Bolton UK - GNOME all-dayer - 8th March 2009
Get up, get up, get up, get down, fall over.
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancashire
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About every 6 months, Gamers North of Manchester England (GNOME) hold an open, all-day gaming session at our regular venue, The Doffcocker Inn in Bolton.
The first one we publicised attracted just short of 30 people. This is the story of the second one.
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Get up, get up, get up, get down, fall over.
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancashire
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At around 10AM, the members of GNOME (and anyone else who was prepared to pretend to be a member of GNOME to get an early start) began to gather. There was much chatting, some of which involved the possibility of setting up the room.
Craig, Brian, John, Hammy, (somebody's back) and Simon chatting. Richard and Mike W already gaming.
By about 10:30 the chatting and the standing round with hands in pockets was in full swing but enough people had been cajoled to shift tables, put up signs and so on. We were all ready!
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Get up, get up, get up, get down, fall over.
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancashire
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Spillers and Polydor got an early start with a bout of Unhappy King Charles! before most of us had rubbed the sleep out of our eyes.
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Get up, get up, get up, get down, fall over.
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancashire
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Around about noon the room began to fill up as the pub opened its doors. It quickly became apparent that setting the small extra room up had been a good idea as the numbers swelled to over 40. In fact, I think we hit 42 in all.
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Get up, get up, get up, get down, fall over.
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancashire
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Of course, all sorts of games got played. We weren't as efficient at recording them as we were last time, but the ones I noted (winners and number of players where available) were:
Unhappy King Charles! Richard/2
1861: The Railways of the Russian Empire Simon/3
The Bucket King Craig/5
The Bucket King Will/5
Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers Ben/2
Liar's Dice John/5
Fairy Tale Chris/4
Shadow Hunters Ben/Will/Ste/6
Shadow Hunters Alex/Andy/Will/Ben/8
Pandemic David/Matt/Laura/3
Agricola Chris/4
High Society Chris/4
Galaxy Trucker Chris/3
Loopin' Louie Simon/4
Loopin' Louie Alex/4
Loopin' Louie Michael/4
Loopin' Louie Hammy/4
Loopin' Louie Mike W (Whatambush)/4
Loopin' Louie Craig/4
Loopin' Louie Roger/4
Loopin' Louie Fil/4
Loopin' Louie Simon/4
Loopin' Louie Alex/Hammy/4
Loopin' Louie Hammy/4
Fast Flowing Forest Fellers Roger/4
Fast Flowing Forest Fellers Chris/4
Sorry! Sliders John/4
Sorry! Sliders Harry/4
Liar's Dice Chris/5
España 1936 Richard/2
Automobile Richard/4
Race for the Galaxy Hammy/4
Saint Petersburg Martin/3
R-Eco Martin/3
Power Grid Germany John R/6
Dominion Martin/4
Ra Shaun/3
Chicago Express Jimi/6
For Sale
Liar's Dice Brian/4
Oregon Chris/4
Tongiaki Chris/5
Fairy Tale Chris/3
Fairy Tale Ben/3
Oasis Jimi/5
Le Havre
Sylla
Tigris & Euphrates Mike/4
Eketorp Andy(Porkpie)/4
Battlestar Galactica Pete,Craig,Will,Andy(Whittman), Simon/7
Puerto Rico Will/5
Can you help me complete this list?
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Get up, get up, get up, get down, fall over.
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancashire
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The Looping Louie competition was a good laugh.
Competition was intense.
And attracted a lot of attention.
Crowds gathered for the final to marvel at the intensity on Rhox's face.
Concentration built up to such levels that several tongues ended up stuck out of mouths.
And when the dust had settled, Hammy ran out the winner with Alex a very creditable second.
His prize (kindly provided by Nick and Sue of Shire Games) was a copy of Pyramid.
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Get up, get up, get up, get down, fall over.
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancashire
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Spot the cylons.
The Shire Gamers corner
Heads are scratched - another classic Chooi rules explanation.
Don't recognise the first game, but that is definitely PR on the right.
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Get up, get up, get up, get down, fall over.
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancashire
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It was great to meet some old friends and some new faces.
Ben Tyrer
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancs
simon craddock
England
widnes
cheshire
Gary Jinxon
England
Quite Insane
Mike Wall
United Kingdom
Ormskirk
Courage Under Fire
United Kingdom
Warrington
Cheshire
James Hamilton
United Kingdom
Stockport
Cheshire
Richard Spilsbury
United Kingdom
Stockport
Cheshire
Ste James
United Kingdom
Merseyside
Brian Moore
United Kingdom
Bolton
Lancashire
Craig Grady
United Kingdom
Wigan
Lancs
william riley
United Kingdom
Wigan
Lancashire
Neil Cook
United Kingdom
Burton on Trent
Staffs
Toasted Jones
United Kingdom
Rugeley
Staffordshire
Nick Fisk
United Kingdom
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
Come on the mighty Seagulls! So excitied about our first game at the Amex in August after 14 homeless years ....
Erm ... ahem .... Here goes: "Come to Shire Games! If you've never been before, now is the perfect time to come along, as we've just moved to a huge new shop in Stoke-on-Trent! Come along, stay a while and play some games! "
Sue Fisk
United Kingdom
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Andrew Saunders
United Kingdom
Blackpool
John Roach
United Kingdom
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
Teik Chooi Oh
United Kingdom
Chorley
Lancashire
Michael R
United Kingdom
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
gavin udall
United Kingdom
Manchester
Lancashire
Andy
United Kingdom
Stockport
Manchester
Fred Heis
England
Stockport
Cheshire
andy bennison
United Kingdom
Lancashire
Simon Dunkley
United Kingdom
Chorley
Lancashire
Peter Darby
United Kingdom
Welshpool
Powys
Matthew Pettitt
United Kingdom
Unspecified
James Fallows
United Kingdom
Penrith
Cumbria
And those without avatars, John, Alex, Martin, Shaun, Paul David, Fil, Mikey, Jamie, Michael, Laura, Tessa, Roger, Batjilma and Paul.
Hope to see you all again in about September.
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Cardiff
Feeling great. How about you?
Gainesville
Florida
Bolton
Lancashire
Bolton
Lancashire
It was thanks. If you ever need a bed for the night Steve, we can always put you up....
Isafjordur