Boardgames Are Really Fun @ Villains - May 30th

B.A.R.F. - Boardgames Are Really Fun
Theme: Games From Outer Space!

The Windsor Gaming Resource and Villains Beastro are proud to announce another awesome free gaming event scheduled for Thursday May 30th from 6pm until Midnight.

The Villains Beastro is a unique, funky, weird, mystical, fun, serious, laid back, Viking-feeling, pub-looking rock n’ roll type place that has offered to open their doors for us. It’s the perfect spot for a group of gamers to hang out and play some games. There are plenty of tables of all sizes, a well lit stage area, some great beers on draft, a selection of harder beverages and a some great tasting sandwiches. Villains has agreed to give us the space for free and I encourage everyone to support the venue by buying some food and enjoyed a drink (responsibly of course). One bonus of moving these events to Thursday is that it's also SWAMP night - so enjoy a Steam Whistle and Mouthwatering Panini at a discounted price.

The theme for this event is: Games from Outer Space! So bring your space games. Things like Space Munchkin, Ad Astra, Star Trek Catan, and  more.

This is an open non-competitive gaming event that anyone is welcome to attend. Any form of game is welcome: board, card, rpg, miniatures, whatever you want to bring we are willing to have you. We aren't rule lawyers. You are welcome to bring your own games or share in some of ours. Everything we bring we are willing to teach and no experience is necessary. The goal is to get as many local gamers out as possible to enjoy some good food, some good company and some good games! We are not a private club. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come out and join in the games. If you see someone playing a game and it looks interesting, ask about it. If you see a game on a table and you want to try it out, ask around and see if someone will teach it. Note: even though this is an adult only event, please keep your choice in games tactful. No RaHoWa or Cards Against Humanity please.

Villains is located Downtown at:

256 Pelissier

Windsor, ON N9A 4K3

Villains Beastro on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/villainsbeastro

The Windsor Gaming Resource Webpage:
http://w-g-r.com/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/windsorgamingresource/

The Windsor Gaming Resource community on G+:
https://plus.google.com/communities/116086449289642584022

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WindsorGaming

Bits & Boards @ Brimstone - May 18th

Based on the success of the first event at Brimstone Games, Sean has asked if we can make this a regular event. The Windsor Gaming Resource is always looking for new places to play and days to play on so I agreed right away. The next event will be on  May 18th from 6pm until Midnight, with a plan to host events at the store the Third Saturday of every month.

Brimstone games is the newest FLGS (Friendly Local Gaming Store) in Windsor. They were previously located out in the county in McGreggor. Their new location has a huge gaming area that I'm really hoping we can fill. The store is a games workshop specialty store and also caries a great selection of board games, card games and more.

This is an open non-competitive gaming event that anyone is welcome to attend. Any form of game is welcome: board, card, rpg, miniatures, whatever you want to bring we are willing to have you. Based on the venue I would not be surprised to see some Warhammer Players out.

We aren't rule lawyers. You are welcome to bring your own games or share in some of ours. Everything we bring we are willing to teach and no experience is necessary. The goal is to get as many local gamers out as possible to enjoy great games with other local gamers. Note this is a family friendly event. Gamers of all age are welcome. Please keep this in mind when choosing which games to bring. Please avoid bringing games like Cards Against Humanity or Bunsen Memo.

Games we've played in the past include: Principato, Tumbling Dice, Blood bowl, King of Tokyo, Warmachine, Settlers of Catan, Agricola, Magic The Gathering, Quarriors! and more.

An important note: we are not a private club. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come out and join in the games. If you see someone playing a game and it looks interesting, ask about it. If you see a game on a table and you want to try it out, ask around and see if someone will teach it.

Brimstone is located at 3298 Walker Rd in Windsor Ontario.

You can find them on facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brimstone-Games/120541564687230?fref=ts

You can find them on the web here:
http://www.brimstonegames.ca/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/windsorgamingresource/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on G+:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116086449289642584022

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WindsorGaming

Boards & Bits @ Brimstone - April 20th

The Windsor Gaming Resource and Brimstone Games are proud to announce another our first gaming event at Brimstone's new location being held on April 20th from 6pm until Midnight.

Brimstone games is the newest FLGS (Friendly Local Gaming Store) in Windsor. They were previously located out in the county in McGreggor. Their new location has a huge gaming area that I'm really hoping we can fill. The store is a games workshop specialty store and also caries a great selection of board games, card games and more.

This is an open non-competitive gaming event that anyone is welcome to attend. Any form of game is welcome: board, card, rpg, miniatures, whatever you want to bring we are willing to have you. Based on the venue I would not be surprised to see some Warhammer Players out.

We aren't rule lawyers. You are welcome to bring your own games or share in some of ours. Everything we bring we are willing to teach and no experience is necessary. The goal is to get as many local gamers out as possible to enjoy great games with other local gamers.

Games we've played in the past include: Blood bowl, King of Tokyo, Warmachine, Settlers of Catan, Agricola, Magic The Gathering, Quarriors! and more.

An important note: we are not a private club. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come out and join in the games. If you see someone playing a game and it looks interesting, ask about it. If you see a game on a table and you want to try it out, ask around and see if someone will teach it.

Brimstone is located at 3298 Walker Rd in Windsor Ontario.

You can find them on facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brimstone-Games/120541564687230?fref=ts

You can find them on the web here:
http://www.brimstonegames.ca/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/windsorgamingresource/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on G+:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116086449289642584022

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WindsorGaming

Games and Grub at the Green Bean April 12th

Look for this banner at gaming events around Windsor

The Windsor Gaming Resource is proud to announce another free Games and Grub gaming event at the Green Bean on Friday April 12th 2013, running from 6PM until 11PM.

The Green Bean is an independent coffee shop that provides a wide variety of coffees, teas, lattes and more. They have a full menu that includes fresh made soup, paninis and some really tempting deserts. There's the option for a bottomless cup of coffee and they have free WiFi. For us gamers they have a wide variety of tables of various sizes and a well lit stage.

This is an open non-competitive gaming event that anyone is welcome to attend. Any form of game is welcome: board, card, rpg, miniatures, whatever you want to bring we are willing to have you. We aren't rule lawyers. You are welcome to bring your own games or share in some of ours. Everything we bring we are willing to teach and no experience is necessary. The goal is to get as many local gamers out as possible to enjoy some good food, some good company and some good games!

Games we've played in the past include: Catan, Dominion, Scrabble, Ca$h and Gun$, Bohnanzha, Magic The Gathering, Carcasonne, Race for the Galaxy, Puerto Rico, Agricola, Castles of Burgandy, Munchkin, Scrabble, and more

An important note: we are not a private club. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come out and join in the games. If you see someone playing a game and it looks interesting, ask about it. If you see a game on a table and you want to try it out, ask around and see if someone will teach it.

Free Giveaway:  We will be giving away a copy of Relic. The new Warhammer 40K version of
Talisman.

Attention Board Game Geek Members: If you are a Board Game Geek Member and come out to a WGR event stop by and tell me your user name and I'll send you 20 geek gold.



The Green Bean is located near the University of Windsor at:
2320 Wyandotte St. W (Lower). Windsor, ON.
It's in the basement of the Church with the big sign that says "God Loves Students" on the side of it, next to Harvey's

Note: The Windsor Gaming Resource has no political or religious ties to the Green Bean or the Church it is located in. It just happens to be an awesome place to play some games and meet other gamers.

You can find them on facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/greenbeancoffee

You can find them on the web here:
http://www.greenbeancoffee.info/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/windsorgamingresource/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on G+:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116086449289642584022

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WindsorGaming

International Tabletop Day - March 30th

Saturday March 30th is International Tabletop Day. This event is sponsored by +Wil Wheaton's Tabletop YouTube channel which is part of the Geek & Sundry series of shows.

Here's +Felicia Day explaining what International Tabletop day is all about:

Sounds awesome doesn't it? So how can you take part? Well the Windsor Gaming Resource and Hugin and Munin have teamed up to provide an all day long gaming event. The store will be opening at noon on the 30th and won't close it's doors until 10pm.

Throughout the day you can expect a huge range of gaming goodness. There's going to be a table for miniature gamers which will showcase some great newer games like Malifaux. There's going to be a huge variety of board games available to check out and play including TableTop favorites like Catan, Gloom and Small World. There will be people on hand to teach you how to play these games. You are also welcome to bring your favorite game. Through the day there will be give aways as well. There will be stuff going all all afternoon and into the night so show up when you can and stay as long as you like.

Check out some of this awesome swag we've got to give away:

- Alderac Entertainment Group - Smash Up Bases
- Asmodee - 7 Wonders Catan Board
- Atlas Games - TableTop Gloom Expansion
- Blue Orange - Sample Pack
- Calliope Games - Tsuro Tiles
- Fireside Games - Castle Panic Multi-Color Hero
- Floppet - Guild Floppets
- HL Games - Word Winders Download
- Iello - Wil's Favor
- Indie Board & Card - The Resistence
- Looney Labs - Star Fluxx Promotional Card
- Mayfair Games - Tile Expansion
- North Star Games - Promotional Cards
- Playroom Entertainment - Killer Bunny Promo
- Steve Jackson Games - Munchkin Bookmark
- Wiggity Bang - Quao
- Wizards of the Coast - D&D Buttons

Hope to see you there!

Hugin and Munin is located at 1664 Tecumseh RD. E. in Windsor Ontario

Hugin & Munin on the web: http://www.huginmunin.com/

Hugin & Munin on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hugin.munin.790

Facebook event page for this event: https://www.facebook.com/events/118952168289428/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on the Web: http://w-g-r.com

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/windsorgamingresource/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Google+ https://plus.google.com/communities/116086449289642584022

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Twitter: @windsorgaming 

We're dusting off classic Battletech next Tuesday

We're dusting off a true classic and heading to the Green Bean on March 26th to partake in some classic battlemech battles.

That's right classic FASA Battletech. X Tons per side, PPCs, lots of little circles to fill in and worrying about overheating. Kevin Doak will be bringing some models and copy of the rules. If you've got a copy of this classic and any Mechs of your own feel free to bring them. It would be awesome to see some fully painted forces out there.

The event starts at 6PM and will run until close (10PM). We don't have reservations for this event but there's nothing going on at the Green Bean that night so we've been assured there will be room.

The Green Bean is located at: 2320 Wyandotte St W, Windsor, ON N9B 1K4 in the basement of the Church next to Harvey's that has the huge sign on it that says "God loves stundents" on it.

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/501163566608650/

Boardgames Are Really Fun - Skulduggery - March 28th

B.A.R.F. - Boardgames Are Really Fun
Theme: Skulduggery

The Windsor Gaming Resource and Villains Beastro are proud to announce another awesome free gaming event scheduled for Thursday March 28th from 6pm until Midnight. This will be our first Thursday night event. The plan is to stick with the 4th Thursday of every month going forward.

The Villains Beastro is a unique, funky, weird, mystical, fun, serious, laid back, Viking-feeling, pub-looking rock n’ roll type place that has offered to open their doors for us. It’s the perfect spot for a group of gamers to hang out and play some games. There are plenty of tables of all sizes, a well lit stage area, some great beers on draft, a selection of harder beverages and a some great tasting sandwiches. Villains has agreed to give us the space for free and I encourage everyone to support the venue by buying some food and enjoyed a drink (responsibly of course). One bonus of moving these events to Thursday is that it's also SWAMP night - so enjoy a Steam Whistle and Mouthwatering Panini at a discounted price.

The theme for this event is: Skulduggery. I want to see games where the players stab each other in the back. Gotcha games like Munchkin, Hex Hex, Epic Spell Wars, Red Dragon Inn and more. As usual you don't have to stick with the theme but it gives you an idea of what kinds of games to grab and what you can expect to see.

This is an open non-competitive gaming event that anyone is welcome to attend. Any form of game is welcome: board, card, rpg, miniatures, whatever you want to bring we are willing to have you. We aren't rule lawyers. You are welcome to bring your own games or share in some of ours. Everything we bring we are willing to teach and no experience is necessary. The goal is to get as many local gamers out as possible to enjoy some good food, some good company and some good games!

An important note: we are not a private club. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come out and join in the games. If you see someone playing a game and it looks interesting, ask about it. If you see a game on a table and you want to try it out, ask around and see if someone will teach it.

Villains is located Downtown at:

256 Pelissier

Windsor, ON N9A 4K3

Villains Beastro on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/villainsbeastro

The Windsor Gaming Resource Webpage:
http://w-g-r.com/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/windsorgamingresource/

The Windsor Gaming Resource community on G+:
https://plus.google.com/communities/116086449289642584022

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WindsorGaming

What is Torn Armor and why am I excited about it? Includes rules sneak peak

Torn Armor is a new board game in the works from the Torn World team. It is the first game that will be released set in The Torn World, a world that started off as a Dungeons and Dragons home game campaign setting. Torn Armor is going to be a miniature skirmish boardgame and everything I've seen about the game looks awesome.

Torn Armor is currently up on Kickstarter and is looking for you, the gaming community, to make this game a reality. Only a couple days in so far and they have already reached $9k. That's still a long way to go to their target of $50k. If you think this game and it's setting looks awesome, I encourage you to back the project. The team have some truly awesome stretch goals in mind and I would love to see them not only hit their funding but provide everyone with the coolest game possible.

You can back the game here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1471855235/torn-armor

Torn Armor is coming from a solid group of gaming industry professionals. Alyssa Faden is the woman behind Torn Armor. I first heard of her due to her fantastic, breathtaking, hand drawn RPG maps. She's also done work for Paizo, Silver Griffon and most recently Gygax Magazine. Jack Cull her partner, is responsible for most of the crunch behind the game. Ross Isaacs who has done work for WotC, White Wolf, Chaosium and more, is the lead editor. jim pinto who doesn't like his name capitalized, is in charge of graphics. Credit for the amazing art you can see on this page goes to Jeff Laubenstein and Eric Lofgren. Jason Wiebe is responsible for the fantastic miniatures based on that art. Gwen Perkins writer of the Artifacts of Empires series and other books, gets the fine job of editing. Lastly Matthew Meagley is on board to balance the various mechanics and work on probabilities. I'm also a small part of the Torn Armor team, having been asked by them to help spread the word and get people as hyped about this game as I am.

Below I've got some pictures and links to things that sold me on Torn Armor. A mix of concept drawings, 3D renders of the models and even a gameplay video that makes Torn look like a quick to set up, easy to learn game with a solid level of depth.

Here's some of the great concept art for the Maychian Faction - one of the two included in the core game :

These are from the other faction included in the game, the Greco-Roman inspired Sisk:

Some of these guys are just huge. Here's a great size comparison of the various models:

You can learn more about the actual gameplay of Torn Armor in this video:

Still not sold on Torn Armor? Well maybe this will push you over the edge. Alyssa Faden, the amazing woman behind The Torn World, has been awesome enough to send me a copy of the first draft of the rules for Torn Armor. These are only an initial draft and lack any art and gameplay shots but will give you a chance to read over the rules and see if this is a game for you.

You can check out the draft of the rules here: http://tornworld.com/assets/tornrules.pdf

Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures buying guide

If you haven`t noticed, I have fallen pretty hard for the new Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures game from Fantasy Flight. I've been posting pictures of my games online, I've hosted a few events at my home and even run some Demo events at Windsor Gaming Resource board game events and at the FLGS. One of the recurring questions I get asked is "What's the best and most cost effective way to get into this game?"  I thought I would save some typing and put up this blog post so I can send people here the next time I'm asked.

Moe's X-Wing Buyers Guide:

First off buy the core set. Take it home. Actually try the game. I realize that it seems like half the net is talking about this game and almost all of them are going on about how awesome it is. That doesn't mean it's awesome for you and your group. Don't go buying a ton of stuff for a game you haven't played. Start with just the base game, and if you dig it then move on.

So now that you know you dig it, pick up a 2nd starter - this is cheaper than buying an expansion X-Wing and two Expansion TIE Fighters. It also has the bonus of giving you two sets of dice, extra counters, rulers etc. If you can, convince a friend to split on this, that way you can split the cost and each have a set for playing organized play which requires each player to have a core set.

From there buy 1 X-wing and 2 Tie Fighter Expansions - this gives you more than enough ships to play a legal 100 pt battle. It also gives you the expansion pilots and upgrade cards which you can apply to any of the ships.

At this point you could be done having 3 X's and 6 TIEs, well more than enough to play and enjoy the game and having enough variety with the different pilots and upgrades to keep up the replayability.

X-Wing Demo Day at Hugin & Munin

Now personally I have an awesome FLGS, Hugin & Munin, that does cool stuff like have Demo days, that let me try out games before I buy. So if you have something like this locally I strongly suggest supporting it. The time you spend playing at the store and having the chance to see the models and check them out before buying is worth the few extra bucks you will spend on the game.

If you don't have a FLGS or your local store seems to have lost the F part of that acronym, then I have no problem with people trying to get the best deal they can. If you are in The States, Target often has the core set on sale. In addition you can usually find it online for less than the MSRP. The same goes for the expansion ships. Do some shopping around and get the best deal you can, it only makes sense. Though again, I re-iterate: if you have a local shop that's letting you try the game or giving you a place to play, realize the value that is adding to your experience and reward them for it.

So now that you have a playable core game, assuming you are as addicted as I am, I suggest at least one Y-Wing and one Tie-Advanced. Buy the Tie-Advanced over the Y-Wing, if you can only afford one just because it adds Vader to the mix. After this, if you want, more I suggest one TIE Advanced per two regular TIEs in your games, so buy one more. I own three Y-Wings and three TIE Advanced and so far have only ever used one of the Ys and two Advanced in a game. Added to that I don't suggest more X-Wings or basic TIEs unless you are going to start playing 200pt games and even then there are cooler newer ships out.

I'm not sure I know anyone who would pass on these.

About those new ships: those are your call. I think the Millennium Falcon and Slave 1 are well worth it. They look awesome, and they each include a new scenario to play. Added to that they both include a new upgrade card that can be applied to any ship in the game. The A-Wing and Tie Interceptor are also very cool looking and take advantage of a new Boost action that really means they can move around the board. Both are great additions to the game that I would consider adding after having a base force of X-Wings and basic TIEs. Personally I would add them after the Y-Wing and TIE Advanced though just because of rules creep, these add new rules and with that a bit more complexity.

So there you have it. As is normal for any board game: your millage may vary. This what I have found works more me, after running multiple games at my home (I'm at over 10 games at least) and a variety of public play events. It may not be perfect for you but at least it gives a starting point for anyone thinking of getting into this awesome game.

X-wing Miniatures Demo Day Episode II - March 16th @ Hugin & Munin

Based on the success of the last Demo Day we've decided to run a sequel. The Rebels and Empire will be battling at Hugin and Munin on Saturday March 16th. The event will run from 1pm until 5pm.

X-wing is an awesome new Star Wars miniature battle game from Fantasy Flight games. Scale, pre-painted ships battling using a unique simultaneous blind movement system that let you represent a dog fight in space in classic Star Wars style. It's quick to learn with a surprising amount of depth. Check out my full review: X-Wing Review

I will be bringing over 400 points worth of ships as well as two mats to play on. That way if we get enough people we can have two concurrent games running. I'll teach anyone who is interested how to play the game.

This time around, not only will you get to see the new Millennium Falcon and Slave 1 miniatures but you will also see the new A-Wings and TIE Interceptors.

Hugin & Munin

www.huginmunin.com
1664 Tecumseh RD. E.
Windsor On, 
N8W 1C5
519 974 7898

Free parking in the rear, metered parking in front and lots of nearby residential streets if either is full.

Games & Grub March 8th at the Green Bean

Look for this banner at gaming events around Windsor

The Windsor Gaming Resource is proud to announce another free Games and Grub gaming event at the Green Bean on Friday March 8th 2013, running from 6PM until 11PM. We had 32 gamers out to our last event and I would love to see even more than that out in March!

The Green Bean is an independent coffee shop that provides a wide variety of coffees, teas, lattes and more. They have a full menu that includes fresh made soup, paninis and some really tempting deserts. There's the option for a bottomless cup of coffee and they have free WiFi. For us gamers they have a wide variety of tables of various sizes and a well lit stage.

This is an open non-competitive gaming event that anyone is welcome to attend. Any form of game is welcome: board, card, rpg, miniatures, whatever you want to bring we are willing to have you. We aren't rule lawyers. You are welcome to bring your own games or share in some of ours. Everything we bring we are willing to teach and no experience is necessary. The goal is to get as many local gamers out as possible to enjoy some good food, some good company and some good games!

Games we've played in the past include: Catan, Dominion, Scrabble, Ca$h and Gun$, Bohnanzha, Magic The Gathering, Carcasonne, Race for the Galaxy, Puerto Rico, Agricola, Castles of Burgandy, Munchkin, Scrabble, and more

An important note: we are not a private club. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come out and join in the games. If you see someone playing a game and it looks interesting, ask about it. If you see a game on a table and you want to try it out, ask around and see if someone will teach it.

Free Giveaway:  We will be giving away a copy of Shadow Hunters at this event. To be eligible you can't have won one of these giveaways before, you have to play at least one game and you have to stay until the end.

Attention Board Game Geek Members: If you are a Board Game Geek Member and come out to a WGR event stop by and tell me your user name and I'll send you 20 geek gold.

The Green Bean is located near the University of Windsor at:
2320 Wyandotte St. W (Lower). Windsor, ON.
It's in the basement of the Church with the big sign that says "God Loves Students" on the side of it, next to Harvey's

Note: The Windsor Gaming Resource has no political or religious ties to the Green Bean or the Church it is located in. It just happens to be an awesome place to play some games and meet other gamers.

You can find them on facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/greenbeancoffee

You can find them on the web here:
http://www.greenbeancoffee.info/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/windsorgamingresource/

The Windsor Gaming Resource on G+:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116086449289642584022

The Windsor Gaming Resource on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WindsorGaming