The GCOMMUNICATOR - 2004 Summer Edition

Newsletter for gamers issued by Games Club Of Maryland

New GCOM Locations

Three new GCOM locations opening in July.

SIXTEEN LOCATIONS.

Gaming seven days a week coming soon!

GCOM-Hillendale
Host: Rich Shipley. E-mail: rich@rtgames.com Phone: 410-825-4065
Co-host: Jamie Tang. E-mail address: jat@rtgames.com . Cell: 443-677-1701
1241 Linkside Drive, Baltimore MD 21234.
Sessions every first Saturday of the month: noon - 10 pm
First GCOM session and Special session featuring Formula De Tournament: Sunday July 11th.

Upcoming Schedule: Sunday July 11th, (August 7 we will be at WBC), Sep 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, 2004.

Link for directions:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=address&searchtype=address&address=1241+Linkside+Drive&city=Baltimore&state=MD&zipcode=21234&search=++Search++
Take the Baltimore Beltway I-695 to Exit 30A Perring Parkway South. Turn Right at the 2nd light onto Taylor Avenue. Turn Left at the 2nd light onto Hillsway Avenue. Turn right at the first street -- there is a big sign on
the lawn that says "Hillendale" -- which is Dartmouth Avenue and becomes Linkside Drive. #1241 is in the middle of the 2nd group of townhomes on the left. You can park in the little parking lot next to the day care or where there aren't houses facing the street.

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GCOM-Parkville
Host: Michelle Hymowitz. E-mail: michg2@msn.com
Co-Host: Eric Hymowitz. E-mail: hymie@lactose.smart.net
2862 Aspen Hill Road, Parkville, MD 21234
Phone# 410-663-8337. Cell # 301-775-0666.
Sessions every third Sunday of the month: 12 Noon until late.
First GCOM session: July 18, 2004.
Upcoming Schedule: July 18th, August 15th, September 19th, 2004.

Directions:
Take the Baltimore Beltway I-695 to Exit 31B MD-147 (Harford Road) North
(Carney). Merge onto Harford Road and pass a (probably blinking) traffic
light. Get in the left lane.
Pass one traffic light at Joppa Road. The right lane ends.
Take the second left onto Aspen Hill Road (small blue street sign).
There is limited street parking on the non-house side of Aspen Hill Road
between Rose Petal Ct and Parkland Rd only.
Go four speed bumps and turn right at the Stop Sign onto Parkland Rd.
There is legal street parking on one side of Parkland Rd, on the non-
house side of the cul-de-sac, and again past the cul-de-sac on Parkland Rd.
Numbered sports in the circle are reserved; please respect my neighbors'
parking.
Walk back to the top of Parkland Rd and turn right on Aspen Hill Road.
Our house is 2862, one past the blue house. Please don't let the orange
cat out; if he gets out, please yell "Jailbreak."

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GCOM-Salisbury

Host: Neil Mciver. E-mail: GCOM-Salisbury@cjmciver.com Phone: 443-270-9436.

Illusions Games & Comics, 726 S. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD 21801
Store Phone: 410-742-0172. Email: thegamestore@hotmail.com
Sessions every other Saturday from 3PM- 9PM.
First Offical GCOM session: Saturday July 17th, 2004.
Upcoming Schedule: July 17th, 31, August 14, 28, 2004

Directions.
South Salisbury Blvd is Business Route 13 which is one of the
2 main routes through Salisbury (Business Route 50 being the
other). The store is located south of Route 13.
Mapquest.com gives a good map of the location. The only thing
is the address is to a small, 1 block long shopping arcade with
several stores, and from Salisbury Blvd (Route 13), which is
business Route 13, you won't see Illusions because it's around
back. But it is in the same building.
As you head south on 13, a good landmark is a somewhat large
Goodwill store on your right. Illusions is in the back of the
very next building also on the right.

Worlds Boardgaming Championships

Games Club of Maryland will be at WBC 2004 in mass.
WBC is the most attended convention by GCOM members other than Game Days & Euro Quest.
The following GCOM members are currently planning to attend, as of June 7th.

Thirty one-31 GCOM members so far
Join your fellow GCOM members in all the fun.

Joseph Burch, Willliam Burch, Bill Duke, Susan Dyer, Chuck Frascati, Roy Gibson, Don Greenwood,

Mark Guttag, Paul Haynes, Charles Hickok, Stan Hilinski, Eric Hymowitz, Michelle Hymowitz, Ben Knight,

Pierre LeBoeuf, Keith Levy, Perrianne Lurie, Dan Mathias, Tom McCorry, DougMercer, Cheryl Merica,

Tony Nardo, Bill Scott, Rich Shipley, Francis Spencer III, Brian Stallings, Brian Sutton, Jamie Tang,

Stuart Tucker, John Weber, Paul Weintraub.

WBC 2004 Services provided by GCOM.
These services will be communicated and provided to GCOM members via the
GCOM e-mail list or our Yahoo discuion group at gamesclubofmd@yahoogroups.com

I. Need a room or roommate? E-mail GCOM with the dates you will need a room
or roommate and at which hotel you prefer.

II. Need to carpool? E-mail GCOM with dates, locations and times you need to
obtain a ride. Include desired arrival and departure times from WBC.

III. Need Teammates and a team name? E-mail GCOM with your team game and how
many team mates you need. We will provide you with GCOM team name
suggestions and coordinate potential teammates.

Teams for 2004 so far:

GCOM Express: Scott Buckwalter- Atlantic Storm, Keith Levy-Ra, Michelle Goldstein-Carcassonne, John Weber- Princes of Florence

GCOMedy of Errors:Brian Stallings-?-title unknown, Dan Hoffman-?-title unknown. Two teammates still needed

GCOM 4 Fun:Pierre LeBoeuf -18XX, Jim Sparks- WAW, A World at War, Paul Haynes -?-title unknown.
One teammates still needed

IV. Need registration forms?

GCOM has them. Deadline to pre-register is July 24th, 2004.

Send us an e-mail and we can send one to you via the US postal service.

V. Attendance roster.

E-mail your plans to attend the WBC and any recent
awards or responsibilities you have at the WBC, such as GM.

GCOM WBC attendance roster as of 07-01-04. 33 members!!

Joseph Burch, Willliam Burch, Bill Duke, Susan Dyer, Chuck Frascati, Roy Gibson, Don Greenwood,

Mark Guttag, Paul Haynes, Charles Hickok, Stan Hilinski, Eric Hymowitz, Michelle Hymowitz, Ben Knight,

Pierre LeBoeuf, Keith Levy, Perrianne Lurie, Dan Mathias, Tom McCorry, DougMercer, Cheryl Merica,

Tony Nardo, Bill Salvatore, Bill Scott, Rich Shipley, Francis Spencer III, Brian Stallings, Brian Sutton, Jamie Tang, Stuart Tucker, John Weber, Paul Weintraub, Ron Wuerth.

VI. GCOM T-shirt Day.

Make your presence known.

All GCOM members and GCOM supporters will be wearing their

GCOM t-shirts on Saturday, August 7th, 2004.

VII. Stories.

Share the fun. GCOM will take up a collection via e-mail of
adventures at WBC 2004 and post them on the GCOM Website.

VIII. Please feel free to volunteer or submit any other suggestions or ideas to get more involved.

Thanks, Keith

gamesclubofmd@comcast.net

GCOM Main E-mail Address Change

The main GCOM e-mail address is changing.

The old address of gamesclubofmd@comcast will remain up and running and active until mid August.

I will forward the last active date of the old e-mail adress when I find out what the exact date is.

The new e-mail address is gcom@gamesclubofmd.org .

The new address is already up and runing and you may begin using it immedatley.

Please change you records and e-mail address books NOW before you forget.

All e-mail sent to gcom@gamesclubofmd.org is routed directly to GCOM President and Founder, Keith Levy.

GCOM Formula Dé Tournament

GCOM is hosting it's first ever Seasonal Tournament, and the
featured game is Formula Dé. The Seasonal Tournament will involve racers
from all over GCOM coming together on scheduled nights to run in races that
parallel the Formula One Grand Prix racing schedule. The seasonal tournament
began March13th and runs until November with the last race at Euro Quest.

The victor over the full season will be awarded a plaque and a set of 10 painted
metal Formula Dé cars at EuroQuest 2004 (Second and third place finishers
will each receive a certificate and a metal Formula Dé car).

There are 7 more races and only the best 6 races count for each player, so
there is still opportunity to catch the leaders. Good luck!

Remianing Scheduled Curcuit

7/11/2004	1:00:00 PM	Hillendale GP of Great Britain	Silverstone - England	Rich Shipley
7/25/2004	2:00:00 PM	Alphabet Soup GP of Germany	Hockenheim - Germany	Rich Shipley
8/13/2004	8:00:00 PM	Silver Spring GP of Hungary	Budapest - Hungary	Rich Shipley
8/26/2004	8:00:00 PM	Laurel GP of Belgium	SPA-Francorchamps - Belgique	David A. Fair
9/11/2004	1:00:00 PM	Aberdeen GP of Italy	Italia - Monza	Rich Shipley
10/23/2004	10:30:00 AM	Meade GP of Japan	Suzuka - Japan	David A. Fair
11/11/2004	8:00:00 PM	Euro Quest GP of Brazil	Brasil - Interlagos	David A. Fair

Formula Dé Current Standings

1.Tucker, Stuart 31
2.Shipley, Rich 27
3.Haynes, Paul 20
4.Buck, Stanley 16
5.Tang, Jamie 14
6.Fair, David A.13
7.Fisher, Scott 12
8.XRock, Dan 10
8.Donnen, Anna 10
8.Rogall, Donna 10
8.Buckwalter, Scott 10

EURO QUEST II

The Boardgame Players Association and Games Club of Maryland proudly present the second annual

EURO QUEST

A European-Style Gaming Conference

November,11th-14th, 2004
Days Hotel
9615 Deereco Road
Timonium, Maryland 21090

What?

Euro Quest is a unique blend of tournaments and open gaming.

Tournaments: Alhambra, Carcassonne Combo, Euphrat and Tigris, Medici, Princes of Florence, Puerto Rico, Ra, Settlers Combo, Ticket to Ride, Tikal, and the hot new Euro Game to be announced at the WBC. A Wild Card event including the following game titles: Amun Re, Lost Cites, Taj Mahal, Transamerica and Traumfabrik and Union Pacific, with more Wild Card titles to be announced soon.

BPA plaques will be awarded for each event, best team and best overall individual performance - providing plenty of laurel opportunities for those who want to improve their standings in BPA's annual Caesar competition

Open Gaming: Dedicated open gaming space will be provided in the main gaming hall during the entire duration of the convention.

Where?

Days Hotel
9615 Deereco Road, Timonium, MD. 21093
1-800-235-3297, 410-560-1000, Fax: 410-561-3918

A special rate of $69 per night has been obtained for Euro Quest Attendees. You MUST mention Euro Quest to obtain the special rate. Rooms Reservations must be received by Thursday, October 21st, 2004.

Rooms are with one king size bed or two queens and up to four persons are allowed per room.

Room rate includes daily continental breakfast served from 6:30AM-9:30AM on second floor.

Regular weekend rates are $99 per night plus applicable taxes. (www.dayshoteltimonium.com)

Chili’s restaurant is attached to the hotel and is opened for lunch and dinner.

Off I-83 Exit 17, Padonia Road . About 3 miles south of Hunt Valley . See map. Accessible to Light Rail, 4 blocks from Timonium Fairgrounds station. BWI Airport Shuttle available (click here for a picture of the hotel).

When?

Open Gaming: Starting 5PM Thursday, November 11, 2004, ending 10 PM Sunday, November 14, 2004.

Tournaments: Starting 10AM Friday, November 12, 2004, ending 2PM Sunday, November 14, 2004.

Why?

Euro Quest will provide a competitive forum for the play of popular "European" style boardgames in a focused, in-depth format not available elsewhere. All tournaments will be run to provide multiple opportunities to compete in the same game with a minimum of three preliminary heats preceding the elimination rounds.

Pre-Registration

Pre-registration Deadline: Thursday, October 21st, 2004.

All four days - $40. Any one day - $15.

Kids twelve and under: Free registration for open gaming only with a paying adult.

BPA members and GCOM Supporting members get a $10 discount for pre-registration of four days.

Snail mail the following completed information, along with your check or money order
payable to "BPA", to:
BPA, 1541 Redfield Rd., Bel Air, MD 21015

Name
Address
City
State/Zip
Country
E-mail
One day registration: please specify which day___________________

Registration at the Door

All four days - $55. Any one day - $20.

Kids twelve and under: Free registration for open gaming only with a paying adult.

For More Information

Please visit the BPA at and EQ website http://euroquest.gamesclubofmd.org/ for updated information about this event as it becomes available. OR contact Don Greenwood at doncon99@toad.net.

Euro Quest GMs Wanted

All GCOM Supporting Members and All BPA Members are eligable to GM tournaments at EQ.

Main GMs and multiple assistant GMs are still needed for several main events.

Main GMs are needed most of the current list of Wild Card events.

Main Events- [Coordinator: Mark Guttag]

1. Puerto Rico- GM: John Weber
2. Carcassonne Combo - GM: JP Roberts
3. Princes of Florence- GM:Dan Hoffman
4. Settlers Combo (Including Catan, Stone Age)- GM: Scott Buckwalter
5. Medici-
6. Tikal- GM: Arthur Field, Assistant 1: Dan Hoffman.
7. Ra- GM: Michelle Goldstien
8. Euphrat & Tigris
9. Alhambra
10. Ticket to Ride

Wild Card Events [Coordinators: John Weber & Stan Hilinski]

-Only six titles chosen so far. Nine more titles will be added.

Union Pacific - GM: JP Roberts
Amun Re-
Lost Cities-
Transamerica- GM: Michelle Hymowitz
Traumfabrik

Taj Mahal -GM: Brian Stallings

For Complete Details Contact:

Keith Levy       gamesclubofMD@comcast.net
Mark Guttag    mguttag@erols.com
John Weber     jcw222@earthlink.net
Scott Buckwalter sbuckwalter@comcast.net

GCOM, Volunteers and Hobby Expansion Opportunities

The GCOM Board has begun sending out informational e-mails containing gaming news,
volunteer and gaming hobby expansion opportunities to those that are interested in volunteering thier time

to help grow the gaming hobby. Some opportunities require GCOM Supporting Member status to qualify.

If you are interested in volunteering your time please reply via e-mail to Keith Levy at

gcom@gamesclubofmd.org for detials.

GCOM Supporting Membership Information

Supporting Membership is an OPTIONAL level of annual membership open to all GCOM members.
Current GCOM members who pay the yearly dues of $20 become Supporting Members.
The $20 covers Supporting Membership for one Calendar Year.

All Supporting Memberships expire on December 31st of the year in which they were purchased.
Your money goes towards helping GCOM exist, thrive and grow.
Some GCOM operating expenses are: -Website -Advertising -Flyers -Operating supplies (such as paper, copies, files ect.) - Seed money for GCOM conventions & products.
Help support the Hobby you enjoy!

The additional benefits to becoming a Supporting Member are:
1. A standing discount of $5 for each GCOM event where a fee is charged. This includes Game Days and Euro Quest. 2. One order of Free GCOM business cards. (For more details click on services on the GCOM website )
3. Discounts on GCOM merchandise. (See website for details)
4. Ability to run for office to serve on the GCOM Board of Directors.
5. Voting rights on matters the board puts forth to supporting members.
6. Ability to recommend new GCOM locations and host.
7. Ability to be on a GCOM committee.
8. Invitations to GCOM Board of Director meetings.
9. As a Supporting member you have been given access to GCOM website to do the following.
including additional GCOM website access to: Add/Edit a Link and Add/Edit an Event(limited to special events).

REMINDER: 2003 Memberships expired on December 31, 2003, so if you want to renew
your membership for 2004, please send us your membership fee as soon as possible.
*Don't forget that ONLY Supporting Members in 2004 will be able to VOTE for the new GCOM Board of Directors in November.** Associate Members will not be allowed to vote, as they were allowed to in 2002.
[See list of 2004 Supporting Members below.]

Games Club of Maryland Patron Membership

Patron membership is an OPTIONAL level of annual membership open to all GCOM members.

Current GCOM members who pay yearly dues of $100 become Patron Members.

The $100.00 covers Patron Membership for one Calendar Year.

Your money goes towards helping GCOM exist, thrive and grow.

The additional benefits to becoming a Patron Member are:

1. All the benefits of a Supporting Member.
2. One admission to GCOM's Game Days Convention. (Your admission is transferable to any person you designate up to the pre-registration deadline.)
3. Invitation to all Board meetings to observe.
4. Copied on all board communications if desired by member.
5. Recognition in event literature if desired by member.
6. Recognition on the website membership list.
To Become a Supporting or Patron Member for the Calendar Year 2004.

-Payment methods:
Make Checks payable to "Games Club of Maryland".
1.Send the following information with your payment:
A. Your Full Name B. Post Office Address C. E-mail Address

Mail to: Games Club of Maryland, Augusta Wood Ct., Reisterstown, MD. 21136.

2. Send payments by PayPal (non-credit card) to:
gcom-treasurer@rtgames.com
For PayPal details go to: http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/ema/index-outside

** 3. NEW Payment option. GCOM Location that desire to can accept a check or cash payment along with the following information:
A. Your Full Name B. Post Office Address C. E-mail Address

**Locations hosts will need to e-mail the Supporting Membership information to gamesclubofmd@comcast.net
AND mail a check made out to "Games Club of Maryland" to the GCOM treasurer at:
Games Club of Maryland, 1241 Linkside Drive, Baltimore, MD. 21234

Associate Member Benefits

In addition to both Patron and Supporting member benefits, you will continue to enjoy the benefits of an Associate Member.

Associate Member benefits are:

1. Getting gamers together across the state of Maryland and beyond.
2. Twelve Locations
3. Member Recognition
4. Open gaming space
5. Use of games and gaming equipment
6. Invitations to special events
7. Convention Information
8. Game Reviews
9. Club Flyer and bulletin board
10. Web page (discussion group/billboard use available)
11. Biweekly GCOM scheduling updates and gaming news via e-mail
12. Personalized membership business cards
13. Games Club of Maryland Products

Upcoming Summer Gaming Conventions

Game Fest Milwaukee : July 9-11th, 2004.

We are currently looking for all types of Event's and Games to be ran at GAMEFEST. We are looking for Board Games, Role-Playing, Anime Rooms, Miniatures and much more! Also look for the GAMEFEST Costume Contests!

Shore Leave 26 : July 9-11th, 2004.

Science Fiction Convention at the Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, Maryland.

World Boardgaming Championships: August 3-8th, 2004.

Where boardgamers come first. About 1000 people from around the world compete in over 100 events.

See special GCOM details above.

Gen Con Indy : August 19-27th, 2004.

Indianapolis, Indiana Convention Center. The Best Four Days in Gaming. For those that understand that a big part of life can be fun and games, we offer the place to meet like minded individuals.

Game Fest Richmond: Sep 17-Sep 19th, 2004.

Upcoming Article

How to Run a Games Club

by Ketih Levy

Coming soon.

Have Fun, Learn, Share, Grow, Play

Summer 2004 Newsletter Compiled by Keith Levy