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Sunday, November 10
 

12:00am CST

Blood on the Clocktower
Sunday November 10, 2024 12:00am - 3:00am CST
ON THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT...
During a hellish thunderstorm, a scream echoes through the sleepy town of Ravenswood Bluff. The townsfolk rush to investigate and find the beloved local storyteller has been murdered, their body hanging limp from the clocktower. As blood drips onto the cobblestones below, a realization slowly dawns… a demon has been unleashed, killing by night and taking on human form by day.

Can good find the demon in time? Or will evil overrun this once peaceful town?


Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.

A social game played in person, seated in a circle, each player receives either a ‘good’ or ‘evil’ token with their unique character on it. Good players share information to solve the mystery whilst evil players lie about who they are and what they know. The good team wins if they can piece together their knowledge, trust each other, and execute the demon. The evil team wins if the demon can sow distrust, evade detection, and wipe out the village.

Game sessions are Dynamic, and Players may come and go as they please, as the length of each game is highly variable.

If arriving late, speak to the storyteller about getting into the game or waiting for the next one.

If you must leave early, please let your storyteller know ahead of time so they give you a special character.
Speakers
Sunday November 10, 2024 12:00am - 3:00am CST
Cermak
  Gaming, Party Games
  • Age Teen 13+
  • Experience New Players Welcome

8:30am CST

Sparks - Overflow Session
Sunday November 10, 2024 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
This is an open session in case another Sparks table is needed. The scenario will be decided at the time of the slot.
Speakers
Sunday November 10, 2024 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Cermak

8:30am CST

Sparks 184. Garrison of Alderaan
Sunday November 10, 2024 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Whatever happened to the Imperial Garrison on Alderaan? Follow the trail of 4 pilots who say they were there and want to defect. Of course Rebel Intelligence thinks it’s a trap; better send someone to spring it.

Game Base 7's WEG ongoing Star Wars campaign.

Written By: Darrell Hird 

Available for Replay.

Start a character or bring an existing Sparks character.

Sponsored by: Game Base 7.
Speakers
Sunday November 10, 2024 8:30am - 12:30pm CST
Cermak

10:00am CST

Captain Sonar
Sunday November 10, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm CST
At the bottom of the ocean, no one will hear you scream!

In Captain Sonar, you and your teammates control a state-of-the-art submarine and are trying to locate an enemy submarine in order to blow it out of the water before they can do the same to you. Every role is important, and the confrontation is merciless. Be organized and communicate because a captain is nothing without his crew: the Chief Mate, the Radio Operator, and the Engineer.

All the members of a team sit on one side of the table, and they each take a particular role on the submarine, with the division of labor for these roles being dependent on the number of players in the game. Roles include: the Captain, who is responsible for moving the submarine and announcing some details of this movement; the Radio Operator listening to the opposing captain's orders and try to decipher where that sub might be in the water; the Engineer working in the munitions room to prepare torpedoes, mines and other devices that will allow for combat.

Captain Sonar can be played in two modes: turn-by-turn or simultaneous. In the latter set-up, all the members of a team take their actions simultaneously while trying to track what the opponents are doing, too. When a captain is ready to launch an attack, the action pauses for a moment to see whether a hit has been recorded — then play resumes with the target having snuck away while the attacker paused or with bits of metal now scattered across the ocean floor.

Multiple maps are included with varying levels of difficulty.

Speakers
Sunday November 10, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm CST
Spring Room
  Gaming, Board Games
  • Age Teen 13+
  • Experience New Players Welcome

11:00am CST

The Darker Side of Space
Sunday November 10, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
The future is not always a garden of roses. Let's discuss the darker side of science fiction futures.
Moderators
avatar for Sue Burke

Sue Burke

Sue Burke’s most recent science fiction novel is Usurpation, published on October 29, the conclusion of the trilogy that began with Semiosis and Interference. She began writing professionally as a teenager, working for newspapers and magazines as a reporter and editor, and began... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Donna J W Munro

Donna J W Munro

Donna J. W. Munro teaches high schoolers the slippery truths of government and history at her day job. Her students are her greatest inspiration. She lives with five cats, a cute curly-haired dog, a fur-covered husband, a sassy septuagenarian Mama, and an encyclopedia son. Her daughter... Read More →
avatar for Chris Gerrib

Chris Gerrib

Chris Gerrib admits to being a bit obsessed with Mars, but in a healthy way – all three books of his Pirate Series are set on Mars. Chris lives in the Chicago suburbs and still has a day job in IT. He holds degrees in history and business from the University of Illinois and Southern... Read More →
Sunday November 10, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Hunt

12:00pm CST

1984 or 2024
Sunday November 10, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
With the changing education system, children are no longer learning cursive or "negative" events. Are we raising the future to be ignorant and malleable?
Moderators
avatar for Malda Marlys

Malda Marlys

Malda Marlys teaches science just outside Chicago and writes the sort of speculative fiction that requires too many qualifiers for the normal flow of conversation. Fortunately the SFFH umbrella is wide (and kind of spooky and full of brass fittings and snakes). Eir short fiction has... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Llewella Forgie

Llewella Forgie

Llewella Forgie is an award-wining author who creates stories of tenacious women battling injustice and creating their own happily-ever-after.  Her current work-in-progress is a pentalogy that takes place in Europe in 1802.  France is planning to invade, people with psychic powers... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Francis

Ryan Francis

Ryan Francis is a multi-talented cartoonist and animator who likes to draw animals with swords.After spending time in college learning to draw for money, Ryan tackles the day to day arrangements of projects, commissions, and ventures where he must draw like a mad lad.
Sunday November 10, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Hunt

1:00pm CST

Sparks 49. The Iskallon Conundrum
Sunday November 10, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Ships have been disappearing from along the outskirts of the Crucible Sector. Rebel, Imperial and even independent ships have vanished without a trace. Could it be pirates or some new threat? Our heroes must find the truth before more ships fall victim to this mystery.

Written by: Stephen Tucker 

Game Base 7's WEG ongoing Star Wars campaign.

Start a character or bring an existing Sparks character.

Sponsored by: Game Base 7.
Speakers
Sunday November 10, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Cermak
 
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