Beyond Monopoly!  Gaming 101

New to Board Gaming or Role Playing Games, or just interesting in trying some out?

The Flatland Regional Association of Gamers (FRAG) and the Regina Public Library (RPL) are pleased to announce the 3rd year of the Beyond Monopoly: Gaming 101 program.  Each Sunday from January 17th through April 18th FRAG and the RPL will be offering opening gaming at one of the branch libraries around the city.  The events run between 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM each day.

This program is offered to provide an introduction to new players that would like to learn the new classics in modern board games.  The events will provide exposure to "designer" board games that offer players many more strategic and tactical choices that challenge players throughout the games.  There is a high level of interactivty between players, many choices that players have to weigh during the game, and plenty of opportunities for good planning on their path to victory.  Some of the games that will be demonstrated include family favourites and award winners like The Settlers of Catan, Thurn and Taxis, Kingsburg, Ticket to Ride and Transamerica.  Board games will be offered at all locations on all dates.

This is the first year that FRAG will be offering Role Playing Games (RPGs) during Beyond Monopoly.  RPGs are games where players take on the role of a character, like an actor in an improv play, in a world described and controlled by another player, the game master.  Together the players work towards common goals, solving problems and interacting with other characters in the world.  These games provide a lot of opportunities and challenges for players as they overcome obstacles on their path to their goals.

This year, the newest version of one of the oldest RPGs will be offered, Dungeons and Dragons 4.0.  In Dungeons and Dragons players take on the role of a hero in a fantasy realm, combating monsters and collecting treasures!  Also offered will be Serenity, a sci-fi RPG based on the Flyfly television series and the hit movie.  This game offers a wild west setting in a space opera.  Both of these games are open to new players, or experienced players who would like to try out a new system.

Dungeons and Dragons will be offered on the following dates: January 17th & 31st, February 7th & 28th, March 14th & 28th, and April 11th while Serenity will be offered on January 24th, February 21st and March 21st.

Also new this year is a RPG-lite game that combines RPGs and tactical miniatures; All Things Zombie: Better Dead Than Zed. This game combines some of the character development and role playing with an easy to understand miniatures system to resolve low-level combat. All Things Zombie will be offered on January 24th, March 7th and April 18th.

The Flatlands Regional Association of Gamers (FRAG) is a non-profit corporation that was formed to develop and support a sustainable community of game players in the Saskatchewan area.  The organizations membership is focused on providing services for players of designer board games, Role Playing Games (RPG), Live Action Role Playing Games (LARP), Collectible Card Games (CCGs) and miniature games.  The organization also works with other gaming groups, business partners and individual players to support the gaming community.  For detailed information about the organization, please see the website at http://www.reginagamers.com.

We hope to see you there!