Summer Conventions & Free Shipping
The summer convention season is here. Two marquee events are noted below.
And for those who are unable to attend either show, we are offering free shipping!
Free shipping on most Columbia Games products until August 10th.
You must use the promo code summercons to get free shipping.
Gen Con Begins Thursday, July 30th
Columbia Games is coming to Gen Con. We have Booth Number 2436, and are supporting several boardgame events. Tom and Grant Dalgliesh will be attending. Victory in Europe card artist Richard Luschek will also be present.
Gen Con events are introductory sessions and rules will be taught to new players.
- Wizard Kings: Daily at 8:00 AM
- Dwarves Drowned, Elves Ambushed, Mountains Moved, Bridges Burnt, Cities Sacked, Virgins Sacrificed; Learn to play in 15 minutes, Fun for the entire family. Wizard Kings is an exciting fantasy battle game with armies of elves, dwarves, orcs, Undead, and three human armies (feudal, barbarian, amazon). Players customize their armies and fight for control of strategic cities and terrain on geomorphic maps.
- Victory in Europe: Thursday at 6:00PM
- Dwarves Drowned, Elves Ambushed, Mountains Moved, Bridges Burnt, Cities Sacked, Virgins Sacrificed; Learn to play in 15 minutes, Fun for the entire family. Wizard Kings is an exciting fantasy battle game with armies of elves, dwarves, orcs, Undead, and three human armies (feudal, barbarian, amazon). Players customize their armies and fight for control of strategic cities and terrain on geomorphic maps.
- The Last Spike: Sunday at 10:00 AM
- Players cooperate to build a continuous railway from St Louis to Sacramento, seeking to accumulate the most money from land speculation before the "last spike" is laid. Building the great railways of the 19th Century was more about land speculation than engineering. The companies that financed and built the railways received land grants from the government, and investors made and lost fortunes speculating on the exact route a railway would follow. In The Last Spike, players cooperate to build a continuous railway from St. Louis to Sacramento, seeking to accumulate the most money from land speculation before the "last spike" is laid. Average playing time is one hour. We will be playing with a final prototype of the game, which will be released in September 2015.
WBC Begins Monday, August 3rd
Columbia Games WBC Tournaments begin on Wednesday, August 5th.
- Wednesday: Julius Caesar – Demo 9:00 AM / Tournament begins at 10:00 AM
- Thursday: Hammer of the Scots – Demo 9:00 AM / Tournament begins at 10:00 AM
- Friday: Victory in Europe – Demo 9:00 AM / Tournament begins at 10:00 AM
- Saturday: Slapshot – Junior Event 7:00PM / Regular Tournament begins at 11:00PM
Columbia Games products will be sold at a shared booth in the dealer hall. Tom and Penny Dalgliesh will be attending.
The Last Spike prototype will be available for casual gaming!