This Week in Vermont Gaming: March 29th - April 4th, 2010

Check out these gaming opportunities around Vermont for the week of Monday, March 29th through Sunday, April 4th:

• Tuesday Night Board Games, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington, VT
• Wednesday Night Boardgaming, Triple Play, Lebanon, NH
• Albany Game Day, Zombie Planet, Albany, NY 
• Gaming in the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT

Other Fun Stuff

• Geek Week, Langdon Street Cafe, Montpelier, VT

Got a game night or convention you want to share? Leave us a comment. And be sure to check out our calendar for the longer view.

Geek Week 4.0 Observed!

Geek Week 4.0's Game Con was fantastic. We went, we saw, we placed cubes, meeples, influence tokens and every other variety of game-playing paraphernalia on which we could lay hands.

People literally packed the Langdon Street Cafe to play board games. At one point in the afternoon, there was standing room only for new arrivals. I counted eight tables of games being played, at least one of which served double duty for Arkham Horror at one end and Endeavor -- neither of which are games that take minimal space -- at the other.

Thanks again to Ben Matchstick for organizing Geek Week and making a place in the schedule for a game day, as well as Langdon Street Cafe hosting it all. Opportunities like Geek Week are rare. We should take advantage of them.

Gaming Calendar Updated

The calendar has been filled out with as many conventions and game days in Vermont and the greater northeastern region for the next year as we know about and have been scheduled at this point in time. Check it out to start planning your next gaming holiday.

As we learn about more events and others lock in their dates, we'll add them to our calendar. And if you know of one we haven't listed, drop us line via email ( ) or the contact form on the Green Mountain Gamers website.

This Week in Vermont Gaming: March 22nd - March 28th, 2010

Check out these gaming opportunities around Vermont for the week of Monday, March 22nd through Sunday the 28th:

• Tuesday Night Board Games, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington, VT
• Wednesday Night Boardgaming, Triple Play, Lebanon, NH
• Pathfinder Society, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington, VT
• Westford Strategy Boardgame Session, Westford Public Library, Westford, VT
• PAX East, Boston, MA
• Gaming at Fletcher Free Library, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT
• Geek Week Gaming Con, Langdon Street Cafe, Montpelier, VT

Other Fun Stuff

• International Traditional Gaming Week, everywhere.
• Geek Week, Langdon Street Cafe, Montpelier, VT

Got a game night or convention you want to share? Leave us a comment. And be sure to check out our calendar for the longer view.

Langdon Street Cafe's Geek Week 4.0 Gaming Con is March 28th

March 24th to 30th, Langdon Street Cafe hosts Geek Week 4.0, a celebration of all things geeky and wonderful. Nights are scheduled with workshops on various topics -- hacking, tapeloops and Dungeons & Dragons to name three -- and the nerdiest musical acts they could find. Their Facebook event page has a thorough listing of what's happening when.

The Sunday of Geek Week, the 28th, is the minicon. It's a game-playing free-for-all that runs throughout the afternoon. There will be a plethora of games on hand to try, or you can bring your own favorite to show off.

Green Mountain Gamers will be there, so if you see one of us, say hello!

Over Hill, Over Dale

We have a strong candidate for the site of the first annual Grill 'n Game. A site visit is in the works before locking it in. Stay tuned for more news.

Filling Out the Calendar

The calendar's filling out nicely. Thank goodness for the ability to create recurring events for regular game nights like those at Quarterstaff Games and Triple Play.

The next, larger calendar-related task is to get in all the major conventions in the New England area.

Hello world!

This afternoon we had an interesting meeting at Langdon Street Cafe in Montpelier. Six people from different corners of the northern half of Vermont -- Bob, Brennan, Tyler, Rod, Bethany and Chuck, from left to right in the picture -- convened to discuss the possibilities in encouraging more frequent and active gaming in and between the disparate hobby communities.

The Green Mountain Gamers website is just one of the things that came from that meeting. Keep an eye out for more news as it develops.