SmiteFest

Valve and Bungie donate amazing prizes to SmiteFest

Wade Rockett — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:55:11 +0000

Valve Software and Bungie Studios are pitching in to kick our Child’s Play charity fundraiser into overdrive!

They have graciously donated the following items, which we’ll be raffling off at SmiteFest 3:

4 Left 4 Dead 2 hats
2 Team Fortress 2 hats, a sweatshirt and a poster
A signed Halo 3: ODST poster
A signed Halo: Reach poster

We’re floored, frankly; and incredibly grateful.

So, yes! Come to SmiteFest, donate to Child’s Play, and you can win AMAZING SWAG.

SmiteFest 3: The Hallowing

Wade Rockett — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:52:40 +0000

The greatest game event ever held in a Seattle-area Episcopal church returns! On Saturday, October 17th Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore is proud (we will assume) to host SmiteFest 3: The Hallowing, an all-ages evening of videogames, movies, pizza and awesome.

All gamers everywhere are invited. Admission is free, but you’re welcome to make a donation to Child’s Play charity.

The featured game at SmiteFest is Rock Band 2. We’ll be running other games for the Xbox and Wii, as well as an area for laptop gaming. You’re welcome to bring your own favorites!

We will also be showing the documentary Nerdcore Rising, which follows nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot on his first national tour.

RSVP

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Date: October 17, 2009

Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Place: The big space beneath Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore (it’s called the “undercroft” in Episcopalian)
6211 NE 182nd Street
Kenmore, WA (map)

Bring: Rock Band controllers, portable game devices, laptops, games, and any of that PAX spirit you have lying around

Will there be churchy stuff? No. If you’re in need of some quiet time to come down after the event, Redeemer holds Compline services — a contemplative half-hour service of prayer and meditation that emphasizes spiritual peace — at 9:00 on Saturday nights.

Gamer’s Garage Sale on July 4th

Wade Rockett — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:18:53 +0000

Games Galore!

On July 4th, the Emerald City Gamefest will hold a Gamers Garage Sale at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, home of the legendary SmiteFest. Role playing games, board games, card games, all will be on sale from 10AM to 5PM. The proceeds from this sale will go to pay for this year’s Emerald City Gamefest in November.

Open Gaming!

Table space will be set aside for gaming, so feel free to try before you buy. Or bring a game and your friends, and play a game or two!

Participate in the Sale!

There are three ways that you can participate in the yard sale

Stop by and browse.
Bring your games by and the Gamefest will sell them for you. *
Donate your unwanted gaming items to the Gamefest.

*Just bring whatever you want to sell or contact the Gamefest to pick it up. List the price you are willing to accept for the item and they will sell it for you and split the profits, 50/50. Any unsold items will be returned to you.

When: July 4th, 2009
Where: Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
6211 NE 182nd Street
Kenmore, WA, 98028
Phone: (425) 486-3777
Time: 10am – 5pm
Email: yardsale@emeraldcitygamefest.org

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SmiteFest 2 recap

Wade Rockett — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:47:40 +0000

Once again, SmiteFest was AWESOME.

The day started early, when Eric and I went to the KOMO 1000 studios to appear on Charlie Harger‘s radio show. We talked about SmiteFest, trends in gaming, trends in church, and how the nature of community is changing in the 21st century. At Charlie’s urging I also once again challenged the Lutherans to come to SmiteFest and show the Episcopalians how they roll.

We met again at noon in the undercroft. Eric and Stephanie came loaded with roughly a gazillion games:

After setting up, we kicked off eight hours of gaming! About 20 people showed up (including a couple of Third Place Gamers) to play games such as Sarcophagus, Dominion, Cribbage, Blokus, El Grande, Risk, and many more.

You can find a full list of what we played (with commentary) at BoardGame Geek.

We had pizza from Pagliacci, fresh-baked cookies, and just generally had a blast. We can’t wait to do it again.

(By the way, if you run a gaming group and want to have an event in the undercroft at Redeemer, just contact out church office at office@redeemer-kenmore.org.)

SmiteFest in RPG Countdown, the Examiner

Wade Rockett — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:45:45 +0000

Is there no end to the talents of Mr. Ed Healy? First, he produces a excellent ad spot for us on his podcast RPG Countdown.

THEN he gives us a swell writeup at The Examiner.

The least we can do in return is direct you to his other excellent gaming podcast, Atomic Array. There, he and his co-conspirator Rone Barton interview some of the best game designers in the business, and hold forth on many and various topics of interest. (The latest episode features an interview with Wolfgang Baur, Kobold-in-chief of Kobold Quarterly and one of the chief inspirations for SmiteFest.)

What we’re playing, what you’re bringing

Wade Rockett — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:51:37 +0000

Eric has posted a list of games on his blog that he’ll be bringing to SmiteFest 2. (We’ve also posted it on our Facebook event.) It’s a pretty darn long list, but it’s just the beginning: we hope that a lot of folks who come will bring their own favorites.

RSVP and let the world know what you’re bringing!

Here’s Eric’s list so far:

Blokus
Blokus Trigon
Giants
Settlers of Catan
Neuroshima Hex!
Ghost Stories
Powerboats
Detroit-Cleveland Grand Prix
Ticket To Ride
Pandemic
Power Grid
Transamerica
Transeuropa
Hey! That’s My Fish!
Pandemic
Formula D (Runs longer than an hour)
Formula De (Runs longer than an hour)
Acquire
St. Petersburg
Zooloretto
Aquaretto
Ave Caesar
Q-Jet 21XX
Winner’s Circle
Mordred

Announcing SmiteFest 2

Wade Rockett — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:22:25 +0000

When: May 2, 2009 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Where: Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore (map and directions)

What: Eight hours of board games, card games, and role-playing games in the Undercroft, with dinner (pizza and beverages) provided somewhere in the middle. Bring your favorite games, or play any of the wide variety of games available.

SmiteFest 2 is being organized by the gamers at Redeemer and Eric Franklin, who writes the Talking Game blog and runs Wednesday Game Night at Phoenix Games in Mukilteo.

Who: Anyone and everyone! RSVP here.

Questions? Email Wade Rockett at info@smitefest.org

SmiteFest the Advent: A video retrospective

Wade Rockett — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:56:32 +0000

Video shot by Wade Rockett, edited by Dan Oles.

This was a triumph

Wade Rockett — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:35:53 +0000

I’m making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.

We had between 40 to 50 people of all ages show up to eat and drink and play on two Xbox 360s, two Wiis, and three laptops running Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero, Call of Duty 4, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii Sports, StarCraft, and some 80s arcade games. We also raised $100 for Child’s Play.

Thanks to everyone who came, and the folks who donated to Child’s Play. Special thanks to (in alphabetical order):

Liam Austin and family
BAWLS
Tom Byrd
Lance Dickie
Fr. John Fergueson
Bill and Vanessa Flerx
Charlie Harger
Norah Joslyn
Kat Lehto
Cam MacDonald
J.P., Gwyn, and Bill McGlinn
Keith Meier
Jordan Morris
Brian Moudy
Dan Oles
Kris Panchyk
Bishop Greg Rickel
Arion Russell
Ron Russell
Matt Terry
Jesse Thorn
Adam Walton and family
Holly Zehnder

You are all awesome.

Let’s do this again sometime, eh?

Heads up: snow predicted for tonight

Wade Rockett — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:32:37 +0000

Snow’s been predicted for this afternoon in Seattle, raising the possibility of icy roads tonight.

Please check road conditions and travel alerts at the WSDOT website before setting out for SmiteFest. If they are at all difficult, we urge you to stay home.