A mining crew has drilled deep into the earth, tearing a rift from this world into another. Denizens of both worlds await those who seek to control the aether drill! A Mayan Epics module w/ pregens.
A cross-section of 1970s heroes—hard-boiled detectives, cynical reporters, washed-up rock stars—find themselves stranded on a deserted island. Or is the island as deserted as it seems?
Description:
A pleasure cruise off the coast of southern California goes horribly awry when a sudden storm blows the ship off-course. Now the passengers find themselves stranded on a deserted island, with almost no chance of rescue. For any ordinary passengers, this would be a hopeless situation. Fortunately, you are no ordinary passengers. You are genuine 1970s-type heroes, baby, with all the cool mojo and street smarts that implies! But as you and your fellow players try to figure out a way to survive and escape this predicament, you start to notice mysterious activity on the island. Activity that suggests that something weird is going on here. Can you figure out the secret of Mystery Island, before you become its next victim?
Mechanica Inc. will make the world spotless with their Tidybots: ambitious vacuum robots made for global DOMINATION cleanliness! A game of tile-laying and engine building.
Description:
Humans are messy. It’s time they got some help! Build the best Tidybot factory and ship out as many Tidybots as possible to prepare for (the definitely harmless) OPERATION CLEANUP. The player who has sold the most money worth of Tidybots wins!
Mechanica Inc. will make the world spotless with their Tidybots: ambitious vacuum robots made for global DOMINATION cleanliness! A game of tile-laying and engine building.
Description:
Humans are messy. It’s time they got some help! Build the best Tidybot factory and ship out as many Tidybots as possible to prepare for (the definitely harmless) OPERATION CLEANUP. The player who has sold the most money worth of Tidybots wins!
Mechanica Inc. will make the world spotless with their Tidybots: ambitious vacuum robots made for global DOMINATION cleanliness! A game of tile-laying and engine building.
Description:
Humans are messy. It’s time they got some help! Build the best Tidybot factory and ship out as many Tidybots as possible to prepare for (the definitely harmless) OPERATION CLEANUP. The player who has sold the most money worth of Tidybots wins!
Mechanics of Secrecy: Military Cipher Machine Demo
Summary:
Learn how historical military cipher machines like the German Enigma work. See historical specimens and replicas from the Civil War to the Cold War. By Ryan of the NSDM staff.
Description:
Militaries throughout history have had a vested interest in keeping their communiques secrets. This lecture will provide an overview of mechanical and electromechanical cipher machines from the Civil War through the Cold War, such as the Vigenère cipher, rotor ciphers based on the German Enigma, and the Hagelin pin and lug machines. The role of the CIA and German BND in sabotaging cryptography will be discussed. Ryan of the National Security Decision Making Game staff is a cryptography collector and nuclear geek. He will display machines from his collection, including a replica Confederate encryption wheel, a modern Enigma simulator, 3D printed Enigma, and historic machines, including a Swiss NEMA, Russian Fialka, a US Army Hagelin M-209, and a Swedish Transvertex HC-9.
In this workshop you will make a pair of medieval inspired chandelier earrings.
Description:
Participants will use copper and brass wire to create a series scroll shaped elements that you will assemble into a larger motif and decorate with an assortment of faceted crystal beads.
The peoples of medieval times thought of the undead very differently from our hollywood and fantasy tropes today. Learn "authentic" medieval undead traditions & work them into your creative works.
Description:
A lot of current medieval fantasy and RPG undead tropes date from the Victorian times or later. However, Medieval Europe had a rich undead tradition. We see how the medieval traditions are different from the modern ones, and how to make your game or story undead more medieval. Will cover creation, prevention, maintenance, care, feeding, and disposal. Participants will have the opportunity to work up a historically plausible undead entity and fit it into their story or game universe.
A co-op game of puzzle-solving strategy and party-throwing insanity. Meet photo opportunity goals without all roommates stressing out!
Description:
As roommates in the house, you and your fellow players move guests by welcoming them and mingling them around the party to meet your photo opportunity goals. Each time you meet a photo opportunity, you take a photo! Photos keep the party going. Each photo moves the party time clock forward, and your goal is to get through the entire party without all roommates stressing out!
A co-op game of puzzle-solving strategy and party-throwing insanity. Meet photo opportunity goals without all roommates stressing out!
Description:
As roommates in the house, you and your fellow players move guests by welcoming them and mingling them around the party to meet your photo opportunity goals. Each time you meet a photo opportunity, you take a photo! Photos keep the party going. Each photo moves the party time clock forward, and your goal is to get through the entire party without all roommates stressing out!