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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
- Feb 14, 2017
- 1 min
Local Toronto GTA Area Math Trade at Wood for Sheep's Game Centre
Local Toronto GTA area Math Trade at Wood for Sheep's Game Centre. Trade List is here:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/221349/markhamgta-no-ship-math-trade-feb-2017/page/6? Key Dates
Submissions Deadline: Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 10pm
Want Lists Deadline: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 11pm
Results: Will be posted ASAP after the Want List Deadline. Trade Date & Location
Where: Wood For Sheep Markham Game Centre
When: Sunday February 26th, 2017
Time: 3:00pm ~ 3:
Chris Cormier
- Jan 18, 2017
- 1 min
Exciting Board Game Events in Toronto & the GTA
We've updated the board game events on our Board Gaming In Toronto (GTA) Page! The next several weeks bring some exciting new gaming events to the GTA including: -- Dinner with Chris Chung (Designer of Lanterns) @WoodForSheepLtd
-- New Year Rock Out @QuicheGames
-- Pandemic Survival @WoodForSheepLtd ($5 entry)
-- Board Game Designers Nights @401_games & @Snakesandlattes
-- Play & Pub Toronto (free Playtesting event) with @TheDancingGiant Check it out: geekygoodies.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
- Jun 16, 2016
- 1 min
What’s Been Going On - Part 7: Board Gaming Events in Toronto and the GTA
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! Events and Places to Play Board Games in Toronto and the GTA (The Greater Toronto Area) We love board games and we love our
Chris Cormier
- Jun 8, 2016
- 1 min
What’s Been Going On - Part 1: Food Fighters Board Game Launch Party
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! Food Fighters Board Game Launch Party Maybe we should call this one: What's BEAN Going On. We helped the wonderful people a
Chris Cormier
- Mar 9, 2016
- 2 min
Geeky Goodies and Breakout Con in the National Post!
We are teaming up with Shuffle and Roll for this month's Breakout Toronto 2016 and providing them with a few prizes and giving participants who sign up with Shuffle and Roll on the Friday or the Saturday a coupon for some Geeky Goodies swag and a free meeple sticker! For those that aren't familiar with Breakout, this is from their website: "Breakout – Gaming Convention was conceived to provide a local space in which hundreds of fans of our hobby can gather together for three
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 19, 2016
- 1 min
Breakout 3-Day Tabletop Gaming Convention in Toronto – March 18-20
Breakout Toronto 2016
March 18-20, 2016
Holiday Inn at Yorkdale Breakout Toronto is a 3-day tabletop gaming convention in Toronto, Ontario. Although this is the first year for Breakout, it is organized by the people behind the Toronto Area Boardgaming Society (TABS) so you can be certain the event will be well-organized, draw a big crowd of tabletop gamers and become a big success. Breakout will feature: Dedicated open board gaming where you can bring your own games to play
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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