james napoli
United States
Westwood
New Jersey
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excuse me if i missed this, but will there be the return of the HOT GAMES tables/room as there was last year? i thought this a brilliant move and am curious if it's returning and curious to know which games will be on it?
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Marshall P.
United States
Wichita
Kansas
"Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution" - Theodosius Dobzhansky
There is grandeur in this view of life, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
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darlok wrote: excuse me if i missed this, but will there be the return of the HOT GAMES tables/room as there was last year? i thought this a brilliant move and am curious if it's returning and curious to know which games will be on it?
I believe they said it will be returning (though in a different room this year). But I've not yet seen an announcement on which games will be in it.
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Jeff Anderson
United States
Midlothian
Texas
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Hot Games will be in the Elm and Pecan rooms - right across from the Game Library in the Chinaberry room.
Here is the current list of Hot Games, subject to change:
Agricola: Farmers of the Moor
At the Gates of Loyang
Carson City
Colonia
Dungeon Lords
Ghost Stories: White Moon
Greed Incorporated
Power Grid: Factory Manager
Shipyard
Stronghold
Tobago
Vasco da Gama
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Greig
Canada
Peterborough
Ontario
www.castlecon.net
I went out there in search of experience, to taste and to touch as a man can, before he repents...
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The two I'm really hoping to play are:
At the Gates of Loyang
Dungeon Lords
And I hope
Jon Theys
United States
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
is teaching! He did an awesome job with Space Alert last year, no voice and all! If not teaching, perhaps gaming together. 
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A Derk appears from the mists...
United States
Portland
Oregon
BGG for the videogame world!!
BGG for the videogame world!!
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The Hot Games room was very successful. And this year, we've made a much larger effort to get more 'splainers. But I will say, that it would make me so happy, if more people would return the 'splaining favor. If someone teaches you a game, please consider 'splaining it to the next group, or perhaps helping out with another 'splain somewhere else. It really does a *lot* to add to the ambiance of the convention.
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Steve Duff
Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
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Decent selection. No BGG game?
Isn't Elm + Pecan smaller than last year? Or am I misremembering those rooms.
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Jeff Anderson
United States
Midlothian
Texas
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Nope, now we have 12 tables in the 2 rooms instead of 8 tables in part of the Oak ballroom.
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james napoli
United States
Westwood
New Jersey
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Excellent!
This was a great idea from last year, i played the majority of the hot games in the hot games room. hot...
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Joseph Cochran
United States
Costa Mesa
California
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I plan on bringing my own copies of Loyang, Dungeon Lords, Farmers of the Moor, Tobago, Factory Manager and maybe others. Should I play them only in the Hot Games room or does it really matter?
And I may not be AnakinOU, but I do a lot of teaching and I'll be willing to teach at BGG as well. 
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Greig
Canada
Peterborough
Ontario
www.castlecon.net
I went out there in search of experience, to taste and to touch as a man can, before he repents...
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jsciv wrote: I plan on bringing my own copies of Loyang, Dungeon Lords, Farmers of the Moor, Tobago, Factory Manager and maybe others. Should I play them only in the Hot Games room or does it really matter? And I may not be AnakinOU, but I do a lot of teaching and I'll be willing to teach at BGG as well.
I found him on Saturday, I think, and asked him to explain Space Alert. He had lost his voice and was very hoarse. He still agreed to teach the game and did so in the manner that the rule book was written, with a great amount of enthusiasm and humour. Between sips of a warm beverage he painted the picture of our situation, made the experience fun and still ranks as one of my favourite experiences of the con. Even though our ship died a horrible, horrible death.
But I will take you up on that offer for some or all of those games, if I can find you. 
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Artistic Trickster
United States
Colorado
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CaptainQwyx wrote: Hot Games will be in the Elm and Pecan rooms - right across from the Game Library in the Chinaberry room.
Here is the current list of Hot Games, subject to change:
...
Tobago
Vasco da Gama
Don't put these on the same table. If the pieces get mixed, we'll have...
Spoiler (mouseover to reveal): Tobasco de Gama
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A Derk appears from the mists...
United States
Portland
Oregon
BGG for the videogame world!!
BGG for the videogame world!!
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jsciv wrote: And I may not be AnakinOU
This is a feature, not a bug. 
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Artistic Trickster
United States
Colorado
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Belash wrote: jsciv wrote: I plan on bringing my own copies of Loyang, Dungeon Lords, Farmers of the Moor, Tobago, Factory Manager and maybe others. Should I play them only in the Hot Games room or does it really matter? And I may not be AnakinOU, but I do a lot of teaching and I'll be willing to teach at BGG as well. I found him on Saturday, I think, and asked him to explain Space Alert. He had lost his voice and was very hoarse. He still agreed to teach the game and did so in the manner that the rule book was written, with a great amount of enthusiasm and humour. Between sips of a warm beverage he painted the picture of our situation, made the experience fun and still ranks as one of my favourite experiences of the con. Even though our ship died a horrible, horrible death.
Derk taught us. It was an experience. We died.
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Jeffrey Owens
United States
Alaska
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I will also have a copy of loyang with me that I will be willing to teach.
I can probably teach Dungeon Lords..since I have read the rules like 30 times hoping there are some copies to buy at the con.
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Jon Theys
United States
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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Belash wrote: The two I'm really hoping to play are: At the Gates of LoyangDungeon LordsAnd I hope ...AnakinOU...is teaching! He did an awesome job with Space Alert last year, no voice and all! If not teaching, perhaps gaming together.
I'll see what I can do. I didn't go crazy and import a stack-o-Essen-releases this year, so I won't be teaching a whole lot.  I *have* played Factory Manager and Carson City, though, and I've printed out the rulebook to Dungeon Lords...
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Jon Theys
United States
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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derk wrote: jsciv wrote: And I may not be AnakinOU This is a feature, not a bug.
Ahem. I can see that, you know. I'm RIGHT HERE.
(now, excuse me...I got...uhh...something stuck in my eye...or allergies. Yeah, that's it. Allergies.)
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A Derk appears from the mists...
United States
Portland
Oregon
BGG for the videogame world!!
BGG for the videogame world!!
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I love ya, Jon. Despite yer infatuation with Sooners and Anakin. And that's sayin' somethin'...
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John Mellby
United States
Plano
Texas
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CaptainQwyx wrote:
I think we may have talked Jeff into taking Ghost Stories out
and adding:
Power Struggle and
Opera
I also am ready to teach a number of these.
(We'll see how ready when we get to the games.  )
John
P.S. it sounds to me like we're going to have a lot of people this year.
Please, everyone, try not to spread out. If 3 people playing a game
spread out and occupy a 8-seat table, we're going to be
very crowded. Make friends!
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Marshall P.
United States
Wichita
Kansas
"Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution" - Theodosius Dobzhansky
There is grandeur in this view of life, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
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jmellby wrote: I think we may have talked Jeff into taking Ghost Stories out and adding: Power Struggle and Opera
I would definitely vote for that.
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Jesse Dean
United States
Orlando
Florida
Pound for pound, the amoeba is the most vicious predator on Earth!
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Agreed!
Power Struggle is the Essen game that I am most interested in trying now (with the caveat, that I already own and have played At the Gates of Loyang and Stronghold).
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Steve Duff
Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
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No interest in Power Struggle, but Opera could be interesting.
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Chaddyboy
United States
Olathe
Kansas
Bloooooop.
Bluuuuuurp.
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mdp4828 wrote: jmellby wrote: I think we may have talked Jeff into taking Ghost Stories out and adding: Power Struggle and OperaI would definitely vote for that.
Yup, I concur.
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Jakto Hi'tidi
United States
oklahoma city
Oklahoma
Utinni!
Utinni!
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I have a high interest in Ghost Stories: White Moon and Zero interest in Powerstruggle and Opera. Please don't change the line up.
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Marshall P.
United States
Wichita
Kansas
"Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution" - Theodosius Dobzhansky
There is grandeur in this view of life, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
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Great_Mazinga wrote: I have a high interest in Ghost Stories: White Moon and Zero interest in Powerstruggle and Opera. Please don't change the line up.
But this isn't saying that White Moon won't be available at BGG.con. It's just that I think the hot games room should have priority for new full releases over expansions.
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Dan Oster
United States
Arlington
Texas
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My vote is for Opera and Power Struggle
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