Game Events: Week of Nov. 18th – 24th

Come and join in on the fun with Game Night. It’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts.  This week we will not have a Weds Game Night.  As we will be open for business on  Black Friday we will also have our Friday Game Night.  


Date: Fri. Nov. 23rd Black Friday

Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store



Fri. Featured Games
To learn more about each featured board game click on the game name below it’s picture.


Kingsburg
Fantasy Flight Games
Dragon Valley
Diamond K Games

No Experience is Necessary. While you are we will be happy to teach you the rules and get you started.



Come Play ~ ~ ~ It’s Free ~ ~ ~It’s Fun!



Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham.We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, TDC, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.


Games for Your Thanksgiving Table

Finca from Rio Grande Games

Wasabi!  from Z-Man Games

Food Fight  from Cryptozoic Games

At The Gates of Loyang  from Z-Man Games

Weinhandler from Mayfair Games

Piece o’ Cake  from Rio Grande Games

Let us help you set your Thanksgiving Table with a little holiday fun.  Here are a few of our food-themed games that we have on the shelves.


No holiday meal would be complete without fruits and vegetables.  Take a serving of fruit with Finca.  Next, go for your veggies At The Gates of Loyang.  On this table we have a main course in Wasabi!  Your Thanksgiving toast will be with a glass of wine in Weinhandler.  The feast will finish with Piece o’ Cake for desert.  And, to make sure that everyone gets their fair share we have Food Fight for mediation.


We are open on Black Friday and Shop Small Business Saturday.  Make it a day and come on in.

Come and visit us at
30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range
of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice
games and more. Also for the puzzle
enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, TDC, White Mountain, and
Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve
Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area

Game Events: Week of Nov 11th – 17th

Come and join in on the fun with Game Night. It’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts. Here is this week’s schedule:


Date: Weds. Nov. 14th 
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store



Weds. Featured Games
To learn more about each featured board game click on the game name below it’s picture.


Ticket To Ride
Days of Wonder
Tobago
Rio Grande Games
No Experience is Necessary. While you are we will be happy to teach you the rules and get you started.




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Date: Fri. Nov. 16th

No Game Night Tonight. We will be closing the store early at 6pm.
Game Night will resume next Weds. night.



Come Play ~ ~ ~ It’s Free ~ ~ ~It’s Fun!



Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham.We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, TDC, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.

Game Profile: Coraxis & Co.

A game for clever farmers and cheeky ravens!
Classification Family Game with Young Children
Mechanics Memory, Set Collection
Publication Queen Games, 2012
Ages 6+
Time 20
Players 2 – 5
Description

Coraxis & Co is a game for clever farmers and cheeky ravens
designed for 2-5 players ages 6+.  The fruit trees of Farmer Bauer and his
wife, Mathilda are hanging full of delicious fruits, a bonanza for the ravens.
 This does not sit well with the farmer and his wife, hence the
competition between humans and birds is on.
In each game of Coraxis
& Co one player gets to play the role of the Farmer or the Farmer’s Wife and one to
three players each will play the role of a Raven. 
On their turn the Raven players will try to uncover a combination of a raven tile and fruit tiles that match the fruit in the players’ nest.  The Farmer or the Wife player is trying to capture the Ravens so will need to uncover either the Farmer tile or his Wife tile and three Raven tiles. This
memory game adds some additional elements that really add to the fun.  When a raven and a fruit are uncovered, the fruit goes to the player and the
Raven moves to the spot where the fruit used to be.  Cat, worms, and even the wind can complicate
the search.  Cats will chase the ravens away while worms will distract the raven preventing them from getting any revealed fruit.


A Raven player can win by filling
their nest with fruit.  The Farmer player can
win by capturing all six Ravens.  A good
time will be captured by everyone.


We have an open copy of Coraxis & Co  available in our Store Demo Library for you come in and try out.



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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, White Mountain, Cobble Hill, and Dowdle.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.


Game Arrivals: Nov 4th – 10th

This week’s arrivals include the following games:


Merchant of Venus
Fantasy Flight

The much anticipated game, Merchant of Venus has arrived from Fantasy Flight.

In Merchant of Venus, one to four players take the roles of intergalactic merchants competing to trade goods with alien cultures.  Will pirates, space junk, or sabotage end your business?  Or can you wheel and deal your way to financial superiority?

This edition of Merchant of Venus contains a new reimagined game design, as well as Richard Hamblen’s classic design.  Adventure and wealth await.

Spot It!
BlueOrange Games



Spot It! is a card game contained in a cute round tin with rounds cards, each decorated with eight symbols – – fifty different symbols in all. The rules to the game contain four different variants of play or mini-games.  No matter which variant game you play, all players play simultaneously with the goal always being to be the fastest player to spot the matching symbol between two cards and call it out.  Then depending on the specific variant game, either place the card on a pile or discard it.  Get ready to Spot It!

No Thanks!
Z-Man Games


No Thanks! is a simple but engaging card game for the whole family.  One card lies in the center of the table, face-up.  On a player’s turn s/he must decide to either take the card and put it in front of them or decline the card by putting one of their chips next to it.  Anyone can make that decision, right?  However, there’s a catch – in fact there are two.  Nobody wants the cards, not even for free, because they give you points in a game where you need the fewest points to win.  And the chips? They are scarce, very scarce!  The key is to know when to take the card and the accumulation of chips and when to pass.  There are tricky ways to minimize the points of the cards in front of you.








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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd
Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of
family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice
games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we
carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, TDC, White Mountain, and Cobble
Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the
greater Portland and Vancouver area

Game Events: Week of Nov. 4th – 10th

Come and join in on the fun with Game Night. It’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts. Here is this week’s schedule:


Date: Weds. Nov. 7th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store



Weds. Featured Games
To learn more about each featured board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Asara
Ravensburger
Lancaster
Queen Games
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Date: Fri. Nov. 9th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store


Friday’s Featured Games
To learn more about each featured board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

7 Wonders
Asmodee
Trajan
Ammonit

No Experience is Necessary. While you are we will be happy to teach you the rules and get you started.


Come Play ~ ~ ~ It’s Free ~ ~ ~It’s Fun!



Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham.We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, TDC, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.

Coming Soon: Ticket To Ride – The Heart of Africa

Due out this December from Days of Wonder is the third volume in the Ticket To Ride Map Collection Series.  


Ticket To Ride: The Heart of Africa
Days Of Wonder

The Heart of Africa brings a new twist to the Ticket To Ride series.  In addition to the African map, this expansion introduces 45 new Terrain Cards divided into three different types: ◘ Desert & Savannah, ◘ Jungle & Forrest, ◘ Mountains & Cliff.  Each terrain type is associated with different route colors.  Drawn just like Train Cards, when played timely they can help the players double the value of the routes they claim.

A reminder that Ticket To Ride – The Heart of Africa is an expansion and will require the Trains and Train Cards from the base games Ticket To Ride or Ticket To Ride Europe.


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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, TDC, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.

Table Top Episode 16 Features: Star Fluxx

It’s Thursday and time for the next episode in the Table Top biweekly series hosted by Star Trek’s Wil Wheaton on Felicia Day’s Channel Geek and Sundry. Today’s featured game is the ever-changing card game, Star Fluxx.


Starr Fluxx
Looney Labs

Fasten your seat belts as it’s time to get lost in space with Wil Wheaton and his guests: Chloe Dykstra (host – 4 Points), Alex Albrecht (host – Just Cos), and Jordan Mechner (creator – Prince of Persia) as they play Star Fluxx.

You will find Star Fluxx and other themed Fluxx card games in stock and available here at Off The Charts Games. For even more information  you can also read our game write-up by clicking here on Game Profile: Fluxx.


Other themed Fluxx’s that we have include: Cthulhu, Eco, Martian, Monty Python, Oz, Pirate, and Zombie Fluxx.  And, don’t forget there’s the non-themed original Fluxx as well as Family Fluxx aimed at ages 6+.  So pick your flavor of fun.


Continue to tune in here for more Table Top episodes!


Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, TDC, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.

Game Arrivals: Oct 28th – Nov 3rd

Here is this week’s game arrivals:


Tsuro of the Seas
Calliope Games




From Calliope Games, makers of Tsuro, the game of paths, comes Tsuro of the Seas.


Tsuro of the Seas adds a new twist – daikaijus (sea monsters).  Players are now on the open seas in ships and must avoid the randomly moving daikaijus while also trying to direct their opponent’s ships off the board and become the last ship captain sailing.















Get Bit!
Mayday Games



Get Bit! pits you and up to five players in a life or limb race for the beach.  Play your cards and swim as fast as you can, but don’t get tangled up or you could end up at the back of the pack and victim to the hungry shark hot on your trail.  Get Bit! is dismembering fun for the whole family.


Get Bit! was a featured game on Table Top hosted by Wil Wheaton earlier this summer. Click here on Get Bit! to watch that episode along with Zombie Dice and Tsuro.
























Additional restocks this week include:

  • Ticket to Ride: Asia Map Collection
  • Eclipse
  • Stone Age
  • Survive

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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, TDC, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area


Game Profile: The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus

Are You Brave Enough to Enter the Pyramid of Horus?


Mechanics Action Point Allow, Dice Rolling, Press Your Luck
Theme Egypt, Adventure
Publication Fantasy Flight Games, 2011
Ages 13+
Time 45
Players 2 – 6
Description
The Adventurers is a quick-playing game of hunting for
treasures inside a crumbling pyramid. 
Each player assumes the role of one of eight Adventurers each with their
own special ability.  On each turn the Adventurers
will work their way through four sections of the pyramid.  Each section has its own set of tools,
treasures and wound inflicting creatures. 
Useful tools can be found the entrance. 
Unfortunately, so can cobras.  The
next two sections hold many treasures along with either scorpions or
crocodiles.  The fourth section contains
even more valuable treasures, but is guarded by wandering mummies.  Just in case that doesn’t sound dangerous
enough, the pyramid is crumbling.  A
stone block falls on the escape route after each adventurer’s turn.  Getting hit by a falling block inflicts
another wound.  All an Adventurer has do
to win the game is explore the various pyramid sections, grab as much treasure
as possible and escape from the pyramid before the falling blocks completely
seal off the exit.  Just one more thing,
the more stuff you carry and the wounds you take the slower your Adventurer
moves.  Be careful, an Adventurer can
only win if they escape.  Any Adventurer
trapped in the pyramid loses.  So, are
you brave enough to enter the Pyramid of Horus?

We have an open copy of The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus available in our Store Demo Library for you come in and try out.



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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area