Board games can be intimidating. And if you're an experienced gamer, you want your newbie friends to jump right into your favorites, like Tzol'kin or Dead of Winter, right away!! Bad idea!
Introduce those friends slowly. Build them up to learning the skills needed to play and enjoy board games.
This article suggests the 5 best board games for beginners, and even suggests what games would build on those. Spread the gaming love! Just take it easy on them the first night...
What's a Math Trade? Learn more here: Math Trade Guide
It is a way of trading away old games you don't want and hopefully finding games you want to add to your collection.
We believe we have someone interested in organizing it. Let us know if you would be interested in participating!
March 14, 2015: SXSW Gaming Awards
The nominees are:- Dead of Winter – Plaid Hat Games
- Five Tribes – Days of Wonder
- King of New York – IELLO
- Sheriff of Nottingham – Arcane Wonders
- Star Realms – White Wizard Games
Board Game Family blog gives you:
6 Tips for Learning a New Board Game
Useful if you are learning on your own and don't want to wait until the next FlaMinGoCon or Dice Tower Con to find someone to teach you."The rights to the popular board game Settlers of Catan sold, according to Deadline, to the producer behind “Sacrifice Pawn.” This is just the board game movie we deserve, but probably not the one we need right now."
Spoilers (though keep in mind it is a fake script... we think)
Ten Tips for Teaching Board Games from the Euro Board Game Blog.
Possibly the two most important rules: start at the objective, and be patient.
Loved the new games you discovered at FlaMinGoCon? Or that you see pictured here or on our Facebook page?
Here are some recommendations on where you can go buy your own. Do us a favor, TELL the folks at the store you are buying a game from them because you went to FlaMinGoCon or saw the game on the FlaMinGoCon website. :-) Thanks.
If you need instant gratification:
In Pompano Beach, you can find GXE Games, the closest store to West Palm Beach that focuses primarily on games.
The comic book store Past Present Future on Military Trail in WPB sells quite a few popular games.
Tates Comics, in Lauderhill down in Broward County and now in Boynton Beach near the mall, also carries games.
Barnes and Noble carries quite a few games too. But if you can hit up one of these local businesses, that'd be nicer, right?
If you're looking for much better prices, or really popular games (like Splendor and Camel Up), or new releases, online shopping is the way to go. Of course, there's Amazon. But the best option, often for price and definitely for supporting a smaller business, is a website called CoolStuffInc.com.
Cool Stuff Games are their Brick-and-mortar stores in Maitland, Winter Park, Jacksonville, and Hollywood.
Tell them Phil Mingo sent ya'!
At FlaMinGoCon the First on Jan 24 in West Palm Beach, we know we will mostly see friendly, smart, adorable gamers. Here is a funny article about six OTHER kinds of gamers. If folks leave the cooking and relationship woes at home, we only have to worry about that killer grandma, right?
If we had a board game store like this in West Palm Beach, we may not have created FlaMinGoCon!
Perhaps a field trip is in order up to Melbourne... Here's an article about Get Your Fun On in West Melbourne that is making us jealous!
Can you recommend other game stores in Florida?
Board games have certainly improved our lives around here. Fun, friends and occasionally a life lesson.
And here at FlaMinGoCon, we hope to improve your community relations in West Palm Beach on January 24!
From Lifehacker: How to Use Board Games to Improve Your Real Life