Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup in #thousandoaks
A bunch of new, to us, gamers and one new/old game in Black Gold. Find, extract, and sell oil in 1920s Texas. It’s a wild ride with fluctuating prices. Too random for some perhaps. Bob brought along Æterna again. I must give that a play because #MartinWallace
Tuesday night #boardgames and
#craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing in #thousandoaks
A fun game of AuZtralia with 4 players. Stupid kangaroos! It’s a blast of a #martinwallace design with a semi-uncooperative win condition. We lost to the game
Our table recruited some others to end the night with a 7 player game of 7 Wonders Architects. Always good.
Other tables played Rebirth Ireland , Yokohama, and Merchants of the Dark Road.
#boardgame #thingstodo #boardgamenight
Tuesday night #boardgames and
#craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing
in #thousandoaks
A bunch of the newbies are now regulars. Welcome folks.
It was the first play for me of the 60 Second City #boardgame Afterwards John and Valerie played. Not bad for $6 at Target!
Games played included: The Field of the Cloth of Gold, 60 Second City x2, Qwixx, Ticket to Ride, Jamaica, No Thanks, Codenames, Agricola, Ivanhoe, Hollywood 1947, Mantis, Cascadia, and Vegas.
Some pics of #boardgames at ConQuest Ventura yesterday. CQV is a 3 day #tabletopgaming com in Ventura, CA. Gamers came from far and wide. Greg was visiting from Texas. Some of my #SoCalWargamers pals came up from LA and further. Members of my local #VCSB group also attended. It was good to see a bunch of folks I don’t see very often.
Driving home from #VCSB #boardgames on Tuesday night was hairy with the high winds. Lots of flying debris hitting the car. The roads were littered with leaves and branches.
Little did I know that a fire had broken out 30 miles away in Pacific Palisades. And that was just a start of it. My power went out at 1am and only just came back. Losing power was merely an inconvenience compared to watch others are experiencing. Stay safe folks.
While the winds whipped around outside the #VCSB played #boardgames on Tuesday night. Mark and I started with Red Flag over Paris. Ted taught Mike how to play Combat Commander Europe. They swapped sides and played again.
Games played included: Life of the Amazonia, Qwixx, Spacebase, Nucleum Australia, Cosmic Encounter, Combat Commander Europe x2, Tsuro x2, Hickory Dickory, Vegas, and Red Flag over Paris.
Welcome to a bunch of newcomers too!
#boardgame #hexesforever
My local #VCSB #boardgames group is hosting another BOXING DOG next week aka a day of opening gaming on Boxing Day aka on the day after Christmas.
Unfortunately no actual doggos will be involved, unfortunately, as DOG means Day of Gaming. On the plus side we will be starting earlier than normal so that allows for games with longer play times. Hint, hint.
Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB in #thousandoaks
A not so rare thing happened while I taught the #MartinWallace designed #boardgame AuZtralia. I got a rule wrong 
Rules mistakes happen folks. Fix it the best that you can and move on.
Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing in #thousandoaks
Each #boardgame group has it's own dynamics; this range from the folks who attend, what they like to play, and can even be when they attend. Since we changed locations we have had to adapt to a myriad of changes. It's always a good idea to be flexible in what games you bring along and what games you are happy to play. So adapt and respond to the group situation and your group will thrive!
Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing in #thousandoaks
As it's Turkey Day week so we had a slightly different mix of attendees. A bunch of regulars and some youngsters too. Kids who regularly play fun and engaging #boardgames with adults are surprisingly mature. They learn lots of good life skills too.
Thanks to all who taught games. I learnt two games that were new to me.
Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing in #thousandoaks
Stephen has only been a group member for a few months but we had a fun time across the game table. Despite him being Aussie. Best wishes to Steve and family on their future endeavours. He had a final (game night) request to play Concordia. Thanks to Jonathon and Eric etc. for facilitating the game.
Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing in #thousandoaks
All is normal there were a mix of pre-arranged and ad-hoc games. Dan knew how to play Bonfire so skipped the teach and played some short games before joining the longer game.
Games played included: Masquerade x2, Smartphone Inc, Through the Desert, Bonfire, Lords of Waterdeep, Isle of Cats, Mantis, No Thanks, Qwixx, Lanterns, and The Gang x2.
Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing in #thousandoaks
As it was Election night I had pre-arranged to play the 2 player #boardgame Campaign Manager 2008 with John. Despite his strong start as McCain; I won as Obama.
Games played included: Bus, Scout, Qwixx, Murano, On Tour, Rebel Princess, 7 Wonders Architects, and Campaign Manager 2008.
Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup at #pedalsandpintsbrewing in #thousandoaks
Alhambra hit the table with me teaching 3 newbies. 4 is the most I'd play Alhambra with. It went down well with some lovely walls. After that we did some lighter fare like Zombie Dice and Love Letter.
#boardgames played included: Heat, Ark Nova, Pendulum, Jaipur, Love Letter, Nunatak, Century Golem Edition, River Valley Glassworks, Zombie Dice, and Alhambra.
Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup in #thousandoaks
It's brilliant when someone gets their first Love Letter "a-ha" moment. The realization they have perfect info on another player's card through pure mental deduction. The Love Letter series of card games prove that a lot can be done with a few cards
Games played included: Hard Rock, The Gang, Formula D, Heat, Love Letter, and The Quest for El Dorado.
Tuesday night #boardgames and #craftbeer with the #VCSB meetup in #thousandoaks
I must have done a good job teaching Azul last week as I had stiff competition this time. I did not win. I'm fine with that as lessons and strategies were remembered and well used. GG.
Games played by the group included: Whist 22, Kings of Air and Steam, Power Grid, Rebel Princess, Azul, Mantis, and Can't Stop.
