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Feb. Thon Event

Submitted by Steve on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 16:49. ()

I'll run Geronimo for 3-5 players in the evening session of the Feb. 13 Thon. I'll add the description and links here hopefully this weekend or Monday at the latest.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231/geronimo

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Feb Thon Schedule

Submitted by ericpaperman on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:40.

Thanks for the Titan & Geronimo events. Adding them to what I've gotten from the "submit an event" form it looks like our schedule will be:

Afternoon
WW2 Naval minis
Seven Years War (Volley & Bayonet) minis
Ticket to Ride
Titan Demo
Zooloretto
Star Wars Epic Duels

Evening
WW2 (Battlefront) minis
Shogun (Milton Bradley edition)
Titan
Runewars
Geronimo

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Geronimo event description

Submitted by Steve on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 09:06.

Geronimo (Avalon Hill, 1995), 3-5 Players, GM-Steve Bachman

Geronimo! is a game covering the last great period of western expansion of the United States: the Indian wars that occurred between 1850 and 1890. While the subject matter is serious, and often tragic, the game has been designed to give all players an enjoyable competitive experience while portraying the fate of the American Indians during this period. As the political fortunes in Washington changed with each election, so does that of the US player as each turn a (typically) new player will take the reins of the US government while the rest of the players lead the Indian tribes in their resistance movement.

The US is trying to "civilize" the Trans-Mississippi, opening the west for the farthest natural expansion of her borders. The US wants to increase the population, mine the resources and spread the communication network that will enable her to hold it all together, so she can turn territories into states. Only the Indians stand in the way. The US can civilize -- or, less politely, get rid of -- them by extermination or forcing them onto reservations.

The Indian players are trying to keep their tribes
alive. In surviving, they deny the US certain points, and also
avoid losing points for extinction. They also help their cause by hindering US efforts to obtain statehood by successfully
attacking resources and, when necessary, US troops and/or their tradition Indian enemies.

Follow this link (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231/geronimo) to the BoardGameGeek entry for Geronimo which includes pictures and reviews. In particular, it is highly recommended that new players review this session report (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/225854/campaign-game-fairly-balanced) for useful insight into the game and overall strategy.

Additionally, a text-only copy of the rules (unofficial 2nd Edition) can be found here (http://grognard.com/info1/geronimo.html).

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Count me in to run Titan in the evening.

Submitted by Ram on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 09:04.

Giant Fantasy Monster Slugathon...

This classic game of the Fantasy Monster Slug-a-thon is a standby from the Avalon Hill of yore. The game still has a very devoted following, which is a tribute to the depth of the various strategies and approaches. The game is divided into two realms, the masterboard and the battleboards. On the masterboard, legions of mythical creatures roam about trying to recruit bigger and badder monsters and kill opposing legions in the process. When a combat occurs, the space is 'blown-up' by moving the action to the corresponding battleboard type. After lots of dice are tossed, the victor is returned to the masterboard with the spoils of war: points. The points mean little in and of themselves, but they are used to recruit Angels and Archangels and to augment one small character in the game. That particular character is the leader of the player's legions: the Titan. This is the player's alter-ego, and the Titan's fate and the player's fate are one and the same.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/103/titan

If you played in the demo in the first session and would like to get some game action, this is your opportunity. Beginners welcome!

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