We still need one more trick-taker! Games with partners don't work as well with only three people...

I'm sad to miss out again tonight - a combo of the cold coming back and packing all of my games to move them on Saturday is keeping me away. See you next week, and thanks to Jill for covering my Learn to Play!

Confirming for Queendomino.

It's time for a treat of trick-taking games just before Halloween! I'm looking forward to learning (and teaching) Tichu better and to teaching two of my favourites, Kaiser and Rook. We'll play 6-8 hands of each game, which will probably take around 45 minutes for each. I decided to post them together because that way we're not stuck on times as much - plus these kinds of games are even more enjoyable when you know the other players a little better.

GAME: Trick-taking trio: Tichu, Kaiser, and Rook
TEACHER: lifeofturner
START TIME: 6:30
DURATION: 2.5 hours
# OF PLAYERS: 4

Still in for Food Truck Champion, though.

Confirming.

Not sure if I'll make it out or not. Might be a bit later - perhaps around 7:30 - if I do. I'll bring a couple of options - Castles of Burgundy maybe?

The Game Designer's Corner is going to be really exciting at this PGX! In addition to the two other designers, Ferne Hebig from Watson is coming back to PGX with her newest creation, The New World Order. Here's the description from Ferne:

The New World Order: Ages 12+, 2-4 Players, roughly 60 minutes

Years after the great war they call "the apocalypse"  has ended, humans and aliens have been forced to coexist. You are conflicted souls, a ragtag group of unlikely heroes trying to find your place in  The New World Order. This entertaining family game will have you testing your Faith in Humanity against the Apocalypse effect!  Choose alien, human or hybrid characters, select a mission, work to collect resources, increase your character's stats, and purchase the upgraded gear you will need to complete your mission. You will be challenged by events that force you to balance risk with reward to make choices that will allow you to complete your mission in the allotted time. This go around we'll be testing some new iterations on character alignment and how it affects game play.

She is planning to run a couple of sessions during the day, so check out the Game Designer's Corner for more details on all of the playtests and demos happening at PGX!

We are excited to have Lorne Kletke from Chinook Games coming from Winnipeg with his new design Borders of Kanta, which will be on Kickstarter at the beginning of November. Lorne will run sessions all day in the Game Designer's Corner. Here's the info about Borders of Kanta:

Ages 14+   15-20 minutes/player   2-6 players
Each player leads a clan regaining its wealth after a plague closed all borders across the realm, and cut the clans off from the states they controlled. Every player gets a set of six-sided tiles picturing the leader they chose. Each tile represents a group of six clan members. These members are assigned one to each tile side, and each speak one of three languages. Tiles must be placed next to at least one other tile on the board, and must speak a common language at all shared borders. Wealth is built by competing or collaborating to form rings of occupied states that become trading centres and earn gold for participating clans. Players can earn resources that hold value at the end of the game, or that can be played for advantage. Each clan has its unique abilities as well.

Check out ChinookGames.ca for more info, and the Game Designer's Corner for times to play during the day!

Confirming for Rajas. Also:

GAME: Century: Eastern Wonders
TEACHER: lifeofturner
START TIME: 8:30
DURATION: 60 mins.
# OF PLAYERS: 4

Please add Lori, Brad B., and Dana T.