Darkonion mentioned Magic The Gathering and i've seen folks playing that at the library and on campus at DeAnza and SJSU.

Is it really that addictive?

I used to play Yugioh.. and that was a lot of fun. Is Pokemon even being played now?

Or what's the game of choice now?

 

I hate to say it. I love it! I dunno... I am super open to a bunch of games, from simple to complex. I especially love games where you can win in different ways.

I am a huge fan of Settlers of Catan. That's a pretty good mix of Monopoly and Risk. Munchkins was a lot of fun, also. Bang is a lot of fun, though I've seen it nearly destroy a few relationships. There are a few Zombie themed games that were a lot of fun, though a bit unbalanced.

Saboteur is a lot of fun, also, and is a super quick game. It's definitely more fun with a ton of people.

 

want me to stick this thread?

 

I played MtG back when it was THE game to play (90's), sold all my cards in 95(6?) down in san diego at a place called "red dwarf games" for $3000 in store credit, and $1800 in cash. Ended up buying into Games Workshop "Warhammer 40k" and ive been hooked ever since (damn game has sucked up 10's of thousands of dollars from me over the years)


But card games.... MUNCHKIN! I am the master at that game. I can rock it, even taken 2nd place at few gaming conventions (between loosing WH40k games)

 

OK, you are dorks, that said I guess it makes me amongst you to even know the following...


Goto Game Castle on Coleman in Santa Clara. Co-Worker used to go there for games.

1350 Coleman Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050

 

but how big are the scenes for those games though?

can i expect this to be as addictive and money consuming as my car?

 

thanks! i'll check it out tomorrow after work.

 

I never said I actually played.

 

Yes "Co worker"


D&D **** right there.

 

Dunno... why do you think I am asking if anyone here plays. :P

Don't have to spend a ton of money to have a good time!

 

I tried D&D once... I got bored after the first hour. Maybe it was who I was playing with... I just remember that after an hour, we were still in the setting up phase and what not.

 

A block away from game castle is channel fireball game center. It is the place to go for MTG in Santa Clara, events everyday and a pretty big playing area. My friends recently got me into MTG and I must say it is pretty addictive. I used to play 40k as well but I just don't have time for 4 hour games anymore haha

 

 

Nice! On Sept. 7th, there's a Celebrate Magic event. According to the website, there are a bunch of locations participating. Completely free. The format is...

The event gives you one booster pack. You open it up, and see what you got. Then you choose from 1 of 5 theme/pre-constructed decks. Customize your deck a little bit. Then, you play a bunch of games and fill out a score card. After you play, you present the scorecard to organizer and they give you another booster pack.

Not a bad way to pick up the game in my opinion.

Celebrate Magic: The Gathering with Us! : Tournaments & Events : Trading Card Game : Magic: The Gathering

I was planning to do this event, but I am going up to Reno that day!

 

I played a lot of Magic for many years but haven't played much in the last year or so. There is a very big community on the Bay Area, particularly in the South Bay. The biggest place to play is Channel Fireball in Santa Clara but there are lots very competitive players there and even some professional players (yes, that's a real thing).

I still have lots of MTG cards. When I do play in events, it's at Illusive Comics in Santa Clara. Recently though, I mainly play Heroclix, a tabletop miniatures game featuring Marvel and DC characters and some non-comics properties. I'm a big comics fan too.