# Board Game Bar Also Features Indie Killer Queen

**Source:** Replay Magazine  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2026-02-19  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.replaymag.com/board-game-bar-also-features-indie-killer-queen/

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## Analysis

Dice on Draft, a new board game bar in Covington, Kentucky, opened February 13 and features over 200 board games plus two Killer Queen arcade cabinets from indie developer BumbleBear. The venue was created by McKenzie Crist to fill a community gap left by the closure of The Rook, a prominent board game bar in Cincinnati.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Dice on Draft opened February 13 in Covington, Kentucky — _Direct statement in article; reported by WCPO_
- [HIGH] The venue features over 200 board games — _Opening sentence of article_
- [HIGH] The bar has two Killer Queen cabinets from BumbleBear — _Direct statement in first paragraph_
- [HIGH] Nearly half of the board games came from owner McKenzie Crist's and her husband's personal collection — _Direct quote from WCPO report_
- [HIGH] The Rook was a prominent board game bar in Cincinnati that has closed — _Owner's quote explaining motivation for new venue_

### Notable Quotes

> "We just really like the community that places like this bring in, and we really missed places like this when The Rook closed and then felt like there was a gap for more niche concepts like this."
> — **McKenzie Crist**
> _Owner's motivation for opening venue; indicates market gap in board game bar community after The Rook closure_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Dice on Draft | organization | New board game bar venue in Covington, Kentucky; opened February 13; features 200+ board games and Killer Queen arcade cabinets |
| McKenzie Crist | person | Owner and operator of Dice on Draft |
| BumbleBear | company | Indie game developer/manufacturer of Killer Queen arcade cabinets |
| Killer Queen | product | Arcade cabinet game from BumbleBear; two units at Dice on Draft |
| The Rook | organization | Prominent board game bar in Cincinnati that has closed; motivated creation of Dice on Draft to fill community gap |
| Covington, Kentucky | organization | Location of Dice on Draft venue |
| Cincinnati | organization | City where The Rook board game bar was located |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Board game bar venues, Arcade cabinet placement in social venues, Indie game hardware (Killer Queen)
- **Secondary:** Community gaming spaces

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Straightforward business opening announcement; owner expresses positive motivation around community building; no critical commentary

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## Transcript

A new bar in Covington, Kentucky, has more than 200 board games for patrons to enjoy, and also a pair of Killer Queen cabinets from the indie game maker BumbleBear.
WCPO reported that the new Dice on Draft opened Feb. 13 and is owned and operated by McKenzie Crist. Nearly half of the board games came from her and her husband’s personal collection.
“We just really like the community that places like this bring in, and we really missed places like this when The Rook closed and then felt like there was a gap for more niche concepts like this,” she said. (The Rook was a prominent board game bar in nearby Cincinnati.)
Learn more at www.diceondraft.com.

_(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 0582e4b6-c3ee-4275-b27d-c48d5756c225*