Ho ho ho!  Welcome to the 12 Days of Small Town Games!  For a very limited window (12 days, November 27 to December 8!), we are offering the best entry-level games at 20% off.  If you or a member of the family are wondering about this board game thing, these are all products that would be great to introduce you, grandma, or baby sister to gaming.

1. King of Tokyo – my go-to game for new players, and one I have taken to calling Kaiju Battle Yahtzee!  Recognizable mechanics, giants monsters, and quick game play makes this a hit on every table.
2. Catan – The board game that brought more gamers into gaming than any other!  It is still among the most popular and most played games.
3. King of Tokyo Dark – Like King of Tokyo, with a couple of new elements to add a new layer to your monster-smashing goodness!
4. Ticket to Ride – Playable with kids as young as 6, but still plenty of depth for granny also.  Plus, TRAINS!  Even with no experience, you can be playing this with your family in under 15 minutes.
5. Dominion – The first, and still rated by many as the best, deck-building game.  Plenty of expansions, tons of strategy, and where winning feels really good.  The base box gives tons of different options, and this is a game we used to play 4 or 5 times in an evening.
6. Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza – Hand slapping fun for everyone, TCGCP is crazy, and one of the most popular party games available!
7. Marvel Champions – Similar to Dominion, but it’s a cooperative experience (meaning the players are playing against the game, not each other) and oozes great Marvel theme. It is a bit more complex in its game-play as well, but we have a great Marvel Champions teacher in the store that would love to show you how to play. It also has tons of expansions and replayability.
8. Pandemic/Pandemic Legacy – For those without fear, Pandemic is the grandaddy of co-op games.  It is slightly heavier (Gaming lingo for a little more complex) than the first 6 games, but still readily accessible to almost everyone, and often the first game folks pick up after Catan.
9. Dungeons and Dragons Stranger Things Starter, D&D Beginner Box, and D&D Essentials are  the first steps for those kids asking to learn D&D (and we’ve had dozens of those in the store so far).  Parents, Start Here!  There are tons of players here in the store, so you’ll never have to wonder if your child can find a game.
10. For those that know someone who would love a game, but aren’t sure what to get them, we have beautiful Small Town Games Challenge Coins, with a face value of $5 each. Any purchase of $25 and up in Small Town Coins and you’ll get a free Santa Dice Bag to carry them in! The ultimate stocking stuffer!

We have always been impressed by HOPEtown and their consistent demonstrations of love for those in our community who often have nowhere left to turn. Through servant-hood and generosity, Frank and his volunteers provide a consistent example of how to be the hands and feet of Christ.

In our own small way, we hope to come alongside this great ministry through High Scores for HOPEtown.

First, on our opening weekend (October 30-November 1) Small Town Games will be running our first annual High Scores for HOPEtown retro gaming tournament. For $5, you’ll get three plays on our mini-arcade units for the old-school classics Asteroids, Pacman and Joust. You can play 3 of the same game, or one game of each (and if we’re not busy, you’re welcome to hang out and just play to your hearts content or try to explain to your kids how to use a controller that doesn’t have 97 buttons and knobs!).

Sunday night, we’ll declare our Small Town Champions. All proceeds from the tournament will go to HOPEtown. The high scorer on each game will receive $50 to spend at Small Town Games and their names will be enshrined on our High Score Board.

Ongoing at Small Town Games, anyone will have the opportunity to attempt to dethrone one of the high score leaders. For a $5 donation, they’ll get 3 attempts to break a current record. All donations will go to HOPEtown, and anyone who is successful will earn a 20% off coupon and 4 free Table Tax coupons (explanation forthcoming!).

If you have any questions about our tournament or about Small Town Games in general, please drop us a line at toby@smalltown.games. Thanks y’all!