
What we’re about
This is a group for playing a variety of modern board games. Feel free to come empty-handed as I will bring my copy of the scheduled game. Each event will be limited attendance based on how many people can play each game.
Some examples of games that I plan to host:
- Obsession
- Kemet
- Dune: Imperium
- Churchill
- Hadrian’s Wall
- Scythe
- Terraforming Mars
- Wingspan
If anyone is interested in playing a game from their collection, please let me know. I am always open to new games.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- AgricolaCharles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, VA
We will be playing Agricola with up to 8 players. All experience levels welcome. Expect the game teach to start promptly within the first 10 minutes.
Agricola is a worker placement game in which you're a farmer living in a wooden shack with your spouse and little else. At first, on a turn, your family gets to take only two actions, one for you and one for your spouse: plowing fields, collecting materials, building fences, etc. Each round a new action card is flipped over, offering one more possible action. You can expand your house to make room for more family members.
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Find here the rulebook.Note: Please remember to update your RSVP if you can not attend the event. The earlier you update your RSVP the better so that players on the waitlist can attend. No-shows may make it harder to attend future meetups. Also, all library rules apply to this meetup event. Mainly that no food is allowed in the library. Covered drinks are allowed.
- ApiaryCharles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, VA
We will be playing Apiary with up to 5 players per game. If you have a copy of the game please let me know and I can open the event to more players. All experience levels welcome. Expect the game teach to start promptly within the first 10 minutes.
In a far-distant future, humans no longer inhabit Earth. One species of the humble honeybee has evolved to fill the void. They grew in size and intelligence to become a highly advanced society. In Apiary, each player controls a unique factions. Through worker-placement players work to build their hive: exploring planets, gathering resources, and developing technologies along the way.
Find here a how to play video on youtube.
Find here the rulebook.Note: Please remember to update your RSVP if you can not attend the event. By updating your RSVP when you can't make it other players on the waitlist will have a chance to attend. No-shows may make it harder to attend future meetups. Also, all library rules apply to this meetup event. Mainly that no food is allowed in the library. Covered drinks are allowed.
- ScytheCharles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, VA
We will be playing two games of Scythe with up to 10 players. All experience levels welcome. Expect the game teach to start promptly within the first 10 minutes.
Scythe is an engine-building game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mechs.
Find Here a how to play video on youtube.
Find Here the rulebook.Note: Please remember to update your RSVP if you can not attend the event. By updating your RSVP when you can't make it other players on the waitlist will have a chance to attend. No-shows may make it harder to attend future meetups. Also, all library rules apply to this meetup event. Mainly that no food is allowed in the library. Covered drinks are allowed.
- ObsessionCharles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library, Alexandria, VA
We will be playing two games of Obsession with up to 8 players. All experience levels welcome. Expect the game teach to start promptly within the first 10 minutes.
In Obsession you are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th century Victorian England. After several lean decades, family fortunes are looking up! Your goal is to improve your estate so as to be in better standing with the truly influential families in Derbyshire. In Obsession you will build a deck of Victorian gentry (British social upper class), renovate your estate by acquiring building tiles from a centralized builders' market, and manipulate an extensive service staff of butlers, housekeepers, underbutlers, maids, valets, and footmen utilizing a novel worker placement mechanic. Successfully hosting prestigious social activities such as Fox Hunts, Music Recitals, Billiards, Political Debates, and Grand Balls increases a player's wealth, reputation, and connections among the elite.
Find here a how to play video on youtube.
Find here the rulebook.Note: Please remember to update your RSVP if you can not attend the event. The earlier you update your RSVP the better so that players on the waitlist can attend. No-shows may make it harder to attend future meetups. Also, all library rules apply to this meetup event. Mainly that no food is allowed in the library. Covered drinks are allowed.