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[Mark K Hyman]

boardgames, especially longer ones, or larger ones.   Poker was there 
for a long long time.  Car Wars was there,  etc.  It was also 
unofficially open gaming when there was space.

Mark.

Mark Hyman - VP Administration
XCOM Wireless, Inc.
2815 Junipero Ave #110
Signal Hill, CA 90755
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Janice Sellers wrote:
> Before it was open gaming, it had CCG's, until those were allowed to
> take over the second floor and open gaming and (at least some)
> boardgames were bounced to the penthouse.  This is why I am so
> adamantly against any department being allowed to take over so much
> space on the second floor.  Doing so marginalizes other departments.
> CCG's used to be the 500-pound gorilla and everyone bent over backward
> for them, but by the time they fizzled, open gaming and boardgames had
> atrophied.  Currently boardgames is the 500-pound gorilla, but at some
> point they will taper.  We shouldn't allow other departments to
> atrophy in their wake.
>
> I don't remember what ran in the Penthouse before CCG's.
>
> Janice
>
> On 11/3/08, Tim <Tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
>   
>>  The penthouse is the "kiss of death" for anything other than an established
>> well attended event.  The isolation and the lousy elevator service alone
>> would doom anything else.  In the past open gaming was there and recently
>> miniatures tournaments.  While I think splitting up miniatures like that is
>> a poor idea (reduces the eye candy) that is a better use.  Perhaps if you
>> had a huge A&A tourney or some other well attended single game, the
>> penthouse would be a viable option.  Basically, it should be reserved for
>> events where the attendees will be there for a long time (3-4+ hours) and
>> don't require walk-in traffic.
>>     
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