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Bring a tabletop RPG night to your game store

Steel City RPG runs beginner-friendly Game Days across Pittsburgh. We bring the Game Masters, the players and the planning. You bring the space.

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By the numbers

Game Days heldGame Days in the Books
25
Players per Game DayAdventurers per Game Day
21
First-timersFirst Quest
39%
Venues hostedHalls We've Gamed In
4
Biggest Game DayOur Biggest Muster
40
Players at one Game Day on Aug 30, 2026 at Lawrence Hall.

As of October 28, 2026. First-timers: share of sign-ins at 19 Game Days since January 2026. Real numbers from our sign-in sheets and Game Master session forms. See every number

What a Game Day looks like

A few hours of tabletop roleplaying games, with several tables playing at once. Here’s how it works for the players who come.

A Game Day is announcedDate and venue go up on Meetup and here.
RSVP to the Game DayIt helps us plan the space.
Tables go liveGames post as GMs submit them, so check back.
RSVP to a tableThat's what gets you a seat.
Show up and playPull up a chair. We hand you a character.

What we handle

Finding and scheduling the Game Masters
Event listings and player sign-ups
Getting the word out on Meetup, Discord and social media
Sign-in and running the day itself
Following up with players and Game Masters afterward

What we ask

Tell us what gaming space you have: tables on the floor, a back room, a corner. A Game Day averages about 4 tables, and each table is one Game Master and usually 4–7 players. We scale to the space you have.
We play during your normal store hours. An evening after close is a conversation we’re open to.
One contact person for scheduling.

What your venue gets

Players in your store: A room of players who spend a few hours with you, many of them new to tabletop games.
Your games on our tables: Carry a game you’d like to see played? We ask our Game Masters to run it when they can.
Your name in front of players: Every Game Day listing and post names your venue, and our home page shows where we play.
A regular night: A recurring game night can become a reason people think of your store.

When players ask what to bring, we tell them:

“Just yourself. Every table has dice to borrow. Many of our venues are game stores, so you can pick up dice of your own on the day, or the game itself if you had a blast.”

X-Cards on every table, and no harassment, ever.

Every Game Day has X-Cards on the table: tap one and the scene moves on, no explanation needed. GMs are encouraged to set Lines & Veils before play, so everyone knows what's off the table and what stays off-screen.

Harassment of any kind isn't tolerated, at the table or around it. If something's wrong, tell your GM or an organizer at the event, or email safety@steelcityrpg.com. We'll take it from there, privately. The full Code of Conduct covers Game Days, Discord and online play.