All Day Games Marathon @ GAC

Welcome to our all day Board Game Marathon! If you enjoy games like Wingspan and Azul, you're in the right place! They are a great baseline for the modern strategy games our group gravitates towards.

Events:

• Flea Market - Grab a game and pay the owner via Venmo or Cash.
• Raffle! buy raffle tickets and participate in events to earn more.
• Bingo Meta Game - surprise
• Coordinated Lunch Order (cost not covered)
• 2 Play-to-win games
• Snacks, drinks
• GAC Bar opens at 2pm

Venue:
The Glenbrook Athletic Club located at 937 Hope St, Stamford is a private club for members only, we are renting a room from them. Enter through the door on the left from the main door which should be open.

The event is free to attend, however we do need to pay rent and cover other costs and we rely on attendee donations. We have a suggested donation of $10 per person, we are also selling raffle tickets for $5 each, 5 tickets for $20 and 10 for $35.

Parking:
Park in any spaces that are unmarked, or reserved for GAC, ELKs or US Computer Connection. More details and pics

Venue Rules:

• No Smoking or Vaping at all indoor locations.
• No outside alcoholic beverages are allowed. This is a matter of their liquor license. Outside food and non-alcoholic drinks (like water or soda) are permitted. We have snacks available and restaurants deliver.
• Clean up after yourself, return glasses to the bar, throw trash away, and leave the space as you found it.

Schedule of Events:

• 10:00AM - 1:00PM: Morning Game Session
• Check-in, grab a bingo card, buy a raffle ticket and donate
• 1:00PM - 2:00PM: Lunch Break
• Group order on Seamless/GrubHub/Call for pizza (cost is not covered).
• 2:00PM - 8PM: Afternoon Marathon
• The GAC bar opens
• The play-to-win games. Pay $5-$7 to participate, we will teach the game and help with questions and scoring, and the winner gets to take the game home. Second place will get 2 raffle tickets.
• 2pm - Tokaido - RSVP HERE
• 3pm - Holi - RSVP HERE
• 8:00PM - Raffle prize drawing
• Details below
• 8:10PM - Townhall
• Our first Townhall, this is your opportunity to shape the future of our community. - RSVP Link Soon
• 10:00PM - 11:00PM: Cleanup
• Cleanup to leave the space better than we found it.

Raffle:
1 ticket = $5
5 tickets = $20
10 ticket = $35

Each ticket you buy gives you better chances (your name is in the list once per ticket). You don't have to be present to win. Big prize is a Hot 2025 game. We also have 2 x $25 gift cards to Noble Knights Games and New York Zoo.

The drawing will be done at 8:00pm right before the Townhall

Other information:
To ensure our community remains a fun and respectful place for everyone, our organizers are here to help resolve any issues. If you experience or witness a problem, please bring it to an organizer's attention privately. We handle all concerns discreetly, typically starting with a simple conversation. To protect the group, serious or repeated issues may result in a member being asked not to return.
We look forward to seeing you there!