Gaming Room—Gaming needs you! If you are planning on volunteering for Boskone, please consider running a game. We need volunteers to demo games and to run the video games. Please contact info-b46@boskone.org for more info.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
There will be two tournaments held this year in gaming.
You can be the Guru of the Game Room by winning the traditional tournament held on Saturday. The games are:
- Munchkin - The game where you get to slay the monsters and take their treasure too!
- Race For the Galaxy - Choose which tasks you will perform to conquer the galaxy.
- St. Petersburg - You have chosen to build St. Petersburg from the ground up. A management game in which you buy services, buildings, and upgrades to gain points.
- Ticket To Ride - Played on the XBox 360, this is a faithful representation of the board game from Days Of Wonder. Build railroads to connect cities across the country, but be careful that your
opponents don't block your path.
Please note that Munchkin will follow a different format this year. The decks will be split into two sets
with each group using a different set. Scoring is based on a point system with first place earning 10 points, second earning 9, third earning 8, etc.
The player with the most points at the end of the game wins the grand prize. Prizes are also awarded to
second, third, and fourth place finishers. Every participant will receive a small prize for entering the
tournament.
The video game tournament will take place on the Wii at 1pm on Saturday. The game is Super Smash
Brothers Brawl.
Tounament format will be round robin, with all players being randomly placed within the brackets. This
is a single elimination tournament with one winner receiving a $50 gift certificiate to GameStop.
And, as always, do stop in to check out the best games from WizKids, SJ Games, Rio Grande Games, Cheapass Games, Pair-Of-Dice Games and many more.
Game Room Rules
General room rules:
- Anyone under the age of 10 must be accompanied by a parent at all times.
- If you damage a game, you bought the game.
- Food and drink are permitted, except on the video game table. You may not have any food or drinks of any kind on the video game table. Please prevent spills.
- Scheduled games get space before open games.
- You are free to use any of the games available for use, but are asked to put the games back exactly as you found them, with all pieces and counters intact.
- All games and equipment must stay in the game room.
- Any cheating, swearing, fighting, or breaking of any of the rules will result in your being asked to leave the game room.
TOURNAMENT RULES
- All players are encouraged to sign up for the tournaments. Walk-ons will only be allowed if space is
available at the start of the tournament. Sign up sheets will go up Friday at 4pm. - Anyone can enter but all participants under the age of 10 must be accompanies by a parent at all times whilst in the game room.
- You must be in the game room by 12:45 for both tournaments.
- You must know the basics of the game(s) you are playing. If you don't know how to play any of the games in the tournament, attend a demo (if there is one before the tournament) or ask the room manager for a quick overview of the rules.
- There will be a 10 minute break between the second and third game in the traditional tournament.
- If at any time you need help during the tournament with rules, you can ask other players for help, but
they do not have to help if they don't want to. - Absolutely no cheat codes of any type allowed for the video game tournament.
- You may bring in your own controllers for the video game tournament, however, you are responsible for your own equipment. Gaming will not take any responsibility for any damages or theft that may occur if you use your own controller.
Video Game Rules:
- You may not change the video game in the machine. Please refer to the schedule to see when a particular video game is being played or, if wish to change the game in the PS2, ask the room operator.
- Once a game has been chosen for the PS2, please let everyone that wants to play it play before asking for the game to be switched.
- If a dispute arises over which game should be played on the Ps2 at any given time, the room operator has the right to choose the game to be played.
- You may not set up equipment. Only room staff can set up equipment for video games (such as putting the guitar together for Guitar Hero 3 or changing the batteries, etc.).
- You may bring in your own wands for the Wii, but you are responsible for your own equipment and the convention will not be held responsible for any losses or damages incurred if you do so.
- No cheat codes.
- There are no memory cards to save your game.
- Straps for the Wii remote must be used at all times.
- Do not throw the controllers or damage the equipment.
- You may not change the volume of the television.
- Please use normal gaming courtesy. If other people wish to play, please pass the controller when you lose.