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Electronics Recycling at Best Buy
Submitted by DC on Sat, 07/24/2010 - 16:18. ()

This is a non-gaming, community service announcement.

I just learned that Best Buy has an excellent, customer-friendly and environment-friendly electronics recycling program.  We'd like to spread the good news so everyone can take advantage of it and help keep potentially recyclable stuff out of landfills.

You can get the full information on the Best Buy web site here (please click link):
Electronics Recycling at Best Buy

Here are some highlights:
  • Max 3 items per day per household
  • Many items taken for free
  • $10 charge for TVs and monitors (up to 32"), but you also get a $10 Best Buy gift card (sneaky marketing on their part...)
  • No hard drives.  Computers OK, but remove the hard drive first
  • No refrigerants
  • TVs/Monitors larger than 32", and large appliances, are covered by a different program (links to info on the web page).

Again, full info is on the Best Buy electronics recycling page.

We encourage the the whole gaming community to take advantage of this program, and other similar recycling programs.  Help get valuable materials back into the resource stream, and out of landfills.
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Game trading on the SWA Web Site
Submitted by DC on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 15:46. ()

There was a lot of interest in the Swap Meet at last weekend's Game-a-thon.  Six different people brought stuff to sell or trade, which might be a record for us.

A few of us got talking about how it's often more of a "win-win" to trade games than to sell them for cash.  So we want to try to facilitate more of that on the SWA web site.

We've set up a new section on the Forums just for game trading.  You can see it here:
http://www.swa-gaming.org/forum/78

Two guys have already posted lists of what they've got to trade, and what they're looking for in return.

We encourage you to post your own list and use the SWA forums as a community resource.
(You'll need to create an account on the web site if you haven't done so already.  This takes less than three minutes.)

We hope to see you at future SWA events.  Don't forget, Council of Five Nations XXXIII is coming pretty soon (October 8-10, 2010).
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Charity Book Auction
Submitted by DC on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 19:24. ()

During the winter, the family of Larry Conley donated his collection of 197 hardback SF/Fantasy books to the SWA. We're not really interested in running a lending library for club members, so we've decided to auction off the books.

The proceeds of this auction will go to benefit the folks for whom war is not a game, but a reality - U.S. SOLDIERS! Everything we get from this auction will be passed along as a donation to the USO, to help them in their mission of supporting and helping our troops and their families.

Please click here to go to the web page we've set up to facilitate this silent auction.  You will find rules, prices, the list of 197 books, and a web form to make the whole process as smooth as possible.

The deadline for bidding is July 4th.

Thank you for your interest and support.
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Survey on Board Gaming to help with a Master's Thesis
Submitted by DC on Mon, 05/25/2009 - 12:45. ()

UPDATE
Due to an overwhelmingly positive response (see the comment below), the survey is closed. We maxed out the number of responses it can handle. Thank you to all who helped!

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Ralph Mabb is looking to the SWA community for some survey data for his Master's Thesis.  Please keep reading if you'd like to give less than 10 minutes of your time.

= = =

Hello fellow SWA gaming enthusiasts!

I am currently pursuing my Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design through one of the Art Institutes.

I currently am in the thesis phase of my academic career and this is the culmination of almost three years of hard work.  My thesis is titled Graphic design and the board game industry: Form vs. function to gamer satisfaction.  Its a study the impact graphic design & aesthetics have on board games and the board game industry in general.  I am almost done but at this point I wanted to get some good feedback from some fellow gamers that I can use as reference material.

So I have designed a survey that should only take a few minutes of your time, its ten questions and completely anonymous.  The questions center around board games, aesthetics and information management within board games. Most questions are general in nature and are multiple choice. It should only take about ten minutes and I am looking to get as many responses as possible in a weeks time.

So If you don’t mind please take the few minutes of your valuable time and fill out my online survey available here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com - SURVEY CLOSED

By June 1st, 2009 if at all possible.

And thanks again
Ralph Mabb
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RPGBomb.com - Facebook for Gamers
Submitted by DC on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 12:00. ()



Tyler Dion put the word out to the gaming community...

Some folks down in southern New England have set up a social networking site for gamers. It's a lot like Facebook or MySpace, but gaming-oriented. They're in open beta right now and would like new users to check things out.

http://www.rpgbomb.com

Give it a look if this interests you.
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National Gamer Survey - Part 2
Submitted by DC on Tue, 05/22/2007 - 18:43. ()



Ohio State University's School of Communication, in partnership with GAMA and The Wargamer, are undertaking a follow-up to last year's large and comprehensive study of hobby game players. The researchers are investigating patterns of motivation and usage by tabletop (card, role-playing, minis, and board game players), digital (computer, console, MMORPG), and other gamers (such as LARP). The survey takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.

Building on lessons learned from last year, as well as some ongoing analyses of the existing data, the project is seeking continue expanding the knowledge of the games world.

We invite you to participate at www.gamesurvey.org.

Please click "Read More" below to see the rest of this article.
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Looking for some select computer games
Submitted by DC on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 19:31. ()


Tom Ciampa, long-time SWA stalwart, is looking for several computer games.  In his words...

I am looking to buy the following games, with or without the boxes and the manuals....all CD Roms, all published by Talonssoft Games, all for the IBM PC and all originally published for Win95:
 
Talonsoft, Battleground Bullrun
Talonsoft, Battleground Shiloh
Talonsoft, Battleground Antietam
Talonsoft, Battleground Chickamauga
 
I am also interested in some American Civil War computer games that are still being sold by HPS games, designed by John Tiller (who was the designer for the Talonsolt Games):
 
HPS Vicksburg
HPS Corinth
HPS Peninsula Campaign

If you have any of these games and are willing to sell, please contact me at:
tciampa@nycap.rr.com

Thank you.
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Job Opportunity: Part-Time Bookkeeper
Submitted by DC on Mon, 11/27/2006 - 22:19. ()

This is a non-gaming, community-service announcement for friends of the
SWA.

A small but rapidly-growing law firm in the Albany area is looking for
a part-time Bookkeeper. We are looking for a strong self-starter who
can help this business take it's onsite accounting practices to "the
next level" of professionalism. Five or more years experience as a
Bookkeeper desired. Above-average pay for above-average
candidates. Hours very flexible.

If you or someone you know is interested, please email dave@swa-gaming.org and attach a
resume.
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SWA Fundraiser & Times Union Promotional Discount
Submitted by DC on Tue, 09/19/2006 - 20:59. ()

Most of our members are happy to help out the SWA where they can and
everyone loves to get a great deal. Here's how you can possibly do both:

The Times Union, the Capital District's largest newspaper, has a
special subscription offer running through the end of the month. In
short, new subscribers (those not getting TU home delivery for the past
60 days) can sign up for ONE YEAR of weekend home delivery (Saturday
and Sunday) for ONLY $20! This is a great deal as it equates to less
than 2.5 cents per issue. With the standard rate being $80, that's 75%
off.

For every custom SWA subscription form, available for download from our
website (click
here to download), that is completed and returned to Rhonda Bachman
by September 30th, she will donate FIVE DOLLARS to the Schenectady
Wargamers Association. So not only are you getting weekend newspaper
delivery for pretty much the cost of the materials to print it, you are
also helping us keep our event prices low - win/win for everyone!

Please note that in order to qualify for this special subscription
deal, you must be a new subscriber, be within the Times Union Home
Delivery area, and return the completed form with payment to Ms.
Bachman. If you aren't sure whether you are in the delivery area or if
have any other questions, you can reach Ms. Bachman as indicated on the
form.
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SWA Web Links Update
Submitted by DC on Tue, 05/09/2006 - 10:45. ()

Our hardworking Web Promotion guy, Dave Cuatt, has been diligently adding
new items to the Web Links section of our SWA homepage over the last year.
Take a look and you'll probably find something that will interest you.

All of the websites featured in Game
Convention Calendars are helping us promote our own Council of Five Nations,
and they are also a great way for you to find out about gaming (and other)
conventions all over the world. This section will continue to grow as we
approach Council, so check back often and you'll never have to miss any convention
action.

If you know of a web site that the SWA community would like to see, please
click on Add
Link on the Web Links page and submit it to us. If your link doesn't
fit well in any of the categories up there now, please let us know and we'll
create a new one.

The SWA web site is here to serve all of us, and it's meant to be a collaborative
project. The more we all pitch in, the better it will be.

Please click
here to go to the Web Links page of the SWA web site now.
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