“Booked a Grand Quest room for my partner’s birthday and our game master turned a rainy Tuesday into the best night of the month. The crypt room genuinely made us jump.”
Priya M.
Hackney, London · March 2025
Shoreditch · London · Est. 2016
Roll the Dice at CrimsonQuestForge
Step under the striped canopies of East London’s most theatrical game hall — a carnival of tabletop campaigns, escape quests, and hosted tournament nights, seven days a week.
Tonight the canopy is up — is your table booked?
Reserve a game master, grab a quest room, or drop in for open play. Doors from noon, every day of the week in Shoreditch.
Our Story
A Midway of Dice, Cards & Bold Adventures
CrimsonQuestForge began in 2016 as a single table at the back of a Redchurch Street coffee bar. Today we run a 3,000 sq ft hall of curated board games, custom-built dungeon rooms, and a stage for our Friday tournament circus — all under red-and-gold big-top canopies you can spot from Brick Lane.
Our game masters have logged over 9,000 hours guiding first-timers and veterans alike. Whether you are here for a two-hour drop-in or a season-long campaign, every quest is hand-run by a real host who knows the rules cold.
- 650+ curated titles in our lending library
- Six themed quest rooms, from crypt to carnival
- Trained game masters for every booked session
- Step-free access and a fully allergen-labelled kitchen
By the Numbers
Ten Years of Rolling High
The little tallies behind the big-top — updated every season at the Shoreditch hall.
650+
Games in the library
9,200
Game-master hours run
48k
Quests completed since 2016
4.9/5
Average player rating
Good to Know
Quests, Prices & House Rules
Everything you need before you pull back the canopy flap.
Drop in any day and borrow from 650+ titles with a game guide on hand to teach the rules. All-day access runs £9 per person, or £30 for a table of four. No booking needed before 5pm on weekdays.
Our six themed escape-and-adventure rooms seat two to eight players for a 90-minute hosted run. Prices start at £22 per player midweek and £28 on weekends, including a game master and a post-quest debrief round of hot cider.
Join an ongoing tabletop RPG campaign that meets weekly for eight-week seasons. Each session is £15 and includes character sheets, dice, and a dedicated storyteller. New adventurers are matched to beginner-friendly tables.
Every Friday the stage hosts a rotating tournament — Catan, Magic, or our own Crimson Gauntlet. Entry is £12 with prizes for the top three tables. Doors open 7pm and the first round is called at 7:45pm sharp.
Book a canopy corner or the whole hall for birthdays, team socials, and stag or hen quests. Packages start at £240 for two hours and include a dedicated host, reserved games, and an optional grazing board from our kitchen.
We are two minutes from Shoreditch High Street station and open Monday to Thursday 12pm–11pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm–1am, and Sunday 12pm–9pm. The hall is step-free with accessible facilities on the ground floor.
Player Voices
Tales from the Table
Real reviews from adventurers who found us under the striped canopies.
“I came to one campaign night knowing nothing about tabletop RPGs. Eight weeks later I run my own table. The storytellers here are patient and genuinely funny.”
Tomasz K.
Bethnal Green, London · January 2025
“Our whole product team did a private hire for an offsite. Reserved games, a host who kept things moving, and a grazing board that vanished in minutes. Faultless.”
Elena R.
Islington, London · November 2024
“The Friday Tournament Circus is my weekly ritual. Won the Crimson Gauntlet once and still have the little brass token on my desk. Fiercely fun crowd.”
Daniel O.
Shoreditch, London · February 2025
“Step-free access mattered for my mum and the team sorted a table without any fuss. We played Ticket to Ride for three hours and she hasn’t stopped talking about it.”
Amara N.
Dalston, London · December 2024
“The library is unreal — 650 games and a guide who found us the perfect one for a group of six. We now come every other Sunday. Best £9 in London.”
Jack W.
Whitechapel, London · April 2025
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Find Us
Pull Back the Canopy
Book a table, plan a party, or just ask what’s on tonight — the forge is listening.
Phone
+44 20 3376 9827
Email
[email protected]
Visit the hall
58 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, London E2 7DP
Opening Hours
- Mon–Thu · 12:00 – 23:00
- Fri–Sat · 12:00 – 01:00
- Sunday · 12:00 – 21:00