All sorts of gamer geek goodness
Posted February 10, 2013
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this weekend was the game convention Marmalade Dog over at the local university. Run by the university gaming guild, a few hundred geeks take over the top floor of the student union and game till the cows come home (or till they kick us out on Sunday evening).
There was a TON of tabletop RPGs, a little bit of LARPing, a lot of Warhammer stuff (which I don’t understand, but it sure looks cool), a few gamer rig PCs set up, and plenty of good ‘ole boardgaming.
I ran Ticket to Ride, and thanks to a friend who also brought his set, we were able to run 2 games at a time, Europe and India proving most popular. I bought the new Africa map from one of the vendors, so I’m looking forward to playing that one, and seeing what its special twist is.
I suppose I should do a Ticket to Ride post some time? anyone interested in something like that?
There were plenty more games being played, here’s a few photos:
There were plenty of vendors as well, selling games, D&D books, steampunk gear, and then there was THIS GUY, he had a 3-D printer with him, and it was printing! He was demo-ing making little tokens for games and miniatures stuff, and we got into this wonderful conversation about creative commons, and EFF. He said he built his rig for about $450, with Creative Commons plans off the internet, but apparently now you can buy the whole thing completely put together for about $500. He’s working on starting a MakerFaire here, and that would be beyond awesome. I told him to read Cory Doctorow’s Makers. How can you be into EFF and 3D printing and not have heard of Cory Doctorow?
here’s a closer up picture, because it really was that cool. This little well took about 2 hours to make.
Anyways, already super excited for more gaming. I don’t game enough. I’m always thinking to myself “I don’t have time for this. This takes too long. I’d rather be reading.” And then someone drags my butt to the table, and unfolds a board, and a little while later I’m thinking to myself “this is awesome! why dont’ I do this more often?”
16 Responses to "All sorts of gamer geek goodness"
What fun! We were introduced to Ticket To Ride by some friends and have now become addicted. Have USA 1910, India and Nordic Countries and try and run a game night every month or so. There is a local game store that runs open game nights every week, I want to go and learn some new games, including Race to the Galaxy and Netrunner.
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I think that I would have been in 7th heaven at something like that as my wife rolls her eyes. I am so jealous of you we do not have anything that in my neck of the woods.
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I love it – a great mix of games (and Warhammer is awesome too; I’ve got a game coming up in April with a friend). The 3D printer mini looks awesome too 🙂
Jamie @ Mithril Wisdom
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I’m so grateful for shows like Table Top that are making an effort to show folks that these games need not be intimidating and that they are a great deal of fun. I hadn’t played any of these kind of games until recently as I didn’t know anyone else who did and they never seemed to make much sense when I was reading directions, but seeing it happen changes all that. I’d love to go to a gaming event like this.
I have a friend who likes Ticket to Ride and we plan to get together at some point so he can teach us how to play.
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Cool! I love me some games. I’m co-hosting a blog fest on sharing your favourite game next week! Ticket to Ride is one of my favourites.
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1 | Jack Flacco
February 10, 2013 at 8:48 am
Ticket to Ride looks like an interesting game. I love strategy games, especially those of world domination type games. Risk is one of my favorites but can go one for a few hours. Nothing like a snowstorm outside and sitting comfortably at home with a great board game, snacks and drink to pass the time with family and friends!
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