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/

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