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The May edition of Games Library Day is going to be slightly off schedule on account of the Second Sunday being Mother’s Day. We’ll meet one day earlier on Saturday, May 11th and a touch earlier in the day (12pm – 4pm) to beat the Saturday evening crowds. This way you will have all of Sunday to take your mother out for brunch (or to be taken out for brunch if you are a mother) AND get some gaming in that same weekend.
Oh, if your mother likes to play games, bring her to Games Library Day too. We’ll try to have her favorite game on hand if you leave a comment as to what that might be.
Come join us for lots of pre-Mother’s Day games fun on
Saturday, May 11th
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
@ The Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti (map)
A subset of the Games Library will be in attendance and of course people are welcome to bring their own games. If you’d like to see a particular game at Games Library Day, leave a comment to let us know. Hope to see you there!
 Kevin H. ponders his racing strategy as he rounds the corner onto Outer Wacker Drive. Welcome to the aftermath post for the April edition of Games Library Day. We had around 30 people show up which is fantastic! Thank you all for coming!
Continue reading Aftermath: April Games Day
First off, I want to thank everyone who came out to the event, and to the organizers who made everything possible.
As one of the over 3000 events held in 55 countries (and Antarctica), it was great to see so many new and familiar faces come together just to play games. At least 50 people attended, with up to ten games being played at one time. Games that were played included:
- Ticket to Ride, Small World, and Lords of Waterdeep
- Magic, Express, Seven Dragons, and Phase 10
- Dixit, Tsuro of the Seas, and 7 Wonders
- Zombie Dice, Munchkin, and Munchkin Booty
- Get Bit, Pint Craft, and Alien Frontiers
- Flash Point: Fire Rescue, Castle Panic, and Pandemic
- Pillars of the Earth, Living Stone, and Mage Wars
- Seasons, Dominion, Suburbia, and Innovation
Here are some pictures too!
         
For those of you wondering, the winner of each episode from Season 1 of TableTop held a trophy with their name on a piece of tape. Since they could not keep the trophy, they got to keep the tape. So, we decided to continue the tradition with our own!
Thank you again to everyone who came out. Hope to see you all at U-Con!! Perhaps the trophy will make an appearance there as well…
Each month I find new and awesome games to play and if someone brings FormulaD again I will see if I can snag a spot. Just look at those tiny cars! SQUEEE! I mean…erhm…what an exciting representation of car racing.
Come join us for lots of games fun (and perhaps a break from tax craziness) on
Sunday, April 14th
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
@ The Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti (map)
A subset of the Games Library will be in attendance and of course people are welcome to bring their own games (especially you FormulaD people *g*). Hope to see you there!
-JQuirk
I was going to make this into a “How to Play” but instead, I think I’ll do something a little bit different. Mainly because this game is still in its Kickstarter phase and if I wait any longer to post something you all won’t have a chance to get in on the ground (shambling) level. So! Go check out the fun over at the Kickstarter link and maybe put yourself down for a set of cards. Or, perhaps you’d like to be immortalized as a zombie. Go ahead…I’ll wait.
Continue reading Zombie House Blitz
November 22-24, 2013
Marriott Ann Arbor Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest
I-94 at Exit 183 in Ypsilanti
We are excited to announce that we will return to Eagle Crest this fall!
There is so much going on over here. We have to revise convention hours and update all our website pages. We’ll get the events submission page open in the next few weeks, so please pardon our dust!
November 22-24, 2013
Marriott Ann Arbor Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest
I-94 at Exit 183 in Ypsilanti
See you in November!
March 30th marks the first anniversary of the Geek & Sundry created TableTop. They have declared this day “International TableTop Day” and have asked that groups who love to play games host a game playing event on this day. We put our collective heads together and decided that this was a brilliant idea, so we created an event.
Please join U-Con at The Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti on Saturday, March 30th for an afternoon of games and fun. We’ll be there from noon to 5 with many of the games featured on TableTop plus a whole lot more. Feel free to bring your own game if you’d like; we’d love to learn what your favorite game is as well as show you some of the cool games we know and love.
(Games featured on TableTop)
We closed our P.O box as part of our plan; it was a remnant of the old organization. We plan to transition to a new box for the new organization in the next month or two. Meanwhile, please use the contact form if needed.
Rest assured this was a planned part of the transition! We may seem quiet at the moment, but we’re busy behind the scenes talking to the hotel about dates and soon we’ll hold our elections.
Happy new year everyone! I’m hoping 2013 finds all of you in better spirits but if not, never fear: The first Games Library Day of 2013 is scheduled!
U-Con Games Library Day
Sunday, January 27
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
@ The Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti (map)
There is no charge for this event, though space may be limited.
As usual, you can suggest games you’d like to see from the Library (I put a list on our Facebook page), bring your own games or just show up and see what fun materializes. I’m feeling all crafty like so I think I’m going to start a 1KBWC U-Con deck. What’s 1KBWC? You’ll have to come and find out (or, you know, Google it). Hope to see you there!
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A Big Thank You! Thank you to these generous companies who donated prizes for U-Con 2012:
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