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Author: Nick

He got re-involved with board gaming when he found a mostly intact copy of HeroQuest at a garage sale. He started volunteering at U-Con in 2015. His current favorites are Bunny Kingdom, Viticulture, and Star Realms, but he's always looking for the next great game.

Games of the past

By Nick Posted on December 29, 2019 Posted in News
Games of the past
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In getting ready for each year’s convention, we do a lot of research into the new hotness to see what our gamers will want to be playing. We keep bringing back old favorites too, but there are plenty of other …

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Many Short Games: Part the Sixth

By Nick Posted on December 21, 2019 Posted in News

Welcome to Many Short Games: Part the Sixth: Miscellaneous other short games. This is the last of the Many Short Games posts and these games are 5 games that don’t fit in any of the other categories but needed to …

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Happy Thanksgiving!

By Nick Posted on November 28, 2019 Posted in News

Hey everybody, Thanksgiving is a time for spending with friends and family, looking back and appreciating all the good things in our lives. This week, we’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on your feedback from last weekend, and we …

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That’s a wrap!

By Nick Posted on November 24, 2019 Posted in News

Thanks everyone for attending U-Con 2019! We had a great time, and it looks like you did too. We’ll be sharing some photos, official attendance totals, total donations to Jasper’s Game Day and some other interesting bits in the next …

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Games Library Suggestions and Found Pieces

By Nick Posted on November 23, 2019 Posted in News

First day down! We hope you had a great time, we certainly did! Did you get a chance to check out the games library yet? It’s a great way to check out games that aren’t on your schedule or just …

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New Kickstarter from Guest of Honor Mike Selinker

By Nick Posted on November 22, 2019 Posted in News

Hey everybody, we hope your con is off to a great start so far! If political satire is your jam, check out the new kickstarter from Basket of Adorables, Mike Selinker’s political advocacy group. TanTrump promises a 10 minute experience …

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