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Major Guest Misc. Anime Cosplay Gaming Roleplay Verilympics
Friday, March 19 - Sunday, March 21

Anime Room Friday
Friday 5:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Anime all day Friday! Non-stop episodes and movies, with anime music videos and anime trailers between shows.
Anime Room Saturday
Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Anime all day Saturday, breaking only for the Anime Trivia Contest! Non-stop episodes and movies, with anime music videos and anime trailers between shows.
Anime Room Saturday
Saturday 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Anime all day Saturday, breaking only for the Anime Trivia Contest! Non-stop episodes and movies, with anime music videos and anime trailers between shows.
Anime Room Sunday
Sunday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Anime all day Sunday! Non-stop episodes and movies, with anime music videos and anime trailers between shows.
Anime Trivia Contest
Saturday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Think you're an Otaku-king? Prove yourself against your fellows by answering questions about anime.
Apples to Apples [Verilympics]
Friday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
The game where players decide if Madonna is really more "sensational" than Jupiter.
Art Show, Day 1
Friday 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Prepare for an awesome aesthetic experience!
Art Show, Day 2
Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Prepare for an awesome aesthetic experience!
Art Show, Day 3
Sunday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Prepare for an awesome aesthetic experience!
Betrayal at House on the Hill [Verilympics]
Sunday 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
"Where in this blasted house is the underground lake??"
Boffing Tournament
Sunday 1:00 PM - 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!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Boardgame [Verilympics]
Saturday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Based on the popular television series.
Capture-the-Flag With Stuff
Saturday 10:00 AM - 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!
Closing Ceremony
Sunday 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing Ceremony for Vericon 2010
DDR Tournament
Saturday 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Play Dance Dance Revolution on the big screen for glory and prizes.
Game of Thrones
Saturday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Two to four players face off as noble
houses vie for power and compete to rule Westeros.
Ghostfacers Live: Heavengrace Manor
Friday 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
A dark and stormy night. A haunted house on an isolated harbor island. Six fame-seeking ghost hunters. What could go wrong?
Guest of Honor Speech: Timothy Zahn
Saturday 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Timothy Zahn amazes us with his oratory.
Ingenious
Saturday 8:00 PM - Midnight
It's dominoes plus othello plus rainbows in this strategy board game for two to four players.
Karaoke
Saturday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vericon's Got Talent!
Knightings
Saturday 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Be knighted for your valiant deeds!
Mafia [Verilympics]
Saturday Noon - 3:00 PM
Some villagers may not really be so innocent...but which villagers?
Magic: the Gathering Draft
Saturday Noon - 5:00 PM
Come play the granddaddy of collectible card games.
Masquerade Ball
Saturday 9:00 PM - Midnight
Put on your Saturday night finest (costume) and dance!
Medieval Combat
Saturday 10:00 AM - Noon
Prove your mettle by learning the skills of the knights.
Milk and Cookies Storytime
Saturday 7:00 PM - 9:15 PM
Cold night, warm fire. Cookies, stories.
Monopoly [Verilympics]
Friday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Do you like money?
Munchkin [Verilympics]
Saturday 10:00 AM - Noon
Kill the Monsters. Steal the Treasure. Stab your Buddy.
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Sunday 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Watch and laugh as Van Helsing is dissected by our crew of carefully-trained riffers.
Mystery and Murder in Dr. Lucky's Mansion
Saturday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Spend an exciting - and potentially deadly - evening at the Lucky Mansion.
New Ghosts and How to Know Them
Saturday 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Come hear John Crowley talk about his writing process.
Open Gaming I: The Fellowship of the Gamers
Friday 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Play games of all sorts!
Open Gaming II: The Plentiful Players
Saturday 9:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Play games and meet more people.
Open Gaming III: The Return of the Munchkin
Sunday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
More gaming!
Panel: Culture Crafting
Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
John Crowley, Greer Gilman, and Katherine Howe talk about how they craft cultures for the people who populate their stories.
Panel: From an Idea to a Story
Friday 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Explore the evolution of stories with Greer Gilman, Resa Nelson, and Timothy Zahn.
Panel: The Circle of Plot
Friday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Come listen to Resa Nelson, Paul Tremblay, and Timothy Zahn discuss the relative roles of plot and characters in their stories.
Panel: The Good, the Bad and the Morally Ambiguous
Saturday 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Katherine Howe, Paul Tremblay, and Timothy Zahn discuss the balance of good and evil in the characters they create.
Race for the Galaxy [Verilympics]
Sunday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
How skilled a galactic governor are you?
Reading: Cecilia Tan (Adults Only)
Friday 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Cecilia Tan reads from her erotic short stories. Sexual content - adults only.
Reading: Greer Gilman
Saturday 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Come hear Greer Gilman read from one of her works.
Reading: John Crowley
Friday 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Come hear John Crowley read from one of his works.
Reading: Timothy Zahn
Saturday 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Come hear Guest of Honor Timothy Zahn read from one of his works.
Researching the Fantasy Novel
Saturday 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Resa Nelson talks about the research that goes into making a fantasy novel.
Sassafrass Concert
Saturday 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Be entertained by a delightful mix of Norse, geek, and awesome music.
Scavenger Hunt
Saturday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Annual Vericon Scavenger hunt! Something that *should* be!
Scrabble [Verilympics]
Saturday 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Where double beats treble, and triple beats all.
Settlers of Catan [Verilympics]
Friday 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Colonize Catan using only wood, brick, wheat, rock, and sheep.
Shadows Over Camelot [Verilympics]
Saturday 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
As the Knights of the Round Table, unite in arms to protect Camelot.
Signing: Katherine Howe and Resa Nelson
Saturday 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Come get books signed by Katherine Howe and Resa Nelson!
Signing: Paul Tremblay and Greer Gilman
Saturday 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Come get books signed by Paul Tremblay and Greer Gilman!
Signing: Timothy Zahn and John Crowley
Saturday 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Come get books signed by Timothy Zahn and John Crowley!
Signing: Webcomics
Saturday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Come get the signatures of our webcomic guests!
Speculative Fiction and Manga Reading Room
Friday 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Once upon a time...
Speculative Fiction and Manga Reading Room
Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Once upon a time...
Speculative Fiction and Manga Reading Room
Sunday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Once upon a time...
Star Wars Epic Duels [Verilympics]
Friday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Luke Skywalker vs. Boba Fett?
The Dance and the Dawn
Friday 7:00 PM - 12 am
A gothic fairy tale in LARP form, full of beautiful ballgowns, treacherous intrigue, and True Love. This game has been filled, and will no longer be accepting signups.
Video Gaming I: It Begins
Friday 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Play video games non-stop for as long as you want.
Video Gaming II: It Continues
Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Play video games non-stop for as long as you want.
Video Gaming III: It Never Ends
Sunday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Play video games non-stop for as long as you want.
Webcomics Panel
Saturday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Come listen to Dorothy Gambrell, Randall Munroe, and Michael Terracciano talk about webcomics.
Wise and Otherwise [Verilympics]
Friday 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM
When you take a rat out of water...it contrives a plot against you.
Zendo [Verilympics]
Saturday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Do these pyramids have the Buddha nature?