The Initials Game Live

09/01/2025

LD = Labor Day!

New month, perfect opportunity to give IGL a try if you haven't played it yet!

New Schedule
Spilled Grain Brewhouse is moving to 6pm Thursday games this week.

Cancellation
No IGL on Monday, September 1 at Woody's Fargo

08/19/2025

BTS = Back to School!

With school starting back up again, it's the perfect opportunity for you to brush up on your trivia—especially with THREE new IGL sites starting up this week!

New Games
LocAle Brewing Company on first and third Tuesdays at 6pm, beginning August 19
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel - Hop House on Tuesdays at 6:30pm, beginning August 19
Doc's Bar and Grill on Wednesdays at 6:30pm, beginning August 20

08/05/2025

Last week at IGL, long-time Wooden Ship Brewing Company team Proboskus took home the gold!

Where are you playing this week?

08/04/2025

IA = It's August!

Two new Twin Cities metro sites starting up this week!

New Venues!
HeadFlyer Brewing on Tuesdays at 6pm starting August 5
The Tavern Grill - Blaine on Tuesdays at 7:30pm starting on August 5

On Hiatus
Bennett's Chop and Railhouse is taking a break—but they'll be back!

07/29/2025

Fascinating spread of scores for our top teams last week—shoutout to Gerald at Bucks Pub for holding it down amid the sea of Union 32 Craft House winners!

07/22/2025

Last week's top IGL scores! Several teams from Nouvelle, Bogart's, and Dock & Paddle making the leaderboard this time around.

Where are you playing this week?

07/17/2025

ST = Star Tribune!

ICYMI, The Initials Game was recently featured in the Star Tribune!

Read more about Cory and his work on the game, and how The Initials Game Live is taking off across the Midwest.

Radio personality Cory Cove looks back at how he invented a popular word game.

07/15/2025

This week at IGL, a couple new sites, a schedule change, and a couple of cancellations!

New Games
North 20 Brewing on Mondays at 6:30pm, beginning July 14
Chanticlear Pizza Grill - C**n Rapids on Fridays at 8pm, beginning July 18

Schedule Change
No IGL this week at Steel Toe Brewing as they transition to their every other Wednesday schedule; their next game is July 23 at 6:30pm!

Cancellations
No IGL on Tuesday, July 15 at The Bulldog Tap
No IGL on Wednesday, July 16 at Invictus Brewing Co.

07/07/2025

Last week's top teams—"Borderline Offensive" from Jack Pine Brewery cleared the field with a score of 6543.

Where are you playing IGl this week?

07/07/2025

This week at The Initials Game Live—a new site starting up, plus a couple of schedule changes!

New Venue!
Mineral Springs Brewery on 2nd Thursdays starting July 10

Schedule Changes
- This is Steel Toe Brewing's last week of 5pm Sunday games—starting July 23, they're moving to every other Wednesday at 6:30pm
- Heavy Rotation Brewing Co. is moving back to weekly games every Tuesday at 6:30pm

Cancellations
No IGL on Thursday, July 10 at Dock & Paddle and Nouvelle Kitchen and Brewery

06/30/2025

Last week's top IGL teams! Both River Siren and Wooden Ship saw some pretty close scores, with "Greely Gang" taking the overall crown for the week.

Where are you playing this week?

06/30/2025

This week at The Initials Game Live, we've just got a couple of cancellations for the holiday week, but still plenty of great places to play this week!

Cancellations
No IGL on Thursday, July 3 at Boondox Bar & Grill or The Thirsty Beaver
No IGL on Saturday, July 5 at Pizza Luce - Richfield