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A guide to when sessions will be taking place – please check back nearer the day in case we have had to make any changes. See below for approximate game timings, fee free to arrive for the start of the day or throughout.
11.00 – 11.30 – Welcome, get your raffle tickets and use our badge maker to make your festival badge.
Free gaming: Pick up a game from the pile or join any table with an empty seat. Ask an organiser if you need help. A mixture of games will be available or you can bring your own if you like!
Stuart from games publisher District 31 will be running playtests of his new game Kablooey – each game lasts 20 minutes! (8 places per game).
Steve Jackson Games – 8 places at a time, games all day.
Esdevium Games will be running gaming sessions.
11.30 am – 12.30pm
Quick Games Sessions – play some quick games (up to 20 minutes per game) with support and company from someone who knows how to play.
Learn to Play Zooloretto – Join the Zooleretto table to learn how to run a zoo! Beginners Welcome. (5 places)
Learn to Play Apples to Apples – a fun party game where you get get to know one another. Beginners Welcome. (10 places)
Esdevium Games will be running gaming sessions.
Stuart from games publisher District 31 will be running playtests of his new game Kablooey – each game lasts 20 minutes! (8 places per game)
Steve Jackson Games – 8 places at a time, games all day.
Badge making and raffle ticket buying.
Free gaming: Pick up a game from the pile or join any table with an empty seat. Ask an organiser if you need help.
12.30pm – 13.30pm
Free gaming: Pick up a game from the pile or join any table with an empty seat. Ask an organiser if you need help.
Stuart from games publisher District 31 will be running playtests of his new game Kablooey – each game lasts 20 minutes! (8 places per game)
Esdevium Games will be running gaming sessions.
Steve Jackson Games – 8 places at a time, games all day.
Learn to Play Settlers of Catan – One of the most famous of modern board games in which you settle on an island and fight over resources. Beginners Welcome (4 places, please allow extra time as this can take a while to learn).
1.30pm – 2.30pm
Learn to Play Takenoko – grow bamboo and feed the giant panda in the Emperor’s Garden! Beginners Welcome. (4 places)
Learn to Play Camel Up! – the exciting gambling game where you race camels. Beginners Welcome. (8 places)
Learn to play 7 Wonders – You are the leader of one of the 7 great cities of the Ancient World in this resource building game. Beginners Welcome (7 places, please allow extra time as this can take a while to learn)
Esdevium Games will be running gaming sessions.
Badge making and raffle ticket buying.
Steve Jackson Games – 8 places at a time, games all day
Free gaming: Pick up a game from the pile or join any table with an empty seat. Ask an organiser if you need help.
Leeds Netrunner Beginner Tournament
2.30pm – 3.30pm
Learn to play Forbidden Desert – Beginner session for this co-operative game in which you rescue a legendary flying machine from the ruins of an ancient desert city. (5 places).
Free gaming: Pick up a game from the pile or join any table with an empty seat. Ask an organiser if you need help.
Esdevium Games will be running gaming sessions.
Badge making and raffle ticket buying.
Quick Games Sessions – play some quick games (up to 20 minutes per game) with support and company from someone who knows how to play.
Leeds Netrunner Beginner Tournament
3.30 pm – 4.30pm
Esdevium Games will be running gaming sessions.
Badge making and raffle ticket buying.
Learn to Play Ticket to Ride – A game all about trains! Beginners Welcome. (5 places)
Learn to Play Dominion – a fantasy deckbuilding game. Beginners Welcome. (4 places)
Stuart from games publisher District 31 will be running playtests of his new game Kablooey – each game lasts 20 minutes! (8 places per game)
Steve Jackson Games – 8 places at a time, games all day
Free gaming: Pick up a game from the pile or join any table with an empty seat. Ask an organiser if you need help.
Leeds Netrunner Beginner Tournament
4.30pm – 5.30pm
Learn to play Tokaido – Beginners session of this game in which you are a traveller in Japan. Suitable for ages 8 and over but children should play with an adult they know. (5 places)
X Wing Miniatures Demo
Free gaming: Pick up a game from the pile or join any table with an empty seat. Ask an organiser if you need help.
Stuart from games publisher District 31 will be running playtests of his new game Kablooey – each game lasts 20 minutes! (8 places per game)
Steve Jackson Games – 8 places at a time, games all day
Leeds Netrunner Beginner Tournament (until 5pm)
5.30pm – 6.30pm
Learn to play Dixit – The skill of giving vague clues is explored in this beautifully illustrated game. Beginners Welcome(6 places)
Learn to play Small World – a fantasy game about winning territory. 5 places, age 8 and over. Beginners welcome.
X Wing Miniatures demo
Learn to play Pandemic On The Brink – Work together to save the world from terrible diseases! Beginners Welcome (5 places)
Badge making and raffle ticket buying
Esdevium Games will be running gaming sessions.
Stuart from games publisher District 31 will be running playtests of his new game Kablooey – each game lasts 20 minutes! (8 places per game)
Steve Jackson Games – 8 places at a time, games all day
Free gaming: Pick up a game from the pile or join any table with an empty seat. Ask an organiser if you need help.
6.30pm – 7.30pm Raffle Winners announced
Free gaming: Pick up a game from the pile or join any table with an empty seat. Ask an organiser if you need help.
Esdevium Games will be running gaming sessions.
Stuart from games publisher District 31 will be running playtests of his new game Kablooey – each game lasts 20 minutes! (8 places per game)
Steve Jackson Games – 8 places at a time, games all day
Quick Games Sessions – play some quick games (up to 20 minutes per game) with support and company from someone who knows how to play
7.30pm – End of the festival!