February 28th Game-a-thon -Call for GMs

We still have a few nice events running this month. Hope to see you there.

Evening Session ( 5pm - 10pm+ )
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The Sands of Time - civilization-building boardgame (prototype) (Jeff Warrender)

Titan - Classic Fantasy Monster Slugathon (Greg Croff)

Shogun/Samurai Swords - Feudal Japan Civil War (Eric Paperman)

The full event descriptions will be up soon.

Due to scheduling conflicts with the gaming space(beyond our control), we have been forced to cancel the February 28th Game-a-thon early/afternoon game session.

However, the evening session will still run. The schedule will be finished in the next couple of days.

So far for the Feb. Thon we've got

Afternoon:
FCS D&D- Fractures: Dance of the Wolves (GM- Chris Ford)
RPGA
Winter War 1939- Battlefront 15mm WWII (GM- Steve Keyer)
Titan - (GM- Gregory A Croff)
Battlestar Galactica Boardgame (GM- Scott Mosher)

Evening:
RPGA
The Sands of Time -- civilization-building boardgame (prototype)-(GM- Jeff Warrender)

If you plan on GMing a game at the February Game-a-thon, please let us know by Feb. 7th!

That way we can get the schedule done, and have more time to promote the events.

Thanks

I'm interested in teaching and running a civilization-building game that I've been working on for a few years, The Sands of Time. Here's the introduction from the rulebook:

"The sands of time sweep across the ages, burying the cities and monuments of civilizations, leaving only whispers of the glory of ancient societies. In this game, each player rules over a civilization in the ancient world, attempting to accomplish exploits that will be remembered long after the civilization has withered. History is ephemeral, however, and players must expend sufficient effort to recording tales of their greatness so that when a historian emerges to chronicle the deeds of the empires, their accomplishments will be remembered. Players must harvest, build, and fight their way to a place in the history books, lest they be swept away by the Sands of Time!"

Some of the interesting features of the game include:

-- Quick, punchy player turns
-- Game board set in the real world, but with a unique projection
-- Good strategic depth that emphasizes player customization: you can preside over a military juggernaut, a cultural mecca, a hydraulic despotism, an economic power -- many different strategies are viable.
-- Military conquest is integral to the game but does not dominate the action. The game provides several avenues for cooperative interaction as well.

The game seats 3-6 players. Prospective players should note that this is an unpublished game in an advanced stage of development. I'd be happy to send along a pdf of the rulebook to anyone who is interested, but I will of course teach the game on the 28th as well. Ping me at jwarrend at aol dot com if you'd like to see the rulebook.

-Jeff Warrender