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The Chicagoland area's premiere and largest gamer group. Events include board games, card games, party games, and more, and are held throughout the city and suburbs in game stores, bars, and other locales. Come join us for a great time.
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NWIBGA (Northwest Indiana Board Game Association) Open Gaming
8460 Mississippi St, Merrillville, IN, US"We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." ~ Ben Franklin
Gaming group that meets semi-regularly to play boardgames, card games, rpgs, etc. "YOU'VE GOT A TICKET TO RIIIIDE!"
We meet weekly, Mondays 6:00-10:00ish, year-round @
Holiday Inn Express Large Meeting Room
8460 Mississippi St,
Merrillville, IN 46410$5 every Monday Game Night • $20 for One Month • $50 Quarterly (3 Months)
We also host occasional All-Day Game Days, usually on a Saturday. See our Guild (below) for upcoming events, or join this page: Here
Sample of the kind of games we're playing lately (these are but a few!):
Lords of Waterdeep, Railways of the World, Brass, Crokinole, Galaxy Trucker, Puerto Rico, Ticket To Ride, Carcassone, Eclipse, Power Grid, Guildhall, Kingsburg, Catacombs, Settlers of Catan, Memoir ‘44, 7 Wonders, Formula De, Sentinels of the Multiverse, Smash Up, Small World, Shadows Over Camelot, Battlestar Galactica, Dominion, Diplomacy, Pandemic, Are You a Werewolf?, Blokus, and many more!If you have joined us before we would love to hear feedback: Here
We also have a casual banter fb page at: Here
And check out our Guild at BGG (BoardgameGeek.com): Here
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Serious Strategy: Acquire + Cities and Knights of Catan
OMi, 3135 N Broadway St,, Chicago, IL, USInterested in a board game meetup with a focus on games with deeper strategy and more replayability? Prefer spending your time diving into gameplay rather than learning new rules every session?
“Serious Strategy” is a meetup series designed for those who enjoy thoughtful, engaging games that reward repeated play. We focus on revisiting well-regarded strategy titles that offer depth and challenges not found in more casual or party-style games, offering the opportunity to match wits with other strategically-inclined players.
Four rules:
- Learn the game ahead of time (rulebook and/or videos will be provided)
- Respect your fellow gamers and the game (be timely and take the game seriously)
- Support the venue (order a drink or food from the cafe)
- Sign up here and on the Google Spreadsheet to reserve your slot (so we know which game you're playing)
This week's games: Acquire and Cities and Knights of Catan
Acquire
Sid Sackson's classic from the 1960s - one of the first Euro games, proving his genius by being more than 30 years ahead of its time! Acquire is an economic game of mergers and acquisitions with a relatively simple ruleset, serving as a great first event for the series.
PDF Rules
How-to-Play Video
Minimum players: 3 (event will be cancelled if not enough signups)Cities and Knights of Catan
This full-bodied expansion introduces more nuanced developments of cities, interactive knights, battles against barbarians, and more, transforming Settlers of Catan from the classic gateway game to a deeper, heavier experience. Once you play Cities and Knights, you'll never want to go back to the base game again.
PDF Rules
How-to-Play Video
Minimum players: 3 (game will be cancelled if not enough signups)NOTE: Our venue has room for at least two larger-scale games, but I can only host one game at a time right now. If you'd like to host a second game at our meetup, let me know.
With a limited number of seats, no-shows are no fun - and may prevent us from playing at all - so those who no-show or cancel with less than 48 hours notice will be restricted in their ability to sign up in the future.
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