Rochester Gamers Community

The Rochester Gamers Community will once again be relecting its governing Board of Directors.

The RGC Board of Directors (BoD) is responsible for the operations of the RGC and in seeing that it achieves its mission. BoD members are expected to be actively involved in all official events, attend BoD and RGC members meeting, plan at least one official event each year, vote in any proposal submitted to the BoD, and offer support when possible for member-run, unofficial events.

Ah, Thanksgiving. A time to pause and reflect on the many blessings and sources of happiness that one has in their life. Family, friends, assorted neighbors. These are the people we think upon and smile as we gather around the table to feast.

And when you push away from the table this season, patting your stomach and regretting the extra helping of mashed potatoes, think not of the couch and the football game on the television. Rather, gather those around you, after clearing the table, and plunk down a game or two.

RGC has been selected to be one of the few to demo the pre-release of the new Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Game by Fantasy Flight Games. RGC will demo the game all day during the 4th Quarter Games Day event in November. It is an honor for RGC to be selected and we look forward to demoing this new product on behalf of FFG and the entire gaming community!

The demo will give you a first look at a complete Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Core Set, and, as a special bonus, take part in the special introductory adventure, "A Day Late, A Shilling Short". This adventure will introduce the rules to players and the Game Master alike, as well as to the wealth of roleplaying tools available right out of the Core Set. Come and see this revolution in roleplaying firsthand!

As Halloween grows closer, the weather colder, and the shadows grow longer and more menacing, it becomes an ideal time to be indoors. Lock your doors, bolt your windows, and sit down at the game table with these spooky games of choice for the Halloween season!

One of my greatest joys is acquiring new games to add to my ridiculously large and seldom played collection of bits and pieces of cardboard and plastic. There is something magical and exciting about opening a box and exploring the components. In fact, it is very much like Christmas, only with no fat man in a suite or Aunt Whats-her-face in the kitchen singing Christmas carols, badly.

Let there be no doubt that it is easy to buy new games. It is a slippery slop, to be honest. You buy one, then another, and before you know it you are looking to acquire more floor space for your overflowing collection. This, in itself, is not a bad thing. Oh, goodness no. I happily endorse and fully support anyone who has a hobby that makes them happy and fulfilled.

Here are a few things to think about to help you start your own game collection.

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Hosting your own gaming “convention” in your basement or elsewhere in your home is a great way to introduce your friends who are “non-gamers” to the hobby of tabletop gaming (and perhaps even convince them to become Voting members of RGC!). Here are some ideas for hosting your own weekend of fun with your “non-gamer” friends.

When planning your own get-together, keep in mind that your “non-gamer” friends do not have the same background that you and your other gamer friends may have. They may not have an appreciation for the historical significance of a battle, or a familiarity with a fantasy or sci-fi “universe,” or even a basic understanding of rudimentary game mechanics that you and your gaming friends take for granted ("Is this anything like RISK?"). So, be prepared to spend a little more time in preparation in order to set the stage for non-gamers. Remember, your Number One objective is to have fun, but the quality of the overall experience and the impressions of the hobby that your guests leave with at the end of the day are important, too. Even if you don’t “convert” anyone to the hobby of gaming, you’ll have an excellent opportunity to further the image of us gamers in the eyes of the public, or at least to impress your friends with your gaming experise. So, on with the tips!

AWESOME!

Wizards of the Coast is going to re-release HeroQuest, the greatest game of all time, in a limited run starting last quarter 2009! Just in time for Christmas!

From BGG:

"HeroQuest is Milton Bradley's approach to a Dungeons & Dragons-style adventure game. One player acts as game master, revealing the maze-like dungeon piecemeal as the players wander. Up to four other players take on a character (wizard, elf, dwarf or barbarian) and venture forth into dungeons on fantasy quests. Miniature plastic characters and doll-house style furniture make this game very approachable. Expansions were also released for this system."