Welcome to the 22nd annual Slapshot event—the ’unofficia’ end to WBC. You don’t need to know how to play … your fellow tormentors—err players—will teach you as you go along. Slapshot is just about having fun and being silly. Rules just get in the way, and you’ll probably be in bed by Midnight anyway.

We’ll be using the same format we have in the past—all options except two divisions—just come in, sign up and find yourself a table. Keith (the voice of Slapshot) Hunsinger should return this year for his classic “Reading of the Rules". Be there at 11 PM for the festivities!

As always please try and bring a copy of the game (or one of the knockoffs) as we always seem to be short.

The current version of the game (from Columbia Games) has several rule changes from past editions. I’ve been collecting a list of changes you’ll need to make to play the game the “WBC way” at the BoardGameGeek site for Slapshot (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/68861/wbc-slapshot-rules). I’ll have printed copies of this sheet at the event, but you may want to look at them beforehand. Also, if Im missing any rule changes, please let me know.

COSTUME CONTEST!!!

This year we’ll have our annual costume contest. It has been a big hit with lots of people wearing their favorite teams’ jersey, a referee’s outfit and even a Red Army Hockey Jersey. Hopefully you guys will be as creative this year and more of you will participate. Pretty much any costume goes—hopefully it will be hockey related. The judging standard will again be whatever tickles the fancy of the judges at the time. Prizes will include hockey related memorabilia and possibly tickets to a NHL game …

See you all Saturday night! Go Blue Jackets!!!!

Mark Yoshikawa will host a Juniors version for those 12 and under Saturday at 7 PM in Vistas CD. See http://www.boardgamers.org/yearbkex/jnrpge.htm