RinCon 2018

Game features specially engineered board built by Marty Bucholz. Join a team of fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of this perilous paradise. Your team will have to work together and make some pulse-pounding maneuvers, as the island will sink beneath every step! Race to collect the treasures and make a triumphant escape before you are swallowed into the watery abyss!

I love board games with multiple phases, lots of moving parts, and a plethora of opportunities to make decisions. This is why Lords of Waterdeep is one of my favorites.

"Waterdeep, the City of Splendors--the most resplendent jewel in the Forgotten Realms, and a den of political intrigue and shady back-alley dealings. In this game, the players are powerful lords vying for control of this great city. Its treasures and resources are ripe for the taking, and that which cannot be gained through trickery and negotiation must be taken by force!"

I am excited for you to join me for Intrigue and fun! Never played? No problem! I'm happy to teach you how. Sounds like a lot? The game sounds much harder than it is to play.

This game is for players aged 12+.

DOKMUS is a fast-paced board game with a constantly changing board. The game board consists of eight pieces that players can move and rotate. The goal of the game is to spread your tribe's influence and gain the favour of Dokmus, the ancient god.
area control.
set collection.

I love board games with multiple phases, lots of moving parts, and a plethora of opportunities to make decisions. It's no wonder that Kingsburg is one of my favorites! Please join me as we each adopt the role of a governor, and vie for resources to build up a province, military power to defend our homes, and above all the influence of the King. Over five years (five turns) players rely on various advisors to the King for resources. From tangibles like gold, wood, and stone to soldiers and portents, each acquisition will shape the future of our communities.

Never played? No problem! I'm happy to teach you how. Sounds like a lot? The game sounds much harder than it is to play.

This game is for players aged 13+.

Designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, Century Eastern Wonders invites fans to return to the exciting world of spice trading as players take to the high seas taking the roles of merchants seeking to prosper in the exotic Indonesian islands.

Sarah and Will Reed are working on several different games, which Sarah will bring to this session. Specific game(s) are to be determined by the players (and the whim of the designer, of course!), but possibilities will include Slime Farmers and Warm and Fuzzy Feelings.

It is a time of unrest in 1920s Europa. The ashes from the first great war still darken the snow. The capitalistic city-state known simply as “The Factory”, which fueled the war with heavily armored mechs, has closed its doors, drawing the attention of several nearby countries.

Scythe is an engine-building game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In Scythe, each player represents a character from one of five factions of Eastern Europe who are attempting to earn their fortune and claim their faction's stake in the land around the mysterious Factory. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mechs.

Azul was designed by the world famous, award winning game author Michael Kiesling. Azul captures the beautiful aesthetics of Moorish art in a contemporary board game. Players compete as artisans decorating the walls of the Royal Palace of Evora. By carefully drafting the correct quantity and style of tiles, the most clever of artisans plan ahead to maximize the beauty of their work (not to mention their scores!) while ensuring they wasted no supplies in the process.
Set collection.

Among the many reasons Oaxaca (pronounced WA-HA-KA) is well known are its exquisite handicrafts. Drawing upon generations of tradition, as well as vast quantities of raw materials, many artists within this state in Southern Mexico dedicate their lives to perfecting their craft.

Oaxaca: Crafts of a Culture is a dice-rolling and engine-building card game where you and up to three friends assume the role of skilled Oaxacan handicraftsmen preparing to craft and sell art at a bustling tianguis in Oaxaca City. Will you reach a distinguished position with your exquisite craftsmanship, or are your crafts common for the culture?

If there is time and interest, will also teach Project Dreamscape.

A fun, practical-application, learning adventure designed for those new to Dungeons and Dragons.  

***FOR THIS EVENT, YOU WILL GO TO THE REGULAR RPG MUSTER AREA ON THE SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY ALONGSIDE THE CATALINA BALLROOM 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE START TIME.  THERE, YOU WILL MEET UP WITH THE GM AND OTHER PLAYERS, FILL ANY EMPTY GAME SLOTS, AND GO TO THE WOMEN'S SPACE TO PLAY***

"You are the leader of one of the 7 great cities of the Ancient World. Gather resources, develop commercial routes and affirm your military supremacy. Build your city and erect an architectural wonder which will transcend future times."

Please join me for card passing, resource buying and wonder building. Featuring the Wonder Pack expansion to allow more players and metal coins for a surprisingly satisfying game experience.

Never played? No problem! I'm happy to teach you how. Does it seem intimidating? Never fret, as it's easy to play.

This game is for players aged 10+.

***FOR THIS EVENT, YOU WILL GO TO THE REGULAR RPG MUSTER AREA ON THE SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY ALONGSIDE THE CATALINA BALLROOM 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE START TIME.  THERE, YOU WILL MEET UP WITH THE GM AND OTHER PLAYERS, FILL ANY EMPTY GAME SLOTS, AND GO TO THE WOMEN'S SPACE TO PLAY***

Bluebeard’s Bride is an investigatory horror tabletop roleplaying game, written and designed by Whitney “Strix” Beltrán, Marissa Kelly, and Sarah Richardson, and based on the Bluebeard fairy tale.

In this game you and your friends explore Bluebeard’s home as the Bride, creating your own beautifully tragic version of the dark fairy tale. Investigate rooms, discover the truth of what happened, experience the nightmarish phantasmagoria of this broken place, and decide whether or not you are a faithful or disloyal bride.

Bluebeard’s Bride is based on the Powered by the Apocalypse system used in Apocalypse World, Dungeon World, Monsterhearts, Masks, and more.

Fog of Love is a game for two players. You will create and play two vivid characters who meet, fall in love and face the challenge of making an unusual relationship work.

Playing Fog of Love is like being in a romantic comedy: roller-coaster rides, awkward situations, lots of laughs and plenty of difficult compromises to make.

Much as in a real relationship, goals might be at odds. You can try to change, keep being relentless or even secretly decide to be a Heartbreaker. It’s your choice.

The happily ever after won’t be certain, but whatever way your zigzag romance unfolds, you’ll always end up with a story full of surprises – guaranteed to raise a smile!

The players are builders in Ancient Egypt, competing to get the most fame building different monuments requested by the Pharaoh (the Sphinx, the Obelisk, the Temple, and the Pyramid).

Travel down the Nile collecting resources and strengthening your crew to help build the various monuments. And, you also have to take care to feed your crew at the of each round or be penalized!

In Ginkgopolis, you are an urban planner building different types of buildings by adding floors or urbanizing (expanding outward). As you build, you also gather cards which provide additional benefits in subsequent turns.

Special Guest Meeple Lady teaches one of her favorite games!

Lisboa is a game about the reconstruction of Lisboa after the great earthquake of 1755.
On November 1, 1755, Lisbon suffered an earthquake of an estimated magnitude of 8.5–9.0, followed by a tsunami and three days of fires. The city was almost totally destroyed. The Marquis of Pombal — Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo — was the then Minister of Foreign Affairs and the King put him in charge of the reconstruction of Lisbon. The Marquis of Pombal gathered a team of engineers and architects and you, the players, are members of the nobility; members who will use your influence in the reconstruction and business development of the new city. You will work with the architects to build Lisbon anew, with the Marquis to develop commerce and with the King to open all the buildings, but the true reason you do all this is not for greatness or fame or even fortune, but for the most important thing of all in that time: wigs.
Lisboa is played on a real map of downtown Lisbon. During the planning of the downtown project, the type of business permitted in each street was previously determined. The economic motor is driven by the wealth of the royal treasure and this treasure is controlled by player actions during the game, making each game a totally different experience. The game ends after a fixed number of rounds and whoever gathers the most wigs by the end of the game wins.
Lisboa is played in rounds. Each round, all players play one turn. They may place one card on their display or replace one card from this display. During the game, players schedule hearings to get character favors, such as commerce, construction, and openings. The iconic buildings score the stores and stores provide income to the players. Players need to manage influence, construction licenses, store permits, church power, workers and money, with the workers' cost being dependent on the prestige of the players.

CRISIS is a turn-based game for 1-5 players who assume the roles of businessmen, trying to rebuild their businesses and create value at a particularly challenging time.

Will you, along with your fellow industrialists, do your part to help Axia? Will you sacrifice short-term gain in the present for a brighter future? Can you do that, and survive?

The Great Brain Robbery is a boardgame by Cheapass Games starring the zombies from Friedey's Restaurant, featured in the popular Cheapass card games Give Me The Brain and Lord of the Fries.

In this wild-west themed game you and your friends are robbing a train full of brains, fighting to take home the best one. Whoever finishes the game with the smartest brain wins. While you're running around, the train is quickly falling apart. If you spend too much time picking up brains, you may fall off the back of the train and drop everything. What's more, once you've got a decent brain in your head, you'll need to fend off the attacks of your fellow brain robbers as they try to steal it from you.