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Board Game Real Time Roundup (BGRTR)
Welcome to Board Game Real Time Roundup! Many Icrontians enjoy playing board games on BoardGameArena (BGA) but due to the nature of our schedules, most games we play are setup as turn-based. This is great for allowing us to get in our favorite games in small windows of downtime, but one downside is the minimization of actually socializing together while we play our favorite board games. The goal of this weekly event is to get together interested fellow Icrontians on Discord chat in order to actually socailize a bit while playing our boardgames on BGA, with the added bonus that some of the games on BGA simply play better in a real-time format vs a turn-based one.
In order to take part in games during BGRTR, there are two things you must do:
- Create an account on BGA if you do not already have one. https://boardgamearena.com/ This is free; you do not need to purchase a Premium membership unless you want to have the ability to host certain Premium-tier games.
- Send a request to Colgere either on Discord or the forum requesting an invite to the Mitey Worriers group if you are not already a member. This is how we organize our game setups.
Below is the initial schedule for BGRTR, along with the inital game that I'll be hosting at the start time. Note, the game listed will only be the first game that I am hosting to start the night out with and that I expect to start different games throughout each session. Also, nothing prevents anyone else from starting a game on BGA that they want to play unless you try to start a Premium-tier game as a non-Premium BGA member. While I've scheduled the events initially on Wednesdays, I have made two different time slots on alternating weeks as I'll evaluate the feedback to this event after the first four weeks and can move the days/times to better suit as many people as possible if needed. Keep in mind that this event may overlap with other weekly Icrontic events but that's not an issue. Do what you want. 
Even if you don't wish to play, feel free to hop into chat and say hi, or you can spectate ongoing games in BGA (it has a feature to allow this). On Discord we will probably be in the Meeple Pyramid channel unless it conflicts with another event; in which case we'll adjust accordingly.
First four weeks schedule - set up to try different days/times to see what works best and will evaluate day/time based on initial feedback:
- Catan (4 players per game) - Wed. 7/13/22 7:30-9:30pm EST
- Carcassonne (5 players per game) - Tues. 7/19/22 9:00-11:00pm EST
*3. Azul (4 players per game) - Mon. 7/25/22 - 8:00-10:00pm EST - Tokaido (5 players per game) - Fri. 8/5/22 - 9:30-11:30pm EST
- #3 is now a joint event with 50 Different Game Nights 'Til EpIC23! Details will still be found in this thread or in the BGRTR thread in the #Tabletop Discord channel.
If you have any suggestions for starting games or any other ideas, please feel free to post on Discord or the forum thread or the PM me on either platform.
Colgere
50 Different Game Nights 'Til EpIC23
The goal is simple. Plan and run 50 game nights in the next year (~50 weeks) before Expo Icrontic 2023. But not just 50 different days, I want to explore 50 different games. I will be keeping track of all the schedule and games here and there will be announcements and discussion on the Icrontic Discord.
I'm going to lay out game times along with keeping a list of planned/available games here. I'll also be adding the nights to the Icrontic Calendar. I'll do my best to run games at different times and days throughout the year here so if you can't make a night, no problem, hopefully the next one. This also means this may overlap with other weekly get togethers but again, no problem, play what you want. Some games will be Free to Play but not sticking to a strict F2P list.
Please feel free to participate at any level. If you want to just hang out with us on Discord, but not join in that night's game, please do. Pop in to just say "Hi" or stay longer than planned to continue the fun. Will be great to have you anytime. If you have any suggestions for games and/or want to host a game that has not already been played/planned, throw your ideas out here or on Discord. Feel free to PM me on either platform.
- Fall Guys - 7/14/22 7pm-9pm Central
- Minecraft: Hard Boss Rush - 7/17/22 10am-10pm Central (Each Sunday until complete)
- Super Auto Pets - 7/20/22 7pm-9pm Central
- Boardgame Night feat. Azul - 7/25/22 Details Here
- Poker - 7/31/22 8pm Central Stand alone game + August Sit-and-Go season
Will Do:
7 Days to Die
Among Us
Brawlhalla
Don't Starve Together
Factorio
Four Kings Casino
Gartic Phone
Hades
Left 4 Dead 2
Mount Your Friends
Nerts
Payday 2
Rocket League
SpeedRunners
TF2
Terraria
Valorant
Suggested:
Jackbox
Overwatch 2
Overcooked 2
Deep Rock Galactic
Raft
Halo Infinite
Gunfire Reborn
DOOM
UT2k4
Battlefront II
Vermintide 2
Torchlight 2
Worms
Re: 50 Different Game Nights 'Til EpIC23
Overcooked 2 was free on Epic for a while. Several people have DRG. Raft. Halo Infinite. Gunfire Reborn. Some DOOM game or UT2k4. Battlefront II. Vermintide 2. Torchlight 1/2. Overwatch
_k
Re: Expo Icrontic 2022 Pre-Announcement
@Kwitko said:
Is there a list of recommended hotels? I'm planning to come with Dagmara and Ethan.
There are 5 hotels listed on the ticket sales page.
Linc
Expo 2022 — Tickets are now on sale
Hey if you're out here in the forum wilderness, the tickets for Expo 2022 are on sale here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/expo-icrontic-2022-tickets-326722755557
They're available until June 3.
If you need an invite to Discord, hit me up.
Linc
Calling Icrontic's Entrepreneurs
So. The wife and I are going into Copywriting on a freelance basis! We've studied up, got a shmancy new Outlook E-Mail, working on socials and a website, and even have a designer on call. Almost ready to start pitching clients. We just have one question, taxation.
The course we took suggested forming a Sole Proprietorship or perhaps an LLC. We are going to contact my Step Sister-in-law, whom is a CPA. However, I seem to remember a few folks on here work for themselvs. So what do you reccommend, Sole Proprietorship, LLC, or us it even worth it at this stage so long as we put back the right amount for taxes? We hope to market as Neverland Copywriting.
Re: I buy games I already own == Free games
I also purchased the Support Ukraine bundle, although I didn't have most of the games. I still have the following items left:
- PGA Tour 2K21
- SUPERHOT
- SYSTEM SHOCK: ENHANCED EDITION
- Slinger VR
- Telefrag VR
- Liberated
- Wanderlust: Travel Stories
- Pathfinder Second Edition Core Rulebook and Starfinder Core Rulebook
- Polygon Farm, Polygon City, and Polygon Prototype
- PDF-Suite
- Max Payne 3
- All of the 3D-printable items
Kwitko
Re: _K's krazy krash kourse of KATastrophe
Orbital Racer(1.72 hours): Won a few races and picked up a few sponsors but not going to play it to much since it is a bit annoying/cheap. Flying around makes me think they simply ripped their environments from Shattered Horizon because the Venus space station and Asteroid race field looks A LOT like several things from that game and it is super weird to catch a shape and immediately think of Shattered Horizon. The game itself is a checkpoint space flying game with dmg and weapons. Using mouse and keyboard you can just point the ship and press W, Pyros dream. Since it does take into account energy you have sharp turns and some curving you need to do to be efficient but by the 7th race I was going against hard CPUs and the only thing screwing me over were EMP missiles. This is the real reason I am not going to try all of the courses, the freaking EMP mines and missiles. Mines you can fly around but for missiles you have to launch flares and the flares have a 25% success rate. You can either wait for an incoming missile message or just hold down the flare button and fly the entire race. The issue is when you are racing and close to each other missiles will have a 100% hit chance so flares are not very useful. Just getting out in front and laying on the speed is the only thing that seems to be very useful in the game. Visuals are pretty good for a small release as you get particle effects, light changes, reflections, and some interesting HUD and course markers. If you bought the Ukraine pack you should have a key for this and I think it is worth 45 minutes of play just to see what it looks like. Wish there was LAN or multiplayer built in because it would be a fun party style game for an hour with friends as you play bumper cars on a track.
Games Completed: 180
Time: 12 weeks 78.42 hours
_k
Expo Icrontic 2022 Pre-Announcement
This year's event will be June 22-26, which is a Wed-Sun as usual. Events begin Wed evening and culminate late Saturday night, typically past midnight.
No events are scheduled for Sunday. Please plan to depart no later than Monday unless you've made other arrangements with Linc.
Costs
Tickets go on sale May 8 and will remain on sale until June 3.
The requested chip-in this year is $145. First-timer / discount chip-in is $55. We'll also have $25 sponsorships for the website's annual costs available for non-attendees.
If you will take longer than June 3 to chip in, please contact Linc directly to make arrangements. Theme and other program details will be provided then. Some events will include additional costs to participate. Your chip-in only covers the general event setup.
Expenses
Attendees get an official event badge and t-shirt, plus maybe some other surprise swag. Chip-in also goes toward cleaning, consumables, venue maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, and the annual upkeep of this website. Multiple costs have increased this year, including EventBright's fee and badges, and we're purchasing large HEPA filters for the basement to keep everyone as safe as we know how.
Rules & Safety
Event rules and code of conduct will be included in the official announcement when tickets go on sale. COVID vaccination required. We currently do not plan to enforce a masking rule (the house lacks HVAC and is open-air aside from the basement) but this may change with little warning. Pack your masks and be prepared.
Got questions? This is where they go.
Linc