See our guide to locations.
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| Harvard Book Store |
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| Saturday |
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Signing: Elizabeth Haydon and James Kelly |
Saturday |
1:00 PM |
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1:45 PM |
Come get books signed by Elizabeth Haydon and James Kelly!
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Signing: Cassandra Clare and Donna Jo Napoli |
Saturday |
1:45 PM |
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2:30 PM |
Come get books signed by Cassandra Clare and Donna Jo Napoli!
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Signing: M.T. Anderson and Kelly Link |
Saturday |
2:30 PM |
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3:15 PM |
Come get books signed by M.T. Anderson and Kelly Link!
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Signing: Lois Lowry and Sharyn November |
Saturday |
3:15 PM |
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4:00 PM |
Come get books signed by Lois Lowry and Sharyn November!
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Signing: Orson Scott Card |
Saturday |
7:00 PM |
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8:00 PM |
Come get books signed by Orson Scott Card!
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| Lowell Lecture Hall |
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Karaoke |
Saturday |
Noon |
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2:00 PM |
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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DDR Tournament |
Saturday |
2:30 PM |
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4:00 PM |
Got skillz? Rhythm? Lung capacity? Come compete in the Vericon Dance Dance Revolution Tournament on a massive (this thing is GIANT) projector screen!
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Cosplay Human Chess |
Saturday |
6:30 PM |
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8:00 PM |
Watch your favorite anime/fantasy/sci-fi characters battle it out in world's most famous game of war. See Queen Akane defend the King of All Cosmos from the assaults of Drogo! Gasp as Witch Hunter Robin tries to set fire to Treebeard!
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Masquerade Ball |
Saturday |
9:00 PM |
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Midnight |
tImE WaRp: A sUrReAl, DrEaMy dance in costume...
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| Science Center 110 |
| Friday |
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Wise and Otherwise [Verilympics] |
Friday |
11:30 PM |
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2:00 AM |
When you take a rat out of water...it contrives a plot against you.
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| Science Center 111 |
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Settlers of Catan [Verilympics] |
Friday |
11:30 PM |
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2:00 AM |
What can you do with brick, wood, stone, and sheep?
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| Science Center C |
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| Saturday |
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Guest of Honor Speech: Orson Scott Card |
Saturday |
5:00 PM |
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6:00 PM |
Orson Scott Card amazes us with his oratory.
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| Sever |
| Friday |
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The Song and the Sunrise |
Friday |
6:30 PM |
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10:30 PM |
An oriental tale in LARP form, full of martial combat... and True Love.
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| Sever 101 |
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Monopoly [Verilympics] |
Friday |
5:00 PM |
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7:00 PM |
Do you like money?
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Apples to Apples [Verilympics] |
Friday |
9:00 PM |
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10:30 PM |
The game where players decide if Madonna is really more "sensational" than Jupiter.
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| Saturday |
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Mafia [Verilympics] |
Saturday |
Noon |
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3:00 PM |
Some villagers may not really be so innocent...but which villagers?
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Zendo [Verilympics] |
Saturday |
3:00 PM |
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5:00 PM |
Pretty patterns of pyramids...!
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Buffy the Vampire-Slayer Boardgame [Verilympics] |
Saturday |
5:00 PM |
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7:00 PM |
You've watched the television show. Now play the boardgame!
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| Sunday |
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Betrayal at House on the Hill [Verilympics] |
Sunday |
1:00 PM |
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3:00 PM |
"Where in this blasted house is the underground lake??"
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| Sever 102 |
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| Saturday |
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The Multiple Myths of Philip K. Dick |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
Was Dick a mad visionary? Drug-crazed genius? Regular converser with God? Or PR stunt-creator run amok?
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Scavenger Hunt |
Saturday |
1:30 PM |
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4:30 PM |
The Annual Vericon Scavenger hunt! Something that *should* be!
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Panel: History of Gender in Manga and Anime |
Saturday |
5:00 PM |
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6:00 PM |
"Why can't a woman be more like a man?" The cultural background, history and evolution of the reversed, mixed, confused and confusing gender types which have been one of the signatures of anime and manga from its origins to today.
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| Sunday |
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Redline |
Sunday |
10:00 AM |
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1:00 PM |
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Game Design, Publishing, and Marketing Seminar |
Sunday |
1:00 PM |
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2:00 PM |
Learn about the gaming industry from the President of Veritas Games Company!
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| Sever 103 |
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Anime Room Friday |
Friday |
5:00 PM |
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10:30 PM |
Anime all day Friday! Non-stop episodes and movies, with anime music videos and anime trailers between shows.
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Anime Room Saturday |
Saturday |
9:00 AM |
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10:00 PM |
Anime all day Saturday! Non-stop episodes and movies, with anime music videos and anime trailers between shows.
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| Sunday |
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Anime Room Sunday |
Sunday |
9:00 AM |
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3:00 PM |
Anime all day Sunday! Non-stop episodes and movies, with anime music videos and anime trailers between shows.
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| Sever 104 |
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Star Wars Epic Duels [Verilympics] |
Friday |
7:00 PM |
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9:00 PM |
Luke Skywalker vs. Boba Fett?
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| Saturday |
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Scrabble [Verilympics] |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
Letters and words.
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Veritas Games Company Demos and Open Play |
Saturday |
Noon |
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3:00 PM |
Play the latest games from Veritas Games Company with its President, Lee Valentine!
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Collateral Damage: The Anime Board Game |
Saturday |
4:00 PM |
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6:00 PM |
Finally published! While there are several anime-themed card games on the market, Collateral Damage is the only known anime based board game in existence. In it you control typical characters from romantic comedy anime in order to take over the world. Collateral Damage is a fun board game for 2 to 6 players ages 12 and up.
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Shadows Over Camelot [Verilympics] |
Saturday |
7:00 PM |
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9:30 PM |
As the Knights of the Round Table, unite in arms to protect Camelot.
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| Sunday |
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Puerto Rico and San Juan [Verilympics] |
Sunday |
10:00 AM |
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12:30 PM |
How skilled a colonial governor are you?
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| Sever 106 |
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Open Gaming I: The Fellowship of Gamers |
Friday |
5:00 PM |
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2:00 AM |
Play games and meet people.
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Open Gaming II: The Plentiful Players |
Saturday |
9:00 AM |
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2:00 AM |
Play games and meet more people.
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| Sunday |
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Open Gaming III: The Return of the Munchkin |
Sunday |
9:00 AM |
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3:00 PM |
More gaming!
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| Sever 109 |
| Friday |
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Art Show, Day 1 |
Friday |
5:00 PM |
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11:00 PM |
Prepare for an awesome aesthetic experience!
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| Saturday |
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Art Show, Day 2 |
Saturday |
9:00 AM |
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10:00 PM |
Prepare for an awesome aesthetic experience!
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| Sunday |
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Art Show, Day 3 |
Sunday |
9:00 AM |
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2:00 PM |
Prepare for an awesome aesthetic experience!
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| Sever 110 |
| Friday |
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Video Gaming I: It Begins |
Friday |
5:00 PM |
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11:00 PM |
Play video games non-stop for as long as you want.
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| Saturday |
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Video Gaming II: It Continues |
Saturday |
9:00 AM |
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10:00 PM |
Play video games non-stop for as long as you want.
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| Sunday |
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Video Gaming III: It Never Ends |
Sunday |
9:00 AM |
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3:00 PM |
Play video games non-stop for as long as you want.
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| Sever 111 |
| Friday |
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Art Show, Day 1 |
Friday |
5:00 PM |
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11:00 PM |
Prepare for an awesome aesthetic experience!
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| Saturday |
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Art Show, Day 2 |
Saturday |
9:00 AM |
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10:00 PM |
Prepare for an awesome aesthetic experience!
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| Sunday |
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Art Show, Day 3 |
Sunday |
9:00 AM |
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2:00 PM |
Prepare for an awesome aesthetic experience!
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| Sever 112 |
| Friday |
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Video Gaming I: It Begins |
Friday |
5:00 PM |
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11:00 PM |
Play video games non-stop for as long as you want.
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| Saturday |
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Video Gaming II: It Continues |
Saturday |
9:00 AM |
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10:00 PM |
Play video games non-stop for as long as you want.
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| Sunday |
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Video Gaming III: It Never Ends |
Sunday |
9:00 AM |
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3:00 PM |
Play video games non-stop for as long as you want.
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| Sever 113 |
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Panel: Childrens Literature |
Friday |
6:00 PM |
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7:15 PM |
Come listen to our guest authors of children's and young adult literature.
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Panel: Dystopia |
Friday |
7:30 PM |
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8:45 PM |
Come listen to Orson Scott Card, Jim Kelly, Kelly Link, and William Sleator talk about dystopia.
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1000 Ideas Session |
Friday |
9:00 PM |
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10:30 PM |
Orson Scott Card and his audience develop story ideas together.
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| Saturday |
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Panel: Revealing Your World |
Saturday |
10:30 AM |
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11:45 AM |
Come listen to Orson Scott Card, M.T. Anderson, Marie Brennan, Elizabeth Haydon, Jim Kelly, and Kelly Link talk about how authors reveal their world.
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Panel: Childrens Literature |
Saturday |
Noon |
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1:15 PM |
Come listen to our guest authors of children's and young adult literature.
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Panel: Webcomics |
Saturday |
1:30 PM |
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3:00 PM |
Come listen to our guest webcomic artists, including Randall Munroe of xkcd, talk about webcomics.
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Panel: Whose Folklore |
Saturday |
3:00 PM |
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4:15 PM |
Come listen to Marie Brennan, Cassandra Clare, Elizabeth Haydon, and Donna Jo Napoli talk about folklore in fiction.
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Donna Jo Napoli Reading |
Saturday |
4:15 PM |
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4:45 PM |
Come listen to Donna Jo Napoli read from one of her works.
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Jim Kelly Reading |
Saturday |
7:30 PM |
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8:30 PM |
Come listen to Jim Kelly read from one of his works.
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| Sunday |
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Science Fiction and Poetry |
Sunday |
1:00 PM |
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2:00 PM |
Harvard Professor Stephen Burt talks about science fiction and poetry.
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Closing Ceremony |
Sunday |
3:00 PM |
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3:30 PM |
Closing Ceremony for Vericon 2008
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| Sever 201 |
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| Saturday |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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Signing: Webcomics |
Saturday |
3:00 PM |
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4:30 PM |
Come get the signatures of our webcomic guests!
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| Sever 202 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 203 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 204 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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Milk and Cookies Storytime |
Saturday |
1:00 PM |
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4:00 PM |
Cold night, warm fire. Cookies, stories.
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| Sever 205 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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Magic: The Gathering Draft |
Saturday |
Noon |
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5:00 PM |
The granddaddy of CCGs
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| Sunday |
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Salah Ad-Din Playtesting Session |
Sunday |
1:00 PM |
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3:00 PM |
Come playtest an exciting new game set in the time of the crusades.
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| Sever 206 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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Anime Trivia Contest |
Saturday |
3:00 PM |
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4:00 PM |
Think you're an Otaku-king? Prove yourself against your fellows by answering questions about anime.
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| Sever 207 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 208 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 209 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 210 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 211 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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Diplomacy [Verilympics] |
Saturday |
Noon |
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7:00 PM |
The stark game of strategy and negotiation.
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| Sunday |
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Chainmail : From Rings to Chains |
Sunday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
Whether you're interested in jewelry or armour, come learn the fine craft of chainmail.
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| Sever 212 |
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| Saturday |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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Diplomacy [Verilympics] |
Saturday |
Noon |
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7:00 PM |
The stark game of strategy and negotiation.
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| Sever 213 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 215 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 303 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 304 |
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Munchkin Tournament [Verilympics] |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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2:00 PM |
It's like Dungeons and Dragons, without all the actual roleplaying.
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| Sever 305 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 306 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 307 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 308 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever 310 |
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Capture-the-Flag With Stuff |
Saturday |
10:00 AM |
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Noon |
If Capture-the-Flag were Calvinball...
The first game will begin promptly at 10; come early or read the rules
beforehand to be in it!
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| Sever Landings (2nd and 3rd Floor) |
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| Sunday |
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Boffing Tournament |
Sunday |
Noon |
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3:00 PM |
Don't miss the chance to hit your worthy opponent with foam until he admits you're the greatest boffer at the Con!
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| Tokyo Kid |
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Tokyo Kid Dance-Off |
Sunday |
6:00 PM |
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7:00 PM |
Anime Dance-Off at Tokyo Kid. Note: Not an official Vericon event. See our Sponsors page for details.
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