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Pre-registration and event sign-up are now available to everyone! Our Kickstarter backers had a week of early-bird registration and now its everyon else's turn! Head on over to create your account, pay with PayPal and sign-up for events.
Event hosts/GMs and volunteers can indicate their discounts on the pre-registration form to save a ton, all the way up to free admission.
Spread the word!
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Our Kickstarter backers are almost done with their early-bird event sign-up period. That means it's almost time for everyone else to get registered!
Starting Monday, October 12, nonbackers will be able to pre-register and sign-up for events right from the Midwest GameFest website. Event hosts/GMs and volunteers can indicate their discounts on the pre-registration form to save a ton, all the way up to free admission.
Check back October 12 for pre-registration launch announcement, and spread the word!
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Watch Your Emails
Backers who submitted their surveys will be receiving an email from Midwest GameFest with a link to activate their midwestgamefest.org accounts. Remember, each email address is unique and tied to your backer account. We have sent an email with a unique link to each attendee (spouse, child, etc) as detailed in our backer survey. Make sure and use these links to create accounts for everyone who is coming.
Sign-Up/Pre-Registration Instructions
Follow the link in the email and you'll be taken to the Midwest GameFest sign-up system where you'll be asked to finalize your account creation. Provide a password and you'll be set to sign-up for events, select the days you'll be attending, and get the details squared away. Change you mind on events later? No sweat, since you can come back at any time and change your events (up until closer to the convention). When you come back to make changes, visit the site and find the Sign-Up link under Events.
Didn't Get an Email?
If you're a backer who has submitted a backer survey and you don't receive an email with the subject "Midwest GameFest Backer Early Sign-Up Instructions" from address "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." then you'll want to check your spam folder. If you suspect you might have been skipped, just shoot us a message at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we'll get you squared away.
Organized Play Events
Part of being an early-bird is that not all of the worms are available yet. Our organized play events are not yet in the system. We hope to get that taken care of during this week, but we do not yet have events submitted by all parties. Don't let this stop you from signing up though, as you can always come back and change your schedule as more events are added!
Thanks
We couldn't have gotten this far without your help, and we know it. Take this early-bird sign-up week as a small token of our affection and go play some games!
---Midwest GameFest Staff
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If you missed our previous update then you may not know that this last week we met our initial funding goal of $4,000! And THEN we also met our first stretch goal of $5,000 to bring special guest Jon Lamkin and the D&D Adventurer's League's "Fai Chen's Fantastical Faire" to Kansas City.
This final week of the Kickstarter we are pleased to announce even more great news, so let's get started!
Special Guests
We're pleased to announce two new guests this week!
- Jon Lamkin, the D&D Adventurer's League's Regional Coordinator for the U.S. Plains Region will be running games, answering questions, and operating Fai Chen's Fantastical Faire. The Faire is the only way to exchange D&D AL certs, and acquire new ones out-of-game. Jon brings with him a special GenCon cert that players will definitely want to get their hands on!
- Freelance author Sterling Hershey (Star Wars, D&D, The Last Parsec) will be on hand to run his games, answer questions, and participate in our Industry Panel. A game with Sterling is always a good time, so don't miss out.
New Exhibitors
And this week we're also pleased to announce four confirmed exhibitors:
- Duel Grounds: Makers of Cthulhu Deckbuilder, focused around the Lovecraft theme, and coming to Kickstarter in 2016.
- Pocket Odyssey: makers of the first tabletop micro-RPG ever! No pen and paper needed just devilishly charming wit and an adventurous spirit!
- Jeff Porter Illustration: An incredible freelance Illustrator whose work includes some of gaming's brightest stars: Paizo Publishing, Catalyst Games, Fantasy Flight Games, Pelgrane Press, Kyoudai Games, Northwiter Press.
- The Seven Deadlies Game: It's a race to Hell, and you gotta sin to win in this socially geared, card based game! Every sin has a story! What's yours?
New Organized Play Rewards
There's lots of news on this front, including new backer reward tiers for special events!
D&D Adventurer's League
- New backer reward for the Friday night world premiere of DDEX3-11, "The Quest for Sporedome," an adventure for levels 5-10.
- Fai Chen's Fantastical Faire will be in attendance, allowing AL members to exchange certificates and acquire new ones.
- A special GenCon certificate will be available.
- And did you know we'll be running AL each slot? Spread the word!
Shadowrun Missions
- New backer reward for NERPS! cards that grant players a +3 dice pool bonus.
- New backer reward for the Friday night premiere of a Mission not seen outside GenCon.
Heroes of Rokugan
- Only one seat left for the special Bonds of Blood Sunday morning event. Get yours while they last!
Play to Win
In addition to the great variety of board games normally provided by the Gamer's Haven Game Library, their involvement with Double Exposure's Envoy program will be providing additional games that players can win just by playing! That's right, each time you play one of the Play to Win games and you'll be entered into a drawing to win the game.
Event Submission Now Open
We are now accepting event submissions at the Midwest GameFest website! Hosts/GMs use the submission form to let us know what you are running, when, and how many seats you'll need. If you are running an event more than once, make sure to only submit it once and simply indicate which slots it will run in.
Hotel Rooms Running Low
Our initial allotment of rooms at the Sheraton has filled up. We were able to secure more, but if you are planning on staying at the Sheraton you need to book your rooms soon. They've informed us that weekend is filling up quickly!
More to Come
Thanks for another incredible week, and stay tuned for more announcements as we ride out the last week of the Kickstarter! Remember, the Kickstarter ends September 9, 2015, so make sure to tell your friends, co-workers, and family about it.
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Midwest GameFest has had an incredible first full week of our Kickstarter campaign, reaching the halfway point in just a few days! Amazing! But there's still a long way to go, and a short time to get there so keep spreading the word and sharing the positive vibes.
We've got a lot to let you know about, so let's get to it!
Stretch Goals
$5,000 – Fai Chen's Fantastical Faire
We're pleased to announce our first stretch goal is in place! If we hit the $5,000 funding level we'll have Fai Chen's Fantastical Faire, the official D&D Adventure League trading post. Fai Chen is a special event that can occur only at conventions hosting D&D Adventurers League adventures. At the Faire, AL players may trade permanent magic item certificates and may purchase consumable item certificates. Riding along on Fai Chen's mule-driven cart will be Jon Lamkin, the AL Regional Coordinator for the U.S. Plains region. Jon will be helping Fai Chen in his tasks and also running AL events. Having Jon and the Faire will be a great boon for AL players at the convention, so lets make this happen!
Heroes of Rokugan Reward Levels
Our first organized play reward levels are for the amazing and long-running Legends of the Five Rings campaign Heroes of Rokugan. HoR backers can choose from three reward tiers:
- $5 Reward: AM I DREAMING?
Backers get a copy of the “Am I Dreaming?” cert for Heroes of Rokugan: The Nightmare War, allowing access to any printed Legend of the Five Rings 4th Edition character option, as long as there are complete rules in the book! HoR has never offered a cert like this before! - $55 Reward: YUMEMUSHA
Backers get a 4-day pass, a copy of the “Yumemusha” cert for Heroes of Rokugan: The Nightmare War, granting possession of a rare nemuranai, a Dream Shard, for use in the campaign. These mysterious items grant their possessors knowledge of worlds beyond the ones we know, potentially including both hidden histories and esoteric skills while traveling through distant dream-realms. - Bold: $150 Reward (limited to 5): BLOODBOUND
Up to five backers get a 4-day pass, a copy of the “Yumemusha” cert for Heroes of Rokugan: The Nightmare War, and a seat at the Sunday morning exclusive slot of “Bonds of Blood,” an unreleased Heroes of Rokugan 3: Spirit of Bushido mod run by the mod’s author and HoR3’s head admin, Cory Mills!
New Add-ons
In addition to our great dice, mugs, t-shirts, steins, etc, backers can now add an RPGKC premium badge holders to their pledge level. We're also offering the Heroes of Rokugan "Am I Dreaming" and "Yumemusha" certificates as add-ons for backers!
Onsite Food and Drinks Until 7pm
Overland Park has some of the region's best food options, many of which are only a short drive away. But for folks who want to stay inside the convention facility and maximize their game playing we are pleased to offer onsite food options right in the convention pre-function area! Pizza, hot dogs, nachos, wraps, sandwiches, yogurt, soda, and more will all be available from 8am to 7pm. Coffee will be available in the pre-function area until noon. In addition to this, the convention center's own cafe, The Cyber Cafe, will also be open during most of the event offering similar options.
Free High-Speed Wi-Fi
Both the main game hall and our pre-function area at the Overland Park Convention Center will feature complimentary high-speed wi-fi. Network conditions will vary with the number of active users on the network.
Guest Lounge
Special guests, VIGs, and volunteers can take a load off their feet at the Guest Lounge. Each morning these special folk can enjoy donuts with coffee and relax in a comfortable lounge chair while they get ready to start the day. Between events they can retreat here to take advantage of the water cooler, and enjoy a great place to bring lunch or dinner!
Military/Service Discount
We're pleased to announce a new reward level available exclusively to current or retired Fire, Ambulance, or Law Enforcement personnel or persons with valid Military credentials. Backers at this level also receive a premium badge holder.
Wrap-Up
It's been a great ride so far, so lets keep the momentum rolling! We'll be posting another update soon with more organized play rewards, special guest announcements, and event submission dates! Stay tuned.
