Extra Life

10/04/18 • 63 min

This week we're talking about the 5th annual Extra Life event at Game HQ from October 12th through the 13th. The 24 event raises money for the Children's Hospital Foundation by playing board games and role playing games. We're joined by organizers Amber Hanneken, Matt Cavanaugh and Ashley King. The event begins on Friday the 12th at 8:00pm through Saturday night and include role playing games like D&D, Pathfinder and Starfinder, but also your favorite board game tournaments such as Ticket to Ride and others. The event is sponsored by Game HQ, Edmond Unplugged, Dominoes, Hurts Donuts and many others. You can find out more information on the Extra Life Event website: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=298831

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TokenCon 2018

This week we're talking with Mike Datallo and Adam Roach from the Oklahoma Board Game Community about TokenCon, Oklahoma's first dedicated board game convention on October 6th and 7th at the Wyndham Garden Hotel on southwest Meridian in Oklahoma City. The two day event costs just $50 dollars to spend 36 hours playing all your favorite table top games and even get to learn some new ones including a select few from this year's GenCon. Special guest to TokenCon is creator and host of the YouTube Channel "Watch it Played" Rodney Smith. The event also includes vendors from game shops in and around the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas. You can find out more on the TokenCon website: https://tabletop.events/conventions/tokencon-2018 as well as Facebook.

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Oklahoma Book Festival 2018

This week we're talking about the Oklahoma Book Festival with Honorary Chair Jane Jayroe Gamble, Bill Young with the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and organizer Vicky Moore. The event takes place on October 20th in the OKC Boathouse District from 10am to 5pm and is free. The event includes more than 50 authors, illustrators and poets as well as food trucks and fun for all ages. You can find out more on the Oklahoma Book Festival website: https://okbookfest.org/