Heather Drake
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Biography
Heather has been an avid board gamer for almost 20 years. She prefers card games and Eurogames, but can also be talked into more substantial fare. Her current infatuations include: 7 Wonders, Drive, Finca, and Pandemic.
By day, Heather works for the League of Women Voters to help make the world safe for democracy. By night, she studies accounting, reads science fiction/fantasy voraciously, and strives to achieve a Wii Fit age of less than 20 years.
Airlines Europe
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 1:00pm,
2 hours
, 3/4
Become an airline tycoon! Carefully build your portfolio of airline stocks as everyone develops popular routes to make company shares more profitable. A fast-paced game with simple mechanics and deliciously agonizing decisions in almost every round.
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Airships
Friday, March 23, 2012 at 3:00pm,
2 hours
, 4/3
Race against other entrepreneurs to assemble the materials and personnel you need to build airships. If you’re really good, you can launch the Hindenburg. This game features lots of dice rolling and the coveted “zeppeleeple”.
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Hoity Toity (Adel Verpflichtet)
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 9:00am,
2 hours
, 1/5
You will do anything to assemble the most valuable art collection: spend down the family fortune, swipe money from the auction house, even steal your peer’s paintings if you can get away with it. Klaus Teuber won the 1990 Spiel de Jahres for this addictive rock-paper-scissors style game.
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Homesteaders
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 3:00pm,
3 hours
, 4/3
To carve civilization out of the Wild West, you’ll have to outbid fellow speculators for prime real estate and build up your holdings, but not bankrupt yourself with too much debt along the way. This tight economic game hits a sweet spot somewhere between Agricola and Le Havre.
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The Downfall of Pompeii
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 4:00pm,
2 hours
, 3/3
Pompeii is such a lovely, prosperous town. You, and your relatives, can’t immigrate fast enough. At least until the day Vesuvius blows and you must all flee for your lives! A perfect game for people who would relish tossing their opponents into a fiery volcano.
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Ticket to Ride Europe: Alvin & Dexter
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 9:00am,
2 hours
, 5/4
Building rail in Europe was already a challenge, what with the ferries and tunnels required. Now you must also contend with both a rampaging space alien and a Godzilla monster that will wreak havoc with your carefully laid plans.
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