Boardgames

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! You may also participate in our Play-To-Win contest!

These scheduled games will all accommodate new players as well as the experienced.
Novice players are welcome and all rules will be taught.

BG01 Age of Empires III by Tropical Games. It's the boardgame version of the PC hit! Take on the role of a colonial power seeking fame, glory and riches in the New World. As you proceed through three ages you can launch expeditions of discovery, colonize regions, expand your merchant fleet, build capital buildings that give your nation distinct advantages, develop your economy, and if necessary, declare war. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Pat McKeon
Slot:  11

Amun-Re - As pharohs in ancient Egypt, players want to acquire valuable provinces, coax the richest harvests from the land and build the loftiest pyramids. But don't forget to sacrifice to Amun-Re or all may be lost! Or are you bold enough to steal from the sacrifice ... ? Then as the ages pass a whole new generation of pharos spring up around the pyramids of their ancestors clawing their way back into favor.

Ra - A game of ferocious bidding set along the banks of the Nile. Acquire monuments, farmland, civilizations and pharaoh tiles ... do you invoke Ra now, or push your luck and draw out another tile? It could be a disaster! Or the fickle god Ra could command you to bid whether you're ready or not!

Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Eddie Balyka
Slot:  7

BG04 Arkham Horror by Fantasy Flight Games. 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! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Pat McKeon
Slot:  5

BG35 Atlantic Storm by Avalon Hill. Trick taking card game based on WWII naval battles in the atlantic. Fight a battle for convoys, with the winner of the battle taking the convoy as a prize. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Bob Wicks
Slot: 4

BG05 Axis & Allies by Avalon Hill. This is the revised version of the classic boardgame! Players represent the major powers of World War II (Russia, Germany, England, Japan and the USA) on a grand, epic scale. The 2004 version of the game includes new units and victory conditions. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Kyle Casiglio
Slot:  11

BG06 Bang! by Mayfair Games. The Outlaws hunt the Sheriff. The Sheriff hunts the Outlaws. The Renegade plots secretly, ready to take one side or the other. Bullets fly. Who among the gunmen is a Deputy, ready to sacrifice himself for the Sheriff? And who is a merciless Outlaw, willing to kill him? If you want to find out, just draw (your cards)! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Rich Casiglio
Slot: 8

BG07 Battletech Warm-up. A little rusty with your Battletech skills? Battle one on one to hone those trigger fingers and jump jet landings. Play as many times as there is time in the slot .No winner in this game, it is for fun and to remember what Battletech is. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Anthony Roberto
Slot: 4

BG32 Battletech  Spiders vs Dragon by Anthony Roberto.  " Time to go WORM-HUNTING " And with that statement Captain Kerensky took her Elite Black Widow company out to find the hated Kuritan forces. Play a scenario that pits the most famous mech company against the forces of House Kurita. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Anthony Roberto
Slot: 5

BG33 Battletech  What a Tangled Web by Anthony Roberto. The Black Widow company is cornered and in desperate trouble as a whole battalion of Kurita's mechs moves in for the kill. Will Captain Kerensky's elite group survive or will the Dragon have his day. this is a large battle with several special rules that will be explained at the table. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Anthony Roberto
Slot: 7&8 (This event takes two slots.)

BG36 Battletech - Battletech Open. Let's see what kind of Lance Commander you really are. Round 1 bring a lance of mechs from the 3025 book weighing no more than 200 tons. Round 2 will be a lance ( 4 mechs ) from the 3050/3055 books ( no clan ) weighing no more than 250 tons. Top scorer from the 2 rounds will be the champion. Scoring rules will be explained at the tables. Bring your own mechs. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Anthony Roberto
Slot: 9&11 (This event takes two slots.)

BG37 Battletech Reclaimation. Your group is among the best at salvage from the battlefield, you got the call that you won, and now you need to clean up the mess, but wait, you see....  Oh, boy, now we are going to get busy. All materials will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Bryan Sims
Slot: 11

BG44 Try to dust off those control panels and joysticks and get ready to rumble for the utlimate prize: "The Kerensky Cup"!! First round will be a qualifying match then depending on numbers of players the last round will be on finals. Mechs and sheets will be provided for round one, finalists need to create their own Mech per 3050 rules, 75 ton max. Good Luck and see you there if you dare. Players should know the rules.
Judge: Conan Sullivan
Slot: 5, Final Slot 12

BG08 Betrayal at the House on the Hill by Avalon Hill. Players take on the role of innocent investigators in this suspenseful Horror Game ... reveal the house room by room; find traps, items and chilling omens! Eventually one of the group turns traitor ... and then it's just a race to survive! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Rich Casiglio
Slot: 11

BG09 Beyond Candyland! (multiple games!) Just like there are great boardgames available beyond mass-market fare, there are also many great children's games from small publishers that are great fun for both kids and parents (or aunts and uncles, grandparents, cousins ...) There will also be discussion on how games build up academic and social skills for young children and how to modify other games that seem too advanced for your children... and try out some of the best! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Moderators: Eric & Christina Paradis
Slot: 11

BG10 Citadels by Fantasy Flight Games. Players try to build their citadels with the most powerful districts. Each round players select a role to take on a special power ... will you be the ingenious architect? the powerful king? or the sneaky assassin ...? Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Eddie Balyka
Slot: 9

BG11 Cleopatra by Days of Wonder / Oasis by Uberplay. (2 games in 1 slot!) Two exciting games set in the ancient desert!

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects - a fun and engaging family game that includes a true, three-dimensional palace that players compete to build. Players strive to become the wealthiest of Cleopatra’s architects by constructing the most magnificent and valuable parts of her palace. Players, however, will be tempted to deal with shady characters and trade in materials of dubious origins in order to help them build faster. While these corrupt practices might allow an architect to stay a step ahead of the rest, they come with a high price – cursed Corruption Amulets honoring Sobek, the Crocodile-god. When Cleopatra finally strolls into her new palace, at the end of the game, the most corrupt architect (the one with the most amulets) will be seized and offered as a sacrifice to her sacred crocodile! Only then will the wealthiest architect, from among those still alive, be selected and declared the winner of the game.

Oasis - You are the head of a Mongolian family, intent on becoming the most powerful in the land. Use your resources wisely to take control of fertile steppe lands to raise horses, build sacred temples, develop caravans of camels, and control the beautiful oases. The player with the most points at the end of the game will be anointed the Noble of the Oasis.
Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Eddie Balyka
Slot: 11

BG12 Cuba by Rio Grande Games. Cuba prior to the revolution: Under turbulent circumstances, the villages of the island strive for independent wealth and influence. Who can buy and sell his products and goods on the domestic market profitably or take in the most on the trading ships?
Who can send the right delegate to parliament in order to influence the government legislative process, or erect distilleries, hotels and banks at the right moment to the benefit of his village? Whoever has accumulated the most victory points at the end of the game, wins. Players earn victory points by shipping merchandise from the harbor, but also by erecting and using buildings, and by abiding by the law. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Mathew Daigle
Slot: 7

BG38 Diplomacy by Avalon Hill. In this challenging game, each player represents one of the "Great Powers of Europe" (England, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Italy, France and Austria). As soon as one Great Power controls 18 supply centers, it is considered to have gained control of Europe. To survive, a player needs help from others, but to win the game, a player must eventually stand alone. Knowing whom to trust, when to trust them, what to promise, and when to promise it is the heart of the game. You're a diplomat first, a military commander second.  Novice players welcome. Everything will be provided.
Judge: Bryan Sims
Slot:  9 (This game may run slightly long)

BG13 Empire Builder by Mayfair Games. The original and flagship crayon rails game! Players draw their train routes over a map of the United States. Players start with enough money to build short lengths of track, and by running their trains and delivering loads to various cities acquire more cash to expand their networks. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Ruth Pinsky
Slot: 11

BG14 A Game of Thrones by Fantasy Flight Games. War and chaos are engulfing the lands of Westeros. The great Houses are vying for control of the Iron Throne using the old tools of intrigue and war. Yet, while the war for Westeros rages, grave dangers gather in the cold North and an ancient enemy is gaining momentum in the distant East. In A Game of Thrones: the Board Game, players take control of one of the great Houses of Westeros. Via resource management, diplomacy and cunning they seek to win dominance over the land. Players must give orders to armies, control important characters, gather resources for the coming winter and survive the onslaught of their enemies! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Dennis Mishler
Slot:  7

BG15 Goa by Rio Grande Games. The setting is Goa at the start of the 16th century: beautiful beaches, a mild climate, and one of the most important trading centers in the world. Competing companies deal in spices, send ships and colonists into the world and invest money. Are you on top or at the bottom? It depends on how you invest your profits. Will you make your ships more efficient? Enhance your plantations? Recruit more colonists? Only a steady hand in business will help. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge:  Mathew Daigle
Slot: 9

BG16 Heroscape Skirmish Event by Hasbro. One of the most popular battle systems. Fight monsters, robots, aliens, soldiers, dragons and many more! The ConnCon Heroscape Skirmish event will feature four balanced and playtested 2-player skirmishes. There will be a selection of pre-made 300 point armies prepared for the participants. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge:  Steve Wood
Slot: 7

BG17 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.
Judge: Mathew Daigle
Slot: 8

BG40 In the Year of the Dragon by Rio Grande Games. Players are Chinese rulers around the year 1000. Every month you try to protect yourself and your subjects as best you can from an onslaught of disease, hunger or attacks from the Mongols. Good planning is key, as every month new perils come again! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Star Fix
Slot: 4

BG18 Killer Bunnies by Playroom Entertainment. Killer Bunnies is a funny and satirical non-collectable, expandable card game. The object: Collect as many "Carrots" as possible, hoping that one of them is the randomly predetermined "Magic Carrot". In doing so, you must keep your bunnies alive as possible, while eliminating your opponents' Bunnies because once all the Carrots have been claimed you must have a living Bunny to win.

The problem: Your opponents are armed with outrageous weapons (from level 1 weapons such as a "Kitchen Whisk" to level 12 weapons such as the "Nuclear Warhead") and you must roll higher than these levels to survive. Use cards to defend your Bunnies, such as the hilarious "Magic Spatula" or other special cards, or use a "Feed The Bunny" card to force your opponent to buy cabbage and water (if they have the money to do so...)

Your opponents, as the back of the box quotes, "will stop at nothing to keep you from winning the game, which can get dreadfully vengeful, horribly nasty, hilariously messy, and just plain fun!" Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Ruth Pinsky
Slot: 8

BG19 Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game by Flying Frog Productions. 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! Participants will play multiple scenarios if time permits. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Steve Wood
Slot: 9

BG20 Lord of the Rings by Fantasy Flight Games. Lord of the Rings is a cooperative game in which the players take on the roles of the intrepid hobbits on their fateful journey to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. One player will take the role of Sauron, trying to stop them. The game will be played with the Friends and Foes and Sauron expansions. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Dustin Gervais
Slot: 4

BG43 Mare Nostrum by Descartes/Eurogames. Set against the background of the ancient Mediterranean civilization, Mare Nostrum is like three games in one ... Victory can be achieved through military conquest, through trade or through diplomacy and politics. Three games in one ... but success in politics helps trade ... and successful trade helps the army ... and a strong army makes diplomacy so much more efficient! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Dennis Mishler
Slot: 9

BG39 Munchkin by Steve Jackson Games. This Origins 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 . . .
Fast-playing and silly, Munchkin can reduce any roleplaying group to hysteria. And, while they're laughing, you can steal their stuff. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Lynn Sadowski
Slots: 1, 5, 9

BG41 PitchCar by Ferti - The ConnCon Cup Series. PitchCar is a dexterity based race game where you try to 'flick' your car around the track and past your opponents. Come compete in the ConnCon PitchCar Cup Series ... score points based on your finish eight races with the winner claiming the coveted ConnCon Cup! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Rich Casiglio
Slot: 9

BG34 Power Grid by Rio Grande Games. Each player represents a company, which owns power plants and tries to supply electricity to cities. you must bid for power plants and by resources to produce electricity. Be the company to power the most cities. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Bob Wicks
Slot:  8

BG21 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. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Mathew Daigle
Slot:  10

BG22 Race for the Galaxy by Rio Grande Games. Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume or Produce? Which do you need the most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be the most successful at settling the galaxy now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!

Race for the Galaxy is a non-collectible card game. Players compete to explore the galaxy by settling new worlds and developing new technologies. Each turn each player chooses one action, but the others will share in the action taken. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Don Sutherland
Slot:  5

BG23 RoboRally by Avalon Hill. You're a highly intelligent super-computer in charge of vast industrial processes. But the factory is closed and you are bored beyond belief. So you and your fellow super-computer friends dream up a little contest, pitting your mindless little robots in a race ... to the death! With conveyor belts, laser traps and bottomless pits (bottomless pits?!?) nothing is easy. Can your robot make it to the finish first? Or even survive? Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Dustin Gervais
Slot: 3

BG24 Runebound by Fantasy Flight Games. The dark lords are gathering, ancient powers are awakening, and a chill has fallen across the land. It is a time of danger and rising evil. It is a time of fear for the weak and powerless. It is a time of heroes willing to face the darkness and bring the light of hope to a realm covered in shadow.

The world of Runebound is a magical, dangerous world of powerful wizards, noble knights, vicious monsters, and power-mad tyrants. It is a world of great quests and mighty deeds. Above all, it is a world of legendary heroes, and the time has come for you to join them. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Pat McKeon
Slot:  9

BG25 Settlers of Catan by Mayfair Games. 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! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Ruth Pinsky
Slot: 7

BG26 Shadows Over Camelot by Mayfair Games. In most games, players compete against each other for victory. In Shadows Over Camelot you and your fellow players as Knights of the Round Table will collaborate to defeat ... the game! At first glance this task seems simple enough ... but your quest is further complicated by the ever-present possibility of a Traitor in your midst, biding his time ... waiting to strike at the worst possible moment ... Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Dustin Gervais
Slot:  5

BG42 Shogun by Queen Games. Japan during the Sengoku or "Warring States" period (approx 1467 - 1573). Each player assumes the role of a great Daimyo with all his troops. Each Daimyo has the same 10 possible actions to develop his kingdom and secure points. To do so players must deploy their armies with great skill. Each round the players decide which of the actions are to be played out and in which of their provinces. If battle ensues the unique "cubetower" decides their fate! Whichever Daimyo has the highest number of points after the second tally is named Shogun! Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Dennis Mishler
Slot:  8

BG27 Starcraft: The Board Game  by Fantasy Flight Games. Including a total of over 180 plastic figures and dozens of unit types, Starcraft: The Board Game features an innovative modular board of varying sizes which guarantees a new experience each and every game. An exciting card driven combat system allows players to modify and upgrade their faction with a wealth of powerful technologies. Players can unleash a Zergling rush, use powerful Protoss shields to halt an enemy invasion, or even send cloaked Ghosts out to guide nuclear missiles to their target.

Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Pat McKeon
Slot:  12

BG28 Taj Mahal by Rio Grand Games / Maharaja: Palace Building in India by Phalanx Games. (2 games in 1 slot!) Two of the most popular Eurogames, both set in India.

Taj Mahal - There are twelve turns with an auction for up to six different prizes each turn. Players use cards to bid for the various prizes. The trick is when you take a turn and you've got the highest bid on a prize, you can either spend more cards to try for other things or simply take your winnings and walk away. The prizes are mostly positions on the board and players get more points for connecting provinces on the map. There are several other ways of scoring points in this game. After the final area on the board is auctioned, the player with the highest point total takes the game.

Maharaja: Palace Building in India - Rajasthan, the northwesterly province of India, but also Delhi and Agra, are world famous for their gorgeous and splendid buildings, temples, mosques, palaces, fortifications and tombs. The Maharaja has called and you, a distinguished Indian prince, are obeying his call! Build magnificent houses and palaces in his name!
Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Eddie Balyka
Slot:  8

BG30 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. Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.

Judge: Kyle Casiglio
Slots:  3 & 4 (this game takes two slots!)

BG29 World of Warcraft: The Boardgame by Fantasy Flight Games. Take on the role of a chivalrous paladin or a wise shaman, a holy priest or a vile warlock, a mighty mage or a crafty rogue. Play as a savage orc, a mighty tauren, a tribal troll, or one of the Forsaken undead; become an ingenious gnome, a doughty dwarf, a mysterious Night Elf, or a noble human.

Based on the popular World of Warcraft MMORPG from Blizzard Entertainment, World of Warcraft: the Board Game invites the players to choose from 16 characters, drawn from the eight races and nine character classes of the Warcraft universe, and take up arms for the glory of the Horde ... or the Alliance. Travel across Lordaeron, vanquish monsters, gain experience and power, and earn honor for your faction.

World of Warcraft: the Board Game is a team-based fantasy adventure. The Horde and the Alliance factions must compete to be the first to defeat the invincible Overlord – be it the lich-king Kel'Thuzad, the dragon Nefarian, or the demon Kazzak – or, failing that, to be the last faction standing when it comes to all-out war!

Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Judge: Kyle Casiglio
Slot:  8

BG31 Wits & Wagers -- The Game Show!! by  North Star Games. Straight from Gen Con, Origins & the World Boardgaming Championships it's The Wits & Wagers Game Show (road show edition)!!

Wits & Wagers is a trivia game ... but it's trivia made fun! You don't even need to get the answers right as you get more points by wagering (Casino-Style!) on everyone else's answers. And the winner players or team will walk away with their very own copy of Wits & Wagers, as provided by North Star Games!!

Wits & Wagers is trivia made fun and the Wits & Wagers Game Show makes it bigger and better than ever.

The Wits & Wagers Game Show will be held on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. and repeated at 9:00 p.m. Attend one show or both!

Everything will be provided. Novice players welcome.
Hosts: Rich and Kyle Casiglio
Slot: 5 (See above - this event happens twice in Slot 5)