Cincinnati's most CAMusing RG
December 2-4, 2011
Tournaments
Lee Berkovits has once again put together a great line up of tournaments, which you will be able to find below. You can also click here for a pdf version of the RG schedule grid (once we are closer to the RG). Note: changes to the schedule may occur. Please check the date on your copy to be sure it is the latest one.
A word about the card tournaments: most of them welcome less experienced players but, as a courtesy to others, please learn the basics of the game before tournament time. How do you do that? Follow the links below or simply ask around! There are MANY people willing to teach Wizard, DDCH and even Pinochle (plus a few games you have probably never heard of). Pick up games abound at the RG and they are a great way to meet people. The exception to this is Euchre, where experience really is mandatory for the tournament (Euchre is a rotating-partner game).
For those of a less competitive bend, please explore the games room on the first floor where you can find a multitude of games and puzzles, from board games and card games to jigsaw puzzles and trains. It will be open 24/7.
Tournament Lineup
Program Grid in pdf
(last updated 11/23/11)
Marcia Mariacher, the same person who introduced all of us to the bidding card game Wizard, will be hosting the tournament this year. Try to correctly bid your hand as the tricks increase each round and you watch out for the Wizards and Jesters. Friday at 6:00 PM.
Beth Weiss, Euchre player extraordinaire, will host our Euchre tournament. This mid-west card game is popular in Ohio! Bowers and bids, setting and knocking to pass - experienced euchre players only, please. Friday at 8:30 PM.
Dave Plottel will run the Hearts tournament - DDCH, of course - Double Deck Hearts, Mensa-style! That's double deck cancellation go-fish hearts, guts rules, for the uninitiated. Experience is not required. Friday at 10:30 PM with the finals to be determined by the winners.
Lee Berkovits will host a Qwirkle Tournament. For those of you not familiar with this game it is similiar to Dominoes but uses colors and shapes. Saturday at 10:00 AM
John Massura invented Duchre, a version of duplicate euchre played only in Mensa. Be sure to sign up with a partner ahead of time. Because this is a set partner game experience is not required, although you may wish to tell your partner! Saturday at 1:00 PM
Lee Berkovits (our Tournament Chair) will host a Quizbowl. Bring your trivia knowledge, and a team (or sign up for one there) and be challenged. Saturday at 4:00 PM
Stan Ward will host a Mexican Train Dominoes Tournament. Join in for this fast paced game. No experience necessary. Saturday at 6:00 PM
Tiffany Everett will once again host an adult-only X-Rated Balderdash game. Bring your dirty mind and stretch the limits of double entendre as you make up wacky definitions for obscure words. Saturday at 10:00 PM
Misty Richmond (our RG Chair) will again be hosting Monty Python FLUXX. Bring your silly walk and your foreign accent! No experience necessary, although understanding the references will add to your enjoyment. Saturday at 11:00 PM
Tiffany Everett will also run the True Greed© tournament, also known as a dicey game of chance. In the hometown land of inventor Queen Mary Lee, of course! No experience required. Sunday at 9:00 AM