Come play in the ConnCon Boardgame Den!Bring your own games that you want to play or select from over 200 titles available in the ConnCon Self-Serve Board Game Library. There are no time limits, your ConnCon Badge is good all weekend! |
| Beyond Candyland. This is an instructional
seminar designed to help parents find games for younger children (under 10).
An amazing assortment of games from different manufacturers will be demonstrated
and families can play the games as well. This informative interactive seminar
will be presented by Eric and Christina Paradis. There is no charge for this
event and no convention badge is required. Members of the public are
welcome.
This event runs in Slot 8, which is Sunday, March 21, from 8:00 a.m. until noon. |
| ConnCon continues to promote gaming as a great hobby for all ages! This year we introduce our <<<Teen and 'Tween Zone>>> in the board game room. As always, families are welcome in all our gaming areas! But this will be a special zone specifically for gamers from the ages of 10 to 16 to meet and try out a variety of board games and activities with people their own age. Come down and pick out a game from our library on your own, or check out any one of our scheduled games to learn with a teacher on hand! |
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Adventurers by AEG. The Adventurers features a fast-paced thrilling run
through the Temple of Chac, the Mayan rain god. As your intrepid adventurers
delve through the ruins they will face deadly traps guarding the ancient
relics they prize!
Agricola by Z-Man Games. In Agricola you're a farmer in a wooden shack
with your spouse and ... well, that's about it. Starting off you can take
only two actions per turn, and you'll need those to collect clay, wood and
stone ... build fences ... plant crops ... herd your sheep and hogs ... or
maybe make kids to help with the work! Of course then you'll have to expand
your house, or maybe even move into one made of stone ... oh, but don't forget
to feed your family!
Agricola is currently the #1 ranked board game by the users of the website
BoardGameGeek! With multiple decks of cards representing jobs and improvements
no two games are ever the same.
Teacher: Steve Wood
Slot: 2
Apples
to Apples. The outrageous game of word associations and hilarious
comparisons!
Teacher: Dustin Gervais
Slot: 7
Arkham
Horror. It's 1926 in Arkham, Massachusetts ... the players take the role
of an investigator in this cooperative classic, upgrading their skills and
fighting to close portals to other dimensions. With too many portals open
the Ancient One awakens and the players only have one last chance to save
the world. Defeat the Ancient One in combat!
Teacher: Linda Baldwin
Slot: 2
At
the Gates of Loyang. Brand new in 2009, the third in Uwe Rosenberg's
immensely popular trilogy (along with Agricola and Le Havre)! At the Gates
of Loyang is a trading game in which you are able to produce goods by planting
them then later selling them to customers. Use your actions wisely and call
upon the help of characters in the game to gain an advantage over your
opponents!
Teacher: Alan Stern
Slot: 9
Axis & Allies Pacific 1940. Axis &
Allies celebrates 25 years of strategy war gaming with the DEC-2009 release
of a deluxe theater-level game. Axis & Allies Pacific 1940, designed
and developed by Larry Harris, will utilize the updated rules established
in A&A Anniversary Edition. Two new combat units will debut in this game,
Tactical Bombers and Mechanized Infantry. Australia and New Zealand, joined
together as the ANZAC forces, will debut as a new playable ally. China will
field more forces than ever before, but will need all the help they can get
from their allies the United States, ANZAC and the UK to withstand the might
of Imperial Japan.,,I am attempting to have printed a 52.5" x 48" map (2-1/4
x the area of the original 35" x 32" map)! In addition, I have ordered 250
Axis & Allies War at Sea Naval Miniatures from the first two sets to
be used on the super-sized map. I am aiming to achieve that WWII war-room
feel! I can't guarantee this, and worse case we play with the standard game
but I am going to do my best to pull this off! ... AL
Teacher: Albert dos Santos
Slot: 1
Axis & Allies - Anniversary Edition. Avalon Hill released this
special edition in honor of their 50th anniversary in 2008. The game has
a new larger board, new units and introduces Italy as a major power and sixth
player.
Teacher: Kyle Casiglio
Slot: 4
BattleStar Galactica: The Board Game. Based on the hit SciFi Channel
series, BattleStar Galactica puts players in the roles of one of ten favorite
characters from the show. Each has its own strength or weakness but all must
work together to help humanity survive. Except one or more players are secretly
working with the Cylons. Players need to expose the traitors in their midst
all while dealing with attacks, political upheaval and food and fuel shortages.
Will feature the new Pegasus Expansion!
Teacher: Eric Summerer
Slot: 1
Betrayal
at the House on the Hill by Avalon Hill. Betrayal at the House on the
Hill quickly builds suspense as the players explore a haunted mansion of
their own design, encountering spirits and frightful omens that foretell
their fate. Halfway through the game one of their number will turn traitor!
The remaining party must defeat the traitor before they all perish!
Teacher: Joe McDonough
Slot: 3
Brass
is a tough economic and building game from popular board game designer Martin
Wallace. Players struggle to build cotton mills, coal mines, iron works,
canals, railways, ports and shipyards in Lancashire during the Industrial
Revolution.
Chaos in the Old World.
Become a god of the Old World! Seek domination by corruption and conquest!
But to win you'll not only have to vie against your opponents, but against
the desperate denizens of the Old World who fight to banish you back into
the realms of chaos
Citadels.
In Citadels players choose rolls such as the King, the Merchant, the Architect
or the dreaded Assassin and use their influence to gain the most prestigious
and powerful districts for their Citadel! A game of building and
backstabbing!
Teacher: Erik Dresner
Slot: 3
Cities & Knights of Catan. The long-time Eurogame favorite made bigger
and better with the Cities and Knights expansion! Not only do you need to
worry about getting all the resources you need to grow ... but now there
are also commodities to trade, developments to build and a ruthless Barbarian
to battle!
The game will be played on the special 3-D anniversary edition!
Teacher: Dustin Gervais
Slot: 8
Cosmic Encounter. In Cosmic Encounter you are the leader
of a unique alien race, each with its own special powers and abilities. The
goal is to establish colonies in five of your opponents' systems. You'll
need cunning, diplomacy and force to win in this classic game, recently
republished by Fantasy Flight!
Dominion. In Dominion, each player starts with an identical, very small
deck of cards. In the center of the table is a selection of other cards the
players can "buy" as they can afford them. Through their selection of cards
to buy, and how they play their hands as they draw them, the players construct
their deck on the fly, striving for the most efficient path to the precious
victory points by game end. This game will be played with the Intrigue and
Seaside expansions!
Teacher: Erik Dresner
Slot: 9
Dune.
The highly sought-after Avalon Hill classic is now at ConnCon! Based
on the epic Frank Herbert novels, each player takes over a faction trying
to control Dune and the precious spice that is mined there. Each of the factions
has special powers that allow them to bend rules of the game. Players move
about the map of Dune attempting to harvest spice, dealing with giant sandworms,
violent storms and other players' military forces. But beware of treachery
that will upset the delicate balance of power! This game may exceed its allotted
playtime.
Teacher: Matt Loter
Slot: 6
Dungeon
Lords. In Dungeon Lords, players take on the role of a nefarious dungeon
overlord out to build the best, most secure dungeon in all the land. Summon
servants to do your bidding, dig out your tunnels and rooms, set traps and
hire terrible creatures to stop those nasty heroes from plundering and conquering
your precious creation!
| Teacher: Alan Stern Slot: 1 |
Teacher: Linda Baldwin Slot: 6 |
Factory
Manager. Factory Manager is the latest industrial game from Power Grid
designer Friedemann Friese. Take control of a factory and use your workers
to obtain the best machines, the most powerful robots to produce the most
goods. But make sure your factory runs efficiently or your energy costs will
run you out of business!
Teacher: Alan Stern
Slot: 4
Fury of Dracula. Dracula has
returned and is determined to control Europe with an undead army of Vampires!
Meanwhile, the hunters attempt to track and destroy Dracula using the limited
information available to them - a task easier said than done when their prey
has the power to change forms into a wolf or bat, and can even melt away
into the mist when confronted.
Teacher: Joe McDonough
Slot: 6
Hansa Teutonica The players act as traders trying to get
victory points for building a network of offices, controlling cities, collecting
bonus markers or for other traders using the cities they control. Players
have to improve their traders' "skills" for the following effects: getting
more VP from offices in their network, getting more available action points,
increasing the number of available pawns, and getting the right to place
pawns and get more special pawns.
Teacher: Erik Dresner
Slot: 6
Imperial by Rio Grande Games. Europe in the age of imperialism.
Internationally operating financial investors aim for the highest political
influence in Europe. Great Britain, German Reich, Russian Empire,
Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Italy, and Republic of France are each controlled
by different investors. The six imperial nations build factories, troops
and fleets to expand their power in Europe. They collect taxes from occupied
regions to pay interests to their investors. As financial control over the
imperial nations changes, there are always new strategic alliances and conflicts
emerging between them.
The players represent internationally operating investors who stay in the background. There are always six imperial nations acting in the game, no matter how many investors take part. Only the investor who gets the best return on his investments, who controls the most powerful imperial nations, and who shows the best diplomatic skill, may win the game!
Imperial is a challenging strategy game without any luck of cards or dice.
Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Teacher: Dustin Gervais
Slot: 2
Last Night on Earth is a survival horror board game that pits small-town
heroes head-to-head against a limitless horde of Zombies! Players can play
on either the Hero or Zombie team. LNOE is a fast-paced, easy to learn game
with an authentic horror movie feel!
Teacher: Joe McDonough
Slot: 9
Le
Havre. Goods come and go in the busy port of Le Havre. Players need to
use their actions to build bigger buildings and larger ships
but don't
forget to feed your workers! Le Havre is the second game in Uwe Rosenberg's
popular economic trilogy (along with Agricola and At the Gates of Loyang).
Teacher: Don Sutherland
Slot: 5
Merchant of Venus. The hard-to-find, classic Avalon Hill game of space
exploration and trade is now at ConnCon! Discover the mysterious races of
the galaxy, buy their goods and sell them for profit!
Middle-Earth
Quest. Sauron's power is growing in the east and the Dark Lord is building
his forces, seeking to corrupt the leaders of the free world and as always
is searching for the One Ring. Will the heroes of the world be able to hold
Sauron's dark plots at bay until the Fellowship can be formed? Or will the
Dark Lord extinguish all hope and light before Frodo even leaves The Shire?
Teacher: Kyle Casiglio
Slot: 6
Munchkin
Go down in the dungeon. Kill everything you meet. Backstab your friends and
steal their stuff. Grab the treasure and run. Admit it. You love it.
This award-winning card game, designed by Steve Jackson, captures the essence
of the dungeon experience . . . with none of that stupid roleplaying stuff.
You and your friends compete to kill monsters and grab magic items. And what
magic items! Don the Horny Helmet and the Boots of Butt-Kicking. Wield the
Staff of Napalm . . . or maybe the Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment. Start
by slaughtering the Potted Plant and the Drooling Slime, and work your way
up to the Plutonium Dragon . . .
And it's illustrated by John Kovalic! Fast-playing and silly, Munchkin can
reduce any roleplaying group to hysteria. And, while they're laughing, you
can steal their stuff.
Teacher: Stefan Znosko
Slots: 5, 6
Munchkin Quest Kill the monster, grab the treasure, stab
your buddy. That's what it's all about. Now, Munchkin comes to the
boardgame.
You'll build your dungeon, a room at a time, from 24 heavy, double-sided
tiles. Each shows a different room . . . some are good for certain characters,
some are bad. Populate it with monster standies and let your munchkins run
amok!
Cooperate with the whole group, adventure with a partner, or strike out on
your own. You don't know what's behind a door until you open it . . . then
another room is added to the dungeon. Battle monsters for power and treasure,
or send them after your friends. Reach Level 10, and then get out alive if
you can . . .
Teacher: Jeff Kochosky
Slot: 5
Planet
Steam The year is 2415, and welcome to the planet Steam! Players are
future industrialists looking to harvest a variety of resources from the
planet's super-hot core. Players need to invest wisely, bring in the perfect
specialists, buy and sell at just the right moment and the player with the
most money wins!
Teacher: Alan Stern
Slot: 2
Power
Grid: The object of Power Grid is to supply the most cities with power
when someone's network gains a predetermined size. In this new edition, players
mark pre-existing routes between cities for connection, and then bid against
each other to purchase the power plants that they use to power their
cities.
However, as plants are purchased, newer, more efficient plants become available,
so by merely purchasing, you're potentially allowing others access to superior
equipment.
Additionally, players must acquire the raw materials (coal, oil, garbage,
and uranium) needed to power said plants (except for the 'renewable' windfarm/
solar plants, which require no fuel), making it a constant struggle to upgrade
your plants for maximum efficiency while still retaining enough wealth to
quickly expand your network to get the cheapest routes.
Judge: Andrew Emerick
Slot: 7
Princes of Machu Picchu When the Spaniards conquered
the Incan Empire, only a few princes managed to flee into the mountains.
Well-hidden high above the river Urabumba is a place the Spanish would never
discover: The lost city of Machu Picchu. But beware! Is there a traitor among
the princes, ready to reveal the location of the secret city to the
Spaniards?
Teacher: Francie Berger
Slot: 6
Puerto Rico by Rio Grande Games. The players are plantation owners in
Puerto Rico in the days when ships had sails. Growing up to five different
kind of crops: Corn, Indigo, Coffee, Sugar and Tobacco, they must try to
run their business more efficiently than their close competitors; growing
crops and storing them efficiently, developing San Juan with useful buildings,
deploying their colonists to best effect, selling crops at the right time,
and most importantly, shipping their goods back to Europe for maximum
benefit.
Race for the Galaxy. In Race for the Galaxy, players build galactic
civilizations by game cards that represent worlds or technical and social
developments.
Railroad Tycoon Revisit the early days of the locomotive
as you begin with a single engine and a vision. From there, build your railroad
network into a vast empire! Connect New York to Chicago ... develop bigger
and faster locomotives ... and maybe even complete the Transcontinental
Railroad!
Teacher: Steve Wood
Slot: 1
Revolution!
Settlers of Catan - Players try to become the dominant force on the island
of Catan by building settlements, cities and roads. Dice are rolled on each
turn and determine current production levels on the island. Players collect
and trade raw materials to build up their civilization and win the game!
Small World It's a World of Slaughter After All! In Small
World players control a series of fantasy races such as dwarves, wizards,
amazons, giants, orcs and even humans. The world is just too small to contain
them all and players will need to send their troops into neighboring territories
to survive (and gain points). But no race can last forever and the key to
the game is knowing when to let your people slip into decline so you can
pick up a new one fresh for new conquests!
Teacher: Linda Baldwin
Slot: 8
Star Wars Miniatures Re-create your favorite movie scenes
and engage in your own climactic battles or explore the Star Wars universe
like never before, with heroes, villains, droids, creatures, and aliens from
all across the galaxyand throughout every era. 150 Point squads to
play will be provided for those wanting to learn to play.
Teacher: Jon Larsen
Slots: 2, 4
Star Wars Miniatures Tournament Format: 150-point Constructed
Swiss rounds (# of rounds based on attendance) - 60 minutes per round
maps should be selected as per the Star Wars Miniatures Floor Rules
Only 150-point format maps
All matches use the Gambit format
Teacher: Jon Larsen
Slot 5
THE
LATEST FROM STEVE JACKSON GAMES
You're mad about Munchkin. You flip over Frag. You are a card-carrying member
of the Illuminati. Now, come join the Men In Black and try your hand at some
of the latest and greatest offerings from Steve Jackson Games, including:
The Stars are Right - When the stars are right, the Great Old Ones
will return. If the stars aren't right, it's up to you to move them around!
Nanuk - Winter is coming. All the hunters boasted of their prowess,
but you boasted the loudest. Now you have to deliver . . .
Revolution! - Blackmail the printer. Threaten the innkeeper. Bribe
the priest. Welcome to Revolution!
There may be more new titles available, but The Secret Masters haven't said
anything yet...
Teacher: Jeff Kochosky
Slot : 6
Stone Age by Rio Grande Games. Players struggle to survive the Stone
Age through hunting, gathering, farming and making tools. A worker placement
game, you'll need to decide where best to use your people for the greatest
benefit. And make sure you can feed them or you'll lose resources and
points!
Teacher: Linda Baldwin
Slot: 6
Tales of the Arabian Nights. In Tales of the
Arabian Nights, you are the hero or heroine in a story of adventure and wonder
just like those told by Scheherazade to her spellbound sultan! You will travel
the land seeking your own destiny and fortune. You will learn stories and
gain wisdom to share with others. Will you be the first to fulfill your destiny?
The next Tale is yours to tell! There is, of course, a winner in Tales of
the Arabian Nights, but the point of the game is less to see who wins and
more to enjoy the unfolding and telling of a great story!
Choose your actions carefully and the skills you possess will reward you:
become beloved, wealthy, mighty - even become sultan of a great land. Choose
foolishly, however, and become a beggar, or be cursed with a beast's form
or become insane from terror!
Teacher: Eric Summerer
Slot: 2
Through the Ages. Through the Ages is a game of civilization
building. Victory is achieved by the player who scores the most culture points,
which can be earned in a variety of manners including science, the arts,
religion and of course wars and aggression.
Teacher: Matt Daigle
Slot: 5
Thunderstone: The first Thunderstone has been discovered
in the Dungeons of Grimhold and the Villagers of Barrowsdale gather brave
souls to face the dungeon and keep the Thunderstone out of the hands of the
Doom Knights.
Thunderstone is a fantasy deck-building game. Fight the evils of the dungeon
to prove your worth. Gain powerful weaponry and level into new and mighty
hero classes. Claim the best cards and survive to take the Thunderstone.
Teacher: Jon Larsen
Slot 8
Tobago.
Tobago is an adventure game, in which the players possess different parts
of treasure maps. During the game more and more information about the locations
of the treasures is revealed, and the possible locations are narrowed down.
When a player identifies the location of one of the treasures he or she tries
to reach it as fast as possible to secure the findings.
Teacher: Lisa Minick Sutherland
Slot: 5
Twilight Impirium: 3rd Edition by Fantasy Flight Games. Twilight Impirium:
3rd Edition is an epic empire-building game of interstellar conflict, trade,
and struggle for power. Players take the roles of ancient galactic civilizations,
each seeking to seize the imperial throne via warfare, diplomacy, and
technological progression. With new oversize geomorphic board tiles, finely
detailed plastic miniatures, hundreds of cards, and a massive plurality of
options.
Teacher: Kyle Casiglio
slots: 1 & 2 / 8 & 9 (this game takes two slots!)
Wings
of War. Wings of War is a game series which merges card and board game
mechanics to recreate aerial combat. The first series of Wings of War games
focus on the "knights of the air" age, World War I, portraying the abilities
of the fighting planes of this period.
Airplanes are represented by a single card which is used as a playing piece
on any open surface; the players choose and play simultaneously movement
cards to decide the actions of the airplane they control. Different planes
use different decks of movement cards to represent their different maneuver
capabilities, and different deck of "Fire" card are used to take into account
their fighting effectiveness and to keep track of damage.
Teacher: Steve Wood
Slot: 5