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[9899]     Opening of Art, Writing, and Coloring Contests, Open Use of Supplies

Thursday 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Max Players: 15
All ages and abilities are welcome, especially first-timers and kids. Enter to win GameStorm tokens to spend in the schwag room. Or simply enjoy quiet space for your art, writing, and coloring projects. Entries can be brought to con or made at con. Prizes awarded by age group.

[9900]     Surrealistic Parlour Games: Exquisite Corpse & Consequences

Thursday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Max Players: 15
In these games, you receive a folded piece of paper on which to start either a work of art or a story. Then you pass the paper to the next person, who can only see the inch or so of art extending onto the next fold, or the sentence or two of words extending onto the next fold. And they pick up from there and continue the chain, to humorous or awesome results.

[9901]     My Own Story Time!

Thursday 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Max Players: 15
You create the character. You write your own story. Authors on hand to help if you need it! Creative play for all ages. You may enter your story in our Art, Writing, and Coloring Contest!

[9902]     My Own Fanfic!

Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Max Players: 15
You choose your favorite game, story or show. You write a short story about it. Authors on hand to help if you need it! Creative play for all ages. You may enter your story in our Art, Writing, and Coloring Contest!

[9903]     Surviving Cons with Disabilities

Thursday 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Max Players: 15
Help build inclusivity and community, while sharing tips with peers facing any form of health condition affecting their gaming and other participation in conventions.

[9904]     Keeping Gamers with Allergies Alive

Thursday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Max Players: 15
Help build awareness of severe allergic conditions and how your game nights or conventions can become safer. You're welcome to share your own experiences and insights.

[9905]     Build Your Zombie Apocalypse Bug-Out Bag

Thursday 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Max Players: 15
What you need for when you must heed with speed, in games and in real life.

[9906]     Surviving an Emergency: Life Skills to LARP

Thursday 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Max Players: 15
Knowing what it takes to survive in real-life emergencies adds authenticity to your LARP or storytelling. Learn from a professional First Responder.

[9907]     Basic Combat and Self-Defense in an Urban Environment: Life Skills to LARP.

Thursday 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM Max Players: 15
Knowing what it takes to survive in urban combat and self-defense adds authenticity to your LARP or storytelling.

[9909]     Art, Writing, Coloring Contests Continue: Open Use of Supplies

Friday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Max Players: 15
Quietly work on your submissions while listening to the panels, or simply enjoy using our or your art, writing, and coloring supplies for their own sake, whether or not you are entering our contest.

[9908]     Perseverance as an Author in the Writing Game

Friday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Max Players: 15
What does it take to keep up the practice of writing against daunting odds? How does one enter and stay in one's prime? If getting published and getting read could be viewed as a game, what are the rules whereby to play? A Hugo-winning and Nebula-winning author walks you through it.

[9910]     Preparing Augmented Reality Games

Friday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Max Players: 15
Chat about how to set up augmented reality games, facilitated by someone working on one himself.

[9911]     Advanced World-Building

Friday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Max Players: 14
You've developed some great worlds, but you want more! Welcome to a whole new world of world-building.

[9913]     Swordplay Intro for LARPers and Re-Enactors

Friday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Max Players: 15
Beginners welcome. Learn poses and techniques from an accomplished trainer from the Society for Creative Anachronism.

[9912]     World-Building Workshop

Friday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Max Players: 14
Bring your ideas and plans. Let's work together to make your worlds the best they could be.

[9914]     Needle Felt a Zelda Triforce!

Friday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Max Players: 15
Learn to Needle Felt by making a Zelda Triforce. Beginners welcome! Supplies provided.

[9915]     Crochet a Zelda Fairy!

Friday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Max Players: 15
Learn to crochet by making a Zelda fairy! Beginners welcome! Supplies provided.

[9916]     Crochet Dice!

Friday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Max Players: 15
Make dice and come back to make your dice bag to put them in! Beginners welcome! Supplies provided.

[9918]     Catan Crafts 1: Quilt Tiles!

Friday 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Max Players: 15
Make a tile for Settlers of Catan using quilting techniques. Beginners welcome! Supplies provided.

[9917]     Open Use of Art, Writing, and Coloring Supplies

Friday 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Max Players: 15
Quietly work on your submissions for our contest, or your own projects, while listening to panels.

[9919]     Critical Role Meetup

Friday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Max Players: 15
Enjoy the show, "Critical Role", or curious about it? Come chat!

[9920]     Fandom Food: The Cake Is a Lie!

Friday 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Max Players: 15
Bring photos, fandom cookbooks, and recipes to share. (We won't be sharing food this year due to covid.)

[9921]     Miniatures Painting

Friday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Max Players: 15
Demo and open painting for the contest or your own collection. Supplies provided, or bring your own.

[9922]     RPG MadLibs!

Friday 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Max Players: 15
Hilarity guaranteed. Fill in the blanks, use your imagination, guffaw with the crowd. PG-13.

[9923]     Miniatures Painting for Adults

Friday 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM Max Players: 15
Open painting for the contest or your own collection. Some supplies available.

[9924]     Miniature Painting Demo and Open Painting

Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Max Players: 15
Demo and open painting for the minis contest or your own collection. Kids welcome. Some supplies provided.

[9925]     Wand-Making: Sorcerer's Guild Training

Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Max Players: 15
Make your own wand and cast your spells with flourish in your LARPs.

[9926]     Kitten Caboodle: Make Cat Toys, & Talk About Cats in Games

Saturday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Max Players: 15
Make toys to play games with your cats, while talking about your favorite games that feature cats and showing pictures of your cats. It's "purrfectly" adorable.

[10075]     Character Design Basics

Saturday 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Max Players: 15
From costuming and body type to personality and mannerisms, the design of your roleplay character can be used to influence your gameplay and generate story ideas. Try working on a biography and reference sheet with us, perhaps even a sketch!

[9927]     Watercolour Techniques: Blood & Backdrops

Saturday 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Max Players: 15
Learn techniques for using watercolor paints to accentuate your gaming backdrops.

[9928]     Catan Crafts 2: Foam Tiles

Saturday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Max Players: 15
Make additional Settlers of Catan tiles; this time, with foam. Beginner and kids welcome; supplies provided.

[9934]     Make Elf Ears!

Saturday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Max Players: 15
You know you want to wear them for your cosplay or LARP. Come make them for yourself. Beginners and kids welcome. Supplies provided.

[9935]     Dice Bag DIY 1: Knit or Crochet Your Own Dice Bag.

Saturday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Max Players: 15
Learn basic stitches in knitting or crocheting toward making your own dice bag. Beginners welcome! Supplies provided. You can stay beyond an hour to finish.

[9936]     Dice Bag DIY 2: Sew Your Own Dice Bag

Saturday 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Max Players: 15
Learn basic sewing techniques towards sewing your own dice bag. Beginners and kids welcome! Supplies provided.

[9937]     Potions Class: Alchemist's Guild Training.

Saturday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Max Players: 15
Learn to make colorful potions to add flourish to your LARP. Kids welcome. Supplies provided.

[9938]     Miniatures Painting

Saturday 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Max Players: 15
Demo and open painting, for the contest or your own collection. Kids welcome. Some supplies provided, or you may bring your own.

[9939]     Star Trek: TNG Live Script Reading

Saturday 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Max Players: 15
Come be randomly assigned any role and read the script aloud, or just come watch. The script will be Star Trek: The Next Generation, the episode, "The Game".

[9940]     Close of Art, Writing, and Coloring Page Contest.

Saturday 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM Max Players: 15
This is your last chance to submit art, writing, and coloring pages, and this is when they will begin to be judged.

[9941]     Miniature Painting for Adults

Saturday 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM Max Players: 15
Open painting, for the contest or your own collection. Some supplies available, or bring your own.

[9942]     Art, Writing, and Coloring Page Prizes Awarded

Sunday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Max Players: 15
Come see if you won tokens for the schwag room, and come pick up your entries. Prizes awarded in Art, Writing, and Coloring, in subgroups based on age. Kids welcome.

[9943]     Making Foam Armor for LARP and Cosplay

Sunday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Max Players: 15
Learn how a legendary cosplayer made their armor for Shiro from Voltron, and how you can apply their techniques for your own LARP or cosplay.

[9944]     Building Inclusive Gaming Communities

Sunday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Max Players: 15
Everyone should feel safe and welcome at gaming nights, gaming clubs at schools, cons, etc. How can we make that happen, welcoming people of all abilities, ages, ethnicities, genders, and orientations?

[9950]     Music of Guardians of the Galaxy Games

Sunday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Max Players: 15
Listen to music from the games' soundtracks and plan your own "mixtape" for your next LARP.

[9945]     Oil and Acrylic Painting for Game Backdrops

Sunday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Max Players: 15
Add flair to your Role-Play Game with painted backdrops. Learn from an oil and acrylic artist.

[9946]     Minecraft Meetup

Sunday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Max Players: 15
Strategies, insane buildings, and updates, oh my! An hour of blocky fun.

[9947]     3-D printing of Game Pieces

Sunday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Max Players: 15
Why buy game pieces, when you can 3-D print your own? Simple demo and ideas provided.

[9948]     Write or Draw Your Own Spider-Hero Adventure

Sunday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Max Players: 15
Bring multiple ideas. Outcomes will be decided by dice rolls. Then you will write or draw your own version of a spider-hero's adventures.

[9949]     Game Art of Lord of the Rings Games

Sunday 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Max Players: 15
Explore the gorgeous and intricate art from games from various eras on the Lord of the Rings fandom. with a lore expert and avid collector.
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