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Board Game Saturday!
November 16 @ 10:00 am – 9:30 pm
Our next ALL DAY Board Game Saturday will be November 16th!
Demos, Raffles, Tournaments, Pick-Up Games, and more!
Door prizes for all attendees! We will have people on hand demoing some specific games throughout the day, and players looking for pick-up games ALL DAY from 10:00am to 9:30pm!
Entry is $10 which includes an all-day pass to the game room and all the happenings!
Special Guests!
We will have two special guests joining us for the day! Sen-Foong Lim and Galen McCown will be joining us, answering questions, signing games, and showing off new games they have coming down the pipe!
Meet Sen-Foong Lim
Sen is constantly dreaming, even when he’s awake. He is passionate about helping people lose track of time in meaningful ways. An award-winning designer and writer, Sen co-designed many board games, including Belfort, Junk Art, Akrotiri, The Legend of Korra: Pro Bending Arena, Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time / Elemental Uprising, Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Manor, Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game”, and Corps of Discovery. Sen co-authored the TTRPGs Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall, An Exquisite Crime, The Revenant Society, and the forthcoming Tian Deng. He’s worked on many of the biggest roleplaying campaigns in Kickstarter’s history including the Gloomhaven RPG, Legends of Avantris: Crooked Moon, Avatar: Legends, and the record-breaking Cosmere RPG system. When he’s not gaming, Sen teaches psychology and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – though not at the same time! Sen is a founding member of the Tabletop Game Designers Association and serves as the organization’s secretary. He also co-hosts the Ludology podcast and the Meeple Syrup Show from his home in London, Ontario. Discover more at https://senfoonglim.carrd.co.
Meet Galen McCown
I am a father, musician, psychotherapist, game designer, and game publisher living in Syracuse, NY with my wife, 2 daughters, and dog, Gemma. I got into modern board gaming courtesy of my wife around 2011 and started designing my first game in February of 2019. My game Super Snipers was a finalist for the Cardboard Edison Award in 2021 and 4 of my designs have been semi-finalists in Game Crafter contests. I successfully funded Super Snipers in November of 2022 and am currently Kickstarting a series of 1 to 2 player Mint Tin Games. Two are my designs and two are games I’ve signed from other designers.
Charity Raffle
Recently, the gaming industry lost a very prominent member, Amber Cook. Amber unexpectedly passed away in October. If you did not know Amber but enjoy tabletop gaming, then you have likely benefited from the passion and creativity that Amber brought to the table. Free RPG Day, American Tabletop Awards, and the Rose Gauntlet Foundation have all achieved their current level of success due to Amber’s influence. This doesn’t even touch on all the relationships between designers, publishers and stores like ours that Amber had a say in. Beyond all that, she was also a dear friend of many of our customers and staff.
Her partner and friends have organized a GoFundMe to raise support for her son, James. If you want to learn more about the GoFundMe and hear more of why these funds are being raised, feel free to click here and support directly.
During this Board Game Saturday event, you will be able to purchase raffle tickets in the store for $10 each with no maximum amount. Each ticket will give you 1 chance at winning cool stuff with 100% of the proceeds going to benefit James. We will draw the winner at 5 PM. You do not need present to win. The winner will get their choice of one of the unlocked prizes below. The more we raise, the more options to pick from and the more winners we’ll add!
Prize Thresholds:
TIER 1 (up to $300 raised)
– Deliverance Deluxe
– Metrorunner Kickstarter
– Mistwind Kickstarter
– Carson City Deluxe
– Septima Deluxe
– Stuff of Legends Boogeyman Edition
– The ZONE RPG
– D&D The Deck of Many Things (Alt Cover)
– WizKids Red Dragon Lair Adventure in A Box
TIER 2 ($300+ raised)
– Andromeda’s Edge All In
– Flood Deluxe
– Firefly Anniversary Edition
– Moonrakers Titan Edition
– Return to Dark Tower Kickstarter Edition
– Root RPG Deluxe Set
– D&D Curse of Strahd REVAMPED Set
– Additional Drawing for a Runner-Up Winner with TIER 1 Access
TIER 3 ($750+ raised)
– Marvel United Multiverse Kickstarter Bundle
– Townsfolk Tussle Kickstarter Bundle
– Yazeba’s B&B Deluxe Set
– Warhammer Age of Sigmar Skaventide Box
TIER 4 ($1000+ raised)
– A Custom Crokinole Board
– An Ultimate Game Master Kit:
– ENCHANCE RPG TRAVEL CASE
– Monster Cards 0-5
– Magic Item Cards
– Battle Mat
– TTRPG Spell Markers
– 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide
– 2024 Dungeon Master Screen
– Condition Rings
–The Runner Up can choose from TIER 2
TIER 5 ($2000+ raised )
– We will do a second drawing for the Grand Prize!
BONUS PRIZES!!!!!
Thanks to several AMAZING donors, we will have additional prizes that will be raffled off specifically!
Prize 1: The “New Gamer Start Here Bundle” by HABA:
– My Very First Games – First Orchard
– Animal Upon Animal
– Rhino Hero
– Monza
– Dragon’s Breath
Keri from HABA will also be attending and doing demos of many of the HABA games!
Prize 2: The “Need A New Character?” Roll Player All-In Bundle:
– Roll Player
– Monsters & Minions (Expansion)
– Fiends & Familiars (Expansion) – Big Box
– Metal Coins
– Playmat
– Dice Tower
– Lenticular Monster Cards
– Frogkin Promo Punchboard
– Minotaur Promo Punchboard
– Lockup Pack
– 2-Card Promo Pack (Cursed Ring & Ring of Charity)
Prize 3: Marvel Zombies: Devourer Pledge Bundle:
– Marvel Zombies core box
– X-Men Resistance core box
– Fantastic 4: Under Siege expansion
– Hydra Resurrection expansion
– Clash of the Sinister Six expansion
– Guardians of the Galaxy Set expansion
– Sentinel Strike expansion
– Artist’s Special Edition Set
– Galactus the Devourer expansion
– All unlocked stretch goals
Prize 4: A SECOND Marvel Zombies: Devourer Pledge Bundle!!!!!
Learn to Play Games
We will be doing demos throughout the day including a game from Galen and Sen! You will be able to get your hands on Super Snipers, Mind MGMT and more!
Blood on the Clocktower
Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game enjoyed by 5 to 20 players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, overseen by a Storyteller player who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The goal of the game is to successfully deduce and execute the demons before they outnumber the townsfolk.”
– From BGG
Hannah will be running a game or two during the Board Game Saturday event, starting at 11 AM and running till about 2 PM. Each game will limited to 14 people with sign ups available at the check in for the event. The total number of games will depend on how long each run. Cost of entry is included with the BGS event.
Door Prizes
As always we will have door prize raffles! Every person will get ticket to our Used Game Door Prize raffle! If your number gets drawn, you will get a pick from the available prizes!