Gateway 2012 - Strategicon

Succession-The Court of Henry VIII — Sat 5 pm
A deck building game in which Influence is the core value.
Influence is Victory Points. Influence buys the player additional
Common Stack cards and Influence is used to aggressively
interact with other players. When King Henry VIII dies, the
player who scored the most Influence has their Heir crowned the
new monarch and wins the game.
Take It or Leave It DEMO — Sun 2 pm
Come learn this fun dice game from Gamewright.
Takenoko — Sun 2 pm
Come meet and play with designer, Antoine Bauza, our Guest
of Honor. Players are entrusted by the emperor to cultivate
bamboo gardens so they can feed giant pandas! Please bring a
copy to be signed!
Talisman — Sun 1 pm
Fourth edition or fourth edition revised. The Prophetess
reduction in powers may be used. For the final round the
Highland Expansion and possibly Dragon Expansion as well as
Blood Moon may be used (agreement at the table). Bring your
own games for sure we cannot furnish library games every time.
A brief introduction prior to the game may be held.
Talisman - Gaming 101 — Sun Noon
The Battle of Red Cliffs DEMO with Special Guest Ta-Te Wu — Sat,
Sun 4 pm, 5 pm
Come learn this great new game from Special Guest Ta-Te Wu.
Red Cliffs is a strategic card game that builds on the classic
game Mahjong and Wu’s earlier Z-Man title Tien Zi Que.
The Castles of Burgundy — Sat 11 pm
Players are in charge of developing their own princedom in
Burgundy. Dice control a player’s action, but there are multiple
options for each face of the die leading to multiple victory
paths.
The Game Show Machine — Fri, Sat, Sun 8 pm
Get ready for Game Show OVERLOAD! Your favorite
Strategicon Game Show Impresarios present their marquee
event for Gateway 2012, “THE GAME SHOW MACHINE”. 40
game show rounds are lovingly stuffed inside for two teams of 5
players. Can your team best the Machine and go on to win the
Ultimate Bonus Round?
The Joker’s Wild — Sun 5 pm
It’s the game where Knowledge is King, and Lady Luck is
Queen! Revisit the classic game show, “The Joker’s Wild”,
with Ineligible Productions. Spin the reels and hope for some
JOKERS, but stay clear of that nasty DEVIL!
The Resistance: Avalon DEMO — Fri 5 pm, Sat 2 pm, Mon 10 am
Try the pre-release of The Resistance: Avalon. This awesome
game is similar to Werewolf and other games where learning
the secret identities of other fellow players is key. This version
is set in King Arthur’s time and promises to be better than
the excellent original. Gateway 2012 brings this pre-release
exclusively to you from Indie Boards and Cards, whose
Kickstarter for the game is running now.
The War Game Boot Camp — Fri 4 pm, Sat, Sun 10 am
Allows people with the to try a war game. We have the games,
and give raffle tickets for prizes for those that play. So whether
you are a experienced War Gamer or never tried one, stop
by our information table and talk to Amara about how to
get stated. The War Game Boot Camp is offering something
different on Sundays, we are calling it Grognard Sunday. We
will have bigger war games set out, beginners are welcome. We
will also still demo other games.
Board Games
28 Board Games
The Wind In Their Sails PLAYTEST — Sun 5 pm
Feel the wind in your face as the ship’s sails billow full pushing
the ship forward. “Sail off the starboard… she be pirates!” The
deck comes alive as canons are rolled out into firing positions.
The player attempts to score the most points through naval
encounters and by trading goods as well as, transporting the
governor from island to island.
Thunderstone Advanced — Fri 3 pm
Multiple games of Thunderstone Advanced using all of the
currently released cards.
Thunderstone Advanced - Gaming 101 — Fri 1 pm
Thurn and Taxis — Sat 6 pm
Board game developing postal routes in early Germany.
Tichu — Sat 9 pm
A partnership game. Players may choose their partners before
the event. Unmatched players can still play and will get a
random partner. Matched partnerships will play matched
partnerships when possible. Because of the probable number of
rounds, please be prepared to play both nights. Please indicate
if you are a new player on the sign-up sheet.
Tichu Finals — Sun 9 pm
This is the final round of the Tichu tournament that started on
Saturday evening. Players will be the winners from the early
round.
Ticket to Ride — Fri, Sun 9 pm
Can be learned in 3 minutes, while providing players with
intense strategic and tactical decisions every turn. Players
collect cards of various types of train cars they then use to
claim railway routes. Additional points come to those who fulfill
Destination Tickets, goal cards that connect distant cities and to
the player who builds the longest continuous route.
Ticket to Ride - Legendary Asia — Sat Noon
The main change in this set-up is that some of the routes through
Asia are labeled mountain routes, with one or more spaces on
the route bearing an X. Whenever a player claims one of these
routes, she must place a train from her reserve in the Mountain
Crossing area of the game board, earning two points for each
such train but losing access to them for the rest of the game. The
player who connects to the most cities in a single network earns
a ten point “Asian Explorer” bonus.
Ticket to Ride - Team Asia — Sat 5 pm
Four or six players compete as two-player teams, with
teammates sitting next to one another at the table. Each player
has her own secret hand of cards and tickets, in addition to
some cards and tickets being placed in a shared cardholder
that either player on the team can access. The turn order will be
modified to: Team 1, player 1 Team 2, player 1 Team 3, player
1 Team 1, player 2 Team 2, player 2 Team 3, player 2.
Ticket to Ride: Europe — Sat 9 pm
Takes you on a new train adventure across Europe. More
than just a new map, Ticket to Ride: Europe features brand
new gameplay elements including Tunnels, Ferries, and Train
Stations. The game also includes larger format cards and Train
Station game pieces.
Ticket to Ride: USA 1910 — Sat 6 pm
The 1910 expansion to Ticket to Ride will be used.
Titan — Sat 11 am
Titan Tournament - when more than 6 players, first round will be
4 hours to choose 6 players for the final. Final will be run after
a short break for finalists, and goes until only 1 Titan survives.
Titan - Gaming 101 — Sat 10 am