CABS News 2016-5-14

2016-05-13

Announcement from the CABS Librarian! The CABS Library will be closing in preparation for the Board Room at Origins 2016. No borrowing will be permitted starting Friday, May 20th. Please ensure all CABS library games are returned byFriday, May 20th. ________________________________________ Speaking of Origins 2016... All CABS members should have received by email their Origins 2016 club discount code a few days ago. Note that this code is for CABS members' use only. If you are a CABS member and you have not received your code, please emailcommunications@cabsgamers.org. REMINDER CABBIES: if you are pre-registering your badge you must select "CLUB FULL ACCESS BADGE" as the badge type for the club code to work. ___________________________________________________________

"Battle of Columbus" at CABS is THIS SATURDAY!!! SATURDAY!!! SATURDAY!!! The Axis & Allies Meetup Group will host an Axis and Allies tournament event at CABS http://www.cabsgamers.org, set for May 14, 2016 11am. There will be an A & A 1942 [?]nd edition) 2 round tournament and also a 1 game A & A Global game. Winners of both events will be awarded prizes. The A & A 1942 tournament will consist of four 2 person teams & games will be limited to 6 rounds using tournament rules created by Greg Smoreyhttp://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/19422ndEDrulesNEW.pdf. The Global game will be a one game championship match with a limit of 6 players (3 Allies & 3 Axis) also using Greg Smorey's tournament rules. http://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/G42tournament2013.pdf Please RSVP and/or contact Vince (vbrodkorb@gmail.com or see the Meetup event page) to reserve your spot in this event. There is no entry fee and each player can only register for one of the 2 events. Normal CABS door fee applies for non-members, but your 1st meeting is stillFREE!

Upcoming Meetings & Events Friday meetings officially open at 3pm. Saturday meetings open at 10am. All meetings officially close at midnight but frequently stay open later. 5/14(Saturday) >normal meeting hours >CABS Board meeting 6:30pm >food truck is Dan's Deli featuring Joe "Killah Grillah" Millah! 5/20(Friday) >normal meeting hours 5/28(Saturday) >normal meeting hours >CABS Design Group 12noon >food truck is Dan's Deli featuring Joe "Killah Grillah" Millah! 6/3(Friday) >normal meeting hours >"Grown ups" only meeting, ages 13+ only >CABS Board meeting 6:30pm 6/15 - 6/19(Wednesday- Sunday) >CABS Board Room at Origins 2016! ______________________________________

This Week in Gaming History by William H. Reed, Esq. On May 14, 1951, American director, producer, and screenwriter Robert Zemeckis was born. He directed favorites Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Romancing the Stone, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But his biggest contribution to gaming was a little series of films about a struggling teenaged musician. Zemeckis’s story of young Marty McFly inspired the time travel card game Back to the Future. Whether you played it next year, or will play it last year, tell us about it on this week'sGeeklist! ______________________________________

New Games! Courtesy of Funagain/Spielworx: Dilluvia Project Courtesy of Rio Grande Games: Alan's Adventureland Tin Goose

CABS News 2016-5-6

2016-05-05

Announcement from the CABS Librarian! The CABS Library will be closing in preparation for the Board Room at Origins 2016. No borrowing will be permitted starting Friday, May 20th. Please ensure all CABS library games are returned by that date. ________________________________________ ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! Call for Volunteers for Origins 2016 CABS Board Room! Kristin Genchi will be available at the 4/30 CABS meeting. Volunteers will be required to work 8 hours this year by signing up for two 4hour shifts. Volunteer duties will include checking games in and out, as well as assisting with game giveaways. If you can't make it to CABS or you can't find Kristin, you can sign up by emailing cabs.conventiondirector@gmail.com . THIS JUST IN: BOARD ROOM VOLUNTEERS ALSO GET A FREE T-SHIRT! __________________________________________________________ Speaking of Origins 2016... All CABS members should have received by email their Origins 2016 club discount code a few days ago. Note that this code is for CABS members' use only. If you are a CABS member and you have not received your code, please emailcommunications@cabsgamers.org. REMINDER CABBIES: if you are pre-registering your badge you must select "CLUB FULL ACCESS BADGE" as the badge type for the club code to work. ___________________________________________________________ Bonus Game Night May 5! Stir Trek, a local gathering of technological innovation professionals, is holding their 2nd annual pre-convention Game Night at CABS on May 5 from 6-11pm. Food truck is Cupzilla! This event is open to CABS MEMBERS, so if you have some extra gaming time Thursday, come to CABS! ___________________________________________________________

"Battle of Columbus" at CABS The Axis & Allies Meetup Group will host an Axis and Allies tournament event at CABS http://www.cabsgamers.org, set for May 14, 2016 11am. There will be an A & A 1942 [?]nd edition) 2 round tournament and also a 1 game A & A Global game. Winners of both events will be awarded prizes. The A & A 1942 tournament will consist of four 2 person teams & games will be limited to 6 rounds using tournament rules created by Greg Smoreyhttp://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/19422ndEDrulesNEW.pdf. The Global game will be a one game championship match with a limit of 6 players (3 Allies & 3 Axis) also using Greg Smorey's tournament rules. http://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/G42tournament2013.pdf Please RSVP and/or contact Vince (vbrodkorb@gmail.com or see the Meetup event page) to reserve your spot in this event. There is no entry fee and each player can only register for one of the 2 events. Normal CABS door fee applies for non-members, but your 1st meeting is stillFREE! _______________________________________________ New Games! Courtesy of Funagain/Spielworx: Haithabu West of Africa

CABS News 2016-4-30

2016-04-29

“Some things are more easily started than stopped." -Dr. Julian Karswell, Night of the Demon

Nothing Now Games announces it Kickstarter campaign for Richard Launius' Thunder Alley Crew Chief Expansion. The campaign is now live at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nothingnowgames/thunder-alley-crew-chief-expansion-by-richard-laun Jeff, Carla and Sean at NNG thank you all for your support! ________________________________________ Call for Volunteers for Origins 2016 CABS Board Room! Kristin Genchi will be available at the 4/30 CABS meeting. Volunteers will be required to work 8 hours this year by signing up for two 4hour shifts. Volunteer duties will include checking games in and out, as well as assisting with game giveaways. If you can't make it to CABS or you can't find Kristin, you can sign up by emailing cabs.conventiondirector@gmail.com . THIS JUST IN: BOARD ROOM VOLUNTEERS ALSO GET A FREE T-SHIRT! __________________________________________________________ Speaking of Origins 2016... All CABS members should have received by email their Origins 2016 club discount code a few days ago. Note that this code is for CABS members' use only. If you are a CABS member and you have not received your code, please email communications@cabsgamers.org. REMINDER CABBIES: if you are pre-registering your badge you must select "CLUB FULL ACCESS BADGE" as the badge type for the club code to work. ___________________________________________________________ Bonus Game Night May 5! Stir Trek, a local gathering of technological innovation professionals, is holding their 2nd annual pre-convention Game Night at CABS on May 5 from 6-11pm. Food truck is Cupzilla! This event is open to CABS MEMBERS, so if you have some extra gaming time next Thursday, come to CABS! ___________________________________________________________ Do You Live in or near Pickerington? If so, Pickerington Public Library is looking for volunteers to help them organize a "game day" at the library. If you are interested, contact Kenton Daniels at kdaniels@pickeringtonlibrary.org. ___________________________________________________________

"Battle of Columbus" at CABS The Axis & Allies Meetup Group will host an Axis and Allies tournament event at CABS http://www.cabsgamers.org, set for May 14, 2016 11am. There will be an A & A 1942 [?]nd edition) 2 round tournament and also a 1 game A & A Global game. Winners of both events will be awarded prizes. The A & A 1942 tournament will consist of four 2 person teams & games will be limited to 6 rounds using tournament rules created by Greg Smorey http://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/19422ndEDrulesNEW.pdf. The Global game will be a one game championship match with a limit of 6 players (3 Allies & 3 Axis) also using Greg Smorey's tournament rules. http://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/G42tournament2013.pdf Please RSVP and/or contact Vince (vbrodkorb@gmail.com or see the Meetup event page) to reserve your spot in this event. There is no entry fee and each player can only register for one of the 2 events. Normal CABS door fee applies for non-members, but your 1st meeting is still FREE! _______________________________________________

CABS News 2016-4-23

2016-04-22

Nothing Now Games announces it Kickstarter campaign for Richard Launius' Thunder Alley Crew Chief Expansion. The campaign is now live at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nothingnowgames/thunder-alley-crew-chief-expansion-by-richard-laun Jeff, Carla and Sean at NNG thank you all for your support! ________________________________________ Call for Volunteers for Origins 2016 CABS Board Room! Kristin Genchi will be available at the 4/15 CABS meeting. Volunteers will be required to work 8 hours this year by signing up for two 4hour shifts. Volunteer duties will include checking games in and out, as well as assisting with game giveaways. If you can't make it to CABS or you can't find Kristin, you can sign up by emailing cabs.conventiondirector@gmail.com . THIS JUST IN: BOARD ROOM VOLUNTEERS ALSO GET A FREE T-SHIRT! __________________________________________________________ Speaking of Origins 2016... All CABS members should have received by email their Origins 2016 club discount code a few days ago. Note that this code is for CABS members' use only. If you are a CABS member and you have not received your code, please emailcommunications@cabsgamers.org. REMINDER CABBIES: if you are pre-registering your badge you must select "CLUB FULL ACCESS BADGE" as the badge type for the club code to work. ___________________________________________________________ Buckeye Game Fest is confirmed! The contract is approved and Buckeye Game Fest is a GO (for reals this time, I promise)! Mark your calendarsAND START THINKING ABOUT AN EVENT THAT YOU COULD RUN! BGF NEEDS EVENTS!!: September 8, 2016 through September 11, 2016. ___________________________________________________________ Do You Live in or near Pickerington? If so, Pickerington Public Library is looking for volunteers to help them organize a "game day" at the library. If you are interested, contact Kenton Daniels at kdaniels@pickeringtonlibrary.org. ___________________________________________________________

"Battle of Columbus" at CABS The Axis & Allies Meetup Group will host an Axis and Allies tournament event at CABS http://www.cabsgamers.org, set for May 14, 2016 11am. There will be an A & A 1942 [?]nd edition) 2 round tournament and also a 1 game A & A Global game. Winners of both events will be awarded prizes. The A & A 1942 tournament will consist of four 2 person teams & games will be limited to 6 rounds using tournament rules created by Greg Smoreyhttp://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/19422ndEDrulesNEW.pdf. The Global game will be a one game championship match with a limit of 6 players (3 Allies & 3 Axis) also using Greg Smorey's tournament rules. http://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/G42tournament2013.pdf Please RSVP and/or contact Vince (vbrodkorb@gmail.com or see the Meetup event page) to reserve your spot in this event. There is no entry fee and each player can only register for one of the 2 events. Normal CABS door fee applies for non-members, but your 1st meeting is still FREE!

CABS News 2016-4-15

2016-04-14

Nothing Now Games announces it Kickstarter campaign for Richard Launius' Thunder Alley Crew Chief Expansion. The campaign is now live at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nothingnowgames/thunder-alley-crew-chief-expansion-by-richard-laun Jeff, Carla and Sean at NNG thank you all for your support! ________________________________________ Call for Volunteers for Origins 2016 CABS Board Room! Kristin Genchi will be available at the 4/15 CABS meeting. Volunteers will be required to work 8 hours this year by signing up for two 4hour shifts. Volunteer duties will include checking games in and out, as well as assisting with game giveaways. If you can't make it to CABS or you can't find Kristin, you can sign up by emailing cabs.conventiondirector@gmail.com . THIS JUST IN: BOARD ROOM VOLUNTEERS ALSO GET A FREE T-SHIRT! ___________________________________________________________ Buckeye Game Fest is confirmed! The contract is approved and Buckeye Game Fest is a GO (for reals this time, I promise)! Mark your calendars AND START THINKING ABOUT AN EVENT THAT YOU COULD RUN! BGF NEEDS EVENTS!!: September 8, 2016 through September 11, 2016. ___________________________________________________________ Do You Live in or near Pickerington? If so, Pickerington Public Library is looking for volunteers to help them organize a "game day" at the library. If you are interested, contact Kenton Daniels at kdaniels@pickeringtonlibrary.org. ___________________________________________________________

"Battle of Columbus" at CABS The Axis & Allies Meetup Group will host an Axis and Allies tournament event at CABS http://www.cabsgamers.org, set for May 14, 2016 11am. There will be an A & A 1942 [?]nd edition) 2 round tournament and also a 1 game A & A Global game. Winners of both events will be awarded prizes. The A & A 1942 tournament will consist of four 2 person teams & games will be limited to 6 rounds using tournament rules created by Greg Smorey http://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/19422ndEDrulesNEW.pdf. The Global game will be a one game championship match with a limit of 6 players (3 Allies & 3 Axis) also using Greg Smorey's tournament rules. http://smo63.fatcow.com/pdf/G42tournament2013.pdf Please RSVP and/or contact Vince (see the Meetup event page) to reserve your spot in this event. There is no fee and players can only register for one of the 2 events.

CABS NEWS 2016-4-9

2016-04-08

Stir Trek Event Thursday

2015-04-28

Stir Trek is Coming to CABS!  An Extra Night of Gaming!
Stir Trek is a local software development conference in its 7th year of being hosted in Columbus.  This year Stir Trek has partnered with CABS to host a gaming night at the CABS venue on Thursday, April 30th from 6pm-11pm. This special event is open to CABS members and non-members alike. We are working on organizing a food truck for the night but nothing is confirmed yet so plan accordingly. We look forward to seeing you April 30th at CABS. www.stirtrek.com

International Tabletop Day is FREE!

2015-04-09

Games for the PEOPLE! In observation and celebration of International Tabletop Day, CABS is waving the non-member door fee for the 4/11 meeting. Come and game it up with CABS for FREE!!!

Pandemic Party at CABS!

2015-03-26

Pandemic Party at CABS!

Play games and fight Ebola by coming out to CABS on Saturday April 11th. We'll be teaching and playing Pandemic, Pandemic: the Cure, and Pandemic: Contagion starting at Noon. This is a free event, but we will be taking donations to benefit Doctors without Borders in their fight against Ebola in Africa. So far, over $50,000 has been raised at Pandemic Parties across the globe, and we're hoping to add even more to that total.  Even more details at:

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/columbus-area-boardgaming-society-tabletop-day-tickets-15788873947?aff=tabletopday

So, celebrate International TableTop Day by heading out to CABS to play games and fight Ebola!

WBNS 10TV plans to promote this upcoming event on the on-air Community Calendar the week of April 6 – 12. This event will be mentioned once a day for a week inside one of their newscasts. So it will be heard and seen by tens of thousands of viewers. Event information will also be posted on the 10TV Community Calendar website.

Buckeye Game Fest dates confirmed!

2015-03-17

It's official. Buckeye Game Fest 2015 will take place September 10-13, 2015, at the lovely Crowne Plaza Columbus North - the same hotel as last year. CABS is hoping to expand our offering of events for this year's BGF, so if you have an idea for a game event you would like to host, start planning now. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details as they become available at http://www.buckeyegamefest.com/.