The Train Gamers Association

The Train Gamers Association The Train Gamers Association (TGA) facilitates and promotes the play of train games. That same year, Dean Washburn took the PBT to Origins in L.A.

We sanction and run Puffing Billy™ Tournaments at large and small conventions throughout the year. An Abridged History of the TGA

​In 1989, a small but fanatical group of train gamers in Denver, CO, created a competition to determine the best train gamer in their group, which became the first Puffing Billy® Tournament. They presented their rules to the Denver Gamers Association who agreed to hos

t a PBT at a local gaming convention. where it drew the attention of Darwin Bromley from Mayfair Games, Inc., an avid train gamer and designer. Darwin immediately saw the potential for the PBT and agreed to support the formation of a club which became the nonprofit organization known as the Train Gamers Association (TGA). The TGA acquired all rights to the PBT from the original committee, and began offering the tournaments around the country. The TGA was initially supported heavily by Mayfair, but we have always had a policy of running all train games which our members want to play, regardless of manufacturer. We are proud to have sponsor agreements with Rio Grande Games, Darwin's Toys, Days of Wonder, Catan Studio, Z-Man Games, Plan B Games, R&R Games, LudiCreations, APE Games, and Nexus Game Fair.

Come get a sneak peak of the new Ticket to Ride map, Northern Lights! We have copies to play and even copies for prizes...
07/30/2025

Come get a sneak peak of the new Ticket to Ride map, Northern Lights! We have copies to play and even copies for prizes! Shout out and thanks to and ! 🚂

07/30/2025

Gen Con time! There are so many games to play and trophies to win! Come find us on the second floor of the Westin in Grand Ballroom IV! We are right between the top of the escalators and the walkway from the Convention Center.

We are SO excited for Gen Con ! Come find us in the Westin in the Grand Ballroom IV, which is very accessible from the ...
07/30/2025

We are SO excited for Gen Con ! Come find us in the Westin in the Grand Ballroom IV, which is very accessible from the Convention Center!

Origins 2025 was a blast! We had lots of winners for our Puffing Billy Tournament and over 570 people came to play game...
06/28/2025

Origins 2025 was a blast! We had lots of winners for our Puffing Billy Tournament and over 570 people came to play games with us! Looking forward to seeing everyone at GenCon in August!

HUGE shoutout to our sponsors, we appreciate all you do to contribute to our tournaments and organization!

Tonight it's TTR night Red Raccoon Games !!!
01/28/2025

Tonight it's TTR night Red Raccoon Games !!!

Live today on Kickstarter from our friends at Mr. B Games, Mayfair Games, and Darwin's Toys! The Empire Builder group of...
10/22/2024

Live today on Kickstarter from our friends at Mr. B Games, Mayfair Games, and Darwin's Toys!

The Empire Builder group of games are one of the TGA's longstanding and most popular games! This will be such a fun reboot and give all new players an opportunity to learn a classic!

Check out the Kickstarter link below for more details:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrbgames/empire-builder-europe

Tonight!
10/15/2024

Tonight!

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