Players In Toledo Oh

[Frog]

Anyone live close to Toledo Oh. ?????

Want to play a game??

[Muddog]

I will play.

[Frog]

Muddog your an idiot!!! You only play when the wife will let you!!!!

[Battleaxe3]

I live in Toledo, and i am up for some axis and allies

[minus1]

Jesus crap, there are other players in Toledo!?!?

[Frog]

Looks like we have 4 in Toledo and 1 willing to drive from St. Clair. I will actually drive from Michigan too. 4 houses over the border.

How do we get together?

Time? Place?

Any ideas? Muddog and I play at least once a week and need some different players for ideas /strategies.

[Muddog]

We could play at Glass City games.

[Yoper]

I will come down from the north side of Detroit (actually Saint Clair). Also, check out the 2004 A&A Spring Gathering info.
http://www.geocities.com/headlesshorseman2/smoreyswamp.html
It is a great time with a lot of good players.

Craig

[Jayhurst]

I'm up for some A&A in Toledo. I currently play with a group of 4-5 other guys at least once a week. We are always looking for some new people. We play all kinds of A&A variants, but of course A&A revised is the current 'hot' game thats getting played.

[Battleaxe3]

If i would play i'm not very sure if I would be really good, for me and my friends have come up with a way to play with no onshore/offshore rules, much more fun!

[ April 01, 2004, 06:10 PM: Message edited by: Battleaxe3 ]

[Frog]

Battleaxe3, Don't count yourself out just yet. Muddog and I have only played each other, so I'm not so sure we would be so great either. We've come to almost know what the other may do. How about a game next week at Glass city games? I believe it's on Dorr street. What day would be best for anyone who wanted tom Play??

[Muddog]

This is where Glass City Games is at.
1353 S. Byrne Rd. - Toledo OH, 43614

[Battleaxe3]

Um im not sure what day would be the best for me, and I will ask some friends if they are up for a game. By the way im only 15.

Well whatta you know I live right by there!

[ April 01, 2004, 09:34 PM: Message edited by: Battleaxe3 ]

[holywolfman]

"...Can I play too" ( As holywolfman stomps down his foot and throws a tantum ) -lol

[It is cool to see people getting together to play A&A!]

-Nick- smile.gif

[austinford]

I am interested in playing also. I am living in Ft. Wayne IN right now. I have Friday and Saturdays off. I am a new to the game, but I would love to play with some new people. I dont have a "group". My dad had a group back in the day, but they dont have the time or live to far apart to play anymore. :(

[austinford]

hey battleaxe3 you got some props from elbowmaster in "here is somthing neat" by MIKE for being #1100 ;)

[Battleaxe3]

Lol hey i am i just now noticed that :D

[minus1]

Hey, glass city is right around the corner from my house! I'm in if you don't have a problem with the fact that I probably suck quite badly.

[austinford]

hey minus1 you cant suck any worse than me :D

[Yoper]

1) What is Glass City Games policy on gaming at their store?

2) What are their hours of operation?

3) Would someone down there take the time to contact them as to this kind of info?

How would Saturday, 04/10/04, work for people? I am not religious so the fact that it is Easter weekend doesn't matter to me (Now it might matter to my Catholic wife, but I think I can work around that).

Craig

[minus1]

Hey desktop, if you think you suck so bad we can always have a sucking competition and see who's the real champion of suck!....god, that sounds terrible....I'm so embarrassed...

and craig, it's a little-known trick of the Catholic faith that if you eat at least one cadbury egg or marshmallow pip in the name of Jesus Christ, then that counts as church for Easter.

As for figuring out what will work at glass city, does anyone on here know the operators or even frequent the store? I haven't been there since before they moved locations....don't even know if it's still run by the same folks.

[Frog]

Glass city games owner has plyed A&A with Muddog and I many times. he has encouraged us to show when we wnat to play. they have tables, snacks, Restrooms, etc. Playing there is never a problem. As matter of fact the owner has 1 of each of the seris sets available for play at the store.

So how does this sound:

1) Muddog and I will be there Thursday april 8th @ 6:00 p.m. Anyone else who wishes to join us may. (all ability levels welcome) I believe the store closes at 11:00. I will check.

2) Saturday April 10th is also great for me. I don't think the store opens until Noon-1:00?? If I see a post here for people interested I wiill show up. How does 2:00??? sound? I will also call Glass city today to make sure this is acceptable.

I'm ready for battle!!!!!

[austinford]

I am camping this weekend how about sat the 24th?

[Frog]

Update:

Just got off the phone with Glass City Games. They would be glad to have us in the store. Thursdays are Warhammer night and its very loud. So I and Muddog will be there Wednesday April 7 @ 6:00 p.m. if anyone wants to show and play.

Staurday April 10th @ 1:00 is also set. the store opens at 12:00. Again everyone is welcome.

DesktopGeneral, the 24th is also fine with me, what time works for you?? And anyone else is also welcome.

[minus1]

aw, boo...I have class until 9pm on wednesdays.

maybe could swing this saturday, though.

everyone used to picking teams/nations at random or what?

[Yoper]

Minus1- It is not a matter of going to church- I DO NOT GO!- it is a matter of other associated family obligations/parties. I just did not want to try to plan something and then find out we are going to relative X's house for Y occasion.

I only put out the Saturday time frame because I would be coming from the north side of Detroit. This also is one of the few weekends that my Friday night group is not meeting.

Jayhurst- We are playing Xeno's Europe at War/Russia at War right now. We have made some serious modification and clarifications to the rules. I still think it is a great game. Very balanced.

I will plan on coming down to game on Saturday, 04/10/04, at 1 pm.
Craig

[austinford]

Hey Frog How is 3 on Sat the 24th? Also anyone eles want to play then?

[Frog]

Set Saturday, April 24th @ 3:00. Will be there.

I'm looking forward to getting beat by someone other than Muddog.

[austinford]

Hey Frog, I will probably be the one getting stomped. smile.gif But thats cool, maybe i'm not as bad as I think.

[smo63]

DesktopGeneral,

Not sure if you know this but two of the best AA players in the mid-west live in Indiana. One in Indy and the other in Ft. Wayne. They were runners up last year at GEN CON's Masters Tourney, second to Carico67 and the year before walked away with the Championship. You can check out my web site for their names...

As for the rest of the crew in Ohio, take C.Yope's advice; take a road trip to Cincy on April 17. About 3:45 min away. I used to run to Toledo a lot and it is a quick drive down I75...for more info. on the Spring Gathering go to:
http://www.geocities.com/headlesshorseman2/smoreyswamp.html

Peace,
Gregory J. Smorey
Axis & Allies Tournaments GEN CON Indy
:D

[austinford]

Hey GSmorey63, that is cool. I live in Ft. Wayne and Indy., because my Army unit is stationed in Ft. Wayne. Normally I live at my house in Indy.

[Yoper]

DTG- I was born in Ft. Wayne and grew up in Coldwater, MI. When I was a kid, my family used to go to Ft. Wayne to stock up food and cheap alcohol/beer (less taxes and no bottle return).

Guys- Listen to Greg Smorey. Go to Cincinnati for the A&A Spring Gathering. I will bring info and give you the lowdown when I come down on Saturday to Glass City. I need the practice before I run into the heavyweights down in Cincy.

Craig

[Frog]

I would never have guessed that my question about players in Toledo would have turned up so many responses. (over 30 now!!)

But Craig, don't be surprised we may have some heavyweights here in Toledo! (I mean in pounds of course)

Wednesday 6 p.m.
Saturday 1p.m.

[Yoper]

I hope to get my pound of flesh come Saturday (figuratively, not literally!). See you then.

Craig ;)

[Jayhurst]

Originally posted by Craig A. Yope:
Jayhurst- We are playing Xeno's Europe at War/Russia at War right now. We have made some serious modification and clarifications to the rules. I still think it is a great game. Very balanced.

I will plan on coming down to game on Saturday, 04/10/04, at 1 pm.
CraigCool. I'll play any A&A variant. I like them all. Especially if the home rules smooth out the game even more. How's Sundays for you? (not this next one due to Easter of course...)

Originally posted by Frog:
I would never have guessed that my question about players in Toledo would have turned up so many responses. (over 30 now!!)
That's because what else is there to do in Toledo besides play board games? lol

Wednesdays normally would work great for me, but the 7th is out unfortunatly. My BEST days are Sundays anytime and Monday after 5:30pm. Saturdays will work occasionally, but no saturdays for the rest of April. Unless it rains. If it rains, we don't race and I am free.

Glass City seems to be a good idea for a place to play at. What are their hours? Are they open on Sundays?

[holywolfman]

If you guys are ever in the Great Las Vegas area, let me know- I would love to "hook" up! :D

-Nick- smile.gif

[V-Disc]

Greetings Everyone,
Frog - thanks for getting this started.
Is there room for one more this Saturday? I'd love to meet some new "gaming" folks. I'd be launching my invasion from Ypsilanti MI {about an hours drive to Toledo}.
Question?...should I bring anything? Like say an extra game? Probably a good idea. I could also supply units from "Pacific" or "Europe" if need be or desired.

P.S. Am I the "old man" in this gathering? "The Cav." was born in 1960.

michael

[Frog]

Anyone-and-Everyone is Welcome!!

I don't have a plan, I was thinking we would decide what people want when we see how many people/and games show up. If there aren' t enough games we'll make teams, If people don't want teams we won't make them.

If we want to go random on countries we will, if players agree on who to be, great.

For our first time I thought we would play it be ear.

An extra set would be wise to bring.

[Battleaxe3]

I'll see if I am able to make any of these dates, although I am going to need to brush up on the rules of A&A, I have been playing War: Age of Imperialism lately! :rolleyes:

[Yoper]

Jayhurst- I am lucky that I am coming down this Saturday. It will probably be 115 miles for me to get there. I usually game in Sterling Heights, MI, on Friday nights. That works out because I meet up with the wife at the in-laws and hand over the kids. Since I am not doing the Friday night thing this week, then I can make a Saturday work. Even that, though, is tougher than the Friday night gig because it is most of a day that I am gone from the house and all the things that I could be doing instead of a late night that does not matter as much from the "working on the homestead" point-of-view. I might be able to do Sundays if you lived around the corner, but not Toledo. Would love a chance to talk with you about all the variants anyway.
Craig

[Frog]

Today wed april 7 @ 6:00 glass city Games.

Saturday April 10 @ 1:00 Glass City Games

Saturday the 17th everyone at Cincy.

Saturday the 24th, 3:00 @ Glass city.

If things go well we can plan a monthly game?? Think about what days/times work best for people and well try to make a regular schedule.

We might even plan a tournament?? Glass city said they would be interested in hosting just such an event!

[smo63]

Frog,

Not sure what you have in mind, but Origins(Columbus Ohio, June 24-27) has numerous AA tournaments that have great competition and are always a ton of fun. Origins is an AA warm-up, so to speak, for GEN CON Indy. GCI is where the AA Championships are held every year. Well at least for the last 11 years...

As for the event in Cincy on April 17; this is not a tournament but a gathering of avid AA players that may only get together once, or maybe twice a year at Origins or GEN CON and play AA all day. Many really cool door prizes are given away during the day such as AA games, trophies and other cool AA stuff...

So spread the word and if any AA tournaments would transpire, let me know. I would be very interested.

Thanks,
Gregory J. Smorey
Axis & Allies Tournaments, GEN CON Indy :cool:

[Frog]

GSmorey63 thanks for the info.

a friend and I went to Origins last year, learned alot. never knew about the bid system so we started at a disadvantage. Muddog and I already have plans for Origins this year and i'm trying to convince him to go to GenCon too.

I'm thinking more of an informal tournament for many of us to get practice and to have fun. where a winner in one game plays another winner the next week and so forth.

[smo63]

Frog,

That is the way the tournaments at both Origins and GEN CON are run, as you probably already know, being at Origins last year. They are all single elimination TEAM tournaments where everyone pairs off in brackets and the winners continue to play each other...

I know some players always come to the tourneys wanting to play by themselves, but once you get into a tourney and continue to win, it to gets harder and harder, competition grows and the chance for errors mulitplies and without a partner, the odds are stacked against you.

Anyhow, thanks for the comment and hope to see you at Origins/GEN CON...

Peace,
Gregory J. Smorey
Axis & Allies Tournaments - GEN CON Indy :cool:

[Frog]

Wednesday's result:

2 people showed at Glass city.

Frog sneaks out an Axis victory over Muddog.

I hope to see more than 2 on Saturday.
(otherwise I may cry) Manager says the liitle kids tounranment ends at 1-1:30 so don't be surprised to see many children at first. (that does not include me) We will meet in the back room and decide how to play.

[Yoper]

"I'll be there!" :eek:

[Jayhurst]

Originally posted by Frog:
Today wed april 7 @ 6:00 glass city Games.

Saturday April 10 @ 1:00 Glass City Games

Saturday the 17th everyone at Cincy.

Saturday the 24th, 3:00 @ Glass city.

If things go well we can plan a monthly game?? Think about what days/times work best for people and well try to make a regular schedule.

We might even plan a tournament?? Glass city said they would be interested in hosting just such an event!I would love to be there on the 10th, but can only show up if it rains hard enough for the officals to stop practice at the speedway. Which, during this time of year is highly possible.

Any possible Wednesdays or Mondays @ 6pm?

Also, while I will of course play any A&A variant, I'm hoping everyone will be interested in playing revised. (Of which I do have a copy)

[Frog]

Jayhurst,

I am free almost any Monday or Wednesday nights. Glass city was perfect on Wednesday, quiet, and manager was appreciative to have us. Don't know about Mondays. But pick a night and I'll be there!!

[Yoper]

See you at 1pm! Game on! :cool:

[Frog]

I'm looking forward to it Craig!

To the victors go the spoils!

[squirecam]

I'll be in Findlay Ohio July 10-13. Anyone up for a FTF game?

Squirecam

[V-Disc]

Hey Frog and Muddog,

How you guys doing? What about the weekend of July 10th? How about a session at Glass City Games. Squirecam, one of those high-rollers from Vegas, will be in town.

[Frog]

Saturday July 10, @ 2:00 p.m.?? I'll be there.

I have been dissappointed in Toledoan's turn out. In the first 3 events there were only "out-of-towners". I hope anyone else that can make it on the 10th @ Glass city games put a post here.

[squirecam]

Saturday July 10, @ 2:00 p.m.?? I'll be there.

I have been dissappointed in Toledoan's turn out. In the first 3 events there were only "out-of-towners". I hope anyone else that can make it on the 10th @ Glass city games put a post here.

Saturday is good. How long of a drive time would I need from Findlay to Glass City in Toledo?

Squirecam

[V-Disc]

Hey Squirecam!

What did I tell ya!....SE Michigan/NW Ohio...Gaming Hotbed! We'll see you on the 10th.
Your drive from Findlay is maybe a bit longer than an hour. Frog or Mapquest could tell you for sure.
Word to the wise....watch your speed in Ohio. Ohio State Troopers will watch it for you!

[Frog]

I would say an hour is about right. I drive to the antique store north of Findlay in 45 min. from my house north of Toledo. I would not be good at directions from the south, which exit, and streets to take, etc. I'll have Muddog reply, His is a superior intellect.


Then there was three. Who else is up for a challenge on the 10th of July??

[squirecam]

Hey Squirecam!

Word to the wise....watch your speed in Ohio. Ohio State Troopers will watch it for you!

(makes note to self to pack alot of PSU gear...) :)

Squirecam

[Muddog]

Not a long drive at all, around 45 minutes. Glass City is in south Toledo. Unfortunetly I will be out of town. Have fun.

[squirecam]

I would say an hour is about right. I drive to the antique store north of Findlay in 45 min. from my house north of Toledo. I would not be good at directions from the south, which exit, and streets to take, etc. I'll have Muddog reply, His is a superior intellect.


Then there was three. Who else is up for a challenge on the 10th of July??
Ok guys,

For everyone in Ohio who plans on playing this weekend, contact me and I will give you my cell #.

I'll arrive in Ohio late Friday and will drive to Glass City early Sat.

My business is not till 5:00 Monday, so Sun is a possibility too if anyone's interested.

Squirecam

[Jayhurst]

Saturday July 10, @ 2:00 p.m.??

Glass City Games? I'll be there. I MIGHT be 10-15 minutes late (coming straight from work on the other side of town)... but I WILL be there. :-)