Board Game Bar Also Features Indie Killer Queen

Replay Magazine·article·analyzed·Feb 19, 2026

Analysis

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TL;DR

New Kentucky board game bar Dice on Draft opens with 200+ games and Killer Queen arcade cabinets.

Summary

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

Dice on Draft opened February 13 in Covington, Kentucky
high confidence · Direct statement in article; reported by WCPO
The venue features over 200 board games
high confidence · Opening sentence of article
The bar has two Killer Queen cabinets from BumbleBear
high confidence · Direct statement in first paragraph
Nearly half of the board games came from owner McKenzie Crist's and her husband's personal collection
high confidence · Direct quote from WCPO report
The Rook was a prominent board game bar in Cincinnati that has closed
high confidence · 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

Dice on DraftorganizationMcKenzie CristpersonBumbleBearcompanyKiller QueenproductThe RookorganizationCovington, KentuckyorganizationCincinnatiorganization

Topics

Board game bar venuesprimaryArcade cabinet placement in social venuesprimaryIndie game hardware (Killer Queen)primaryCommunity gaming spacessecondary

Sentiment

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

Transcript

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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.