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August Game-a-thon

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Saturday, August 11th, 2012

The SWA sponsors eleven one-day Game-a-thons each year. We schedule these every month (January through September, November and December). October is reserved for Council of Five Nations. We usually shoot for the second Saturday of the month, but we're flexible in consideration of Studio availability and other regional conventions. We generally have 6-10 events, scheduled into two time slots (11am-4pm, 5pm-10pm+). We can easily accommodate games that run longer than a five-hour slot. You only pay for the games you play in. No registrations fees at the door, and no badges. GMs don't pay, and they play for free in the session they're not running.

If you're seeing this page, it's because we haven't yet set the schedule for this Game-a-thon. We usually finalize things about two weeks prior to the day of the event.  Please check back later, and this page will be updated with full event descriptions.




We'd love your help with running games

We're always looking for good Game Masters to help us run events.  GMs get the whole day free (run one game, play free the other session).

If you'd like to run a game at a future Game-a-thon, please click here to submit your event online. You can also email us at gameathon /at/ swa-gaming.org at your convenience (please replace the "/at/" with the typical "@" sign). If you'd like to see a particular game run at a future event, let us know by filling in a Game Request Form here.


Location
Game-a-thons are held at the Studio of Bridge and Games, in Schenectady, NY. If you need directions, you can click here, or send an email to: directions /at/ swa-gaming.org An automatic reply will immediately be sent to you with detailed directions. The number at the Studio is: (518) 346-3773

Session Fees

Show up and play one game session = $4.00

Show up and play both game sessions = $6.00

GMs play all day for free.

Full-time students get in for free.

For our purposes, "full-time students" are people in Kindergarten through college. Our intent here is to help allow younger gamers/"new blood" to participate at SWA events, and the gaming hobby in general.

The student discount does not cover working adults who happen to be taking a Continuing Education class. Please help us fulfill the spirit and intent of this policy.
 

Questions or Comments?

Email your questions or comments to
gameathon /at/ swa-gaming.org, and we'll get them answered for you.