October Open Gaming Meet and Balasa!
October will be a joint meet of the OGM and BALASA! and will be held on October 24, Saturday, at the Groundfloor, Cyberzone, SM Marikina from 10:am til 9:00pm. For those not familiar with how to get there, you can download a zipped JPG file of a map.
The OGM is an informal gathering of tabletop games enthusiasts from various groups who try out new games and/or play favourites games, be it Boardgames, Miniature Wargames, RPGs, Card Games, or Board Wargames, with friends new and old. While Balasa is similar to the OGM but catering to the CCG players and their communities.
Planned Game Sessions for the OCT. OGM are:
FORMULA V 09 Season
Using the Formula D game, this will be the start of a series of 8 to 9 game sessions held from Feb. until Dec. Points are scored every session and a Driver's/Team Champion is "crowned" at the final race (the winners get a prize). The game is open for 10 player and will start at around 6pm. Look for VJ on that day if you wish to participate. Link: review of the game
Learn to play Go
By the Philippine Go Association. If you ever wanted to learn how to play this classic game, or happen to watch the anime Hikaru no Go and want to know more about the game, now is your chance - don't let the size of the board daunt you, they actually have smaller training boards, which are perfect for the newbies. For those who want to know more about the group, head here.
Aside from the sessions/events mentioned above, the following games will be showing up on that day as well:
- Bang!, party card game for 4-7 players
- Cookie Fu, collectible dice game for 2 or more players
- Classic Waterworks, party card game for 2-4 players
- Eye of the Horus, party card game for 2-4 players
- Family Business, party card game for 2-6 players
- Fight Klub, CCG for 2+ players
- Give me THE Brain!, party card game for 3-8 players
- Honor of the Klingon, party card game for 2-6 players, homebrew based off Honor of the Samurai
- Initial D, CCG for 2 players
- Monopoly Deal, party card game for 2-6 players
- Monopoly Express, dice game for 2-6 players
- Munchkin Bites, party card game for 3-8 players
- Navia Dratp, chess-like game for 2 players
- Once Upon a Time, part card game for 2-6 players
- Res Publica, party card game for 1-5 players
- Risk Express, dice game for 2-6 players
- The Spoils, CCG for 2 players
- Senator, party card game for 3-5 players
- The Great Brain Robbery, boardgame for 3-7 players
Furthermore, additional games are also brought in by some of the participants, so one never knows what else would be available to play this month.
Planned Tournaments for the OCT. BALASA! are:
Legend of the 5 Rings Philippine League Tournament
- Registration start: 11:00 AM
- Start Time: 1:00 PM
- Format: CE/Swiss - Path of the Destroyer legal
- Registration Fee: 300 pesos (inclusive of 50 pesos per head for the venue - if you're bringing friends who're not playing they'll have to pay 50 pesos for themselves.) No pre-reg for this one. But there will be a late fee of 50 pesos.
- Prize: Booster Draft
If we reach 28+ players, we will draft 22 packs then the top 4 will receive the following:
- 1st: 8 packs
- 2nd: 5 packs
- 3rd: 3 packs
- 4th: 2 packs
- If we exceed 28 players, additional prizes maybe added.
We have the following house rules and expect every participant to adhere to them:
- Since this will be held at a Mall, please refrain from bringing in a lot of games. We suggest 1 to 3 games per participant, maybe 4 if the games are all small.
- As much as possible, bring at least 1 gateway game, since having the event at a Mall gives us the opportunity to get walk-ins hooked to our hobby.
- There will be a baggage counter and game counter to ensure the safety of your possessions.
- All tables are considered "open tables" and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- We ask that all participants please be mindful of your fellow players nearby by not being too loud when playing a game.
- Only the new OGM IDs will be handed out to participants, anyone else participating that hasn't gotten a new OGM ID will be handed a label sticker to use as their ID. VJ will continue tracking attendance so that people eligible for the new OGM ID will be awarded.
- Do not put food or drinks on the same table as the games. A lot of these games are not cheap, or they're already out of print, or both, so please be considerate to the owner of the game.
- If you must eat while gaming, use a nearby empty table (if available) to eat your food. If a spare table is unavailable, eat/drink in such a way that crumbs / droplets will not fall on the game pieces.
- Practice "clean as you go". Make sure that the tables are devoid of wrappers/empty bottles/etc. when you vacate it, so that the next group of players won't spend time cleaning up your mess. After all, you don't want people to think you're a slob.
- There will be no Cantina, since you can find tons of food options in the Mall.
- Every participant that leaves the event area will have his wrist stamped, so that they can re-enter afterwards without having to pay.
- Any participant caught disrupting the event will be asked to leave the event. If the participant refuses, he will be forcibly removed from the event.
Please note that all participants must pay an Entrance Fee of 50 Pesos when entering the joint OGM/Balasa event, unless you are participating in the L5R Tournament.
If you have any questions, leave a comment in our forums.
