Scheduled Games For Friday
Early Afternoon Games
Clank! Mummy's Curse, 11:00am to 12:00pm -- Hosted by Sharlynne Russo
Number of players: 4 (2 seats available), Run time: 1 hour
Description: Untold riches await inside the pyramids of the Ancients — but they are well protected. An undying Mummy guardian spreads a vile curse to those who would rob its tomb. And, inevitably, the treasure has attracted a dragon. Can you escape the fearsome Croxobek?Clank! The Mummy's Curse, an expansion for Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure, adds a wandering mummy to the pathways that players will explore as well as new artifacts to acquire in the depths of the pyramid!
Acquire, 1:00pm to 3:00pm -- Hosted by Rob Peck
Number of players: 6 (I will be taking one seat), Run time: 90
Description: This will be a great time. Come and play one of the classic and best American board games of all time (hey everybody has an opinion). You won't regret learning this game and will want to play again.
Published in 1964 by Sid Sackson as a 3M Bookshelf Series game then later by Avalon Hill and now Hasbro.
In Acquire, each player strategically invests in hotel chains, trying to retain a majority of stock. As the chains grow with tile placements, they also start merging, giving the majority stockholders of the acquired Hotel chain sizable bonuses, which can then be used to reinvest into other chains. All of the investors in the acquired company can then cash in their stocks for current value or trade them 2-for-1 for shares of the newer, larger business. The game is a race to acquire the greatest wealth.
Colt Express, 1:00pm to 4:00pm -- Hosted by Nicholas Peck
Number of players: 2-6, 3-6 suggested, 5-6 recommended, Run time: 30-40 minutes (possibly up to an hour for new players)
Description: You are a robber on a train, can you be the one to steal the most money? Planning to play 3 times
Castles of Mad King Ludwig, 2:00pm to 3:30pm -- Hosted by Chris Russo
Number of players: 4 (2 seats available), Run time: 90 minutes
Description: In the tile-laying game Castles of Mad King Ludwig, players are tasked with building an amazing, extravagant castle for King Ludwig II of Bavaria...one room at a time. You see, the King loves castles, having built Neuschwanstein (the castle that inspired the Disney theme park castles) and others, but now he's commissioned you to build the biggest, best castle ever — subject, of course, to his ever-changing whims. Each player acts as a building contractor who is adding rooms to the castle he's building while also selling his services to other players.In the game, each player starts with a simple foyer. One player takes on the role of the Master Builder, and that player sets prices for a set of rooms that can be purchased by the other players, with him getting to pick from the leftovers after the other players have paid him for their rooms. When a room is added to a castle, the player who built it gains castle points based on the size and type of room constructed, as well as bonus points based on the location of the room. When a room is completed, with all entranceways leading to other rooms in the castle, the player receives one of seven special rewards.
After each purchasing round, a new player becomes the Master Builder who sets prices for a new set of rooms. After several rounds, the game ends, then additional points are awarded for achieving bonus goals, having the most popular rooms, and being the most responsive to the King's demands, which change each game. Whoever ends up with the most castle points wins.
Wizard Kings, 2:00pm to 4:30pm -- Hosted by Josh Broderick
Number of players: 4, Run time: 150 minutes (2-1\2 hours)
Description: Wizard Kings is an exciting fantasy battle game with armies of elves, dwarves, orcs, undead, and three human armies (feudal, barbarian, amazon). Players customize their armies and fight for control of strategic cities and terrain on geomorphic maps. Wizard Kings 2nd edition is a re-release of the sold-out 1st edition.Wizard Kings can play in as little as one hour or be used as part of a miniatures campaign for months. Victory conditions vary with the many possible scenarios. The new version is multi-player out of the box. A collectible expansion blockset has been released at the same time.
Wizard Kings 2nd edition includes 4 new maps, which are compatible with existing maps from the first edition. There are many new unit types and artwork, although first edition units remain valid for play.
Terraforming Mars, 3:30pm to 6:30pm -- Hosted by Rob Peck
Number of players: Up to 5 (I will be taking 1 slot), Run time: 2 to 3 hours
Description: This multi-award-winning European style board game has players controlling large corporations that are vying to be the biggest contributor to terraforming Mars. Lots of fun. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars.
Clank! Mummy's Curse, 11:00am to 12:00pm -- Hosted by Sharlynne Russo
Number of players: 4 (2 seats available), Run time: 1 hour
Description: Untold riches await inside the pyramids of the Ancients — but they are well protected. An undying Mummy guardian spreads a vile curse to those who would rob its tomb. And, inevitably, the treasure has attracted a dragon. Can you escape the fearsome Croxobek?Clank! The Mummy's Curse, an expansion for Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure, adds a wandering mummy to the pathways that players will explore as well as new artifacts to acquire in the depths of the pyramid!
Acquire, 1:00pm to 3:00pm -- Hosted by Rob Peck
Number of players: 6 (I will be taking one seat), Run time: 90
Description: This will be a great time. Come and play one of the classic and best American board games of all time (hey everybody has an opinion). You won't regret learning this game and will want to play again.
Published in 1964 by Sid Sackson as a 3M Bookshelf Series game then later by Avalon Hill and now Hasbro.
In Acquire, each player strategically invests in hotel chains, trying to retain a majority of stock. As the chains grow with tile placements, they also start merging, giving the majority stockholders of the acquired Hotel chain sizable bonuses, which can then be used to reinvest into other chains. All of the investors in the acquired company can then cash in their stocks for current value or trade them 2-for-1 for shares of the newer, larger business. The game is a race to acquire the greatest wealth.
Colt Express, 1:00pm to 4:00pm -- Hosted by Nicholas Peck
Number of players: 2-6, 3-6 suggested, 5-6 recommended, Run time: 30-40 minutes (possibly up to an hour for new players)
Description: You are a robber on a train, can you be the one to steal the most money? Planning to play 3 times
Castles of Mad King Ludwig, 2:00pm to 3:30pm -- Hosted by Chris Russo
Number of players: 4 (2 seats available), Run time: 90 minutes
Description: In the tile-laying game Castles of Mad King Ludwig, players are tasked with building an amazing, extravagant castle for King Ludwig II of Bavaria...one room at a time. You see, the King loves castles, having built Neuschwanstein (the castle that inspired the Disney theme park castles) and others, but now he's commissioned you to build the biggest, best castle ever — subject, of course, to his ever-changing whims. Each player acts as a building contractor who is adding rooms to the castle he's building while also selling his services to other players.In the game, each player starts with a simple foyer. One player takes on the role of the Master Builder, and that player sets prices for a set of rooms that can be purchased by the other players, with him getting to pick from the leftovers after the other players have paid him for their rooms. When a room is added to a castle, the player who built it gains castle points based on the size and type of room constructed, as well as bonus points based on the location of the room. When a room is completed, with all entranceways leading to other rooms in the castle, the player receives one of seven special rewards.
After each purchasing round, a new player becomes the Master Builder who sets prices for a new set of rooms. After several rounds, the game ends, then additional points are awarded for achieving bonus goals, having the most popular rooms, and being the most responsive to the King's demands, which change each game. Whoever ends up with the most castle points wins.
Wizard Kings, 2:00pm to 4:30pm -- Hosted by Josh Broderick
Number of players: 4, Run time: 150 minutes (2-1\2 hours)
Description: Wizard Kings is an exciting fantasy battle game with armies of elves, dwarves, orcs, undead, and three human armies (feudal, barbarian, amazon). Players customize their armies and fight for control of strategic cities and terrain on geomorphic maps. Wizard Kings 2nd edition is a re-release of the sold-out 1st edition.Wizard Kings can play in as little as one hour or be used as part of a miniatures campaign for months. Victory conditions vary with the many possible scenarios. The new version is multi-player out of the box. A collectible expansion blockset has been released at the same time.
Wizard Kings 2nd edition includes 4 new maps, which are compatible with existing maps from the first edition. There are many new unit types and artwork, although first edition units remain valid for play.
Terraforming Mars, 3:30pm to 6:30pm -- Hosted by Rob Peck
Number of players: Up to 5 (I will be taking 1 slot), Run time: 2 to 3 hours
Description: This multi-award-winning European style board game has players controlling large corporations that are vying to be the biggest contributor to terraforming Mars. Lots of fun. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars.
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Sagrada, 4:00pm to 5:00pm -- Hosted by Stephanie Bryant
Number of players: 2-6, Run time: 30 minutes - 1 hour
Description: As a skilled artisan, you will use tools-of-the-trade and careful planning to construct a stained glass window masterpiece in the Sagrada Familia. Players will take turns drafting glass pieces, represented by dice; carefully choosing where to place each one in their window. Windows have unique color and shade requirements, and similar dice may never be adjacent so placing each die is more challenging than the last.
Munchkin, 5:00pm to 7:00pm -- Hosted by Mark Curtiss
Number of players: 3-6, Run time: 1-2 hours
Description: Munchkin is a satirical card game based on the clichés and oddities of Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games. Each player starts at level 1 and the winner is the first player to reach level 10. Players can acquire familiar D&D style character classes during the game which determine to some extent the cards they can play.
Risk, 5:00pm to 10:00pm -- Hosted by Chantel Jones
Number of players: 6, Run time: 5 hours
Description: a game of Global Domination
Chantel will play the black army
Spirit Island, 5:00pm to 7:00pm -- Hosted by Don Brown
Number of players: 4, Run time: 2 hours
Description: Spirit Island is a complex and thematic cooperative game about defending your island home from colonizing Invaders. Players are different spirits of the land, each with its own unique elemental powers. Every turn, players simultaneously choose which of their power cards to play, paying energy to do so. Using combinations of power cards that match a spirit's elemental affinities can grant free bonus effects. Faster powers take effect immediately, before the Invaders spread and ravage, but other magics are slower, requiring forethought and planning to use effectively. In the Spirit phase, spirits gain energy, and choose how / whether to Grow: to reclaim used power cards, to seek for new power, or to spread presence into new areas of the island.
Slap Shot, 7:00pm to 8:00pm -- Hosted by Jackie Campbell
Number of Players: 2-10, Run Time: 30 Minutes (will be run 2 times)
Description: Slapshot is a wheeling, dealing game for hockey nuts of all ages. Each participant in Slapshot assumes the role of a team manager. The object is to skillfully manage your team into the playoffs and then win the championship. During the regular season, you will be able to improve your team with trades and drafts. Injuries and luck will play a part, but it is your skill as manager that will guide your team to victory or defeat.
Sagrada, 4:00pm to 5:00pm -- Hosted by Stephanie Bryant
Number of players: 2-6, Run time: 30 minutes - 1 hour
Description: As a skilled artisan, you will use tools-of-the-trade and careful planning to construct a stained glass window masterpiece in the Sagrada Familia. Players will take turns drafting glass pieces, represented by dice; carefully choosing where to place each one in their window. Windows have unique color and shade requirements, and similar dice may never be adjacent so placing each die is more challenging than the last.
Munchkin, 5:00pm to 7:00pm -- Hosted by Mark Curtiss
Number of players: 3-6, Run time: 1-2 hours
Description: Munchkin is a satirical card game based on the clichés and oddities of Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games. Each player starts at level 1 and the winner is the first player to reach level 10. Players can acquire familiar D&D style character classes during the game which determine to some extent the cards they can play.
Risk, 5:00pm to 10:00pm -- Hosted by Chantel Jones
Number of players: 6, Run time: 5 hours
Description: a game of Global Domination
Chantel will play the black army
Spirit Island, 5:00pm to 7:00pm -- Hosted by Don Brown
Number of players: 4, Run time: 2 hours
Description: Spirit Island is a complex and thematic cooperative game about defending your island home from colonizing Invaders. Players are different spirits of the land, each with its own unique elemental powers. Every turn, players simultaneously choose which of their power cards to play, paying energy to do so. Using combinations of power cards that match a spirit's elemental affinities can grant free bonus effects. Faster powers take effect immediately, before the Invaders spread and ravage, but other magics are slower, requiring forethought and planning to use effectively. In the Spirit phase, spirits gain energy, and choose how / whether to Grow: to reclaim used power cards, to seek for new power, or to spread presence into new areas of the island.
Slap Shot, 7:00pm to 8:00pm -- Hosted by Jackie Campbell
Number of Players: 2-10, Run Time: 30 Minutes (will be run 2 times)
Description: Slapshot is a wheeling, dealing game for hockey nuts of all ages. Each participant in Slapshot assumes the role of a team manager. The object is to skillfully manage your team into the playoffs and then win the championship. During the regular season, you will be able to improve your team with trades and drafts. Injuries and luck will play a part, but it is your skill as manager that will guide your team to victory or defeat.
8:00pm to 11:00pm
7 Wonders DUEL Tournament, 8:00pm to 11:00pm -- Hosted by David Broderick
Number of players: 10, Run time: 3 hour block
In many ways 7 Wonders Duel resembles its parent game 7 Wonders as over three ages players acquire cards that provide resources or advance their military or scientific development in order to develop a civilization and complete wonders.
What's different about 7 Wonders Duel is that, as the title suggests, the game is solely for two players, with the players not drafting cards simultaneously from hands of cards, but from a display of face-down and face-up cards arranged at the start of a round. A player can take a card only if it's not covered by any others, so timing comes into play as well as bonus moves that allow you to take a second card immediately. As in the original game, each card that you acquire can be built, discarded for coins, or used to construct a wonder.
Each player starts with four wonder cards, and the construction of a wonder provides its owner with a special ability. Only seven wonders can be built, though, so one player will end up short.
Players can purchase resources at any time from the bank, or they can gain cards during the game that provide them with resources for future building; as you acquire resources, the cost for those particular resources increases for your opponent, representing your dominance in this area.
A player can win 7 Wonders Duel in one of three ways: each time you acquire a military card, you advance the military marker toward your opponent's capital, giving you a bonus at certain positions; if you reach the opponent's capital, you win the game immediately; similarly, if you acquire any six of seven different scientific symbols, you achieve scientific dominance and win immediately; if none of these situations occurs, then the player with the most points at the end of the game wins
Kingdom Death Monster (18+ only), 8:00pm to 11:00pm -- Hosted by Mark Curtiss
Number of players: 1-4 (6 with rules variant, much much harder with 6)
Run time: 1-3 hours ( might need another session to complete the starting campaign)
Description: Kingdom Death: Monster is a fully cooperative tabletop hobby game experience. Set in a unique nightmarish world devoid of most natural resources, you control a settlement at the dawn of its existence. Fight monsters, craft weapons and gear, and develop your settlement to ensure your survival from generation to generation.
7 Wonders DUEL Tournament, 8:00pm to 11:00pm -- Hosted by David Broderick
Number of players: 10, Run time: 3 hour block
In many ways 7 Wonders Duel resembles its parent game 7 Wonders as over three ages players acquire cards that provide resources or advance their military or scientific development in order to develop a civilization and complete wonders.
What's different about 7 Wonders Duel is that, as the title suggests, the game is solely for two players, with the players not drafting cards simultaneously from hands of cards, but from a display of face-down and face-up cards arranged at the start of a round. A player can take a card only if it's not covered by any others, so timing comes into play as well as bonus moves that allow you to take a second card immediately. As in the original game, each card that you acquire can be built, discarded for coins, or used to construct a wonder.
Each player starts with four wonder cards, and the construction of a wonder provides its owner with a special ability. Only seven wonders can be built, though, so one player will end up short.
Players can purchase resources at any time from the bank, or they can gain cards during the game that provide them with resources for future building; as you acquire resources, the cost for those particular resources increases for your opponent, representing your dominance in this area.
A player can win 7 Wonders Duel in one of three ways: each time you acquire a military card, you advance the military marker toward your opponent's capital, giving you a bonus at certain positions; if you reach the opponent's capital, you win the game immediately; similarly, if you acquire any six of seven different scientific symbols, you achieve scientific dominance and win immediately; if none of these situations occurs, then the player with the most points at the end of the game wins
Kingdom Death Monster (18+ only), 8:00pm to 11:00pm -- Hosted by Mark Curtiss
Number of players: 1-4 (6 with rules variant, much much harder with 6)
Run time: 1-3 hours ( might need another session to complete the starting campaign)
Description: Kingdom Death: Monster is a fully cooperative tabletop hobby game experience. Set in a unique nightmarish world devoid of most natural resources, you control a settlement at the dawn of its existence. Fight monsters, craft weapons and gear, and develop your settlement to ensure your survival from generation to generation.