The Winter Activation Meeting (WAM) is a "genre" convention sponsored by the Boardgame Players Association

Boardgame Players Association

The Boardgame Players Association is a non-profit corporation established to support the shared interests of board game players. The BPA is best known for hosting the World Boardgaming Championships....

, featuring tournament play of two-player historical card-driven games (CDWs). It began in 2003. In 2007, tournaments included Twilight Struggle, Paths of Glory, and Wilderness War. A Swiss Open format is used to allow players to play a single favorite all weekend or enter a number of events. Other CDWs, such as Hannibal, For the People, We The People, Empire of the Sun and Triumph of Chaos will be played in a less formal setting. The location is Timonium

Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland

Lutherville-Timonium is a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland made up of the unincorporated communities of Lutherville and Timonium. The population was 15,814 as of the 2000 census. Within its borders lies the Lutherville Historic District...

, near Baltimore

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

. Dates for 2007 were January 26 through Jan. 28.

External links

• Winter Activation Meeting (WAM)