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As the snow melts, so do the gamers rouse from their winter hibernation. Break out the meeples and percentile dice. It’s time for the springtime Green Mountain Game Day.
When and Where
Date and Time: April 21st, 2012, 10:00am to 10:00pm.
Location: Grange hall, 173 York St, Lyndonville, VT.
Suggested Donation: $5
Games to Play
Open play is the name of the game at Green Mountain Game Days. A huge pile of games materialize as people arrive. Then everyone gets to either push their favorite or try something that sounds interesting as it hits the table.
Some games, however, do require some planning, because they’re exceptionally long or require preparation beforehand, like role-playing adventures. If you’ve got something that needs a little more planning than simple pickup play allows, let us know you’re going to run it, so we can list it here for all to know and see. You can also participate in the official forum conversation.
Richard hangs with some meeps at the Lyndonville grange.
Scheduled Games
- Magic: the Gathering sealed deck tournament. $18 entry fee buys 2 packs each of Dark Ascension and Innistrad, land provided. Should begin by 10:30-11:00am. Minimum eight players needed to make a sanctioned event. Prizes provided. Run by Dark Tower Gaming.
- Magic: the Gathering standard constructed deck tournament. $5 entry fee. Uses the standard constructed environment: Scars of Mirrodin, Mirrodin Besieged, New Phyrexia, M12, Innistrad, and Dark Ascension. Tournament begins at 4:00pm. Prizes provided. Run by Dark Tower Gaming.
- Memoir ’44 — Run by Joe and Ericka Reil, they’ll have their whole Memoir collection on hand for at least one Overlord session during Spring Meltdown, plus any more World War II action they can fit in. Plays 6-8 players.
Door Prize
Triple Play will donate a mystery door prize to be won by a lucky Spring Meltdown attendee. To enter the drawing, make a donation at the door to Green Mountain Gamers. When you do, also fill out the convenient drawing entry form and drop it in the can. Later in the day, usually around 5:00 or 6:00, we’ll draw a name from the can. That person wins the mystery prize.
Vendors
Spring Meltdown offers goers two options to pick up that much-needed piece of gaming paraphernalia. Those with special desires should call ahead to see what these fine retailers can do for them.
- Dark Tower Gaming of Lyndonville, Vermont, specializes in Magic cards, selling them as well as running two tournaments.
- Triple Play of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, covers your board and role-playing games.
Directions
The grange hall is a white building on the left when coming from Route 5.Whichever way you’re coming from, you’re probably going to wind up taking Interstate 91 or Route 5 right to Lyndonville. From the nearest exit, it’s a short skip down Route 5 to the intersection with York Street.
Parking
There is parking for the grange directly across the street from the building.
Food and Drink
As usual, Green Mountain Gamers will have snacks available to buy: sodas, snack cakes, and chips.
Most of the nearby options for food and drink are easily found cruising along Route 5. Yelp and Urbanspoon can provide more information about dining opportunities in the Lyndonville area.
Other Activities
Check out some potential activities to round out a day trip.
