Saturday, November 20, 2010

Registration for JiffyCon January 2011 - NOW LIVE

Half-day price now available!

Want to attend JiffyCon on January 23, 2011 in beautiful downtown Northampton, Massachusetts? Let us know you're coming!

Please e-mail jiffycon (at) gmail.com by January 9, 2010 with the following information:

• Name(s)
• E-mail Address (and/or best contact info)
• Number, name and age of any accompanying children
• If you're coming from far out of town and interested in accommodation information
• How you heard about us

This information will help us ensure the best possible convention experience for you!

Also join the event on Facebook.

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ABOUT JIFFYCON: JiffyCon is a one day mini role-playing convention. Focusing on small-press, independently published and role playing and board games, JiffyCon is a whole day devoted to nothing but having fun playing games.

WHEN & WHERE: JiffyCon will be held on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at the Dynamite Space in Thornes Marketplace in downtown Northampton, MA.

SCHEDULE:

Doors open at 9:00 a.m.
Sign up for Games : 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Session 1: 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Session 2: 2:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Entry Fee (pay at the door):
• $20 - adult, full-day
• $10 - adult, half-day*
• $5 - kids 6-17
• Free - 5 and under

* Afternoon preferred. Adults needing childcare pay full-day admission.

Games currently planned:
In a Wicked Age
The Anthropophagy Society (table top)
Tales of the Fisherman's Wife
Misspent Youth
Human Contact
Psi-Run
Annalise
Dread House
Slayer of Dragon

In past JiffyCons we've featured locally grown games like Time and Temp, Shooting the Moon, Misspent Youth, 1001 Nights, and Shock:, games in development that such as Tales of the Fisherman's Wife, and board games like Mechaton. We love both the old school and the new fangled. We offer games for kids as young as 8, games for a general audience, and games strictly for adults. Our attendees have come from far and wide throughout New England and the Middle States, and our attendance has steadily increased over the past three years. We couldn't have done it without the kind folks who GM, DM, and facilitate GM-less goodness.

Want to run a game? Sign-up before December 15, 2010.

Friday, November 5, 2010

GMs for JiffyCon January 2011


JiffyCon returns to Western Massachusetts on January 23rd, 2011, and we're looking for folks to run games. Deadline for signing up to run games is December 15. You can sign up online here:

JiffyCon GM Sign Up

We have a fabulous new space in Thornes Marketplace's "Dynamite Space" in beautiful downtown Northampton, Massachusetts.

Schedule:
Doors open at 9:00 a.m.
Sign up for Games : 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Session 1: 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Session 2: 2:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Entry Fee:
$20 adults, $5 kids 6-17, 5 and under free

In past JiffyCons we've featured locally grown games like Time and Temp, Shooting the Moon, Misspent Youth, 1001 Nights, and Shock:, games in development that such as Tales of the Fisherman's Wife, and board games like Mechaton. We love both the old school and the new fangled. We offer games for kids as young as 8, games for a general audience, and games strictly for adults. Our attendees have come from far and wide throughout New England and the Middle States, and our attendance has steadily increased over the past three years. We couldn't have done it without the kind folks who GM, DM, and facilitate GM-less goodness.

Games currently planned:

In a Wicked Age, The Anthropophagy Society (table top), Fisherman's Wife, Misspent Youth, Human Contact, Psi Run, Annalise.

Look here for more details soon, and see you in January! (And in Lowell at the Brilliant Gameologist's Playdate, too!)

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

PlayDate: December 11th, Lowell

Join us on December 11th at Middlesex Community College, Lowell, MA for a day of games- try something new or reconnect with a favorite with new people, this is a day of fun and games.

Timeline- 11:30-6:00:

11:30-12:00 Registration, check in, coffee, mingling
12:00-1:30: Speed Gaming- Rotate stations to learn about the RPG and Board Games offered. 5-10 minutes per game, hopefully you’ll meet your dream game!
2:00-5:30 Open Gaming: Each RPG will last between 2-4 hours. There are plenty of board games and gm’less games to fill the extra time so we hope you’ll get to “date” a few choices!
5:30-6:00 Yankee Swap! Bring a gift (regifting is ok! Just something someone else may like!) and let's get in the mood for the holidays!

Games:

RPG’s
List coming soon! Do you want to run something? GM's still needed- contact us ASAP!
Board Games
Along with the RPG’s will be a collection of board games including Dominion, Race for the Galaxy, Zombies!, Settlers of Catan, Carcassone, Ticket to Ride, Pillars of the Earth, Puerto Rico, Agricola, Word on the Street, Say Anything, Apples to Apples and many more!

Location:

Middlesex Community College Lowell- cafeteria
33 Kearney Square, Lowell

Parking:

MCC has a parking garage- the Lower Docks Garage off of Warren Street with a walkway to the MCC building. There is also on-street parking, but it is limited. The address for parking is 44 Kearney Square, Lowell

Registration:

Please register ahead of time so we know how much coffee and breakfast items to get and how many games to prep!
Register on:
Admission: $5 plus donations for the snack table! ALSO- Tis the season! Bring a game that can be donated to a homeless shelter or Toys for Tots!

Comment / Questions

Post in the comments here, ask us on twitter, or email us! If you have any questions, need a place to crash the night before, or want to run a game, email away!

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