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Doktor Schnabel von Rom
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Boardgaming

I'll be running the strategy boardgames table again this year.

At various points throughout the weekend, I'll be seeking out people to play boardgames at my table. I'll be supplying all of the games from my own collection (there will be no need for others to bring their own boardgames), and I will serve as 'referee' for each game. This is what I'll be spending most of my time doing at the LAN, so whenever you get tired of staring at your screen, there will likely be a boardgame to join starting soon.

There will also be an official boardgame tourney this year. I'm still working out the details, and I will post another thread about the tourney, including the games and the play schedule, once it's finalized.

Here is the list of games that I have already decided to bring:
Settlers of Catan
Puerto Rico
Power Grid
Vegas Showdown
Pente

I plan to bring several more games as well, and I'm taking suggestions as to which ones. If you'd like: look though my collection (click the little robber-pawn in my sig to go to my BGG list) and let me know if any of your favorite games are in that list. It can also be used to find out more about the games that are already in the list above.

Keep in mind a few things about the list: First, this list is all of the games I own, and some of them are not really suitable for the table at the LAN (for example: Risk (it takes far to long to play), Return of the Heroes (it's too complicated to learn in one game), and will not be added to the list of games this year). Second: any card games that you see in the list will already be with me, as they all fit into one toolbox, and I'll be bringing that toolbox with me. Third: I don't actually use BGG to keep track of how much I've played a game, so all of them say '0' for number of plays.

If any one has any questions, or would like to suggest games from my collection to be added to this year's stack, here is the place for it.
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I call dibs on the Settlers of Catan tourney victory!
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Me too... Settler of Catan.
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I call dibs on the Settlers of Catan tourney victory!
First: you can't call dibs on a victory. That's not how the dibs system works.

Second: I'm not sure yet if that's going to be the tourney game (although that's the most likely choice).
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carcassone would be a great tourney game...
Fast one tile turns and no trading. In a tournament trading can't really work.
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Carcassone or Settlers! Two excellent choice.

Still, for a tournament, I vote for Die Macher!
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I vote for Die Macher!
That's not one of the options... :P
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I'll definitely be up for board games since I'm not bringing a PC.
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i want to play settlers too! and puerto rico and pente
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I havent heard of any of those, but id like to try one.
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settlers is sweet, im in for that.
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Settlers for me! Carcassonne would be fun too.

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I can bring Zombies...
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I can bring Zombies...
No one need worry about bringing their own games. I have plenty
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How does Risk take too long? If its Axis and Allies, I agree, but 3-4 players on Risk takes 2-3 hours tops, I've had much longer Settlers of Catan games.

Also do you have the expansion and seafarer's edition of catan? Have any of you guys played tongiaki? Quite excellent as well.
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You must play rambo games of Risk. I've had games of risk with 3-4 players last days.
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I think somebody just starts rolling the dice hot and just wipes everyone off the world. We play it at camp during the summer quite a bit.

Carcasonne is also good, do you have the expansions of those as well CB?
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You must play rambo games of Risk. I've had games of risk with 3-4 players last days.
Same here.... Risk can be anywhere from 3 hrs to days.
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If its Axis and Allies, I agree
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Good god, Axis and Allies is a game that takes forever to play. We played it at Christmas and got finished in a tidy 8 hours of game time.

I would happily play some Axis and Allies, Keebs, I'm gonna have to make more trips to ICHQ methinks
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I'd be up for some Axis & Allies if I lived closer to Warren... We could do a game over the course of the LAN if there's interest...
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I'd be up for some Axis & Allies if I lived closer to Warren... We could do a game over the course of the LAN if there's interest...
It would take too much time away from the LAN itself. I'm not going to run any games that typically run more than 2 hours.
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Also do you have the expansion and seafarer's edition of catan? Have any of you guys played tongiaki? Quite excellent as well.
As my list shows (:P) I have Cities and Knights, but haven't picked up Seafarers yet. I have the 5-6 player expansion for both, and those are part of what I'm bringing. I also have River of Catan, Fishermen of Catan, and the Event Card deck (not all of which will be used for every game of Catan).

I don't have Tongaki, but I do have Entdeker which is a more advanced and strategic game along the same lines. It would be a good one for the LAN. Would you like me to add it to the list?
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Sure I would be interested in Entdeker.

Axis and Allies will have to wait for a separate weekend for sure.
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Axis and Allies will have to wait for a separate weekend for sure.
Yus. It is an event to itself and requires large spans of uninterrupted time with pizza deliveries.
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I actually know how to play axis and allies.
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I havent heard of any of those games, but they all sound fun. i hope the learning curve is not too steep.
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The learning curve is pretty shallow. If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.
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The learning curve is pretty shallow. If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.
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I think I will also bring my chessboard in case anyone would want to play some. I haven't got to play chess much and would like to test the mettle of those at the LAN.
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I think I will also bring my chessboard in case anyone would want to play some. I haven't got to play chess much and would like to test the mettle of those at the LAN.
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awesome.
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Okay, so here't the final list:

Settlers of Catan
Puerto Rico
Power Grid
Vegas Showdown
Pente
Carcassone
Entdeker
Plus lots of smaller and card games
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Sounds good... I look forward to playing some of the games that I've never got the chance to play with you guys before...
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Which for the tourney?
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I am definitely looking forward to boardgaming!
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Three games planned for tonight. After dinner, for those not playing in the UT2K4 tourney, we'll play a game of Vegas Showdown. That will be followed shortly by a game of Entdeker (not one for folks who are new to strategy boardgames). If we have time (and enough people who are mostly sober) after that, we'll have a game of Settlers of Catan for the folks who have been demanding it.

I'll start a separate thread in the morning about tomorrow's Boardgame tourney.
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When the UT2K4 tourney is over Entdecker will begin.
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