May 23rd @ NJPA Boardgame Alliance – Starts With / Ends With demo

Although it’s not technically a board game, I will be demo-ing SW/EW at an event next Saturday, May 23rd. I should have a few copies of it and Maze Game on hand for the event. Here are the details:

Saturday May 23rd – NJPA Board Game Alliance – Kickoff Party

The Loft @ The Auction House
100 West Merchant Street, Audubon, NJ 08106
12-6pm – Free Admission
http://www.theloftnj.com 

A full day of fun boardgames, card games and much much more! Begins at 12 noon. FREE admission, but donations are VERY accepted! A great selection of snacks, food and beverages at the concession stand. ON THE SCHEDULE 12 – 1pm: Starts With / Ends With (Party Game) A fun icebreaker that challenges players to think quick in a witty battle of words. This is a new game DEMO by Jason Tagmire .

1 – 2pm: Conspiracy (Board Game) A very strategic and intriguing spy game…bluffing.. betting.. assasination… anything to get that top secret briefcase to headquarters .

2 – 4pm: Super Giant Monster Showdown (Card Game) Players build customized giant monsters that battle each other, smash cities and tangle with the military in a free-for-all ‘kaiju’ simulation where anything can happen, and probably does..

4 – 5pm: Mississippi Queen (Board Game) Light, fun family game where players race paddleboats down the Mississippi, picking up passengers along the way, managing precious coal, and navigating the treacherous river.

5pm on: Illuminati (Card Game) Classic game of world domination where each player is a secret society attempting to spread its tendrils into special interest groups throughout the world.

ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE DAY

Pokemon Highlander (Card Game) Pokemon TCG where there Can Only Be One!

Mag Blast Tournament (‘classic’ edition) (Card Game) High-speed space battle game that is laster-fast!

Battle Masters Campaign (Miniatures Game) Classic fantasy miniatures battle game by Milton Bradley. We will decide the fate of the world on a large vinyl mat 4.5 ft square.

Starts With / Ends With Pre-Order

STARTS WITH / ENDS WITH PRE-ORDER (Ships in early December)
$8.00 – Shipping is included!

Box cover art!

Introducing Starts With / Ends With

Starts With / Ends With is my second game. It’s even simpler than Maze Game, and reminds me of a personal favorite, Scrabble. The basic idea is to create the longest word you can think of, using the starting and ending letters that you draw. A two player game will consist of 13 rounds, and players will get 1 point for each letter of their word. It needs some tweaking, but here is what it looks like so far.

Off the top of my head I would say BEARDED for 7 points. But I’m sure there is a much better word than that.