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Congress of Gamers in DC Metro Area this weekend

By Simon ⋅ September 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Sorry for the lack of updates but I have been a little busy lately. I am, however, excited for the upcoming Congress of Gamers board game convention. Congress of Gamers is a local DC Metro Area convention that is in its second year. They feature two days of open gaming, scheduled gaming, vendors, a bring [...]

Origins 2009 video coverage by Tom Vasel

By Simon ⋅ June 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Tom Vasel, prolific Internet board game reviewer, has been posting videos of the Origins 2009 game convention. I have never been to Origins, preferring smaller conventions focused on casual playing of games, but he makes it look interesting. Perhaps I’ll make the trip to Columbus, OH in the next few years.

Back from the Oasis of Fun

By Simon ⋅ June 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I have finally recovered enough from the Oasis of Fun invitational gaming convention to post something here. I’ll go into more details soon, but for now, check out my list of games played on BGG. I played 39 games in 4 days! This may be a new record. My favourites were Steam, Automobile and Valdora. [...]