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  • Friday 3/22
  • Saturday 3/23
  • Sunday 3/24

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  Friday 3/22

  Hours 10am-2am

  10:00 am

  • sph Ask Us Anything - Successful and Upcoming Indie Game Companies
  • mer Con Costuming: A Survival Guide
  • nag Blizzard Entertainment Presents
  • ara So You Want to be a Monster Hunter?: An Introduction
  • ttt Warhammer 40k Combat Patrol Friday Tournament
  • ttt Warmachine/Hordes Iron Arena Friday Tournament
  • ttt Bloodbowl Tournament
  • ttt Magic: The Gathering Convention League

  10:30 am

  • main Storytime with Cliff Bleszinski

  11:00 am

  • ttt D&D Board Game Open Play
  • ttt Magic: The Gathering 4 Booster Sealed Deck
  • ttt Small World Tournament
  • wyv Winning the PAX East Game
  • ttt Dungeons & Dragons Danger at Dark Shelf Quarry

  11:30 am

  • jam Boston 8-Bit Presents: PAX 2013 Chiptune Showcase, Part 1
  • sph Games Journalism in the Age of Independence
  • ara Nerdcore Hip-Hop: Rising Up
  • main Penny Arcade Q&A
  • nag Recreating an Icon: The Talent Behind the New Lara Croft in TOMB RAIDER
  • ttt Ticket to Ride Qualifier Block A Tournament
  • mer Game Designers Are Defining the Next 50 Years of Education

  12:00 pm

  • ttt Dominion Open Qualifier Block A
  • ct Persona 4 Arena Tournament
  • pho World of Capcom

  12:30 pm

  • ttt Magic: The Gathering Sealed Deck from Standard Boosters
  • wyv Streetpass Network: Bridging Gamers Within the Community!
  • tt We Make and Publish Our Own Games…and It Is Rad

  1:00 pm

  • nag Final Fantasy PAX East Panel
  • ara Get Hired in Video Games Marketing
  • ct Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Ultimate Tournament
  • main Rooster Teeth
  • sph The Return of the Return of Bill Amend

  1:30 pm

  • cor Game Audio: From Hobbyist to Professional
  • pho Sportsfriends, Indie Collaboration, and Local Multiplayer

  2:00 pm

  • ct Budokai HD Collection Tournament
  • tt The Future of RPG Design and Publishing
  • wyv It’s Dangerous to Go Alone - The Take This Panel

  2:30 pm

  • hh Mario Kart 7 Tournament
  • sph Return of the TURN-BASED GAMES!!!  (Actually they never went away)
  • mer Want a Good Story in Your Game? Get an Indie!
  • nag The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences presents: Best of the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit
  • ara Strip Search

  3:00 pm

  • ct Goldeneye Tournament
  • cor Press XY Presents: We Accept You… Just Don’t Use the Bathroom
  • ttt Puerto Rico Tournament
  • pho WildStar: Journey To Nexus

  3:30 pm

  • wyv Designing to Do Good
  • tt Worldbuilding 101

  4:00 pm

  • ct Lumines Live!
  • mer Omegathon Round 1: Bomberman Live!
  • ttt Race for the Galaxy Qualifier Block A
  • sph Rethinking Gaming Addiction
  • ttt Settlers of Catan Qualifier Block A
  • ara This (Boston) Indie Life: From Breaking In to Making It
  • nag The Shaft: Digging up all the Minecraft Nuggets

  4:30 pm

  • ttt 7 Wonders Qualifier Block A
  • cor The Future of Dungeons & Dragons
  • pho Marvel Heroes: Action on a Massive Scale

  5:00 pm

  • main Halo 4 Multiplayer: Past, Present, and Future
  • tt House Rules: Taking games one step further
  • ct Kirby’s Dream Collection Tournament
  • wyv Community: The Most Important Bullet Point Not on the Box

  5:30 pm

  • mer Gamification and Learning: Does Education Need Some ‘Stinking’ Badges?
  • ara Parents as Characters
  • sph What’s Your Gamer Type?
  • nag Future of Online Games Panel - MMORPG.com

  6:00 pm

  • pho Rock Band Behind the Music: A Music Gaming Tell All
  • cor RPGs Are Awesome
  • ct Soul Calibur V Tournament

  6:30 pm

  • wyv Dorks Vs. Sports
  • tt Game Design Workshop
  • hh Star Fox 64 3D Tournament

  7:00 pm

  • ttt D&D Next DM’s Challenge: Mines of Madness
  • sph From Playtest to 3-D Printer: How to Make Your Own Board Game, War Game, or Tamagotchi
  • ttt Magic: The Gathering Foil Fest
  • mer Retro Games We Want to Love
  • ct Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament: Group A
  • nag The LoadingReadyRun Panel
  • ara Twister Tales: Breaking Into Gaming & Partying On!

  7:30 pm

  • pho Mega64 Panel, Sorted!
  • cor Standard Action: the Webseries - Season 2!

  8:00 pm

  • pc Minecraft Tournament
  • ct NBA Jam Tournament
  • wyv PAX East Indie Showcase

  8:30 pm

  • tt Audience Participation Murderous Ghosts - a role-playing game with ghosts and murder
  • nag Blankety Blank!
  • sph Dungeon World: Make Stuff
  • mer Introduction to Curing Chemicals and Special Effects Costuming
  • ara No, the Monkey Should have a chainsaw:  Design Choices in an Indie MOBA
  • main♫ Friday Night Concerts

  9:00 pm

  • ct Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament: Group B
  • pho How To Energize Business and Millennial Brand Focus: A Giant Bomb Panel Eduknowledgement Experience

  9:30 pm

  • nag Game Show Night: Jeopardy!

  10:30 pm

  • nag Game Show Night: Family Feud!
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  Saturday 3/23

  Hours 10am-2am

  10:00 am

  • sph The Impact of Video Game Design Techniques on Boardgames
  • nag Do JRPGs Really Still Matter?
  • ttt Warmachine/Hordes Iron Arena Saturday Tournament
  • ttt Settlers of Catan Qualifier Block B
  • ttt Warmachine/Hordes Steamroller Tournament
  • ttt Magic: The Gathering Convention League
  • ttt Warhammer 40K 1500 Point Tournament

  10:30 am

  • mer Blending Games and Life: Showing Your Passion
  • tt Science Fiction Worldbuilding Workshop
  • main Penny Arcade - Make a Strip!

  11:00 am

  • wyv Pokeholics Anonymous presented by Underbelly
  • ttt Dungeons & Dragons Danger at Dark Shelf Quarry
  • ttt D&D Board Game Open Play
  • ara Super Radio Free Nintendo 64 Live Panel U and Mii

  11:30 am

  • jam Boston 8-Bit Presents: PAX 2013 Chiptune Showcase, Part 2
  • sph Passion vs. Skill Sets:  Weighing the Best Candidates
  • ttt Race for the Galaxy Qualifier Block B
  • nag Ready Player Everyone!

  12:00 pm

  • ct Chasing Aurora Tournament
  • cor Geeks Get +5 to Crafting
  • pho Irrational Games - Everything You Want to Know About Bioshock Infinite
  • tt Mastering Game Mechanics
  • ttt Munchkin Munchcathlon

  12:30 pm

  • ttt 7 Wonders Open Qualifier Block B
  • wyv eSports, Sports and the Benefits of Gaming
  • mer How To Run A Child’s Play Charity Event
  • ttt Magic: The Gathering Sealed Deck from Standard Boosters
  • ara Why would you WANT to be a video game journalist?

  1:00 pm

  • ct Super Street Fighter 4 Tournament
  • sph Teach with Portals: Thinking Outside of Aperture Science
  • nag The Making of Dust: An Elysian Tail

  1:30 pm

  • pho I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours - Game Devs Show Off Their First Games!
  • cor Magic: The Gathering Panel
  • tt Practical Game Theory
  • hh Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Tournament

  2:00 pm

  • pc Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  • wyv IGN Presents: Steal My Job: How to do what we do now, but BETTER!
  • mer Omegathon Round 2: NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
  • ara The Official Kickstarter Panel
  • ct Trials: Evolution
  • main The Mass Effect Trilogy - A Retrospective

  2:30 pm

  • nag Behind the Music of Blockbuster Video Games
  • sph Video Games and Ethics: Challenges and Controversies

  3:00 pm

  • cor Digital Board Games: How board games are entering and growing in the digital world.
  • pho FUSE: THE SLEEPER HIT OF 2013
  • tt Lets Talk About Sex in Games: dealing with sexuality in game design and play
  • ttt Ticket to Ride Qualifier Block B
  • ct Twisted Metal Black

  3:30 pm

  • wyv DayZ Developers Panel
  • ara The Runaway Guys: Thrown Controllers
  • mer The Campaign Doctors

  4:00 pm

  • nag After the Endgame: Indie Studios Founded by 38 Studios Alumni
  • ttt Dominion Open Qualifier Block B
  • ct Geometry Wars 2 Tournament
  • sph Wood for Sheep: The What and Why of Board Game Culture

  4:30 pm

  • cor ACAM - Classic Videogame Panel
  • pho Strategy Masterminds Mega Panel - Behind the Scenes at Firaxis Games
  • tt Tabletop System Wars

  5:00 pm

  • ct Halo 4 Tournament
  • ttt Magic: The Gathering 2 Headed Giant Mini Master
  • mer Mental Health and Video Games - Science vs Stigma
  • main NVIDIA Is Open For Gaming
  • wyv TGS Podcast Live
  • ara The Fighting Game Community: From A Niche Genre to a Worldwide Phenomenon
  • ttt Zombie Dice Tournament

  5:30 pm

  • nag Major Nelson Podcast!
  • sph Punk Rock Business:  Create, Distribute and Sell your own Tabletop Game
  • hh Spaceteam Tournament

  6:00 pm

  • cor AppJunkies Live: The Worst Apps Ever Made!
  • tt Fantasy to Reality: Turning a Homebrew into a Published Setting
  • pho Improving Player Behavior in League of Legends
  • ct Puzzle Bobble Tournament

  6:30 pm

  • mer Old Stories, New Games
  • ara Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 Panel
  • wyv That Cute Radioactive Couple - A Play Reading

  7:00 pm

  • nag 404ing It: Breaking (Down) the Internet
  • ttt D&D Next DM’s Challenge: Mines of Madness
  • ct J.S. Joust Tournament
  • ttt Magic: The Gathering 3 Player Team Mini Master
  • sph Violence, Video Games, and Children: The Scientific Controversy

  7:30 pm

  • pho Going Toe to Toe with AAA’s: Building the Indie Megabooth
  • tt Legend of the Cipher: the Game of Hip Hop
  • cor Worth A Thousand Words

  8:00 pm

  • ara Extra Credits Panel
  • main Omegathon Round 3: Jenga
  • ct Tetris Attack Tournament
  • wyv Narrative Design - telling stories without words

  8:30 pm

  • sph Parsely: Six-Gun Showdown
  • nag Retrogame Roadshow: Are Your Old Games Buried Treasure?!
  • main♫ Saturday Night Concerts

  9:00 pm

  • pho PAX After Hours with Scott and Kris
  • ttt Saturday Night Showdown
  • tt Successful Kickstarters Tell You How They Did It
  • mer The Escapist Movie Night
  • pc Warsow Tournament

  9:30 pm

  • wyv Cards Against Humanity
  • ara How to Build an Arcade Stick 201: Qs, As, and Advanced Stuff

  10:00 pm

  • nag Minecraft: The Story of Mojang

  10:30 pm

  • sph So You Want To Make Chiptunes?

  11:00 pm

  • ara Beat the Pros Live!
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  Sunday 3/24

  Hours 10am-7pm

  10:00 am

  • sph An Inside Look at Indie RPGs
  • nag Borders and Bullets: Global Game Controversies
  • mer Fighting your Inner-Demons: Gamers Dealing with Depression
  • wyv Geek Parenting
  • ttt Robo Rally Cannonball Run
  • ttt Warmachine/Hordes Iron Arena Sunday Tournament
  • ttt Warhammer 40k Combat Patrol Sunday Tournament

  10:30 am

  • ttt Carcassonne Tournament
  • cor Foreplay: Romance in Games
  • que Gabe and Tycho Signing

  11:00 am

  • ttt D&D Board Game Open Play
  • ttt Dungeon Command Constructed Tournament
  • tt Education Gamification
  • ttt Magic: The Gathering 4 Booster Sealed Deck
  • ttt Magic: The Gathering Sealed Deck from Standard Boosters
  • ttt Race for the Galaxy Finals
  • ara Who Wants To Be A Nintendoaire?
  • ttt Dungeons & Dragons Danger at Dark Shelf Quarry

  11:30 am

  • sph Let’s Make Video Game Music!
  • nag Pitch Your Game Idea
  • mer The Double Fine Adventure Adventure!
  • ttt Ticket to Ride Finals
  • hh Mario Kart DS Tournament

  12:00 pm

  • ct Beautiful Katamari Tournament
  • ttt Settlers of Catan Finals
  • pho Improv Initiative 2
  • cor The Future of Playing a Role in Videogame RPGs

  12:30 pm

  • tt A Random History of Dice
  • ara Gamers With Jobs—Why We Game
  • wyv IGN Presents: GameScoop! The Top 25 Games of the Generation
  • main Inside Gearbox Software

  1:00 pm

  • sph ACAM—Preserving Video Game History Panel
  • mer Everything You’ve Heard About Patent Law is Wrong
  • ct Pac Man CE DX Tournament
  • pc Shootmania Tournament
  • nag You Game Like A Girl: Tales of Trolls & White Knights

  1:30 pm

  • cor How to Run a Tournament: Bringing Together Your Local Community

  2:00 pm

  • ttt Dominion Finals
  • wyv Gaming in Support of National Security
  • ara OC ReMix: Punching You in the FACE with VIDEO GAME MUSIC!!!
  • main Penny Arcade Q&A #2
  • tt Sex and (Non)Violence
  • ct Virtual-On OT Tournament

  2:30 pm

  • nag How To Play Pinball
  • sph Tabletop Gaming Terrain 101: Learn to make terrain for your tabletop adventures
  • mer Turning Your Gaming Passion Into Profits

  3:00 pm

  • ttt 7 Wonders Finals
  • pho Clip War! Gaming’s Funniest Video Moments and Mishaps
  • cor Press XY Presents: Help, I think my Wizard is a Transsexual!

  3:30 pm

  • ara Going Back To The Future - Calling All Mechwarriors, Tribes and Star Citizens
  • wyv Sports Gaming in the Next Generation

  4:00 pm

  • nag eSports in 2013: The Past, Present, and Future
  • mer Parenting and Video Games: The Psychiatric Perspective
  • sph The Art of the Dungeon Master
  • ttt Tsuro Tournament

  4:30 pm

  • pho Will Win/Should Win: The NAVGTR Awards Debate
  • hh Tetris DS Tournament

  5:00 pm

  • tt Most Educational Games are Crap (but they don’t have to be)

  5:30 pm

  • main Omegathon Final Round: ???

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