12/13/2023 – Berkshire Gamers Session Report – #23-49

20 for our first annual Holiday Party at the UNO Park Community Center
The theme was FUN – activity games, real-time games and party games – to allow for proper celebration and merriment.As a twist, we encouraged those who have never led one of our tables to do so – thanks Anna, Kara and Reimi for stepping up and leading.We honored the memory of my dear friend of 47 years, Herb Levy, for his love of teaching games – by honoring our most frequent table leaders with collectible games from Herb’s collection – generously contributed by his widow, Lynn. Herb & Lynn played with us twice at Purple Dragon Games while visiting Sandy and me. 5000 of Herb’s games were donated to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester NY.

Sean, Tim, Armando, Ethan, Drew and Tony each received a special game.

The link to the BGG memorial to Herb Levy

Our prize table proved to be a rousing success, as members got to choose 3-4 games from the overflowing table….thanks to all who contributed generously.
Our 12/20 session will be a request session – time to bring back games you may have missed in previous sessions as well as new games. Kindly email your requests to Steve and we will try to line up the games and table leaders.
Tim is requesting to lead Bamboo and GPS
Steve is requesting Kitchen Rush (Kara/Anna to lead)
Sean has declared our December 27 session will be a TRAIN GAMES night. All Aboard !
12/13/2023 @ UNO Park Community Center
IN: Steve & Sandy, Sean & Wendy, Tim, Armando, Amy, Ethan, Drew Z, Nicole, Anna, Kara, Peter, Chris & Quinn, Drew D, Danny, Reimi, Libby, Rob
ON OUR TABLES:

Rail Pass

(led by Kara) 2019 ten-minute real-time co-op with trains delivering colored wooden goods cubes to their destination cities. Kindly bring it back for TRAIN NIGHT.

SONAR Family

(led by Reimi) 2018 stripped down version of SONAR/Captain SONAR for 2 teams (captain and radio operator). Think of it as an advanced game of Battleship for submarines.

Crokinole

4x (group led) 1876 Canadian flicking game….2 tables in play

Bang

(led by Armando) 2002 card game that recreates an old-fashioned spaghetti western shoot-out, with each player randomly receiving a Character card to determine special abilities, and a secret Role card to determine their goal.

Kabuto Sumo

(2x) (led by Tim) 2021 dexterity pushing puzzle where players try to push pieces off the edge, like those coin games at arcades.

Just One

(group led) 2018 clue giving co-op – a perfect 13* in Libby & Chris’ first play….it’s not always this easy, nor does a Rensselaer clue resonate with Sandy unless put in context to successfully guess ‘Troy’.

Paku Paku

(led by Tim) 2017 dexterity Panda plate stacking game with dice.

Cockroach Poker/Kakerlaken Poker

(led by Anna) 2004 reverse set collection game that has nothing to do with poker – except that the game is all about bluffing, with cards that show cockroaches, rats and stink bugs. The goal is to force another player to collect 4 of any one type of critter.

Spaceteam

(led by Armando) 2015 fast-paced, cooperative shouting card game in which players race to repair their malfunctioning spaceship

Take 5/ 6Nimmt/ Category 5

(led by Armando) 1994 Wolfgang Kramer classic card game that can expand to 10 players – our first game played as a group at Purple Dragon Games and still a favorite.

If I missed anything that got played, kindly email me and we’ll update
Photos of our holiday party taken by Tim Peters (Courtesy of Tim Peters Photo)
Crokinole ! Libby and Sean vs Peter and Danny. (Tim captures a disk in mid-flight – a true professional!

Crokinole ! Libby and Sean vs Peter and Danny. (Tim captures a disk in mid-flight - a true professional !

 

 

Drew, Quinn, Armando, Nicole experiencing Rail Pass fun

 Drew, Quinn, Armando, Nicole experiencing Rail Pass fun

 

Reimi leading SONAR FAMILY for Sandy, Chris and Anna

Reimi leading SONAR FAMILY for Sandy, Chris and Anna

Take5 with Drew, Armando, Sean, Steve, Nicole

Take5 with Drew, Armando, Sean, Steve, Nicole

Xander is one pooped puppy – hey, where is Glyph?

Xander is one pooped puppy - hey, where is Glyph?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Armando receives his special table leader award

Armando receives his special table leader award

Nicole, Wendy, Kara, Drew and Quinn at Rail Pass

 Nicole, Wendy, Kara, Drew and Quinn at Rail Pass 

 

 

 

 

 

Danny & Libby flicking at Crokinole

Danny & Libby flicking at Crokinole 

Sean receiving his table leader award….we’ve gotta play El Grande with expansions in 2024.

 Sean receiving his table leader award....we've gotta play El Grande with expansions in 2024. 

Steve

20 for our first annual Holiday Party at the UNO Park Community Center The theme was FUN – activity games, real-time games and party games – to allow for proper celebration and merriment.As a twist, we encouraged those who have never led one of our tables to do so – thanks Anna, Kara and Reimi…

20 for our first annual Holiday Party at the UNO Park Community Center The theme was FUN – activity games, real-time games and party games – to allow for proper celebration and merriment.As a twist, we encouraged those who have never led one of our tables to do so – thanks Anna, Kara and Reimi…

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