We are ready. We have tables, games, prizes, and enthusiasm. We think that might be enough to get this thing launched....
Time for you to start planning: What games are you bringing? Who are you bringing with you?
A little like Chez Geek, a little bit offensive -- okay, a lot offensive -- and a lot of redneck stereotype.
But what's not to like about a game with dozens of little plastic pink flamingos!? And the photos of the different classy trailers are a hoot as well. More fun with more players, and it takes up a lot of room!
Sure to be available for play at FlaMinGoCon The First.
Various blogs and newspapers are coming up with their lists of the best games of 2014. What do you think?
Paste: The 10 Best Boardgames of 2014
The Independent's 10 best board games
Popular Mechanic's The 15 Best New Board Games of the Year (yes, that Popular Mechanics!?!)
Does it matter WHERE you'll be in reality when the clock strikes 12 tonight? If you play board games, at midnight, you may be fighting a dragon or building a spaceship or trying to get a letter to the princess! Or....
Safe games for holiday work parties, such as Dixit, Coloretto, Fluxx and more.
Top board games for family game nights, such as Qwixx, Nox, Tokaido, Quilt Show, Voodoo Mania, and Trajan.
Award-winning games such as Splendor, Camel Up, Augutus, Dixit, Fresco, and 7 Wonders.
Classics such as Settlers of Catan, Carcassone, RoboRally, Seque4nce, and Ticket To Ride.
Cooperative games such as Pandemic the Cure, Forbidden Island, Hanabi, and Betrayal House on the Hill.
Social games like Bang!, Shadow Hunters, Werewolf, and Resistance.
Quick games like Sushi Go, No Thanks!, and Love Letter.
New releases like King of New York and Castles of Mad King Ludwig.
And many more!
Video games get the bad rap of too much violence, but if you look hard enough, you can find a few dangerous board games (mostly from the 1960s!).
Ouch?
Don't worry, no one was actually shot in this game of Bang!
Strange, but true facts about board games from BuzzFeed
Expect a tournament for RoboRally at FlamingoCon on Jan 24.
We will teach the game in the morning to give newcomers a chance to learn this silly, crazy, frustrating and awesome game. In this game you program robots to zip around to flags on a factory floor, dodging lasers, maneuvering over conveyor belts and gears, and adding modifications.
Then in the afternoon, three games of 4 players will be played, and then 3 winners will move onto a final round.
We expect to plan one other tournament, still to be determined.
In January, we will post a calendar for demos including for Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Splendor, Camel Up, and more!
The physical design of the game can make a difference in the level of enjoyment in playing the game, says Jorge Albor, author of "Getting Physical With Board Games."
What's your favorite game based on the cards/tiles/meeples/pieces? Can the physicality of the game make the game more real?