Shreveport Strategy Games Group's Weekly Game Night

Game night for the Shreveport Strategy Games Group is Saturdays at 7 p.m. on the center dining tables of Johnny's Pizza at 3915 Gilbert Drive (Madison Park location) in Shreveport.

Participation is open to college-age people and up. Newcomers are welcome to attend and participate.

Although mine is a privately-sponsored informal gaming group, its membership is open for new regular members. And while we do at times try out and play new games, my group is not about demoing new games. For that reason, we aspire and strive to emphasize friendship and socializing as well as good sportsmanship and fair play in a positive atmosphere.

Although our main game usually doesn't get underway until 7 p.m., I'm usually there around 5 p.m. to set up and be on hand to play some shorter 2-, 3- and 4-player card, tile and board games before the main game of the night.

The games that my group plays include many of the top-rated modern/Euro strategy games listed on www.boardgamegeek.com. My group doesn't play just one type of game. We play a well-rounded variety of modern strategy games, including Euro Games, war games, abstract strategy games, dice games, tile games, card games, and some classic strategy games.

We do not, however, play collectible card games (CCGs), collectible miniature games (CMGs) or role-playing games (RPGs).

You can get a good idea about the variety of games we play in my games playlist, the second post at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/169335 which contains links to information, photographs, FAQs, and reviews about the games.

Participants in my group aren't expected to learn and memorize a lot of rules. I provide player aids to both make learning new games faster and easier as well as to serve as memory prompters.

So, if you think you might be interested in checking out my group or joining, you can either write to me in advance at shrstrategygames@aol.com or simply show up on game night.

Good gaming,

James King