including classics and new releases

Open Gaming
Plaza Ballroom A
General Events
Strategicon Math Trade — Sat Noon
The Strategicon Math Trade, held on BoardGameGeek a couple
weeks before the con, provides a way to safely trade games
you’re ready to see move on for games you actually want with
no shipping cost! Be right on time for a quick, easy exchange!
For more info, BGG ID slikkrikk.
Open Gaming
Super Nerd Trivia — Sat 7 pm, Sun 3 pm
Wage war with the many many many useless facts you’ve
collected through the ages. Pit your geeky knowledge of comics,
games, and movies against two other contestants for awesome
nerd swag brought to you by Loot Crate. If you can survive the
trivia round and the Fact or Fiction round you’ll get to duke
it out in the CAGE MATCH. That’s right! An entire round of
Nicolas Cage questions.
Toddler Tumbler Time — Sat, Sun 10 am
Games for toddlers (5 and under) and their parents. We will
have a number of different toddler games to let them get all
their energy out and have fun.
We now have one space for all open gaming. Come downstairs and check it out.
Board Games
International Ballroom, San Lorenzo A, Second Floor Foyer (Family Space), Bel Air
Gaming 101
Strategicon’s Gaming 101 events are for new players to learn how to play the game from experienced gamers. Come
learn the rules and mechanics and play a couple of turns before you play in the tournament.
13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis Gaming 101 — Fri Noon
13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis — Fri 1 pm
Want to play Twilight Struggle without going through a whole
Cold War? Play through the most tense moment at that time,
when the US & USSR were at the brink of nuclear war. Play
cards to influence the various sides of these tense 13 days while
fulfilling hidden agendas.
1846 — Fri 7 pm
An 18xx game set in the Midwestern United States. Differences
from other 18xx games include fewer restrictions on actions —
such as raising money and using private company powers, the
initial distribution of private companies, and paying for virtually
all track builds.
1856 Gaming 101 — Sat 1 pm
1856 — Sat 2 pm
Game of stock investment and railroad operation in Canada.
Does your company survive or get nationalized into the
Canadian Government Railway?
7 Blunders — Fri 10 pm
In this variant of the award-winning 7 Wonders game, lowest
score wins! Just as strategic as the regular game, 7 Blunders will
make you scratch your head and think of new ways to play! The
final round will include the Leaders expansion.
7 Blunders Expansion — Sun 6 pm
7 Blunders with Leaders and Cities.
7 Wonders: Duel Gaming 101 — Sat 9 am
7 Wonders: Duel — Sat 10 am
Two players draft from a display of face-down and face-up
cards arranged at the start of a round. A player can take a card
only if it’s not covered by any others, so timing comes into play
as well as bonus moves that allow you to immediately take a
second card.
7 Wonders Expansions Gaming 101 — Fri 6 pm
7 Wonders Expansions — Fri 8 pm
Play 7 Wonders as it was meant to be played - with everything!
First round will include Leaders and Cities. Final table will
include Leaders, Cities, and Babel (Tower, Great projects, or
both!).
Abyss — Sat 10 pm
A light-to-medium strategy game with stunning artwork that takes
place in an underwater fantasy world. Score the most influence
points by using ally cards of different colors to recruit valuable
lords and gain control of locations before game’s end.
Acquire Gaming 101 — Sun 3 pm
Acquire: David Woolcott Memorial — Sun 4 pm
Place tiles, build hotels, buy stock and merge hotel chains to
make money. Whoever has the most money at the end of the
game wins - Greed is Good!
Age of Empires III Gaming 101 — Sun 8 pm
Age of Empires III — Sun 9 pm
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 capitol buildings that give
your nation distinct advantages, develop your economy, and, if
necessary, declare war.
Agricola Gaming 101 — Fri 8 pm
Agricola — Sat 9 am
Standard banned cards. Occupations pass right, improvements
left. Determine start player before draft, 9 card draft.
Alien Frontiers Gaming 101 — Sun 5 pm
Alien Frontiers — Sun 6 pm
If you have skills to manage your resources, build a fleet,
research alien life and settle colonies, An alien world can be
yours. Roll and place your dice to gain advantages over your
opponent and block them out of useful areas.
Arcadia Quest Gaming 101 — Sat 9 am
Arcadia Quest — Sat 10 am
Put together a party of 3 pre-built chibi characters and run
around a dungeon killing monsters and other players’ parties.
Figures are based on well-known caricatures.
Armored Core DEMO — Fri Noon
This is one of the world’s first true R.T.S. board games with
actual simultaneous tactical combat. Set in a 3D cityscape,
pilot your AC to complete missions, upgrade your armory and
become the ultimate Raven.
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