A Gathering of Gamers (AGoG)
The 2022 Dates:
Start: Friday, February 4th at 6 pm
End: Sunday, February 6th at 6 pm
The Location:
This year AGoG will be virtual via the Discord app. Our CAM 
Discord server has been customized to consider the needs of our members when
participating in
online games
or in tournaments, and interacting with others.
There is also the ability to solve a jigsaw puzzle or play trivia. Visit our Discord app or the
FAQ to get details including for which online games
you need to preregister.
The AGoG Event:
Join us for a relaxing weekend of games. Bigger than a house party, smaller than an RG; usually well over a hundred friendly, albeit competitive, players. Join us and be prepared to be pleasantly surprised.
Mensa members can also sign up for the CHICAGO AREA MENSA AGOG-NOTIFY community (aka e‑mail list) to get e‑mail updates (no more than one a month, except during the 30 days prior to AGoG). CHICAGO AREA MENSA AGOG-NOTIFY is a community in Mensa Connect. If you haven't used Mensa Connect, visit our Group E-Mails webpage to learn more about using it.
To join, visit Mensa Connect My Communities which gives you access to the Communities in Mensa Connect. Use the search input field at the top of Mensa Connect My Communities page and enter "AGOG" followed by tapping/clicking on the button. If you are a member, you'll see member to the left under CHICAGO AREA MENSA AGOG-NOTIFY. Otherwise you’ll see a Join button on the right that enables you to do that.
If you are a member, to remove yourself from the community or to change your e-mail address/frequency just for this community, tap/click on the CHICAGO AREA MENSA AGOG-NOTIFY community name, and then tap/click on the Settings button to the right of CHICAGO AREA MENSA AGOG-NOTIFY. You’ll see the options shown in the image to the right where your e-mail address for this community will be displayed in the grayed-out area.
Note: This list is limited to Mensa members only due to American Mensa’s restrictions — CAM is investigating options for an e‑mail list that would work for everyone.
The Contacts:
To schedule and host a game or tournament of your choice,
contact agog@chicago.us.mensa.org .
You can specify that you want to teach beginners, or play only with experienced players of the game, or something in between.
You can also make your event a tournament, either by using the tournament feature on
Board Game
Arena 
or doing the table assignments yourself.
Questions? E‑mail the AGoG Chair Matt C.
The AGoG Details:
Before AGoG:
The CAM
Discord Invitation Link,
needed only by new CAM Discord users,
will be provided prior to the start of AGoG after 10 AM on Friday, February 4th.
If you don't have Discord already, we recommend you download the app
and register at least 30 minutes before the event (see setup instructions);
it’s free. View the
large list of online games
available, including on which platform.
Visit our FAQ webpage to get an idea of what our
customized version of Discord offers, including a list of some of the online
game websites which require advance registration. For example, if you’re interested in
playing online games using Board Game
Arena ,
the initial
setup is a simple process; please sign up
a day or two before the AGoG. After the setup, allow time to
practice to familiarize yourself with Board Game Arena
.
Also view the
Welcome doc for more tips.
During AGoG: You can just
open the Discord app (new CAM
Discord users will need to use our
Invitation Link
to join the event) and start socializing
while playing games. You may wish to start in the
find-a-game
channel to see the list of games, including which games require advance registration,
and join the Find Game Partners
channel to find people interested in playing the same game you are interested in and then agreeing to join the
voice channel corresponding to the name of
the game to converse while playing. You may also wish to right-click on the
game-announcements
text channel and update your "Notification Settings" to learn of any game
people are organizing to start at a specific time in a
specific channel. Or organize your own and post to that channel. The other
game channels
provide information about the game named as part of the title and if you’re
interested in any of those, you may wish to update your "Notification Settings"
for that channel in case someone posts there. Don’t know how to play a game? No worries, just show up for an
instructional session.
It’s always an interesting experience and aren’t you ready to try something fun and new? BYOB and snacks . Drop in any time to see how you like it and provide feedback.
The Past:
Check out the photos from AGoG 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, or 2010.
(she won anyway)