*Note: all events are tentative and there are likely to be changes!
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SHUX’19 Event Schedule
Soooooo many cool panels, podcasts, and social games coming soon!
SHUX'19 Events - Friday
Featuring: Quintin Smith, Matt Lees, Pip Warr
When: Friday Oct. 4, time TBD
Where: The Big Theatre
Capacity: TBD
The convention begins with a bang! Welcome to our big show! Or at least our show. A show with us! The people, pears and misfits of SU&SD. Don’t miss our grand opening!
When: Friday Oct. 4, 9am-4pm
Where: The Megagame Room
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In this Battlestar Galatica-inspired megagame, a small fleet of interstellar vessels tries to survive while maintaining civil society, fending off a military threat from without and infighting from within.
It is the 27th Century, and freedom is under attack. The inhabitants of Wolf 1061C have ambushed and defeated all the fleets of the Old and New Nations of Earth, except for the Aegis, a lone battlecruiser, and its jumbled armada of mostly civilian vessels, drawn to the narrow band of safety the Aegis provides. That fleet, home to thousands and the Interstellar Council-in-Exile, must survive. Can you make the difficult political, military, and logistical choices to weather this long-term crisis?
Players will take on the roles of starship captains, politicians, and others trying to see the fleet through this harrowing time. The game has a focus on managing resources, as well as various units and assets – however, talking and negotiating with other players in a high stress environment will be crucial in order to achieve success. And one must always be on the lookout for The Wolf within.
When: Friday Oct. 4, 6pm-11pm
Where: The Megagame Room
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Join 60+ other players to fight, negotiate, and harness powerful new technologies as prominent political factions, scientists, and industrialists involved in the power struggles of Eastern Europa.
Fight, negotiate, and harness powerful new technologies as prominent political factions, scientists, industrialists, and folk heroes involved in the power struggles of Eastern Europa. At the center of the chaos is the mysterious Factory. Originally constructed by Nikolai Tesla, the Factory produced wondrous technologies utilized by the nations of Eastern Europa to destroy each other during the Great War. Although now the Great War is over, the power struggles are just beginning.
Sickle is a fan-made megagame set in the 1920+ Universe created by Jakub Różalski and is home to the award-winning board game Scythe by Stonemaier Games. We thank Stonemaier Games for the encouragement of fan-made projects, including this one!
SHUX'19 Events - Saturday
When: Saturday Oct. 5, 9am-2pm
Where: The Megagame Roome
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Negotiate, backstab, and bribe your legislation through the US congressional gauntlet as a member of Congress, media reporter, or a friendly neighborhood lobbyist in this 20-53 player megagame!
These Great United States are in chaos! Avian flu and wildfires! Tax loopholes and flood insurance! Chinese clones and Russian hackers! Join 50 of your fellow Americans to show just what Congress can do in the face of a crisis! Politically maneuver policies through the congressional machine as a member of congress, media reporter, or a friendly neighborhood lobbyist. Be careful though – everyone wants to do the right thing, but the right thing may not get you reelected in this Megagame of negotiation, tact, and weaponized bureaucracy!
When: Saturday Oct. 5, 4pm-10pm
Where: The Megagame Room
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A narrative megagame about overly-ambitious dwarves building a new city fortress. Players will delve deep into the mountain to discover unique resources, forge legendary weapons, develop thriving trade and culture, and fight back against the many dangers they uncover!
All Dwarves are welcome at Deephaven! From the proud Mountain clans and industrious Hill clans, to the mysterious clans of the Deep. Yes, even Gully Dwarves are allowed! MINERS delve deep to find arcane metals! SHAPERS forge legendary weapons, armor, and new inventions. ARCHITECTS build awe-inspiring structures and massive fortifications. MERCHANTS handle foreign trade, FARMERS feed us, and BREWERS keep us, uh, well-hydrated! The CARTOGRAPHERS maintain the Grand Map and the INKBEARDS chronicle discoveries, announce oaths, grudges, and important events. The GUARDIANS keep the peace, and the LEGION leads us to war! We rely upon the wise COUNCIL to enact decrees and manage a fair economy. Come to Deephaven! Build a new home for all Dwarves!
SHUX'19 Events - Sunday
When: Sunday Oct. 5, 9am-4:30pm
Where: The Megagame Roome
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Lights in the Sky: Cold War Conspiracy is a twist on Jim Wallman’s masterpiece megagame, Watch the Skies, which we ran at SHUX for the last 2 years.
This spiritual successor to the global megagame phenomenon combines the tropes of first contact movies like Independence Day, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Arrival with the paranoia and intrigue of the Cold War. Who can you trust?
Set in the 1980s, players take on the roles of politicians, diplomats, generals, spies, and [redacted] at the height of the Cold War. Communist States, Capitalist Democracies, Non-Aligned nations, and [redacted] vie to convert others to their networks of alliances and economic trading blocs. But beware, with [redacted] rumored to be walking among us, who can you trust?
Featuring: Quintin Smith, Matt Lees, Pip Warr
When: Sunday Oct. 6, 5:00PM-6:00PM
Where: The Big Theatre
Capacity: TBD
A fond farewell and thank you to all our SHUX’19 attendees! Will Matt rock the bass again? Will Quinns be as fragile and shattered as last year? Will Pip be napping under the table? You’ll have to come see.
SHUX'19 Events - Not Yet Scheduled
Featuring: Quintin Smith, Board Game Barrage (Kellen Laker, Mark Besada, Neilan Naicker)
When: TBD
Where: The Big Theatre
Capacity: TBD
Join the Board Game Barrage tanks, Kellen, Mark, and Neilan, for a live podcast recording, featuring special guest tank Quintin Smith! Board Game Barrage is a podcast about board games, the latest hotness, and how to have fun with your friends even when you're losing.
Featuring: Quintin Smith, So Very Wrong About Games
When: TBD
Where: The Big Theatre
Capacity: TBD
A live recording of the podcast that is consistently incorrect, but is at least occasionally self-aware. Your workaday hosts Michael Walker and Mark Bigney will be joined by international superstar special guest Quinns, who will probably be in town for some reason or other.
Featuring: The Pandemonium Institute
When: Games throughout the weekend
Where: TBD
Capacity: 20
When: Games throughout the weekend, 30 minutes per game
Where: TBD
Capacity: 25
Featuring: Alan Gerding and a lot of exciting guests!
When: TBD
Where: The Big Theatre
Capacity: TBD
A podcast about board games and other games you can play on or under your table! This podcast includes: Host, Alan Gerding, gaming news, stories, inside perspective of running a game company.