Gaming 2021

We will host a variety of free online games during the CON, including both video games and a role-playing game. All players are welcome. Our priority is fun for all.

We will feature a full-day Zoom stream of gaming from 10am-6pm. Check out the Schedule, Descriptions, and Zoom Link below.

SCHEDULE

10:00am-11:00am	Play the Game Read the Story/Floodgate Games: demos and discussion	Jason Engle, Michael Guigliano
11:00am-Noon	Among Us mobile game	Nicole Loresto from the Barnes Center e-sports center
Noon-1:00pm	One Night Ultimate Werewolf online game	Kyle Jaymes Davis
1:00pm-2:00pm	Story Dice mobile game	Kyle Jaymes Davis
2:00pm-4:00pm	Jackbox online game	Game Club @SU
4:00pm-5:00pm	Lego Building Challenge	Andrea Buckvold
5:00pm-6:00pm	Master Rind Quiz Show on Comics and Gaming, using Kahoot	Rob Snow

DESCRIPTIONS

10:00am-11:00am Play The Game Read The Story/Floodgate Games

Join Jason Engle, manager of Play the Game Read the Story in Syracuse, NY, and Michael Guigliano, Event Coordinator and Mover of Meeples for Floodgate Games (publisher of Sagrada, Bosk, Holi: Festival of Colors, and more) as they demo Floodgate games, talk about the game industry, board game mechanisms and game play, and answer your questions.

They will also provide special game giveaways as well as coupon codes for Play The Game Read The Story.

11:00am-Noon Among Us, via the Barnes Center e-sports room

Nicole Loresto from the Barnes Center will host Among Us. Participants must download Among Us (free on mobile devices, $4.99 on Windows PC, Nintendo Switch or Xbox). Nicole will send the Room Code out through the Zoom, and players will then use it to join the game’s lobby. Nicole and the players will chat using Zoom and the in-game texting feature.

Noon-1:00pm One Night Ultimate Werewolf, via netgames.io with Kyle Jaymes Davis

Kyle Jaymes Davis will run One Night Ultimate Werewolf on netgames.io. Just sign in to the Zoom to get the code to play for free through the browser on your mobile device or computer!

Noon-1:00pm Story Dice with Kyle Jaymes Davis

Kyle Jaymes Davis will run Story Dice, a free app for your Apple or Chrome mobile device. Just download the app and log in to the Zoom to play. Story Dice sets up a random series of icons which you have to quickly incorporate into a story!

2:00pm-4:00pm Jackbox games with the Game Club@SU

The Gaming Club at SU will host some Jackbox games online. You don’t need to own Jackbox to play; you plan play online through the group’s pack. Just log in to the Zoom and they’ll provide the code you need to join! Here are instructions for how Jackbox works.

4:00pm-5:00pm Lego Building Challenge

Andrea Buckvold will host a Lego Building Challenge–you will need maybe 20-50 of your own Legos. They can be any kind of Legos–they do not need to be a specific set. You’ll do quick challenges that anyone can do, like make a certain animal out of only 5 pieces, or find out who can build the highest free-standing piece on top of a minifig.

Andrea Buckvold has taught art at the elementary and college levels, and has run her own studio classroom for kids to explore creativity across art and science. Buckvold has built many, many Lego models.

5:00pm-6:00pm Master Rind Quiz Show on Comics and Gaming with Rob Snow

We’ll wrap up the day with a participatory Trivia Game hosted by Rob Snow. The game will be played using Kahoot; you have to download Kahoot (free) to your mobile device in order to submit your answers. Rob will read the questions aloud over the Zoom as well as through the app.

ZOOM LINK

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Role-Playing Game

We are hosting a one-shot RPG, utilizing Dungeons and Dragons 5E in its own Zoom parallel to the gaming stream.

The game will be run by Jesse Harasta, a longtime GM and world-creator.

The premise of the game is:

In the caravan city of Ghoudaia, the Emir’s heir has vanished – again – and discreet help is needed to bring the lad back. However, all rumors point to him joining a caravan preparing for the risky crossing of the Tarvan Wastes, dominion of the feared Sphinx. Can rescuers reach him before the Sphinx’s minions do?

Jesse will host a pre-game session to help acclimate anyone who is unfamiliar with the rules, starting at 12:30pm. The game itself will run from 1:00-4:00pm.

We have filled all the seats for the RPG and cannot take any more players.