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KantCon Costume Contest

  By terrestrialboy | May 11, 2012 - 3:59 pm |
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We’re happy to announce that this year, KantCon will play host to it’s first ever Costume Contest!

Attendees are encouraged to come in costume, and register to be judged by our crack team of gaming geeks!  Registration will be on-site and the following rules apply:

  • Costumes must be self-contained. Connections to electrical sockets will not be available.
  • It’s a family costume contest. Keep it fun and G – Rated. Any costumes deemed inappropriate will be disqualified from the contest by the judges.
  • Judges for the Costume Contest are not eligible for the Costume Contest.
  • The judges shall have the sole authority and discretion to select the winners.
  • Minors (those under 13 years of age) will be entered in the Children’s Costume Contest and must have permission from a legal guardian to participate.
  • By registering, all Costume Contest participants agree to let KantCon and Gamer’s Haven use their images for promotional purposes, both photographs and video.
  • Each entrant shall indemnify, defend, and hold KantCon and Gamer’s Haven harmless from any third party claims arising from or related to that entrant’s participation in the contest. In no event shall KantCon and Gamer’s Haven be liable to an entrant for acts or omissions arising out of or related to the contest or that entrant’s participation in the contest.
  • All entrants will have their picture taken for judging. Categories will be awarded for 1st place in Awesome Geekiness, Originality, and Silliness.

Winners will be announced during the KantCon Awards Ceremony, held on Sunday evening at KantCon 2012.

KantCon Kids’ Track

  By terrestrialboy | May 11, 2012 - 3:43 pm |
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As you may or may not know, children under the age of 8 get into KantCon for free! To the end of making KantCon THE place to be for a weekend of family gaming entertainment, we have created the KantCon Kids’ Track!

The KantCon Kids’ Area is located on the northern wall of the atrium and will be running during the following times:

  • Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The obligatory disclaimer: We are not licensed child care professionals, and we are not responsible for the safety and supervision of your child. All children are to be accompanied by an adult or guardian for the duration of the Kids’ Track Events. To this end, we have added a “KantCon Kids’ Track Parent Badge” to our badge list that you can get at a discounted rate. These badges will allow a parent to participate in the Kids’ Track Events with their child. A one-day badge can be purchased now for $5, and a three-day badge can be purchased now for $12.50. On-site, the three-day badge price increases to $15.

Events

Coloring Contest: Bring your little one to this coloring event! Children can color a page and have it entered in the coloring contest. First, Second, and Third place winners for each age group will be announced by 4:00 pm on Sunday and prizes will be awarded for different age ranges (2-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-13).

  • Ages:2+
  • Prizes?: Yes
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.
  • Notes: Potential choking hazard due to small components involved.

Coloring: Bring your little one to this coloring event! Children can pick one or more pages to color from an assortment of KantCon images.

  • Ages:2+
  • Prizes?: No
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.
  • Notes: Potential choking hazard due to small components involved.

Bead ‘n’ Build: Bring your wee one to this bead and dice building event! Children can use string, beads, and drilled KantCon dice to build their own necklace, bracelet, keychain, pendant or other fun trinket!

  • Ages:5+
  • Prizes?: No
  • Supervision: All children must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.
  • Notes: Potential choking hazard due to small components involved.

Die Paint ‘n’ Take: Your child will love this event where they can paint wooden dice in a variety of fun colors.

  • Ages:5+
  • Prizes?: No
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.
  • Notes: Potential choking hazard due to small components involved.

Build-a-die: We will provide various cut-out templates and assembly materials for different types of dice (D4-D20). Come prepared to cut and paste together your very own die! You can color and customize these to your delight!

  • Ages:5+
  • Prizes?: No
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.

High Rollers/Magic Number: The magic number will be called out for all to hear. Players will each have a giant inflatable dice. Try to out-roll your opponent(s) within a certain timeframe to be the closest to the magic number without going over! Children will need to be able to add, or have an adult present.

  • Ages:5+
  • Prizes?: Yes
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.

Giant Yahtzee: We will have giant inflatable dice so kids of all ages can play a giant version of Yahtzee!

  • Ages:5+
  • Prizes?: Yes
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.

Assisted Gaming: KantCon volunteers will be on hand to help you and your little one pick up and play a fun game.

  • Ages:3+
  • Prizes?: No
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.
  • Notes: Potential choking hazard due to small components involved.

Cupcake Decoration: Decorate a cupcake! Cupcakes and decorating supplies will be available (limit: one cupcake per child). There will be an additional charge for supplies for this event.

  • Ages:3+
  • Prizes?: No
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.
  • Notes: Potential choking hazard due to small components involved.

Life-size Candyland: Kids both old and young can play Candyland with themselves as the pieces in this life-size version of the classic children’s game.

  • Ages:4+
  • Prizes?: Yes
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.

Clay Creations: Come experience the joy of creating a monster out of Play-Doh and making it fight with other monsters! Please create responsibly.

  • Ages:3+
  • Prizes?: No
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.
  • Notes: Potential choking hazard due to small components involved.

Thunder Hamsters & the Temple of Cheese Family Event: You and your mini-gamer will both enjoy this hilarious game of hamster hilarity! Pair up with your little one to collect the most cheese and other various treasures. Fun, imaginative story-telling will be involved!

  • Ages:7+
  • Prizes?: Yes
  • Supervision: All children must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity. Children must be 7+ to play.
  • Notes: Potential choking hazard due to small components involved.

Children’s Costume Contest: Come dressed up as your favorite character and have your photo taken to be entered into our Children’s Costume Contest. First, Second, and Third place winners will be announced by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday and prizes will be awarded for different age ranges (0-4, 5-8, 9-13).

  • Ages:All Ages
  • Prizes?: Yes
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.

D6 Origami: Color and create your own 6-sided die with origami!

  • Ages:5+
  • Prizes?: No
  • Supervision: All children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian for this activity.

KantCon 2012 Map

  By terrestrialboy | May 11, 2012 - 2:52 pm |
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We are happy to finally announce the layout for KantCon 2012!

As you can see, things have shaken up a bit, and we’ve expanded!  We’re now going to be in the good old Capitol Federal Conference Room and the adjoining atrium!

If you come to KantCon 2012, you’ll be able to get yourself a treat at the Concessions area, as normal, pick up some KantCon merchandise from Registration or the Minion HQ, and shop at one of our six vendors:  Gamer Ground, Secret Skeleton Miniatures, Black Blade Publishing, Raging Wolf Armoury, Silver Gryphon Games, and Sentinels of the Multiverse creators Greater Than Games!

You will be able to check out a game from the Gamer’s Haven Game Library, and play it at one of the many open game tables, or one of the ten Board/Card Game Tables.

As you can see, we’ve loaded the convention with nine RPG tables, ten Board/Card Game Tables, three Miniatures Tables, and four Open Game Tables.  Remember, if there is no event scheduled for a table during a particular slot, then it’s considered an Open Table for that time.

You’ll also notice at the north end of the map is a Kids Area!  The new Kids’ Track of events is premiering at KantCon 2012, and it’s designed to be events for young children and accompanying parents!  We’ll have a post that details this later.

Also, as you can see, we will have on-site Event Registration this year!  You’ll be able to sign up for events just like you’re signing up for them at pre-registration!  Just head over to Event Registration, and sign up for a scheduled event!

Additionally, we have access to several projection screens this year, and, instead of a constant stream of SWAG winners as with last year, we will be posting the winning ticket numbers on one of the projection screens on the western wall.

On the northern wall, you will be able to see a photostream of the images recorded at KantCon 2012.

On the south wall, next to the concessions area, you will be able to see a listing of events and their locations for the next slot.

We’ll have more announcements coming very soon, and we hope to see you at KantCon 2012!

Things Ordered … and Merchandise at KantCon 2012

  By terrestrialboy | May 9, 2012 - 4:46 pm |
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It’s been quiet here for a bit, and here’s an update!

Dice

The KantCon d6 dice have been ordered, as have the matching dice sets, which will include a non-custom d4, d6, d8, d10, 10′s d10, d12, and d20.  Of course, these dice sets will be going to those who qualify for the stretch rewards, but we will have extras that we will be selling at Registration and Minion HQ for $10 a set.

Everyone who comes to KantCon will get one of the d6′s, and additional KantCon 2012 d6′s can be purchased for $0.50 each.

Backpacks

Speaking of Stretch Rewards, we have also ordered the above backpacks as well.  Unfortunately, we will not have extras to sell at the convention, so these are exclusive to those who qualified for the stretch rewards!

Mugs

We should be getting the mugs in very soon, within the next few days, and, as with last year, we will have these for sale at the convention! You will be able to purchase one of these fine mugs for $10 at KantCon 2012, and get a free drink with it at the concessions stand!

Messenger Bags

The messenger bags have been ordered as well, and, unlike the backpacks, we will have extras of these to sell at KantCon 2012.  So, for those of you who aren’t getting one of these awesome messenger bags, you can get one at KantCon for $15.

Portfolios

We hit a snag with the portfolios, in that the supplier we were going to go with had 2 in stock.  Not two styles, two whole bags … so we had to go with someone else, and pay a lot more for them then we had budgeted.  Regardless, the portfolios will be in for KantCon 2012, and will go to those people who qualified for the stretch rewards.

Jabbergluck Miniature

The Jabbergluck miniature master has made it here from Great Britain, and I have passed it on to the folks at Secret Skeleton Miniatures.  They assure me it will be in on time for KantCon 2012, but I have not heard from them on this yet …

Stretch Reward Shirts

The stretch reward shirts have been ordered as well, and should be here within the next two weeks.

Other Merchandise

We will have additional merchandise available for purchase at KantCon this year, including a limited supply of the KantCon 2011 d6′s and 2011 mugs can be purchased this year.

You’ll be able to get the KantCon 2011 d6′s for $0.50 each, and the 2011 mugs can be bought for $7 each.  Both are in a very limited supply, and once they’re gone, they’re gone for good!

That’s about it, all!  I’ll update when we have more information!

In the meantime, you can spread the word about Pre-Registration for KantCon 2012, Submit an Event for KantCon 2012, and/or Register for an Event for KantCon 2012!