West Bank Gamers meet every other Thursday in Algiers, LA.
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GNO Gamers meet once a month
For those of you who need your gaming fix more often you are invited to attend a game session every Friday night at Galactic Goods Game and Comic shop. The shop is located in the strip mall on West Esplanade across from the Super Walmart in Kenner. Galactic Goods is the store right above the Domino's Pizza. Admission is free.
GNO Gamers Session Reports
Gaming at Crescent City Con 8/5/05
Greater New Orleans Gamers History
My love of science fiction got me into gaming. I started buying
games at SIFI conventions as early as 1980. The first game I
remember buying is Conquest of Space. Soon afterwards I bought
Cosmic Encounters. I was hooked for life. My earliest gaming
partners were Bob his wife Brenda and his brother Tommy. I also
introduced my wife Ann to the board gaming hobby. Ann and I were
making trips to Bob and Brenda's house and they to our house on a regular
basis in the late 80s. We continued to meet over the years and
were joined by Don and his wife Dorie in the 90s. Around the turn of
the century two things happen that increased my enthusiasm for
gaming. First I discovered the Board Game Geek website. Second, Board Game
Geek led me to a local gaming club in my area, The West Bank Gamers.
I learned about German Style Games from the West bank Gamers. I
introduced my game group to German Style games which they really
enjoyed.
About the Greater New Orleans Gamers
For a history of our group read the article above. We are made up of a group of friends who meet at my house in Metairie, LA. for a gaming session about once a month. We have anywhere between 6 and 20 people attend our game sessions. Many of our members bring their spouses, who also enjoy playing games. Most of our group enjoys light strategy board and card games in the line of Formula Mini De, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride and Category 5 (Take 6). If you are interested in these kinds of light strategy games and would like to attend one of our sessions please contact me at maucoin@aol.com.
My Game collection continues to grow. To view my collection of games please click on the link below.
My Top 10 Game List:
1 GOA
2 RA
7 Notre Dame
6 Mykerinos
7 Zooloretto
8 Ticket to Ride
9 Tower of Babel
10 Masons
My newest games:
3/1/08 Phoenicia, Mamma Mia!, Uptown
1/10/08 Buy Low Sell High - A Tanga purchase for $7.98 including shipping
12/29/07 Doodle Dice, Arkadia - Games I received as Christmas Gifts
12/24/07 Alahmbra Dice, 10 Days in Africa, California - Received as Christmas gifts.
10/5/07 Amun Re - Purchased from Galactic Goods
9/15/07 Saga, Double or Nothing - Purchased from Tanga.
8/17/07 Quartile - Purchase from Simply Fun
8/16/07 Pecking order, Notre Dame, Around the World in 80 Days, Thebes, Thief of Baghdad, Zooloretto - Purchase from Thought Hammer
6/20/07 Tantrix
6/14/07 Qwirkle, Ticket to Ride 1910
4/13/07 To Court the King, Shear Panic, Loopin Louie, Oasis - All good games
2/2007 Dead Man's Treasure, Tsuro - Purchased from Barnes and Nobles
1/17/07 RAJ - I been looking at this out of print game for a long time and it was worth every penny on Ebay.
1/5/07 Blokus, Yspahan, Cosmic Coasters - Order from Boulder Games. Blokus is Good but Yspahan is even better!
11/06 Drakon, Clock Towers, Wooly Bully, Zeus on the Loose, Combo King
9/28/06 Prophecy, Masons
7/15/06 Tutankhamen, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects, Mykerinos, Castle Keep, Winners Circle
4/23/06 Loco, Take it Easy, Tower of Babel
4/17/06 Oh Pharaoh, No Thanks, Deflexion
4/15/06 Walk the Dog: I purchased this game from the only online store that sold it so shipping was high. It is a good filler and the kids love it.
3/1/06 Vegas Showdown, Diamant, Cloud 9, Hoity Toity, Starship Catan, Saboteur, RA, That's Life
1/22/06 Loot This was a game recommended by a friend. It is a light game and I couldn't pass up the price ($5).
12/31/05 Pickomino I played this one at the West Bank Gamers Christmas party and had to have it. This is a good filler.
12/31/05 OltreMare I have been wanting this game a long time. but didn't like the small size of the first and second edition. The third edition is finally a decent size.
12/31/05 Alhambra My wife likes this one so we had to have it. Any game she will sit down to play with me is a good game.
12/31/05 Poison I have not played this one yet but it looks like a good filler.
12/05 Three Dragon Ante I enjoyed this game and bought it from the local game shop.
12/26/05 Parlay This is a cross between Texas Hold'em and Scrabble. I got the game as a West Bank Gamers gift exchange.
10/3/05 Nexus OPS I ordered this Avalon Hill game from the National Games Week site. It will be on the table for National Games week.
8/9/05 Guillotine I played this one at a local game shop and bought it from the same shop.
8/5/05 Plunder: Purchased at Crescent City Con. The rules seem vague. I'm not sure if I will find anyone to play this with.
8/5/05 Ice Cream: This was also purchased at Crescent City Con. I played this with my wife a daughter. I will have to play it again before I can rate it.
8/5/05 Aquarius: Third game of three I bought from Crescent City Con. Only played this with 2 players. It seems like it would be fun with 4 or 5 players.
Goa: I won this from Ebay and it is worth every cent I paid for it. I have been playing this game every weekend.
Easy Come Easy Go: This filler game is perfect for early arrivals.
Acquire: Another Ebay acquisition. Several people in my game group gave this old game high ratings.
7/18/05 Shadows Over Camelot: Received this as a birthday present. Shadows is a great cooperative game. I have played this with the West Bank Gamers and hope have it on the table during my next game night.
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