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A Big Thank You from GameStorm 17’s Chair!
On behalf of myself and my staff of hardworking volunteers, I’d like to say Thank You to everyone who attended! It was an Interesting year, filled with Challenges, but I do hope that everyone who came had Fun! If there is anything you would like to comment on, positive or not, or suggestions you might have for next year’s planning, please click on the Contact Us link and let us know!
Parking at GameStorm 17
Daily parking at the Park ‘n Go Vancouvercenter Garage
6th and Columbia, opposite corner from the Hilton
Does not include overnight parking
Park in one of the 750 stalls, then use the Paystation to pay
Hotel front desk staff can let you in to leave after hours
Garage Hours:
Monday – Thursday 6:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday & Saturday – 6:00 am – Midnight
Sunday – 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Paystation Fees:
.75 per hour
All day on weekdays – $8.50
All day on weekends – $2.50
Parking at the Hilton Vancouver Washington
Check in at hotel front desk
You will be assigned to either the 4th street lot or the Park ‘n Go
This parking pass allows for overnight parking
Fee: $15 per day
Event Sign-ups Closing at 3PM!
If you haven’t already, head over to our scheduling system and sign up for games. It will be closing at 3PM.
If you miss that window then look for the sign-up sheets at the convention. Plenty of games will still need players and alternates for signed up players.
Thanks!
GameStorm 17 Program Book (March 2015)
GameStorm 17 is just a couple days away (or may be happening right now if this is Thursday!) and here is a PDF of its Program Book.
Memberships and Events!
Pre-registration is closed, but if you missed it you can still get memberships at the convention. For prices check out the Memberships page, about halfway down. Registration opens at noon.
Also of note is that Event submissions are closed,
so now is the time to get in there and sign up for events. To do, head over to the Scheduling System. Terribly sorry for the mistake, apparently we have not activated signups yet. Please stay tuned!
Hours for GameStorm 2015
GameStorm 17 will begin on Thursday, March 19th, at noon. The convention will then shut down at 6PM on Sunday, March 22nd.
Here are hours for specific areas of the convention:
Info Desk Thursday: Noon to 8PM, Friday & Saturday: 8AM to 8PM, Sunday: 8AM to 3PM.
Registration Thursday: Noon to 8PM, Friday: 8AM to 8PM, Saturday: 8AM to 6PM, Sunday: 8AM to 2PM.
Pre-Registration for GameStorm 18 will run from 10AM to 6PM on Sunday.
Dealers Hall Preview on Thursday from 5PM to 7PM. Friday Noon to 7PM, Saturday 9AM to 7PM, and Sunday 9AM to 1PM.
Game Library will be open 24 hours, opening at Noon on Thursday and closing at 6PM on Sunday.
A Note from the Chair, GameStorm 17
Some questions have been coming up, so I thought I would post a note:
Why are you out of rooms Thursday night?
Two reasons.
1) We are sharing the space on Thursday with another group.
2) We have more people coming to GameStorm! Even without sharing the space, we’d be getting pretty tight on rooms.
Why is Boardgaming going to be in the Garage?
Again, two reasons.
1) We are sharing the space at the hotel with another group on Thursday and needed to rearrange. Rather than give our members a substandard and cramped event on Thursday, we decided to shift things around.
2) This will solve many of the issues of overcrowding on Friday and Saturday! The garage will easily hold all of Boardgaming, Children’s Events, Miniatures, even the Game Lab!
Holiday Specials And Winter Game Day
Winter Game Day is coming! GameStorm invites you to join us for our Game Day on Jan 3rd at the Vancouver Hilton. Bring a friend and join us for a full day of tabletop play! The Game Library will be present with several hundred titles to choose from. Try something new or show off something you enjoy playing. Memberships for our March convention will be available for purchase at a $5 discount!
The event runs 9am to 9pm and is open to the public free of charge.
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Thanks Everyone!
Thanks to all the wonderful organizers and attendees who made the Oct 5th Game Day such an amazing event!
Our next Game Day will take place sometime in January.
If you’d like a reminder when the time comes, sign up for our mailing list!
Game Day Membership Sale
GameStorm is hosting an free Game Day at the Vancouver Hilton today, October 5th. Bring a friend and join us for a full day of tabletop play! The Game Library will be present with several hundred titles to choose from. Try something new or show off something you enjoy playing.
Memberships for our March convention will be available for purchase at $5 off the early bird rate on site. That’s 4 days of gaming for just $35.
The event runs 9 am to 9 pm and is open to the public. Come on down to have some fun with us and see what GameStorm is all about.