Killer Queen - Getting started, resources, and finding/building a community near you

I've gotten some feedback from newer players, and a common theme was lack of information about the game itself. Hopefully this post/thread will help anyone looking for basic info on the game.

Find a scene near you - Since KQ cannot be played at-home/online, it is a very community-oriented game. Below are the Facebook Group links to the current active scenes in a rough chronological order.

• Chicago, Logan Arcade - 9/4/2014
• Portland, Ground Kontrol - 1/12/2015
• New York, NYU Game Center, also Reclamation Bar - 4/22/2015
• San Francisco, Brewcade. Now Coin Op and Emporium, too! - 7/12/2015
• Phoenix, Bonus Round and The Grid: Games and Growlers (in Mesa) - 8/21/2015
• Kansas City, Up-Down Bar - 9/21/2015
• Columbus, Arcade Super Awesome (and now Close Quarters) - 10/25/2015
• Charlotte, Abari Game Bar - 3/27/2016
• Austin, Pinballz Lake Creek - 8/23/2016
• Minneapolis, Up-Down Bar - 8/31/2016
• St. Louis, Start Bar - 9/23/2016
• Seattle 3 locations!!! Add-a-Ball, Jupiter Bar, and now Coindexter's! - 12/23/2016
• Washington DC, Penn Social - 1/7/2017
• Dallas, Cidercade - 1/27/2017
• Madison WI, ALT Brew - 9/10/2017
• Knoxville, TN - Token Game Tavern - 10/3/2017
• Chattanooga, TN - The Coin-Op Arcade - 10/9/2017
• Morgantown, WV Starport Arcade - 12/6/2017

Other locations exist, but other locations do not have FB groups. If you are trying to build a scene in your area, please reach out to us or post here. The KQ community is super supportive of new scenes.

Map view of locations

Join us on Slack - The competitive community is very active on Slack. We'll answer any questions we can. It is invite-only, so ask someone in your community to add you in person- or DM any active Facebook group member.

How to play? Below are links to various tutorials written by KQ players.

• Austin's video tutorial +++
• St. Louis intermediate guides
• Cody's Advanced Queen Analysis from Cactus Clash

Other useful/interesting resources:

• How do I Stream? Equipment and tips for a noob
• How do I start a scene? The KQ League Kit
• Global calendar of tournaments
• Game creators Josh and Nik give a talk at the Game Developer's Conference in 2016 about KQ as a community

edit 1/30/2017: Dallas, TX recently received a set of KQ cabinets and has a FB group. Added to list.

edit #2, 4/22/2017: Added slack url and map url for KQ locations.

edit #3, 9/10/2017: new cabinets in Phoenix AZ, Madison WI, Columbus OH

edit #4, 1/18/2018: added link to reddit post "How to Stream?"

edit #5, 1/31/2018: fixed Knoxville group link

Edit #6, removed crash sheets as they were linked to phishing site