Game night?

[Elizabeth Willer]

Makers,

I would like to host a game night at the 'Space.  How about Sunday October 16 or Friday October 21?

I will bring The Impossible Machine (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/95893/the-impossible-machine) and Timeline: Inventions (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/85256/timeline-inventions).  Any other game requests? Just ask, and I will see if I can accommodate.  Votes on what day to enjoy games?

-Elizabeth

[Tom Gralewicz]

I vote for Sunday the 16th.

I plan on bring some "railroad" games with varying degrees of complexity.  I have been playing these for years with other like minded people (read nerds) and found a common interest.

I describe them as "resource allocation games"  where you get allocations of a limited resource and make decisions on where to spend them to get the most return on your buck.  They range from a 30 minute game "Ticket to ride" - fast to learn and some free play on-line.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-to-ride

   To the "crayon" games like Empire Builder where you have a blank map and can build railroads anywhere you want, plan on 2-3 hours.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/168/empire-builder

Tom

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[Elizabeth Willer]

I love me some train games!

-Elizabeth

[Shane]

When I think of "train games" I think of The Public Works Trilogy, by
Mat Ruff.

I'd be happy to dive in. Also, I've been wondering what the deal is
with Settlers of Cataan....I've heard it mentioned numerous times on
Wired.com but have never really tried it.

On Oct 8, 12:25 am, Elizabeth Willer <oddsee...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I love me some train games!
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> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Tom Gralewicz <m...@ieee.org> wrote:
> > I vote for Sunday the 16th.
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> > I plan on bring some "railroad" games with varying degrees of complexity.
> >  I have been playing these for years with other like minded people (read
> > nerds) and found a common interest.
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> > I describe them as "resource allocation games"  where you get allocations
> > of a limited resource and make decisions on where to spend them to get the
> > most return on your buck.  They range from a 30 minute game "Ticket to ride"
> > - fast to learn and some free play on-line.
> >http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-to-ride
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> >    To the "crayon" games like Empire Builder where you have a blank map and
> > can build railroads anywhere you want, plan on 2-3 hours.
> >http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/168/empire-builder
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> > Tom
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[ma...@neesley.com]

That impossible machine looks like way too much fun...count me in!

[Elizabeth Willer]

Settlers of Catan is basically a building-and-trading game.  Certain plots of land will provide certain resources, such as lumber from forest, wheat from field, etc.  Then you collect and trade these resources in order to build more stuff.  There was a really good article about it I saw recently: 

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/leisure/brain-games/settlers-of-catan.htm

-Elizabeth

[Shane]

Y'know, not to piggy-back on the game night, but if enough people get
interested, I could bring the miracle berry tablets for a little pre
or post game fun...they lose their potency after a while, so I'd like
to use them up soon.

Also, depending on the types of games we're talking about, I could
bring in Martian or Monty Python Fluxx for those who're Interested....

On Oct 8, 9:43 am, Elizabeth Willer <oddsee...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Settlers of Catan is basically a building-and-trading game.  Certain plots
> of land will provide certain resources, such as lumber from forest, wheat
> from field, etc.  Then you collect and trade these resources in order to
> build more stuff.  There was a really good article about it I saw recently:
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> http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/leisure/brain-games/settlers-o...

[Tom Gondek]

Any one interested in table top miniature war games - like War Hammer,
Flames Of war etc?

Tom

[David Feng]

This sounds like a lot of fun. I've also been meaning to try the table
top War Hammer except there was always the complication of painting
the pieces.

David

[Brant Holeman]

I also have Loaded Questions and Pass The Popcorn.

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Sincerely,
Brant Holeman

"I'll be honest with you, we're throwing science at the wall here to
see what sticks." -Cave Johnson

[Elizabeth Willer]

It sounds like we are definitely on for this Sunday the 16th.  We might also do another day if there is continued interest.

What time you does everyone want to meet?  I'm good anytime after 3pm.

-Elizabeth

[Shane]

As am I.

On Oct 11, 11:28 pm, Elizabeth Willer <oddsee...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It sounds like we are definitely on for this Sunday the 16th.  We might also
> do another day if there is continued interest.
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> What time you does everyone want to meet?  I'm good anytime after 3pm.
> -Elizabeth
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[ma...@neesley.com]

anytime after 3 is good for me as well.

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Subject: [MakerSpace] Re: Game night?

[Tom Gralewicz]

Sounds like 3pm is the start time :-)

[Shane]

I thought about posting this and the Real Steal plan on the calendar
on the site, but I can't find any options to add anything to it when
I'm signed in.

[Pete Prodoehl]

You need to log into your Milwaukee Makerspace Google Account to add
things to the calendar.

(That's what Jason told me...)

Pete

[Sean Malloy]

That's correct. You need to add them to the Makerspace Google Apps
calendar. Only a couple of people have access to add events to the
calendar.

I can add events, so you can just send me an email and I will get the
event added.

Sean Malloy