EPGS Heroics - August 2004
Come to the EPGS meeting this Saturday, August 21st, in the Community Room of the Oxford Valley Mall.
The tentative 2004 EPGS Schedule:
Aug 21, Sep 4&25*, Oct 2&16, Nov 6&20, Dec 4&18, Jan 8&22
Planned for: the 1st & 3rd Sat every month thereafter (subject to change!)
* Meeting rescheduled due to conflict with mall events.
The Mall does not schedule events as far ahead as we do, so parts of this schedule may be subject to change. You will be informed as early as possible of any changes.
Gaming from 10:00 AM - 9:30 PM!
Games People Played
Here's what was played at the 8/7/04 meeting:
|
GAME |
PUBLISHER |
PLAYS |
|
Advanced Squad Leader |
AH |
1 |
|
Blokus |
Sekkoia |
2 |
|
Bohnanza |
Amigo |
1 |
|
Carcassonne |
Rio Grande |
1 |
|
Four Dragons |
Jolly Roger |
1 |
|
Goa |
Rio Grande |
1 |
|
Ideology |
Z-Man |
3 |
|
Memoir '44 |
Days of Wonder |
2 |
|
Power Grid |
Rio Grande |
1 |
|
Puerto Rico |
Rio Grande |
1 |
|
St. Petersburg |
Rio Grande |
1 |
|
Sword of Rome |
GMT |
1 |
|
Ticket to Ride |
Days of Wonder |
1 |
|
Tigris and Euphrates |
Mayfair |
1 |
|
Trias |
Gecko |
1 |
|
Web of Power |
Rio Grande |
1 |
|
Zendo |
Icehouse |
3 |
Important notice regarding future EPGS communications!
As you may know, we encountered problems two weeks ago when a meeting was rescheduled at the last minute. Not everyone was aware of the change and some people showed up for a meeting that was not held. This episode pointed out the weakness of the current EPGS communication system. It seems impossible to keep such a large list up to date. With the nature of our current venue a similar problem might very well occur in the future.
For this reason, I plan to cease trying to maintain a working mailing list and instead will employ Yahoo for this purpose. I have created a NEW Yahoo Group called "EPGS Announcements" Note that this is separate and different from the pre-existing EPGS group mentioned at the end of each Heroics issue. "EPGS Announcements" is a mailing list only. Nobody can post except the moderator (me). ANYONE can subscribe to this list or view it on the Yahoo website. It is NOT necessary to have a Yahoo account to receive or view the messages.
This list is opt-in only, so you will have to sign up or bookmark the page yourselves. It's easy. To subscribe, just send a message to:
epgs_announce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To unsubscribe, send a message to:
epgs_announce-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
To view the group on the Web:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/epgs_announce
Bookmark this site! We have also included a link to this page from good old http://epgs.org
Remember that in the future it will be up to YOU to make sure you get EPGS announcements. If you change your email address, be sure to update your subscription.
There will be a notice posted the week before EVERY meeting and before each weekend with a postponed meeting. The monthly "Heroics" newsletter will also be distributed via this mailing list. And don't worry about having your inbox clogged - I doubt I will ever send more than one message a week, and hopefully no more than two per month. Signing up for the "Daily Digest" should not be necessary!
And lastly, if this doesn't work out, I am not trashing my mailing list just yet. In fact, the next couple of messages will go out through both the old and new channels, so you may get some messages twice. Let me know if you encounter any serious problems. I know there will be a somewhat annoying Yahoo ad accompanying each message, but this seems a necessary price to pay.
Dave
EPGS Officers:
President: Bob Hranek
(610) 265-1768
Treasurer: Randall MacInnis
randall.macinnis@verizonwireless.com
(908)781-6555
Publicity: Mike Fisher
(215) 438-9966
Webmaster: Don Myers
(610) 917-3664
Editor: Dave Bohnenberger
(610) 541-0712
Heroics is the official publication of EPGS, and is published monthly.
Contributed articles on any gaming-related subject are always welcome.
Visit the EPGS Website at http://epgs.org
Join the EPGS mailing list on Yahoo! Groups
Community email addresses:
Post message: epgs@yahoogroups.com
Subscribe: epgs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Unsubscribe: epgs-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
List owner: epgs-owner@yahoogroups.com
Shortcut URL to the EPGS Yahoo! Groups page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/epgs
Quartermaster Corps
The following suppliers of gaming merchandise have agreed to post our newsletter or an advertisement for EPGS. To show our support, we list the names of these outlets.
Abington Game & Hobby
www.AbingtonGHC.com
1562 Easton Rd
Roslyn, PA 19001
(215) 657-9550 voice
(215) 657-9551 fax
The Complete Strategist
580 Shoemaker Road
King of Prussia, PA
(610) 265-8562
Mon.-Thu. 11 AM to 6 PM
Fri. & Sat. 11 AM to 8 PM
Sun. Noon to 5 PM
Days of Knights
Main Street/P.O. Box 4577
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 366-0963
www.daysofknights.com
The Gamer's Realm
Princeton Arms Shopping Center
2025 Old Trenton Road
Cranbury, NJ 08012
(609) 426-9339
-and-
Pep Boys Plaza
Rte 130 and Church Road
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
(856) 829-2900 voice
(856) 829-8677 fax
www.gamersrealm.com
Mon. Noon to 6 PM
Tue.-Fri. Noon to 9 PM
Sat. 11 AM to 6 PM
Sun. 11 AM to 6 PM
Allied Hobbies
Oxford Valley Mall