Thanks to Stompin' Tom Connors for the blog title today.
What better place than Flames Central to learn this hockey-themed party game and who better to learn it from than by none other than by Columbia Games' Grant Dalgliesh himself!
I just got off the phone with Grant and he's hoping he can round up 36 players for a fun, quick tournament. If we can fill all the slots up for the Sunday event, he tells me that he'll bring a copy of Slapshot for the winner and a generous $100 gift certificate off anything from the Columbia Games website. How's that for an incentive? The plan is to have an initial round robin and then a final table seeded by the winners of the round robin tables. Everything should be done within 2 hrs.
Now while there may be a lot on the line, keep in mind this is a relatively lighthearted cardgame where players assume the role of team general managers. The object is to skillfully manage your team into the playoffs and then win the championship. During the regular season (round robin), you will be able to improve your team with trades and drafts. Injuries and luck will play a part as in the real good ol' hockey game, so sportsmanlike conduct should prevail. Grant tells me he won't hesitate to throw someone in the box for a 5 minute whining major. He considers himself a ref's ref. :)
Jasen
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