Scheduled Games for Sunday
1846: The Race for the Midwest, 8:00am to 1:00pm -- Hosted by Marius van der Merwe
Number of players: 2-5, Run time: 3-5 hours
Description: 1846 is an18xx train game set in the Midwestern United States.This game has a reputation as a good entry point into the 18xx genre. Its focus is more on route building than stock market shenanigans, and for an 18xx game, plays relatively quickly. If you ever wondered what the 18xx hype is all about, this is your chance to find out. However, you should probably stay away if you hate math and numbers crunching!
Terraforming Mars, 11:00am to 2:00pm -- Hosted by Kory West
Number of players: Up to 5, Run time: 2-3 hours.
Players are corporations working to raise the temperature, place oceans, and raise the oxygen on Mars. There are many paths to victory for your corporation. You must choose wisely, what projects you sponsor and how you manage your Megacredits. There are milestones to claim and awards to fund to help you on your way to victory. I hope to have the new Venus Next Expansion!
Anachrony, 2:00pm to 6:00pm -- Hosted by Brett Peterson
Number of players: 1-4, Run time: 4 hours
Anachrony features a unique two-tiered worker placement system. To travel to the Capital or venture out to the devastated areas for resources, players need not only various Specialists (Engineers, Scientists, Administrators, and Geniuses) but also Exosuits to protect and enhance them — and both are in short supply.
The game is played in 4-7 turns, depending on the time when the looming cataclysm occurs. The elapsed turns are measured on a dynamic Timeline. By powering up the Time Rifts, players can reach back to earlier turns to supply their past "self" with resources. Each Path has a vastly different objective that rewards it with a massive amount of Victory Points when achieved. The Paths' settlements will survive the impact, but the Capital will not. Whichever Path manages to collect most points will be the new seat for the Capital.
Anachrony is a heavy worker placement game that takes about 4 hours to play.
Panamax, 2:00pm to 4:00pm -- Hosted by Rob Ruppert
Number of players: 2-4, Run time: 2 hours
In Panamax each player manages a shipping company established in the Colón Free Trade Zone. Companies accept contracts from both US coasts, China and Europe and deliver cargo in order to make money, attract investment and pay dividends. At the same time the players accumulate their own stock investments and try to make as much money as possible in an effort to have the largest personal fortune and win the game.
On their turn, players remove a die from the Action table to select Contracts and Load Cargo or Move ships until the pool of dice is emptied ending the Round. Over the course of three rounds these actions are blended during the turn to create a logistics network which the players use to ship their cargo, minimize transportation fees and increase the net worth of their Companies. Each Company has a limited amount of Stock that the players can purchase in exchange for investing—receiving a dividend each round. The questions for the players will be which companies are likely to yield higher dividends?
There’s more to explore and several ways to win, but we ask that you join us at the table and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal with a session of Panamax!
1846: The Race for the Midwest, 8:00am to 1:00pm -- Hosted by Marius van der Merwe
Number of players: 2-5, Run time: 3-5 hours
Description: 1846 is an18xx train game set in the Midwestern United States.This game has a reputation as a good entry point into the 18xx genre. Its focus is more on route building than stock market shenanigans, and for an 18xx game, plays relatively quickly. If you ever wondered what the 18xx hype is all about, this is your chance to find out. However, you should probably stay away if you hate math and numbers crunching!
Terraforming Mars, 11:00am to 2:00pm -- Hosted by Kory West
Number of players: Up to 5, Run time: 2-3 hours.
Players are corporations working to raise the temperature, place oceans, and raise the oxygen on Mars. There are many paths to victory for your corporation. You must choose wisely, what projects you sponsor and how you manage your Megacredits. There are milestones to claim and awards to fund to help you on your way to victory. I hope to have the new Venus Next Expansion!
Anachrony, 2:00pm to 6:00pm -- Hosted by Brett Peterson
Number of players: 1-4, Run time: 4 hours
Anachrony features a unique two-tiered worker placement system. To travel to the Capital or venture out to the devastated areas for resources, players need not only various Specialists (Engineers, Scientists, Administrators, and Geniuses) but also Exosuits to protect and enhance them — and both are in short supply.
The game is played in 4-7 turns, depending on the time when the looming cataclysm occurs. The elapsed turns are measured on a dynamic Timeline. By powering up the Time Rifts, players can reach back to earlier turns to supply their past "self" with resources. Each Path has a vastly different objective that rewards it with a massive amount of Victory Points when achieved. The Paths' settlements will survive the impact, but the Capital will not. Whichever Path manages to collect most points will be the new seat for the Capital.
Anachrony is a heavy worker placement game that takes about 4 hours to play.
Panamax, 2:00pm to 4:00pm -- Hosted by Rob Ruppert
Number of players: 2-4, Run time: 2 hours
In Panamax each player manages a shipping company established in the Colón Free Trade Zone. Companies accept contracts from both US coasts, China and Europe and deliver cargo in order to make money, attract investment and pay dividends. At the same time the players accumulate their own stock investments and try to make as much money as possible in an effort to have the largest personal fortune and win the game.
On their turn, players remove a die from the Action table to select Contracts and Load Cargo or Move ships until the pool of dice is emptied ending the Round. Over the course of three rounds these actions are blended during the turn to create a logistics network which the players use to ship their cargo, minimize transportation fees and increase the net worth of their Companies. Each Company has a limited amount of Stock that the players can purchase in exchange for investing—receiving a dividend each round. The questions for the players will be which companies are likely to yield higher dividends?
There’s more to explore and several ways to win, but we ask that you join us at the table and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal with a session of Panamax!
