Catan Tournament at the Tecumseh Corn Festival 2016

Come out to the Tecumseh Corn Fest on August 28th and play some Catan.

Registration starts at 1:00 pm in the Knights of Columbus Festival Tent. Games start at 2:00. $5 registration. Winner determined after two rounds of play. Limited to 40 participants. All games will be played with the base game of Catan with no expansions. 

Check out the facebook event page here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1750634681817139/

For more information on the Corn Fest: 

http://www.tecumseh.ca/residents/tourism-and-events/corn-festival

For more information on the great game Catan:

http://www.catan.com/board-games

The Great Canadian Board Game Blitz is back! October 18th

The first stop on The Road to Extra Life is the Great Canadian Board Game Blitz! Come out October 18th play some great games and support a great cause.

This all day, no elimination, five round board game tournament will be hosted at Brimstone Games. Sign up will happen between 10am and 11am. The tournament starts at 11am sharp and will run until 8pm at the latest.

For this years event we will have five rounds:

Round 1 - 1 hour
Round 2 - 1 hour
Round 3 - 1.5 hours
Food Break 1 hour
Round 4 - 1.5 hours
Final Round - 2 hours

Each round players will score points based on their ranking in the game. These points are weighted by the game length (so you get more points for winning a 2 hour game than a 1 hour game). At the end of the event prizes will be awarded based on total points earned.

You can find out more about The Great Canadian Board Game Blitz including the full rules and scoring system over at: http://www.gcbgb.ca/

The cost to participate in this Blitz is $10. $5 of this will be going towards Extra Life. The other $5 goes towards prizes for First, Second and Third Place in the form of Brimstone Games gift certificates. This means that the more people that enter, the better the prizes will be and the more we help out a great cause. There will also be door prizes that can be won by anyone participating. Knowing Brimstone they may through in a few extra deals as well.

This will be the sixth time we have hosted a Great Canadian Board Game Blitz here in Windsor. Each previous event has been awesome and we've seen more and more people out ever year. We've got room for 40 people so let's make 2015 a record year.

What is Extra Life? Extra Life is gaming based charity event that raises money for the Children's Miracle Network of hospitals. The main event is a 24 hour gaming marathon that will be happening on November 7th this year. Last year members of the Windsor Gaming Resource raised $4575.70 and we are hoping to top that this year. Though the marathon is set for a specific day there is nothing stopping participants from raising money year round. This Blitz is the first stop on the Road to Extra Life and half of the entry fee goes directly to Extra Life.

If you aren't able to attend the event but would still like to support the awesome gamers of Windsor Ontario, you can make a donation on our Extra Life page. Just click on the Roster button, pick a member to support and hit the "Support Me" button.

You can sign up to attend on the Windsor Blitz Facebook Page

The tentative (and subject to change) game list for this event can be viewed on google drive: 2015 Windsor Blitz Game List

The Great Canadian Board Game Blitz returns to Windsor on June 1st

June 1st, as part of the Geek Zone at the North American Sport & Hobby Expo, the Windsor Gaming Resource will be hosting the fifth annual Windsor Great Canadian Board Game Blitz. The Expo is being held at the WFCU center and runs all weekend. The Blitz will take place on Sunday.

This all day, no elimination, four round board game tournament will run from 10am until the Expo closes at 6pm. Sign in and registration will be from 10am until 10:30am and game play will begin at 10:30am sharp. Participants are asked to gather as soon as possible in the gaming area in the Geek Zone so we can get going right away.

There will be over $500 in gaming prizes to be won. Including a pass to Fan eXpo Canada in Toronto to participate in the Great Canadian Board Game Blitz finals on Sunday August the 31st.

Settlers of Catan Tournament Friday May 30th at the North American Sport & Hobby Expo

On Friday May 30th, as part of the Cardboard and Plastic Challenge in the Geek Zone at the North American Sport & Hobby Expo, the Windsor Gaming Resource will be hosting a Settlers of Catan Tournament. The Expo is being held at the WFCU Center and runs all weekend, the Catan Tournament is Friday night.

Registration will run from 4pm to 5pm. The first round will start at 5pm and the tournament will close around 8pm. Exact times will vary depending on attendance. There will be some great Catan related prizes to be won.


Tickets to the event are $15 in advance and this includes, not only your entry into the tournament, but also a full all access pass that is good for the entire weekend for the North American Sport & Hobby Expo.

Tickets can be purchased at Rogues Gallery Comics, Brimstone Games and Hugin & Munin. Tickets will also be for sale at the door but will cost $20 and won't reserve you a spot in the tournament. If we have room we will fit you in but we strongly recommend purchasing tickets in advance.

Note: the WGR is hosting two tournaments at the Sport & Hobby Expo. This one and the Great Canadian Board Game Blitz. Access to one can get you free access to the other. You only have to pay the $15 once. Just be sure that when you buy your advance tickets you let us know you want in on both events.

For more information on the Sport & Hobby Expo:
http://sporthobbyexpo.com/

For other gaming events going on at the Sport & Hobby Expo:
http://sporthobbyexpo.com/gaming/cardboard-and-plastic-challenge/