Preliminary Program Grid for Perrianne LurieThis is the Preliminary program schedule. Perrianne Lurie may or may not actually be on these items, but probably will. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, modifications to the program can occur throughout the convention. |
| Friday 4:00 pm: Game Demo: Abducktion (Ends at: 4:55 pm) Jefferson Participants:Perrianne Lurie (M) A 15-minute light strategy game for adults of duck matching, a UFO, and logic! Players are all interns on an alien UFO, working for an intergalactic corporation that has one main function: abducting ducks. (For research purposes, duh). But, ducks need to be collected in specific formations, and you'll have to use spatial logic and cunning to rearrange your ducks before your opponents to win! Abduct (collect) ducks in specific formations by using action cards to move your (or your opponent's) ducks around. Each player gets an individual stream board that can hold 10 ducks. Put the ducks into patterns by moving them around with action cards. When your ducks in a single color match a pattern on one of the shared formation cards, you earn the card and abduct the ducks into the UFO. Grab more ducks out of the UFO and try to make another pattern before the cards run out. |
| Friday 8:30 pm: 30 years of Babylon 5 (Ends at: 9:25 pm) Eisenhower Participants:Bjorn Hasseler, Doc Coleman, Jennifer R. Povey (M), Perrianne Lurie, Scott H. Andrews It's been 30 years since Babylon 5 debuted. It is still considered a seminal science fiction show that paved the way for modern space operas on TV such as Farscape, the Battlestar Galactica reboot, and The Expanse. Panelists will discuss the show, its impact, and their favorite characters and plots. What was innovative at the time? What aspects of the show still resonate? |
| Saturday 10:00 am: The 2023 Hugo Awards (Ends at: 10:55 am) Jackson Participants:Lawrence M. Schoen, Perrianne Lurie, Sam Lubell (M) This year's Worldcon is in Chengdu, China (currently scheduled for 18 - 22 October). This is a rare opportunity to discuss the nominated Hugo finalists at a Capclave before the winners are announced. Panelists discuss the nominees and predict their winners! |
| Saturday 2:30 pm: What Are We Learning From Pandemic-Era Conventions? (Ends at: 3:25 pm) Jackson Participants:Inge Heyer, Morgan Hazelwood, Perrianne Lurie, Sam Lubell (M), Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. Three and a half years after the onset of COVID-19, conventions are still dealing with how to pivot on programming logistics as well as procedures and safety policies for attendees and participants. Which experiments are working and which did not go as planned? What long-lasting resources or protocols have emerged? How have these adjustments affected the ways in which fandom gathers? |
| Sunday 10:00 am: Game Demo: Holotype (Ends at: 11:55 am) Jefferson Participants:Perrianne Lurie (M) A fast-paced light-strategy worker placement board game about paleontology for 2-5 players. Players use their Paleontologist, Grad Student and Field Assistant workers to gather fossils, do research and publish new Dinosaurs and Marine Reptiles as Holotypes. Personal and semi-collaborative Global Objectives feature modern paleontology concepts such as cladistics and taxonomy. The player with the most Victory Points from publishing Holotypes, completing Personal Objectives and contributing to Global Objectives wins. |
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