Hi all,

March is here and, along with it, the warm air of spring is blowing. It's the time of newness, optimism and, if your were a Roman, war. On that theme of impending battle, our Feature Game will take us back to ancient Egypt.

In Kemet: Blood and Sand, the deities of the Nile cities venture forth with their troops and supernatural denizens to out maneuver and dominate their rivals for Egyptian supremacy. Gather strength and influence through winning attacks, controlling temples, controlling fully-developed pyramids, sacrificing to the gods, and wielding particular magical powers to become the leading power in humanity's first great empire.

Of course, as always, there will be many other games available to be played.

• Kemet: Blood and Sand
  
  
  

!!! If you have a game you'd like to play and draw some attention to, feel free to volunteer for future Feature Game slots. Just drop me a note at feature_friday@hotmail.com.

Feature Friday meets at Southside Pentecostal Assembly (41 Birchwood Rd) from 7pm to midnight. There is parking and an entrance at the back of the building. A snack table will be set up so feel free to contribute a drink or something to munch on. And feel free to bring along friends (and to forward this invite).

Hope you'll be there,

Allan

Hi all,

March, the 1st month of the Romans, will soon be here (crazy, huh!?). In keeping with it being when Rome's legions would begin campaigning, we have traditionally hosted a game with a military theme. If you have a game that you'd like to play that might hit that motif, drop me a note and we'll see if we can't feature it next month.

That all said, the Feature Game for February will explore an imagined reality in which civilization has collapsed. Following an unnamed apocalypse, the city of Euphoria has managed reestablish a facsimile of the forgotten times. It now seeks to prevent another apocalypse by engineering a new world order. However, there are three other factions who also seek to shape the reclaiming of civilization lost.

In the game of Euphoria, you lead a team of workers (dice) and recruits (cards) to claim ownership of the dystopian world. You will generate commodities, dig tunnels to infiltrate opposing areas, construct markets, collect artifacts, strengthen allegiances, and fulfill secret agendas. Euphoria is a worker-placement game in which dice are your workers. The number on each die represents a worker's knowledge—that is, his level of awareness that he's in a dystopia. A smart worker is a capable worker. But if the collective knowledge of all of your available workers gets too high, one of them might desert you. Four distinct societies, each of them waiting for you to write a new history. What are you willing to sacrifice to build a better dystopia?

[fyi - for the boardgame nerds, this is a Jamey Stegmaier game, the designer of other games like: Scythe, Viticulture and Tapestry]

Of course, as always, there will be many other games available to be played.

• Euphoria
  
  
  

!!! If you have a game you'd like to play and draw some attention to, feel free to volunteer for future Feature Game slots. Just drop me a note at feature_friday@hotmail.com.

Feature Friday meets at Southside Pentecostal Assembly (41 Birchwood Rd) from 7pm to midnight. There is parking and an entrance at the back of the building. A snack table will be set up so feel free to contribute a drink or something to munch on. And feel free to bring along friends (and to forward this invite).

Hope you'll be there,

Allan

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the new year. Already 2025 is shaping up to be a wild one.

Staying with the theme of chaotic craziness, the first Feature Game of the new year will be a return to Thunder Road Vendetta. It's a smash-up derby Mad Max style now expanded to play up to 6. Players will attempt to out-race, out-last, and out-luck their opponents in a race across a dystopian landscape. Cars careen, cars shoot, cars crash, cars launch, and you'll have a great time laughing at the ridiculousness of it all. The rules are easy - roll the dice and do what they say. It'll be a road race full of furious action.

Of course, as always, there will be many other games available to be played.

• Thunder Road Vendetta
  
  

• Expansion: Big Rig and the Final Five
  
  

• Expansion: Choppe Shoppe
  
  

!!! If you have a game you'd like to play and draw some attention to, feel free to volunteer for future Feature Game slots. Just drop me a note at feature_friday@hotmail.com.

Feature Friday meets at Southside Pentecostal Assembly (41 Birchwood Rd) from 7pm to midnight. There is parking and an entrance at the back of the building. A snack table will be set up so feel free to contribute a drink or something to munch on. And feel free to bring along friends (and to forward this invite).

Hope you'll be there,

Allan

Hi all,

The Holiday month is here with all the events and activities associated it like family get togethers, Christmas parties, and good eating. It's also the last opportunity to squeeze in one more games evening together before the new year.

For December, our feature game will be La Granja. Players will seek to control small farms on the island of Mallorca. Over time, players will expand their farm by adding fields, farm extensions, market barrows, and helpers. They will earn VPs by delivering goods to the village of Esporles. Players are vying to earn the title of "La Granja" for their country estate!

Of course, as always, there will also be many other games available to be played.

• La Granja
  
  
  

!!! If you have a game you'd like to play and draw some attention to, feel free to volunteer for future Feature Game slots. Just drop me a note at feature_friday@hotmail.com.

Feature Friday meets at Southside Pentecostal Assembly (41 Birchwood Rd) from 7pm to midnight. There is parking and an entrance at the back of the building. A snack table will be set up so feel free to contribute a drink or something to munch on. And feel free to bring along friends (and to forward this invite).

Hope you'll be there,

Allan

Hi all,

November's Feature Game will be Great Western Trail. Ranked #15 on BoardGameGeek, this is a recreation of ranching in the wild west of America in which players are trying to move cattle to market. Of course there are decisions to be made along the way and only the mostly discerning rancher will gain greater profits than his rivals.

Of course, as always, there will also be many other games available to be played.

• Great Western Trail
  
  
  

!!! If you have a game you'd like to play and draw some attention to, feel free to volunteer for future Feature Game slots. Just drop me a note at feature_friday@hotmail.com.

Feature Friday meets at Southside Pentecostal Assembly (41 Birchwood Rd) from 7pm to midnight. There is parking and an entrance at the back of the building. A snack table will be set up so feel free to contribute a drink or something to munch on. And feel free to bring along friends (and to forward this invite).

Hope you'll be there,

Allan

Hey Everyone,

I hope you're all been able to enjoy the warm Fall weather. Autumn is can be such a beautiful season - too bad its often too short. This Fall promises more than the usual changes with elections taking place both here in Saskatchewan and south of the border. So it seems appropriate to feature a game that recreates the machinations that these important events.


Our Feature Game for October is going to be one themed on the USA elections called Campaign Trail. This a strategy board game in which players pit their campaign skills against one another as they vie for the Presidency of the United States. You have just accepted your party's nomination for President of the United States. Now it's time to hit the Campaign Trail! How will you chart your path to victory? Engage in grass roots campaigning, advertise, sling mud at opponents, fund raise, debate, and so much more! But be sure to avoid revealing those skeletons you have buried in your closet. The candidate who best manages their resources and connects with the public on key issues will win the presidency!

Of course, as always, there will also be many other games available to be played.

• Campaign Trail
  
  
  

!!! If you have a game you'd like to play and draw some attention to, feel free to volunteer for future Feature Game slots. Just drop me a note at feature_friday@hotmail.com.

Feature Friday meets at Southside Pentecostal Assembly (41 Birchwood Rd) from 7pm to midnight. There is parking and an entrance at the back of the building. A snack table will be set up so feel free to contribute a drink or something to munch on. And feel free to bring along friends (and to forward this invite).

Hope you'll be there,

Allan

**ALSO**
At the July Feature Friday, a game was forgotten by one of the attendees. If you picked up "FEUD", let me know or bring it out so we can get it back to its owner.

**UPDATE**

We will be meeting in a room down the hall this Friday (just follow the posted signs).

Another group will be in the building using the sanctuary as they rehearse a drama that they will be presenting this weekend.

Hi all,

With September upon us, and life's normal routines once again back in full swing, it's time for the 2024 edition of FragCon at the end of the month. One of the games that will be played at the Con is Railways of the World. If this game intrigues you, come out a week prior to Feature Friday and give it a try.

Originally, the game was released under the name of Railroad Tycoon but later rebranded as Railways of the World. Players take on the role of the Train Barons in a young United States during the early days of the Age of Steam. Each player begins with a locomotive (the venerable John Bull, the first locomotive to run in North America) and a vision (your Tycoon "mission" card). From there, you will build your budding railroad network into a vast empire. Connect New York to Chicago, earn the most money, develop bigger and faster locomotives as you seek to tap into the vast resources of the North American continent!

Of course, as always, there will also be many other games available to be played.

• Railways of the World
  
  
  

!!! If you have a game you'd like to play and draw some attention to, feel free to volunteer for future Feature Game slots. Just drop me a note at feature_friday@hotmail.com.

Feature Friday meets at Southside Pentecostal Assembly (41 Birchwood Rd) from 7pm to midnight. There is parking and an entrance at the back of the building. A snack table will be set up so feel free to contribute a drink or something to munch on. And feel free to bring along friends (and to forward this invite).

Hope you'll be there,

Allan

Hey all,

I'm sure many of you have been busy and now can hardly believe that summer is already past the midway point - again! This summer I've found myself super involved in soccer playing dozens of games. But that's all wrapped up for the season and I'm looking forward to an evening of gaming.

For the August Feature Game, we'll explore a time when the great city of Venice wasn't a tourist destination but a dominant economic and political world power. In the game Serenissima, players take on the mantle of 1 of 4 great Mediterranean powers seeking to extend their sphere of influence.  In the course of a game, players must build galleys, hire crew and buy/sell commodities. The value of goods can be influenced by players having monopolies in certain commodities. Players can also take control of ports, thereby earning extra income from players using the port, as well as being able to get that port's specific commodity. It's a era of deal making, intrigue, and competition.

As well, as always, there will be other games available to be played.

• Serenissima
  
  
  

!!! If you have a game you'd like to play and draw some attention to, feel free to volunteer for future Feature Game slots. Just drop me a note at feature_friday@hotmail.com.

Feature Friday meets at Southside Pentecostal Assembly (41 Birchwood Rd) from 7pm to midnight. There is parking and an entrance at the back of the building. A snack table will be set up so feel free to contribute a drink or something to munch on. And feel free to bring along friends (and to forward this invite).

Hope you'll be there,

Allan