So we’ve been talking about it for weeks and it’s almost here. Extra Life 2013 will be held on November 2nd and 3rd from 10am Saturday to 11am Sunday at Myriad Games in Staten Island and will be the culmination of weeks of work by the Board Gamers Anonymous team.
Here’s everything you’ll need to know about the event, participating, and donating to children’s hospitals and saving the lives of children:
Supporting the Team
If you haven’t yet, join us on Extra-Life.org as a participant. Here’s how:
- Click this link for the Extra Life site
- Click the “Support Me” Button
- Choose Your Donation Amount
- In the Referral Code Spot, Write “BGA Podcast”
- We’re supporting Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Queens.
Any questions at all, hit us up on Facebook or contact Kim in the store to get started.
Raffle Highlights
The board gaming community is amazing! We’ve already received donations from more than a dozen companies and more are rolling in every day. Throughout the 25 hour event, we will be holding an ongoing raffle, with new winners pulled every hour. To be eligible for the raffle, all you need to do is pay the $20 entry fee for the entire 25 hours, and be there when your name is pulled. Some of our donors thus far include:
- Z-Man Games
- Brotherwise Games
- Stronghold Games
- Cards Against Humanity
- Looney Labs
- Smirk & Dagger
- Ad Infinitum Adventures
- Soda Pop Miniatures
- GMT Games
- Quixotic Games (Andrew Parks)
- Privateer Press
- Steve Jackson Games
- Myriad Games – Staten Island
We’ve received more than $2,000 worth of donations from game publishers, local business owners and Myriad gamers – all of it is going to be raffled or auctioned off for charity.
Auction Highlights
We’re still finalizing our full list of auction highlights. If you have an item, old game, or a service you’d like to offer to the auction, email us at qu*******@******************us.com to discuss it with Anthony or Dan. We’ll be updating this list between now and October 31st with the full list of Auction items.
The Game Schedule
Board gaming is fun, but what about the games you always come to the store to play but never have a chance to get to the table? At the Extra Life event, you can lock in your spot for one of more than two dozen scheduled games being planned for the 25 hour event. The final schedule has yet to be finalized, but here is a list of games volunteers have already locked in:
Click either day to see the full calendar:
Saturday, November 2nd
Sunday, November 3rd
- Rune Wars
- Cards Against Humanity
- Spyrium
- Mage Wars
- Battlestar Galactica
- Magic the Gathering Sealed Draft
- Heroclix
- Star Trek Attack Wing Playoff Tourney
- Ticket to Ride
- Love Letter
- Risk Variants and Mashups
- Diplomacy
- Letters to White Chapel
- Urban Sprawl
- Guillotine
- Tic Toc Woodman
- Zombicide
- Formula D
- Time’s Up
- Descent
- ICONS Role Playing
- Dungeons and Dragons 4E
- Werewolf
- Boss Monster
- Dixit
- Survive
- Summoner Wars
- Game of Thrones The Card Game: LCG
- Citadels
- Mice and Mystics
Check back between now and October 25th for a calendar and when each game will be played. Between now and then, email us at qu*******@******************us.com to lock in your slot for any of the games listed above.
