Hi everyone,

Happy New Year! 2016 was very eventful for many people. For my family it brought a big change with the passing of my father. But no matter what your experience was, the clock keeps moving forward. I hope that 2017 finds you and your family well and looking forward to new experiences and adventures. That could be a simple home project to an anticipated overseas trip - and anything in between.

Our first Feature Game this year will be Viticulture. In Viticulture, the players find themselves in the roles of people in rustic, pre-modern Tuscany who have inherited meager vineyards. They have a few plots of land, an old crushpad, a tiny cellar, and three workers. They each have a dream of being the first to call their winery a true success. This game has received very good reviews and (more tellingly) a number of expansions. Check it out:

• Viticulture
  
  
  
  
  
  
  !!! 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 and I'll see if we can't get your game in the spotlight.
  
  Strategy Saturday will be at Argyle Road Baptist Church (3510 Argyle Rd) from 7pm to midnight.  As usual we'll have our snack counter open 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