Dear Members of the CUNY Games Network,

To celebrate the holidays, we are hosting our very first full-day tabletop games event at LaGuardia College this month. Come for just a few hours or any portion of the day; we're not picky. We will be filling a half-dozen tables at the "Poolside Cafe" with games and good cheer (and ordering food there as well).

Friday January 21st
*11am to 8pm*
Poolside Cafe
Located in "E" building (31-10 Thomson Avenue) (closest entrance to the 7 train subway stop at 33rd Street)

Some games that are likely to make an appearance: Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Illuminati, Knightmare Chess (a card-based modification to traditional chess), Battlestar Galactica, Lord of the Rings, Magic the Gathering, Star Wars Minis, Condottiere, Diplomacy (the game that began it all, for those in the know). Additionally, we may have a few teaching games (games created purely for instruction in a discipline). And finally, we will be given a short tour of the "Games Library" created at LaGuardia to help CUNY faculty examine games for research purposes.

If you intend to come, try to email [email protected] with your name to help us with a head-count (although please, still come if you were not able to email us!).

Directions to LaGuardia are below. We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Our Host, Christopher Jason Smith
And the CUNY Games Network Steering Committee: Joe Bisz, Maura Smale, Leah Potter, Francesco Crocco, Carlos Hernandez, Kathleen Offenholley, Lee Hachadoorian

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How to Get to the Poolside Cafe

The room we will be using is the "Poolside Cafe" at the rear of "E" building. Once you enter the building take the left hallway and go straight ahead past the two courtyards through the atrium. The cafe is at the rear of the second courtyard which is called "Cobblestone" and across the hall from the indoor swimming pool. One may enter the cafe through the courtyard or from the hall by the pool. Security can also point the way.

How to Get to LAGCC
http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/visit/ (map included on the link)

The college campus is located on Thomson Avenue, between Van Dam Street and Skillman Avenue at 31-10 Thomson Avenue in Long Island City. See the above link to locate specific buildings.

By Car
From Queens and Brooklyn, take the Long Island Expressway and exit at Van Dam Street. From the Bronx, take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and exit at Queens Boulevard west, and from Manhattan, take the 59th Street bridge to Queens Boulevard.

By Subway:
7 train 33rd Street station
N, Q train At Queensboro Plaza station, transfer to #7
E, M trains Queens Plaza or 23rd-Ely/Court Square station
R train Queens Plaza station
G trains 23rd-Ely/Court Square station

By Bus:
Q60, Q32 Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue
Q39 Thomson and Van Dam Street
B62 Thomson and Jackson Avenue

Bike Parking:
Racks are available on Van Dam Street, in front of the E and L buildings, and near the parking lot on 29th Street by the C building.

Dear Members of the CUNY Games Network,

To celebrate the holidays, we are hosting our very first full-day tabletop games event at LaGuardia College this month. Come for just a few hours or any portion of the day; we're not picky. We will be filling a half-dozen tables at the "Poolside Cafe" with games and good cheer (and ordering food there as well).

Friday January 21st
*11am to 8pm*
Poolside Cafe
Located in "E" building (31-10 Thomson Avenue) (closest entrance to the 7 train subway stop at 33rd Street)

Some games that are likely to make an appearance: Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Illuminati, Knightmare Chess (a card-based modification to traditional chess), Battlestar Galactica, Lord of the Rings, Magic the Gathering, Star Wars Minis, Condottiere, Diplomacy (the game that began it all, for those in the know). Additionally, we may have a few teaching games (games created purely for instruction in a discipline). And finally, we will be given a short tour of the "Games Library" created at LaGuardia to help CUNY faculty examine games for research purposes.

If you intend to come, try to email [email protected] with your name to help us with a head-count (although please, still come if you were not able to email us!).

Directions to LaGuardia are below. We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Our Host, Christopher Jason Smith
And the CUNY Games Network Steering Committee: Joe Bisz, Maura Smale, Leah Potter, Francesco Crocco, Carlos Hernandez, Kathleen Offenholley, Lee Hachadoorian

————
How to Get to the Poolside Cafe

The room we will be using is the "Poolside Cafe" at the rear of "E" building. Once you enter the building take the left hallway and go straight ahead past the two courtyards through the atrium. The cafe is at the rear of the second courtyard which is called "Cobblestone" and across the hall from the indoor swimming pool. One may enter the cafe through the courtyard or from the hall by the pool. Security can also point the way.

How to Get to LAGCC
http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/visit/ (map included on the link)

The college campus is located on Thomson Avenue, between Van Dam Street and Skillman Avenue at 31-10 Thomson Avenue in Long Island City. See the above link to locate specific buildings.

By Car
From Queens and Brooklyn, take the Long Island Expressway and exit at Van Dam Street. From the Bronx, take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and exit at Queens Boulevard west, and from Manhattan, take the 59th Street bridge to Queens Boulevard.

By Subway:
7 train 33rd Street station
N, Q train At Queensboro Plaza station, transfer to #7
E, M trains Queens Plaza or 23rd-Ely/Court Square station
R train Queens Plaza station
G trains 23rd-Ely/Court Square station

By Bus:
Q60, Q32 Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue
Q39 Thomson and Van Dam Street
B62 Thomson and Jackson Avenue

Bike Parking:
Racks are available on Van Dam Street, in front of the E and L buildings, and near the parking lot on 29th Street by the C building.