Game Events: Week of Jan. 10th – 16th

Not only do we sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights.


Board Game: Murano

Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here.  It’s free and it’s fun!


Here is this week’s schedule:

Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Jan. 13th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Kingdom Builder
Queen
Murano
Mayfair Games

A game of Kingdom Builder in play.
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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Jan. 15th
Time: 6 pm

Place: Off The Charts Games Store



Fri. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name.


Machi Koro
IDW Games
A game of Machi Koro in play.
Machi Koro
Harbor Expans.

Catan Histories
Merchants of Europe
Mayfair Games

Watch Mayfair’s video for a game overview of Merchants of Europe.

Kick off 2016 with Board Gaming
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, White Mountain, Cobble Hill, and Dowdle.

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

Most Popular Games: 2015 4th Quarter Results

For curious minded folks, we have tallied the numbers and below are Off The Charts Games’ Top 10 Best Sellers for the 4th quarter ended December 31st.

And the winners are….
To learn about the game just click on the game name below it’s picture.




1. Splendor
Space Cowboys
2. Ticket To Ride
Days Of Wonder

3. Catan
Mayfair Games
4. Pandemic
Z-Man Games

5., 6., & 7. Tie
CodenamesCzech Games Edition 
5., 6., & 7. Tie
Mysterium
Libellud

5., 6., & 7. Tie
Redneck Life
Gut Bust’in Games

8. Concept
Asmodee
9. Munchkin Nightmare
Before Christmas
Steve Jackson Games
10. & 11. Tie
Carcassonne
Z-Man Games
10. & 11. TIe
Dixit
Asmodee

We are always excited to see which games make Our Best Sellers list.  Not surprisingly, Splendor is again leading our list of Best Sellers. It has been in the #1 slot since it debuted in spring of 2014.  Additionally, it’s nice to see the classics like Ticket To Ride, Carcassonne, and Catan are still being discovered. It’s also no suprise to see new games, Mysterium and Codenames make the list as they both sold as fast as we could get stock them.  Classic or new these are all great games.  Come in and find out more about these games.  Many are open and available to try out while you are here.




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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.

Game Events: Week of Jan. 3rd – 9th

Not only do we sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights. 

Board Game: Istanbul

Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here.  It’s free and it’s fun!



Here is this week’s schedule:

Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Jan. 6th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Ingenious
Fantasy Flight
Istanbul
AEG

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A game of Ingenious in play.
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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Jan. 8th
Time: 6 pm

Place: Off The Charts Games Store


Fri. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name.

Kingsburg
Fanstasy Flight
Extra! Extra!
Mayfair Games

A game of Kingsburg in play.



Kick off 2016 with Board Gaming
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, White Mountain, Cobble Hill, and Dowdle.

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

Game Arrivals: Week of Dec. 27th – 31st

We’re loading up the shelves again after the Holiday madness.

Here’s a look at this week’s game arrivals:




    New Game Arrival!
Mombasa
R&R Games
Mombasa is an economic strategy game that centers on the chartered companies that operated during the global colonization period.

Players are investors competing to earn the most money by investing goods in chartered
companies and spreading their trading posts from their company bases throughout the African
continent. By investing goods you increase the number of shares you hold in those companies
and by spreading their trading posts you increase the value of each share. Also, you can improve
your earnings and prospects by building up diamond stocks and by clever bookkeeping.





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    New Game Arrival!
Wrath of Dragons
Catalyst Game Lab
Wrath of Dragons is a game of resource destruction for 2 to 6 players.

Players are dragons that, over the course of the game, will fly into the various regions on the game board and lay waste to settlements, scorch fields, snatch livestock, take gold, and capture nobles.

After 6 centuries have passed, the devastation, destruction, and fear that the dragons have caused is scored, and the dragon that earns the most Victory Points is the winner.































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   New Game Arrival!
Dragonwood
Gamewright
Adding to our selection of kids games is Dragonwood, a Mensa award winning game that emphasizes strategy and probability.

Dare to enter Dragonwood!  Deep in the heart of this mythical forest lurk angry ogres, giggling goblins, and even the famed and fearsome fire-breathers themselves.  Collect sets of adventurer cards to earn dice, which you will roll against your foes.  Stomp on some fire ants, shriek at a grumpy troll, or strike the menacing orange dragon with a magical silver sword.  Choose your strategy carefully because the landscape of Dragonwood is ever-charging… Only the bravest will overcome the odds to emerge victorious.

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  New Game Arrival!
Harbour
Tasty Minstrel Games
Harbour is an easy to learn game with a quick play time and a lot of depth.

Harbour is a worker placement game where players move their worker from building to building, collecting and trading Fish, Livestock, Wood, and Stone; and cashing those resources in to purchase buildings (which are the worker placement spots) from the central pool. Once a building is purchased, it is replaced from the deck, and the central pool is a small subset of the deck, and is therefore different every game.

At the heart of Harbour is a dynamic market mechanism. Each time a player purchases a building, the value of the resources they used drops, while the value of the other resources rise. You’ll have to carefully time your purchases to take advantage of the ebb and flow of market prices, or be prepared to waste some resources!







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Restocks:

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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.

Game Events: Week of Dec. 27th – Jan. 2nd

Not only do we sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights. 


Board Game: Downfall of Pompeii

Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here.  It’s free and it’s fun!



Here is this week’s schedule:

Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Dec. 30th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Downfall Of Pompeii
Mayfair Games
Trajan
Passport Games Studio
Watch Ryan Metzler’s video for a game overview of Trajan .
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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Jan. 1st – New Year’s Day

No Friday Game Night This Week


We wish you another year of great board gaming!

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, White Mountain, Cobble Hill, and Dowdle.

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

Game Events: Week of Dec. 20th – 26th

Not only do we sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights. 


Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here.  It’s free and it’s fun!



Here is this week’s schedule:

Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Dec. 23rd
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store


Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

La Isla
Ravensburger
Seasons
Asmodee

A game of La Isla in play.


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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Dec. 25th – Christmas Day


No Friday Game Night This Week

We wish you a very Merry Christmas.



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, White Mountain, Cobble Hill, and Dowdle.

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


Holiday Store Hours

We will be open tomorrow Monday, 22nd as well as on Christmas Eve.

Here is our Holiday Hours Schedule:
Sunday 
12/20
Open Noon – 5:00 pm
Monday 
12/21
Open 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday 
12/22
Open 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday 
12/23
Open 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Christmas Eve
12/24
Open 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Christmas Day
12/25
Closed
New Year’s Eve
12/31
Open 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
New Year’s Day
1/1
Closed
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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. 

Game Events: Week of Dec. 13th – 19th

Not only do we sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights. 

Board Game: Steam Park

Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here.  It’s free and it’s fun!



Here is this week’s schedule:

Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Dec. 16th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store


Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Sanssouci
Ravensburger
Alien Frontiers
Game Salute

A game of Alien Frontiers in play.


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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Dec. 18th
Time: 6 pm

Place: Off The Charts Games Store


Fri. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name.

Steam Park
Iello
Isle Of Skye
Mayfair Games

A game of Isle Of Skye in play.

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, White Mountain, Cobble Hill, and Dowdle.

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



Game Arrivals: Dec. 7th – 12th

Here is a look at our recent game arrivals


      New Game Arrival!
Imperial Settlers
Portal Games
Imperial Settlers is a card game with civilization to care about for 1 to 4 players.
Four mighty mighty empires discover new lands full of resources and opportunities. Players have five rounds to explore new lands, build buildings, produce and trade resources, conquer enemies, and score victory points.

Settle your own powerful empire as Barbarians, Japanese, Romans, Egyptians.  take one of the many building/location cards and raze it or use it to make a deal.  Each faction plays with it’s own unique twist.



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     New Game Arrival!
Orléans

Tasty Minstrel Games
Long  anticipated, Orléans is finally here.  This is a worker placement game with a twist.  Players accumulate additional workers that get placed in a bag. A random draw determines which workers will be available next turn.  There are multiple types of workers all with multiple uses. 

The goal of the game is to achieve dominance in various areas in medieval France. You will get goods, coins, and victory points via production, trade, development, and by committing to the common good.


Players can’t possibly do everything they want on a turn. And, there are many paths to victory.








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      New Game Arrival!
The Bloody Inn
Pearl Games

The Bloody Inn is for those of us with a warped sense of humor.


France 1831: in a remote corner of Ardéche, the little village of Peyrebeille sees numerous travellers passing through…

Each player owns an Inn and is competing to accumulate the most wealth from their guests. Being greedy Innkeepers and not wanting to arouse the suspicions of the local police, a diabolical plan was hatched.  You all realized it’s less of a problem to steal from your guests if they are dead.  However, disposing of the bodies is such a headache and you can’t have them just lying around.








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Restocks:

Munchkin
Christmas Lite
Steve Jackson Games

Munchkin Christmas Lite is a 110-card stand-alone game that works well as an introductory game for those not familiar with Munchkin.

Additionally it can also be used as an expansion for other Munchkin games.





Dragon Slayer
Indie Boards & Cards

Dragon Slayer is a fast dice game with a twist.

Each turn you’ll take chances and press your luck to find and defeat as many dragons as you can.  But when you decide to end your turn, everyone else gets a chance to challenge you to continue.  Accept their challenge and you can score big – walk away and you’ll leave most of your points on the table.




Dead Of Winter
Plaid Hat

Dead Of Winter: A Crossroads Game is a cooperative game with a betrayal element.  This is a story-centric game about surviving through a harsh winter in an apocalyptic world.  Players make frequent, difficult, heavily-thematic, wildly-varying decisions, that often have them deciding between what is best for the colony and what is best for themselves.




Pandemic Legacy
Z-Man Games



Pandemic Legacy – Season 1 is a unique and epic cooperative game.  Some of the actions you take in Pandemic Legacy will carry over to future games.  Playing through the campaign, you will open up sealed packets, reveal hidden information, and find the secrets locked within the game.  Characters will gain scars. Cities will panic. Diseases will mutate.  No two worlds will ever be alike!

Letters From
Whitechapel
Fantasy Flight

In Letters From Whitechapel one player assumes the role of Jack the Ripper while the other players assume the roles of detectives pursuing him in Victorian London.  Jack the ripper must outmaneuver the detectives in the tangled streets of the Whitechapel District to escape after committing his horrible murders.  Meanwhile, the detectives must use clever deduction and their superior numbers to hunt Jack the Ripper down before he can kill again or elude them forever.





Holiday Fluxx
Looney Labs

It’s the most wonderful game of the year in Holiday Fluxx, the ever-changing card game.  Holiday are filled with gifts, candy, firends, and good cheer.  Bring them all together and mix them up for some unforgettable memories.

Fluxx is all about change. You don’t know what the winning condition is until someone plays a Goal card. If you don’t like the Goal, play a new Goal card. If you don’t like the Rules, play a new Rule card. Collect the Keepers and avoid the Creepers. Match the Keepers to the Goal and win. 



Linko
Ravensburger

Linko an action-packed card-snatching card game for 2 – 5 players.

Players take turns playing number cards.  The more cards of the same number you play, the more points you receive.  If you can play the same amount of cards at higher values than your opponent, the cards and points are yours… otherwise your cards can be stolen.  Stealing can be good, but if you can’t use them, they’ll cost you in the end.






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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.







Game Events: Week of Dec. 6th – 12th

Not only do we sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights. 

Board Game: Rococo

Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here.  It’s free and it’s fun!



Here is this week’s schedule:

Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Dec. 9th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store


Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Machi Koro
IDW Games
Village
Tasty Minstrel Games
A game of Machi Koro in play.
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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Dec. 11th
Time: 6 pm

Place: Off The Charts Games Store


Fri. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Trains
AEG
Rococo
Eagle Games


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New Game Splash
Date: Sat. Dec. 12th
Time: Noon – 5 pm

Place: Off The Charts Games Store



Come and learn all about Rome – City Of  Marble.  Mike will be on hand to demo and lead game play.  It’s a free event and it’ll be fun.  Come play the game.

Rome – City Of  Marble
R&R Games

It is the reign of Augustus Caesar and players represent the powerful Patrician families of Rome. As leading citizens of the great city, they influence and direct the construction of this ever expanding metropolis. Through shrewd placement of Neighborhood tiles, the players will commission the construction of the Civic Buildings so important to daily life in ancient Rome: Temples for worship; Baths for health and camaraderie; Theaters for philosophy and the arts; Arenas for entertainment and diversion. By building these, players will gain and be able to exercise Imperium, a measure of their real power in Roman society.

The players take two actions per turn, pausing after each to resolve any completed Construction Sites before proceeding to the next.
As Civic Buildings are constructed, influential players score points representing their success. 

The final round is triggered when three of the four stacks of Neighborhood tiles are exhausted at the end of a players turn. Each player
in order, including the player who triggered the final round, performs one last action. At the end of the game, players score extra points
for Bridges, Aqueducts, Fountains and Coins. Bonus points are awarded for Imperium and whoever has the most points secures the
prestigious title of Architect of Rome!

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, White Mountain, Cobble Hill, and Dowdle.

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