What a wild Flamingocon!
Something the attendees missed was we had 4 volunteers unable to attend at last minute and the front door of the hall was locked. And we couldn't figure out how to unlock it until the last minute. And two lights were…
We could not be more pleased with the turnout and experience of our first minicon. Great games, great volunteers, great attendees, great attitudes and -- thankfully! -- great weather.
Here are some pix!
The view from the library.
Good turnout!
Splendor
Camel Up!
Merchants & Marauders... Seriously there were too many games to keep track of. Probably half the games played at the con were brought by other people.
One of the 4 tables in Round 1 of the Splendor Tournament.
Shadow Hunters, and Microvores (presented by the game designer)
Sequence (Note: All ages of well-behaved kids are welcome! )
Wasabi
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Dragonology
RoboRally & Takenoko
Brewmasters & Run Fight Or Die!
Castles of Burgundy
Iron Horse, game in development
Google map directions to location of 10 hour gaming day in downtown West Palm Beach!
Between that pink building and the two white Trump Plaza towers.
If you see this church below while on Flagler Blvd, you are in the right place! (Yes, our event is at a church, but FlaMinGoCon is a secular event and everyone is welcome. This church is just nice enough to rent us a nice sized hall with plenty of parking.)
Following GPS to the address, 211 Trinity Place, will get you on the SOUTH side of the church. The entrance you are looking for is on the NORTH side of the church -- facing a small street called Tanglewood. If you don't see a big parking lot with a big tree... keep going around the church.
In the back is the entrance to the parish hall. Look for the red awning behind this tree.
FlaMinGoCon the First on January 24 will feature a Roborally tournament and a Splendor Tournament. Demos of both games will be offered earlier in day. Prizes are adorable plastic flamingos. No, you can't pay your rent with pink rubber duckies, but your bathroom will be much cuter!
Roborally rulesRoboRally review by Tom Vasel of Dice Tower
Splendor rulesSplendor review by Tom Vasel of Dice Tower
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
We are ready. We have tables, games, prizes, and enthusiasm. We think that might be enough to get this thing launched....
Time for you to start planning: What games are you bringing? Who are you bringing with you?
Award-winning games such as Splendor, Camel Up, Augutus, Dixit, Fresco, and 7 Wonders.
Classics such as Settlers of Catan, Carcassone, RoboRally, Seque4nce, and Ticket To Ride.
Cooperative games such as Pandemic the Cure, Forbidden Island, Hanabi, and Betrayal House on the Hill.
Social games like Bang!, Shadow Hunters, Werewolf, and Resistance.
Quick games like Sushi Go, No Thanks!, and Love Letter.
New releases like King of New York and Castles of Mad King Ludwig.
And many more!
Date: Saturday Jan 24.
Tentatively 10 am to 8 pm.
Location: downtown West Palm Beach, near the intracoastal even!
More details soon!
The Monsters, the Meeples, the Robots, the Shoguns and various other mini-figs are dusting themselves off and getting excited!
"Never get involved in a land war in Asia..."
The view from the library.
Good turnout!
Splendor
Camel Up!
Merchants & Marauders... Seriously there were too many games to keep track of. Probably half the games played at the con were brought by other people.
One of the 4 tables in Round 1 of the Splendor Tournament.
Shadow Hunters, and Microvores (presented by the game designer)
Sequence (Note: All ages of well-behaved kids are welcome! )
Wasabi
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Dragonology
RoboRally & Takenoko
Brewmasters & Run Fight Or Die!
Castles of Burgundy
Iron Horse, game in development
The view from the library.
Good turnout!
Splendor
Camel Up!
Merchants & Marauders... Seriously there were too many games to keep track of. Probably half the games played at the con were brought by other people.
One of the 4 tables in Round 1 of the Splendor Tournament.
Shadow Hunters, and Microvores (presented by the game designer)
Sequence (Note: All ages of well-behaved kids are welcome! )
Wasabi
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Dragonology
RoboRally & Takenoko
Brewmasters & Run Fight Or Die!
Castles of Burgundy
Iron Horse, game in development
If you see this church below while on Flagler Blvd, you are in the right place! (Yes, our event is at a church, but FlaMinGoCon is a secular event and everyone is welcome. This church is just nice enough to rent us a nice sized hall with plenty of parking.)
Following GPS to the address, 211 Trinity Place, will get you on the SOUTH side of the church. The entrance you are looking for is on the NORTH side of the church -- facing a small street called Tanglewood. If you don't see a big parking lot with a big tree... keep going around the church.
In the back is the entrance to the parish hall. Look for the red awning behind this tree.
If you see this church below while on Flagler Blvd, you are in the right place! (Yes, our event is at a church, but FlaMinGoCon is a secular event and everyone is welcome. This church is just nice enough to rent us a nice sized hall with plenty of parking.)
Following GPS to the address, 211 Trinity Place, will get you on the SOUTH side of the church. The entrance you are looking for is on the NORTH side of the church -- facing a small street called Tanglewood. If you don't see a big parking lot with a big tree... keep going around the church.
In the back is the entrance to the parish hall. Look for the red awning behind this tree.
Roborally rules
RoboRally review by Tom Vasel of Dice Tower
Splendor rules
Splendor review by Tom Vasel of Dice Tower
Roborally rules
RoboRally review by Tom Vasel of Dice Tower
Splendor rules
Splendor review by Tom Vasel of Dice Tower
From Lifehacker: How to Use Board Games to Improve Your Real Life
From Lifehacker: How to Use Board Games to Improve Your Real Life
