March OGM

Greetings Tabletop Warriors,

The March Open Gaming Meet will be held on the 1st Saturday of the month, March 7, in the rooftop poolside cabanas of Residencia 8888, Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center, from 3pm til 11:30pm. This will be the FINAL gathering at the place - whereupon we will hold the OGM in a new venue starting April.

The OGM is an informal gathering of tabletop games enthusiasts from various groups (like Tabletop Wars, Philboardgamers, A.E.G.I.S., New Worlds Alliance, Rolling Hills Gaming Club, & UP Hobby Gaming Circle just to name a few) who try out new games and/or play favourites games, be it Boardgames, Miniature War Games, RPGs, Card Games, or Board Wargames, with friends - new and old.


We have the following house rules and expect every participant to adhere to them:

- the open-air cabana (the one to the left when you enter the pool area) is the noise-free area (where smoking is allowed)

- the aircon cabana (the one to the right when you enter the pool area) is the smoke-free area (where being boisterous is allowed).

- avoid putting food or drinks on the same table as the games (a lot of these games are not cheap or out of print, so please be considerate to the owner of the game).

- if you must eat while gaming, use a nearby empty table (if available) to eat your food (if a spare table is unavailable, eat / drink in such a way that crumbs / droplets will not fall on the game pieces).

- practice "clean as you go" - make sure that the tables are devoid of wrappers / empty bottles / etc. when you vacate it (so that the next group of players won't spend time cleaning up your mess).

- there is a 30 minute grace period at the end of the meet so the volunteer crew can pack up without being stressed out (that's why the meet time is only until 11:30pm now, the remaining 30 minutes til midnight is used for packing / clean up).

- there's a "wait to be served" policy at the cantina (this is due to some people just grabbing reserved food / drinks and just leaving the pay on the counter).

Planned Games for the MAR. OGM are:

FORMULA V 09 Season
Using the Formula D game, this will be the start of a series of 10 game sessions held from Feb. until Nov. Points are scored every session and a Driver's / Team Champion is "crowned" at the final race (the winners get a prize). The game is open for 10 player and will start at around 9pm. Look for VJ on that day if you wish to participate.

SCION: HERO RPG Session
Jay Mata is planning to run a SCION adventure, and that's all I know about it. All those interested can PM him, or just look for him at the OGM.

Legend of the 5 Rings CCG Demo
Aerol Bibat will not only be running a demo of the L5R CCG, but also handing out free decks on that day. All those interested can PM him, or just look for him at the OGM.


Once you're at Residencia 8888, please inform the Front Desk that you're there for the "tournament" at the rooftop cabana.

For all those that will be participating (ie: playing a game) we will charge a "pay-to-play" fee of 50 pesos, which is used to help defray the cost of renting the cabanas and materials used for the OGM (like the IDs). For those that want to pass by to merely watch or chat with the people there, we won't charge you anything, but we would greatly appreciate it if you purchase something at the Cantina - also, we won't say no if you want to contribute 50 pesos (or more) to the OGM funds. =)