Chewsday Challenge - North Albert Boston Pizza - April 29, 2014 (18:00)

[madbaker]

Sign me up for Le Havre please!

[Bix Conners]

90,000 B.C. -- A great ice age is fast approaching. Another titanic struggle for global supremacy has unwittingly commenced between the varying animal species. Dominant Species is a game that abstractly recreates a tiny portion of ancient history: the ponderous encroachment of an ice age and what that entails for the living creatures trying to adapt to the slowly-changing earth. Each player will assume the role of one of six major animal classes -- mammal, reptile, bird, amphibian, arachnid or insect. Each begins the game more or less in a state of natural balance in relation to one another. But that won't last: It is indeed "survival of the fittest." Through wily action pawn placement, players will strive to become dominant on as many different terrain tiles as possible in order to claim powerful card effects. Players will also want to propagate their individual species in order to earn victory points for their particular animal. Players will be aided in these endeavors via speciation, migration and adaptation actions, among others. All of this eventually leads to the end game -- the final ascent of the ice age -- where the player having accumulated the most victory points will have his animal crowned the Dominant Species. But somebody better become dominant quickly, because it's getting mighty cold....

Chaos in the Old World makes you a god. Each god's distinctive powers and legion of followers grant you unique strengths and diabolical abilities with which to corrupt and enslave the Old World.     Khorne, the Blood God, the Skulltaker, lusts for death and battle.     Nurgle, the Plaguelord, the Father of Corruption, luxuriates in filth and disease.     Tzeentch, the Changer of Ways, the Great Conspirator, plots the fate of the universe.     Slaanesh, the Prince of Pleasure and Pain, the Lord of Temptations, lures even the most steadfast to his six deadly seductions. Yet, as you and your fellow powers of Chaos seek domination by corruption and conquest, you must vie not only against each other, but also against the desperate denizens of the Old World who fight to banish you back to the maelstrom of the Realm of Chaos. Chaos in the Old World features three ways to win, and gives you an unparalleled opportunity to reshape the world in your image. Every turn you corrupt the landscape, dominating its inhabitants, and battle with the depraved followers of rival gods. Each god has a unique deck of gifts and abilities, and can upgrade their followers into deadly foes. Summon forth living manifestations of Chaos, debased and hidden cultists, and the horrifying greater daemons - beings capable of destroying near everything in their path.

[Bryce Robinson]

Im in for police precinct.

[ChadBoudreau]

The kids and I are coming! We've tried two times prior but each time the kids were sick. They're looking healthy as of this morning. 

[roxy72]

Blake and I will play dominant species. I've played it once before and it was really fun once I got a handle on how it works.

[Rosencrantz]

Unfortunately I can no longer make it out.  Sorry to those signed up for Dominant Species. 

[gvpackrat]

Thx Matt for signing me up :-)

[Bellis]

I'll bring along Brawling Barons again for anyone who'd like to give this nifty little card game a try.

[craftybernardo]

I will be there , as will Trent (street_disciple) and he will be bringing elder signs for a 630 start , it plays 8 .

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/100423/elder-sign

[Bricktown]

I'll be in attendance, some cold war shenanigans with Twilight Struggle