Seattle Board Games

Board game night @ Kangaroo and Kiwi in the Ballard neighborhood! All experience levels and interests are welcome; we'll be more than happy to teach you how to play! The first round of games starts between 6:00 and 6:10 so please be on time to make sure you get into a game. There are often more games played later in the evening as well.

I'll be bringing games from my collection, but feel free to bring any games you'd like to share with the group! We tend to get a very wide variety of games played at the event so don't be shy about bringing out your favorites.

Please support the bar while you play so we can keep this amazing location! Kangaroo and Kiwi has a great selection of beers and ciders on tap, as well as a full food menu. They also do nightly specials and the Monday special is 75 cent wings. They also have burgers, grilled cheese, soups, vegetarian options, and more.

This location is on Market Street in Ballard. The 44 bus comes right by. For parking, there is paid parking all around until 8pm or you can park a couple blocks north which is free after 6pm. We meet in the private room to the right after you walk in.

Tabletop game night at Teddy's Tavern in the Roosevelt neighborhood! I'll be bringing a selection of games from my collection. Feel free to bring any games you might want to share.

DUNE: IMPERIUM
Expansions: Rise of Ix, Immortality
Players: 1-4
Expected Playtime: 3-4 hours

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Description from BGG (verbatim):

Dune: Imperium is a game that finds inspiration in elements and characters from the Dune legacy, both the new film from Legendary Pictures and the seminal literary series from Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson.

As a leader of one of the Great Houses of the Landsraad, raise your banner and marshal your forces and spies. War is coming, and at the center of the conflict is Arrakis – Dune, the desert planet.

Dune: Imperium uses deck-building to add a hidden-information angle to traditional worker placement.

You start with a unique leader card, as well as a deck identical to those of your opponents. As you acquire cards and build your deck, your choices will define your strengths and weaknesses. Cards allow you to send your Agents to certain spaces on the game board, so how your deck evolves affects your strategy. You might become more powerful militarily, able to deploy more troops than your opponents. Or you might acquire cards that give you an edge with the four political factions represented in the game: the Emperor, the Spacing Guild, the Bene Gesserit, and the Fremen.

Unlike many deck-building games, you don’t play your entire hand in one turn. Instead, you draw a hand of cards at the start of every round and alternate with other players, taking one Agent turn at a time (playing one card to send one of your Agents to the game board). When it’s your turn and you have no more Agents to place, you’ll take a Reveal turn, revealing the rest of your cards, which will provide Persuasion and Swords. Persuasion is used to acquire more cards, and Swords help your troops fight for the current round’s rewards as shown on the revealed Conflict card.

Defeat your rivals in combat, shrewdly navigate the political factions, and acquire precious cards. The Spice must flow to lead your House to victory!