Tabletop Gaming Events in Windsor for April 2019

April 6th

Brimstone Board Game Night - 15:00 - 19:30pm

These events are completely free!

The events will run from 3 PM to 7:30 PM the 1st Saturday of every month.

1 ticket for each snack purchased, 5 tickets for being a new player, 1 ticket total for bringing games, 1 ticket for showing up, and 5 tickets per board game purchased – cost of game must be over $10 (tickets tripled if they are from the discount shelf).

To add, players will be responsible for collecting their own tickets at the front!

Instead of raffling off a Board Game, we are going to be raffling off a Brimstone Black Gift Card instead! The dollar value of the card will be tiered to the amount of people we have in the store for board game night, this means at 7 PM we will do a head count and load the card for a set amount based on the following tiers:

• 10 people or less = $15.00
• 11 to 20 people = $30.00
• 21 to 30 people = $45.00
• 30 + people = $50.00

This allows us to appeal to a broader spectrum of people in the community. If we are featuring a game someone could potentially not enjoy & win, this allows for people to use the card towards a game they do like, or the feature game if they did enjoy it! The card can be redeemed whenever the winner decides.

There is parking along the back of the building, parking meters out front that are free after 6 PM and on Sundays & holidays, also a pay & display municipal lot diagonally across the street from the building

More info...

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April 7th

Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator at The CG Realm - 13:00

Time to have some fun space exploring. We have some fun changes coming up and keep a look out for our final poll for ship names. Hope to see everyone out. If anyone has some idea's for scenario's to play, please feel free to let us know. The more ideas the better.

Remember great food can be found on site from the WIndsor Sandwich Shop,

Bring your laptop if you wish but not necessary to play.

Want to know more about Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator?
www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com
www.artemis.forumchitchat.com/calendar
www.tsn-artemis.ca

More info....

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April 8th

Keyforge 20 Dollar Sealed League at The CG Realm

Come one, Come all! Welcome to our Inaugural Keyforge League! Lots of League prizing and a tournament at the end.

Number of weeks to TBD depending on sign ups! Bring a friend! Sign ups are open until the 7th and matchups will be posted the Sunday before the new week starts.

More info....

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April 13th and April 27th

CG Realm Tabletop Night 17:00 - 22:00

Free open, inclusive, family friendly gaming. The second and fourth Saturday of every month!

Game and help a great cause! For every person that comes out to Tabletop Game Night at CG Realm - the store will donate $1 to our 2019 Extra Life Efforts!

Each event will feature at least one hot game. Staff will be on hand doing demos of that game. In addition you are welcome to bring your own games and/or use the store game library.

There will be lots of gamers on hand to teach games and to play with. Bring your own group or come on your own. No tabletop game experience needed.

In addition to gaming you can some great food, drink and snacks at The Windsor Sandwich Shop, which will be open with a full menu until 7pm. Drinks and snacks will still be available until close.

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Every Thursday

Gaymes Night - The Windsor Sandwich Shop 18:00 -21:00

Like board games, or just love having a gay ol' time? Maybe you're just BOARD and have nothing to do? Come to Windsor-Essex Pride Fest’s weekly LGBTQ2S GAYMES NIGHT!

GAYMES Night is a FREE social event for anyone who likes playing games and meets every Thursday night from 6pm-9pm at The Sandwich Shop located at 1311 Tecumseh Road East.

A LGBTQ2S+ and allies group in the Windsor who love to game! We are an all-inclusive group and friends are more than welcome. Laugh and bond with us over some friendly competition! You are sure to have a great night and meet a few new people!

Are you and LGBTQ2S+ or ally in Windsor who love to game? We are an all-inclusive group and friends are more than welcome. Laugh and bond with us over some friendly competition! You are sure to have a great night and meet a few new people!

Featuring over 75 different board games to choose from. From old favorites like Scrabble, Monopoly, or Yahtzee to quirky up-and-comers like Ticket to Ride, Pandemic, or Exploding Kittens.

GAYMES Night is an LGBTQ2S+ friendly gathering for people who enjoy playing games and socializing and meeting new people. This event is FREE and open to anyone and everyone, so grab a friend and get ready for some intense board game action.

The event/initiative is presented by Windsor-Essex Pride Fest and funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

More info...

The Dave Russell Memorial Geek and Gaming Auction - September 1st

A few weeks ago we lost one of our own. A fellow gamer passed on to whatever adventure lies next. This auction is in honor of Dave Russell and is in support a dream Dave shared with his mother, Moo and brother Jay. That dream is Geektropolis Cafe. A gathering spot for gamers

Funds raised will go towards opening Geektropolis, adding a handi-capable washroom and in support of the Russell family in this trying time.

Dave left behind a PILE, actually multiple PILES of action figures, anime figures, RPGs and board games. Dave worked at the well known Silver Snail comic book shop for years before moving to Windsor and pretty much 100% of what he made he spent at the store. He's got enough geeky stuff to fill a game store. We think Dave would have liked these to find homes with fellow gamers.

This will be a live auction. It is being hosted at the future home of Geektropolis Cafe at 1144 Wyandotte St. E. The former location of Harvey Lo's. The auction will be starting at 6pm and will go as long as it takes.

Geektropolis will be accepting cash and debit for this event.

Come out and help us celebrate Dave's love of gaming and raise some money to make his dream become a reality.

For more details and discussion please visit the facebook event page here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/115273125865859/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%224%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%22370%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D

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October Game Nights at Brimstone Games

Hey Windsor area gamers, come out to Brimstone Board Game Night! Meet other gamers, play some great games and maybe even win a game to bring home.

Brimstone Board Game Night hits on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. These events run from 5pm to 10pm and are open to all ages.

Every event will feature at least one game. There will be demo copies of the game available and someone on hand willing to teach the game so you can try before you buy.

You can win games just by coming out to play. At every Brimstone Board Game Night you earn tickets that give you a chance to win free games. Every event we will be giving away a copy of the featured game and some events will feature even more. 

Players earn 1 ticket for playing games, 1 ticket for purchasing a snack or drink, and 1 ticket for bringing 1 or more board games for people to play. Earn 5 more tickets for each game you purchase. First time players will receive 5 additional tickets.

NEW LOCATION
Heads up, as of July 1st you can now find Brimstone at 1421 Tecumseh Rd. E. right next to Franco's. There is parking in back and there is a municipal lot across the street that is free after 6pm.

October 1st - Above and Below

Above and Below from Ryan Laukat put out by Red Raven Games is one of the best games I've played in 2016. It's a fantstic mix of resource management, set collection and adventure game.

Build your colony above ground and sent exploerers to investigate the dungeons below. In the dungeons have random encounters with a variety of situations and characters. Once explored you can start building both above and below.

You owe it to yourself to try this great game.

October 15th - Halloween Game Night

A wide variety of spooky games will be featured. Including Ultimate Werewolf, One Night Vampire. Monster Fluxx, Vampire Queen & Zombie Fluxx!

Brimstone Board Game Nights August - Costa Rica and 7 Wonders

Hey Windsor area gamers, come out to Brimstone Board Game Night! Meet other gamers, play some great games and maybe even win a game to bring home.

Brimstone Board Game Night hits on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. These events run from 5pm to 10pm and are open to all ages.

Every event will feature at least one game. There will be demo copies of the game available and someone on hand willing to teach the game so you can try before you buy.

You can win games just by coming out to play. At every Brimstone Board Game Night you earn tickets that give you a chance to win free games. Every event we will be giving away a copy of the featured game and some events will feature even more. 

Players earn 1 ticket for playing games, 1 ticket for purchasing a snack or drink, and 1 ticket for bringing 1 or more board games for people to play. Earn 5 more tickets for each game you purchase. First time players will receive 5 additional tickets.

NEW LOCATION
Heads up, as of July 1st you can now find Brimstone at 1421 Tecumseh Rd. E. right next to Franco's. There is parking in back and there is a municipal lot across the street that is free after 6pm.

August 6th: Costa Rica

Costa Rica from Mayfare games was supper hot at Origins 2016. So hot I couldn't even get in to play a demo. Heard good things from everyone who did though.

Different sets of exotic animals, different terrains, and the omnipresent danger of mosquitos await in the jungle of Costa Rica, and the player explorers are here to collect sets of rare and exotic animals to rescue them from poachers. Collecting as many as you can of one kind is valuable, but having one of each kind can be beneficial, too. Just avoid being bitten too badly by the mosquitos!

In Costa Rica, all player take part in an expedition, with the active player of a turn deciding where to go and exploring a new tile. In clockwise order, each player must decide whether to leave this expedition and collect all of the animals seen so far, or whether to remain with the group to (hopefully) collect more animals later? Once a player does leave the current expedition, they remove their pawn from that group, collecting nothing else from it.

August 20th: 7 Wonders

7 Wonders is pretty much the gateway drafting game for large groups. It's been a regular at WGR events since it came out in 2010.

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.

7 Wonders lasts three ages. In each age, players receive seven cards from a particular deck, choose one of those cards, then pass the remainder to an adjacent player. Players reveal their cards simultaneously, Each player then chooses another card from the deck they were passed, and the process repeats until players have six cards in play from that age. After three ages, the game ends.

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

It's Halloween Hotness at CGReam on July 9th

Can't wait for halloween?  Don't!

Come out to Halloween Hotness at The CGRealm on July 9th and celebrate Halloween in July with us.

We've got Halloween themed games like Bring Out Your Dead, Village Crone, Mystery, One Night Ultimate Vampire, Gloom and more.  The event runs from 5pm until 10pm and everyone and anyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Bring your favourite dungeon delving game or play one of ours. There's always people willing to teach games.

Come out in a creepy costume and get 10% off game purchases made in store that night!

The CGRealm is located at 1311 Tecumseh road east. At the site of the old Party Warehouse. Diagonally across from Family Video. Huge retail space and gaming area that will fit over 120 gamers. 

In addition, The Windsor Sandwich Shop shares the space and will be providing quality sandwiches, soups, salads, coffees, chips, smoothies and more! All available in a fun gaming environment. Great for a snack between games or even while playing. 

Check out their menu: http://www.windsorsandwichshop.com/menu.html

Personally I recommend the potato bacon soup when they have it.

Brimstone Board Game Nights for July - Munchkin and Splendor

Hey Windsor area gamers, come out to Brimstone Board Game Night! Meet other gamers, play some great games and maybe even win a game to bring home.

Brimstone Board Game Night hits on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. These events run from 5pm to 10pm and are open to all ages.

Every event will feature at least one game. There will be demo copies of the game available and someone on hand willing to teach the game so you can try before you buy.

You can win games just by coming out to play. At every Brimstone Board Game Night you earn tickets that give you a chance to win free games. Every event we will be giving away a copy of the featured game and some events will feature even more. 

Players earn 1 ticket for playing games, 1 ticket for purchasing a snack or drink, and 1 ticket for bringing 1 or more board games for people to play. Earn 5 more tickets for each game you purchase. First time players will receive 5 additional tickets.

NEW LOCATION
Heads up, as of July 1st you can now find Brimstone at 1421 Tecumseh Rd. E. right next to Franco's. There is parking in back and there is a municipal lot across the street that is free after 6pm.

July 2nd: Munchkin Night

July 2nd the featured game will be Steve Jackson Games' Munchkin.

We will be Giving away, 1 Regular Munchkin, 1 Themed Munchkin & 1 Deluxe Version!

Munchkin is a humorous take that game where players are competing to get to level 10. At first players must work together but once it gets near the end it's all about who's stabbing who in the back.

July 16th: Splendor

July 16th the featured game will be Splendor from Space Cowboys.

This game is hugely popular here in Windsor. I can't remember the last game night that at least one game of Splendor didn't get played.

Very simple rules and very easy to teach but so difficult to master. In this abstract tableau builder players are using gems represented by poker chips to buy various cards that give them more gems to spend each round. In addition higher value cards are worth victory points. Get the right sets of gems and you get a bonus Royalty scoring card. It's a race to 15 points but the player that gets there first may not win if someone gets more on the final round.

It's Dungeon Delving Night at The CG Realm - June 11th

It's Dungeon Delving night at The CGRealm!

Come out and enjoy dungeon themed games all night. Feel free to dress up like an adventurer. Get some use out of that SCA Garb! The event runs from 5pm until 10pm and everyone and anyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Bring your favourite dungeon delving game or play one of ours. There's always people willing to teach games.

The CGRealm has moved to 1311 Tecumseh road east. At the site of the old Party Warehouse. Diagonally across from Family Video.

The new venue is a bigger, better retail space and gaming area! The new space can fit over 120 gamers. More space also means more merchandise lines. The new venue also means more organized events like X-Wing, Warmahordes, RPGs and more.

In addition, The Windsor Sandwich Shop shares the space and will be providing quality sandwiches, soups, salads, coffees, chips, smoothies and more! All available in a fun gaming environment!!

Check out their menu: http://www.windsorsandwichshop.com/menu.html

Personally I recommend the potato bacon soup when they have it.

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

Gaming for 24 straight, to raise funds for Extra Life!

Support Windsor gamers helping sick kids.

October 25th members of the Windsor Gaming Resource will be gathering at Brimstone Games to play games for 24 hours straight in support of Extra Life!

This is our second year in a row supporting Extra Life as a group (some individual members have been doing it longer). Last year we raised $1800 for The Children's Miracle Network of Hospitals blowing away our $1000 goal. This year we are doubling that goal to $2000 and we would love to blow that away and hit at least $3000 or more!

What is Extra Life?

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Extra Life was started in 2008 by the Sarcastic Gamer Community as a tribute to one specific leukemia victim: Victoria Enmon. The group created a 24-hour long video game marathon to raise money for the hospital that treated and fought beside Tori. 100% of the funds raised went to the local Children's Miracle Network. 

Now thousands of gamers have joined in this annual event. In 2009 the event spread allowing participants to donate to the Hospital of their choice and now hundreds of websites and tens of thousands of gamers will take part in this charity event this year.

What is the WGR doing for Extra Life?

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As many members as possible are going to head to Brimstone Games at 10:00am on Saturday October 25th. Once there it's simple: we game, and we game for 24 hours straight. We'll be going until 10:00am on Sunday. We will be playing board games, miniature games and maybe even some pen and paper roleplaying games.

In addition to all the gaming, at 8:00pm on Saturday night we will also be hosting a live game auction. Anyone is welcome to attend this portion of the event. We've got a great selection of games to auction off and 100% of the proceeds will be going to Extra Life.

You can find Brimstone at 3298 Walker Rd. Parking is available on the south side of the building and on the street around back. 

What can you do to support us?

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Come play games: You should come join us on the 25th and play some games! Even if you can't come out for all 24 hours it would be awesome if you could stop in and say hi, bring us some caffeine and/or play a game or two. We would love the support and encouragement. You can show up at any time during the event. Stop in after work, say hi at lunch, whenever. 

Join our team: Extra Life lets groups of participants make a team page and we have one for the Windsor Gaming Resource. Even if you aren't going to actually come out to Brimstone and play with us, if you are going to participate at home or at your own FLGS we would love to have you on our team. Click here to join up!

Sponsor a Windsor Gaming Resource member: Any amount helps, even a buck, and the Extra Life site has a wide variety of payment options even including a monthly donation deal. They also offer charity receipts. Support me directly by clicking here.

Participate in the live auction: The auction will be held at 8pm on Saturday October 25th and there will be a wide variety of new and used games on the auction block. All money raised will be donated to Extra Life through the group page.

Donate games: Are you a game publisher? Do you have too many games and don't know what to do with them? How about donating your games to the cause. You can either give them to us to play during the event or you can donate them to be sold at the live auction. Any donations can be dropped off the day of the event or contact gilvanblight(at)gmail.com to make arrangement before then.

Thanks to our sponsors:

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While organizing this event I sent out emails to a variety of game companies asking if they would be willing to support the WGR in this effort. Last year Stronghold Games and Z-Man Games were awesome enough to support us. This year many other companies have stepped up to the plate.

Huge thanks to Z-man and Stronghold Games for supporting for two years in a row!

Thanks to Rio Grande Games, Loony Labs, Mantic Games, Game Salute, Alderac Entertainment Group, Minion Games, Blue Orange Games and Arcane Wonders for supporting us for the first time this year.

July 19th - Brimstone Board Games Night - Featuring Quarriors!

The Windsor Gaming resource returns to Brimstone Games on Saturday July 19th as part of their twice monthly boardgame night which hits on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. These events run from 5pm to 10pm and are open to all ages.

Brimstone is working to become Windsor's premier board game shop. They've got a great selection of the hottest games and tons of gaming space to play them. Not only that but all board games are currently 30% off!

Win a Board Game! 

Every Board Game Night at 8pm we will draw 1 ticket and the winner will receive a free board game!

Players will earn 1 ticket for playing a game, limit of 1 ticket per night. Earn 1 ticket for purchasing a snack or drink, limit 1 ticket per night. Earn 1 ticket for bringing 1 or more board games for people to play. Earn 5 tickets for each board game purchased. First time players will receive 5 additional tickets.

You can find Brimstone at 3298 Walker Rd. Parking is available on the south side of the building and on the street around back. Note that Brimstone used to be located in McGregor. This is no longer the case, they moved into Windsor just over a year ago.

Featured Game: Quarriors!

The featured game of the night will be Quarriors! By Mike Elliot and Eric M. Lang and released by Wizkids games.

Quarriors! is an interesting three-dimension twist on the very popular deck building mechanic. Instead of building a deck you are building a dice bag full of monsters and spells.

It's a fantasy themed game where each player is building up their forces in order to score more honour than their opponents. It's rather easy to learn but difficult to master.


We will be running demo games of Quarriors! and it's various expansions through out the event. In addition Brimstone will be giving away the latest stand alone expansion set Light Vs. Dark as part of their Win a Board Game event.

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/

Games & Grub at the Green Bean - May 23rd

Friday May 23rd we've got a Games & Grub event being held at The Green Bean's Windsor Star News Cafe. This all ages event runs from 6pm until 11pm.

The Windsor Star News Cafe is located at 300 Ouellette Ave, 3rd floor. This is the cafe that is part of the new Windsor Star located where the old downtown palace theater was.

The Green Bean Cafe has great food and offers bottomless coffee along with lots of other yummy things. The location is also licensed and offers some awesome beer from Walkerville Brewery as well as local Wines. Street parking is free after 6pm if you can find a spot and there are two parking garages in a very short walking distance if you can't.

We play a wide variety of games at these events. You will find card, dice and board games. We've even seen some miniature gamers bring their armies out. There's no theme to the event. Our last gaming event saw games of Suburbia, Quarriors!, Marvel Dice Masters Avengers vs. X-Men, Robinson Crusoe, Takenoko, Tokaido and lots more.

We encourage you to bring some games out, whether an old favourite or something new you want to try out. If you don't have anything to bring, that's cool too. There's always lots of variety and people are always happy to teach you the games they have brought.

Wil Wheaton Talks International TableTop Day Goodies!

Quick reminder: International Tabletop Day is this Saturday, July the 5th.

Here in Windsor we will be celebrating at the Green Bean Windsor Star News Cafe (3rd floor of 300 Ouellette Ave) from noon until 11PM.

Check out the message from geek icon +Wil Wheaton above for some details of the awesome swag and giveaways we are going to have.

For full details about how you can celebrate #TabletopDay here in Windsor click here.

The WGR presents Level Up! Level 2! an RPG event on April 19th

The Windsor Gaming Resource embarks on a new season of its RPG events with LEVEL UP! Level 2

April 19th the WGR will be hosting a day long RPG experience. The great folks at The Green Bean Windsor Star News Cafe have offered us some great gaming space from 12pm until 11pm. That's a whole lotta gaming!

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying from last year.

We will be following the same format as the 2013 Level Up! event. There will be two different sittings. an early sitting starting at 12 noon and a late sitting at 6pm. Each will have a variety of RPG games you can choose to play in. Each individual session should run between 4-5 hours. Doing the math you can see that there will be a 1 hour gap between sittings to give our GMs a break and give time for everyone to grab some food.

Right now the games that will be featured at this event include: Agents of Oblivion, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, All for One, Accursed, Pathfinder and Star Wars: Edge of the Empire.

We will be taking sign ups for the each individual game. The number of slots will vary by game and details of this will be found on the facebook event page. Unless otherwise stated by the GMs in question no experience with the particular game is needed.

Iron Kingdoms from 2013

We had such a great time of it last year, we want to make it even better this time! If you know people that aren’t part of the WGR and are into RPGs, TELL THEM ABOUT THIS! The more folks know about it, the more diverse the group and the more games get played!!

This is an awesome opportunity for non-roleplaying game players to experience this wonderful gaming hobby. It's also the perfect chance for RPG fans to try out a new system.

Facebook Event Page for Level Up! Level 2 - https://www.facebook.com/events/1470464569838730/

The Green Bean Windsor Star Cafe is located at:

300 Ouellette Ave - 3rd Floor

Windsor ON N9A 7B4

Cards & Coffee - February 8th

February 8th we return to long time FLGS Hugin & Munin for a night of cards and caffeine. The event will run from 5pm until 11pm. Through the entirety of the event all Tassimo coffee will be half off.

Our last event in January had 22 people show up, which pretty much packed the place. You may want to show up a bit early as the place gets packed and we run out of chairs quickly. To help alleviate this problem Ian will be putting up a table for us to store our games on and an extra table (4 total) so that there's more room to actually play. We also ask that people try to squeeze in two games at each table where possible.

Yeah it's called Cards & Coffee and yes some people dig playing Dominion or Magic or Munchkin but you don't need to stick to card games. It's just an excuse to spend a Saturday night playing some games, any games. Our last event saw games like: Firefly, Zombie Dice, Settlers of Catan, Gloom and Space Cadets Dice Duels.

This is a free, ages event that is open to anyone and everyone. Bring your favourite game or play one of ours. The store always has plenty of demo copies you are welcome to try out and most people who attend bring a game or two to share with the group.

Hugin & Munin is located at 1664 Tecumseh RD. E. in Windsor Ontario. Parking in back or on side roads and free out front after 6pm.

Games and Grub at the Green Bean - January 31st

On the 31st of January we return to the Green Bean's Windsor Star Cafe in Downtown Windsor. The event starts at 6pm and goes until 11pm and is open to all ages.

The Green Bean Coffee Company, Windsor Star Cafe is located on the third floor of 300 Ouellette ave. You can take the elevator from the ground or the stairs up from the 2nd floor. This is the location of the old Palace theaters.

There's lots of room and great lighting at this venue. We've found it's great for long and short games alike. The large tables are great for those games like Eclipse that are hard to fit at home.

There's no theme to the event. Bring whatever you like, or show up and play some of the games others have brought. Everyone is usually willing to teach anything they bring.

The First Cards & Coffee of 2014 - January 18th

Happy New Year!

Here's a great WGR gaming event for trying out those new games you got over the holidays. Come out to Hugin & Munin between 5pm and 11pm on Saturday January 18th.

Yeah it's called Cards & Coffee and yes some people dig playing Dominion or Magic or Munchkin but you don't need to stick to card games. It's just an excuse to spend a Saturday night playing some games, any games.

This is an all ages event that is open to anyone and everyone. Bring your favourite game or play one of ours. No XP needed, we'll teach you what we have.

Coffee is also half off for the entire event.

Hugin & Munin is located at 1664 Tecumseh RD. E. in Windsor Ontario. Parking in back or on side roads and free out front after 6pm.

Open gaming at Brimstone October 19th

The Windsor Gaming resource returns to Brimstone Games on Saturday October 19th from 6pm until Midnight. Brimstone has a huge gaming area with tons of tables, chairs and great lighting. I'm told by the owner Sean that we could fit 60 of us in there.

This is an open, all ages, themeless gaming event. Just a bunch of us getting together to play some games. Magic the Gathering and Warhammer are popular at Brimstone along with the usual mix of card and board games


You can find Brimstone at 3298 Walker Rd. Parking is available on the south side of the building and on the street around back. Note for those who haven't realized it yet, this is the new location in Windsor, not the old one in McGreggor.