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Team GrandCon has worked hard to bring our inaugural year to fruition. We are thrilled to be enjoying it with all of you!

GrandCon is West Michigan’s first ever hybrid convention of both comic books and gaming. Our vision is fueled by our belief that the community needed a local event to celebrate our fandom. Your attendance is a testimony to that.

From the formation of our idea, up through today, it has been an amazing journey. We were not sure how or if the community would embrace us, and the truth is we were overwhelmed with enthusiasm, love, and support from every corner of Grand Rapids.

Team GrandCon would like to thank some key contributors:

Thank you to Steve VanWagoner of Celebration! Cinema, who saw our vision, and jumped at the chance to become our presenting sponsor. Their reach into the community and generosity elevated our visibility to a level we dared not hope for.

Thank you to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation, who were willing to attach their name and reputation to our event. We are proud to have them as our charitable partner, and to support their work in saving children’s lives.

Thank you to Scott & Suzie Rosema. When we first met with Scott & Suzie, they were very excited about a convention coming to Grand Rapids. They went through a career’s worth of professional contacts to reach out to much of the artistic talent at the show.

Thank you to our families, who are not always the comic and gaming fans that we ourselves are. Your support and sacrifice has not gone unnoticed, and we hope we have made you proud.

Finally, thank YOU, the person reading this right now. We hope we have provided an experience that not only can grow and change from year to year, but that you will want to be a part of over and over again.

So whatcha waiting for?!? Time to hit the convention!

Best, Team GrandCon

WelcomeGrandCon Attendees, Vendors, & Special Guests!

ContentsFeatured Guests ......................................2

Exhibitors & Vendors ...............................2

Sponsors .................................................3

Code of Conduct Venue Map ................24

Schedule of Events - Friday ....................25

Schedule of Events - Saturday ................30

Schedule of Events - Sunday ..................42

We are partnered with Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation and want to more than double last year’s final total of $3396. Our official goal is $6800, but we think we can make it all the way to $10K WITH YOUR HELP! Visit Team GrandCon GCA to make a donation or step up to be part of the team. $1 of every badge sold for GrandCon 2013 will go to HDCHF.

Everyone that makes a donation of $10 or more to Team GrandCon’s Extra Life drive will be entered to win a signed and framed GrandCon edition art print of the “Superheroes of Catan” by Joe Reed.

Remember that $1 of every badge sold at our convention will go to HDCHF.

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Featured Guests

Exhibitors & VendorsDISTRIBUTION: GTS Distribution

PUBLISHERS: Academy GamesArcane WondersCapstan ComicsDarktier Studios

Float a Goat GamesHappy Mitten Games

Gaming PaperGreater Than GamesKillustration Studios

McArt PublicationsMinion Games

Passport Games StudioPlaid Hat GamesR&R Games Inc.

Source Point PressTemujin Studio

RETAILERS:Alpha Omega Coffee & GamesApparitions Comics and Games

Big Kidz GamesEvolution Games

Excelsior Games & ComicsFurgear

Gaming PaperGrandLan Games & Comics

Jelly Soup StudiosLange’s Sports & Collectibles

Out of the Box Puzzles & GamesRIW Hobbies

Rookies Sportcards PlusShadow Factory

Tardy’s Collectors CornerTravis Bolles-Action Figures/Toys

Jon Alderink – ArtistJon currently works under the Hi-Fi umbrella as a color artist on books for DC and Marvel/Disney World-wide Publishing. Some of his current work includes: painting the X-Men, Spider-Man, Avengers, Dare-devil, and Wolverine.

Ed Greenwood – AuthorEd is an amiable, bearded Canadian writer, game designer, and librarian best known as the creator of The Forgotten Realms® fantasy world.

Jeff Grubb – Game DesignerJeff Grubb is an award-winning game designer and best-selling author. He has had a long and tawdry career in creating, caring for, and explaining worlds of his own and others design, including the Al-Qadim and Spelljammer campaign settings for AD&D and the original Marvel Super Heroes game.

Tracy & Laura Hickman – AuthorsHickman came to TSR in 1982, and soon thereafter management announced the intention to develop a series of role-playing adventures based on dragons. Hickman’s proposal, code-named Project Overlord, was the Dragonlance Chronicles, which led to his association with Margaret Weis. In 2010, Tracy and Laura Hickman launched a direct to internet serialized fantasy series, “Dragon’s Bard” which introduced the concept of ‘novel as souvenir’ where subscribers would download periodical ebook chapters as the book was written and then receive a copy of the physical book upon the completion of the subscription.

Tim Kenyon – Media PublisherTim Kenyon’s writing career began in short stories and novels, but quickly migrated to the more visual mediums of comic and film where he spends a majority of his creative time. His graphic novel series, Endtime, is officially underway with the recent publication of the series’ first book, Endtime: The Arrival.

Kait Mayne – ArtistKait Mayne is a digital illustrator from southwest Michigan with a passion for environment design and writing.

Mick McArt – Media PublisherIf you are a Christian author, or an author writing a Christian friendly book, and are looking to self-publish, this may be just what you are looking for. Mick sees his imagination as a gift from God and hopes to use it to be a blessing to others. With encouragement from his wife, pastor, and friends, Mick began work on this book.

Mark A. Nelson - ArtistMy artistic journey has allowed me to research everything from the prehistoric to contemporary symbols and images from cultures around the world. Mark has worked with and works with: Marvel Comics, D. C. Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Comics, First Comics, Eclipse Comics, Now Comics, Kitchen Sink Comics, and Just Imagine Comics. Wizards of the Coast, TSR, Dragon Magazine, Dungeon Magazine, White Wolf, Armageddon, FASA, Five Rings, Paizo Publishing.

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Sponsors

Michael L. Peters - ArtistMichael L. Peters is a Michigan based artist. Since 1996, he’s drawn comics, with work appearing in Unbound (Image), Legends of Camelot (Caliber), Heavy Metal Magazine, Negative Burn (Desperado) and others.

Scott Rosema – ArtistScott Rosema’s legendary career in the comic book industry spans over 30 years. He has worked for the Big Two, and his pencils and inks have touched just about every character large and small during his long career.

Andrew Pepoy – ArtistAndrew’s current projects: Inking many comic books of the Eisner-award winning Fables-related titles, including most of the run of Jack of Fables, several issues of Fairest, The Simpsons and Futurama and many more.

Boyan Radakovich (Bo) – Game Publisher | Geek & Sundry ProducerBoyan Radakovich is a producer for Geek & Sundry’s wildly popular show “TableTop,” hosted by Wil Wheaton and the creator of the gaming holiday International TableTop Day.

Steven Schend – AuthorSteven’s professional life began in February of 1990 as a games editor at TSR, Inc. Since then, Steven has worked on dozens of fictional worlds as a freelance or full-time editor, developer, game designer, fiction writer, or assistant manager for numerous publishers including Wizards of the Coast; Bastion Press; Green Ronin; Paizo Publishing; and Rite Publishing.

Sara Sowles – ArtistSara Sowles is a painter, comic book colorist, and designer. She graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design in 2007 with a BFA in illustration. Sara owns Killustration Studios LLC, a professional art business, with her husband Tyler. She has much experience in deadline oriented jobs including newspaper, feature film, and comic industries.

Tyler Sowles – ArtistTyler Sowles is a painter, illustrator and comic book artist. Tyler owns Killustration Studios LLC, a profes-sional art business, with his wife Sara. He is currently working on 2 trade graphic novels, The Numbered for Arcana Comics and Deadman’s Land.

William Stout – ArtistWilliam Stout has worked with Hollywood’s greatest directors, creating the ad art for over 120 motion pictures (including his iconic Wizards poster), drawing EC-influenced comics covers and stories, creating 45 bootleg record album covers, designing theme park attractions for Disney and Universal and painting accurate murals of prehistoric life for the world’s great natural history museums.

Jim Towe – ArtistJim Towe is a comic book artist currently residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Currently, Jim is drawing the digital comic series The Art of Guilt, which will be available online now.

Ashlee Varekois - ArtistAshlee Varekois is a part of the duo known as Double Trouble Art! Drawing is her passion and motivation, in fact, there isn’t a time when she is not drawing!

Josh Werner – ArtistJoshua Werner runs As Fall Leaves Illustration, a graphic design and illustration media company where he does a large variety of work for film storyboards, trading cards, CD/DVD covers, books, magazines, t-shirts, comics, and more.

Celebration! CinemaR&R Games

Plaid Hat GamesGTS Distribution

Passport Game StudiosArcane Wonders

Greater Than Games Gaming Paper

Academy Games

8th Summit GamesUSAopoly

GreatScotMan PhotographyMinion Games

Sparrow GraphicsRIW Hobbies

Out of the Box Games, Toys, and Puzzles

Killustration Studios

MejierCapstan Comics

Alpha Omega Coffee & Games Papercutz

Watch It Played! Father Geek

Float A Goat GamesGeek Cast Radio Network

Rookies Sportscards

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Summoner Wars Demo #BGFR101001 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 1

Learn how to play Summoner Wars with the game’s designer!• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Colby Dauch

Age of Steam #BGFR101002 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 3

Age of Steam is based on the popular Early Railways Series. The major change to that system is the addition of track tiles allowing you to build your own routes. Map will determined at the event.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Bruce Miller

Farmageddon #CGFR101001 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 7

Players must plant, fertilize, and harvest crops in order to build the most valuable harvest – but they must do so before their opponents undermine their efforts. The game ends when no crops are available for planting.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by John Martel

World Building Seminar Basic Concepts #SEFR101001 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

World Building Seminar Basic Concepts Pt. 1 - You want to build a world for a campaign or a story. Where do you start? Hear how the masters of the Forgotten Realms...• Ages 16+ • Experience: Some • $0 • presented by T. Hickman, E. Greenwood, S. Schend, & J. Grubb

Summoner Wars Demo #BGFR111001 11:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 1


Summoner Wars Demo #BGFR121001 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 1


Power Grid:EnBW #BGFR121002 12:00 PM-2:00 PM • Boardroom 3

This is Funkenschlag (Power Grid) in a version for the power supplier EnBW with a special double sided board.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Bruce Miller

Food Fight! #RPFR121001 12:00 PM-2:00 PM • Fireside 1

Learn the basics of how to play Shadowrun Fifth Edition. Characters will be provided as well as other materials needed for a “typical” run. Just bring a pencil, and lots of six-sided dice!• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Kendall Jung

PFS #4-19: The night march of Kalkamede #RPFR131001 1:00 PM-6:00 PM • Fireside 2

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. A veteran Pathfinder exploring the Fenwall Mountains of Varisia has begun sleepwalking, traveling through the dead of night in the same direction each time.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

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Race for the Galaxy #BGFR141001 2:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 3

In the card game Race for the Galaxy, players build galactic civilizations by playing game cards in front of them that represent worlds or technical and social developments.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Bruce Miller

Dreamhack #CGFR141001 2:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 6

A co-op card game of intense survival and resourcefulness. 2-4 players must find food, water, and weapons in the dream, must implant symbolic suggestions, and get out before losing their sanity.(Special Print and Play version.)• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Duane and Christina Stephenson

Friday 2 PM

Lords of Waterdeep - Charity Game!! #BGFR151001 3:00 PM-5:00 PM • Dogwood Room

A charity game for Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital Foundation. Play with Ed Greenwood and Steven Schend; authors behind the books that inspired the game. What a rare opportunity you will have to play and have fun while giving back to the community.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $15 • presented by GrandCon GCA

Hanabi #CGFR151001 3:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 21

An intriguing and innovative card game and winner of the 2013 Spiel des Jahres! Race against the clock to build a dazzling fireworks finale! Trouble is, you can see the cards that everyone holds...except your own.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Frank & Dan DiLorenzo

Friday 3 PM

PFS #38: No Plunder, No Pay #RPFR131003 1:00 PM-6:00 PM • Fireside 4

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 7 - 11. The brazen enemy of Her Majestrix’s Navy, has finally been caught. Unfortunately for you, he was caught after stealing a fiendish artifact.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #3-07: Echoes of the Overwatched #RPFR131004 1:00 PM-6:00 PM • Fireside 5

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. A Pathfinder agent working in the famed Blakros Museum in Absalom falls victim to a terrible, ancient evil.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-16: The Fabric of Reality #RPFR131005 1:00 PM-6:00 PM • Fireside 6

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 5 - 9. A team of Pathfinders must discover how the infamous sorcerer known as the Ruby Phoenix created her private demiplane.• Ages 12+ • Experience: Elite • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

Creature Design with Mark Nelson #SEFR131001 1:00 PM-5:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

A classroom setting with Mark A. Nelson. Discussion and lecture on constructing the form, ideas, thought processes on your animal to bring it to life. Asking the “How, What, Where, When and Why” of your creature. (Class materials Provided)• Ages 16+ • Experience: Some • $35 • presented by Mark Nelson

PFS: 4-EX: Day of the Demon #RPFR131002 1:00 PM-6:00 PM • Fireside 3

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. A long an ally has come into possession of a manor house in the imperial nation of Cheliax, where a once prominent noble family was known to practice diabolism before the Age of Lost Omens.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

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ThunderStone: Advance #BGFR161001 4:00 PM-6:00 PM • Boardroom 4

Thunderstone is a fantasy deck-building game. Fight the evils of the dungeon to prove your worth. Gain powerful weaponry and level into new and mighty hero classes. Claim the best cards and survive to take the Thunderstone Bearer.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Betty Elsenheimer

Friday 4 PM

Grand Con Games Library #BGFR171001 5:00 PM-2:00 AM • White Pine and Maple

ONE EVENT TICKET ALLOWS FOR PLAY THE ENTIRE DAY! Come and play a game from our selection of 1000 titles, or bring in that new game you just purchased. We’ll provide the space you need and perhaps even someone to play as well.• Ages ALL • Experience: None • $5 • presented by GrandCon GCA

Powergrid #BGFR171002 5:00 PM-8:00 PM • Boardroom 8

The object of Power Grid is to supply the most cities with power. you must get materials needed to power plants making it a constant struggle to upgrade your plants while still expanding your network to get the cheapest route• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Nikki Carr

Trains #BGFR171003 5:00 PM-7:00 PM • Boardroom 5

Deck-building game in which the player must build up a personal deck of cards such as facilities, trains and personnel. These cards are then used to build railways around Tokyo and Osaka, enlarge the cities, and build buildings.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Betty Elsenheimer

Guild Hall: Job Faire #CGFR171001 5:00 PM-7:00 PM • Boardroom 6

Gather professionals into chapters, and use their combined might for victory. Collect complete color sets of professions which you use to buy victory points (VP). The first player to gain 20 VP on their turn wins.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Peter Elsenheimer

D20 Modern Space Marines #RPFR171001 5:00 PM-9:00 PM • Fireside 7

This is a d20 Modern module that utilizes the We Hate Bards custom rules for Space Marines. These can be found at http://wehatebardshomebrew.blogspot.com/.• Ages 13+ • Experience: Some • $3 • presented by Editor in Chief at We Hate Bards

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Catan World Championship Prequalifier 2013 #BGFR181002 6:00 PM-11:00 PM • Willow 17

Ages 14 and up, but only 18+ are eligible for the advancement prize. The winner will advance to the World Championship qualifiers in 2014. Plenty of other prizes will be provided by Mayfair Games and Out of the Box. Reserve your seat today!• Ages 14+ • Experience: Some • $10 • presented by Jeff Rietveld

Mage Wars GrandCon Tournament #BGFR181003 6:00 PM-12:00 AM • Willow 1

Mage Wars GrandCon Tournament: Spellbook Registration will start promptly at 6 PM. Players must bring their own 120-point spellbook using any mage published on or before September 1st, 2013.• Ages 14+ • Experience: High • $7 • presented by Arcane Wonders

Mercante #BGFR181004 6:00 PM-8:00 PM • Boardroom 11

Game of economic warfare between merchant houses. By playing one of the unique merchants, you will buy and sell commodities, fulfill contracts, theft, or drive down the value of goods to become the only merchant house of Tempest.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by PeterElsenheimer

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Dreamhack #CGFR181002 6:00 PM-8:00 PM • Boardroom 21


Vampire Requiem - MES LARP #LAFR181001 6:00 PM-11:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

Theme: “What lurks beneath.” Conspiratorial, Tense, Unusual Activities, Hidden Opportunities - 18+ MES LARP• Ages 18+ • Experience: Some • $6 • presented by Kerry Gavigan

X-Wing Tourney #MNFR181001 6:00 PM-12:00 AM • Willow 5

Are you part of the Rebel Alliance, Or are you the might of the Imperial Army? Come show your skills in this X-WING Double Elimination showdown. Cost is $12.00 prize support based on number of entries. Time to show if the force is with you!• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $12 • presented by Big Kidz Games

PFS #4-12: The Refuge of Time #RPFR181001 6:00 PM-11:00 PM • Fireside 2

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 7 - 11. GAME MAY START UP TO 30 MINUTES LATE. In the ruins of a fallen empire built on the power of sin lies the key to awakening a great evil from a time long gone.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #33: Assult on the Kingdom of the Impossible #RPFR181002 6:00 PM-11:00 PM • Fireside 3

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. The Pathfinder Society sends you to the fabled Kingdom of the Impossible.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #5-02 The Wardstone Patrol #RPFR181003 6:00 PM-11:00 PM • Fireside 4

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. GAME MAY START UP TO 30 MINUTES LATE. All-out war has erupted on the long-contested border between the crusader nation of Mendev and the demon-infested Worldwound.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-24: The Price of Friendship #RPFR181004 6:00 PM-11:00 PM • Fireside 5

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 5 - 9. GAME MAY START UP TO 30 MINUTES LATE. The Pathfinder Society has discovered the hint of a monumental revelation.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

Sentinels of the Multiverse #CGFR181001 6:00 PM-8:00 PM • Boardroom 15

Sentinels of the Multiverse is a cooperative game in which players control heroes with powers and abilities in the form of cards. Players work together to defeat the villains and survive the dangerous environments in which the battles take place.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

Lords of Waterdeep - Charity Game!! #BGFR181006 6:00 PM-8:00 PM • Dogwood Room

A charity game for Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital Foundation. Play with Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood established authors and game designers in the industry we know and love.• Ages 13+ • Experience: Some • $15 • presented by GrandCon GCA

Smash Up with Expansion(s) #BGFR181005 6:00 PM-8:00 PM • Boardroom 10

Take two 20 card decks, shuffle them into one deck, then compete to smash more Bases than your opponents! You attempt to have the most power on the Base from your minions when the Base is smashed.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Betty Elsenheimer

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PFS #5-01 The Glass River Rescue #RPFR181005 6:00 PM-11:00 PM • Fireside 6

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. GAME MAY START UP TO 30 MINUTES LATE. A Pathfinder leading a diplomatic envoy from the dwarven holds of the Five Kings Mountains has gone missing.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

We Hate Bards with Justin #RPFR181006 6:00 PM-12:00 AM • Fireside 8

A 4th edition DnD system for Beginner-Advanced players, pre-generated characters• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $4.5 • presented by We Hate Bards

Brotherhood of Cain: Hand of Fate #RPFR181007 6:00 PM-10:00 PM • Fireside 9

England, 1861. Vampires and werewolves lurk in the shadows. You’ve dealt with their kind, so the Brotherhood of Cain recruited you to stop them. One of the agency’s fixers has gone missing and you’ve been dispatched to find him, no matter what cost.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Andrew Popowich

Pandemic #BGFR191002 7:00 PM-8:00 PM • Boardroom 16

Pandemic involves traveling around the world to fight diseases. Players coordinate as a team against the game.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Eric Anderson

Trains #BGFR191004 7:00 PM-9:00 PM • Boardroom 4


AEG Small Card Games #CGFR191001 7:00 PM-9:00 PM • Boardroom 6

Five card games from AEG that have < 90 cards and that play in < 45 minutes. Titles being played: Agent Hunter, Love Letter, Card of the Dead, Maximum Throwdown and Straw. Or you could say you will be a spy, lover, zombie, fighter and a camel.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by PeterElsenheimer

The New Kids In Town #RPFR191001 7:00 PM-11:00 PM • Fireside 1

Kick off your Monster Hunters International campaign! Fresh out of boot and assigned to a regional team, you enter the action at ground zero. But something isn’t quite right - it’s like you’re being tested. New players welcome http://kck.st/R84q1L• Ages 17+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Shane Harsch

Temple of the Dragon Cult #RPFR191002 7:00 PM-12:00 AM • Fireside 16

The Characters are called in to pursue a dragon that the king’s army was able to wound but kill. It seems straight forward enough: The army tracked the dragon to its lair, and the only thing the characters have to do is go in and kill it.• Ages 13+ • Experience: Some • $4.5 • presented by We Hate Bards

Friday 7 PM

Star Trek Expeditions #BGFR201002 8:00 PM-11:00 PM • Boardroom 17

Star Trek Expeditions gives players an opportunity to cooperate as the crew of the US Enterprise when a planet might fall into enemy hands.• Ages 14+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Eric Anderson

Revolution! #BGFR201003 8:00 PM-9:00 PM • Boardroom 16

Revolution! involves gaining influence in the town by beating, blackmailing, and bribing people to support you for town leadership.• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Eric Anderson

Friday 8 PM

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Cards Against Humanity - Late Night Edition! #CGFR201001 8:00 PM-10:00 PM • Boardroom 1

If you like Apples to Apples and have an appreciation for inappropriate, politically incorrect, sick and twisted sense of humor, than this game is for you!• Ages 18+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Kendall Jung

Hanabi #CGFR221001 10:00 PM-11:00 PM • Boardroom 15

Hanabi is a cooperative game in which players try to create the perfect fireworks show by placing the cards on the table in the right order. Rules taught.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

Grand Con Games Library #BGSA081001 8:00 AM-2:00 AM • White Pine and Maple


LUVIN’ RACING! #BGSA081002 8:00 AM-9:00 AM • Reg Area

LUVIN’ RACING! will ignite the serious Nascar fan and capture the heart of new racers! It delivers personal interaction that shifts and turns on a dime. Last place? You can still win the race! Part chance, part skill. No experience necessary!• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by LuAnn and Vince VanBuskirk

We Hate Bards #RPSA081001 8:00 AM-12:00 PM • Fireside 16

Come meet the We Hate Bards Team, learn about the Library, and enjoy a simple game. The system will be determined based on the players who arrive.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by We Hate Bards

William Stout – A Life of Adventure #SESA081001 8:00 AM-9:00 AM • Presidents Dining Room

William Stout – A Life of Adventure will hold you spellbound as Bill describes scuba diving under the ice in Antarctica, making movies with Hollywood’s greatest directors, creating the ad art for over 120 motion pictures!!!• Ages ALL • Experience: None • $0 • presented by William Stout

DoubleTake #BGFR201007 8:00 PM-9:00 PM • Boardroom 20

Two players co-star as they attempt to get the audience to guess 6 phrases. Trouble is, each only has half the phrase and it’s up to the audience players to put it all together! Lots of laughs and fun in this charageous game for 3-8 players.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Frank & Dan DiLorenzo

Friday 10 PM

Saturday 8 AM


ThunderStone: Advance #BGFR201005 8:00 PM-10:00 PM • Boardroom 5


Elder Sign: Unseen Forces #BGFR201006 8:00 PM-10:00 PM • Boardroom 15

Elder Sign is a fast-paced, cooperative dice game of supernatural intrigue. Players take the roles of investigators racing against time to stave off the imminent return of the Ancient Ones.• Ages 14+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

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Lyssan #BGSA091001 9:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 3

Lyssan is an intense board game of strategy, cooperation, and betrayal. It will require strength, cunning, and adaptability to win. Rules taught.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Ryan Foerch

Kings of Air and Steam #BGSA091003 9:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 15

Kings of Air and Steam is a pickup/deliver and route-planning game with a steampunk setting. Build up your business, and become the next King (or Queen) of Air and Steam. Rules taught.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

NightFall #CGSA091001 9:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 4

Nightfall is a fast and furious deck-building game. Pit werewolves, vampires, and ghouls in a battle for total domination. Rules taught.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Eric Hula

Dreamhack #CGSA091003 9:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 21


When Lands Fall #RPSA091001 9:00 AM-1:00 PM • Fireside 9

A piece of one of the fabled floating lands has fallen from the skies. Can you and your party get there first to recover whatever treasures may await?• Ages 13+ • Experience: Some • $3 • presented by Kendall Jung

PFS #4-26: The Walking Rune #RPSA091002 9:00 AM-2:00 PM • Fireside 2

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 7 - 11. After a year of searching and risking life and limb, the agents of the Pathfinder Society have discovered the resting place of the Runelord of Sloth.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-18: The Veterans Vault #RPSA091003 9:00 AM-2:00 PM • Fireside 3

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. The Pathfinders are sent to retrieve a valuable keepsake.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-22: Halls of Dwarven Lore #RPSA091004 9:00 AM-2:00 PM • Fireside 4

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 5 - 9. the Pathfinder Society has been invited to assist in the excavation of a forgotten ruin.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-15: The Cyphermage Dilemma #RPSA091005 9:00 AM-2:00 PM • Fireside 5

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. The PCs find themselves embroiled in a dangerous plot of deception that one could only find in Varisia’s infamous pirate port.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-23: Rivalrys End #RPSA091006 9:00 AM-2:00 PM • Fireside 6

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. The Pathfinder Society’s conflict with the Aspis Consortium in the frontier region of Varisia has come to a head.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

Ruins of Baradahm #RPSA091007 9:00 AM-1:00 PM • Fireside 12

Explore ancient ruins and battle the vile Endrori in this action intro to Narosia: Sea of Tears Fantasy RPG. Characters provided (www.narosia.com).• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Shane Harsch

Saturday 9 AM

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Alien Frontiers #BGSA101004 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 7

Do you have what it takes to be a deep space colonist? This new planet will be harsh, but if you have the skills to manage your resources, build a fleet, research alien life, and settle colonies, the world can be yours.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by John Martel

Summoner Wars Demo #BGSA101005 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 1


LUVIN’ RACING! #BGSA101007 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Reg Area


Lords of Waterdeep - Charity Game!! #BGSA101008 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Dogwood Room

A charity game for Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital Foundation. Play with Ed Greenwood and Steven Schend; authors behind the books that inspired the game. What a rare opportunity you will have to play and have fun while giving back to the community.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $15 • presented by GrandCon

High Frontier #BGSA101009 10:00 AM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 5

High Frontier is a board game from Phil Eklund simulating near future space exploration of our solar system.• Ages 15+ • Experience: None • $4.5 • presented by Michael Johnson

Qin #BGSA101010 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 16

Prepare to colonize the Chinese hinterland as you found provinces and absorb remote villages into your growing empire. During your expansion build magnificent pagodas as a sign of your authority.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Frank & Dan DiLorenzo

Mage Wars Demo #BGSA101011 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 12

Enter the Arena and experience Mage Wars by playing the Apprentice game. Our staff will be on hand to guide you through your first few turns and answer any questions you may have. Choose your mage. Prepare for battle. Enter the Arena!• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $0 • presented by Arcane Wonders Demo Team

Tokaido #BGSA101002 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 10

Take a peaceful trip through pastoral Japan in Tokaido. This beautiful game is easy to learn and has light strategy elements for both newcomers and experienced players to enjoy.• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Tim Latshaw

Agricola Table- Learn to Play! #BGSA101003 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 20

Agricola is a high-strategy worker placement game. Build a farm, have a family, grow crops and animals! Learn to play this great game.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Aaron DeKuiper

Saturday 10 AM

Publishing The Game ~ Bo, Chris, Colby, & Uwe! #SESA091001 9:00 AM-10:00 AM • Presidents Dining Room

Please join Bo Radakovich, Christopher Badell, Colby Duach, and Uwe Eickert as they talk about being a board game publisher in the tabletop industry. Along with your host who is none other than Lance Myxter aka The UndeadViking. Sit back and enjoy!• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $0 • presented by B. Radakovich, C. Badell, C. Dauch, & U. Eickert

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MtG Theros Prerelease #CGSA101001 10:00 AM-3:00 PM • Willow 1

Magic the Gathering Theros Prerelease. This is a sealed event with cards and prize provided by GrandLAN Gaming Center.• Ages 13+ • Experience: Some • $17 • presented by GrandLAN Gaming Center

Cardfight!! Vanguard - Learn-to-Play #CGSA101002 10:00 AM-4:00 PM • Willow 11

Learn to play Cardfight!! Vanguard. We will provide your first deck and tutoring to help you learn the game in a casual setting. Start in any time!• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $17 • presented by GrandLAN Gaming Center

Legend of the Five Rings CCG Tournament - Early #CGSA101003 10:00 AM-3:00 PM • Willow 16

Legend of the Five Rings Emperor Edition open tournament. Prizes supplied by GrandLAN Gaming Center.• Ages 13+ • Experience: Some • $7 • presented by GrandLAN Gaming Center

Cold Numbers: A Call of Cthulhu Modern Scenario #RPSA101001 10:00 AM-6:00 PM • Fireside 7

An encounter on the back roads during a snowstorm changes the lives of a group of friends. Now with cryptic clues in hand these friends must “crack the code” and stop an impending destructive force or they may become just another statistic.• Ages 16+ • Experience: Some • $4.5 • presented by Cristopher Frank

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1775 - The American Revolution #BGSA111002 11:00 AM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 11

Play one of the factions in the American Revolution as the British Redcoats, American Patriots, Loyalists or the Continental Army. This is a strategic and rowdy game that includes German Mercenaries, French Regulars and volatile Native Americans!• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Uwe Eickert

Summoner Wars Demo #BGSA111003 11:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 1


Pandemic #BGSA111005 11:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 16

Pandemic involves traveling around the world to fight diseases. Players coordinate as a team against the game.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Eric Anderson

Monsters and Maidens #BGSA111006 11:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 15

Monsters and Maidens is a fun, easy-to-learn dice game with nine fully customized six-sided dice. Players play the role of the Hero trying to rescue the Maidens from the Monsters.• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

Mage Wars Demo #BGSA111007 11:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 12


Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game #CGSA111001 11:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 8

A deck building game based on the Marvel Comics Universe. Players use heroes to defeat villains in a co-op but one one winner card game. May include Dark City expansion.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Nikki Carr

Saturday 11 AM

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Starcraft the Board Game #BGSA121005 12:00 PM-5:00 PM • Boardroom 21

Come and play Starcraft The Board Game: a sci-fi economic wargame based on the computer game (CPU game experience not needed).• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $4.5 • presented by Chris Postema

Courtier #BGSA121007 12:00 PM-2:00 PM • Boardroom 6

In Courtier, play influence cards to gain sway over a key courtier, or play power cards to manipulate the board in your favor. Control each of the courtiers listed on a given petition, and you earn victory points for completing that request.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Peter Elsenheimer

AttrAction Tournament #BGSA121008 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Fireside 16

R&R’s hottest new game! In this simple but addictive game, the reactive interplay between the magnets gives this game a unique twist. Players must flick their ‘shooter’ magnet into the playing area to attract and collect other magnets.• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Frank & Dan DiLorenzo

Mage Wars Demo #BGSA121009 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 12


Movie Deal by Blanket Games #CGSA121001 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 18

Make Films, Be the Star, Dominate the Box Office in this new card game! Use Talent, Fame and Reputation to star in 6 genres of film. Co-star in a 5 Star Blockbuster, make Sequels and avoid the Bomb! Run by game creator Matt Jarrells.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Matt J.

Great Heartland Hauling Co. #CGSA121002 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 15

In The Great Heartland Hauling Co., players take on the role of medium haul Midwest truck drivers doing their best to make a living by hauling goods for big suppliers. Rules taught.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game #CGSA121003 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 8


HeroClix Tournament #MNSA121001 12:00 PM-4:00 PM • Willow 24

300 Point Modern Age• Ages 8+ • Experience: Some • $5 • presented by Jack Reedy

Summoner Wars Demo #BGSA121003 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 1


Revolution! #BGSA121004 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 17

Revolution! involves gaining influence in the town by beating, blackmailing, and bribing people to support you for town leadership.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Eric Anderson

Wiz War 3D Board #BGSA121002 12:00 PM-2:00 PM • Fireside 10

Its the classic game of Wiz War on a 3D board. Steal your opponent’s treasure using spells before they can steal yours. Test your skill and luck in an arena with five other wizards. No experience required.• Ages 14+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Ryan Lake

Saturday 12 PM

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How to Draw for Comics by Scott Rosema #SESA121001 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

Industry legend Scott Rosema will give a seminar that covers his career, examples of his work, and live demonstration of his technique. Scott is an industry legend with a career spanning decades. His hands have graced characters large and small.• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $0 • presented by Scott Rosema

Agricola Table- Learn to Play! #BGSA131003 1:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 20


Trains #BGSA131004 1:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 4






Sentinels of the Multiverse #CGSA131002 1:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 15


Guild Hall: Job Fair #CGSA131003 1:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 11


Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game #CGSA131004 1:00 PM-2:00 PM • Boardroom 8


Lore - a NEW Medieval Fantasy Role Play Game #RPSA131001 1:00 PM-5:00 PM • Fireside 8

Lore is a brand new, Grand Rapids-based, RPG released in July, 2013. The goal is to have fun with more time for role playing. Be part of the story!• Ages 14+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by David Frees, Kevin Williams

Play Hackmaster #RPSA131002 1:00 PM-5:00 PM • Fireside 9

Come and learn the world’s greatest game ™. Pregenerated first level characters available or bring your own.• Ages 18+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Brett Bolen

Saturday 1 PM

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City of Remnants Demo #BGSA141003 2:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 1

Come learn how to play City of Remnants!• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Plaid Hat Games

Battlestar Galactica #BGSA141004 2:00 PM-5:00 PM • Boardroom 19

Battlestar Galactica: Board Game is an exciting game of mistrust, intrigue, and the struggle for survival.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Nicole Carr

LUVIN’ RACING! #BGSA141005 2:00 PM-3:00 PM • Reg Area


The Council #BGSA141006 2:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 3

The Council is a fantasy adventure board game. Players face encounters and complete quests, shaping the empire along the way.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Craig Groff-Folsom



Dreamhack #CGSA141001 2:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 16


Smash Up with Expansion(s) #CGSA141002 2:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 10

Take two 20 card decks, shuffle them into one deck, then compete to smash more Bases than your opponents! You attempt to have the most power on the Base from your minions when the Base is smashed.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Betty Elsenheimer

Plato 3000 #CGSA141003 2:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 6

In Plato 3000, based on rummy, players rebuild the world into a new utopia. Players take turns playing sets of Job cards, shaping the new world, and giving them powers to break the rules of the game.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jeremiah Lee

King of Tokyo #BGSA141002 2:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 8

In King of Tokyo, you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and other aliens – all of whom are happily whacking each other in a joyous atmosphere in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo.• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by John Martel

Saturday 2 PM

World Building Seminar Advanced Concepts #SESA131001 1:00 PM-3:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

World Building Seminar Advanced Concepts Pt. 2 - OK, you have your basic fantasy (or not-so-fantasy) universe. What now? The Elder Gods of the Forgotten Realms...• Ages 16+ • Experience: Some • $0 • presented by Ed Greenwood, Steven Schend, & Jeff Grubb

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PFS #4-EX: Day of the Demon #RPSA141001 2:00 PM-7:00 PM • Fireside 2

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. A long an ally has come into possession of a manor house in the imperial nation of Cheliax, where a once prominent noble family was known to practice diabolism before the Age of Lost Omens.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #5-03: The Hellknights Feast #RPSA141002 2:00 PM-7:00 PM • Fireside 3

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 5 - 9. GAME MAY START UP TO 30 MINUTES LATE. War between demons and the civilized peoples of the Inner Sea region has broken out in the Worldwound.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-11: The Disappeared #RPSA141003 2:00 PM-7:00 PM • Fireside 4

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. GAME MAY START UP TO 30 MINUTES LATE. A powerful ally of the Pathfinder Society has disappeared, and no one but the Pathfinders even remembers that she ever existed.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-25: The Secrets of Stones Keep #RPSA141004 2:00 PM-7:00 PM • Fireside 5

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 5 - 9. GAME MAY START UP TO 30 MINUTES LATE. Deep beneath the orc city of Urgir in the Hold of Belkzen lie the ruins of the ancient dwarven Sky Citadel of Koldukar.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-20: Words of the Ancients #RPSA141005 2:00 PM-7:00 PM • Fireside 6

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 7 - 11. GAME MAY START UP TO 30 MINUTES LATE. The last component needed to awaken a sleeping runelord.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

Corporate Counterstrike #RPSA141006 2:00 PM-6:00 PM • Fireside 12

Corporate relocation never goes by the books in a Shadowrun-esque adventure full of guns, magic & cyberware; www.legendsmiths.com/convention-events.• Ages 17+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Shane Harsch

Ryan Runs Tomb Of Horrors #RPSA141008 2:00 PM-7:00 PM • Fireside 10

It’s the Tomb of Horrors updated for 3.5 D&D, in true Gygaxian style be prepared to save or cry. Characters will be pregenerated for the players.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $4.5 • presented by We Hate Bards

1775 - The American Revolution #BGSA151002 3:00 PM-5:00 PM • Boardroom 11

Play one of the factions in the American Revolution as the British Redcoats, American Patriots, Loyalists or the Continental Army. This is a strategic and rowdy game that includes German Mercenaries, French Regulars and volatile Native Americans!• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Uwe Eickert

Puerto Rico #BGSA151003 3:00 PM-6:00 PM • Boardroom 15

Manage your resources to become the most prosperous land owner in Colonial Puerto Rico in this award winning game!• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Jamie Lewis



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AEG Small Card Games #CGSA151002 3:00 PM-5:00 PM • Boardroom 6

Five games from AEG that have < 90 cards and that play in < 45 minutes. Titles being played: Agent Hunter, Love Letter, Card of the Dead, Maximum Throwdown and Straw. Or you could say you will be a spy, lover, zombie, fighter and a camel.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Peter Elsenheimer

Baseball Champions #CGSA151003 3:00 PM-5:00 PM • Boardroom 3

Set your pitching rotation, and manage your lineup. Baseball Champions simulates an entire baseball season with a quick and easy system.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Craig Groff-Folsom

B2: The Keep on the Borderlands #RPSA151001 3:00 PM-9:00 PM • Fireside 11

A Gary Gygax classic, We Hate Bards is proud to dust off this old module and prove its timelessness. Are you ready to help the keep and explore the Caves of Chaos? Lets break out those THAC0 charts and save or die.• Ages 13+ • Experience: Some • $4.5 • presented by We Hate Bards

We Hate Bards with Justin #RPSA151002 3:00 PM-9:00 PM • Fireside 13

A 4th edition DnD system for Beginner-Advanced players, pre-generated characters• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $4.5 • presented by We Hate Bards

“True to Your Self” Publishing Books & Comics #SESA151001 3:00 PM-4:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

“True to Your Self” Publishing, A Panel Discussion with publisher/author Mick McArt and comic writer/publisher Tim Kenyon• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $0 • presented by Mick McArt & Tim Kenyon



City of Remnants Demo #BGSA161004 4:00 PM-6:00 PM • Boardroom 1




MtG Win-a-Mox #CGSA161002 4:00 PM-10:00 PM • Willow 1

Modern format Magic the Gathering. Top prize is a Mox Pearl. Additional prizes provided by Ultra-Pro.• Ages 13+ • Experience: High • $12 • presented by GrandLAN Gaming Center

UNO Tournament #CGSA151001 3:00 PM-5:00 PM • Boardroom 12

Test your skill with Draw four, skip, reverse, and draw two. Enjoy a fun easy tournament. No major experience required. Trophy will be given to top winner. We use a standard Uno deck. Player with lowest points will be crowned winner.• Ages 10+ • Experience: Some • $1.5 • presented by Ryan Lake

Saturday 4 PM

Lords of Waterdeep - Charity Game!! #BGSA151005 3:00 PM-5:00 PM • Dogwood Room


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Cardfight!! Vanguard - Open Tournament #CGSA161003 4:00 PM-9:00 PM • Willow 23

Play Cardfight!! Vanguard for real-- In the Vanguard Open Tournament players compete for pack prizes.• Ages 13+ • Experience: Some • $12 • presented by GrandLAN Gaming Center

Pala #CGSA161004 4:00 PM-5:00 PM • Boardroom 8

In the trick-taking card game Pala, players are art students who are learning to mix their pigments. By playing cards together (mixing colors), you can effectively change the color of your cards as well as the trick itself, while it’s in play.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jeremiah Lee

Hanabi #CGSA161005 4:00 PM-5:00 PM • Boardroom 16

An intriguing and innovative card game and winner of the 2013 Spiel des Jahres! Race against the clock to build a dazzling fireworks finale! Trouble is, you can see the cards that everyone holds...except your own.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Frank & Dan DiLorenzo

Webcomics Seminar #SESA161001 4:00 PM-5:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

This webcomics panel will serve as a guide for people interested in developing their own webcomic. Tony Wright and Jonathan Sample will share their webcomics knowledge and experience.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $0 • presented by Tony Wright

Battlestar Galactica #BGSA171003 5:00 PM-8:00 PM • Boardroom 19


Mercante #BGSA171004 5:00 PM-7:00 PM • Boardroom 5

Game of economic warfare between merchant houses. By playing one of the unique merchants, you will buy and sell commodities, fulfill contracts, theft, or drive down the value of goods to become the only merchant house of Tempest.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Peter Elsenheimer

HomeStretch Tournament #BGSA171005 5:00 PM-7:00 PM • Boardroom 11

Buy your own stable of horses and race them at various courses. Bet on horses to win, place, or show and collect big race purses when your horse wins! Over 20 unique track cards are included so every game will be different.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Frank & Dan DiLorenzo



Swell Water (Dresden Files RPG) #RPSA171001 5:00 PM-12:00 AM • Fireside 14

Travel through Grand Rapids as the city comes to be a new nexus of the supernatural world*! *that means it’s time for a bad conflict! Dresden RPG system, FATE 3 rules, cinematic playstyle.• Ages 15+ • Experience: None • $4.5 • presented by We Hate Bards

First Time Game Designers Workshop #SESA171001 5:00 PM-6:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

Want to learn the ropes of tabletop game design? Come hangout with several game designers who will talk you through the steps of designing your first game. From, conception to protoyping to playtesting to publishing options we will cover it all.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $0 • presented by Building the Game Podcast

Saturday 5 PM

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Starcraft the Board Game #BGSA181003 6:00 PM-11:00 PM • Boardroom 16

Come and play Starcraft The Board Game: a sci-fi economic wargame based on the computer game (CPU game experience not needed).• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $4.5 • presented by Chris Postema



LUVIN’ RACING! #BGSA181006 6:00 PM-7:00 PM • Reg Area


Lords of Waterdeep - Charity Game!! #BGSA181007 6:00 PM-8:00 PM • Dogwood Room

A charity game for Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital Foundation. Play with Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood established authors and game designers in the industry we know and love.• Ages 13+ • Experience: Some • $15 • presented by GrandCon GCA

Guild Hall #CGSA181001 6:00 PM-8:00 PM • Boardroom 18


Werewolf: Apocalypse - MES LARP #LASA181001 6:00 PM-11:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

Werewolf: the Apocalypse is a game about struggle, fighting against overwhelming odds, and the balancing of the Man and the Wolf. Instead of traditional views of werewolves in popular literature and cinema... 18+ MES LARP• Ages 18+ • Experience: Some • $6 • presented by Erykah Fasset

Brotherhood of Cain: Hand of Fate #RPSA181001 6:00 PM-10:00 PM • Fireside 8




AEG Small Card Games #CGSA191001 7:00 PM-9:00 PM • Boardroom 25


Outpost #BGSA181002 6:00 PM-9:00 PM • Boardroom 3

Players compete to build and staff factories to produce resources which are then used to build more factories and purchase any of 13 outpost improvements. Rules taught.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Jamie Lewis

Saturday 6 PM

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Village of Gillkas #RPSA191001 7:00 PM-11:00 PM • Fireside 9

Tackle elemental evil in this twist on a classic set in the fantasy world of Narosia: Sea of Tears. Characters provided (www.narosia.com).• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Shane Harsch

Battlestar Galactica: Daybreak Expansion #BGSA201002 8:00 PM-11:00 PM • Boardroom 19


ThunderStone:Advance #BGSA201003 8:00 PM-10:00 PM • Boardroom 4


Cards Against Humanity - Late Night Edition! #CGSA201001 8:00 PM-10:00 PM • Boardroom 1

If you like Apples to Apples and have an appreciation for inappropriate, politically incorrect, sick and twisted sense of humor, than this game is for you!• Ages 18+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Kendall Jung

PFS #2-03: The Rebels Ransom #RPSA201001 8:00 PM-1:00 AM • Fireside 2

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 5 - 9 . The Ruby Prince of Osirion sends you to the Parched Dunes to find what became of a secret Pathfinder expedition sent there to recover artifacts for the Ruby Prince himself.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-21: Way of the Kirin #RPSA201002 8:00 PM-1:00 AM • Fireside 3

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. On the eastern continent of Tian Xia, the Pathfinder Society remains a small player in the greater political landscape.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-19: The Night March of Kalkemedes #RPSA201003 8:00 PM-1:00 AM • Fireside 4

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. A veteran Pathfinder exploring the Fenwall Mountains of Varisia has begun sleepwalking, traveling through the dead of night in the same direction each time.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #5-02: The Wardstone Patrol #RPSA201004 8:00 PM-1:00 AM • Fireside 6

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. All-out war has erupted on the long-contested border between the crusader nation of Mendev and the demon-infested Worldwound.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

Your World #RPSA201005 8:00 PM-12:00 AM • Fireside 1

Create a your own game setting and explore it using the Fate Accelerated Edition role-playing game rules.• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Sterling Heibeck

PFS #4-17: Tower of the Ironwood Watch #RPSA201006 8:00 PM-1:00 AM • Fireside 5

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 5 - 9. The Pathfinder Society explore the Tower of the Ironwood Watch.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

No One Gets Out of Here Alive #RPSA201007 8:00 PM-12:00 AM • Fireside 16

An all night reading charity event turns lethal as an unseen force wreaks havoc on a group of unsuspecting friends. Can the friends stop this unseen presence and survive the night?• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by We Hate Bards

Saturday 8 PM

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Noblemen #BGSA211002 9:00 PM-11:00 PM • Boardroom 3

In Noblemen, you are members of the British aristocracy. You will try to achieve influence and prestige for your family. Rules taught.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

Zombie in Your Pocket #CGSA221001 10:00 PM-11:00 PM • Boardroom 6

Help the group, or be selfish? You never know what your friends will do. You’re searching for the evil temple to find the item that destroys the zombies.• Ages 8+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jeremiah Lee

Stab a Panda #CGSA231001 11:00 PM-12:00 AM • Boardroom 6

Are your friends more likely to stab a panda, or run poison ivy on their eyelids? You’ll find out in this terrible new adult party game. On second thought, maybe you’d be better off not knowing.• Ages 18+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jeremiah Lee

Board Game Library #BGSU081001 8:00 AM-18:00:00 PM • White Pine and Maple


Tracy & Laura Hickman’s Killer Breakfast! #LASU081001 8:00 AM-10:00 AM • Willow 1

Welcome to Killer Breakfast! Hosts - Tracy and Laura Hickman, Guests - Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb. This is a CHARITY event for Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital Foundation. All ticket sales will go the HDCHF.• Ages 10+ • Experience: Some • $5 • presented by Tracy & Laura Hickman

We Hate Bards Coffee and Kobolds #RPSU081001 8:00 AM-11:00 AM • Fireside 16

Come join the We Hate Bards crew for a special edition random dungeon and breakfast! No experience required. Just come down have a seat and have some fun.• Ages 17+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by We Hate Bards

Dominare #BGSU091002 9:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 4

It is a game of the hidden war for total control of Tempest. Use your agent abilities to wrest control of key parts of the city from the opposition - for control is all that matters.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Betty Elsenheimer

Nightfall #CGSU091001 9:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 3

Nightfall is a fast and furious deck-building game. Pit werewolves, vampires, and ghouls in a battle for total domination. Rules taught.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Eric Hula

Saturday 9 PM

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Farmageddon #CGSU091002 9:00 AM-10:00 AM • Boardroom 7

Players must plant, fertilize, and harvest crops in order to build the most valuable harvest – but they must do so before their opponents undermine their efforts. The game ends when no crops are available for planting.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by John Martel

Sentinels of the Multiverse #CGSU091003 9:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 15


Dreamhack #CGSU091004 9:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 21


PFS #5-01: The Glass River Rescue #RPSU091001 9:00 AM-1:00 PM • Fireside 2

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. Dwarven holds of the Five Kings Mountains has gone missing, and the balance of power in a time of war hangs on her rescue.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-23: Rivalry’s End #RPSU091002 9:00 AM-1:00 PM • Fireside 3

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. The Pathfinder Society’s conflict with the Aspis Consortium in the frontier region of Varisia has come to a head, and the time to secure dominance of the ancient land is now.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-24: The Price of Friendship #RPSU091003 9:00 AM-1:00 PM • Fireside 4

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 5 - 9. The Pathfinder Society has discovered the hint of a monumental revelation.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-25 The Secrets Stones Keep #RPSU091004 9:00 AM-1:00 PM • Fireside 5

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 7 - 11. Deep beneath the orc city of Urgir in the Hold of Belkzen lie the ruins of the ancient dwarven Sky Citadel of Koldukar, where awaits what could be the greatest discovery of the Age of Lost Omens.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-EX: Day of the Demon #RPSU091005 9:00 AM-1:00 PM • Fireside 6

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. A long an ally of the Pathfinder Society, has come into possession of a manor house in the imperial nation of Cheliax.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

Ruins of Baradahm #RPSU091006 9:00 AM-1:00 PM • Fireside 9

Explore ancient ruins and battle the vile Endrori in this action intro to Narosia: Sea of Tears Fantasy RPG. Characters provided (www.narosia.com).• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Shane Harsch

Alien Frontiers #BGSU101002 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 7

Do you have what it takes to be a deep space colonist? This new planet will be harsh, but if you have the skills to manage your resources, build a fleet, research alien life, and settle colonies, the world can be yours.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by John Martel

Sunday 10 AM

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LUVIN’ RACING! #BGSU101005 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Reg Area


Lords of Waterdeep - Charity Game!! #BGSU101006 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Dogwood Room


Mage Wars Demo #BGSU101007 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 16


Movie Deal by Blanket Games #CGSU101001 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 18


MtG Theros Prerelease #CGSU101002 10:00 AM-3:00 PM • Willow 1


MtG Theros Prerelease 2-Headed Giant #CGSU101003 10:00 AM-3:00 PM • Willow 11


Plato 3000 #CGSU101004 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 8

In Plato 3000, based on rummy, players rebuild the world into a new utopia. Players take turns playing sets of Job cards, shaping the new world, and giving them powers to break the rules of the game.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jeremiah Lee

Accord - MES LARP #LASU101001 10:00 AM-3:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

Accord-The World can be a very dark place, even for one such as you that has been a part of it for as long as you have. Under the seedier layers lurks an evil that can’t be measured... 18+ MES RAN LARP.• Ages 18+ • Experience: Some • $6 • presented by Rocky Batton

Mercante #BGSU101003 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 6

Game of economic warfare between merchant houses. By playing one of the unique merchants, you will buy and sell commodities, fulfill contracts, theft, or drive down the value of goods to become the only merchant house of Tempest.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Peter Elsenheimer

Summoner Wars Demo #BGSU101004 10:00 AM-11:00 AM • Boardroom 1


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Summoner Wars Demo #BGSU111002 11:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 1

Learn how to play Summoner Wars with the game’s designer!• Ages ALL • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Colby Dauch

Trains #BGSU111003 11:00 AM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 5


The Resistance #BGSU111004 11:00 AM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 10

In Resistance, you partake in missions to fight an oppressive government, but spies have infiltrated the ranks of the resistance and plan on sabotaging missions at every turn! Choose your team wisely or forever lose your freedom!• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Chris Nottingham

Kings of Air and Steam #BGSU111005 11:00 AM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 15

Kings of Air and Steam is a pickup/deliver and route-planning game with a steampunk setting. Build up your business, and become the next King (or Queen) of Air and Steam. Rules taught.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

Mage Wars Demo #BGSU111006 11:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 16


Movie Deal by Blanket Games #CGSU111001 11:00 AM-12:00 PM • Boardroom 18


AEG Small Card Games #CGSU111002 11:00 AM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 11


Goblin Well #RPSU111001 11:00 AM-2:00 PM • Fireside 13

Another randomly rolled 3.0/3.5 dungeon, nothing but fun and games. This is also perfect for anyone who wants to try out a Pen and Paper RPG since it requires no previous experience.• Ages 17+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by We Hate Bards

Goblin Well #RPSU111002 11:00 AM-2:00 PM • Fireside 14

Another randomly rolled 3.0/3.5 dungeon, nothing but fun and games. This is also perfect for anyone who wants to try out a Pen and Paper RPG since it requires no previous experience.• Ages 17+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by We Hate Bards

Sunday 11 AM

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Pala #CGSU121001 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 6

In the trick-taking card game Pala, players are art students who are learning to mix their pigments. By playing cards together (mixing colors), you can effectively change the color of your cards as well as the trick itself, while it’s in play.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jeremiah Lee

Can You Hack It? #RPSU121001 12:00 PM-4:00 PM • Fireside 1

Can you and your companions survive to the end of the twisted plot that exists in the GM’s warped mind. Hackmaster ruleset the only mandatory rule is to have fun. Some RPG experience preferred. Pre-generated characters will be provided.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Todd Lovas

Brotherhood of Cain: Hand of Fate #RPSU121002 12:00 PM-4:00 PM • Fireside 10


Thunderstone Advance #BGSU131002 1:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 4


Mage Wars Demo #BGSU131003 1:00 PM-2:00 PM • Boardroom 16


Crazy Creatures of Dr. Gloom #CGSU131001 1:00 PM-2:00 PM • Boardroom 15

Bring the kids! In Crazy Creatures of Dr. Gloom, play cards to avoid penalty points. The player with the fewest penalty points wins and becomes Dr. Gloom’s new apprentice! Rules taught.• Ages ALL • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

Guild Hall: Job Faire #CGSU131002 1:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 6

Gather professionals into chapters, and use their combined might for victory. Collect complete color sets of professions which you use to buy victory points (VP). The first player to gain 20 VP on their turn wins.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by PeterElsenheimer

Summoner Wars Demo #BGSU121002 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 1

Learn how to play Summoner Wars with the game’s designer!• Ages ALL • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Colby Dauch

Spectaculum #BGSU121003 12:00 PM-1:00 PM • Boardroom 21

Immerse yourself in the colorful world of fortunetellers and snake dancers! Visit a time when traveling circuses of men, women and beasts were able to enchant entire villages by means of feats, songs and stories.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Frank & Dan DiLorenzo



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Zombie House Blitz #CGSU131003 1:00 PM-2:00 PM • Boardroom 7

A new speed card game from a Michigan designer, manufactured in Battle Creek. Get the families out of the house before your friends, though if grandma has to die...things happen.• Ages 10+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jeremiah Lee

PFS #4-22: Halls of Dwarven Lore #RPSU131001 1:00 PM-5:00 PM • Fireside 2

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 5 - 9. The dwarven sky citadel of Janderhoff in eastern Varisia is one of the least visited settlements in the land, at least by non-dwarves.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #5-02: The Wardstone Patrol #RPSU131002 1:00 PM-5:00 PM • Fireside 3

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. All-out war has erupted on the long-contested border between the crusader nation of Mendev and the demon-infested Worldwound.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-14: My Enemys Enemy #RPSU131003 1:00 PM-5:00 PM • Fireside 4

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 3 - 7. Someone in the city of Magnimar is committing crimes and leaving evidence implicating the Pathfinder Society.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-26 The Walking Rune #RPSU131004 1:00 PM-5:00 PM • Fireside 5

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 7 - 11. The Pathfinder Society have discovered the resting place of the Runelord of Sloth,• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

PFS #4-18: The Veterans Vault #RPSU131005 1:00 PM-5:00 PM • Fireside 6

Pathfinder Society Tier: Levels 1 - 5. The Pathfinders must find a valuable keepsake.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Michigan Pathfinder Society

The Dragonfiend Pact #RPSU131006 1:00 PM-5:00 PM • Fireside 16

The small town of Welwyn has been beset by a string of robberies. The heros are led to a natural cave system located at the bottom of the town well, which they must explore to find the buglers.• Ages 17+ • Experience: Some • $3 • presented by We Hate Bards

City of Remnants Demo #BGSU141002 2:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 1


Formula E #BGSU141003 2:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 15

The bell rings, the elephants trumpet their excitement, and the race begins! Formula E is a game in which 3 to 6 players race their elephants to complete the course.• Ages 13+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Jamie Lewis

The Council #BGSU141005 2:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 3

The Council is a fantasy adventure board game. Players face encounters and complete quests, shaping the empire along the way.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Craig Groff-Folsom



Sunday 2 PM

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Dreamhack #CGSU141003 2:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 21


The New Kids In Town #RPSU141001 2:00 PM-6:00 PM • Fireside 9

Kick off your Monster Hunters International campaign! Fresh out of boot and assigned to a regional team, you enter the action at ground zero. But something isn’t quite right - it’s like you’re being tested. New players welcome http://kck.st/R84q1L• Ages 17+ • Experience: None • $3 • presented by Shane Harsch

Movie Deal by Blanket Games #CGSU141001 2:00 PM-3:00 PM • Boardroom 18


Guild Hall #CGSU141002 2:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 11


Lords of Waterdeep - Charity Game!! #BGSU151002 3:00 PM-5:00 PM • Dogwood Room


Movie Deal by Blanket Games #CGSU151001 3:00 PM-4:00 PM • Boardroom 18


Baseball Champions #CGSU151002 3:00 PM-5:00 PM • Boardroom 3

Set your pitching rotation, and manage your lineup. Baseball Champions simulates an entire baseball season with a quick and easy system.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $1.5 • presented by Craig Groff-Folsom

Sunday 3 PM

City of Remnants Demo #BGSU161002 4:00 PM-6:00 PM • Boardroom 1


Going Cardboard #OTSU161001 4:00 PM-5:00 PM • Presidents Dining Room

This is a showing of the 2012 documentary highlighting many aspects of the board game industry.• Ages 12+ • Experience: None • $0 • presented by Grandcon

Sunday 4 PM

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