Archive for Mark Leaman
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Mark Leaman
United States
Brunswick
Maine
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We had a fantastic turnout for our inaugural event! At one point we had nearly 60 people seated playing games. People arrived and left through the course of the day, thus I estimate around 100 attendees in all. People drove in from as far as two hours away, including game groups from Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Sages of the RPG) and Bangor, Maine (Bangor Area Gamers Guild). A special thanks to Jeremy from Crossroad Games for setting up a mini boardgame shop at the event.
Setup prior to the doors opening at 9 a.m.
The Bangor Area Gamers Guild (BAGG) arrives early and break out Settlers of America: Trails to Rails.
Still hot from GenCon... Wayne Moulton (of the Sages of the RPG group) demos Quarriors.
The first session is underway and Wizard's Quest (1979, Avalon Hill) hits the table.
Members of the Maine Historical Wargaming Association double up on tables and layout two scenarios of GMT's Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division.
Mascot "Klaus", on loan from the Bangor Area Gamers Guild (BAGG), guarding the programs and giving autographs.
Session 3 gets under way after the lunch break.
A courteous host sets up Goa... But where are the rest of the players?
There they are! Turns out everyone in this game of Power Grid had only played the game once or twice prior to the meetup. 3 hours later....
Thank again to everyone who attended. Hope to see you at the 2nd Annual Northern New England BGG Meet-up next year!
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Mark Leaman
United States
Brunswick
Maine
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Join the Maine Historical Wargamers Association on Saturday August 6th, for their first annual Wargamers Flea Market and Game Day at United Lodge in Brunswick.. Browse tables filled with miniatures, books, board games, maybe complete armies, even a vendor or two! Bring some of your own to sell or to trade.
The flea market will run from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at the United Lodge, 65 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, Maine.
During the afternoon, join the MHWA for miniatures and board games, starting at 1:00 p.m. and running until 6:00 p.m. Check the MHWA forum for more details as they become available, http://www.mainewargamershq.lefora.com/.
Schedule:
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon - Flea Market
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Gaming
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Club meeting, followed by dinner in town, all are welcome
This event is free and open to the public. There is a $10 table fee for the flea market. For more information contact: mainewargamershq@gmail.com.
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Mark Leaman
United States
Brunswick
Maine
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A Coastal Maine BGG meet-up is in the works for August 13th (Saturday) in Brunswick, Maine at the Curtis Memorial Library.
The meetup will feature: two morning sessions, two afternoon sessions (all sessions two hours) with a break in the middle for lunch, and a board game swap meet. First session starts at 9:00 a.m, last session ends at 6:00 p.m.
There will be no charge for entry. Some seat reservation may be required. Signup information and a detailed schedule are forthcoming.
More information can be found at http://mainegamer.tumblr.com/post/6569867830/coastal-maine-b... or by following this forum thread... http://boardgamegeek.com/article/6943914
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Mark Leaman
United States
Brunswick
Maine
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The Industrialist (Home-brew expansion for Settlers of Catan)
A factories and wealth expansion for Settlers of Catan
By Mark Leaman
The Industrialist Victory Point Card:
The Industrialist victory point card may be used with basic Settlers of Catan or with either (or both) the Harbormaster card expansion and the Rivers of Catan expansion found in Catan: Traders & Barbarians.
You may use the gold coins and Glassworks markers (as factory markers) that come with Catan: Traders & Barbarians. If you don’t have access to the Catan: Traders & Barbarians expansion you will need to use something as gold coins (such as pennies) and something with which to mark factories (such as a glass token/counter).
The Industrialist card works best combined with the Rivers of Catan expansion (which adds rivers and bridges to the map, providing an additional means to produce gold) and the Harbormaster card (both found in Catan: Traders & Barbarians). If you use the Industrialist with the Rivers of Catan expansion do not use the Richest Player and Poorest Player victory point cards (as the Industrialist card takes the place of the richest player card).
Setup:
In addition to the standard Catan setup with or without the Harbormaster card and Rivers of Catan expansions from Catan: Traders & Barbarians…
* Each player receives 3 factory markers. (No player may build more than three factories total.)
* If you are playing without the Rivers of Catan expansion each player starts the game with 2 gold pieces.
Factories:
Factories may be added to an existing settlement or city for 2 Brick, 2 Wood and 2 Gold. Only one factory may be attached to a settlement or city. You receive a gold coin every time you score a resource(s) from a hex (not blocked by the robber) adjacent to a settlement or city with a factory.
You may trade two gold for a resource from the bank (as per the Rivers of Catan expansion). You may not do this more than twice during your trading phase. As per Rivers of Catan gold resources may not be stolen by the robber. You may use harbor ports or trade four resource cards (of the same kind) to the bank for a gold piece during as you would for any other resource card.
FACTORY BUILDING COST: 2 Brick, 2 Wood, 2 Gold
The Industrialist card:
As with the Longest Road and Largest Army cards the first player to meet the Industrialist card’s requirements takes the card. Another player can take the Industrialist card away from a player by having a 3 factories and more gold than the player currently holding the card.
Basic strategy:
As with any resource generator it’s best to build a factory early in the game. The sooner you have a factory the sooner it can begin generating revenue for you.
Industrialist card text:
The text on the card reads "2 Victory Points! The first player to acquire 3 factories gets this card. Another player who aquires 3 factories and more gold takes this card."
Creative Commons License:
The Industrialist by Mark Leaman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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