UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS/NEWS
Williamsburg Muster. 3-5 February. The Old Dominion
Military Society will host its winter convention in Williamsburg. For
further details see http://www.odms-club.com/convention/
Tabletop Miniatures Games Demo Day! 4
February at the Eagle and Empire Hobby Shop 1520 Belle View Blvd, Alexandria Va
22307. Games to be played include Dystopian
Wars, Uncharted Seas, Infinity, Freebooter's Fate, and more! These
are all miniatures!!! For further info contact Mike Schaefer at shades1990@yahoo.com.
Or see the NOVAG pavilion at Meet Up.
Flames of War Tournament. Saturday February
11. I-95 Gamers will host a Late War Tournament at Huzzah Hobbies
(44927 George Washington Blvd. Suite 135, Ashburn, Virginia, at the northern
end of the Loudoun County Parkway) Registration 08:30-09:25. Theme
Red Bear/Gray Wolf Russian Front. Entry fee is $20, which includes one $12.50
blister pack credit and lunch w/two drinks (from Manhattan Pizza, adjacent to
Huzzah). Prizes will be awarded to top the 3 places. Contact Bill Dorais at dorais@verizon.net
or bill.dorais@us.army.mil
NLT 6 Feb. Include your nationality.
NOVAG Winter Game Day. 12 February
1:00. Centreville Library. The PEL will be sent out
shortly.
Flames of War Charity Tournament. 18 February. The Wakefield School's History Games/Model UN
Club announces it's 3rd Annual Flames of War Charity Tournament! The
tournament will be held at Wakefield campus at 4439 Old Tavern Rd Plains VA
20188. Cost is $25. Additionally Columbia block games will be
played. All funds raised will go towards the Wounded Warrior Project. For
further information contact Phillip Brown pbrown@wakefieldschool.org.
PREZCON. 22-26 February. The Winter Boardgaming
convention in Charlottesville. For further details see www.prezcon.com.
Club Pins. John McConnell has had some very nice 1Ó
NOVAG pins made up. He has donated them to the club and we will sell as a
fundraiser. They cost $3 a piece or 2 for $5. Let me know if you want
any.
Meet Up: Don't forget NOVAG is now
on Meetup at:
http://www.meetup.com/The-NOVAG-Pavilion/
MINIATURE GAMING
The Game Parlor - Tuesday
Warhammer. The Iron Fist League plays from
3:00 until closing. See www.ironfistleague.com
for details.
The Game Parlor -
Wednesday
Fields of Glory/DBM starts at 5:00-600
pm. Contact A.J. Musgrave
The Game Parlor - Thursday
Thursday Night Gaming Group (TNGG). For
details contact Stephen Gibson sgibson260@cox.net) or see their Yahoo Group
for details.
The Game Parlor - Friday
DATE
PERIOD
SCALE
RULES
HOST
3 Feb
WWII
15mm
NEW
Taylor
Scenario: Greg plans to use the rule set I Ain't Been shot
Yet, Mum. These are company level rules from the Too Fat Lardies.
3 Feb
WWII
20mm
Disp
Heroes Tilson
Scenario: Linnasalmi. 3 December
1939. Russians of the 163rd Division are attacking Finn from the Border
Detachment.
10
Feb Ancients 15mm
MofA Colburn/DeWitt
Scenario: Early Western Imperial Romans (#53)
vs. Britons (#51)
17 Feb
Napoleonics
15mm
NB Meymarian
Scenario: To Be Determined.
17 Feb
Colonial 25mm
TS&TF
Tilson
Scenario: Toski. 2 August 1889. The
Mahdists have invaded Egypt. The British send a newly trained all Egyptian
force to deal with them. This will be the last Gordon scenario play test.
24 Feb WWII-Air
1/286 Check
Your 6! Taylor???
Scenario:
The Game Parlor -Saturday
Warhammer. The Iron Fist League plays from
11:00 until closing. See www.ironfistleague.com
for details.
The Game Parlor - Sunday
Fields of Glory
11:00. Contact A.J. Musgrave
Heroclix
Start time is noon.
February 5:
Special scenario
and Open gaming. Cody has offered to host a
special scenario. Please bring a variety of figures or a team you have been wanting to try out.
February 12:
600 point Golden Age Event
10% Feat Cap (Max
60 points of feats) Standard print-n-play.
3 Battlefield Conditions
No Colossal Starro, Galactus, Anti-Monitor, Spectre,
etc. The Colossals from Giant Size X-Men
are always welcome.
Prize: LE Knowledge
Orbs from Hulk Set
February 19:
Special scenario. Details coming soon.
February 26: Infinity Gauntlet Event
600 point Floor Modern Age
At least 300 points of your build
must come from either the Hulk and/or Superman set.
Alternate Team Abilities (ATAs) are of course legal for this event.
No feats or Battlefield Conditions (BFCs)
Prize: LE In-Betweener for 1st, 2nd, and Fellowship. Soul Gem participatio prize.
Eagle and Empire -
Thursday
Warhammer Fantasy. Starting at 7:00 p.m.
Eagle and Empire -
Saturday
Warmachine starting at 12:00
Hobby Works -Friday
Warhammer & Warhammer 40 are played in a
tournament at the Hobbyworks store in the Fair City mall (Corner of
Pickett & Main St in Fairfax City). Start time is 4:00
p.m. Contact Hobbyworks at 703-426-8600 or fairfax40@gmail.com.
Huzzah Hobbies -Tuesday
Maifaux
Games start at 6:00 pmish
Huzzah Hobbies -Thursday
Ancients/Medieval
15mm
DBA
Games start at 6:00 pmish.
Alexandria Fridays
Contact Steve Robinson at stevekrobinson@yahoo.com) for the February
schedule.
DBA
The Washington Area DBA Group hosts occasional
events. For further info see: www.wdwww.wadbag for details.
BOARDGAMING
Game Parlor - Tuesday
The Washington Gamers Association and Game Club of
Maryland offer board games starting at 6:00 pm. See www.washingtongamers.org
for further details.
The Game Parlor- Saturday
4 February
The Washington Gamers runs board games on the first Saturday
of the month. See their website www.washingtongamers.org
Alexandria-Arlington Area
Regional Gaming Group (AARGH)
11 February
Saturday 10:30 Sherwood Regional Library, 2501
Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria VA 22306
Springfield-Saturday
NOVA Comics and Games has closed. For
further info on where that group is meeting, contact Bill Eldard at eldardw.@erosl.com
Springfield
–Saturday/Sunday
11 February Saturday
0900 Kingstown Game Brigade Kingstowne Center for Active
Adults (the Senior Center) 6500 Lansdowne Centre Alexandria VA 22315. (Next to
the Kingstown Library) Board gaming, mostly "block games" such
as Hammer of
the Scots, Axis
& Allies, Twilight Struggle, Julius Caesar. For further info contact Fred Bauer at retmila@@gmail.com
19 February Sunday
0900 Same as above.
Western Fairfax County-Friday
A new board game group is meeting in at Affinity
Computers on 23035 Douglas Court, Dulles VA. For further info see: http://www.meetup.com/area42games/
Western Fairfax
County -Saturday
The War and Strategy Gaming Group is
a gaming group for young people ages 10 to 16.
They meet monthly at the Cascades Library (21030 Whitfield
Place, Potomac Falls/Sterling) on Sunday afternoons. Please register
to attend. To register, please call 703-444-3228 or register online: Go to http://library.loudoun.gov/ and
search the "Events" section for "location" Cascades Library
and "audience" Teens.
Throughout the Area:
Games Club of Virginia and Games Club of Maryland
have good local club activities every week. Further info
see http://www.gamesclubofmd.org/ and
for a calendar see: http://www.gamesclubofmd.org/Calendar.asp
Advanced Squad Leader
The DC Conscripts host a monthly gaming
session for ASL one Saturday per month, For further info sees: www.dcconscripts.org.
Formula One Gaming
Formula One is on hiatus until next Spring.
FANTASY ROLE PLAYING
RPG Gala
The Greater Washington DC RPG group runs a monthly
RPG event in DC called the RPGala. There are around 8 games each month,
some are campaigns, some are one-shots. The session covers all genres and
systems. There are usually have 2-3 games of D&D. Examples of other
games: Savage Worlds, Shadowrun, Werewolf, Spirit of the Century, Dogs in
the Vineyard, GURPS, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Ars Magica, Exalted, Wild
Talents, and d20 Modern. They are always looking for new players and
GMs and would be happy to set aside a spot at a future meeting for you to
run any game you would like. They are also looking to expand into the
farther suburbs of Virginia and Maryland so if you would be interested in
helping out with that, please let us know. For complete info, please go to: http://roleplayers.meetup.com/400/
.