Welcome to Gamers Far Afield! We are an open board game discussion forum which includes individual gamer enthusiasts as well as members of various game groups in the Portland/Vancouver area and surrounding areas (nearby parts of OR and WA). The list is patterned after other successful "coalescent" gaming entities such as Unity Games and the SoCal Gaming groups. It is aimed at discussing board and card games with the emphasis is on German/Euro/Designer style boardgames (Settlers of Catan, Acquire, Euphrat & Tigris, Union Pacific, Carabande, etc) but "classic" boardgames and dexterity games (like Crokinole) are discussed and played as well. It also serves as a meeting place to find open game events where you can play and allows local gamers to keep in touch with each other. This will hopefully serve as both a forum and a resource for interested board/card/dexterity gamers in the area. Enjoy!