What does it Mean to host a board Game Tournament Do you love playing games Do you love solving problems Do you love competing Then starting a board game tournament is the right project for you Board games are played on a table They have game boards They have game pieces They have cards They have rules They have different playing times Some games are short Some games are long Some are hard Some are easy Some games are based on strategy Strategy means skill Some games are 4 CHAPTER ONE
based on luck Some games are based on both Some games have a theme A theme is a topic An example is dragons Play board games Learn from board game players 5
KNOW THE LINGO CDG card-driven game Crib sheet cheat sheet reference card D6 six-sided die Downtime time that a player spends doing nothing while waiting for other players to complete their turns Dry boring games Endgame the final time period in a game that determines the winner Expansion an add-on game that extends the playability Fart-factor sound that a game box makes when it closes Filler easy and fast game that’s played between harder games Gateway game easy game used to introduce newbies to board gaming Kingmaker a losing player who has the power to decide the winner Meaty hard games that require deep thinking Newbie new player RAW rules as written RPG role-playing game Turtling playing defensively 6
Gamers are players They like playing board games They are serious about playing They play a lot They like winning They like learning They like figuring out things Some gamers play in board game tournaments Tournaments are contests They’re a series of many games Losing gamers are kicked out Winning gamers move on to the next level Gamers compete for a big prize The winner is the champion Start a board game tournament whenever you want They’re popular all year long You’ll have fun You’ll meet lots of people The best part is playing board games Attend board game tournaments 7
