Unlike some of those big multi-day national conventions... FlaMinGoCon doesn't make you wait a whole 'nother year.
FlaMinGoCon Los Dos will be April 25
More hours: 9:30 am to 9:30 pm
Same place: Holy Trinity Parish Hall again, in West Palm Beach
Ticket price $10
Tell your friends. More details to come.
Woo!
You can become a "geek buddy" with Phil Mingo if you also are registered at BoardGameGeek.com.
And FlaMinGoCon has been added to BGG.com's convention list. Go us! We better start firming up details for the next event.
And FlaMinGoCon has been added to BGG.com's convention list. Go us! We better start firming up details for the next event.Ten Tips for Teaching Board Games from the Euro Board Game Blog.
Possibly the two most important rules: start at the objective, and be patient.
Loved the new games you discovered at FlaMinGoCon? Or that you see pictured here or on our Facebook page?
Here are some recommendations on where you can go buy your own. Do us a favor, TELL the folks at the store you are buying a game from them because you went to FlaMinGoCon or saw the game on the FlaMinGoCon website. :-) Thanks.
If you need instant gratification:
In Pompano Beach, you can find GXE Games, the closest store to West Palm Beach that focuses primarily on games.
The comic book store Past Present Future on Military Trail in WPB sells quite a few popular games.
Tates Comics, in Lauderhill down in Broward County and now in Boynton Beach near the mall, also carries games.
Barnes and Noble carries quite a few games too. But if you can hit up one of these local businesses, that'd be nicer, right?
If you're looking for much better prices, or really popular games (like Splendor and Camel Up), or new releases, online shopping is the way to go. Of course, there's Amazon. But the best option, often for price and definitely for supporting a smaller business, is a website called CoolStuffInc.com.
Cool Stuff Games are their Brick-and-mortar stores in Maitland, Winter Park, Jacksonville, and Hollywood.
Tell them Phil Mingo sent ya'!
Obviously there were a LOT of winners at the January 24th event, as each game played had at least one winner. However let's highlight the special winners of our Play To Win Games and Tournaments.
Congratulations to Gavin (Night of the Octopus), Gen (Resistance), Elisabeth (Jungle Speed) and Lynne (RoboRally) for trying out new games and entering the drawings to win these games. We plan to have more Play To Win opportunities at the next con, and hopefully some brand spanking new releases if we are lucky!
And on to our tourneys...
The RoboRally tournament had 4 entrants, so was a one-game affair. Brave Katie & Glenn had just learned the game in the morning. Phil stated his attitude was "Someone has to come in last." Kevin swept to victory in his favorite game, and treasures his FlaMinGoCon trophy that he can put a candle in -- or put a pink rubber ducky in.
Our Splendor Tournament had 16 entrants, which meant 4 games for the first round of the single elimination, then the 4 winners continuing to the second round. Adam (with hand to head in photo) emerged victorious! Sadly by the end of the con, we started being too tired to take photos (sorry)!
Congratulations to you all! Looking forward to new adventures in tournaments at the next minicon!
Our Splendor Tournament had 16 entrants, which meant 4 games for the first round of the single elimination, then the 4 winners continuing to the second round. Adam (with hand to head in photo) emerged victorious! Sadly by the end of the con, we started being too tired to take photos (sorry)!
Congratulations to you all! Looking forward to new adventures in tournaments at the next minicon!151 unique games loaned by 6 families.
65 checkouts.
4 Play To Win Games.
The library:
The gaming library along one wall of the big hall.
View from the library
Setting up the library
Ellie the librarian with Phil Mingo, our mascot