Any list of bars with games has to start with this year-old space revolving around dozens of board games available to rent. Challenge friends to Hungry Hungry Hippos, Boggle, even Settlers of Catan. The bar doesn’t serve grub, but the loser can be made to order from one of the nearby eateries and have it delivered.

If swinging clubs is more your speed, venture to H Street for eight holes of miniature golf – and backdrops that are D.C.-centric – on the second floor of this Mexican cuisine mecca. On Mondays and Tuesdays, patrons who order dinner play free. Downstairs features skeeball and shuffleboard.

Customers can test their smarts over a Mason jar full of beer. This Hill East institution has Trivial Pursuit, Jenga and Sorry, amongst other board games. The recent addition of its patio “Bus Bar” on the second level also expands on the childhood theme with nostalgic touches like thermos chandeliers and lunch box lights.

Forrest Gump, if based in the District, might become a regular at this Friendship Heights pizzeria, which boasts an entire table tennis room. Comet is family-friendly while also attracting hipsters in search of live musical acts and an array of beers on tap. Even using the facilities can become a game, with a bathroom that’s hidden behind large paneled walls.

Step outside and you’re transported to a European courtyard that doubles as Vinoteca’s outside bar and bocce area. Mondays and Tuesdays this U Street neighborhood wine bar is overtaken with bocce league play; the rest of the time the court’s open to all.

Adjacent to the Washington National’s Stadium is an ever-expanding hub of pre- and post-game activity. The Fairgrounds began as a small, tented beer garden and has now blossomed into so much more. It’s an outdoor festival of sorts with food trucks, merchandise, live music and games in the form of cornhole and Fast Pitch, where fans can try to be Strasburg.

Spread out across a 13,000 square feet area Penn Social is many things to many different audiences: a place to hear comedy, a bar for sports-watching or a live music destination. The most fun, though, might be the bottom floor of games, including classic arcade, skeeball, shuffleboard and foosball. Penn Social also has become a major gathering point for Bocce and cornhole league participants.

Velocity Five (multiple locations) is known as a sports bar, but it's also the home to one of the city's social skee ball leagues. There's cornhole and a basketball shooting machine on the premises as well.