scottshoemaker Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Circa 2000 a young and newlywed Scotty stumbled upon a not yet opened game store just down the street from his house. Being the excited sort I introduced myself and my time at ZGames began. I say it’s time for a reunion to reminisce and raise a glass. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 I think it'd be awesome to have a reunion @PumpkinHead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted April 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, necrontyr said: Man, that's a big maybe from me. Got a lot of good memories, and a lot of bad ones too. I promise to only bring the good. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PumpkinHead Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Zgames was where I started my 40k journey. It was also where I had my craziest and greatest game of 40k, my bugs vs Mike Blow's grey knights. May he Rest in Peace. It is also where I faced Ben Cromwell for the first time and got my butt handed to me. 🙂 Great memories! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Z Games, home of the "Choose your own Adventure" monthly campaigns. The "have your HQ charge your opponents HQ, hand your opponent something small and yell at the top of your lungs, 'You've been served!' It is up to your opponent to take your HQ's head or battle him". Mike jumped off the floor & instead of fighting my Avatar, Mike's GK HQ took his head. It was EPIC! Or the Tourney, game 3, where we had to swap armies with our opponent and poor Nik with the thousand plastic Orks had to play with my dainty pewter Eldar and I had to figure out how to move SO many models in a timely manner. It was AWESOME! Who could forget: starting EVERY tourney with a healthy WAGGGGGGGGGG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 My company gave me three months paid paternity leave and I would go several times a week with my newborn daughter and hang out with Sean playing warhammer. Z Games is where I honed my undead army and finally won a Rogue Trader tournament. He also introduced me to flames of war and now I'm a complete historical wargamer. I also loved the slot car races and playing Call of Duty on the network. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 I won my first Rogue Trader at Z-Games (with Dwarves!). I remember when Sean bought a roll-on deodorant from the Rite-Aid next door, gave it to a gamer and told him to wash up in the bathroom and use it. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted April 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 Tourney febreeze crop dusting 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weav Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 In, with both feet enthusiastically 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exile Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 ZGames was my first foray into an organized wargaming community, which by a stroke of fate led me to DMB, which led to Ordo. I met my Best Man at ZGames. I am forever grateful for it's place in my hobby journey, and the part it played in the hobby of so many people. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Man, I miss Zgames. So many good memories 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted April 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 minute ago, andy said: Man, I miss Zgames. So many good memories I miss flesh colored Imperial Fists transformed as if by magic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 4/8/2022 at 12:44 PM, Weav said: In, with both feet enthusiastically I don't think this is an "in-person" event...the thread is the reunion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, Brother Glacius said: I don't think this is an "in-person" event...the thread is the reunion. But but but.... We could make it in person! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted April 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 I propose meeting at Cactus YaYa. Sunday May 1 at 5:00 PM. Discuss 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 Boooo I can't make the 1st. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewgeddon Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 I wasn't a Zgame regular as much as some, but I bought my very first miniatures at Zgames (Necron Battleforce + 3 metal Wraiths and codex) when I decided to try out this "miniature gaming" that my roommates were into, and have been hooked every since. Played my very first miniature game there too, a game of 4th edition 40K on the day that the 5th edition book dropped, lol. Will always have found memories of Zgames! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted April 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Brother Glacius said: Boooo I can't make the 1st. *Discuss 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weav Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 6 hours ago, scottshoemaker said: I propose meeting at Cactus YaYa. Sunday May 1 at 5:00 PM. Discuss I’ll be in the UK, Warhammer World to be precise 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyBones Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 I only visited a few times but Sean sold me on Rackham’s Confrontation. I bought the rule book and some blisters on the spot. I remember him saying that Z-Games was one of the biggest Confrontation stores of the west coast. Maybe it’s time for a revival…..Confrontation Underground. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted April 19, 2023 Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 Great memories from ZGames. It was the end of an era when they moved on. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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