Board Games for everyone! If you’ve got some time to kill, are waiting for that one panel to finally start lining people up, or just feel the need to escape the crowds and unwind, drop by our the tabletop gaming room. Every year our library of games grows larger, to accommodate both the beginner player and the old school traditionalist. From Abyss to Zombie Dice, you’re sure to find something to keep you entertained for those uneventful hours when the con hits a lull.
Located at the Eastern Shore Rooms, next to the bottom floor fountains, we have ample space for attendees to come and try out our games or bring their own. In addition, we’re providing demos for different games every hour, listed in our guidebooks, and our staff is trained to be familiar with the games we have available so they can walk you through playing them.
This year we’re providing a special and separate room for all tabletop roleplaying games! We’ll be providing reserved tables for aspiring dungeon masters who would like to run games for other people.
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS FOR BEGINNERSSPECIAL EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS FOR BEGINNERS
Character Creation from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Gaming Session from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM (end time varies by group and dungeon master)
Saturday:
Character Creation from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Gaming Session from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM (end time varies by group and dungeon master)
WARNING: You will not be allowed to play in the gaming session if you have not gone through character creation.
There will be limited chair space for every event, and we will be opening up reservations for both days on October 1st. While reservations will be prioritized, walk-ins will be taken in a first come, first serve basis.
SPECIAL EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
Friday 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM– Mayhem at Hogwarts
Presented by the Myers Sisters
Learn to play Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle – a fabulous deck building game! 2 concurrent games, each with 4 spots available for play, unlimited to watch your favorite wizards take down the Dark Lord.
Saturday 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM– Magic, Mayhem, & Murder
Presented by the Myers Sisters
Learn to Play Board Games. Looking to have fun with some chaotically nerdy board games but worried about now knowing rules? Come learn to play games like Betrayal at House on the Hill, Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, Exploding Kittens and more with your fellow nerds! Come join our gaming experts in the board game room for personalized game walkthroughs. Limited Spots available.
Friday 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM– Unofficial Custom Robo Deckbuilding Game
Presented by Colton Martin
Custom Robo, longtime videogame series but newtime deck building card game! Come test an original game made by an amateur designer that replicates the high-intensity battles of this small robot fighting game in a competitive deck-building card game! Nothing is needed except curiosity and wit enough to navigate a dynamic system of simple combat resulting in explosive victory over your friends! If you’ve tested in the past, join now for new mechanics, new cards, new robos! Assist this beta in what is likely to be the last open test before public release!
Saturday 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Unofficial Final Fantasy 8 Roleplaying Game
Final Fantasy 8 is the dark horse of the series in the mind of many, confusing and odd systems that result in difficult and limiting gameplay. However some of us love the game and believe it to have myriads of untapped potential. Join me as I explore the potential of the game’s systems employed as a mechanical element within the 5e system of dungeons and dragons, and lets see how mechanically sound this system can be with modern tweaks! Basic knowledge of the D&D 5th edition suggested but not required, general pen and paper knowledge requested.
Learn to Play: Mahjong (Hong Kong)
Friday Noon – 3:00 PM
Saturday Noon – 4:00 PM
Learn to play the classic four-player game of memory, skill, and luck — compete to build the winning hand. Learn the basics of Hong Kong Mahjong: setup, gameplay, winning, scoring, and more. Come challenge your mind with the popular Chinese pastime — Mahjong.
Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Learn to Play: Go
Learn to play the classic and ancient game of mastery of strategy, and mastery of one’s self. While the rules are simple enough that schoolchildren can be taught to play a game after a single lesson, the strategy held within is so layered and complex that powerful computers historically have not even managed to play better than a beginning human player. Go is an art, where talents of creativity and intuition are used in harmony with skills of logic and calculation to weave a beautiful battle on the go board.
