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 MOVIES To Check Out
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
RESIDENT EVIL
DAWN OF THE DEAD
LEGEND
ZOMBIELAND
28 DAYS LATER

ombie games are everywhere. Since the airing of AMCs

The Walking Dead, Zombie games have been released with increasing
frequency. From Dice rolling to collect brains, to 8 hour events of
fighting off attacks and trying to complete quests in Dead of Winter.
There is no doubt this theme is going to be around for a long time.
As with any genre or play style Zombie games are not for everyone
or for every game group. First, a love of the Theme is a must. Second,
you cant get frustrated easy. Third, accept that every game is this
category is designed for one thing and one thing only. To kill, and eat
the brains of survivors.
Having a very good game group is always key to having a
fun time playing any kind of game. With Zombie games it helps if every
player gets immersed in the experience and tries to imagine actually
escaping another night of Zombie attacks.

GAMEPLAY STORY RICKY GONZALES

Dead of Winter was my first Zombie game. Like most
ZOMBIE GAMES
gamers I watched TableTop. The episode was like
nothing I have ever seen. Players were laughing,
Zombicide
joking around with each other, and having fun. Last Night on Earth
FUN. That is really the only thing I look for when
playing or choosing a game these days. Dead of Winter
Zombie Dice
My memories of this game are good. It was over 6
months ago but I still remember who the Traitor was and
how she killed my poor dog. He was only trying to help get food.
I still cant bring myself to forgive her. Rest In Peace Sparky.
Zombies!!!

National Tabletop Day Promo

Felicia Day Dead of winter

DEAD OF WINTER TBG MEETUP DALLAS GAMES MARATHON 2.22.2015

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FRANK AUGE JR Jeffrey McCulley

Times Played Times Played
3 1
Win/Loss Win/Loss
1-2 1-0
Own Own
Yes No
Favorite Character Favorite Character
Mike Cho Edward White
go get em sparky I forgot to come up with a quote
THE Wheaton Effect
This thing is big. This could do a lot for our hobby
- andersonimes via reddit 3 years ago

There is no way you can hate this guy if you love board games.
He has helped the board game community in more ways
than you could count on a d20 (Thats a 20 sided die for you new people).
After the TableTop episode of Dead of Winter aired
interest in the game exploded to Rock Star status.
geekandsundry.com/shows/tabletop/
Amazon prices went as high as $200 for 1 copy.
the game is selling for around $60 today. Tabletop is in it's 3rd season
Crowdfunded over 1.2 Million Dollars
One things for sure, once a game is featured on his
show, the demand instantly goes up. Not bad for a Over 1.4 Million Subscribers
former child actor and Star Trek crew member. Weekly Shows
TableTop Logo 2015 geek and Sundry. All rights reserved.

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BOARD GAME BREAK DOWN
This month we look at what comes in the
box of Dungeon Roll.

Every Month we will feature a game and

what various components you can expect
inside. No game tables, no hands in the
pictures, no cats in the box, or drinks on
the table. Just the game box and what
comes inside.

The box

RULE BOOK
HERO REFERENCE BOOK

PARTY DICE
HERO CARDS

DUNGEON DICE

double sided experience tokens PLAYER GUIDE CARDS FRONT

Treasure tokens
PLAYER GUIDE CARDS BACK

Level die*

*All sides shown Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

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 FLGS
I met up with owners/spouses John and Mica in the main gaming room (There
are two) at Days of Knights. It's a comfortable space with around a dozen
Story by Michael Hoffmaster
tables that can easily accommodate any sized game. Snack and Soda ma-
chines are here, for that mid-turn nosh, and a door opens onto a small space
for those of us who still take our lives slowly, to smoke. The walls are fes-
tooned with multiple plaques from GenCon, and other gaming conventions,
from the winners of various and sundry game tournaments. A large Write-
on/Wipe-off board displays the month's gaming activities, and another one
ranks the in-house Magic:The Gathering players. After all, MTG is the
shoppe's biggest seller.

The Days of Knights Part 1

Fantasy Gift and Gaming Shoppe
173 East Main Street
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 366-0963
www.daysofknights.com
daysofknights@comcast.net
Owners: John and Mica Corradin
Snuggled between an Indian Restaurant and a Barbershop, smack-dab Catch the rest of this story next
in the middle of the University of Delaware, lies a diamond. month and a very good interview
with John and Mica!
When you first walk in to The Days of Knights on Main Street in Newark,
Delaware, you know you are going to spend a lot of time (and hopefully,
money) here. You mostly need to walk sideways between the aisles and racks
of Fantasy Sculptures, Hand-Bound Notebooks, And oh, my
lord...Boardgames!
TELL TODD
I have been playing since I can remember, back when D&D was still being
published in small paperback pseudo-leaflets. Tonight, I sat down for an in-
terview with a man who actually PLAYED Dungeons and Dragons with Gary
Gygax! Could you introduce yourself to us and your group?
The stacks go from floor to ceiling, filled with every genre, type, and style
Eliza Docca, New England Gamers Group or NEGG
of game you can imagine. Local artists come in once a week, and airbrush
anything you want on anything you want. There are free gaming rooms, How long has your group been together ? How oftern do you meet up ?
available to all, at no charge. This place is owned by a man and his wife. Two
of the most wonderful people I have ever had the pleasure of interviewing. June 2012. Twice a week with our sister group wednesday and sundays.

Do you charge dues?

Yes, $3 at each event to cover cost of $10 for the space we use.

Do you have a game library?

30 games in our library and they allow you to check out games

How do you attract new members?

Facebook page and our meetup page

Any advice you can give to someone starting a group or running it?

Get a facebook page and get word out at the library and gamestores.

How do you as group leader make sure people have good time?

The first encounter I had with John, the owner, was when I first moved to Show up early and greet new members make them feel welcome offer to help
Newark last October. A Round-Bellied, bearded man (Just like me) sauntered pick out games.
up with a winning smile and said, Welcome! Can I help you with anything? At
the time, I was the new kid, so I meekly replied, Just checking out the Do you run theme nights?
place, but thanks! He patted me on the shoulder, said Welcome, again, and
Theme nights a few times didn't go over well except for Halloween.
disappeared. HEAVEN! I knew then, that this was a place BY gamers FOR
gamers. The guys behind the counter are amazingly knowledgeable, friendly Does your group ever do giveaways?
and helpful....and most importantly, they never try to force crap on you! If one
of these guys recommends a game, it won't suck. Yes we use dues to pay for it and sometimes they do can food drives for Rhode
Island Food Bank
The space is as unmappable as one of my old 1970-something dungeons, but if
it's not here, you don't need it. And if you still need it, they can get it for you, Is your group family friendly?
post-haste. Cramped space around cramped space is the milieux of DoK (As
Yes kids are welcome and we do costume contests on Halloween
we locals call it). One room has used games at amazing discounts. Another is
filled with Rare Ziplocked War Games. Yet another is dedicated to the art of
miniatures. And still others are themed spaces. Zombie games are kept to-
gether, Star Trek is kept away from Star Wars to avoid fist-fights (Chuckle).

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 THIS MONTH
dEAD OF wINTER

ZOMBIE DICE
zOMBICIDE: sEASON 3
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Walking Dead

REVIEWERS
Phillip millman
michael hoffmaster
victor gannon
david kahnt

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reviews

Zombicide Season 3: Rue Morgue is a cooperative game set in an

action-movie universe for 1 to 12 players, ages 13 and up. players TIme age
Players control teams of survivors as they fight off a zombie horde 1-12 30-240 13+
controlled by the game itself. Survivors find weapons, battle zombies,
and gain experience. The more experienced they get, the more
powerful they become, but the more zombies they attract!

ZOMBICIDE: RUE MORGE 8

Released: 2014
Publisher: Guillotine Games*
Designers: Raphal Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien,
Nicolas Raoult

Phillip millman
@bgmphillip
RULES
Solid Rules
8.5
Must read over a few times
Fair warning: Im a huge fan of the Zombicide franchise, since the first season, and the Rue Morgue
expansion is the best yet. For those unfamiliar, Zombicide is a turned based co-op of the zombie
apocalypse theme like the original campy George Ramero movies and Army of Darkness. With the
right group, your players inhabit the characters and make decisions based on motivation rather
than the optimal move. Moreover, given the relative simplicity of the rules and the co-op aspects
MECHANICS
Movement is key
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of the game, Zombicide gets a lot of time on my table with friends and their kids. I have found
Zombicide to a great gateway game for both adults and kids with its comic book like graphics.

Rue Morgue can be played as stand alone or combined with any of the other seasons of Zomb-
icide. This expansion introduces several new aspects to the game:

Skinner Zombies
REPLAY
The game looks great on the table
7.5
Tents, You will want all the expansions

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Hospitals,

GAMEPLAY
Helicopters
Team actions,
Competitive mode,
Event Triggers, Rue Morgue is the best
Random Zombie spawning, Zombicide expansion to date with much
Twelve new survivors, and tougher adventures and
A really good scrubbing the rules to make them sensible and reduce the dependence on zombies that just wont die.
house rules to balance the power.
The most important changes are below:
Skinner Zombies: In the previous two expansions, survivors had to deal Toxic Zombies, which Helicopters: While thematically appropriate, my group felt it was the least interesting addi-
explode with dangerous goo, wounding or killing survivors next to them, Berserker Zombies, tion. We found it was mostly used as an exit point (ala Zombiee) and flying around the city
which cant be killed by gun fire. Skinners add the much- needed dimension of zombies that didnt add much as you cant shoot out of the helicopter. My group created a house rule that
just wont freaking die. If a survivor kills a Skinner but also rolls a 1 as part of the attack, the a survivor had a sniper rifle or steady hand, they could shoot out of the copter with a -1 to
zombie becomes a crawlers. Crawlers are the hardest to hit when shooting into a crowd. the roll.

Thematically, crawlers add the dimension of even though a survivor is hacking the zombies
to little itty bits, the crawlers come out and make your survivor their latest meal. One recent
game, my machete wielding El Chollo (think Danny Trejo of Machete fame) had sliced and
diced his through 8 skinner zombies only to have two of them become crawlers. My group
speculated that the crawlers might have added hot sauce to spice up the meal.
Team Actions: My group found team actions really helped equalize the toughness of the
Skinner zombies and is an excellent addition especially for a co-op game. Once per player
turn, a team (defined as 2 or more survivors who meet the qualifications for the team action)
can Charge (group melee attach), Move (group move either going to a central spot or dis-
persing from one), and Shoot (group range attack to a single zone).

Hospitals and Tents: Like the previous two seasons (malls and prisons), Rue Morgue adds
hospitals and survivor tents. Initially, I wasnt that impressed with this new location until I
pulled the Bed spawn card. Hospitals and Survivor tents have beds colored blue or green.
When a bed spawn card is drawn, all the beds of the matching color spawn crawlers. My
group found this significantly added to the complexity and enjoyability of the game.
Competitive Play: This addition play mode caused the most discussion of my playing group
and the most disagreement. Several people in my group really enjoy the co-op aspect of the
game and having team versus team competitive play detracts from the overall theme. Others
enjoyed the idea of having two Walking Dead like gangs going after the same objectives. In
the end we decided not to engage in competitive play to keep group harmony.

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reviews

Dead of Winter is the first game in this series, designed by

Isaac Vega and Jon Gilmour. It puts 2-5 players together in a players TIme age
small, weakened colony of survivors in a world where most of 2-5 60-90 12+
humanity are either dead or diseased, flesh-craving monsters.
Each player leads a faction of survivors with dozens of different
characters in the game.

DEad of winter 8.5

Released: 2014
Publisher: Plaid Hat Games
Designers: Jon Gilmour Isaac Vega

David kahnt
@bgmdkahnt
RULES
Keep rule book handy
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Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game is a semi-cooperative game for three to five
players, published by Plaid Hat games. In the game you play as survivors during a
post-apocalyptic time in which your characters last chance at survival, the Colony, MECHANICS
is being overrun by both Zombies and new survivors. Players work together to sur- Easy once you go through a few rounds
vive the games main objective all while dealing with crises,
zombies and perhaps a betrayer amongst them.

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As you sit down to play for the first time you may feel a bit overwhelmed by the
amount of material that is present in the game or you might feel a bit scared about
the cursed red exposure die and the meaning behind its evil hieroglyphics. You will REPLAY
not notice though, that the real gem of the game is the Crossroads deck filled with
Very High with all the various
scenarios and decisions that either you or the Colony will have to decide on to con-
victory conditions to choose from
tinue on in the game. Some decisions are heart-wrenching and hard to do and

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others detour your overall objective of the game. Since each person has a separate,
secret objective in the game you are constantly balancing what action is good for
you versus what is good for the colony because you have such a GAMEPLAY
limited amount of time, resources and actions to complete your objective, the
Cooperative aspect along side the secret
games main objective and the crisis that is looming to destroy all. Players are able
objectives make this a thriller to the end!
to take multiple actions through their turns to help or hinder the colony, for in-
stance, your secret objective might be to horde multiple cans of gasoline. This is all
well and good as you have three cans of gasoline in your hand, but the crisis this
round is a shortage of gasoline and you are the last person to go in this round.
What do you do? Do you sacrifice your gasoline for the benefit of the colony this
round in hope to garner enough to continue on in the next or do you allow the crisis
to fail, certainly hindering everyone for the rest of the game but perhaps securing your personal win. This is where I have come to simply
adore this game. The decisions you have to make can truly make or break the game. One simply move of a survivor from the Colony to
any location could destroy chances of survival if you roll a bite on the exposure die. But that move might be necessary to continue the very
survival of your characters. This game hinders on the players interacting with one another throughout the game and working with each
other and at the same time one may be against all of them. This is a game of timing. If you make your goal too quickly, you may trigger
the other players to exile you which you may or may not want to do. If you wait too long to try to make your secret objective, you might
just simply run out of time and everyone may end up losing.
In the end it is a delicate balance saving the last survivors Dead of Winter: A Crossroad Game it may come down to you, or them. The
game shines with four players and the production value is very good except for the exposure die, that die is evil. The game has been
compared to Battlestar Galactica many times, for good reasons. But Dead of Winter can play four easily, whereas Battlestar Galactica
is best with six. Overall, if you want to have a gripping time saving a little part of the world all while juggling lives in the balance of your
own personal ambitions and gains, the this game will certainly be a game worth looking into. The social aspect alone will be worth it all.

plaidhatgames.com/games/dead-of-winter
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reviews
TWD:TBG is a silly, roll-the-dice-move-your-mice game that will ONLY be enjoyed by those
folks who think that Daryl still smells good after not bathing for 6 seasons. And, for that
matter, for fans of the show, only TWO playable characters in this game are still alive on
the show!

The object is ludicrously simple: Get to all four corners of the game board, then get back
to camp and win. Whoopee. (He said, nonplussed) Each character has a Special Ability
(Translated: a die-roll modifier). You move haphazardly around the board, at the whims of
a D6, and either fight and live, or fight, and become a walker. How intellectually
stimulating.

players TIme age Based on the most watched drama in basic Even as a Flesh-Eating Zombie, the game mechanics do not change. Roll, play a card, roll
to fight, next guy's turn.
1-4 45 15+ cable history!
Take on the role of a Survivor from the show,
collect supplies, and get back to Camp before The Team game aspect is just as ridiculous. Same Ca-Ca, Different AMC Scenario.
it's too late! Frankly, if I could roll a D6 and bang Christina Hendricks, I'd rather play Mad Men The
Board Game.

THE WALKING DEAD .5

Released: 2011
Publisher: Cryptozoic Entertainment
Designers: Brian David-Marshall, Keith Tralins
Matthew Wang

Michael Hoffmaster
@bgmthehoff
RULES
Horrible
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OK...let's talk artwork, components, and the like. The pieces are cardboard cutouts with Licensed Images of the
characters. Wow! We have come so far from Blood Bowl! The board itself, I actually like, because it is a
MECHANICS
Bad
1
0
rubberized roll, so in years to come, it won't crack when played by my great-great-great-granchildren who will

REPLAY
find it retro-cool. My copy also came with 90 The Walking Dead Trading Cards, which were apparently only
offered at a Gen Con. They have nothing to do with gameplay, they just take up space, but I will way, that they
have the Kirkland artwork, so they are kinda cool.

I know that Zombies are En Vogue now, but with games like Dead of Winter, ZombieCide, and even the Never

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addictive Zombie Dice, can we just stop putting out more Zombie titles just for the sake of putting out more

GAMEPLAY
Zombie titles?

I usually write a lot more about the games I review. (Usually 3,000 words) But this is all the effort I intend
putting on a greed-based attempt to capitalize on a good TV show from a GREAT Graphic Novel series.......
Getting bit by a real zombie is more fun

Zombie Dice is a simple push your luck dice game. It's easy to learn, portable,
kids love it, inexpensive and it's got zombies in it. Well more accurately it's got
the accoutrements of zombie life (unlife?) Brains, shotguns and people running
away. As fillers go it will see you in a happy glow for a half hour, laughing at
others misfortunes and cursing your own late game losses. Its certainly got a
one more go feel to it but it does get stale after several plays, more so if youre
a more experienced gamer. That said its good fun an well worth a look.

players TIme age The dice come in three colours

Each player leads a faction of
2-7 10-20 10+ survivors with dozens of Green - Mostly brains
different characters in the game. Red - Mostly shotguns
Yellow - In between

Zombie dice 6
Released: 2010
Publisher: Steve Jackson Games
Designer: Steve Jackson

Victor gannon
@bgmvictorg
RULES
Easy to understand
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Unusually for this genre you play the roles of zombies rather than survivors. Each player takes the role of an enterprising zombie
trying to amass 13 brains before the other players do. Each turn sees them take 3 random dice from the tube of a dozen or so
and roll them resulting in
MECHANICS
Luck of the Roll
6
1. Brains (worth points)
2. Shot gun blasts (get three of these in a turn and your lights out and the next zombies turn)
3. Footprints (reroll)

Once youve rolled the push you luck part comes in either sticking or chancing your remaining arm again. Get three shotguns
REPLAY
Great filler game only
5
6
and you lose everything amassed this turn.

GAMEPLAY
Classic push your luck stuff.

Drawing three red dice when you've already been shot twice is natures way of telling you stop. Unless. You COULD just make
it winning the game.
Not a heavy or strategic game
In the same way as a black t-shirt is an essential piece of gamers kit, zombie dice stacks up the same way.

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STORIES
Why I joined The Boardgame Group @bgmzacharyd

I have been heavily into Video games for most of my life. You name it I most likely have played or owned
it. When I was not playing I was most likely watching play through videos on YouTube. One day I came
across the Geek and Sundry Channel. I started watching a show called The Guild a show about a group of
people playing on online PC game. This show made me fall in Love with Felicia Day (who wouldnt). I
bring that up because I was getting tired of sitting at home playing video games all night and I needed
something new to do. Thats when I came across Wil Wheatons Table top. It was half way through its
second season. Man was I hooked I think I watch every episode within two weeks. Im ashamed to say
the only board games I knew about were Life, monopoly, and other ones of that sort. After I finished
every episode I wanted to get into Board games but had no clue how. Weeks and weeks went by before
I started searching on Facebook for groups to join. Thats when I found it. The Boardgame Group was
the first and only group I join. I was there for about 3 months before I actually said anything. I asked if
.
anyone lived in the Houston area, no one said anything at first. Then the great Larry (Moe) sent me a
message about Dallas Games Marathon and asked me to come. Me being the type of person that is a
homebody, I said no. Then my wife said she wanted to go see some family in Dallas the same
weekend that Dallas Games Marathon was going on.
So I went and thats when met Larry, Brian, Lyndon, Ricky, Jeffrey, Dre, and Chris.

We played all weekend. It was the best time I had ever

had playing any type of Game. I have since become best
Friends with Ricky and Chris and game with them all the time.
I have sold everything I had of Video games to help fund my
new addiction.

And thanks to the Boardgame Group I now have a This show made me fall in Love with Felicia Day
family of Board Gamers that no matter where I am
I can find someone to game with. Board Games
have helped me grow as a person. Im not as shy
as I used to be. Im going to do more stuff away
from home that never would have happened
without TBG. The people are why I will always stay
with TBG. It feels like home to me,
and for that, I thank you TBG.
BGM STORY Update
At the time of publishing Zachary
is still happily married, and has a
beautiful baby daughter.
Felicia Day has not responded to any of
his tweets, emails, or Facebook Messages.

Dungeon Roll is one my favorite filler games.

I reccomend for anyone looking for a light
dice rolling game. Got together with Chris Jones and Ricky Gonzales after for Forge War and Lords of Waterdeep
dallasgamesmarathon.com

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STORIES

TBG MEMBERS ON THE WAY TO GEN CON!

From Kansas to St Louis to Indy! My daughter during the trip.

Michelle Cobb Michelle Cobb

Starting the tradition early.

Richard Miles

On my way to the Zoo.

Daniel Solis
Crazy Gamers
Andrew Morris
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TBG MEMBERS ON THE WAY TO GEN CON!
Visit these booths and tell us on Facebook what you liked about each of them.
Selfies are a plus! The best Comments and Photos will get their name on the Wheel of Giveaway!
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Entry does not gurantee a prize only the Wheel can decide that.
If you are not at Gen Con we have another contest for you in this issue.

Here I am just arrived at Indianapolis Airport #PIMPin #StLou

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How it works?
Every issue we will run a contest. We will choose any product,
company, or service we think is awesome or amazing for
our hobby and that companys name and prize we choose
will go on the Wheel of Giveaway.

Then if your post or photo is chosen your name gets put

on the Wheel for that prize you posted or tweeted about.

We will spin the wheel via live broadcast and one winner
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The winning *Item and Name will be removed from the

Wheel and replaced by another. Prizes are shipped and
everyone does the **happy dance!

Your name stays on until you win a prize!

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Right now you could win an amazing prize from any of

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UPCOMING SHOWS AND CONS
August 7-9, 2015 at the Austin Marriott South
After Gen Con TBG Members will converge on the Live Music Capital
of Texas! There will be plenty of BBQ and Board Games for everyone!
From 6th Street, to the Salt Lick BBQ joint, Austin is a great city to visit. Plenty of parks and
trails to stretch your legs after a marathon game event. Known for its Food Trucks and
Concept Restaurants there is plenty of food to eat when you get hungry. My friend swears by
Guss Fried Chicken at 117 San Jacinto Blvd in Downtown. Game shops galore! From the
Emerald Tavern in North Austin to Tribe Comics & Games there are plenty of places to
explore for a visiting gamer. Also check out pinballzarcade.com for a sweet
retro pinball arcade about 10 minutes from Downtown and close to Emerald Tavern!
It is also home to the BEST Craft Beers in all of Texas. Thirsty Planet beer is a must try for
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For donating Zombicide: Season 3 Rue Morgue

We support any company that supports us!
Wihout our supporters BGM would not be here.

Thank you coolstuffinc.com for helping us on this first issue.

THANK YOU
Our awesome members of TBG, Thank You so much for supporing us with likes and shares!

We did this for you because we love you!

We are at
Legion Supplies is a game company based out of the Minneapolis
area. They are known in the Magic The Gathering community
GenCon!
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If you are going to Gen Con this year be sure to stop by

Legion Supplies Booth#565 where you can play demo game
of Foretold. To nd out more visit the Facebook page,
facebook.com/foretoldgame

legionsupplies.com/store