GenghisCon 2016 @ Trinity Residential College,

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Friday

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16:00

Cool Games & Kickstarters

Venue: Fellows Room
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Ends: 17:00

The best and weirdest that Kickstarter and crowd funding has produced.

Panellists are Curzon and Wesley Lamont.

Chill out Area. Colouring in & Logo comp

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Ends: 23:00

A place to rest and relax. Will also hold the Logo comp, the best image becomes next years logo.

Unsupervised Chess

Venue: Aldersgate Unsupervised Chess
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Ends: 23:00

Open Board Gaming

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Ends: 23:00

Bring your own or use the ones people are sharing, join in the fun of board gaming.

Building Gigantic Icosahedron

Venue: Outside 2
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Ends: 23:00

Join the mad architects and get hands on with a platonic solid.

Run by Robyn Creagh and Mark Robertson.

17:00

Peter Capaldi: Return to Old Who

Venue: Fellows Room
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Ends: 18:00

He doesn’t like hugs and he is not your boyfriend. He is not a good man. He is not a bad man. He’s an idiot with a box and a screwdriver, just passing through.
Does the 12th Doctor hark back to his older, more alien forms, or is this Doctor the youngest of all?
Panellists are Aaron Creaser, Owen Godfrey and Curzon.

Sneaking Practice

Venue: Outside 1
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Ends: 18:00

An excellent chance for any rogue to practice their Move Silently skill in a game of statues.

Run by Kai Frost and Danielle Linder.

Lock Picking a How To

Venue: Epworth Rm Chill Out Colouring
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Ends: 18:00

Ever wanted to be a hero? Well time to learn that essential adventurer skill, Lock Picking.

Run by Nick Howard.

Events Continuing at 17:00

Chill out Area. Colouring in & Logo comp From 16:00 until 23:00
Unsupervised Chess From 16:00 until 23:00
Open Board Gaming From 16:00 until 23:00
Building Gigantic Icosahedron From 16:00 until 23:00

18:00

Dinner

Ends: 19:00

Killer Briefing

Venue: Epworth Rm Chill Out Colouring
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Ends: 18:30

Put your devious skills to the test and join the con wide game of Killer. Attend the briefings to join.

Run by Stephen Dedman.

Events Continuing at 18:00

Chill out Area. Colouring in & Logo comp From 16:00 until 23:00
Unsupervised Chess From 16:00 until 23:00
Open Board Gaming From 16:00 until 23:00
Building Gigantic Icosahedron From 16:00 until 23:00

19:00

Opening Ceremony

Venue: Fellows Room
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Ends: 19:30

GenghisCon’s committee welcomes you to the 15th Convention.

Fellows Room 7PM Friday.

Super Street Fighter 4

Venue: Lincoln Rm Console Gaming
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Ends: 20:00

An anime style game where people yell their attacks at the top of their lungs and shoot fire balls out of their hands…and we’re not talking about Dragon Ball Z…

Run by Adam McCaw.

Ticket To Ride Competition

Venue: Rogerson Board Gaming 1
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Ends: 23:00

Just because you have the longest doesn’t mean it’s the best but it does help.

Sign up at registration

Run by Matt Lindus and Curzon.

Formula De

Venue: Rogerson Board Gaming 3
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Ends: 23:00

Play the racing game Formula De. Enjoy the thrills and spills without wearing a helmet.

Long board game – Sign up at registration

Run by Matt Lindus and Curzon.

Events Continuing at 19:00

Chill out Area. Colouring in & Logo comp From 16:00 until 23:00
Unsupervised Chess From 16:00 until 23:00
Open Board Gaming From 16:00 until 23:00
Building Gigantic Icosahedron From 16:00 until 23:00

19:30

Noobs, a GenghisCon Introduction

Venue: Fellows Room
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Ends: 20:00

A gentle introduction to the Con and Con etiquette for those new to GenghisCon.

Fellows Room 7:30PM Friday.

Johan Sebastian Joust

Venue: Cambridge Room
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Ends: 21:00

Modern jousting, using musical clues and digital aids knock your opponent out of the “Arena”.

Run by Ben Curran.

Events Continuing at 19:30

Chill out Area. Colouring in & Logo comp From 16:00 until 23:00
Unsupervised Chess From 16:00 until 23:00
Open Board Gaming From 16:00 until 23:00
Building Gigantic Icosahedron From 16:00 until 23:00
Super Street Fighter 4 From 19:00 until 20:00
Ticket To Ride Competition From 19:00 until 23:00
Formula De From 19:00 until 23:00

20:00

RPGs, Good, Bad and ???

Venue: Fellows Room
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Ends: 21:00

What makes a good RPG? A discussion on the good, the bad and the weird.

Panelists are Adam McCaw, Adrian Smith and Ben Casey.

Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 Survival Challenge

Venue: Lincoln Rm Console Gaming
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Ends: 23:00

Can you and 3 team mates hold out against the worst the zombie apocalypse can throw at you while ensuring you come out on top? Join us to watch people die…a lot!

Run by Adam McCaw

Lock Picking Competition

Venue: Ellis Room
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Ends: 21:00

See who’s fastest, compete against your fellows for prestige!

Run by Nick Howard.

Learn to Play Splendor

Venue: Rogerson Board Gaming 2
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Ends: 21:00

Come along and learn to play Splendor, for fun or to practice for a tournament.

Run by Matt Lindus and Curzon.

BYO Twirly Pretties

Venue: Outside 1
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Ends: 21:00

Bring glowing sticks and shiny poi. Wave around fancy things and light up the night!

No one is running it, just come out and have fun.

Speed Geeking

Venue: Epworth Rm Chill Out Colouring
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Ends: 21:00

Find a new fandom friend! Good if you don’t know anyone at the con or want to meet new people.

Run by Evan Beasley and assisted by Helen Highwater.

Events Continuing at 20:00

Chill out Area. Colouring in & Logo comp From 16:00 until 23:00
Unsupervised Chess From 16:00 until 23:00
Open Board Gaming From 16:00 until 23:00
Building Gigantic Icosahedron From 16:00 until 23:00
Ticket To Ride Competition From 19:00 until 23:00
Formula De From 19:00 until 23:00
Johan Sebastian Joust From 19:30 until 21:00

21:00

Anime 101

Venue: Fellows Room
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Ends: 22:00

Discussion of the shows and episodes to get someone hooked on Anime.

Panelists are Curzon, Andrew Hahn and Owen Godfrey.

Bedroom Bondage 101 (18+ only)

Venue: Epworth Rm Chill Out Colouring
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Ends: 22:30

BDSM artists and educators give the 101 on rope play and how to make it fun and safe.

Run by Kristoph, Raven and Sapphire.

Learn To Play Kings of Tokyo

Venue: Rogerson Board Gaming 2
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Ends: 22:00

Come along and learn to play Kings of Tokyo, for fun or to practice for a tournament.

Run by Matt Lindus and Curzon.

Advanced Sneaking Practice

Venue: Outside 1
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Ends: 22:00

Get ready to sneak and hide, maybe even dress up as a bush in this game of spotlight.

Run by Kai Frost and Danielle Linder.

Events Continuing at 21:00

Chill out Area. Colouring in & Logo comp From 16:00 until 23:00
Unsupervised Chess From 16:00 until 23:00
Open Board Gaming From 16:00 until 23:00
Building Gigantic Icosahedron From 16:00 until 23:00
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 Survival Challenge From 20:00 until 23:00
Ticket To Ride Competition From 19:00 until 23:00
Formula De From 19:00 until 23:00

22:00

Learn To Play Arkham Horror

Venue: Rogerson Board Gaming 2
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Ends: 23:00

Come along and learn to play Arkham Horror, for fun or to practice for a tournament.

Run by Matt Lindus and Curzon.

From Dream to Reality. Trials and Tribulations of Producing an SF Play

Venue: Fellows Room
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Ends: 23:00

Written as part of a honours thesis, hear the challenges from the writer, production team and actors.

Run by Stephen Platt, Sarah Courtis and Co.

Events Continuing at 22:00

Chill out Area. Colouring in & Logo comp From 16:00 until 23:00
Unsupervised Chess From 16:00 until 23:00
Open Board Gaming From 16:00 until 23:00
Building Gigantic Icosahedron From 16:00 until 23:00
Bedroom Bondage 101 (18+ only) From 21:00 until 22:30
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 Survival Challenge From 20:00 until 23:00
Ticket To Ride Competition From 19:00 until 23:00
Formula De From 19:00 until 23:00

09:00

Room Closed

Venue: Harvard Room
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Ends: 10:00

Board Games: What's New?

Venue: Fellows Room
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Ends: 10:00

Rob Masters emerges from the games room to tell us of some exciting new tabletop games on offer.

Panelists are Rob Masters and Tim McDougall.

Chill out Colouring in Logo comp

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Ends: 23:00

A place to rest and relax. Will also hold the Logo comp, the best image becomes next years logo.

Room Closed

Venue: Lincoln Rm Console Gaming
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Ends: 10:00

Unsupervised Chess

Venue: Aldersgate Unsupervised Chess
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Ends: 23:00

Play chess. Unsupervised.

GM Genre Workshop: Humor

Venue: Board Room
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Ends: 11:00

Through this series of workshops you can challenge your preconceptions of genres. Fantasy can be more than swords and sorcery, Horror can be more than Cthulhu and Zombies, Science fiction need not take you to the stars and Punks don’t need mohawks. Infinite Horizons Meetup group will help you think outside the cliché and will assist you in polishing and building your campaign.

Run by Kevin O’Neil and Leon Peters-Malone.

Open Board Gaming

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Ends: 23:00

King of Tokyo Competition

Venue: Rogerson Board Gaming 1
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Ends: 12:00

Mothra ain’t got nothing on you. Now is your chance to show everyone who’s the King!

Sign up at registration

Run by Matt Lindus and Curzon.

Learn To Play Ticket To Ride

Venue: Rogerson Board Gaming 2
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Ends: 10:00

Come along and learn to play Ticket to Ride, for fun or to practice for a tournament.

Run by Matt Lindus and Curzon.

Aikido Wake-Up Call

Venue: Outside 1
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Ends: 10:00

Does it take more than coffee to get you going in the morning? How about a little Aikido?

Run by Wing Chung.

Building Gigantic Icosahedron

Venue: Outside 2
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Ends: 23:00

Join the mad architects and get hands on with a platonic solid.

Run by Robyn Creagh and Mark Robertson.

Traders Setup Time

Venue: Epworth Rm Chill Out Colouring
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Ends: 10:00

Time for the Traders to display their wares

10:00

"Lets Play", Why so Popular?

Venue: Fellows Room
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Ends: 11:00

Lets play videos are now a part of gaming culture. Just what is it that makes them so fascinating?

Panelists are Jonathan Durnford and Aaron Creaser.

Knotty Knots

Venue: Ellis Room
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Ends: 11:00

Learn to tie knots that won’t come undone when you’re halfway down a cliff, being pursued by Orcs.

Run by Tony de Groot and Barb Jenkins.

Traders

Venue: Epworth Rm Chill Out Colouring
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Ends: 18:00

They have stuff. You want stuff. All your stuff are here.

Retro Morning Console Hour!

Venue: Lincoln Rm Console Gaming
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Ends: 11:00

Come play old console games! We’ve got Supernes, N64, Sega, PS1, PS2 and Xbox games to play!

Run by Adam McCaw.

Learn To Play Battlestar Galactica

Venue: Rogerson Board Gaming 2
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Ends: 11:00

Come along and learn to play Battlestar Galactica, for fun or to practice for a tournament.

Run by Matt Lindus and Curzon.

Flaneurial Fencing

Venue: Outside 1
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Ends: 11:00

Want to try fencing but don’t like pointy metal objects? Well now you can fence with newspaper!

Run by Kai Frost and Danielle Linder.

Not So Secret Masters of Fandom

Venue: Harvard Room
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Ends: 11:00

Enthusiastic gathering for those interested in becoming a Not So Secret Master of GenghisCon.

*Bribery and enthusiasm provided by the President Helen Highwater.

Events Continuing at 10:00

Chill out Colouring in Logo comp From 09:00 until 23:00
Unsupervised Chess From 09:00 until 23:00
GM Genre Workshop: Humor From 09:00 until 11:00
Open Board Gaming From 09:00 until 23:00
King of Tokyo Competition From 09:00 until 12:00
Building Gigantic Icosahedron From 09:00 until 23:00