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Cirque Du Geek Event Schedule Cirque du Geek Event Schedule For more information on the events, please call (207) 872-5433 or email [email protected]. Events are free and open to all ages unless marked as otherwise. Please note that all Spell Bound gaming events will take place at 67 E Concourse, Waterville. Seating at the Spell Bound is limited; anyone wanting to attend MUST sign up at Spell Bound in advance. For more information on the games that will be played at Spell Bound, please call (207) 872-8200. Friday, September 13th 4-5 PM: Opening Ceremonies Location: Waterville Public Library (Fireplace Room) Help us kick off the very first year of Cirque du Geek! 5:30-7 PM: Cosplayers Dinner Location: Selah Tea Café (177 Main St Waterville) Try Selah Tea’s yummy food and meet your fellow cosplayers! Please note that each attendee will be responsible for the cost of their food. 7:30 PM-12 AM: PJ Movie Night Location: Waterville Public Library (Bartlett Room for Teens) Wear your favorite PJs and enjoy some fantastic superhero movies! Snacks will be provided. Saturday, September 14th 8-9 AM: Breakfast and Cartoons Location: Waterville Public Library (Colby Program Room) Enjoy some muffins and morning cartoons before you head out for a day of geeky adventures! 9:30-10:30 AM: Science Fiction: Gateway to the Future and a Backdoor to Now with Steve Miller and Sharon Lee Location: Waterville Public Library (Large Print Room) 11-12 PM: Build-a-Creature Location: Waterville Public Library (Bartlett Room for Teens) Create your own amazing, original stuffed creature from a selection of pre-sewn plushie parts! All skill levels are welcome, supplies will be provided. 12:30- 1:30 PM: An Introduction to Cosplay and its History Location: Waterville Public Library (Large Print Room) Not sure exactly what cosplaying is? Do you want to know more about its history? If so, this is the panel for you! 12-1 PM: Settlers of Catan (tabletop game) Location: Spell Bound (67 Concourse E, Waterville) In Settlers of Catan, players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads. On each turn dice are rolled to determine what resources the island produces. Players collect these resources to build up their civilizations to get to 10 victory points and win the game. 1-2 PM: Fluxx (tabletop game) Location: Spell Bound Fluxx is a card game where the cards themselves determine the current rules of the game. By playing cards, you change numerous aspects of the game: how to draw cards, how to play cards, and even how to win. 1:45-2:30 PM: Cosplay Parade Lineup Location: Waterville Public Library Everyone who would like to participate in the cosplay parade at 2:30 is welcome to line up in front of the main entrance of the library starting at 1:45. 2-3 PM: Legendary DBG (Deck Building Game) (tabletop game) Location: Spell Bound Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game is set in the Marvel Comics universe. To set up the game, players choose a number of hero decks – Spider-Man, Hulk, Cyclops, Wolverine, etc. – and shuffle them together; since players use only a handful of hero decks out of the fifteen included, the hero deck can vary widely in terms of what's available. Players then choose a mastermind villain (Magneto, Loki, Dr. Doom, etc.), stack that particular villain's attack cards underneath it, then modify the villain deck as needed based on that villain's particular scheme. 2:30-3:30 PM: Cosplay Parade Location: Downtown Waterville Come show off your cosplays before the masquerade! 3-4 PM: Zen Garden (tabletop game) Location: Spell Bound Zen Garden is an artful struggle and two games in one. The basic game is a fast and simple tile-matching game in which you attempt to form patterns on the board before your fellow players can do the same. The first player to form her signature pattern on the board twice without wilds and with her special symbol scores maximum points. 3:45-4:20 PM: Masquerade registration/lineup Location: REM Catch the Dream Registration for the masquerade is required and will begin at 3:45 PM. Participants are welcome to perform a skit, or do a simple walk-on. If you choose to perform a skit it must be 3 minutes or less in length. If you are using music for your skit, you will be required to present a CD with your music on it when you register for the masquerade. Music used during the masquerade may not contain profanity. 4-5 PM: Ticket to Ride (tabletop game) Location: Spell Bound With elegantly simple gameplay, Ticket to Ride can be learned in 3 minutes, while providing players with intense strategic and tactical decisions every turn. Players collect cards of various types of train cars they then use to claim railway routes in North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who fulfill Destination Tickets – goal cards that connect distant cities; and to the player who builds the longest continuous route. 4:30-6 PM: Masquerade Location: REM Forum (93 Main St. Waterville) Showcase your cosplays and your creativity on stage, or just sit back and watch your friends! If you wish to be a part of the masquerade, registration is required and will begin at 3:45 PM. Participants are welcome to perform a skit, or do a simple walk-on. If you choose to perform a skit, it must be 3 minutes or less in length. If you are using music for your skit, you will be required to present a CD with your music on it when you register for the masquerade. Music used during the masquerade may not contain profanity. 5-6 PM: Monty Python Fluxx (tabletop game) Location: Spell Bound Monty Python themed version of Fluxx. The random and chaotic nature of the Fluxx engine makes it a perfect vehicle for the crazy world of Monty Python! Fluxx is a card game where the cards themselves determine the current rules of the game. By playing cards, you change numerous aspects of the game: how to draw cards, how to play cards, and even how to win. 6-6:30 PM: Masquerade Judging/Prizes Location: REM Forum (93 Main St. Waterville) 6-7 PM: Apples to Apples (tabletop game) Location: Spell Bound Apples to Apples consists only of two decks of cards: Things and Descriptions. Each turn, a player (referee) selects a Description card and the other players try to pick, from the Things cards in their hands, the Things that best match that Description. 6:45-8 PM: Movie Showing Location: Bartlett Room for Teens Tired from all the convention excitement? Come and relax with us in the Teen Room at the library! A list of movie titles and rating will be available at the library prior to the showings. 7-8PM: Resident Evil DBG (tabletop game) Location: Spell Bound In Resident Evil, a deadly virus has caused the dead to rise and infect any living thing they encounter! Fleeing to a mysterious mansion, you must gather any materials you can find to protect yourself and fight for your survival against a legion of infected beings! The Resident Evil DBG brings the story to life in a game of strategy where players construct their card decks while they play. Choose one of your favorite characters from Resident Evil such as: Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, or Albert Wesker among others. Players start with only the most basic of items and weapons. As the game progresses, players build their arsenal with additional Weapons, Ammunition, Action or Item cards to customize their deck and improve their ability in defeating the Infected! Your deck will be your lifeline to survival. How will you survive the zombie outbreak? 8-9 PM: Cards Against Humanity (18+ only) (tabletop game) Location: Spell Bound A card game which involves a judge choosing a black question or fill-in-the-blank card. Each player holds a hand of ten cards at the beginning of each round, and each player contributes card(s) to the "card czar" anonymously. The card czar determines which card(s) are funniest in the context of the question or fill-in-the-blank card. The player who submitted the chosen card(s) is given the question card to represent an "Awesome Point." 8 PM-12 AM: Dance Party Location: REM Forum (93 Main St. Waterville) Unwind at the end of day two and enjoy some awesome music with your friends! Sunday, September 15th 9-10 AM: Movie Showing Location: Bartlett Room for Teens Tired from all the convention excitement? Come and relax with us in the Teen Room at the library! A list of movie titles and rating will be available at the library prior to the showings. 10-11 AM: Shows Gone before Their Time Location: Waterville Public Library (Bartlett Room for Teens) This panel is for the shows that were cancelled before they even had a chance *cough* Firefly *cough*. In this panel, you'll be hearing about some of the amazing shows that never got a chance to live up to their full potential. 11:30-1 PM: Plushie Picnic Location: Waterville Public Library Have lunch with your favorite plush friend! All stuffed toys are welcome, whether they're a Totoro, a unicorn, or a Hobbit! (Please note that all attending humans must be supervised by a plush. ) 1-2 PM: Fluxx the Board Game Location: Spell Bound Fluxx: The Board Game lives up to its card game namesake as this board game is all about change: changing rules, changing goals, and changing tiles on the board.
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