What we’re about
If you live in the Waynesboro, VA area or nearby and would enjoy playing modern board games with other women, join us!
We meet regularly on Sunday evenings and occasionally on other nights, sometimes at Panera or elsewhere and sometimes at our house. At each meeting, we'll offer a game or games from one of the categories below. If you've never played the game, no worries -- we like teaching! We also believe more in enjoying the game than in winning.
GAME DIFFICULTY LEVELS
How hard a game will be to learn seems to be most people's first concern when deciding whether to come to a game night, so we'll try to make that explicit for each meeting by using the ratings below, which reflect the complexity of the rules, how much the game relies on luck vs. strategy, and how long it typically takes to play with 3-4 players.
We're using a slightly modified version of Board Game Geek's (BGG) weight rating scale rather than relying on our own perceptions of the games, and that way you can more easily compare the games in our BGG collection.
- Light & Party: Includes most party and family games that can be picked up easily. Mostly luck based. Often scale up to groups of 6-10 and typically pretty short, like 10-15 minutes.
- Easy (BGG 1.0-1.9): Games that may need a few minutes of explanation but are pretty easy to pick up and learn while playing. More luck than strategy. Four player games typically 1-2 hours.
- Medium Light (BGG 2.0-2.25): Games with dynamics and options that might require a bit more strategy and analysis, although luck still plays a role. The gameplay might be pretty simple, but figuring out how maximize your points might take time. Four player games typically 1-3 hours.
- Medium Heavy (BGG 2.26-2.8): These games tend to have quite a few options that require strategy and analysis, but they can be a lot of fun to sink your teeth into! Best suited to players who are already familiar with modern board games. Four player games typically around 3-4 hours.
We also have a few heavier games (BGG 2.9-3.8), which we'd love to play with others but would probably do at a separate gathering with fellow game hobbyists. Ever wanted to try Ark Nova or Feast for Odin? Let me know and we'll set something up!
TYPES OF GAMES
We are most drawn to games that are cute or charming, with pretty graphics and light-hearted themes. We particularly enjoy cooperative games, where players work together against some aspect of the game as the opponent. We also prefer Euro-style games, where the goal is to win by having the most points, as opposed to American-style games, where the goal is defeat (and eliminate) the other players. But we have both kinds among our collection.
CAMPAIGN GAMES
These are games meant to be played in "chapters," with players returning to future meetings to pick up where they left off and play the next chapter. The ones we have are easy to medium in difficulty (and are very cute), but they do require more commitment.
We'd love to get a group of 4 committed to going through one of our charming campaign games, like Stuffed Fables, Forgotten Waters, or Wonder Book, meeting maybe 3-4 times a month until finished. If you're interested, let Amy know.
PLEASE RSVP
FYI: If no one signs up for an event by an hour or so before it starts, we may decide to stay home, so we don't recommend showing up unless you've RSVP'd in advance!
WANT TO HOST YOUR OWN GAME NIGHT?
Have a game you'd like to play with other women? Feel free to use this group to set up your own game night, at a date, time, and location of your choice. Message Amy for details!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Easy Game: CascadiaPanera Bread, Waynesboro, VA
From BGG's description: "Cascadia is a puzzly tile-laying and token-drafting game featuring the habitats and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest.
In the game, you take turns building out your own terrain area and populating it with wildlife."Never played? No worries. We'll teach the game!
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Medium Light. (More about what this means on the group description page.)
LOCATION: If new members are joining us, we'll meet at Panera, in the nook to the far right after you enter (if it's available). Otherwise we'll meet at our house, in which case: bring your own food!
(Photo from BGG.)
- Medium Heavy Game: Creature ComfortsAmy & Cynthia's House, Waynesboro, VA
From the BGG description: "In Creature Comforts, you spend the Spring, Summer, and Fall gathering different goods from the forest and spending them to collect items that will make your home more inviting while the world outside is covered in a layer of snow. Each round you send family members out to various locations in an attempt to gain supplies. If they fall short of their goal, they’ll learn a lesson and be better prepared next time. The family that has created the most comfortable den wins the game."
We love this game! It's much closer to what we were hoping for when we got Everdell, and it's so cute!
Never played? No worries. We'll teach the game!
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Medium Heavy. (More about what this means on the group description page.)
LOCATION: If new members are joining us, we'll meet at Panera, in the nook to the far right after you enter (if it's available). Otherwise we'll meet at our house, in which case: bring your own food!
- Medium Light Game: VerdantPanera Bread, Waynesboro, VA
From the BGG description page: "Verdant is a puzzly spatial card game for 1 to 5 players. You take on the role of a houseplant enthusiast trying to create the coziest interior space by collecting and arranging houseplants and other objects within your home. You must position your plants so that they are provided the most suitable light conditions and take care of them to create the most verdant collection."
Never played? No worries. We'll teach the game!
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Medium Light. (More about what this means on the group description page.)
LOCATION: If new members are joining us, we'll meet at Panera, in the nook to the far right after you enter (if it's available). Otherwise we'll meet at our house, in which case: bring your own food!
(Photo from BGG.)
