BERMATHON!!!!

Please come to Bermathon tomorrow 10AM-MIDNIGHT!

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:02:26 -0800

Please come to Bermathon tomorrow 10AM-MIDNIGHT!

Here are the Prizes and How You Can Win Them!

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:43:00 -0800

Bermathon is fast approaching and some awesome prizes have been rolling in from generous people all over. Check ‘em out — and then see below the pics to learn how exactly one goes about winning these prizes!

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE BOARD GAME! — One of the greatest and most popular of modern boardgames — a great “gateway game” that will get everyone in your life addicted to awesome board games.

LAKERS HAT SIGNED BY KOBE BRYANT WITH LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY — The real deal, generously donated by the LA Lakers. Awesome!

THE OFFICE SPECIAL EDITION BOX SET AND KARL PILKINGTON T-SHIRT: BOTH SIGNED BY RICKY GERVAIS! — The Office Box Set is the UK edition and needs a PAL player, but that makes it all the more authentic!!!! Signed by David Brent himself.

A GAME OF THRONES: THE BOARD GAME - This is the BRAND NEW Second Edition, hot off the presses. This ain’t no cheap TV show tie in — this is a GAMER’S GAME and thought of by many as a modern classic. If you know board games, you should be drooling over this.

5 FREE CLASSES AT SOUL CYCLE: The super hot cycling phenomenon from NYC is coming to West Hollywood in Early 2012 and you will have 5 free classes to try it out! Come on ladies (or dudes!)!

SIGNED TOMMY LASORDA BASEBALL: Signed by the man himself. Great for any Dodger nut.

DOMINION THE CARD GAME: The original “deck-building” card game and one of the most popular modern games around. EVERYONE loves Dominion — and so will you!

$50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO AERO HOBBIES AND GAMES IN SANTA MONICA: This is my favorite board gaming store in LA and where I spend way too much money. Fell in love with a game you played at Bermathon? Win this gift certificate and go buy it for yourself!!!

3 SEPARATE SETS OF DODGERS TICKETS!

These are THREE SEPARATE prizes here! We have TWO SETS of FOUR TICKETS + PARKING TO a home game that you will pick at a later date.

We also have TWO TICKETS to a home game that you will pick at a later date.

These are THREE AWESOME ways to ensure some Dodger fun this Spring/Summer!

So how do you win this stuff? Easy. By having the most points. How do you get points? Like this:

• $20 Entry fee = 100 POINTS

• Every hour that you stay at Bermathon = 25 points

• Buy Points!!! $10 (via cash, check or paypal) = 100 points

• Win a Short Game (30 minutes or less, as denoted on Game Box) = 25 points

• Win a Medium Game (90 minutes or less, as denoted on Game Box) = 100 points

• Win a Long Game (2 hours or more, as denoted on Game Box) = 200 points

And yes, group wins are possible in cooperative games!

When you arrive you can sign your name next to the 3 PRIZES you want most. At midnight we will tally up the scores — highest score gets the prize.

If you have the highest score on more than one item you get to choose how to spend your points. If you still have enough points left over to win another prize from the 3 you’ve chosen, you can win that one too (up to 3 prizes max)!

That’s it! See you all Sunday!

And yet MORE GAMES you can play at BERMATHON this Sunday! For...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:38:00 -0800

Dixit: Odyssey

Belfort

Eclipse

Super Dungeon Explore

Quarriors!

Settlers of Catan

Commands & Colors: Ancients

Panic Station

Lord of the Rings: The Card Game

Elder Sign

And yet MORE GAMES you can play at BERMATHON this Sunday!

For more information (and downloadable rules!) on any of these games go to http://boardgamegeek.com/ and type in the game name!

More games that will be at BERMATHON this weekend!!! For more...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:36:00 -0800

Space Alert

Dominion

Chaos in the old World

Claustrophobia

Summoner Wars

Citadels

King of Tokyo

7 Wonders

Alien Frontiers

The Resistance

More games that will be at BERMATHON this weekend!!!

For more information (and downloadable rules!) on any of these games go to http://boardgamegeek.com/ and type in the game name!

A small sampling of the games you can play at BERMATHON this...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:34:00 -0800

For Sale

Tichu

Power Grid

El Grande

Battlestar Galactica

Lost Cities

Pitch Car

Agricola

Cosmic Encounter

Twilight Struggle

A small sampling of the games you can play at BERMATHON this sunday!!!!

For more information (and downloadable rules!) on any of these games go to http://boardgamegeek.com/ and type in the game name!

HELLO. THIS IS ALEX BERMAN. ALEX IS FIGHTING CANCER AS WELL AS...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:53:20 -0800

HELLO. THIS IS ALEX BERMAN. ALEX IS FIGHTING CANCER AS WELL AS UNFORTUNATE HAIRSTYLES. PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO LEARN ALL ABOUT BERMATHON AND HOW YOU CAN DONATE MONEY EVEN IF YOU CAN’T ATTEND. THANK YOU!

Help us raise money for Alex Berman!

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:53:10 -0800

YOU ARE HEREBY INVITED TO BERMATHON!!

Join us THIS SUNDAY, January 29th, to help raise money for our bestest of friends and one of the best humans on this planet, Alex Berman — by PLAYING BOARD GAMES FOR OVER 12 HOURS!!!!!!!

One of my very best friends, Alex Berman, is currently fighting cancer and undergoing serious and extensive treatment in Seattle. Alex lives in New York City, has an amazing wife and two amazing twin boys and is 33 years old. Alex has to be away from his family for many months during this treatment and his medical bills are ASTRONOMICAL — as I’m sure you can imagine.

Alex is a fighter and we know in our hearts that Alex will survive, but my friend Jake and I want to do whatever we can to help ease Alex and his family’s intense financial burden.

For more information on Alex go here!

This is why our weekly, nerdy Game Night is finally seeing the light of day for the greatest of reasons.

SUNDAY JAN 29th from 10AM - MIDNIGHT, come join us at GALLERY 1988 in Venice:

214 Pier Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405 (East of Main St)

We’ll roll dice, move pieces, deal cards, eat pizza and get our drink on to raise some coin for Alex.

$20 ENTRY FEE gets you free food, drink and a WIDE LIBRARY OF BOARD GAMES TO BE PLAYED all day long— BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE: there will be some AMAZING PRIZES to be won as well. People have donated some CRAZY amazing stuff to this cause: tickets to sporting events, video games, board games and other amazing things.

BOARD GAMES?!?! What are you talking about? Well, long story short: Monopoly, Candyland and Scrabble just don’t cut it these days. There is an entire world of amazing fun board games, often called “Designer Board Games” or “Euro-style” board games.

“BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW TO PLAY ANY OF THOSE GAMES!!!!”

Shhhh…. there will be smart nerdy people teaching new games you’ve never played — so don’t worry if you have no idea how to play any awesome fancy board games. YOU WILL LEARN AND HAVE FUN!

Also, there will be scorekeepers tracking your wins and awarding you points for winning — most people will have no idea how to play so everyone will be on a pretty even playing field.

Points can be received in three ways:

1. For winning games (different points depending on the complexity of the game)
2. Total time spent at the event (you will get points for every hour you stay)
3. Points can be bought for cold hard cash.

SEE IT’S LIKE A GAME TOO!!!! WHEEEE!!!!

Not one cent of the funds raised will pay for the party, that’s on us, and it’s our pleasure. ALL proceeds taken in at the event go directly to the Berm himself. We’ll accept Cash, Check and Credit Cards (we’ve got a PayPal account up and running).

Nerds, bring your ladies if you’ve got them (it happens). Ladies, come play some games and maybe meet the dork of your dreams. All you cool people who are secretly geeks at heart, come and play and maintain your hip facade by saying it’s really just for charity.

PLEASE COME, SPREAD THE WORD, DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR ALEX BERMAN AND HAVE SOME FUN WITH US WHILE WE DO IT!!!

It would mean the world to me if you came and helped my friend. PLEASE SPREAD THIS TUMBLR to as many people as you think might be interested in coming — THE MORE THE MERRIER!!!!

Lastly, if you have anything awesome you’d be willing to donate as potential prizes for the day, we would love to hear from you.

Thank you, Jake and I hope to see you there!!!!

Alex, Brannan and the boys.

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:52:55 -0800

Alex, Brannan and the boys.

Can't make Bermathon? You can still donate!

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:49:10 -0800

Jake and I would REALLY love for you to come out to Bermathon this Sunday — even if you can only stop in for a few minutes (pay the $20 entry fee) and say hello. We Would love it EVEN MORE if you came for many, many hours and played tons of games with us and bought lots of POINTS which will go towards winning you some awesome prizes — and put even more money in the Berman’s bank account.

But we understand people are busy, or at Sundance, or just like to sleep all day on Sunday. But we would REALLY love it if you can still help give us money so we can give Alex and his family a BIG FAT PILE OF CASH next week.

So, see that little button right at the top of this page that says DONATE? That will take you directly to my personal Paypal account, wherein every penny received between now and mid-next week will go straight to Alex Berman and his family.

Don’t see the button? CLICK HERE!

The more you can give the more you will help alleviate Alex’s financial burdens as he fights cancer. Even just a few bucks will help.

Thanks!

Love Matt and Jake