Word Play Cafe
Love word games? So do we!
Word Play Cafe is the space at Burning Man (and beyond) dedicated entirely to word games for people to gather, play and learn together.
Play with us at Burning Man!
Burners enjoy solving our custom Burning Man themed crossword puzzle, getting their daily Wordle fix with our analog version, playing a host of custom and popular word games, and attending our special events. We even magically offer a very well known daily crossword puzzle!
Visit us in 2025! Location TBD!
Ride our Mutant Vehicle at Burning Man!
We now have a Mutant Vehicle we call Fun Across… a play on “one across”… the first clue in a crossword puzzle. See more pics and learn more here.
Play with us at unSCruz!
Visit us at unSCruz 2025. We’re located between Bee Here Now and Clown Bar. Come by for all of our game, and especially BlockWords!
Play with us in the Default World!
We had so much fun with Word Play Cafe at Burning Man that we’re hosting events in the default world throughout the year in the SF Bay Area.
Follow us on Facebook to hear about our next event. Or sign up for our announcement email list.
Learn more about Word Play Cafe
(and get involved!)
Love Word Play Cafe? Become a Wordista!
We’re looking for folks to help us staff the dome during Burning Man. We are a friendly, inclusive group and welcome all burners interested in helping make Word Play Cafe a fun and engaging space. We have roles for all word game skill levels!