Board Gaming

New Zealand Chess Festival – Palmerston North – 1-11 October 2018

What

Ten Chess tournaments, including North Island, NZ Senior and NZ Junior championships for all three disciplines (classical, rapid and blitz).

Each tournaments are 6-8 rounds/games long.

When and Where

Cophorne Hotel Palmerston North
110 Fitzherbert Ave
Palmerston North

The individual tournaments are;
New Zealand Junior Chess Championship. 1st – 4th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Senior Chess Championship. 2nd – 4th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Junior Blitz Chess Championship. 4th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Senior Blitz Chess Championship. 4th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Junior Rapid Chess Championship. 5th October 2018 vega
New Zealand Senior Rapid Chess Championship. 5th October 2018 vega
Feilding Rapid. 6th October 2018 vega
North Island Blitz Chess Championship. 6th October 2018 vega
North Island Rapid Chess Championship. 7th October 2018 vega
North Island Chess Championship. 8th – 11th October 2018 vega

How Much

$50 per tournament for Standard and Rapids
$30 per tournament for Biltz

Entry form with details of tournaments

Waikato Boardgamers Monthly Games Night – Hamilton – 7 June 2018 (+ more)

What

Every first Thursday of the month, we meet up at Discovery Christian Centre for a night of board gaming.

There will be a selection of games available, but you can of course always bring your own.

We are also very happy to have first-timers, there are plenty of people on hand to teach games – and there is something for everybody!

When and Where

Discovery Christian Centre,
Cnrr of Peachgrove Road and Insoll Avenue,
Hamilton, Waikato

6pm – 10pm

How Much

There is a $3 charge to cover the hall hire.

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Wellycon – Wellington – 2-3 June 2018

What

Wellycon is a tabletop game convention held annually in Wellington, New Zealand. It is the largest board gaming convention in New Zealand

Since 2008 people have been gathering in the nations capital to enjoy two days of fun board gaming with friends old and new. Growing from an initial group of 20 gamers over 10 years ago, we now welcome over 400 people to the main event each year. People of all ages convene to enjoy learning new games, participating in workshops, play-testing games from designers, challenging friends and newcomers to favourite games and competing in a variety of tournaments…

The event revolves around a library of board games, card-, dice-, tile-based and other games brought along by the attendees e.g. Settlers of Catan, Ticket to ride, mainly in the ‘modern’ board games genres – Eurogames and American-style board games. Participants select a game, find some people who would like to play and a suitable table and go to it. Wellycon volunteers assist those who are new to board games or have difficulty getting enough players together to start a game. There are tournaments throughout the weekend and a game design competition where small groups create a game using a simple set of components. In addition there is a section where attendees can try out games which are still under development – Game Designers Corner – and give feedback to the creators.

When and Where

2nd and 3rd June 2018 (Queens Birthday Weekend)
10:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Wellington Girls College
18 Pipitea St, Thorndon
Wellington, 6011 New Zealand

How Much

1 Day – $19
2 Days – $33
Late Night – $15

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Board Games by The Bay – Auckland – 19-20 May 2018

What

Join us for a day or two of board gaming fun! Board Games By The Bay (BGBTB) is a series of epic board gaming events that have been running in New Zealand since 2011, currently with two annual events in Auckland (May and November) and one in Hamilton (August).

These events bring together enthusiasts and players new to the scene in a relaxed, fun environment. Participants enjoy catching up with old friends and making new ones, trying out different games or relaxing with familiar ones, and entering the free competitions.

There will be a library stocked with all kinds of games for you to try, and many people bring their own games and invite others to join them. You are most welcome to bring your own games along. We have a team of great volunteers (our friendly RedShirts) who are experts at teaching a wide variety of games to new players.

Where and When

Auckland Bridge Club,
273 Remuera Road, Remuera

10am to 10pm Saturday May 19th
10am to 6pm Sunday May 20th

How Much

$10 for One Day
$20 for 2 days ($15 of pre-registered)

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Board Games In the Boardroom – Wellington – 19 April 2018

What

Come to Wellington Museum for an evening of board games in our historic Von Kohorn Boardroom. Play classic games like Catan, Risk, and Monopoly, and discover some new favourites. Groups, families and individual players welcome.

Presented in association with Caffeinated Dragon Games.

When and Where

Thursday 19 April 2018 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Wellington Museum, 3 Jervois Quay, Queens Wharf, Wellington

How Much

Free / Koha

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