Thanks to everybody who came and had fun at our last meeting. Also a big thank you to Marquis and Game Summit for bringing some games including Catan 3D Collector’s Edition for everyone to try out.

Next Meeting: Monday June 7th 6:30PM – 10:00PM.

We are hoping to play: Power Grid, Puerto Rico, Battle Lore,
Mystery Express, Small World, Manhattan, Chaos in the Old World and many more options available.

It looks like Steve might be bringing Battle Lore for this one, so for those of you who want to try it should be available this time.

The Setup: Again we will have 4 large tables setup with potential seating for 16-20 people indoors. As the warm summer nights are on the horizon, we are considering a partially outdoor setup involving gazebos/lights for some more tables at a future meeting to accommodate larger numbers of people.

Food / Drink: We have cold cans of pop and water bottles available for $1.00 each and microwave popcorn available for $2.00 and assorted candy/gum for those who don’t want to bring their own. (Please refrain from snacks that could be damaging to the board games like cheetos etc.) Crackers, chips, cookies, veggies etc are fine.

One final note: While we want as many people to play the games they want to play as possible, it does mean we may not have either enough interest or players to play certain games. If you come with the intention of playing a specific game, please do not be discouraged if we do not play it this time. We want everyone to have an open mind about trying new games they haven’t played before.

Hope to see you all There!

Please RSVP and let us know any questions/suggestions you might have in this thread.

Some Pics from last week!

Small World, 2-5p, 10+

Price $69.95

Small world is now in stock! It just came in this morning, and is already almost sold out! Give us a call to reserve your copy today!

And if you have no idea, what I am talking about, it’s the new heavily hyped, long awaited, family friendly fantasy adventure game from Days of Wonder games. (The publisher that brought you Ticket to Ride, Memoir 44, Battlelore, and Shadows over Camelot. These guys don’t release games often, so when they do it is a big deal. It has to be good!) The game is currently the Hottest topic on www.BoardGameGeek.com and has already attained the Rank of 187 after only being officially released 5 days ago!

Dominion, 2-4p, 10+

$54.95

Dominion is in, the game has shot to position 9 in the ranks of BoardGameGeek.com’s database of over 20,000 games in the first couple of weeks after its release in North America. Come get your copy today before they all sell out!

In Dominion, each player starts with an identical, very small deck of cards. In the center of the table is a selection of other cards the players can “buy” as they can afford them. Through their selection of cards to buy, and how they play their hands as they draw them, the players construct their deck on the fly, striving for the most efficient path to the precious victory points by game end.

You are a monarch, like your parents before you, a ruler of a small pleasant kingdom of rivers and evergreens. Unlike your parents, however, you have hopes and dreams! You want a bigger and more pleasant kingdom, with more rivers and a wider variety of trees. You want a Dominion! In all directions lie fiefs, freeholds, and feodums. All are small bits of land, controlled by petty lords and verging on anarchy. You will bring civilization to these people, uniting them under your banner.

But wait! It must be something in the air; several other monarchs have had the exact same idea. You must race to get as much of the unclaimed land as possible, fending them off along the way. To do this you will hire minions, construct buildings, spruce up your castle, and fill the coffers of your treasury. Your parents wouldn’t be proud, but your grandparents would be delighted.

Dominion is not a CCG, but the play of the game is similar to the construction and play of a CCG deck. The game comes complete with roughly 500 cards. You select 10 of the 25 Kingdom card types to include in any given play — leading to immense variety.