Growing Your School's Gaming Club Through Magic the Gathering (MtG)
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Think MtG is too expensive for your school? We've hosted numerous tournaments since 2015 using the Pauper format, and so can you! Includes free raffle of several extensive collections ready for play!
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We will show you how we grew our school's gaming club through minimal investment of time and money by creating a Pauper Cube. Essential rules of Magic will be explained, focusing on the Pauper format, as well as how to easily build/acquire your own Cube. We will also provide templates for hosting your own tournament, including how to run an interscholastic tournament with teams, and we will hold a free raffle for several pre-made Pauper Cubes.
Meet Hachette Boardgames USA's eight different studios, learn about their upcoming releases for Q3 and Q4 (and maybe even early 2024!), and take advantage of all of Hachette's retailer resources.
We will discuss how you can accommodate the tool of board games in your learning spaces.
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Board games - We see them everywhere now: In drug stores, book stores and even in gas stations! Social media has us aware of the new games that are reviewed and modified but there is little mentioning of the grey area of how to be accommodate those individuals that may not be able to easily be able to play the game as others are able to. In this Trade Day Event - How to Modify Your Board Games in Learning Spaces , we will talk about how you can adapt current games to appeal to all learners , make changes that suit your environment and walk away feeling comfortable to have the lens to work towards accessibility of gaming for all individuals in whatever content or career you may be in.
How to turn your classroom into a medieval battlefield. Use physical science i.e. simple machines, greek fire, etc. to add context and story to the teaching of science. #EDUrpg
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Create a gamified classroom environment with extra lives, gold pieces and guilds. Use character sheets to have students track their own performance, level up, earn and train pets. Battle Baddies for review and ultimately construct medieval war machines and castles and Wage war as a final exam! Not a science teacher? Who cares, show up anyway and learn about my EDUrpg!
ICv2 CEO Milton Griepp presents market data on the hobby games business, including market size estimates and top product groupings in CCGs, Minis, Board and Card Games, and RPGs.
Discuss the important topics of shipping and fulfilling orders in Asia with VFI CEO. We'll have time for Q&A from the audience.
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Topics such as packaging size, VAT shipping, cost estimates, delivery time expectations and marketing are often pitfalls for new publishers, and it is often more pronounced into the Asian region, these will all be discussed to help prepare you for your current or future campaigns. VFI has over 7 years of experience doing fulfilment specifically for board games in Asia, and we are happy to help you learn what lessons we can share.
How to present a fun, yet coherent series of RPG events for kids all while welcoming a weekly stream of new players and appreciating the challenges of time limits.
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This presentation will include some excellent ideas for getting an RPG program started for teens and adolescents at your library, school, or youth center. Presenters Alan Bengs and Jennifer Gerardot have led a growing, successful RPG program at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN for three years. They have come up with a few best practices for making events run smoothly, welcoming new kids each week, and using allotted time and available facilities to make your event or club a popular one.
RPGs are wonderful teaching tools - but adapting games for the classroom is a lot of work. Luna Uni is a standards-aligned ELA RPG with everything a teacher needs to help students master writing!
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Most games can be used in the classroom; Luna Uni is made for it. Developed by a master ELA teacher and play-tested in high school and middle school classrooms, Luna Uni centers student agency and voice, letting students create their own worlds and characters. Rather than "winning," Luna Uni is about learning to craft compelling narratives. Using a writer's workshop model, students play "lore" sessions to edit stories and create their shared world, then "live" sessions for inspiration, speaking and presentation practice, and the surprise of random outcomes. Including pacing guides, lesson plans, assessment tools, video support and more, Luna Uni can help any educator shift writing from a struggle that feels punitive to a joyous, celebratory, creative process that brings students together to create a culture of collaborative learning.
Learn and share ideas on how to create a safe space for your patrons. Make your store more welcoming and inclusive to a diverse clientele. Discussion focused on, but not limited to, LGBTQIA+ patrons.
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Making your business a safe space is not only good for your community, it's also good for business. Patrons who feel comfortable being themselves in your store, and recognize that diversity is a priority for YOU, are more likely to return in the future and support your business. But actions speak louder than words, so it is important that you show others in the space how they are welcomed and not just tell them. Come learn a few tips for making your store a safe space for everyone! Tabletop Gaymers Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion by championing the visibility and recognition of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and others) community through tabletop gaming.
An exclusive first hands-on run through of Loke Battle Mats' newest releases!
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An event aimed mostly at retailers and event GMs which will look in some depth at our ENnie award winning Book of Battle Mats range, including a run through of the newest releases.