Play 500+ Board Games
2025-11-06 14:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-05 14:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-02 14:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-01 14:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-31 14:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-30 14:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-29 14:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-26 14:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Scratching Post, 114 E University Ave, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
Our library has over 500 board games, both classic and modern.
–Want to keep it simple with something like Monopoly or Jenga? We’ve got you covered. What something more modern like Catan or Ticket to ride? We’ve got those too. Want something brand spankin’ new you can’t even buy in the stores yet? WE’VE GOT THOSE TOO.
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Game passes are $5/person for 2 hours and are first come first served for tables. We have lots of tools to help you choose a game (see our game picker linked below,) learn a game without actually reading the rules (most games are stickered with a QR code that takes you to a how to play video….for those of you that hate reading rulebooks) or you can even bring in your own game/DND group/etc. Same game pass pricing applies.
–PLUS we have snacks, drinks, alcohol, cats (in their separate lounge but viewable from the cafe side through large windows) and all the good vibes.
20% of the profits from our food, drink and merch sales go back to our partner rescues. Hang out. Buy stuff. Help cats.
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Check out our full game list here:https://scratchingpostcu.com/game-table-reservations/
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See what our Game Picker suggests for you here: https://gamepicker.scratchingpostcu.com/

Happy Hour - Drink Specials & Catnip!
2025-11-05 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-02 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-01 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-31 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-30 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-26 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-25 20:00 - 22:00 | The Scratching Post, 114 E University Ave, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
8-10pm Wed-Sun. Drink specials for the humans, and the cats get their nightly dose of catnip. Come and relax with the cats during our last reservation of the day and enjoy our massive board game library!
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The 8:30pm Happy Hour Cat Lounge Reservations are 18+ only.
–Game passes are $5/person for 2 hours.
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$2.50 White Claw$2.50 Two Brothers Beer$3.00 Wine
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Spend 50 minutes in our cat lounges with 20+ adoptable cats. Your reservation not only helps to cover the cost of their care, but it also helps to socialize them, even if you aren’t looking to adopt. Thank you!
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Advance reservations are the only way to guarantee time in the lounge. We welcome walk-ins as long as there is space.
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MAKE A RESERVATION! https://scratchingpostcu.com/cat-cafe-reservations/
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Check out our monthly events! https://scratchingpostcu.com/events/

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Play with 20+ Adoptable Cats!
2025-11-05 14:30 - 21:20, 2025-11-02 14:30 - 21:20, 2025-11-01 14:30 - 21:20, 2025-10-31 14:30 - 21:20, 2025-10-30 14:30 - 21:20, 2025-10-29 14:30 - 21:20, 2025-10-26 14:30 - 21:20, 2025-10-25 14:30 - 21:20 | The Scratching Post, 114 E University Ave, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
Spend 50 minutes in our cat lounges with 20+ adoptable cats. Your reservation not only helps to cover the cost of their care, but it also helps to socialize them, even if you aren’t looking to adopt. Thank you!
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All of our cats come from local non-profit rescues and 100% of their adoption fee goes to the originating rescue. They are all spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and tested for many common pathogens.
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Advance reservations are the only way to guarantee time in the lounge. We welcome walk-ins as long as there is space, but if the hour is sold out, it may be a while before the next available lounge time.
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MAKE A RESERVATION!

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Demo Day!
2025-11-01 14:00 - 22:00 | The Scratching Post, 114 E University Ave, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
Saturdays in November are Demo Days! We’ll have a game set up at the end of our bar and we’ll take you through a quick demo to get a feel for how to play. All demo day games are available for sale and available in our library, so if you like the demo, you can buy a copy for yourself or purchase a game pass to play our library copy.
20% of the profits from the sales of our food, drinks and merch are donated back to our partner rescues, so buying a game from us levels up your good vibes.
November Demo Games Schedule

Saturday, November 1 – Knitting Circle
Saturday, November 8 – Hibachi
Saturday, November 15 – Nature
Saturday, November 22 – Cat Blues: The Big Gig
Saturday, November 29 – Boop the Halls!

Halloween Night + Blood on the Clocktower
2025-10-31 19:00 - 22:00 | The Scratching Post, 114 E University Ave, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
What is this Game?
Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.
A social game played in person, seated in a circle, each player receives either a ‘good’ or ‘evil’ token with their unique character on it. Good players share information to solve the mystery whilst evil players lie about who they are and what they know. The good team wins if they can piece together their knowledge, trust each other, and execute the demon. The evil team wins if the demon can sow distrust, evade detection, and wipe out the village.

On the stroke of midnight…
During a hellish thunderstorm, a scream echoes through the sleepy town of Ravenswood Bluff. The townsfolk rush to investigate and find the beloved local storyteller has been murdered, their body hanging limp from the clocktower. As blood drips onto the cobblestones below, a realisation slowly dawns… a demon has been unleashed, killing by night and taking on human form by day.
Can good find the demon in time? Or will evil overrun this once peaceful town?

Spend Halloween Solving a Muuuuurder
Our resident storyteller ghoul will guide you through the entire game experience. Costumes are highly encouraged but not required. Your ticket comes with one free drink!

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Fundraiser Raffle
2025-10-29 21:30 - 22:00 | The Scratching Post, 114 E University Ave, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
Fundraiser Raffle!
We’ve put together a bundle of our lounge cats’ most loved scratchers/toys/treats. All raffle ticket proceeds will be donated to our partner rescues CATsNAP and VALOR. $5/ticket or $20 for 5 tickets. Must be 18 or older to enter. Drawing will be held at 9:30 on Wednesday, October 29 and winner will be notified via email. This raffle is hosted by our parent non-profit rescue, Boop Cat Rescue. No purchase necessary to enter. Mail in entries must be sent to PO Box 1661 Champaign, IL 61824 and must be received by 5pm on Tuesday, October 28. Mail your name, email address and “National Cat Day Fundraiser Raffle entry” to specified address.

Raffle Price Includes over $160 worth of merch!

Cozy Cat Scratcher Bowl
Cat in the Box wool rainbow mouse toy w/6ft tail
Crinkly Critter Fancy Flutterfly cat wand
CatDancer Original
CatDancer Whisker Chasers
Catnip Ninja catnip spray
Shady Cat Bribes treats
Karma Cat wool cat ball & heart
Bucilla Caylee the Cat complete crochet kit
Boop board game
Candy Kittens sour watermelon candies

Raffle Tickets!

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Trivia Night & National Cat Day Celebration!
2025-10-29 14:00 - 22:00
October 29 is National Cat Day which aims to spread awareness about cat adoption. We’re celebrating with our first ever Trivia Night and a bunch of ridiculous cat-centric festivities!
Trivia

Teams of 6 or less
Email info@scratchingpostcafe.com to reserve a table ahead of time, otherwise check-in starts at 6:45pm for 7pm start.
Bonus point for your team for wearing cat themed apparel or a cat costume

Scavenger Hunt – Win the Grand Prize!
Since National Cat Day is October 29th, we’re giving away a pass worth TWENTY NINE cat lounge reservations. 🙀🙀🙀
The Hunt will be from 2pm-10pm @The Scratching Post on Wednesday, October 29th. Take a pic of each riddle you find. If you manage to get through all 10 riddles, send the pics to info@scratchingpostcafe.com by 10pm. A winner will be randomly drawn from anyone who completes the hunt…but it won’t be easy!
First Riddle: (The answer won’t be placed until 2pm on 10/29, so cool your jets and quit trying to start early.)
Play by the rules to protect this ancient feline race. With a view of the moon and stars, your boat will avoid Darkhand and dock in the next safe space.
Fundraiser Raffle
We’ve put together a bundle of our lounge cats’ most loved scratchers/toys/treats. All raffle ticket proceeds will be donated to our partner rescues CATsNAP and VALOR. $5/ticket or $20 for 5 tickets. Must be 18 or older to enter. Drawing will be held at 9:30 on Wednesday, October 29 and winner will be notified via email. This raffle is hosted by our parent non-profit rescue, Boop Cat Rescue. No purchase necessary to enter. Mail in entries must be sent to PO Box 1661 Champaign, IL 61824 and must be received by 5pm on Tuesday, October 28. Mail your name, email address and “National Cat Day Fundraiser Raffle entry” to specified address.

Raffle Price Includes over $160 worth of merch!

Cozy Cat Scratcher Bowl
Cat in the Box wool rainbow mouse toy w/6ft tail
Crinkly Critter Fancy Flutterfly cat wand
CatDancer Original
CatDancer Whisker Chasers
Catnip Ninja catnip spray
Shady Cat Bribes treats
Karma Cat wool cat ball & heart
Bucilla Caylee the Cat complete crochet kit
Boop board game
Candy Kittens sour watermelon candies

Cat-themed Apparel Contest
Best cat apparel/costume contest – wear the best cat themed apparel (or full on costume) and win a prize!
Free Cat Ears
Everyone who makes a reservation for our cat lounge on National Cat Day will get a free cat ears headband. Just embrace the crazy cat lady in you. You know you want to.
Drink Specials
Discounts all day on all cat-adjacent drinks (White Claw, Chai of the Tiger, Irish Whiskers Coffee, etc)
Sugar Cookies from Hunny Bunny Bakes
Custom Scratching Post sugar cookies from Hunny Bunny Bakes available while supplies last!

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Board Game Concierge Night - Learn to Play a Heavy Board Game
2025-10-26 18:00 - 22:00 | The Scratching Post, 114 E University Ave, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
What You Get
In September our board game concierge is teaching some great games that aren’t even available for retail purchase yet and we’ll be keeping the spooky vibes strong in October with Inferno!
Endeavor: Deep Sea was the 2025 Kennerspiel des Jahres winner! This is an award given each year to the best connoisseur board game or more complex games that are suitable for experienced gamers.
Lightning Train was pre-released at Gencon this year, and we snagged a copy!
Inferno is a highly rated soul management game where each player must guide sinners to their respective circles in Hell. Another Gencon purchase we couldn’t resist!
Some modern board game experience is necessary. We will have the game setup when you arrive, do a full teach of the rules and answer any questions along the way, but these are much more complex games that will likely be difficult for someone brand new to the hobby.
Ticket includes full setup/teach/questions answered for the duration of the game, your game pass for the entire day, one free drink and a button for completing the concierge game! You should expect any concierge game to take a minimum of 2 hours to complete.
More Info
One ticket per person.
It is always helpful to arrive 10-15 minutes early to park, get your drink/snacks and get settled at your table. Parking info can be found here.
Endeavor: Deep Sea is currently out of stock at the publisher and Lighting Train won’t be available for retail purchase until September 30, but you can play all of these games now at The Scratching Post and pre-order copies from us if you love them! We donate 20% of the profits from our food, drink and merch sales back to our partner non-profit rescues, so buying a game from us levels up your good vibes. 😎
September Concierge Game Schedule
Tickets for each night sold separately

Sunday, Sept 7 – Endeavor: Deep Sea
Sunday, Sept 14 – Lightning Train
Sunday, Sept 21 – Endeavor: Deep Sea
Sunday, Sept 28 – Lightning Train

October Concierge Game Schedule
Tickets for each night sold separately

Sunday, Oct 12 – Inferno
Sunday, Oct 26 – Inferno

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Demo Day!
2025-10-25 14:00 - 22:00 | The Scratching Post, 114 E University Ave, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
Saturdays in October are Demo Days! We’ll have a game set up at the end of our bar and we’ll take you through a quick demo to get a feel for how to play. All demo day games are available for sale and available in our library, so if you like the demo, you can buy a copy for yourself or purchase a game pass to play our library copy.
20% of the profits from the sales of our food, drinks and merch are donated back to our partner rescues, so buying a game from us levels up your good vibes.
October Demo Games Schedule

Saturday, October 4 – Cat in the Box
Saturday, October 11 – Kittin
Saturday, October 18 – Habitats
Saturday, October 25 – 9 Lives
