[Deptheads] Kids/Family Events in Family Room

[Strategicon Department Heads]

I would be fine with running Claydonia as the Miniatures Dept's Kids or
Family event, either way, and I have no problem with running it in the
Family Room. My problem this last convention was that I had no idea where I
was going to be running it at all until the week of the convention. I'll
work with the head of Minis to determine which would be better.

On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <
deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:

> Message From: Tanya Aldrich  taldrich at strategicon.net
> Hi All,
>
> I thought I'd get this notice out early. Here are my thoughts on how to
> help the Kids Track and Family Room.
>
> Each department try to get on the schedule at least one Kids Only event to
> run sometime between 8:00am and 8:00pm, which should run in the Family Room
> (Video and possibly LARPs and Minis exempt from location).
>
> Each department try to get on the schedule at least one Family event to
> run between 8:00am and Midnight run in the Family Room (Video and possibly
> LARPs and Minis exempt from location). Most departments this just means
> relocating an event.
>
> The time ranges mean starting no earlier than and ending no later than.
> For example, an 8pm Family RPG is fine, but an 8pm Kids Only isn't. And
> don't schedule a 2hr kids event at 7pm. I recommend Family events starting
> no later than 8pm.
>
> I would like to see these department goals expand to at least one
> Kids/Family event per day by Gateway and at least one Kids Only and one
> Family event per day by Orccon 2016.
>
> *** Boardgames: I'll likely have you covered for Saturday and Sunday Kids
> games, you need to work on Friday and/or Monday for Gamex. Demos don't
> count. :)
>
> *** Minis: Please talk to the Paint and Take people about setting aside a
> Family hour maybe each day or something and emphasize the Strategikids
> category in the painting contest.
>
> *** RPGs/LARPs and Minis: I've noticed that kids aren't typically the
> target audience of these types of games, but they are out there. Please try
> to get one running. I did a search on 'kids miniature game' and 'kids rpg
> game' with promising results. If my 5 yr old has a chance to make sense of
> it, all the better. :) I had less luck with 'kids larp', but it wasn't
> non-existent. I'm hoping a Family LARP can be organized by Gateway 2016,
> with the intent of one such larp a year.
>
> Kids events can range from age 4 to 12. The events don't have to cover the
> whole range, but should list the starting age, and if appropriate, an
> ending age. Any game rated age 10+ should be a Family game.
>
> Please send table requirements to Tim and me, so we both have an idea of
> what needs to be set up in the room.
>
> I'm willing to help organize as much as I can for the Family Room to work,
> but remember these things...
>
> 1. I'm not local.
> 2. I will not, at any point, be running this room at the con. I'm only
> running events. The room problem will be addressed separately.
>
> Goal recap by Department for Gamex 2015
>
> Boardgames: 1 Kids Only and 1 Family event on Friday and/or Monday in
> Family Room
> Collectibles: 1 Kids Only and 1 Family event in Family Room
> Minis: 1 Kids Only and 1 Family event, hopefully in the Family Room
> RPGs/LARPs: 1 Kids Only and 1 Family event in Family Room
>
> Tanya
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