Georgia Boardgames Association

homemade dice tray and bowl half done point

In one and two dice board games it may not that big of a deal, but with a board game like Pirate’s Cove or Axis and Allies you really need a larger, quiet place to throw the dice.  The dice can also be loud even with two so I thought I’d look into getting a dice tower.  I looked around and they were a bit pricey and the cheap acrylic ones were ugly and loud (from research.)  Someone mentioned a dice bowl and tray to me so I found those also, but again, a little pricey (ok, I’m cheap), though not as bad as the dice tower.  Being the cheap person I am, I went to wal-mart and bought a $7.96 wooden bowl.  It was big enough to accommodate a lot of dice.

That bowl only solved the problem of dice flying everywhere on big throws and knocking over pieces but the noise still was still present – very loud - when the dice hit the wood.  The bowl solved the same problem the tower did as far as space, but the dice noise needed canceling.  It was driving me crazy.  The solution was easy.  I bought a couple of dollars worth of self-adhesive craft foam from Michael’s.

It was a little difficult putting in the foam because the bowl is rounded, but I managed to get it done cutting out small strips (except for the bottom.)  I also have self-adhesive felt but the foam is good enough for now.  The truth is the foam was hard to put on the rounded corners of the bowl and I’ll probably keep the up the search for the perfect flat bowl.  For now it’s great.  Big and quiet and not the board game box top.

My next dice tray is coming from the Goodwill or Salvation Army.  I’d like to find a flatter bowl and try again, see what I can find.

Finished (sort of) dice tray:

Finished Homemade dice tray

What do you use?

Sorry.  It’s been a little while since we’ve had a meeting.  I wanted to get a different place convenient to all, but it is difficult.  I want to start work on this again so we can have board games meetings.  I may be able to have these at a church, but it it not next to the Interstate.

Here’s a neat little online math game for you.  It’s harder than it looks, but fun.  Take a moment to read the instructions.

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Enjoy this nice little Reversi board game online. It’s pretty hard to beat it.

Here’s a neat little online math game for you. It’s harder than it looks, but fun. Take a moment to read the instructions.

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Sorry about no blog articles, but illness has set in here and I haven’t been able to do a whole lot.  I’ve worked on a few websites that were easy to set up, but no major work.  Writing board game articles is much harder than it sounds and certainly to keep up with.  Thanks for your understanding.

Sorry folks.  I will reschedule soon. 

Our next Georgia Boardgames Association meeting will be Saturday, March 1st from 12:30 to about 4:30. It will be at the same location as before, The Atlanta Bread Company, near Town Center Mall in Kennesaw. The location is on Barrett Parkway, convenient to I-75 and 575. The website and map are available by clicking here.

One quick note. I know this may upset some folks, but I feel like I should say something. I hope no one is offended. Since we are meeting at a restaurant – for free – I think it would be good if everyone could buy something to eat or drink. Most people do and I understand that some people cannot, but try and do what you can. Even if you only buy a drink it would be good and make our group welcome. No one has ever complained at the business. I just thought it would be polite. Essentially, we are getting to play for four hours for only a few dollars or less. Your purchase doesn’t reserve us anything so please don’t think that either. It is merely to be polite and thankful to the business for allowing us to play there. Thank you for your understanding.

I will have board games, but you are welcome to bring your own. I can’t guarantee everyone will get to play their favorite boardgame, but there should be a good selection to choose from. I have my games posted on www.georgiaboardgames.com and bring most of them. The game selection changes periodically, so check back to see if your game is listed.

The Atlanta Bread Company has a great menu selection of sandwiches, salads, soups, and bakery goods. Coffee and soft drinks are also available. Prices are from about $1.59 – $6.50. You should plan on buying something to help the business – a small drink, if nothing else, is fine. No outside food or drink, please.

I hope you enjoy yourself, and RSVP if you can.

I look forward to meeting everyone. There is no cost to attend.

Last time we had a great time learning new games. At least they were new to me. So feel free to bring your own games, just be cognizant of the time it takes to play them. Since most games don’t take three to four hours to play, just about anything should be okay. This also means you don’t have to come in at exactly 12:30. Last meeting we ate lunch, played games, and played more games. Great fun.

I hope to see you there.

John Marchant

Georgia Boardgames
“Together time all the time”

www.georgiaboardgames.com

Sorry for the delay.  I am planning on March 1st.  The details will be out soon.  We all been sick so far this month and also have a lot of commitments.  Sickness can take it our of you.  I look forward to our next open gaming day and hope everyone is doing well.

They are having a board game sale of 50% off at Barnes and Noble.  I picked up Arkadia and a few others.  Not all games were on sale, but they had a good selection of them (for a B&N.)

Our first game of Arkadia:

Game we just played today:

Me and one of my son’s just played Days of Wonder Pirate’s Cove through about six months (six rounds).  Can’t go much into it now, but I can see a lot of potential here.  The combat is simple, but the method of choosing makes the game interesting. Again, I’ll have to get into it in an upcoming review.  I’m interested if any of you have played this board game and what you think.

I had just bought Midway Treasures I for the Playstation 2, so I could play good ol’ video game retro and decided to walk over and see if there was a real board game sale going on.  There were no signs indicating a sale, so I was disappointed; nevertheless, I saw Mille Bornes and wanted to get that old childhood favorite, even though it was $11.95 (not a particuarly bad price in itself.)  When it rang up it was $1.06.  That six cents was the tax!  I couldn’t believe it.  I almost bought several copies, but decided someone else would want some old card game goodness and left it.  I felt blessed.

I spot checked the board game Ingenious while I was there, but it was not on sale, still going for $29.95.  They had Arkadia, but I was in a hurry.  I’ll have to check it out in a few days.