Rudicon 2014 is Coming Soon!

Rudicon 2014 has been in the planning stages, and it won't be too much longer before the convention will be upon us. Here are some details: Dates Friday, Feb. 14 - Sunday, Feb. 16 Times Friday, Feb. 14: 5:00pm - 12:00pm Saturday, Feb. 15: 10:00am - 12:00pm Sunday, Feb. 16: 10:00am - 6:00pm Current Planned Events Magic: The Gathering Drafts, Standard and Legacy Tournaments Warhammer Tournament Dominion Tournament Warmachine Tournament Board Game Showcases And, of course, the Pentathalon! If you would like to run an event at Rudicon this year, our registration system will be up within the week. We will make an announcement once it's been updated. If you would like to volunteer on the Rudicon staff, then please join us for our weekly meetings. We will not be meeting during winter break,...

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Assassin at Rudicon

You are an up-and-coming assassin in a guild whose guild master has just been assassinated! When the guild met to choose a new leader accusations flew and chaos ensued. Finally, one young member suggested a foolproof method to determine who would be the best leader of the assassins. All eligible guild-members would participate in a game to see who would be the sneakiest, deadliest, most cunning assassin in the guild. Each player begins with one badge, and takes a badge from each player they assassinate. When a player loses their last badge, they are out of the game. Assassinations are completed by getting a masking tape X on the target. Full rules are available at the registration desk. At the end of the weekend, the player with the most badges is the winner. There can be only one Assassin! A...

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Artist Alley at Rudicon

The Artist Alley is returning to Rudicon this year! The Artist Alley is a group of self-employed artists, craftsmen/women and hobbyists who enjoy selling their work at conventions. Some of these things include jewelry, chain mail, key chains, buttons, stickers, written works and commissioned artwork of anything from portraits to full character information sheets. All the prices, products and profits are managed independently. Here are some examples! ...

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Rudicon Updates Regarding Magic and Pentathalon

Attention all Magic: The Gathering players and teams interested in the Pentathalon! First, we recommend you watch this video detailing Rudicon from the GameBreak podcast! http://vimeo.com/60143472 For the Magic: The Gathering multitournament event during Rudicon, we have added an additional event and moved the events on Saturday. The Cube draft will be starting at 10:00 am on Saturday and there is now a Box Draft at 2:00 pm. In a Box Draft, a box of magic cards is emptied onto a table and players have only a couple minutes to grab cards they want to use. This event is similar to the Cube Draft in that you do not keep the cards you draft and also qualifies you for the Oldies Draft. The entrance fee is $5, but the event is also covered by the $25 qualifier fee. The Rochester draft is also...

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Game Showcases at Rudicon 2013

Rudicon is an event about experiencing and learning about new games, and what better way then checking out some of our game showcases! This year at Rudicon, we'll showcase four board games over the course of the weekend. These showcases will be around all day and games should be starting over frequently enough for those who are interested to jump in and play a round at any point. On Friday, we are showcasing Game of Thrones: The Board Game in the SAU lobby. Game of Thrones: The Board Game is a four to six player game about forging alliances, diplomacy, and military might. You can find the Board Game Geek page here. On Saturday, there will be two board games. One of them is Charon, Inc. Charon, Inc. is a game in which you compete with other players over territory on Charon, the largest moon...

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Magic: The Gathering Rudicon Tournament

At Rudicon 2013, we are running a unique Magic: The Gathering tournament. There are four tournaments in total, the first three of which qualifiers for the final. Those who place in any of the three tournaments on Friday and Saturday qualify for a final tournament on Sunday. Each tournament has its own prizes, in addition to qualifying for the last tournament. It is possible to pay for the tournaments individually or sign up for all three. Prizes will be Gatecrash Booster packs for all events. On Friday, there is a Gatecrash draft. This is your basic booster draft where 8 players sit around a table and each receive three packs. Each player then opens one of their packs, selects a card, and passes the pack to their left. The players then continue this until the packs are empty. The second pack...

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Volunteering Form Now Online

If you are interested in volunteering at this year's Rudicon, you can now sign up! There are many reasons to volunteer, including free admission into the con, a sweet top hat, fulfilling the Honors Program complementary learning early for next year, and even a free t-shirt if you volunteer for enough time. It's a great way to get involved with Rudicon and RWAG, too, and meet new people! Before signing up, we ask that you visit our volunteer details page. Once you have read that over, head over to the sign up page and send us an email. Just be sure to have the subject be "Volunteer Form" if you are sending the email manually and we will get back to you shortly. As always, feel free to email us with any questions at rudicon@gmail.c...

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