri, to the abandoned village of your family. The world is unlimited, the possibilities unrestrained.
One-shots are roleplaying games which consist of only one session. At the end of the session the story is concluded (good endings not guaranteed).
Every month, usually on the first wednesday, we host a one-shot roleplay evening. Here multiple of our ST’s present their story concepts which they will ‘run’. Members then decide which they want to join. Want to try it yourself? Drop by for free to experience the taste of adventure!
The Knights host multiple continuous campaigns. These are running stories spread over multiple (often bi-weekly) sessions.
At the beginning of every semester (usually October and March) a Looking for Group is hosted. On this evening players looking for a campaign and STs looking for players are united.
The association provides every campaign with material (minis, maps, books, etc) and a room to host the campaign in.
Every Tuesday evening we host boardgame evening where many of our members drop by for a fun game. This can be any of our many short games such as the Big Dalmuti and Fantasy Realms, or normal length games such as Suburbia, Catan, Dominion and Dungeon Lords, to the 3 hour games such as Nations, Terra Mystica, and Battlestar Gallactica the boardgame. These evening start at 19:15, it’s best to arrive before this time as late arrival can result in all players already playing a game.
Is one evening not enough to saturate your lust for strategy? No worries. Many of our members also play during the afternoons and other evenings. One of the advantages of having our own space; the games are always waiting to be played.
For some, even this can not be enough. Therefore, at the end of every TU/e quartile we host long boardgame days where you can play games all day long, or just one long game of 5+ hours such as Twilight Imperium or the Game of Thrones boardgame.
Still haven’t had your fix? Maybe you’re up for a 12+ hour boardgame such as Virgin Queen or Here I Stand. Although you may want to choose a date yourself in summer- or christmas break.
Are you interested in knowing all of the boardgames we have at the Knights and can be played by members of the Knights? Check our boardgame inventory.
At the Knights there are also fans of Life Action Roleplaying, more commonly known as LARP. A Larp is similar to tabletop roleplaying, where instead of describing your actions, you actually use your body to do your actions. Almost like theater, except the players are also the audience.
All year long, the Knights host a bi-weekly LARP swordfighting practice on Thursday with (foam) LARP swords. Training will be given on using the swords in a safe, but visually cool way. Competitions are also semi-regularly held.
Our association aids in making and expanding costumes as well. Every month members gather for the Brass Scissors day where they can go to for aid with where to find the right materials and cutting and sewing the materials together to form your LARP costume, as well as working on other fun arts and crafts projects!
The Knights also organize the yearly Fantasy Court Festival, which expresses the Fantasy and LARP culture. During this festival there will be LARP associations present, as well as stands with LARP clothing, tabletop roleplay and other fantasy themed products (even self-made). There will also be music, dance, a swordfighting tournament and more. Stay tuned by visiting their website.
Are you interested and want to experience us? Come drop by any Tuesday or roleplay Wednesday and see for yourself for free. You can find us in the basement of Luna on the TU/e campus. (Enter the big blue door left to the Spar and right next to hubble and descend the stairs in the back.) You can view all our activities in our calendar.
If you are convinced that you want to become a member, you can fill in the registration form. Are you studying outside of Eindhoven? Please contact the board at bestuur@kotkt.nl since the process of becoming a member is slightly different.
Membership is €30,- for the entire year or €18,- when you join after the start of the 2nd semester of the TU/e.
We hope to see you soon. Till then!
Hey! I’m Kees,
I’m a huge fan of board games and I’m always down for one more game. My favorite board game has to be Kingsburg, which funnily enough is one of the first games I ever played at the Knights.
As chairman, you can come to me with any questions you have, as I would love to help! I’m looking forward to a wonderful year and hope to see you around!
Hello! I’m Stan.
I’ve been a member of the Knights for 2 years now and am this year’s secretary. I can usually be seen in the Knights room during lunch, so feel free to ask me anything!
I’ve mostly been focussed on TTRPGs, so I might be a relatively unknown face for the board game crowd, but I’m looking forward to changing that this year! See you soon!
Hey I’m Olaf, at the moment I’m a third year student applied mathematics and computer science. This will also be my third year at the Knights. Most people will have seen me around already, maybe as part of the Knights intro committee during your intro, or maybe when I was in the Knights room in between lectures and activities.
As treasurer i will be responsible for most of the financial things, so feel free to ask me anything questions regarding this.
Hi, my name is Joris!
I’m still relatively new to the Knights, having joined just last year. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to join the board this year! One of my biggest regrets is not becoming a member earlier, back when I first checked out the association years ago.
I love both the roleplay and board game sides of the Knights, and I’m excited to help make it an even better place for everyone. Hope to see you around — and feel free to ask me anything!
Salutations, my name is Melina and I very proudly hold the title of commissioner of external affairs of the Knights. What this means is that I am your go to person for any kind of shenanigans that go beyond our beloved association.
I joined the Knights about two years ago and very quickly found a warm and welcoming community of fellow RPG and board game lovers. I have stuck by ever since and every week I discover yet another board game I gloriously fail at. Find me at (mostly) all activities, I am always excited to meet new people (and lure them into our little community) :D