Keio D2 Has Good Glue

"Keio D2 has a superglue- housebrand - that I have had good results with. Generally my experiences with superglue have not been good but this works well for me. It's only 100 yen per tube."

--contributed by Bruce M.

Subbuteo Table Soccer

Pictured is the grandstand for Subbuteo table soccer. I found this at the
Subbuteo World site. It is one of the games my children and I enjoy playing
from time to time.

It is quite popular in Europe. You flick the players towards the ball and
some players are quite skilled at passing and shooting. There are tournaments
worldwide, much like you find with table hockey.

Open Game Day in Tokyo

Pictured: The game Cosmic Cows


Date: Saturday November 1, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Location: Oyama Kaikan in Yoyogi Uehara
Notes: Doors open at 9 am and will close at 9pm. People there will be playing all sorts of games including Euro-style board games, war games and miniatures as well. Bring your own games and there will most likely be people there who will want to play.

Everyone is welcome and you don't need to reserve or anything, just show up. We ask just 500 yen to cover the cost of the building we rent. I hope to see some of you there.

Directions to the Oyama-cho Kaikan (where the event is held):
Get to Yoyogi-Uehara station [代々木上原], at the west end of the Chiyoda line, or four stops from Shinjuku on the Odakyu line (one stop for the express). Alternatively, go to Higashi-Kitazawa station on the Odakyu line (some Chiyoda trains will go on to H-K).

---Directions from Yoyogi-Uehara station (this is about a 10 minute walk)---

Exit the ticket gate and go straight down a short flight of steps. You will see Mitsubishi bank on your right as you get to the bottom of the steps. Turn right and go up a few steps to the road. Turn right again and follow the wall on your right. The tracks are above you.

About 50 meters down, the road ends in a T intersection. Turn left and go to the 4-way intersection with a traffic light. You'll be on the corner with Origin Bento. Turn right and cross the street. You'll be heading toward the tracks and will go under them.

Proceed straight up this road about 200 meters (after going under the tracks you will see a mosque on your left) until you come to an intersection at the third traffic light (you will see the Daily Yamazaki convenience store across the way). Turn to the right and walk about 50 meters. You will see a Shell gas station on your right. Right after the station is a cement two-story building, the Oyama-cho Kaikan.

---Directions from Higashi-Kitazawa station (about a 6 minute walk)---

Exit the station on the side where the ticket office is (same side as the train if you are coming from Shimo Kitazawa; opposite if from Yoyogi-Uehara). Turn to the

AKICon: Miyazaki Games Weekend

What: Games, what else? I have many two- and multi-player games on hand. Guests
are encouraged to bring along their favourites, too.

When: Friday 21 - Monday 24 November.

Where: Mark MacLean's home in Miyazaki City. If you are planning to attend,
please send me an e-mail reply to this post, indicating from where you will be
coming. I
will respond with my address specifics, home and mobile telephone and
directions.

If you will be staying overnight with us, it is highly recommended that you
bring a sleeping
bag, as extra bedding is limited.

Alternative accommodation is close to our home in the form of Cottage Himuka,
which offers
furnished suite apartments at reasonable hotel rates.

Dining arrangements to be made by ad hoc committee.

Come game with us!

Mac

KevCon Games Convention: Oct. 25th and 26th, 2008!

The picture of our home was taken in April would you believe!



Everyone welcome!
Saturday and Sunday October 25th and 26th, 2008
Starts: 1:30PM on Saturday
Where: Kevin`s House
Address: Iizawa 242-23 Minami Ashigara City, Kanagawa
Email: greatpowers@yahoo.com
http://www.eikaiwa1.com

What to bring?
Your shoes, games, beer to bribe Kevin (optional)
We have the house to ourselves for most of the day so we can
get a lot of game playing in and say four letter words eh! I love
4 letter words like: four, dice, damn!

There are a few beds available on a first come first served basis.
Email me if you want a bed. If not bring something to sleep on--sleeping
bag etc. We have a lot of room. We have a Canadian,
Victorian style home imported from Cloverdale,BC.


How to Get There from:
Tokyo, Fujisawa, Atsugi, Machida, Yokohama or Sakhalin:
Take the Odakyu Line to Odawara and be sure to get into one of the
first four train cars as the train splits. Take a Kyuko (express
train) it has red kanji on the side usually next to the door up top.
It takes about 90 minutes. Bring a good book!

Get off at Odawara Station and transfer to the Daiyuzan Line. Get off
at Daiyuzan Station, it takes 21 minutes from Odawara. Take the only
exit, walk straight out to the main street out in front and head left
down that street through the traffic lights (under the covered
pedestrian overpass). Over the bridge and you will see our green
roofed house with "Kevin`s English School" signs plastered all over
the place.

How to Get There:
From Shizuoka, Nagoya and other points South: Take the
Tokaido line or the Shinkansen and get off at Odawara. Transfer to
the Daiyuzan line and follow the directions above (for Tokyo).

**The Shinkansen also stops at Odawara. You take a Kodama Super
Express. It takes about 39 minutes from Tokyo. Costs a little over
3,000 Yen one way.

Take a break from the city and see some mountain views and breathe some fresh air.


Feel free to pass this on to interested people. Games of all kinds
welcome. Bring whatever you would like to play, chances are, others
will want to play it too. We have three guest beds and some futons.
Bring a sleeping bag if you`d like. It is a nice area as well.
A great break from wherever you live with a great bunch of people!

Kevin Burns
http://greatpowers1.googlepages.com/jigg%3Ajapan%60sinternationalgamersguild
http://www.jigg-greatpowers.blogspot.com

Can`t Find that Hobby Item You Need?

These stores in Japan might be able to help:

Eagle Model Company Limited (Distributor)

62-79 Iwaya-Cho
+81 (532) 61 1554
Toyohashi, Japan
81 532 61 1554
eagle001@sala.or.jp
http://www.eaglemodel.com
Featured Brands
Losi
RC Depot (Distributor)

Attn: Mr. Tomohisa Konishi
YAMAZAKI 2784-1, NODA CITY
CHIBA-PREF, Japan
81 4 7197-2958
order.rcdepot@leaf.ocn.ne.jp
Featured Brands
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Sakatsu Co., Heiwajima Division (Retailer)

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81-33949-2893
rail@sakatsu.jp
http://www.sakatsu.jp
Featured Brands
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Train Depot - Hiroyasu Ushimjima (Retailer)

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Tokyo, Japan
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http://www.5701-9101.com
Featured Brands
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TRAINWAVE (Retailer)

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Tokyo, Japan
81 3 5384 0128
order@trainwave.jp
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Hobby Show 2008 in Tokyo, Japan

Photo by Chris Zanella of JIGG

The following photos at the link below are courtesy of Chris Zanella
as well.

Shizuoka Hobby Show 2008

For Information about the next hobby show Visit or Contact:

Hobby Association of Japan ( http://www.hobby.or.jp )
Nana Bldg. 4F, 1-32-7 Yanagibashi,
Taito-ku, Tokyo, 111-0052 JAPAN
Tel.81-3-3851-6628
Fax.81-3-3864-8535
E-mail:info@hobby.or.jp

Free Buildings from Sarna

Pictured the game Alhambara

Just Print the buildings out from the following link:

Free Printable Buildings

JIGG Tokyo

If you live in the largest, most exciting city in the world, or will be just visiting, be sure to check out our club for Tokyo to see
what is happening game-wise in the area:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/JIGG/

Games Day in Fujisawa, Kanagawa

Hi everyone !

Gaming day at my place in Fujisawa this Sunday !

The day will be starting at 10:00 am, directions and my list of games
follow (this is - as usual - a copy/paste from previous events)

It's been a long time since I had one of those. Please come and have fun !

Cheers !

----------

I live in Fujisawa, but the station is actually Hon Kugenuma on the
Odakyu Enoshima Line. From Tokyo or Odawara, the JR Tokaido line or
Shonan-Shinjuku line are the fastest, then get off at Fujisawa
station, and take the Odakyu. People living in or near the Odakyu line
from Shinjuku might want to take it to Sagami Ono and change there for
the Enoshima line.

At Hon-Kugenuma, take the East exit (it's on the same side as the
train when you arrive from Fujisawa) and turn left at the exit. The
road is basically straight ahead, past a supermarket to your right,
then a gardening shop, and a meat shop to your left. There will be a
crossing with a blinking light, cross it, my house is 100 metres
further, on the right side. It's a white house with a parking, my door
is on the right.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=35.329193,139.479493&spn=0.003834,0.010042&z=\\\17&om=1
(My house is located at the exact centre of this map)

If you need to reach me : 080 6626 5822, the IRL name is Guillaume.

Games I have :

- Puerto Rico
- Settlers of Catan
- Valley of the Mammoths
- Guillotine
- Fire in the sky
- War of the ring
- Succession wars
- Pax Britannica
- It still have Kevin's Republic of Rome, amazing game - but long

And feel free to bring whatever game you would like to.

See you all this Sunday !

Dungeon Bowl: Bloodbowl Tournament, May 3rd-5th in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture

Pictured: This Bloodbowl Logo belongs to Games Workshop. The official
maker of this great game.

Calling all Blood Bowlers... The biggest BB based Tournament in Japan
is about to come together this Golden Week May 3rd SAT....The
Dungeon Bowl... in Tsu City Mie prefecture... if you can make it
please respond to the message... Be there or just junk your Blood
Bowl Team cos you never play it anyway...

here is the info for this badass event..

Golden Week 3days of May, 2008
May 3 (SAT)　9：００AM～9：００PM
May 4 (SUN)　9：００AM～9：００PM
May 5 (MON)　9：００AM～9：００PM (7:00PM→withdrawal time)



○Place:
Mie Prefecture　Tsu City.
〒514-0061 三重県'ﾃ市一身"c上'ﾃ・"c1234
TEL：059-233-1111（information）
『Mie Center For the Arts』
『三重県`麹√ｶ化セ・ター』（Mieken sougou bunka Center）
生涯学習セ・ター 　４階
Shougai Gakushuu center fourth floor
`蛹､修室 　Large training room
　　
http://www3.center-mie.or.jp/center/annai/01.html
http://www3.center-mie.or.jp/center/shisetsu/14.html


GAMETABLE １６ ＋α
special equipment 　GAMEBOARD/TARRRAIN
　There is a luggage room. 　　
The Internet can be connected in this facilities.



◯Main Event
　 MiniatureGame
『WARHAMMER40.000』[ 40K ]
FreePlay Event
(It is not GAMES WORKSHOP official event. )

Please play in
WARHAMMER [ FB ]
SPAECIALIST GAMES and PrivateerPress "WARMACHINE&HORDS"
You may play the game of other companies.


May 3 (SAT)　
○DUNGEON BOWL tournament.　[ Mustafa and David　present]
Dungeon Dowl with real dungeon boards.
○[ 40K ]FreePlay／You may play the game of other companies.

May 4 (SUN)　
○ ARMAGEDDON TSU WAR / APOCALYPSE MIE
　WH40K Apocalypse Megabattle　20000p VS 20000p
〇Paint contest（Robert　presents）
○[ 40K ] FreePlay／You may play the game of other companies.

May 5 (MON)　
○[ 40K ] FreePlay／You may play the game of other companies.


○Participation regulations
Please defend the following things.
'War hammer 40000' Free play
500 points/1000 points/1500 pointS
(Roster cards/Special rule data)
Other points are free.

' Apocalypse Megabattle　20000p VS 20000p'
The measurement is centimeter use.

'Paint contest'
･categories
'War hammer 40000'
'War hammer fantasy battle'
'Non categories'
Conversion/Scratch build/Other companies etc.
Forge world/Spaecialist games/Diorama/Large scale
Acceptance: 4 (SUN) 9:00AM～12:00AM



○Charge: Undecided (The visitor is free. )

○Parking lot:
Free of charge
Parking at all days


◯ staying:
http://biz.travel.yahoo.co.jp/scroll_map.html?
area=24&keyword1=3557&jtype=1&ekicode=4427080&fo=p&row=20&pre_j=0&lat
=34.43.52.2968&lon=136.30.48.1992



○Please contact Email and mixi if there are a question and a doubt.

Email address
railandcat@yahoo.co.jp (name　/　Stooge (Japanese info)
badruck46@yahoo.com (name / Admiral Badruckk English info)

[Go! Tape measures]
http://navy.ap.teacup.com/tapemeasures/


mixi community [Go! Tape measures(2008)]
http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=2030375
　（mixi name けだま）

Tokyo Game Day: in Yoyogi Uehara

Title: Game Day: Yoyogi Uehara

Date: Saturday, 26 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Cost: 500 yen to help cover the cost of the place (and for prizes if there's
enough collected)

Next reminder: The next reminder for this event will be sent in 6 days, 23 hours, 56 minutes.
Location: Oyama Kaikan
Notes: Here's directions to the Oyama-cho Kaikan where we'll be having the
game day. Everyone is welcome, and you don't
need to let me know beforehand. Just show up if you want.

We'll be there from 9 am until 10 pm so come whenever you like, and
bring anything you want to play. Surely there will be someone who
will take you up on it.

A link to a map is here if you like that sort of thing:
http://www.mapion. co.jp/c/f? uc=1&grp= all&nl=35/ 39/58.968& el=139/40/ 34.212&scl= 25000&bid= Mlink

If you are coming by train, you'll want to go to Yoyogi Uehara station
on the Chiyoda/Odakyu lines or Higashi Kitazawa station on the Odakyu
line. The two stations are adjacent, so get off at whichever one
comes first depending on the direction from which you are coming.

Then follow the map, or these directions.. .whichever is easier (call
my cell phone if you get lost (090-2316-0491) :

---Directions from Yoyogi-Uehara station (this is about a 10 minute walk)

Exit the ticket gate and go straight down a short flight of steps.
You will see McDonald's on your left as you get to the bottom of the
steps. Turn right and go up few steps to the road. Turn right again
and follow the wall on your right. The tracks are above you.

About 50 meters down, the road ends in a T intersection. Turn left
and go to the 4-way intersection with a traffic light. You'll be on
the corner with Origin Bento. Turn right and cross the street. You'll
be heading toward the tracks and will go under them.

Proceed straight up this road about 200 meters (after going under the
tracks you will see a mosque on your left) until you come to an
intersection at the third traffic light. You will see the Daily
Yamazaki convenience store across the way. Turn to the right and walk
about 50 meters. You will see a Shell gas station on your right.
Right across the road from the station is a cement two-story building,
the Oyama-cho Kaikan.