Start: Friday, February 26th at 7 pm
End: Sunday, February 28th at 3 pm
The Location:
This year AGOG will be virtual. Our CAM
server has been customized to consider the needs of our members when viewing the MG presentation,
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
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.
Save the Dates!
AGOG Notify E-Mail
You can also sign up for the
AGOG-Notify E-Mail List to get e‑mail updates (no more than one a month,
except during the 30 days prior to AGOG).
To remove yourself from the list or to change your e-mail address,
just tap/click on the same link and
and then tap/click on the green "Settings" button.
Note: This list is limited to Mensans only due to American Mensa’s restrictions
— CAM is investigating options for an e‑mail list that would
work for everyone.
The Contacts:
Questions?
Post them on Facebook or
e‑mail the AGOG Chairs Heather B. and Greg H.
The AGOG Details:
Before AGOG:
The CAM
Discord Invitation Link,
needed only by new Discord users,
will be provided prior to the start of AGOG.
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. A large list of online games available can be found
here, 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
.
If you plan to attend Saturday’s presentation and you wish to talk in the
MG Speaker channel,
follow the instructions to define your push-to-talk key(s).
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. Expect Werewolf to be scheduled as well.
Don’t know how to play? No worries, just show up for the instructional sessions.
Saturday: At 7:30 PM you have the option of listening to the
Monthly Gathering presentation
in the MG Speaker channel listed under
Events. The topic will be game-related.
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.
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