Control the fate of the World! Come play the Avalon Hill classic. Players will need to know rules. For any questions, or to learn how to play, contact spacelonghorn@grantdavis.net. NOTE: event occupies two time slots; schedule time accordingly!

GM - Grant Davis

Advanced Squad Leader is the premier game system of tactical level World War II combat. It features individual squads, leaders, support weapons and tanks battling on either geomorphic boards or beautifully painted historical maps. The Starter Kit is just the beginning of this wonderful game system. Come learn from an experienced player!

GM - Walter Eardley

Advanced Squad Leader is the premier games system of tactical level World War II combat. It features individual squads, leaders, support weapons and tanks battling on either geomorphic boards or beautifully painted historical maps. Stop by to check out the weekend long tournament.

GM - Walter Eardley

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

It's the height of the Roaring Twenties, yet a dark shadow grows in the city of Arkham. Otherworldly portals are opening and threaten to unleash ancient horrors that could bring about the end of mankind... Arkham Horror is a cooperative board game based on the Chtulhu Mythos of HP Lovecraft. Players assume the roles of investigators who must use their skills, allies, items, and spells to close dimensional gates, battle monstrosities, and save the world from an unspeakable fate.

GM - Clint Ladd

Baseball Classics brings together everything you love about baseball into a beautiful tabletop game everyone can enjoy. It features real pitching and real hitting in a lifelike, detailed 1-inch-to-18-feet scale-model setting that offers interactive, engaging, three-dimensional fun for baseball fans and game lovers ages 8 and above.

GM - Craig Estepp

Created by Klaus Teuber! In this game you get to be the barbarian invaders of the Roman Empire. Instead of being a "do-gooder" you get to pillage and plunder the vast riches of the decadent cities that Roman civilization has helped to create. There are some similarities to the Settlers of Catan board game; however, the game is significantly different but still very enjoyable.

GM - Richard Trapp

Crokinole is a dexterity game for two players. Originally developed in the 1800s in Canada. It's easy to learn, fast and easy to play but harder than it looks to master. Rules will be taught. Play the local master and see how well you can do. Anyone can "flick" the disc, can you position them properly, can you make the "hard" shots? Come challenge the local master.... who ever does the best wins a prize!

GM - Tony Elam

Are you adventurous enough to brave the dungeons of the Game Master, kill his monsters, dodge his traps, and steal his treasure? Well, be careful hero - because this time, the GM really is out to get you! Descent is a semi-cooperative modular board game where a group of player take on the classic dungeon crawling roles to beat one player who plays the GM. The game is set in Fantasy Flight Game’s Terrinoth universe.

GM - Samuel Bird

Diplomacy - the classic game of international intrigue and strategy, set in Europe circa 1900. Play as one of the major powers - England, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Turkey, or Russia. Invade your neighbors, negotiate alliances, and stab your friends in the back when they aren't looking. The rules are simple to learn, but the strategy comes from knowing who to trust and when to betray them.

GM - Jeff Johannigman

Bathtub rubber ducky racing has long been a popular sport. Every year rubber duckies from all walks of life train in bathtubs, spas and small ponds around the world to prepare for the annual Kenducky Derby, the premier bathtub ducky race. Everyone that plays will get a FREE rubber ducky as a thank you for playing. There are over 100 rubber duckies in the set - which one will YOU get?!

GM - Kevin Brusky

The mean streets of Houston provide your schooling for race cars. When you've honed your skills, you graduate to the big leagues of Formula 1 professional racing for a multi-lap climax in the beautiful countryside of Monaco. No matter the setting...tasting someone else's exhaust is never the position you want to be in.

GM - Andy Blozinski

The village is being overrun by evil spirits. Can you and your friends banish the evil spirits and keep the village from being wiped out? A cunning boardgame where the players are fighting the game itself.

GM - Marty Hoff

Rome demands action! This wacky Cambridge Games card game has each player trying to rebuild Rome by recruiting citizens to finish buildings and acquire special powers. Tons of powers mean you never play the same game twice. After that, Cheapass Games' goofy card game of zombies in a fast food restaurant. Only problem: there's only one brain to pass around!

GM - Todd Derscheid

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

Seek the wealth of the Spice Isles! Goa is a fast-paced, auction-based game set in the sixteenth century Far East. Players build plantations, harvest exotic spices and ship them home to Europe. Launch expeditions to find new lands, or seek to establish permanent colonies to get the edge in this exciting game. Play time ~2 hours; we expect to fit two games in the standard 4 hour time slot.

GM - Stefan Siwko

Minimum age: You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in this event.

Here I Stand: Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 covers the political and religious conflicts of early 16th Century Europe. The 6 powers include: The Ottomans, The Habsburgs, The English, The Valois Dynasty of France, The Papacy, The Protestants. It’s a true six-sided diplomatic struggle that integrates religion, politics, and economics in a card-driven design. Campaign game: ~7hrs with players that know the rules (new gamers welcomed, but please read before event at http://snipurl.com/53142).

GM - Robert Ramirez

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

Internationally operating financial investors aim for the highest political influence in Europe. Great Britain, Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and France are each controlled by different investors. The six imperial nations build factories, troops and fleets to expand their power in Europe. They collect taxes from occupied regions to pay interest to their investors. As financial control over the imperial nations change, new strategic alliances and conflicts emerge between them.

GM - Richard Trapp

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

Zombies have shown their glorious faces in a small farm town in the Ol' US of A. Drifters, Sheriffs and sexy farm girls wield weapons of destruction as re-slay their way free of the zombie menace. But wait, there is an evil intelligence behind the zombies, orchestrating their every move and infusing the walking dead with dark powers. This event is for a number of "Last Night on Earth" games and is aimed at beginner players to get them used to playing board games beyond monopoly.

GM - Nicholas Vitek

Rise and shine all you Zombies! You have the breakfast shift at McFriedly's.

GM - John Lach

In this Avalon Hill classic, players are space merchants seeking to amass the largest fortune as quickly as possible. Explore strange, new worlds. Interact with alien cultures ranging from the quirky (sentient horses?) to the bizarre (insane tentacled blobs?!?). And watch out for the pirates!

GM - Stefan Siwko

Munchkin Impossible blended with Super Munchkin. Gadgets and Capes and Spies, oh my!

GM - John Lach

The Good, The Bad and The Munchkin meet Munchkin Cthulhu. Now with Blender!

GM - John Lach

Try the latest board game offering from Steve Jackson Games! Munchkin Quest features that classic blend of monster slaying, loot gathering and stabbing your 'buddies' in the back with some new twists. The play area is a modular full color dungeon that will never be the same twice. When a player opens a door, a new room is added to the dungeon layout. Inside could be a Potted Plant or the fearsome Plutonium Dragon. Kill them or run away but be careful - now the monsters can chase after you!

GM - Andrew Faulkner

New Eleusis is a card game where one player makes up a secret rule that dictates the order in which cards can be played; the other players attempt to determine the rule. They place cards on the table in sequence, and the rule-setter accepts or rejects each card based on the hidden rule. The process is not unlike scientific experimentation in pursuit of the hidden laws of nature. Scoring gives each rule-setter incentives to keep the hidden rule within conceptual reach of the rest of the players.

GM - John Box

You have trained for years in the arts of invisibility, infiltration... and special sauce. If you can deliver tasty Ninja Burger meals without being seen, you will bring honor to your franchise. Failure is not an option.

GM - Nichelle Walton

Nomic is a game in which changing the rules is a move. In that respect it differs from almost every other game. The primary activity of Nomic is proposing changes in the rules, debating the wisdom of changing them in that way, voting on the changes, deciding what can and cannot be done afterwards, and doing it. Even this core of the game, of course, can be changed.

GM - John Box

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

The Ultimate War Game! Easy card game that will allow you to work out your aggressions. See if you can be the last man/woman standing--literally. The quick play will allow multiple games to be played.

GM - Barry Brueggeman

Dive head first into the world of the inexplicably popular fantasy gaming webcomic. Take on the role of one of the six daring adventurers as you explore each room of the mysterious Dungeon of Dorukan in this hilarious satire of the fantasy genre.

GM - Carey Jensen

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

Learn and play Pandemic where the players each take a role in combating diseases before they spread to Global proportions. Will you be the Dispatcher, moving other players across the world or will you be the Field Medic who is responsible for getting dirty combat diseases that spread faster than your compatriots can work? Pandemic is a relatively fast cooperative game where the players battle against the board.

GM - Nicholas Vitek

Pillars of the Earth is a stunning medieval-themed board game based on the international best selling book by Ken Follett. Players work together to build Europe's most spectacular cathedral, yet compete to provide the greatest contribution. Gameplay roughly consists of using workers to produce raw materials, and then using craftsmen to convert the materials into victory points. Master Builders are also placed each turn in order to perform various beneficial tasks within the game.

GM - Clint Ladd

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

Power Grid is one of the top ten boardgames rated on Boardgamegeek. Isn't it time you found out why? Rules taught, beginners welcome to learn this fun economic strategy game. I have several expansion maps so we can go for a faster map with more players. Learn from an Owlcon Best Board&Card Game GM!

GM - Todd Derscheid

Minimum age: You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in this event.

The railroads are coming to Iowa! This is a game prototype based on Francis Tresham's 18xx series of games. Buy stock in railroads so they can lay track to Des Moines. Your feedback is appreciated in developing this work in progress.

GM - Todd Derscheid

The world of Runebound is a magical, dangerous world of powerful wizards, noble knights, vicious monsters, and power-mad tyrants. It is a world of great quests and mighty deeds. Above all, it is a world of legendary heroes, and the time has come for you to join them.

GM - Carey Jensen

Runebound is back this year. Fantasy adventure now comes to the desert in this popular expansion to the Fantasy Flight board game. Advance your hero against the system to be the first player to complete four legendary quests. New strategies take shape as you must now avoid the unpredictable movements of the giant sandstorm, utilize camel and water resources to survive the fatiguing desert heat, and hope the next mirage materializes into one of the amazing lost cities.

GM - Tom Haessly

Minimum age: You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in this event.

Russian Civil War is a classic historical simulation by SPI. It is a team game, an individual game, a political game, a war game, a game of strategy, and an open melee. Not every game allows you to attack your own units. Learn the true significance of the colors red, white, green and blue!

GM - Barry Brueggeman

Play Settlers of Catan with the original German version. The development cards are slightly different in this version.

GM - Madison Hasson

Shadows over Camelot™ is a unique collaborative game featuring a malevolent twist! As the incarnation of the Knights of the Round Table, you join forces against the game itself in an attempt to protect Camelot. But beware... all is not as it seems among these noble Knights. One of your number might yet turn out to be a traitor-in-waiting, biding his time while sowing havoc and destruction from the Shadows!

GM - Brent Nall

Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who can fulfill their Destination Tickets by connecting two distant cities, and to the player who builds the longest continuous railway.

GM - Johanna Laite

Everyone wants to be the first to build a Railroad network across the country in the 1800's. Each player gets a set of five cities and must build a network to connect all five cities. The first player to connect his five cities wins the round. The others lose points based on how far their unconnected cities are from the network. Who will be the first to connect his cities? Will it be the first to build through the mountains to the west? Or the one who best made use of the others' tracks?

GM - Johanna Laite

As you collaborate with fellow Knights of the Round Table, produce great spectacles as a Roman impresario, build for Cleopatra in Alexandria, or establish train routes across countries near and far...a journey awaits! Players decide what to play - available games include Shadows over Camelot with Merlin expansion, Colosseum, Cleopatra & the Society of Architects, Mystery of the Abbey, Pirate's Cove, Gang of Four, plus all Ticket to Ride board, card, & dice games. New players welcome!

GM - Amy Pike

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

Let's play!!!! We'll teach and play boardgames that are easy to learn and fun to play... but have strategy, too! Game time: 30-60 minutes each, so we'll have time to play several.

GM - DEBRA HUGHES

Start off with some chop sockey in the Steve Jackson gameworld of Munchkins. Put on your Hong Kong Sarong and get ready to do battle with the Gakis! Finish off the festivities by putting to productivity all those oh so useful cows from England that can't be eaten due to mad cow disease...by blowing them up! Yes, you too can troll the lovely countryside of France looking for unexploded ordnance and get paid in the fun game by Cheapass games.

GM - Chris & Anna Blozinski

We'll be demoing and playing SimplyFun titles that appeal both to gamers and non-gamers such as Aargh!, Drive, Eye to Eye, Kayak Chaos, Ribbit, Simply Catan, Take Your Pick, Texas Roll'em, Turtlemania, Walk the Dogs, and Zing!

GM - Kerry Harrison

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

Warhammer Quest is a boardgame created by Games Workshop. It is an adventure game where the heroes explore randomly generated dungeons moderated by a gamemaster. This hack-and-slash adventure pits 4-6 players such as a Barbarian, Elf, Wizard, Dwarf, and more against the evil denizens of 'the dungeon'. Great fun- lots of combat! Beginners welcome!

GM - Russell Thorp

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

The World of Warcraft card game is for those who think that dealing with general chat in your raids is annoying, we will be providing prebuilt decks for new players, but we encourage the ones who can to bring their owns decks. We will be playing primarily the Black Temple and Molten Core raids decks, maybe some Magtheridon or Onyxia.

GM - Shawn Powers

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

World of Warcraft: the Board Game is a team-based fantasy adventure. The Horde and the Alliance factions must compete to be the first to defeat the invincible Overlord – be it the lich-king Kel'Thuzad, the dragon Nefarian, or the demon Kazzak – or, failing that, to be the last faction standing when it comes to all-out war! .

GM - Shawna Gunn