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Chris Cormier
- Apr 18, 2017
- 4 min
The Gathering of Some of The Gathering of Friends – in Toronto!
WOW! What an amazing, exciting, fun month April has been! Last Friday a large group of people from The Gathering of Friends (an exclusive gaming event created by Alan Moon, designer of Ticket to Ride) took a break from their 10 days of gaming and came up to visit Toronto, attend a Blue Jays game and visit Snakes and Lattes (College) for a while before the ballgame started. Sam Healey waves hello during a game at Snakes and Lattes The event was attended by publishers, reviewe
Chris Cormier
- Apr 7, 2017
- 2 min
Mole Rats In Space at Snakes and Lattes, Meeting Matt Leacock and So Many Other Great Designers
Went to an amazing event last night at Snakes and Lattes (College). They hosted a game night for the new game Mole Rats in Space by Matt Leacock (designer of Pandemic) , Forbidden Desert, Forbidden Island, Chariot Race, Knit Wit, and of course Pandemic Legacy. We got to meet Matt Leacock and were thrilled to have him teach us the game (we played it 3 times, lost 2, won 1)! Moles Rats in Space Moles Rats in Space is a quick, easy to learn game with cute art, great looking com
Chris Cormier
- Jul 6, 2016
- 1 min
What’s Been Going On - Part 11:
I Met Jay Cormier (no relation)
WOW! Geeky Goodies has been so busy! To busy to blog, even! I’m sorry that we’ve been neglecting you Bits + Pieces Blog. In an effort to catch up, I thought I would do a series of blog posts about what’s been happening here at Geeky Goodies HQ during the past little while. Here is a little bit about what we’ve been up to. Watch for more coming soon! I Met Jay Cormier (no relation) Co-Designer of Belfort, Akrotiri and Yet-to-be-released Junk Art I got to meet Jay Cormier (
Chris Cormier
- Jun 28, 2016
- 2 min
What’s Been Going On - Part 10:
I Met Tom Vasel
WOW! Geeky Goodies has been so busy! To busy to blog, even! I’m sorry that we’ve been neglecting you Bits + Pieces Blog. In an effort to catch up, I thought I would do a series of blog posts about what’s been happening here at Geeky Goodies HQ during the past little while. Here is a little bit about what we’ve been up to. Watch for more coming soon! I Met Tom Vasel of The Dice Tower Not long ago I got to meet Tom Vasel and some of the great guys of The Dice Tower. We hea
Chris Cormier
- Mar 2, 2016
- 1 min
Come With Us to a Board Game Launch Party at Snakes & Lattes
We hope you can join us for a fun night at Snakes & Lattes (Annex location) on Monday, March 7th @ 6:30 pm for the launch of the new board game, Foodfighters by Canadian designers Josh and Helaina Cappel. Geeky Goodies will be there playing Foodfighters and handing out coupons for big savings on the Geeky Goodies website and we've even added a FREE T-shirt to the prizes! Snakes and Lattes is located at 600 Bloor Street West in Toronto. At the end of the night there will be a
Chris Cormier
- Feb 5, 2016
- 1 min
Food Fighters Board Game Launch Party – March 7th
Photo: Josh Cappel (BGG user: Outside Lime) on BoardGameGeek.com Mark this date in your calendar! Canadian board game design team, Josh and Helaina Cappel have come up with a fun 2-player game that involves 2 teams of food factions struggling against one another for victory. Who will win the end, Meats, or Veggies? Featuring Josh Cappel’s amazing, friendly and approachable artwork, Food Fighters is sure to be a hit with kids but seems to offer enough strategy and amusement t
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