What we’re about
A social group that meets typically on the first and/or third Sundays of the month in Omaha, interested in board games, singing karaoke, escape rooms, trivia, improv, comedy, socializing, making new friends, and generally having fun!
(The first Meetup group I created, 'That Thursday Thing', was primarily meant to be for persons connected via the Omaha improv community. Now that I understand Meetup a little better, I am starting a separate social group open to anyone, not just the improv folks~!)
Upcoming events (1)
See all- LilyPalooza! Free Demo - Tortuga 1667 at SpielboundSpielbound Board Game Cafe, Omaha, NE
On Sunday 9/22 between 2-5 PM, come to Spielbound to learn how to play Tortuga 1776 (and other social deduction games), next in the 'LilyPalooza!' game demo series! While Spielbound does typically have a day use fee for non-members ($6/person on Sundays), these demo events are free to attendees. And if you decide to purchase the game from Spielbound that day after the demo is over, you can get a 10% discount on the game! Check out the Spielbound event calendar https://www.spielbound.com/event-calendar for other demos in the coming months, and if you have one you're interested in learning, let Lily know~
September Game of the Month: Tortuga 1667
Players: 2-9
Description:
The year is 1667 and you are a pirate sailing the waters of the Caribbean. A Spanish Galleon floats nearby, and you’ve talked your crewmates into working together to steal all of its treasure. What you haven’t told your fellow pirates is that you have no intentions on sharing the treasure once you have it. Your crewmates have told you that they share your loyalty and that they’ll help you maroon the greedy pirates on your ship to the rocky island of Tortuga. But you’ve seen your friends’ loaded pistols and heard their whisperings of a mutiny. You know that nobody can be trusted.
Tortuga is all about the interactions you have with the other players. In some cases, such as when you and your shipmates are attacking the Spanish Galleon, you need to rely on your enemies in order to succeed. In the very next turn, however, your shipmates might stab you in the back with a mutiny in order to keep all the treasure for themselves.
Since nobody holds a "hand" of cards, this game is also about knowledge and communication regarding the community Event cards. Unless you are in desperation mode, it is not wise to reveal Event cards at random. Almost half of the Event cards can hurt your team drastically. It's often in your best interest to use an action to view the cards first, or to rely on the knowledge of a trusted ally. Knowing where harmful Event cards are located allows you to force an enemy to reveal those cards and suffer the consequences. The most successful players are the ones who are able to discern who is on their team and then share vital information with them at opportune moments.
Vote cards also play a key role in the game. Each Vote card has three sections - one each for Attacks, Mutinies, and Brawls. Players must put themselves in the best position to use their Vote cards, since their hand of Vote cards may not always be ideal based on their pawn location. For example, sometimes it may be worth putting in Water, causing an attack to fail, in order to save a Crossbones card for when you want to Mutiny against your captain.(Afterwards, feel free to stay at Spielbound to play 'Blood on the Clocktower' ... a social deduction game for up to 15 persons! Starting at 5 PM in the purple game room...)
