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, but we will be meeting the first three weeks of spring semester leading up to the convention. If you do not wish to be part of the planning stages, then you can also volunteer on the staff for the convention. And yes, this will count towards your comp learning hours!

Last year was a great success, and this year is only looking up, so please join us at RWAG's Rudicon 2014!

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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 short summary of rules include:

Tape will be provided. If you wish to use your own tape, you must have it sanctioned at the registration desk.

You cannot be seen by your target when attempting to make an assassination.

 You must display your badges on your person at all times on your right shoulder or sleeve.

 All disputes will be settled by our Assassin judge.

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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 pushed until 6:00pm.

For Pentathalon contestants: The team limit is now down to three! The roleplaying game event no longer requires the entire team's participation.

I hope everyone is excited for Rudicon!

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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 of Pluto. Three to five players can compete in this board game. You can find the Board Game Geek page for Charon, Inc. here.

The other board game on Saturday is Dragon Rampage. In Dragon Rampage, three to five players compete with each other by running and fighting a dragon that they have awoken, attempting to collect more treasure than the other players (even by stealing from others). Each player has unique abilities and perks, too, that influence the way they play the game. You can find the Board Game Geek page for Dragon Rampage here.

On Sunday, the showcase game is Battle of Westeros. Battle of Westeros is a one-on-one tactical minis game that allows the two players to recreate battles in the Song of Ice and Fire story. One player commands House Stark while his opponent commands House Lannister. There are multiple battle scenarios which can be played out and you can even create your own, adding to the replayability. You can find the Board Game Geek page for Battle of Westeros here.

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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 is then opened and the process repeats, except the packs are passed to the right. The third pack is the same as the first. Once this has been completed, each players forms a 40 card deck out of any of the cards they drafted and basic lands which are supplied. The entrance fee is $15. Players are allowed to keep the cards they drafted (returning the basic lands) in addition to prizes for those who do well.

On Saturday, there are two drafts. One of the drafts will be a Rochester Draft. This functions very similarly to a normal booster draft, but the packs are opened one at a time and are laid out so all players get to see which cards are chosen. This causes the drafting process to take much longer but means that you have more information about what decks people are playing. The entrance fee is also $15 and players keep the cards they drafted. There will be prize support for those who do well.

The second draft on Saturday is a Cube Draft. A Cube draft is also similar to a booster draft except that the cards do not come from standard boosters. Instead, a card pool called the Cube is created before hand from about 360 cards. These cards can come from all sorts of sets and rarities and are assembled in packs. The draft runs very similarly to a standard booster draft except the cards are not kept in the end. The fee is $5 in this case because of that, but there will still be prizes.

The final draft is on Sunday. It is a booster draft composed of many old sets (an oldies draft). In order to play in this draft, you must have placed in one of the other three drafts. There will be extra prizes for this draft. The top two players of this draft then go on to face one another in a Gatecrash Winston Draft. The Winston draft is a very odd format which you can read more about here. The winner of this will receive a substantial prize.


If you wish to attend the qualifier drafts, the total fee is $25.

In addition to these qualifier and final tournament drafts, there will be rolling Gatecrash drafts throughout the 'con. If enough players are looking to draft, than a draft will begin. These drafts will not be used as qualifiers for the final draft on Sunday.

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at rudicon@gmail.com

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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.com.

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