Dragon's Hobbies

I will not be able to make it this Sunday.  Hope you guys still can though.  The GoT game looks pretty cool from what I've seen of it.

Ok. Thanks for letting me know. So far, Phillip is coming over. (I think Vanessa will be coming over too.)  I found out on Wednesday that Charles has prior plans. Maybe I'll be able to convince the women to join me and Phillip for A Game Of Thrones because Haven't heard anything from Mac or the other Chris either.

sorry i work that sunday

Reschedule for the 17th?

Just noticed the post today. Guess you didn't see me yesterday.

I'll try to be more in tune with the gaming days. Or you could call me and say, "Take a look at the forum."

:)

Mac

The 17th is Father's Day, so I might be out of town visiting my dad. How about the following Sunday, June 24th?

Mac, I did send a PM to you, which should have sent you an email notification. Sorry that I didn't think to call.

My wife and kids have gotten a bit burned out having every weekend full for the past few weeks, so the 24th is the first day I can commit for The Game Of Thrones. I would like to have one or two big game events each month - otherwise I'll never get to play all the big games that I have within my lifetime. It sounds like Charles will be out for at least two weeks due to visitors anyway, so if I can get at least two guys to come and play then I'll probably host it that day.

Mac, I did send a PM to you, which should have sent you an email notification. Sorry that I didn't think to call.

Actually, my last PM was from TylerChuit in April.
And yes, Charles, if I don't check the forums I'll need a reminder to go check them.
If a phone call is too much than I guess I know where I stand.

I'm busy the 24th, so.... I guess I'll wait for a phone call.

Mac

Hey Mac, I'm sorry that you didn't get the message. I thought for sure that I had sent a PM to you in the middle of last week. I must have clicked away from it after composing the message. Anyway, I'll try to remember that a phone call is the best method to contact you. It's usually the tough for me because I never know when there is a good time to call. Usually when I think about calling it's too late in the evening for me to think that it's a good time.

Ok, so... I guess that leaves TylerChuit, The Unnamable and Phillip as potential gamers for that weekend. What do you say guys?

I've had times when I didn't get onto the forum too, phone calls aren't my best method of contact, but then again, some days there is no good way to get in touch with me.

Can we use the forum for strengthening our friendships instead of tearing them down please?

Sure thing Dragon.  8)

Well guys, the Game of Thrones event still hasn't happened yet. June 24th fell through. So, when would you guys propose we do this? 

It's a little hectic for us right now.  Caralee is still recovering from surgery and has not been back to work yet.  We are hoping to get a normal routine going very soon (mid-July).

I would love to plan for the first weekend in August...if that works for everyone.  My attendance can be guaranteed, but Caralee's depends on whether she is working or not.

As gaming on the Sabbath doesn't work for Nathaniel and Fam, how about that Sunday, August 5th?

I was hoping to get into it a little sooner while it's still a little fresh in my mind, preferably during July, but if that doesn't work out, it's understandable. I did talk with Phillip about coming over to play A Game of Thrones and he said that any Sunday during July or August except August 5th is good with him.

I did manage to get the first turn played with Blain and his son on the 4th, but that was as far as we got due to getting a late start on the game and the evening festivities that were planned for the holiday. The first turn actually didn't take long to get through, there were lots of delays and plenty of questions that I had to read about.

I talked to Blain about this and he said that the last two weeks of Aug he's available. At this point I'm thinking lets plan for the first and last weekends in August. Hopefully a few can come to both. I was thinking a time in mid July too, to have them 3 weeks apart, but due to vehicle issues I'm not sure yet which weekend I'll be able.

I would definately like to do at least one of those.  The August 5th date sounds good if that's one of them.

August 5th works for me, but Caralee and I would have to leave by 3ish as we are going to see Beauty & The Beast at Ruth Eckerd Hall that night.

I'm thinking a 9am start would allow for a nice amount of gaming...?  :)

Also my friends, Chris and Angelica Lontok are VERY into this show.  I have invited Chris to come and take a look at this thread and consider joining us!!

Sounds good to me. I'm going to put the 5th on the calendar.

I talked to Mac, he won't be able to make it on the 5th, but I told him that I'd like to schedule a follow-up on the 26th. The Game of Thrones is a big game, so I'd like to plan for two sessions no more than a month apart so that the rules are still fresh in our minds.

So you've read the HUGE rulebook...you've actually played a little...so when Caralee and I get there (did we say 9am) we can right to the game instruction, which should go fairly quickly?

I'm looking forward to hanging and gaming with you guys.  Who will be there on the 5th?

Chris? Chris#2? your other friends? a homeless guy?

You and TylerChuit that I know of. Still trying to get confirmation from Unnamable and Squee for the 5th.

Ooo!!! I hope he can SQUEEze it in!!!!  ;)

Looking forward to seeing you and TylerChuit!  8)

What about your Lontok friends?

I asked him if they will make it.

He said "let me check with the boss and I'll let you know"

I have hope!!!

Are they gamers at all or just interested in the show?

So then, do we have an estimate on the total number of players, women and kids included?

Just thinking for which games I should bring to accomodate if we have a larger number of players.  Red November and Arkham Horror both play up to 8.  Although AH would be a bit heavy after Game of Thrones.

Oh, not saying we should do it this time, but I'd love to play a game of Doom at some point.  Replaying X-Com again has got me in the mood for turn-based alien blasting.  ;D  I'd even settle for a deathmatch.

Good question.  I believe they are gamers that don't game often.

But their interest in the show is HUGE!

As I said, Caralee and I will be there from 9am until about 3pm.  So one HUGE game is likely all we have in us.  Would like to play something light afterwards.  Perhaps Bang?

plans are cancelled for tomorrow, sun, aug 5th

That sucked.

But I hope the baby feels better soon.

I'm hoping we can get this game going on the 25th.

Charles, that mall... Isn't it just open from noon to 6 on Sundays?

You are correct...the stores do open at 12...but I believe we should be able to walk INTO the mall and sit at about 11am.

If you would like, you could come over to my place whenever you'd like and then we could meet the other gamers at the mall at 11!

By the way...are you SURE it's the 25th?  That is a Saturday...the mall would open at 10am.  Do you mean Sunday the 26th?

You are right. I meant Sunday, the 26th.

Ok, so to clarify for others who may have already been thinking the next game day was going to be at my place, we are very highly considering the food court in Clearwater Countryside Mall. If there are any objections to that location, other suggestions are welcome, but this might be the best choice, at least for this event.

I'm interested. I've cleared my schedule so Sunday, 8/26 is open.
I'll make sure to check the forum before leaving in case plans are changed.

Mac

Sounds good to me too.

Phillip has also confirmed for Sunday.

Just to be SUPER clear and ensure no one goes to the wrong place (and then says "Well...you didn't tell me...." >:(, and the fact that Nathaniel called it "The Clearwater Countryside Mall" and there is both a Clearwater Mall AND a Countryside Mall, I am posting this info to ensure we successfully come together at the right place, on the right day, at the right time.

We will be meeting in the Food Court Area of the COUNTRYSIDE MALL, this Sunday, August 26th at 11am.  So we can get the most gaming in, and so you aren't sitting on the sidelines wishing you could play, I would recommend that everyone arrive precisely at 11am.  When most of us arrive at 11am and some of us roll in at 11:20, and then someone else rolls in at 11:30, it wastes our rare, valuable, gaming time.  So, please, be on time.  If you hit traffic and are unavoidably late, text or call us so we know.

The mall information is shown below in nauseating detail:

http://www.westfield.com/countryside

Westfield Countryside
27001 US Highway 19 North
Clearwater, FL 33761

Tel: (727)796-1079

https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=%3BCcah978dxBooFeODqwEdqIoR-yFJyvjtcJa-4ymL8-Dy_u3CiDFJyvjtcJa-4w&q=westfield+countryside,+27001+US+Highway+19+North,+Suite+2096,+clearwater,+fl&ie=UTF8&s=AARTsJpSPswTC9rRYC27o-yanHLAJynBYA&hq=westfield+countryside,+27001+US+Highway+19+North,+Suite+2096,&hnear=Clearwater,+Pinellas,+Florida&t=m&z=14&vpsrc=0&iwloc=A&daddr=Westfield+Countryside,+27001+U.S.+19+%231039,+Clearwater,+FL+33761

Looking forward to having fun and gaming for many hours!!!

I'm assuming the food court is in the middle, but I don't remember there being access straight into it. Where do you recommend parking and entering the Countryside Mall to get to the food court?

The food court is on level 2.

I would park outside of JcPenney.

Ok. Thanks.

Game of Thrones: The Board Game Tutorial in 3 minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD259mV6N5M

http://www.youtube.com/v/RD259mV6N5M?version=3&hl=en_US

Looks great.  Are we going to have enough room for this at a food court table?

We're probably going to need two tables. That's what we did a couple years ago when we played Settlers of America with Tim and Patrick at that mall.

Hey guys, I had a great time today! Thanks for meeting at the mall and playing. Chris and Phillip - great job to both of you! Chris won the game, but it was really close between the two of you for so much of the game! Charles, Blain, and Mac, I hope you guys also enjoyed the game despite your final score. I couldn't remember exactly what the final scores were, so if anyone has a good memory of that please let me know. 

Also, I realize that we were playing from the time that the mall opened until it closed, but if we play again soon, we should have it down much better to fit the game into the expected time frame.

I had fun too.  It was nice to get the first game in.

I had a great time as well.  I think I ate too many bananas though :-X

Got me wanting to watch the show again, and I noticed this from the second season...



I wonder when Fantasy Flight will release this "deluxe" edition.  ;D

Oh btw, Dragon, here is the link for FFGs missing/damaged component request form:

http://parts.fantasyflightgames.com/

Worth a shot anyway.

Thanks. I found it a couple days ago and submitted a request.

I got the replacement card already! That was surprisingly easy and fast! Fantasy Flight Games is definitely great to it's customers! 

I still haven't gone through the rest of the set to make sure nothing else went missing while we were at the mall, but no one else mentioned having anything missing, so hopefully that card was the only piece that got lost.

So... when are we going to get our follow up game together now that we are familiar with the rules and game play? I know Charles is out until November and Chris wants to get a monthly game of Descent going. I know that Phillip is interested in playing again, but I'm not sure which weekend he'd be available. What about the rest of you guys? Is there a Sunday in October that you could find time for A Game Of Thrones?

Wow...Dragon...the response is UNDERWHELMING!

Like I said...first Sunday in November works for me!

Yeah, I'm not sure if it's lack of interest in the game itself, or the general disregard of the forum for our gaming group.

I haven't tried asking for time off yet where I work... I'm not even sure with all the managers there that if I asked one of them and they said ok, that it would even get to the person responsible for the schedule.  I'm still learning who is responsible for what.  In other words, I'll have to get back to you.

Your job doesn't give weekends off?

Last week, I had Friday and Saturday off.  This week is Friday and Sunday.  Weekdays I usually work evenings and on weekends I've been working days.  It's a bit random, and I only find out a week in advance. 

I'll ask today about who and how far in advance to ask to be scheduled to have a day off.

Glad to hear you are working again!!!  :)

Where do you work?  You should, with enough time, be able to request a certain day off...but with some jobs, the weekends are MANDATORY.  But we ARE talking over a month away!!!  Some exceptions to MANDATORY have to be made.

As for the poor response...I can see it.  Mac hasn't logged on in close to a month.  The only regulars are Chris, me and you, Dragon.  I am underwater until November, when I can emerge, ready to game.  I don't know if Phillip is a member here, but certainly if he's logging on...he SHOULD be posting comments.  Perhaps he isn't a member?

Anyway...if you guys wanted to come to my place one Friday night when Caralee is working (arriving at about 6:30 and gaming until we are too tired to continue...that could work... FRIDAY THE 21st is a good day for me...how about you guys...just the three of us...just like the old days!!!

Friday the 21st sounds fine with me. I mentioned it to Beth and she said that she can't think of anything else going on then. I'm guessing that you're not wanting that to be a night that I bring A Game of Thrones.

I know that Phillip is a member, but that's just because he's playing Conquest online with me. When I asked him about it, he didn't even realize that he was registration was for the forum too. He said that he hasn't really looked at the forum.

Okay. I talked to the managers and they said 2 weeks notice is required for requesting days to be off.  Otherwise, I can answer questions about my schedule up to one week in advance.  That being said, they haven't actually posted next week's schedule yet (which runs Tuesday to Monday), so I don't know about the 21st.  So far, I have had Fridays off, but I can't declare that "the norm" just yet.

Wylders, I am working as a cook for Aramark on the USF campus.  During our orientation, they said to be careful what you post about the company online, so I will just leave it at that for now. :-X

I've marked November 4th as our next big game day with our second session of Game Of Thrones.

Unfortunately, November 4th isn't going to work out as our next Game of Thrones event. We'll need to push it back at least a week. How does November 11th work out for you guys? Charles reminded me that it's Veterans Day, in case you already have plans for that holiday.

I do not have plans, and if my work is open that day, I can ask for it off...  once we are all agreed on the day.

Would it be okay to bring a guest?  I have a lady friend I'd like to invite.  ;D

Would it be okay to bring a guest?  I have a lady friend I'd like to invite.  ;D


WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :O


That is awesome Chris!!!!  :D

Why don't you just plan it for that day.  If Phil can do it, Chris and his new arm candy can make it, If I can't make it, you guys can enjoy without me.

Chris, regarding inviting your friend, I don't mind. Does she know what she's in for?

Charles, I think it's important to know if you will be hosting the event or not. When do you think you'll know? Otherwise I suppose we'll need to find out if those interested in getting together for this are happy with going to the mall again, or if we will have a different host, and obviously that could change the timeframe that we have for playing also.

'Know what she's in for' in terms of the game, or in hanging out with you people? :)

I'm hosting and I'll be there.

My potential obligations for the day have passed.

My place at 9am (let's be on time people...)

The invitees are:

Nathaniel
Chris w/ or w/o arm candy
Caralee if she isn't working
Phillip (and his lovely wife?)

And that's it, right?  Anyone that wants to come that I don't object to playing with?

And everyone...plan on bringing $5 to chip in for pizza for dinner.

'Know what she's in for' in terms of the game, or in hanging out with you people? :)

Both. :)

Phillip would be coming alone, based on what he's mentioned in the past. Phillip's dad is coming to Florida sometime in November, exactly when is unknown, so he could end up canceling on us due to that. Blain has been saying that he wants to join us next time, but i haven't heard from him about this one.

Something Cinemax might be interested in?  ???

I asked him  last time. He wasn't really interested.

I told Beatriz all about you guys and she still wants to come...  ???

Women, huh?

So...Beatriz wants to come, huh?  ;D

We're getting closer... just a little over a week away!

So...Beatriz wants to come, huh?  ;D


Yep, that's what I... oh... I see what you're doing.  ::)  Yeah, I warned her about that too.     

So...who is all coming?

Can everyone agree to be at my place at 9am?  If not...would there be a more convenient time?  I want everyone to be on time so we aren't sitting around waiting to start.  That is so irksome to me, I cannot even vocalize it.

Thanks guys! :)

9am sounds fine to me.

We will be there. BJ said that is pretty hardcore, but I reminded her it's game day, not game afternoon.

I don't think I'll be able to make it because of some neighborhood stuff I have to deal with. If something changes, I'll let you know. Have fun!

In light of Philip not coming, it being BJ's (hehehe - gotta love those initials) first time and Caralee will be gaming with us...I want to request a change.

I want to scrap The Game of Thrones for this weekend and I want to have a normal game day with a variety of different games. 

Robo Rally? Cosmic Encounter? Thurn & Taxis? Dungeon Lords? Small World? Puerto Rico? Remember our faves?  :)

We can reschedule the day when Caralee (don't think she'll like it) is not going to be there and when I can invite my friends who LOVE games and the Game of Thrones show...

Are you both ok with that?

Ok.

Sounds fine.  I was concerned since Beatriz is taking a lot of medications right now, it is causing her to get tired more easily, that she might not last through a super long game like that.  I was also concerned that Charles would be immature about her initials... all out of your system, sir?  ::)

I would love to get Robo Rally in.  I also have a new game, Castle Panic that is pretty fun.

Yup...I'll be good.

I'm creating a new thread for this weekend's game day so that this thread can stay dedicated to the next Game of Thrones event.

Hey guys, Beth said there is something going on Dec 9th that was planned before.

Yep, it was something that some friends at our church are putting together. She remembered that she has a final exam that day for one class also, so we wouldn't be able to do it anyway.

Should I assume that Dec 16th, 23rd, and 30th are your proposed dates? (You said you were going to offer three alternatives, remember?) My boss doesn't ever have me working on Sunday, at least not yet, so I can't imagine that any Sunday we choose will be a problem with him. I don't think you'd want to try playing A Game Of Thrones in the evening anyway. I can't remember how much advance notice we need to determine Chris' availability. Is this something where we won't know until 2 weeks ahead of time? That *usually* works best with my wife too, since she prefers short term plans. I think that Beth said her classes are done in a couple weeks, so hopefully the weekend of the 9th is the end, but I'll have to talk with her more to be sure. (She's napping now after a long night of Black Friday shopping.) 

Let's do the 16th. 9am. At Widget International Headquarters - 205 Katherine Blvd #1112, Palm Harbor, FL 34684

If you have trouble finding it, no worries...it's simply a fortnight from Winterfell.  Ask Tyrion Lannister if he can provide a squire to lead you.

If you can make it, please reply via raven.

Winter is coming....

Sounds good to me.  :)

I will be there.  :)

I won't be able to make it this time either. I just got back from a week-long vacation, so I just have too much stuff to do this weekend.  :(

Well, I had a good time, even though we didn't play Game of Thrones - the boardgame. We did watch the first two episodes of the second season, which I hadn't seen before. I hope Chris recovers from his sickness and we can get more people together to play next time.

I am feeling better... I've slept a lot the past few days (it helps being off work for the next 3 weeks).

Very sorry I missed the day, I had been looking forward to hanging out with you for weeks!  The next few months are shaping up to be pretty full, schedule wise, so I'm not sure how many opportunities I will have for gaming just yet.

Ok, we are shooting for Jan 6th. Let us know if that is suitable for you.

Ok... February 17th, still trying for the follow-up Game Of Thrones Day.

I'm in for 2/17!