Tonight we had two tables going, so we played a lot of games:

• Domaine -- Blaise beat Dana, Craig, and Tony.
• On the Underground -- Sallie (first time) beat Fuzz, Dave, and Rachel.
• Cineplexity -- Everyone played in one of several games, and much fun was had.

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Rachel and Jim “Blaise” Trigg, Sallie, Dave and Tony Montuori, Dana Leader, and John McMahon.

The Boardgame Players Association and Games Club of Maryland

proudly present

EURO QUEST V

A European-Style Gaming Conference featuring a new Veteran's Day Friday - Monday format November, 9 - 12, 2007 Days Hotel 9615 Deereco Road Timonium, Maryland 21090

What?

Euro Quest is a unique blend of tournaments and open gaming.

Why?

Euro Quest will provide a competitive forum for the play of popular "European" style boardgames in a focused, in-depth format not available elsewhere. All tournaments will be run to provide multiple opportunities to compete in the same game with a minimum of three preliminary heats preceding the elimination rounds.

Tournaments

Tournaments included: Caylus, Goa, Power Grid, Princes of Florence, Puerto Rico, Ra, St. Petersburg, Settlers of Catan Combo, Ticket to Ride Combo, Thurn und Taxis, and Imperial. A Wild Card event that will include 14 games. The first eight titles included are: Alhambra, Can't Stop, Carcassonne, Lost Cities, Louis XIV, San Juan, Traumfabrik / Hollywood Blockbuster, and Vegas Showdown. Six more titles will be selected in September. The last Wild Card title, the Hot new Essen game, will be selected on Nov. 1. BPA plaques will be awarded for each event, best team and best overall individual performance - providing plenty of laurel opportunities for those who want to improve their standings in BPA's annual Caesar competition.

Open Gaming

Dedicated open gaming space will be provided in the main gaming hall during the entire duration of the convention.

Tonight we played two 3-player games of Ticket to Ride: USA 1910.

• For the first game, we used the Big Cities variant; Sallie won, Craig placed, and Dave got brutalized.
• For the second game, we used the 1910 variant; Dave won, Sallie took second, and Craig was last.

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, and Sallie and Dave Montuori.

Tonight we played On the Underground and Cineplexity.

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Rachel and Jim “Blaise” Trigg, Sallie, Dave and Tony Montuori, Dana Leader, Frank "Grayhawk" Huminski, and John McMahon.

Tonight we played a 5-player game of Ticket to Ride: USA 1910, using the Big Cities variant, and Cineplexity.

• Ticket To Ride got brutal because everyone was getting in everyone else's way. Craig won by making all 4 of his routes, followed by Sallie, Blaise, John, and Tony.
• Cineplexity was more relaxing; Craig, the film geek, won both games. One suggestion from a BGG review is that instead of passing the directorship clockwise, it should go to whoever just won a card -- this might balance out the film geek factor. Something to try next week?

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Rachel and Jim “Blaise” Trigg, Sallie and Tony Montuori, and John McMahon.

A couple of weeks ago, I ran across a mention of the World Boardgaming Championships, to be held in Lancaster, PA, during the first week of August. After a little investigation, I decided to go and see if it was interesting. Overall, I found it quite enjoyable, and will probably return next year. Read the rest of this entry »