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WBC 2010: The non GenCon convention list, and my 5th year anniversary
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I have gone to WBC since 2006. Every year I learn more about managing this convention in terms of time and games, and every year it is more enjoyable for me.

I actually switched gears this year, playing in very few tournaments and playing and being introduced to Ameritrash that was new to me. Here are a few of the highlights.
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1. Board Game: Founding Fathers [Average Rating:7.17 Overall Rank:429]
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John Weber introduced this game to me along with my roommate KingPut. I was able to learn this relatively simple area control historical game rather quickly. I didn't say win, just learn. I only played this and Shadow Hunters more than once during the convention.

This is probably my favorite Jason Matthews to date. The historical flavor text and artwork is phenomenal, and the game remind me of a streamlined version of 1960.
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Dave, glad you enjoyed the game. I generally don't mess with pre-orders after a bad experience once and, for me, Founding Fathers was definitely worth the wait. So far, the game has proven more and more interesting with each play (four plays so far). All the flavor text on the cards and in the rules make this game an excellent one for anyone studying that period of American History.
 
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John Weber wrote:
Dave, glad you enjoyed the game. I generally don't mess with pre-orders after a bad experience once and, for me, Founding Fathers was definitely worth the wait. So far, the game has proven more and more interesting with each play (four plays so far). All the flavor text on the cards and in the rules make this game an excellent one for anyone studying that period of American History.


I was happy I got a chance to play this one too - sorry we never ran into each other at the open gaming room John.
 
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  • Posted Mon Aug 9, 2010 11:48 pm
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Max, I guess our schedules on Friday night never seemed to mesh. When you read my GeekList (which I am working on now) you will see I advanced to the semis of Adel, which probably meant you were long done with your Air Baron game when I was still playing -- plus they moved the semis to a different room that wasn't posted in the schedule.
 
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2. Board Game: Talisman (fourth edition): The Highland Expansion [Average Rating:7.61 Unranked] [Average Rating:7.61 Unranked]
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I played my first game of Talisman with an expansion set. I liked the game, but my first game seemed to lose steam at the end, simply becoming a race to the finish where I was too far ahead to be caught.
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3. Board Game: March Madness [Average Rating:6.08 Overall Rank:4356]
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I came in second in March Madness this year, losing badly to Bruce Reiff in the finals. The 97 Minnesota team defeated the 97 North Carolina team. I'm sure Dean Smith would not be happy.

I made a really BONEHEADED move in the semis, replacing my right forward rating of B with my Bench rating of C. In the end, it wouldn't have made any difference; I believe at worst it was an 8 point swing. I learned my lesson well in any case.
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Dave, congratulations on making it to the finals!

(As a side-note, I should add that this is the only published game that has my name on it in the credits. Not as a designer or developer, but as a playtester for Avalon Hill.)
 
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  • Posted Mon Aug 9, 2010 10:35 pm
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Hey, 2nd place is first loser (and it's still good for laurels). Congrats, man!
 
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  • Posted Mon Aug 9, 2010 11:27 pm
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I dropped to Bruce in the final four of the heat where we played. I am thinking about starting a club with t-shirts that say "I love to Bruce".
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  • Posted Mon Aug 9, 2010 11:47 pm
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My dice started to really get hot against Max. They actually peaked against Harry. Really enjoyed our game!
 
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  • Posted Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:28 am
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BDReiff wrote:
My dice started to really get hot against Max.


So I get an assist?
 
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Hey, 2nd place is first loser (and it's still good for laurels). Congrats, man!


When I picked up my plaque, jason Levine was right there to hand it to me; he didn't miss a beat when he said "awww, Dave. You failed." I had a chuckle at that one.
 
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4. Board Game: Magic: The Gathering [Average Rating:7.34 Overall Rank:134]
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I have yet to play Magic. I traded Pacific Typhoon and Octiles for some sets of new decks, then talked the night away with Bobby Tweaks about all aspects of the game while he taught me the very basics.
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5. Board Game: Loot and Scoot [Average Rating:6.49 Overall Rank:4728]
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This is a cute filler dungeon crawl I played with UbaRose.

I feel it may need the expansion; there really wasn't that much tension or competition, and the interaction is limited to choosing the monsters and items to go in the others dungeons. Still, it's a good quick filler. I believe after rules explanations the game took about a half hour if that.
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An expansion, including solo play rules, is in the works. I think this is a game that could end up with a bunch of expansions.
 
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6. Board Game: I'm the Boss! [Average Rating:6.92 Overall Rank:424]
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I played this game with Beth Raphael and her group. I won amongst the chaos and arguing over whether someone could retract an offer of taking a $1 in a $20 (was it $20 or more?) by flying under the radar.

I have held the belief for years that someone outside of a regular group can win this game by being quiet and just letting people fight amongst themselves and withhold from trading with certain other players. This game supported my hypothesis.
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7. Board Game: Scorched Earth [Average Rating:8.78 Unranked]
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For those of you that like Epic games that tell a story, watch out for Scorched Earth when it comes out. It is still in the playtesting phase, but it is a Post Apocolyptic game Ala Mad Max with a lot of game play and story potential.

I played maybe a round or two of this, and despite the fact I came in only to fill in for Dan Dolan, the game really excited me. I stepped out because I wanted to play from the very start of the game to truly get the feel of building my character from a motorcycle punk to a SAND GOD. You use different character traits and vehicles to reach individual as well as community goals.

Very nice. I hope to play this rather soon.
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8. Board Game: Cheeky Monkey [Average Rating:6.65 Overall Rank:1183]
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This is a goofy end of the night game I played because I was looking to get to the Ballrooms in the hotel and ended up by Bobby Tweaks and Andy Joys rooms.

A very light push your luck filler involving collecting sets of animals.

One of the funnier events of the week was when a random guy came up to the game, grabbed the rules, and just ran off waving the rules in his hands.

We got the rules back.
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9. Board Game: Ra: The Dice Game [Average Rating:6.80 Overall Rank:591]
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Got to play Stormseekers wife Bianca in this in a trial tournament. We could not roll suns to save our life, and spent a great time talking rolling and hanging out and meeting new people.

Bianca came in second in the tournament and no plaque. I believe Mr. UglyChickFace is making her a plaque as we speak.
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Did you like this? When I tried it last year, my impression was that it had far less tension and wasn't as much fun as the original Ra, and no quicker. Which meant there was no reason to pick this over the original.
 
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I actually do like this game. Maybe my games were atypical, but I found enough player interaction to make it interesting. I rolled tons of suns to destroy stuff.
 
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10. Board Game: Mythgardia [Average Rating:6.87 Unranked]
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LOVE this game. I played the character that is a cross between the Hobbit and Leonard from the Big Bang Theory.

Near the end of the game, TWO gems that would have won the game were declared fakes. I finally won the game with my character's superior wit.
 
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11. Board Game: Circus Train [Average Rating:7.25 Overall Rank:2315]
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I was lost, but I liked the game enough to buy it for solo play. I've already begun to collect stray pieces for the "pimping" of the game, buying a circusy colored die and taking a carousel piece from the Bookopoly game I tossed.

Great game play, but be warned: the order cards are played is extremely important. Go after contracts as soon as possible, or end up with two cabbage smelling carnies with no place to perform.
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12. Board Game: Battlestar Galactica [Average Rating:7.86 Overall Rank:18]
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Playing my first game with a BSG fan is a real treat. Apparently I have o watch the series now to get all the flavor text references.
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13. Board Game: Arkham Horror: Innsmouth Horror Expansion [Average Rating:8.13 Unranked] [Average Rating:8.13 Unranked]
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Yet another first for me, and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I played the out of work Shakespearean actor turned gravedigger Yorick (very Batman-y game with the name connections). I got to scare off bank robbers with my shovel and pump Chtulu with my shotgun. We came THIS close to beating Chthulu, coming 12 hits away. My losing my blessing didn't help, but wasn't the difference.
 
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14. Board Game: Beep! Beep! [Average Rating:5.81 Overall Rank:4340]
 
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I guess color and shape matching was a theme this year. A group of us played Beep Beep, and it turned into:

OK, so here are the rules...HEY AL we haven't started yet! Put that down! Oh to hell with it!

We just all started grabbing cards and spreading he deck around in a rather boozy round of games of BEEP BEEP!

I also played a game of Bunte Runde which also had a shape/color matching element to it.
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I mis-beeped a few times, losing cards for doing so. Later, I accidentally beeped with my elbow while reaching across to grab a card. I sputtered "Sorry - I beeped by accident!", hoping they'd take pity on me. Someone then pointed out that there actually WAS a three-of-a-kind showing, so for once I'd beeped correctly. So they all laughed and let me take the cards. I lost badly anyhow. Fun game.
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That was a fun game. The only time you Beep! correcetly you didn't even mean too.

I'm not thinking there will be a Beep! Beep! tourney next year, so we got to participate in WBC history.

See you next year, David.
 
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Was this a tournament?
 
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Randy Cox wrote:
Was this a tournament?


Actually, it was both a juniors and an adult tourney. I didn't play, so I don't know what happened.
 
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