CABS News 2016-6-15

2016-06-13

Event submission for BGF 2016 is now open!Just like last year we've set up a Google Form for you to submit your event ideas. We'd love to hear what events you'd like to see at Buckeye Game Fest, even more so if you're willing to run them.This year we will also be extending those who are not current CABS members the opportunity to receive free badges by running events. We are still working on finalizing exactly what the requirements for that will be. If you are interested, please go ahead and submit your events via the form, then send an e-mail to bgfcommittee@googlegroups.com. Event submission will be open for at least a month, so please give us your event ideas! Use this link to the submission form: http://goo.gl/forms/njQhKFcYxY _____________________________________________________________________ Wanna Play Games at COSI? COSI After Dark is a series of age 21+ events. They are the first Thursday of every month from5:30-10:00pmand each one has a unique theme. The theme for July is “Games”! In the spirit of that theme, COSI is turning their atrium into a "Game Cafe" for the July 7th COSI After Dark event. Are you interested in teaching and playing games at this event in exchange for free admission? If so, email communications@cabsgamers.org. Represent for CABS! ______________________________________________________________________

Pictures from June 3, 2016! Click on a photo to go to CABS gallery: ____________________________________ Message from CABS Librarian:Hey Cabbies! Help us find these games. If you have any of these and are going to Origins 2016 please bring them to the Board Room so that they are available for play. MISSING: Chateau Roquefort Caverna: The Cave Farmers Mystery of the Abbey Concordia Dominion Arcadia Quest Cacao Templar Intrigue The Game Wizards CHECKED OUT: Dead of Winter Gravwell Dimension 20th Century Limited

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. 6/15 - 6/19(Wednesday - Sunday) >CABS Board Room at Origins 2016! 6/25(Saturday) >normal meeting hours >CABS Design Group 12noon >food truck isHoly Taco! 7/1(Friday) >normal meeting hours 7/9(Saturday) >normal meeting hours >CABS board meeting 6:30pm >food truck is Dan's Deli featuring Joe "Killah Grillah" Millah! 7/15(Friday) >normal meeting hours >food truck isHoly Taco! ______________________________________ Message from CABS Secretary to all CABS members: There is some sort of glitch in the badge printing software. If you are a CABS member and have not yet received a CABS badge, please email cabs.board@gmail.com and let us know. Thanks! New Games! Smugglers Waah waah waaaaah... Wait until ORIGINS! Also, CABS is getting an additional cabinet! So that's something.

CABS News 2016-6-3

2016-06-02

Wanna Play Games at COSI?

Library Reorganization Volunteers Needed
In preparation for the Board Room at Origins 2016, there will library reorganizationJune 4th starting at 1pm. Anyone interested in helping out with this annual project is welcome. Keep in mind, there will be NO GAMING. I repeat, NO GAMING. So, don't even ask.

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.
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ATTENTION DROID USERS: There is a persistent problem CABS is having with Google Calendars. For some reason a CABS meeting for 6/11/16 is showing up on the Google Calendar when viewed on some Droid phones. Our crack technical team has made several attempts to correct this issue without success. So let it be known to all:THERE IS NO CABS MEETING ON JUNE 11, 2016!

CABS News 2016-5-20

2016-05-18

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.That is THIS WEEKEND'S MEETING FOLKS!!! Friday, May 20th!
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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.
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To All Interested CABS Members: The postponed CABS board meeting from last week has been rescheduled to this week, Friday, May 20, 2016 6:30pm.

Board Meeting Postponed

2016-05-14

Due to illness and resultant lack of quorum, the CABS Board Meeting for tonight has been postponed.  New meeting date to be announced ASAP.

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