Saturday 2:00pm to 5:00pm games
Dead of Winter (Boardgame) 2:00pm to 5:00pm -- Hosted by Robert
2-5 players, new players welcome! Dead of Winter is a meta-cooperative psychological survival game. This means players are working together toward one common victory condition — but for each individual player to achieve victory, he must also complete his personal secret objective. This secret objective could relate to a psychological tick that's fairly harmless to most others in the colony, a dangerous obsession that could put the main objective at risk, a desire for sabotage of the main mission, or (worst of all) vengeance against the colony! Certain games could end with all players winning, some winning and some losing, or all players losing. Work toward the group's goal, but don't get walked all over by a loudmouth who's looking out only for his own interests!
Dead of Winter is an experience that can be accomplished only through the medium of tabletop games. It's a story-centric game about surviving through a harsh winter in an apocalyptic world. The survivors are all dealing with their own psychological imperatives, but must still find a way to work together to fight off outside threats, resolve crises, find food and supplies, and keep the colony's morale up.
Dead of Winter has players making frequent, difficult, heavily- thematic, wildly-varying decisions that often have them deciding between what is best for the colony and what is best for themselves.
2-5 players, new players welcome! Dead of Winter is a meta-cooperative psychological survival game. This means players are working together toward one common victory condition — but for each individual player to achieve victory, he must also complete his personal secret objective. This secret objective could relate to a psychological tick that's fairly harmless to most others in the colony, a dangerous obsession that could put the main objective at risk, a desire for sabotage of the main mission, or (worst of all) vengeance against the colony! Certain games could end with all players winning, some winning and some losing, or all players losing. Work toward the group's goal, but don't get walked all over by a loudmouth who's looking out only for his own interests!
Dead of Winter is an experience that can be accomplished only through the medium of tabletop games. It's a story-centric game about surviving through a harsh winter in an apocalyptic world. The survivors are all dealing with their own psychological imperatives, but must still find a way to work together to fight off outside threats, resolve crises, find food and supplies, and keep the colony's morale up.
Dead of Winter has players making frequent, difficult, heavily- thematic, wildly-varying decisions that often have them deciding between what is best for the colony and what is best for themselves.
Infamous: The Pirate Wars, 2:00pm to 5:00pm -- Hosted by Dan Blanchett
Infamous: The Pirate Wars is a card and dice game that puts you in the role of a pirate from the early 18th century, with the goal of capturing ships and ransoming passengers for their value in gold. Played in rounds, each pirate take a turn using their hand to build vessels with the most valuable crew, cargo, guns and passengers, while trying to avoid the dangers that lurk in the draw deck such as hurricanes, mutiny, shipworms and the gallows. Pirates can launch attacks on one another, and satisfy campaign objectives to gain even more loot before the rounds ends. The pirate who accumulates at least 10,000 in gold and escapes with it (by playing all their cards) retires as the most 'infamous,' winning the game.
Infamous: The Pirate Wars is a card and dice game that puts you in the role of a pirate from the early 18th century, with the goal of capturing ships and ransoming passengers for their value in gold. Played in rounds, each pirate take a turn using their hand to build vessels with the most valuable crew, cargo, guns and passengers, while trying to avoid the dangers that lurk in the draw deck such as hurricanes, mutiny, shipworms and the gallows. Pirates can launch attacks on one another, and satisfy campaign objectives to gain even more loot before the rounds ends. The pirate who accumulates at least 10,000 in gold and escapes with it (by playing all their cards) retires as the most 'infamous,' winning the game.
Mission Risk (Boardgame) 2:00pm to 5:00pm-- Hosted by Fred Beesley
Railways of the World (2:00 to 5:00pm) -- Hosted by Gail Tanner
Description from BBG: Revisit the early days of the Age of Steam as you begin with a locomotive (the venerable John Bull, the first locomotive to run in North America) and a vision (your Tycoon "mission" card). From there, build your budding railroad network into a vast empire. Connect New York to Chicago, earn the most money, develop bigger and faster locomotives and maybe even span North America and build the Transcontinental Railway!
Description from BBG: Revisit the early days of the Age of Steam as you begin with a locomotive (the venerable John Bull, the first locomotive to run in North America) and a vision (your Tycoon "mission" card). From there, build your budding railroad network into a vast empire. Connect New York to Chicago, earn the most money, develop bigger and faster locomotives and maybe even span North America and build the Transcontinental Railway!
Wits and Wagers (Party Game) 2:00pm to 5:00pm -- Hosted by Pauline Hansen
TTrivia for People Who Don't Know Stuff!
Not a trivia buff? It doesn’t matter! Each player writes a guess to a question such as “In what year did the bikini swimsuit makes its first appearance?” or “How many feet wide is an NFL football field?” and places it face-up on the betting mat. Think you know the answer? Bet on your guess. Think you know who the experts are? Bet on their guess. The closest answer pays out according to the odds on the betting mat. Strike it big and you’ll be cheering like you just hit the jackpot!Wits & Wagers is a trivia game that lets you bet on anyone’s answer. So you can win by making educated guesses, by playing the odds, or by knowing the interests of your friends. It can be taught in 2 minutes, played in 25 minutes, and accommodates up to 20 people in teams.
TTrivia for People Who Don't Know Stuff!
Not a trivia buff? It doesn’t matter! Each player writes a guess to a question such as “In what year did the bikini swimsuit makes its first appearance?” or “How many feet wide is an NFL football field?” and places it face-up on the betting mat. Think you know the answer? Bet on your guess. Think you know who the experts are? Bet on their guess. The closest answer pays out according to the odds on the betting mat. Strike it big and you’ll be cheering like you just hit the jackpot!Wits & Wagers is a trivia game that lets you bet on anyone’s answer. So you can win by making educated guesses, by playing the odds, or by knowing the interests of your friends. It can be taught in 2 minutes, played in 25 minutes, and accommodates up to 20 people in teams.