Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio will be hosting The World at War: Miniature War Gaming Day on 3 November 2007:
Miniature war gaming experts help you play more than 16 different war games and learn about this family friendly hobby. No experience is required and kids are welcome. Food will be available on site. Admission price [...]
What are the specifications of an official tiddlywinks mat? The English Tiddlywinks Association, in the Official Rules of Tiddlywinks, has this to say:
Games should be played on rectangular mats measuring 6 feet by 3 feet. At
each corner of the mat are straight lines drawn at right angles to the mat’s
diagonals at a point 3 [...]
Wargames Market is an auction site for gamers that is offered as an alternative to eBay. I haven’t had time to browse the site extensively yet, but it looks promising. There is also an About Us page that briefly describes the site’s origin and mission.
GamingReport.com reports that the Firefly Games site is temporarily down. Read about it here.
Tabletop Gaming News reports that Amarillo Design Bureau is shipping out Federation Commander: Graduation. Read about it here.
Mattel announced in a press release that it has “acquired the rights from Out of the Box Publishing, Inc., to manufacture, distribute and market several games properties, including the award-winning Apples to Apples®, Snorta® and Blink®.”
Fantasy Flight Games announced that it will be producing a new version of the classic Eon game Cosmic Encounter, the last version of which was made by the new incarnation of Avalon Hill owned by Hasbro. It is expected to be published in the summer of 2008.
Cosmic Encounter is available for online play at www.cosmicencounter.com.
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