Novag.org
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NOVAG: Northern Virginia Gamers
Description
The Northern Virginia Gamers (NOVAG) was formed in 1985 or so by local gamers playing in the back of a now-defunct hobby and wargames shop in Sterling Park, Virginia. Our first conventions were paid for by the pizza fund. We try to operate as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting gamers in the Washington D.C. area. In short, we are a bunch of grown up people that like to play with toys, and have invented a "hobby" to support the notion. We welcome gamers who enjoy historical, science fiction, or fantasy gaming in all forms of table top games: miniatures, board games, role-playing, or card gaming. Throughout the year, NOVAG provides its members with special events, gaming days, a Newsletter that can't be beat, and a fantastic convention. All for a wee pittance in dues! The club "business stuff" is in place to make the gaming happen, not the other way around. We don't take it very seriously. NOVAG is organized around the lines of a collective; we elect officers, sure, but we wouldn't dream of snapping our fingers and expecting anyone to jump. A certain level of community spirit is required to make NOVAG happen (or it wouldn't exist in the first place), but we have no real expectations out of members other than to show up and game.
A green fez with white tassle and the word "NOVAG" is the official silly hat of NOVAG, and a subject of hot debate over the years. The Fez has finally been ordered, in small quantities, and has been espied at various conventions, including HISTORICON, as this news story describes. More fezzes can be ordered in small lots. Don Hauser is the POC and project lead for the NOVAG tarboosh.
Somewhere along the road, we've taken to calling ourselves "The NOVAGii", like an ancient tribe of marauding Gauls. God knows how this one got started, but it fits. Probably Walt's fault.
Contact
- Peregrine Computer Consultants
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- Fairfax City VA
- United States 22030-2422
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- +1.7033599700
