CSRA Gamers Association Newsletter December 2010, Volume 3 Issue 11
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The Game Goes On
Mike Baker
CSRA Coordinator
This issue of the CSRA Gamers Association Newsletter
brings us to the end of three years for the CSRA Gamers
Association. We have accomplished many of our original goals.
Of course, there is always room for more growth and
improvement.
We have brought in a number of new gamers in every
geographic area that we reach. We have new young people and
adults who have discovered what a great hobby gaming is. We
have seen old gamers come back to play and enjoy the hobby.
Great job, everyone!
New games and game groups continue to show up and
add to the mixture of universes and worlds we like to game in. We
have seen RPG gamers try out tabletop and board games and we
have seen hardcore wargamers check out RPG’s. It seems as if
everyone has tried at least one Collectible Card Game or Living
Card Game, and Magic continues to be a hit at every store in the
area.
One of the brightest stars in the CSRA sky has been the
integration of activity with Rob Davis’ Gaming Group. This
awesome group of gamers has brought new faces and renewed
enthusiasm to our Association. These guys and gals have jumped
into everything from starships to WW2 armor and allowed us to
have many more folks to play and have fun with. Thanks for all
the great work, Rob!
We have seen a growth in local shops and a
strengthening of local, game friendly venues. Common Grounds
Coffee House remains a haven for twice weekly gaming in
Barnwell, SC. The addition of Arsenal Games and Hobbies in its
location near Grovetown and Martinez provides a number of
gamers with a local option for gaming in that area of Augusta.
AGH has also been a real mover in promoting historical and family
gaming the Augusta area. The Augusta Book Exchange’s new
location on Ft Gordon gives us an opportunity to reach out directly
to our gamer brethren in uniform. Paul Rogers is working hard to
transform what was mainly a comic store into a full service gaming
and comic venue where our GIs who can’t get off post can find a
gaming hangout. The recent addition of Rob Davis as the
manager of the Augusta Book Exchange on Bobby Jones
Expressway will provide a new impetus to growing gaming in this
area of Augusta. As I write this, it is possible to game any of 6
nights a week in Augusta. Thanks to you, the CSRA gaming
public, we are in what can be arguably described as a Golden Age
of Gaming in the CSRA. I can’t wait to see what next year will
bring!
With the management shifts of the past two years, the
CSRAGA is now firmly at the front of the direction in which Siege
of Augusta is going. Starting with Paul Elkin and continuing with
Norm Schwartz and myself, Siege is transforming itself into a full
featured convention where gamers of all types are welcome and
encouraged.
This year’s annual CSRAGA Tanksgiving event at
Augusta Book Exchange saw some 25 people playing all kinds of
tank games covering topics from Steampunk, to Grav Armor, to
WW2 tank battles. Meanwhile, Arsenal Games and Hobbies ran
events covering mecha (walking tanks!) and WW2 armored
combat. Even the Barnwell crowd got into the act with a great
German vs. Soviet all tank battle the Monday after Tanksgiving.
Tanks, I mean Thanks to everyone who came out and took part!
There are challenges for the upcoming year. We need
to consider gaming not only as a hobby, but also as an outreach
to bring folks together around the game table. It is a great vehicle
for learning about art, strategy, history, and leadership. We need
to continue to bring in new gamers from folks we meet and know.
I would like to see a stronger community outreach to bring more
families into our group. If young people are sitting around a game
table, they are much less likely to be out getting into trouble.
We need to encourage new gamers and young gamers
to take the lead in putting on games and events. This is a great
chance for them to learn networking and planning skills that they
can use anywhere. We need to support as many gaming events
as we can, and let the local merchants and the association know
what types of events that we want to see run at our stores and
venues. This is a hobby and like any other endeavor will reward
us as we put effort into making it happen.
This has been a tough year economically for all of us
including our local vendors. These wonderful gaming places we
enjoy depend on our patronage to remain available to us. As you
come to the end of the year, remember to buy local as much as
you can. As has been seen from the press from Augusta Book
Exchange and Arsenal Games and Hobbies, there is quite a bit in
the way of gaming material that our local merchants can get for
us. Give them a chance first before you click that online order
button!
As a leading voice in the CSRA gaming community, I am
grateful and excited about where this group has come from and
where it is going. Merry Christmas and Good Gaming!
 December 24, 2010
Upcoming Events! Christmas Eve Augusta Book Exchange Gordon Highway and Bobby
Store Addresses Jones will close at 4PM.
Arsenal Games and Hobbies
Belair @ Oakley Plaza, 198 South Belair Rd, December 25, 2010
Martinez, GA 30907, 706-364-2772 Merry Christmas! All Game Stores Closed
www.arsenal-games.com
December 31, 2010
Augusta Book Exchange Gordon Highway New Years Eve Augusta Book Exchange Gordon Highway and Bobby
1650 Gordon Highway, Augusta, GA 30901 Jones will close at 4PM.
(706) 793-7796
www.comics-n-games.com/ January 1, 2011
Happy New Year! All Game Stores Closed
Augusta Book Exchange Bobby Jones
592 Bobby Jones Expressway, Augusta, GA 30901 New Games Shipping in December!
(706)860-6553 Dystopian Wars
www.comics-n-games.com/ The proprietors of this wonderful tabletop game - SPARTAN GAMES –
are, they inform me, most jubilant to announce the launch of Dystopian
Augusta Book Exchange Fort Gordon Wars, which is the company’s third major game to be based around its
PXtra on Ft. Gordon easy to master Exploding D6 rules system. The game embraces the
(706) 790-9888 exciting idea of Victorian Science Fiction and the established genre of
www.comics-n-games.com/ Steampunk to create a visually impactful game setting, and will be
packaged in the company’s now established format of a boxed Battle
Common Grounds Coffee House Group which can be easily expanded upon using blisters containing
1458 Jackson St, Barnwell, SC 29812-2121 upgrade models.
(803) 259-1488 When Dystopian Wars is released in November 2010, FOUR great
nations from this war ravaged world will be available: Kingdom of
Arsenal Games Weekly Events Britannia, Empire of the Blazing Sun, Prussian Empire and Federated
Every Thursday, “Thursday Night Magic”, 5:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. States of America. But these are not the only nations to wage war
Every Friday Evening, Star Fleet Battles 6:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. hosted across the oceans and lands. At the heart of the conflict is the youngest
by Zeke Carpenter-Hyland nation of Earth, the Covenant of Antarctica. Get all the details here
Sundays in December 1:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. http://www.spartangames.co.uk/dystopian_wars.html

Augusta Book Exchange Gordon Highway Weekly Events
Every Monday Board Game Night
Every Friday “Friday Night Magic”
Every Saturday Open Gaming
Every Sunday Yu Gi Oh
Augusta Book Exchange Bobby Jones Exp Weekly Events
Every Tuesday Family Game Night 6PM to 9PM
Every Friday Open Gaming until 10PM; Kids D&D starts at 6PM
Every Saturday Open Gaming until 10PM
Every Sunday Open Gaming until 6PM
Common Grounds Coffee House Weekly Events
Monday Board Game Night 5PM to 8:30PM
Friday Miniatures Game Night 5PM to 9PM
December 4th, 2010 Rob’s Gaming Group
Bi Weekly Games Day 11AM to 7PM
Augusta Book Exchange, Gordon Highway
December 14, 2010 to February 15, 2011 Tuesdays
Legends of the Old West Campaign hosted by Skyler Lott
6PM to 9PM
Augusta Book Exchange, Bobby Jones Exp
December 18th, 2010
CSRA Gamers Association Meeting
Augusta Book Exchange, Bobby Jones Expressway
Wings of War WWI Revised Deluxe Set Fantasy Flight Games
Wings of War Miniatures Revised Deluxe Set is the perfect place to start
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Wings of War, a full set of player boards, maneuver and damage decks,
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Sopwith Camel, and Spad XIII.
This is the perfect starter set for new players of Wings of War. For
veteran players interested in the Wings of War Miniatures Revised
Deluxe Set, this set includes convenient, comprehensive rules, including
rules from the expansion sets, and the planes feature four new color
schemes never-before-introduced to Wings of War.
January 8
This is the deadline to register to run games at Siege of Augusta, and
the deadline for vendor registration.
PASS THE WORD!!!!
January 21-23 Siege of Augusta, Double Tree Hotel, Augusta GA
Our own regional convention! Make plans now to attend all three days!
Featuring video, card, board, and of course Miniature games. Website:
www.siegeogaugusta.com Also find us on Facebook! We are taking
preregistrations now!
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