Please note, Game-itoba is a volunteer event and of course things do come up, events may be rescheduled or cancelled at short notice, we will try to notify you by email should that be the case but it may not be possible.
Everything (Featured Games, Open Games)
Friday: 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm, 9:30pm, 10:30pm, 11:30pmSaturday: 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm, 5:30pm, 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm, 9:30pm, 10:30pm, 11:30pmSunday: 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm
Key:- Play to Win | Tournament | Local Designer | Sponsor | For Kids | Family Friendly | Mature Themes
When | Game Name | Type | Spaces | Location | GM |
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Fri 6:30-12:25am | ILO drop-in Play to Win Library | Boardgame | Drop-In | G*1 | ILO |
Play to Win Join ILO to play a game from their play to win library, play the game and enter the draw to win some of the games played at the end of the event (draws on Sunday). | |||||
Fri 6:30-12:25am | Hegemony | Boardgame | Full | H01 | warren maruschak |
Mature Themes Simulate a whole contemporary nation in this asymmetric, politico-economic euro-game. | |||||
Fri 7:30-11:25pm | Dungeon World | RPG | 2 available | R03 | Lee McFarland |
Family Friendly Dungeon World is a rules-light tabletop roleplaying game. It combines traditional classes and races with collaborative storytelling in a classic fantasy world that we create and explore together. | |||||
Fri 7:30-12:25am | PFS 2-03 Catastrophe's Spark | RPG | 2 available | R06 | PFS |
Family Friendly In the ruined cyclopes city of Min-Khadaim, the Pathfinders search for answers into the disappearance of one of their own and the nature of a dangerous ritual. As the Pathfinders delve ever deeper into Iobaria's lost past, will they find the answers they seek, or will they uncover even greater dangers than those that have already been unleashed? Written by Tineke Bolleman. Scenario tags: Metaplot, Vigilant Seal | |||||
Fri 7:30-12:25am | PFS 6-08 Upon Wheels and Rime | RPG | 1 available | R05 | PFS |
Family Friendly A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters. Within Irrisen, Queen Anastasia has spent the better part of a decade testing the boundaries of her rulership and seeing where she can and cannot make change. After enough research and discussion with fellow leaders, she's finally decided full steam ahead on the first of many plans she has to help bring her new home to the forefront of Avistani politics. As an international organization of travelers, she's called upon the Pathfinder Society for their opinions on the platform of her new venture, looking for insights from those who have to cross over wide landscapes, however her meeting with agents and contractors goes off the rails when a group of frost goblins looking to let off some steam launch an attack conducted by a disappointed fey. The Pathfinders will need to catch those goblins and defeat the fey in order ensure that Queen Anastasia's plan doesn't get derailed into the ground! Written by Dave Nelson. Scenario tags: none | |||||
Fri 9:30-11:25pm | Gemstones | Boardgame | 6 available | GC4 | Marek Corbett |
Local Designer & Family Friendly Venture into the Gemstone Mine. Beware of cave-ins and rockfalls as you ascend, for the journey is fraught with peril. The darkness and narrow passages can be treacherous, but with a bit of luck and skill, you can safely navigate your way out. Gemstones is a new boardgame created by a local Winnipeg designer. Play time is 60 - 90 minutes. | |||||
Fri 9:30-11:25pm | (Tenka Meidou) | Boardgame | Full | GB3 | Kyle Skayman |
Family Friendly You are Warlords during the Sengoku Era, the Civil War. Aim for supremacy in Japan by contending for its 11 Castles. Three dice determine where the soldiers are deployed. Tactic cards are your trump to control the course of the war. Wisdom and luck are your keys for dominance. Sparks spray from one battle to another, setting the nation on fire. Keep an eye on the reinforcement chains or use them to your benefit and turn defeat into victory. This is light game that anyone can learn and play on the spot. (It's in Japanese but is pretty language independent. Translations will be provided anyway. 30-60 min per game) | |||||
Fri 9:30-12:25am | Arcs | Boardgame | Full | C02 | Sebastian |
Family Friendly Space themed 4x on the lighter side mechanically but there can be a lot of nuance in how it is played. Combat plays an important but not overwhelming role in the game. Like a lot of Cole Wherle's games it can get a little bit mean (similar in ways to Root). | |||||
Fri 9:30-11:25pm | Flamme Rouge | Boardgame | Full | GF2 | Kirby |
Flamme Rouge is a fast-paced, tactical bicycle racing game where each player controls a team of two riders: a Rouleur and a Sprinteur. The players’ goal is to be the first to cross the finish line with one of their riders. Players move their riders forward by drawing and playing cards from that riders specific deck, depleting it as they go. Use slipstreams to avoid exhaustion and position your team for a well timed sprint for the win. | |||||
Fri 9:30-11:25pm | Horrified | Boardgame | Full | C06 | Michael Hofer |
Mature Themes Your sleepy town has been invaded by the classic monsters of old. Join forces with your fellow players to research the forces of darkness terrorizing your town and defeat them once and for all. | |||||
Fri 9:30-12:25am | Into The Odd | RPG | Full | R01 | Adam Araujo |
Mature Themes "Bastion is the only city that matters. In its industrial age, it sits as the smoke-shrouded hub of mankind, surrounded by a world of lurking horrors and cosmic interference. The Underground spreads beneath our feet and the stars loom above. You are an Explorer, braving places too far for maps and too old for records. Your expeditions touch the bizarre, wondrous, and horrific. You search for riches, but also Arcana, mysterious devices with unnatural powers." Into the Odd Remastered is a rules-light, flavor-heavy roleplaying game of industrial horror and cosmic strangeness written by Chris McDowall (Electric Bastionland) and with graphic design by Johan Nohr (MRK BORG). Content for this RPG Adventure will come from the recently remastered edition of Into The Odd, published by the Free League Workshop. | |||||
Fri 9:30-11:25pm | Learn to Play Pathfinder | RPG | 3 available | R07 | PFS |
Family Friendly Learn to Play Pathfinder Second Edition! This fantasy role-playing game is easy to learn. You can play one of the pre-generated characters, or bring your own following the rules for the Pathfinder Society Organized Play program (see details at the link above). | |||||
Fri 9:30-11:25pm | Lying Pirates | Boardgame | Full | GE2 | Amanda |
Lying Pirates is a first to finish fast-paced dice game. You are the captain of your ship and the dice you have is your crew. The game plays in a number of rounds where every round consists of three phases. Betting, sailing and action phase. The betting phase: Inspired by the classic game Liars Dice , this poker-like mechanic will test your bluffing and probability skills. The sailing phase: All except the loser sail forward on the map and battle for their event/tile. Some events you really want to explore and some you want to avoid at all cost. The action phase: To aid you on your journey you'll have action cards on hand. Play these strategically to attack opponents and defend or upgrade your crew. | |||||
Fri 9:30-11:25pm | Stone Age | Boardgame | Full | C05 | Darryl |
Family Friendly The "Stone Age" times were hard indeed. In their roles as hunters, collectors, farmers, and tool makers, our ancestors worked with their legs and backs straining against wooden plows in the stony earth. In Stone Age, the players live in this time, just as our ancestors did. They collect wood, break stone and wash their gold from the river. They trade freely, expand their village and so achieve new levels of civilization. With a balance of luck and planning, the players compete for food in this pre-historic time. | |||||
Fri 9:30-11:25pm | Stuffed Fables | Boardgame | Full | C01 | Ben Hofer |
Family Friendly Live the story of a child's stuffed toys, saving her from monsters under the bed. | |||||
Fri 9:30-12:25am | The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era | Boardgame | 3 available | SH3 | Shannon Wedge |
Mature Themes The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era is a cooperative adventure game where players take on the roles of customizable heroes, each with unique classes, skills, and abilities that evolve throughout the journey. Players will explore one of the regions of Tamriel, levelling up their characters and facing a mix of strategic combat, dungeon crawling, and narrative-driven challenges. In this demo, players will create their characters and experience a shortened version of the first session of a campaign (which typically unfolds over three play sessions). | |||||
Fri 9:30-12:25am | Zombie State Diplomacy of the Dead | Boardgame | Full | GB2 | Mark Patek |
Family Friendly Take control of one of five continents grappling with a zombie outbreak. Always behind, invest in military and/or technological means to kill, redirect, or contain the outbreak before it becomes airborne and everyone dies. | |||||
Fri 10:30-11:25pm | Crokinole Tournament | Boardgame | Full | H06 | Q4ia |
Local Designer & Family Friendly Sign up and compete in a friendly but competitive Crokinole Tournament! | |||||
Fri 10:30-11:25pm | Good Cop Bad Cop | Boardgame | 1 available | H05 | Cherry |
Family Friendly Figure out if your fellow cops are honest or crooked and work with your team to take down the opposing leader! We might be able to play multiple games (if time allows). | |||||
Fri 10:30-11:25pm | Learn to Play Tutankhamun | Boardgame | Full | GG4 | John reichel |
Family Friendly Prepare to collect your offerings and cleanse your spirit as you take on the role of priests and priestesses, traveling down the Nile River to gather Artifacts for the great King’s tomb. Along the way, enchanted idols from the mighty Egyptian Gods may assist you in your journey. Your primary goal will be to locate parts of Artifact sets. When these sets are completed, they are placed inside King Tut’s tomb to help the preparations for his burial. The priests who collected the most parts of the set will cleanse a portion of their spirit as their reward. If you are the first player to completely cleanse your spirit (indicated by reducing your points to zero), you will so impress the new Pharaoh that he appoints you to be the next High Priest of Egypt. Will you meet the challenge and earn the new Pharaoh’s favor to become the most powerful priest in the land? | |||||
Fri 10:30-12:25am | Nemesis Lockdown | Boardgame | 1 available | H08 | Jer Johnson |
Mature Themes If you thought waking up to monsters on your ship was bad, try waking up for work on a secret moon base to alarms blaring and the power surging on and off. Find survivors and a way of this rock or make your way to the isolation chamber or the bunker before the things that go bump in the night find you. (This game will be played in easy mode so people can enjoy it better) (Aliens Themed) | |||||
Fri 10:30-12:25am | WarHammer Underworlds | Boardgame | Full | SH2 | Steven Hunnie |
Family Friendly The new edition of WarHammer Underworlds is upon us! Try this exciting arena combat board game set in WarHammers Age of Sigmar. Enter the Realm of Embergard as each player takes their warband to amass endless glory. Each player will use a 32 card deck to navigate their warbands fighters through the board state, scoring objectives and using gambits and ploys to ensure victory. On top of that players will be able to equip upgrades to enhance their fighters abilities or hinder the progress of their opponent. This game is the ultimate combination of miniature, dice and card game. The demonstration can provide one player learning against the game master, or two people playing against each other while the game master guides them through learning to play. See you in Embergard!!! | |||||
Fri 10:30-11:25pm | Zoo Vadis | Boardgame | Full | GC2 | Daniel |
Zoo Vadis is a board game where players compete to become the zoo mascot by gaining the support of animal voters and earning laurels. The game is set in a zoo during election season, where various animal factions are vying for power. Players use political maneuvering, negotiations, and schemes to gain support and earn laurels. The game ends when the Star Exhibit is full, and the player with the most laurels wins. |
23 games in this slot, thanks to all of our GMs for making Game-itoba such a great place to try new games
Please note, Game-itoba is a volunteer event and of course things do come up, games may be rescheduled or cancelled at short notice, we will try to notify you by email should that be the case but it may not be possible.
23 total, 14 full (1 drop-in)
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