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Open Gaming Schedule

The point of Open Gaming is to allow players to play games that we don't usually have a chance to. If you want to run something, let me know and I'll put it on the schedule.

Got a Suggestion?

If you'd like to run or just play a particular game, let Erik Rutins, Andrew Loveridge or Scott Lang know. All have a pretty decent collection of strategy board games, including BattleMist, Paths of Glory, Robo Rally, etc.
 

Game Day with Barre Gamers

5/18 isn't good for the Barre folks, so the date is up in the air. Email Scott Lang with suggestions and preferences.

Scott Lang writes:

I have been talking for a while with Joe Reil from Barre about doing a kind of Game Day where he and some of his friends could come down and meet the ARGGH Group and play some games.

Joe is interested in Fleet Action/Babylon 5 Wars and Battletech.

Joe and his brother Josh are also big into Mage Knight and the other associated WizKid Games and I think they are the equivalent of outriders for the company (correct me if I am wrong).

Maybe they could even come and teach some of us how to play Mechwarrior and MageKnight.

Joe and company have also been big CCG players, especially L5R and Warlords.

We could break the tables at the bank up a little bit and probably get a couple things going at once..

Maybe a MageKnight/Heroclix game
Warhammer 40K or Fantasy
Fleet Action/Babylon 5 Wars
RPG session
Board Game

These are only thoughts I have, and are not set in stone (More like Jello).

If you would like to attend send me suggestions and I will try to work up a list.

For those of you who have never met the group from Barre they are first class gamers, and Joe has often been one of my primary opponents in several games (including Clan Wars).

If you have other experiences make sure you know Joe is listening as I copied him on this e-mail :-7

So what does everyone think about doing a sort of game day at the bank and have guests?

If people want to do it we can discuss dates and what would be fun to play.

If the concept is good with everyone I will work on coordinating things with Joe and his group.

Scott
 
 

Computer Games

We have access to a computer LAN that's just dandy for gaming. If you bring your computer with an ethernet card, too, we'll hook you right in. Greg Wilcox is particulary adept at 1st-person shooters, while Erik Rutins and others prefer more strategic games. Currently, Dungeon Siege and Neverwinter Nights seem to have taken center stage.
   
 

Advanced Civilization, Loveridge-style:

Contact Andrew Loveridge if you're interested in getting together a game!

I have requested to teach you all the amazing game called 'Advanced Civilization'. The powers that are ARGGH! have consented to give this opportunity to you.

Advanced Civilization is an old Avalon Hill board game that recreates the growth of tribes into fully developed cultures in the area of the Mediterranean. It could be called a complex game with many things happening each turn, but once the basics are mastered it is great strategy game focused on building cities and acquiring cultural advances, with an important trading aspect. It tends to be a long game, 6-8 hours, with the winner determined by points, the majority of which are from the Civilization Cards, your cultural advances.

In a nutshell the game works like this-

  • you start with 1 token representing your tribe, each turn it will usually double.
  • your tribe spreads out and finds suitable places to build cities. when you pool enough tokens together they become a city.
  • when the cities are built they produce commodities that can be traded.
  • some of the trade cards are actually calamities that can effect one or more players.
  • part of the turn is set aside for trading, in hopes of gaining a monopoly in one or more items and averting the calamities.
  • the sets of commodities are used to buy the Civilization Cards, which each have a different effect on your civilization, often to reduce the effect of calamities, and usually give you credit to other Cards.
  • when two or more players occupy the same space they may have a conflict, depending on whether the space can support them or not. Conflicts are part of the game but eliminating another player through war is almost impossible.
  • another important aspect is that there is a fixed number of tokens so you need to manage how many are in your treasury, on the board, and in your 'stock', waiting to be used.

It is a fun, involving game with many possibilities to explore, much of it depending on where you start and who is next to you. It is most enjoyable with 6-8 players, so I hope you can come and participate. It does have rules for players who leave or arrive late, so even if you can't be there for the whole game you can join in the fun.