Cool Mini or Not Game Demonstrations: B-Sieged, Rum N Bones, and Zombicide: Black Plague Demonstrations
B-Sieged -- B-Sieged: Sons of the Abyss is a fully-cooperative, castle defense board game that combines exciting combat action with classic resource management. In this thrilling, defensive battle, 1 to 6 players control the mighty Heroes of Modhelm, who must fight back the encroaching Abyssal hordes and endure until salvation arrives! But that salvation will only come if you can protect the Messenger who was tasked with escaping the siege to retrieve an ancient magic artifact that will break the enemy forces. Survive the onslaught until the Messenger returns, and the Citadel will be saved!
Rum N Bones -- Rum & Bones is a miniatures board game where 2 to 6 players control fantastic pirate crews engaged in fierce combat. Inspired by MOBA style video games, Rum & Bones' gameplay is deep, fast-paced, and highly strategic. The game pits two pirate factions against each other. With their ships locked in combat, the crew and heroes attempt to board the enemy ship to disable it.
Zombicide: Black Plague -- Zombicide: Black Plague is a standalone cooperative board game for 1 to 6 players that brings the relentless zombie-killing action of Zombicide into a brand new fantasy setting! Players control a party of survivors as they fight to rid the land of an invasion of zombies controlled by the game itself. Survivors find weapons, learn spells, battle zombies, and gain experience. The more experience they get, the more powerful they become, but the more zombies rise to face them!
Cool Mini or Not Game Demonstrations: Xenoshyft (1-8 players -- 2 boards set up, minimum of 1 player, maximum of 4 per board set)
Xenoshyft: Onslaught -- XenoShyft is a game for 1 to 4 players, with each player controlling one of the Divisions of the NorTec Military: The Science Labs, Med Bay, Armory, Weapon's Research, Barracks, and Command Center. Each of these divisions represents one part of the overall NorTec Base, and it is your job as commander of these Divisions to protect the base while its field operations are completed.
Ghostbusters: the Board Game and Adventure Time: Card Wars Demonstrations
Cryptozoic Entertainment, Inc. is a premier developer and publisher of original and licensed board games, card games, comics, and trading cards, including the DC Comics Deck-Building Game, The Walking Dead Board Game, Adventure Time: Cards Wars, The Big Bang Theory: The Party Game, and The Lookouts comic book. Following a philosophy and core principle of "Fans First," the dedicated gamers and fans of the Cryptozoic Entertainment team are focused on producing fun and amazing products along with epic events that bring all gaming fans together as part of the Cryptozoic community.
Conspiracy and Overlords of Infamy Kickstarter exclusive, Looney Labs, King of Tokyo, and King of New York Demonstrations all day
Fluxx (Looney Labs) -- It all begins with one basic rule: Draw one card, play one card. You start with a hand of three cards, add the card you drew to your hand, and then choose one card to play, following the directions written on your chosen card. As cards are drawn and played from the deck, the rules of the game change—from how many cards are drawn or played or even how many cards you can hold at the end of your turn.
Epic PvP: Fantasy, Dice City, Greedy Greedy Goblins, Doomtown: Reloaded and Smash Up Demonstrations all day by AEG Games
Alderac Entertainment Group, or AEG, was formed in 1993 and is based in the city of Ontario, CA. Prior to getting into their current markets, AEG was involved in hobby gaming magazines, with their first product the magazine Shadis (winner of the 1994, 1995, and 1996 Origins Awards for Best Professional Gaming Magazine). Nightfall, an aggressive, head-to-head deckbuilding game, debuted in 2011. In 2012, AEG published a widely praised revision of Thunderstone known as Thunderstone Advance. New games include Flock, Dice City, Epic PVP: Fantasy, Smash Up: Munchkin, Smash Up: It's Your Fault! and Greedy Greedy Goblins.
Andromeda Fight League or AFL, is a 2-player expandable game that combines the best elements of collectable card games and tactical board games, in conjunction with the concept of team drafting and management similar to Fantasy Sports. The rules are straightforward and easy to learn, but, similar to chess, the options and potential for depth of thought, strategy, and skill are endless depending on the player. The random elements built into AFL expand its replay ability, and the game has draft, setup, and battling phases, which add to the depth of the AFL experience.
Atlas Games: Gloom and Murder of Crows Demonstrations all day
Gloom -- In the Gloom card game, you assume control of the fate of an eccentric family of misfits and misanthropes. The goal of the game is sad, but simple: You want your characters to suffer the greatest tragedies possible before passing on to the well-deserved respite of death. You'll play horrible mishaps like Pursued by Poodles or Mauled by a Manatee on your own characters to lower their Self-Worth scores, while trying to cheer your opponents' characters with marriages and other happy occasions that pile on positive points. The player with the lowest total Family Value wins.
Murder of Crows -- Uncover a murder most foul by revealing six story elements that together describe the deadly deed and spell the word MURDER. But take care that your opponents can't do the same -- take their letters, counter their actions, or call on a waiting Crow to influence the murder before they do! At any moment a well-played card can shift the balance and seal someone's fate.
Primoris by Tightrope Games LLC, demonstrations throughout the day
Primoris is a card game for 1 to 6 players. Primoris is unique in that the players, although competing against one another, must work together in order to ensure the Empire's survival. The Emperor of Ornax is dead. Absolute authority now lies within the Conclave of Councilors. You are one such person. It is a game of intrigue, betrayal and brutal balance. Player choice and interaction was stressed in the design of the game; every game is winnable, but conversely, every game can be squandered away with poor choices and lack of teamwork.
Red Dragon Inn (Slugfest Games) -- You and your friends are a party of heroic fantasy adventurers. You've raided the dungeon, killed the monsters, and taken their treasure. Now you're back, and what better way to celebrate your most recent victory than to spend an evening at the Red Dragon Inn. You and your adventuring companions will spend the night drinking, gambling, and roughhousing. The last person who is both sober enough to remain conscious and shrewd enough to hold on to his Gold Coins wins the game.
Representatives from Steve Jackson Games will present free game play demos all day, every day! Steve Jackson's best-known games include GURPS, the Generic Universal Role Playing System; Munchkin, the irreverent game of dungeon crawling; and Chez Geek, the game of apartment life. Steve Jackson Games also publishes Pyramid magazine, which covers the best in gaming in all genres and from all publishers.
Ravensdale Publishing's Villains & Henchmen Demonstrations all day
Villains & Henchmen is an as-yet unpublished game created by Ravensdale Publishing, an aspiring independent game design/publishing company. One of the world's most nefarious and diabolical supervillains has been captured and imprisoned by meddling heroes. As fellow villains and loyal henchmen, it's your job to orchestrate an escape! In this comic book-themed cooperative board game for 1–4 players, you will acquire powers, battle heroes, and overcome obstacles to spring the supervillain from a maximum-security prison. To succeed, you must work together. Of course, as villainous lackeys, you're all trying to one-up each other so that you can claim the coveted title of "Most Dangerous Villain"!
Cartoon Network Deck-Building Game and Portal: The Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game Demonstrations
Cryptozoic Entertainment, Inc. is a premier developer and publisher of original and licensed board games, card games, comics, and trading cards, including the DC Comics Deck-Building Game, The Walking Dead Board Game, Adventure Time: Cards Wars, The Big Bang Theory: The Party Game, and The Lookouts comic book. Following a philosophy and core principle of "Fans First," the dedicated gamers and fans of the Cryptozoic Entertainment team are focused on producing fun and amazing products along with epic events that bring all gaming fans together as part of the Cryptozoic community.
Cool Mini or Not Game Demonstrations: Blood Rage, Arcadia Quest, and SMOG Demonstrations
Arcadia Quest -- Arcadia Quest is an exciting adventure board game for 2 to 4 players. Each player controls a guild of three heroes, competing to be the liberators of the city of Arcadia and, more importantly, to become the richest and most powerful guild in the land! Arcadia Quest combines PvE and PvP gameplay, as players battle not only the monsters that populate the board but also the heroes controlled by other players. The monsters react to the players' actions, so there is no need for one player to be stuck with the role of “game master”; everybody gets to play as heroes.
Blood Rage -- Blood Rage is a Viking board game created by acclaimed game designer Eric M. Lang. In this fast-paced yet highly strategic game, 2 to 4 players take control of Viking clans, invading, pillaging, and battling in a quest to gain as much glory as possible before Ragnarok finally consumes the land! The game’s striking visuals are a combination of Adrian Smith’s highly evocative artwork and Mike McVey’s amazingly detailed miniatures.
SMOG -- Set in the fantastic steampunk World of SMOG, created by Panache Animation, On Her Majesty's Service is a stylish board game for 2 to 4 competing players. You'll need to navigate the rotating tiles that make up the game board, trading Ethers and Artefacts in order to fulfill the quest set by Queen Victoria, all the while dealing with the Agents of the Shadow Master.
Cool Mini or Not Game Demonstrations: Dogs of War (3-10 players -- 2 boards set up, minimum of 3 players, maximum of 5 per board)
Dogs of War -- Dogs of War is an elegant game set in a steampunk-influenced renaissance universe. Noble houses engage each other in a series of fierce battles, and it is up to the players and the Dogs of War they control to deploy their private armies in support of whatever house they wish to favor. Clockwork knights and imposing war machines shift the tides of war as they enter the battlefields, but the interest of their Dog of War captains actually lies in the rewards offered by each noble house to its supporters.
Boss Monster 1 & 2 and Settlers of Catan Demonstrations
Boss Monster -- The retro-inspired dungeon-building card game from indie publisher Brotherwise Games is designed for 2 to 4 players. Boss Monster is packed with nostalgic references to 8-bit video games, dungeon-crawling RPGs, and geeky pop culture. Players compete to become the ultimate villain: the final boss at the end of a side-scrolling dungeon.
DC Comics Deck-Building Game and Spyfall Demonstrations
Cryptozoic Entertainment, Inc. is a premier developer and publisher of original and licensed board games, card games, comics, and trading cards, including the DC Comics Deck-Building Game, The Walking Dead Board Game, Adventure Time: Cards Wars, The Big Bang Theory: The Party Game, and The Lookouts comic book. Following a philosophy and core principle of "Fans First," the dedicated gamers and fans of the Cryptozoic Entertainment team are focused on producing fun and amazing products along with epic events that bring all gaming fans together as part of the Cryptozoic community.
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
Villains & Henchmen is an as-yet unpublished game created by Ravensdale Publishing, an aspiring independent game design/publishing company. One of the world's most nefarious and diabolical supervillains has been captured and imprisoned by meddling heroes. As fellow villains and loyal henchmen, it's your job to orchestrate an escape! In this comic book-themed cooperative board game for 1–4 players, you will acquire powers, battle heroes, and overcome obstacles to spring the supervillain from a maximum-security prison. To succeed, you must work together. Of course, as villainous lackeys, you're all trying to one-up each other so that you can claim the coveted title of "Most Dangerous Villain"!
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
Andromeda Fight League or AFL, is a 2-player expandable game that combines the best elements of collectable card games and tactical board games, in conjunction with the concept of team drafting and management similar to Fantasy Sports. The rules are straightforward and easy to learn, but, similar to chess, the options and potential for depth of thought, strategy, and skill are endless depending on the player. The random elements built into AFL expand its replay ability, and the game has draft, setup, and battling phases, which add to the depth of the AFL experience.
HeroClix - Theme Team Constructed Tournament (No Entry Fee) Build a Golden Age 600-point Named Theme Team. Prizes: LEs from monthly prize kits.
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
HeroClix Sanctioned Tournaments from The Realm Games & Comics and Majestix. The general HeroClix Gaming Policy and Tournament Rules will be posted onsite.
Primoris by Tightrope Games LLC, demonstrations throughout the evening
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
Primoris is a card game for 1 to 6 players. Primoris is unique in that the players, although competing against one another, must work together in order to ensure the Empire's survival. The Emperor of Ornax is dead. Absolute authority now lies within the Conclave of Councilors. You are one such person. It is a game of intrigue, betrayal and brutal balance. Player choice and interaction was stressed in the design of the game; every game is winnable, but conversely, every game can be squandered away with poor choices and lack of teamwork.
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
Alderac Entertainment Group, or AEG, was formed in 1993 and is based in the city of Ontario, CA. Prior to getting into their current markets, AEG was involved in hobby gaming magazines, with their first product the magazine Shadis (winner of the 1994, 1995, and 1996 Origins Awards for Best Professional Gaming Magazine). Nightfall, an aggressive, head-to-head deckbuilding game, debuted in 2011. In 2012, AEG published a widely praised revision of Thunderstone known as Thunderstone Advance. New games include Flock, Dice City, Epic PVP: Fantasy, Smash Up: Munchkin, Smash Up: It's Your Fault! and Greedy Greedy Goblins.
Munchkin and Steve Jackson Dice Games Demonstrations
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
Representatives from Steve Jackson Games will present free game play demos all day, every day! Steve Jackson's best-known games include GURPS, the Generic Universal Role Playing System; Munchkin, the irreverent game of dungeon crawling; and Chez Geek, the game of apartment life. Steve Jackson Games also publishes Pyramid magazine, which covers the best in gaming in all genres and from all publishers.
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
Representatives from Steve Jackson Games will present free game play demos all day, every day! Steve Jackson's best-known games include GURPS, the Generic Universal Role Playing System; Munchkin, the irreverent game of dungeon crawling; and Chez Geek, the game of apartment life. Steve Jackson Games also publishes Pyramid magazine, which covers the best in gaming in all genres and from all publishers.
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
Politics is a fast & furious card game for 2–9 players. It's easy to learn and takes 20–45 minutes to play. Players compete in an election across all 50 states, trying to win the presidency of the United States. Each player acts as a candidate representing a political position (Socialist, Libertarian, Minority Candidate, etc.). Each candidate has particular advantages and disadvantages in 8 areas of influence (Science/Education, Health Care, Environment, Minority/Women's Issues, Economy/Taxes, Crime/Guns, Military, Religion), and also a bonus special ability, which they can use during the game. When you compete for votes in a region, you can bolster your candidate's abilities by spending cash (influence) and playing action cards. Action cards allow you to give yourself bonuses or your opponents penalties (by implicating them in scandals). Have you got what it takes to be the leader of the free world?
Dice City, Epic PvP: Fantasy and Flock Demonstrations by AEG Games
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
Alderac Entertainment Group, or AEG, was formed in 1993 and is based in the city of Ontario, CA. Prior to getting into their current markets, AEG was involved in hobby gaming magazines, with their first product the magazine Shadis (winner of the 1994, 1995, and 1996 Origins Awards for Best Professional Gaming Magazine). Nightfall, an aggressive, head-to-head deckbuilding game, debuted in 2011. In 2012, AEG published a widely praised revision of Thunderstone known as Thunderstone Advance. New games include Flock, Dice City, Epic PVP: Fantasy, Smash Up: Munchkin, Smash Up: It's Your Fault! and Greedy Greedy Goblins.
(This event takes place in the Nighttime Games area at the JW Marriott. For nighttime tournaments, please sign up and register before 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall Games area.)
Villains & Henchmen is an as-yet unpublished game created by Ravensdale Publishing, an aspiring independent game design/publishing company. One of the world's most nefarious and diabolical supervillains has been captured and imprisoned by meddling heroes. As fellow villains and loyal henchmen, it's your job to orchestrate an escape! In this comic book-themed cooperative board game for 1–4 players, you will acquire powers, battle heroes, and overcome obstacles to spring the supervillain from a maximum-security prison. To succeed, you must work together. Of course, as villainous lackeys, you're all trying to one-up each other so that you can claim the coveted title of "Most Dangerous Villain"!
