Howdy Guildren. Tomorrow is Monday Night Games!
It's also the Fourth of July, so maybe play a game with an American bent, like Railway Tycoon, or Power Grid, or Freedom: The Underground Railroad.
As the first Monday of the month, it's also our N00b friendly event. Medwyn Popplewell will be on hand to help any newbies, and help find a game to play, and people to play it with.
We are entering week 3 of our table pledge, and we have made it to $745 dollars, which gets us to our second set of tables and chairs! Thanks to everyone to has already donated. Our next goal is at $1050, which will get a 3rd full set of table and chairs. As a reminder, while we will be using them for Monday Night Games primarily, they will be available to borrow to any paid up member of the Guild if they want to run an event.
David and I think we’d like to play Railroad Tycoon. Any takers to move cubes around a map?
Great News Guildren!
Another Evening of Boardgames is coming to Hastings!
Friday 1st July 6:30pm at Level 5, 215 Railway Road.
Bring your favourite games and favourite people!
Please RSVP on meetup: meetu.ps/e/LcX79/yLJJX/i
I cannot go this week, but looking forward to a future one
Sorry it’s my legacy game night but can hopefully go next week!
Sounds great I will try to make it
Turns out I might be able to make it!
Sorry night shift next Friday yeesss
I'll be attending, I don't do Meetup RSVPs. That'd require having to sign up.
Hey Guildren!
A few of people have asked about the DnD reward as part of the Table n Chair pledge.
This reward is to get some more DnD happening within the guild and does not actually need to occur at Monday Night Games. A common question we often get is how do I find a game of DnD and I am donating my time to run a one shot dnd game for up to 6 players who donate to helping us acquire some tables and chairs for Guild use. The game I plan on running will be suitable as an introduction to DnD, if you've played a little or if you have more experience than level 20. I will also run another separate if we can raise $500. This might be the same or different one off game. If you have questions please ask and keep an eye out as your committee is working away on bringing more events to our fellow Geeks.
So is this one shot for complete newbies? Or for those that have only played a game or two too?
Merry Sunday Guildren!
Tomorrow, while being Monday Night Games Day, is also Industrial Workers of the World Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/industrial-workers-of-the-world-day/
So, it feels like Worker Placement or games themed around a factory are the way to go!
Maybe Pipeline, a game where you refine oil by ramming it through pipes. Or Euphoria, where you need to keep your workers in the dark about their working conditions, or they'll leave. Viticulture is an excellent worker placement game, and no one is more industrious than the Dwarves in Caverna.
Also, side note, tomorrow is also National Ice Cream Cake Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/national-ice-cream-cake-day/ It doesn't say which nation, so it COULD be New Zealand. Can't think of any ice cream themed games, but maybe someone will be inspired.
Our pledge drive for tables is still ongoing, details for which can be found on the whiteboard near the games. We've raised enough for 1 complete set, and an extra table, and we're only $170 off getting for more chairs! We are also only $1470 away from forcing me to play Hanabi every week, so there's that.
Euphoria anyone?
I'd be keen for viticulture or happy to learn pipeline
I might bail team. Feeling 😴
Hey Guildren!
You asked for more events so we have another boardgame evening this week, this time in Hastings!
Starting at 6.30pm on Thursday 23 June we will be hosting boardgames with Zach Attwood at Level 5, 215 Railway Road.
This is near the police station and with a decent view of the CBD.
Don't worry there is a lift available too.
So bring your favourite boardgames and some friends and enjoy!
This is great idea..we have an office on level 5 as well.
So good to see more events and in Hastings too! Thank you Zach Attwood
We are going to be at civic square for matariki that night but might wander over after! 🥰
This up on Meetup. Meetup with Hawkes Bay Geeks Guild: meetu.ps/e/LbTKz/yLJJX/i Don't forget to RSVP.
I'll also be there to collect any additional pledge / donations for Geeks Guild Tables n Chairs!
I'll be there with a container full of games that may or may not interest anyone! 😀
Almost ready
Thanks to those who came out tonight.
Happy Sunday night guildren!
Tomorrow is, of course, Monday Night Games. Additionally we will be launching our first Pledge Drive. This will last for the next 4 weeks. The folding tables are starting to break down, and the resin chairs we have are not the most comfortable. Details about the pledge drive are attached to this post. Donating is not compulsory, but if you want to support the Geek Guild, and Monday Night Games, please consider it.
But enough about that, what games do y'all wanna play tomorrow night.
Remember to RSVP on meetup if you are planning on coming.
www.meetup.com/geeksguild/events/286518970/?fromSeries=true
I love this! Is the DND appropriate for a complete newbie? If so, I’m In for $15! (If not, I’m still donating) 😝
So your saying if we get 2k. David will play hanbi when ever we request?
Shall we try for Architects again Medwyn?
Sorry night shift
Just to clarify. Reward levels don't stack they see individual things. So if you are kind enough to donate $60 you could get either a name on chair OR DnD and Take Colour or other combination but not all. If paying by direct deposit please include reward you want.
1x Chair for me!!!
HANABI?! OH MY
The meetup thing isn't working for me on my phone but I will be there 😅
Geek guild bank account here for easy copy/paste. Please be sure to include your name in the reference.
We're thinking about playing Pret a Porter tonight, with Alanah Schupbach. Does anyone who already knows how to play want to join?
Wyatt is sopping wet and ready for selfies!
Happy Sunday afternoon Guildren. Having now recovered from Wellycon, we are raring to go for Monday Night Games again.
Anyone planning to come should RSVP to the meetup here, so we know how many tables to set up. www.meetup.com/geeksguild/events/hrjnvsydcjbrb/
I am hoping to take some pictures this week to update our "How to Monday Night Games" post on Facebook. Don't worry, I'll warn you if you want to scurry away first.
Ask Colin about playing Upkeep. It's his new favourite game.
You have to buy the game from me to play it.
Provided I am not sick, Medwyn is gonna teach me the IRL 7 Wonders Architects!
I'll bring the new Libertalia as well
Happy Sunday Guildren. Tomorrow's Monday Night Games falls on "National Water a flower Day" (details here www.daysoftheyear.com/days/water-a-flower-day/)
The nation in question is probably the USA, but we will steal it for our own.
Games that include flowers and plants that you can play to celebrate include:
Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon (boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271088/ishtar-gardens-babylon) which I believe Andrew has recently acquired.
Cottage Garden (boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204027/cottage-garden) contains flowers, and watering cans, and polyominos.
Aboretum (boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/140934/arboretum) has trees in it, and trees are LIKE flowers.
If anyone had it, Petrichor (boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/210274/petrichor) would be perfect.
Also, please note that there will NO Monday Night Games next week, as we'll be traveling home from Wellycon.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to the Meetup Here: www.meetup.com/GeeksGuild/events/vnnvtsydchbnc/
Pre-loading for Wellycon evening!! 🥰
Yes! I have Ishtar and can bring along if anyone wants to play. I was keen to play Bonfire or learn quest for Delphi
I’m still keen to get dinosaur island back to the table!
It was National Hamburger Day yesterday. Myself and the hounds took part enthusiastically lol
Not going to make it tonight sorry team, feeling a bit off so early night!
Sadly couldn't make it. Will do my best for next week
Hey Guildren!
We are putting out the call for ANYONE who wants to join the planning committee for Baycon, our own local boardgame and other geeky things gathering.
If you or someone you know wants to help out in some way or have any questions please get in touch with me or any of the other wonderful committee members.
BayCon! BayCon! BayCon!
Do I even need to comment?
Happy to help,
Happy to assist, depending on dates
I am not at all in the Bay but we've been to Hawkes Bay Con once & we are big fans (and will be back for HBC again whenever it is on). In my working life I am a funding and health and safety pro for community/arts orgs so wanted to offer help from afar with processes for these if you needed. We are based in Ōtautahi Chch so hopefully you will have local knowledge on these closer and I am too redundant to be needed but just in case thought I would chime in :).
I wanna help!
Matthew? 🤔
I'm in (y)
When is it this year?!
What will be the "Other geeky things" be?
Something D&D 5e related?
I think the weekend you were looking at I’m off to Rotorua that Sunday but I can help on Saturday. Happy to help in the prep work where I can too.
Happy to help where I can
Good evening Guildren. I'm preparing a Geeklist at Boardgamegeek so new and old guildren can see what's available to play at Monday Night Games. I put in our collection, but I need help adding comments to the games so people know what they're getting into.
If you have a BoardaGameGeek account, jump on and comment on your favourite (or least favourite) games.
I'll link to this list in the meetup, and occasionally on the Monday Night Games post.
Done as best I can with the games I know! Tried to explain to a “new gamer person looking to come along”. And along the way I found some games you have that I haven’t played yet and want to try so that’s a bonus!
Kia ora Guildren.
Tomorrow’s Monday Night Games falls on Lucky Penny Day! I’ve come up with a few ways to commentate this.
1) pick a resource you start the game with. This is your ”Lucky Penny”. Do not spend it. Keep if for the rest of the game. If you spend it you will be cursed forever.
2) play a game that relies heavily on luck. Almost any game where you roll dice qualifies, Although I suggest the following: Space Base, Catan, Quacks of Quedlingburg, or No Thanks.
3) maybe a game with wishing. I dunno, I’m reaching here. Dominion has a card called Wishing We’ll, and Five Tribes has Djini, which are kinda like genies.
In any event, if you want to plan a game to play, this is the post to do it. I’m leaning towards something mid-weight, but have not yet decided.
In the latter part of the night (or maybe earlier, who knows?!?!), there'll be some good ol' "Telestrations" for those who enjoy something on the silly side 😀
I would be very keen for quacks if it's on the go. And Telestrations for that matter 🙂
I suggest any munchkin game. Kicking in the door and looting the room is all about luck
I can bring Quacks with me this evening if it's not already there (+ expansions). And I'll have Telestrations with me, too 😀
I’m moving to NZ and that’s why I had joined this group just first off. But y’all don’t have pennies. So why celebrate a lucky pennies day if y’all don’t have lucky pennies to find and pick up?
