MONTHLY MEETINGS

Regular Society meetings are on the second Saturday of each month at 11:00am at Valhalla's Gate Game Store. You are encouraged to bring any game you would be willing to teach to others. The game or games played will be decided at the start of the meeting.

Next Meeting: May 10, 2008. Mark has volunteered to lead "Railroad Tycoon".

THURSDAY NIGHTS AT THE 'GATE

Thursday nights from 6:00-9:00pm at Valhalla's are MMSGS Game Nights, where we can knock off quick battles in games like "Memoir '44", "Commands & Colors: Ancients", "Tide of Iron", "Colosseum", "War at Sea", "St. Petersburg", "Princes of Florence", "Carcassone", "Settlers of Catan", or any other game that can be played in a short period of time.

The first Game Night of each month will feature a tournament with typically more than one session devoted to the same game in order to determine an overall winner. Featured games may either be multi-player games or two-player games where multiple sessions of the same game are played side-by-side. Players not wanting to play in the tournament are welcome to attend and play other games as desired.

Next Meeting: May 8, 2008.

UPCOMING SPECIAL MEETINGS

May 31, 2008: 11:00am at Valhalla's: Charlie will lead another game of "Kingmaker". Contact Charlie if you would like to play.

June 7, 2008 at the Columbia Library, starting at 9:00am: Tournament Day Round 2 for "A House Divided". View the details on the tournament page.

AFTER-ACTION REPORTS: MONTHLY MEETINGS

April 12, 2008: Glen, Mark and Charlie played "Kingmaker", which Glen won by virtue of having two crowned kings, then killing off Richard of York after winning a long-term siege of Calais to remove the final Yorkist heir to the throne.

March 8, 2008: Five players enjoyed a back-and-forth game of "Samurai Swords". After six hours of play Angela was judged the winner with control of 27 provinces. Other players were Mark, Glen, Adam and Robert S (with Robert C taking his place near the end of the game).

February 9, 2008: "Conquest of the Empire II" was the game of the day. Robert C was the winner, with Glen in second place. Other players were Charlie and Angela.

AFTER-ACTION REPORTS: GAME NIGHTS

May 1, 2008: This was the first of three monthly tournament nights featuring "Puerto Rico". There were five players. Charlie was the winner; other players were Angela, Tim, Mark and Glen. View the results on the tournament page.

April 24, 2008: Four players played "Illuminati". Although the game could not be completed prior to closing time, Glen was closest to victory and was declared the winner.

April 17, 2008: Robert S won a game of "Princes of Florence" by 3 victory points over Charlie and Angela; other players were Glen and Mark.

April 10, 2008: Angela split two games of "Commands & Colors: Ancients" with Adam to clinch her victory in the Game Night tournament. Final results are on the tournament page. Meanwhile, Charlie, Robert S and Glen completed two games of St. Petersburg, with Charlie winning the first and Robert winning the second.

AFTER-ACTION REPORTS: SPECIAL MEETINGS

May 3, 2008 at the Columbia Library: Glen as the Union defeated Charlie in Tournament Day round 1 of "A House Divided". Following the game, Glen, Alex and Andrea played "Settlers of Catan".

April 5, 2008 at the Columbia Library: In the final round of the "Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage" tournament, Charlie as Carthage defeated Robert S as Rome by a province count of 14 to 2, narrowly escaping a sudden death defeat by breaking the siege of Carthage at a critical moment while occupying most of the Italian provinces. In the other game, Glen as the Carthaginians defeated Robert C by 11-7 by defeating the Roman army under the walls of Carthage on the last game turn. Final standings are posted on the tournament page.