London Meetup Sunday 19th January

The January Meetup will be on Sunday 19th January from 1pm to 8pm at the Jugged Hare pub, Victoria.

Let's kick off 2014 in style. With the New Year, it's time to take those game designs down off the shelf and get some playtesting feedback.

If you've designed a game, bring it along and give it a play or just enjoy playing other people's prototypes in a friendly and constructive atmosphere. Everyone is welcome.

If you would like to bring along a new design, contact Rob Harris (Organiser) and we will add your game to the list.

More details: www.meetup.com/Playtest/events/140933632/

We also have a guild at Boardgamegeek.com: www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/1398

Games to be playtested (TBC):

Newsy - current affairs party game, 30 mins, 3 teams of 2 players (Alunga) 

Smart Cards (working title) - 30 mins, 2-4 players (Ivan Allen) 

Distant Worlds -  space exploration, colony-building, trading and piracy game, 120-180 mins, 3-6 players (Chris Keating) 

~Heart of the Underworld~ - dungeon crawler, 90 mins, 4 players + Underworld Master (Selim Talat)

UFO Panic - flying saucers attacking our planet, 60 mins, 1-6 players (Phil Richardson)

The 12 Apostles - variant on Terry Pratchett's Unlikely Hero game, 10-15 mins, 3-5 players (Lawrence Davies)

Putt Putt Pirates - memory and matching card game, 30 mins, 4 players (Barry)

Thro' the Portal - dice game, 15-20 mins, 4 players (Gavin Birnbaum)

Slippery Slope - dice game, 15-20 mins, 4 players (Gavin Birnbaum)

Sumo - dice game, 15-20 mins, 4 players (Samuel Murray)

Hole of Doom - spinning tops,15-20 mins, 4 players (Samuel Murray) 

T'rain - hex based, track-laying, resource collection. 60-90 mins, 2-4 players (Dave Cousins)

Ewe.F.O. - game of sheep abducting aliens. 30 mins, 2-4 players (Dave Cousins)

Terrain - Tile placement game, 15-20 mins, 2-5 players (Dave Cousins)

Dolus - card game, 30 mins, 3-5 players (Jack Harrison)

Atlantis - light strategy game where players are seeking to uncover the ruins of Atlantis with their loyal submarine crew, 60-75 mins, 2-5 players (Matt Dunstan)

Pyramids - a card game where players enlist the help of the Egyptian Gods to build the best Pyramid, 30-40 mins, 2-5 players (Matt Dunstan & Brett Gilbert)

Trailblazers - a globe-trotting, light-strategy, map-based, card-driven, route-building family game! 45-60 mins, 2–5 players (Brett Gilbert)

Towers - a card game, 45-60 mins, 4 players (Andy Yiangou) 

Judtho - chess-based board game, 30-120 mins, 2-4 players or 2 x 2 (Rick)

Dexikon - deck-building spelling game, 60 mins, 2-5 players (Andrew Rowse)

Cursed Temple - secret roles and queue manipulation, 40 mins, 2-5 players (Andrew Rowse) 

Untitled - 3D abstract strategy game, 15-20 mins, 2 players (Gokce Balkan)

Hold the Front Page - newspaper game, 30-90 mins, 2- 6 players (Andrew Bond)

Art Dealer - art collection game, 90 mins, 2-5 players (Andrew Bond)

Life's a Beach - deckchair tile laying game, 60 mins, 2-4 players (Andrew Bond)

Venice: City of Trade - light-strategy family-euro, trading and building game, 60-75 mins, 2-4 players (Brett Gilbert & Matt Dunstan)