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Volunteers Wanted for Carnage 24

Who wants to volunteer to help at Carnage 24?

Join Emily and her amazing team of volunteers for Carnage 24. The team can use volunteers to help at various places like info stations, the game library, registration table, badge checking, etc. Those who volunteer for 2 shifts will get a FREE weekend badge AND a Carnage volunteer t-shirt.

Contact Emily if you wish to volunteer by emailing pixel.carnage@gmail.com.

Carnage is Vermont’s Tabletop Game Convention and happens the weekend of November 5th to 7th at Mount Snow, Vermont. Head to Carnage’s Tabletop Events site for more information.

Carnage 24 Important Update

Carnage 24 is now 2 months away and we are excited to be hosting Vermont’s Tabletop Game Convention at our new home, Mount Snow. We are looking forward to hosting a wide range of tabletop gamers.

Carnage 24 is now 2 months away and we are excited to be hosting Vermont’s Tabletop Game Convention at our new home, Mount Snow. We are looking forward to hosting a wide range of tabletop gamers.

Three months ago, we released a statement regarding our COVID policy. At that time, we had consulted with the VT Dept. of Health and obtained legal guidance. We saw that vaccination rates were steadily increasing and COVID cases were low.  Vermont was poised to lift all restrictions, and the state did just that.   None of Carnage board had a Delorean with a flux capacitor to travel into the future to see what it held. With the knowledge and guidance we had received, we felt our policy was fair and correct. As we have learned throughout this pandemic, things can change rather quickly. We have always stated that if the situation and guidance changed, we would reevaluate our policy.

If only we did have that Delorean, because the situation did change, and not for the better. With the pandemic still raging and new guidance coming out, we have realized it is now time that we must update our COVID policy.

Carnage will now be requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test within 72 hours of the convention to attend.  Please see the main points of our updated policy below.

To pick up your Carnage badge at our registration desk, each badge holder will have to show the following:
1. A photo ID AND
2. A COVID vaccine card OR a negative COVID test.

For a COVID vaccine card, we will accept the physical card, or a photograph of your vaccine card. You must be fully vaccinated by the time you arrive at Carnage. Fully vaccinated means it has been at least two weeks since your Johnson & Johnson dose or your second Pfizer or Moderna dose.

For a negative COVID test, it must be taken within 72 hours of your arrival at Carnage and cannot be an antigen test.

For minors, photo ID will not be required but they will still have to show a vaccine card or negative COVID test.

You will need a badge to enter any Carnage convention spaces at Mount Snow. There will be no exceptions.

At this time, wearing of masks will not be required but is strongly recommended when participating in gaming that takes place close to other participants. Certain GMs may require that masks be worn at their games.  This will be clearly noted in the games’ description on the Tabletop Events site when signing up for games.

We have given up on trying to find a time traveling Delorean and our efforts to procure a functioning TARDIS have not been successful. We certainly don’t trust that Magic 8-Ball’s future predictions. So we have no idea what can happen within the next two months. Because of this, please keep in mind this policy may need to be updated again.

To read our COVID policy in its entirety, please visit the main page of our website or our Tabletop Events site .

Carnage 24 Badge Sales Start on August 4th

Starting this Wednesday, Aug. 4th at 7am, you can purchase your badge to attend Carnage 24.

After Aug. 14th, our field marshals will begin to review and approve the games our GM’s have submitted to Tabletop Events. As the games get approved, badge holders will be able to see the list of scheduled games and you can begin to prepare a list of what games you would like to sign up to play.

Badge holders will be able to sign up for scheduled games starting on Sept. 13th at 7am.

If you are a Game Master who qualifies for a free badge, your free badge will be issued after Aug. 14th.

Carnage is three months away and a lot can change in that time period. So, what happens if you purchase a badge and you cannot attend? You can cancel your own badges with an automatic refund (minus processing fees) up to 2 weeks prior to the start of Carnage 24. Within the two weeks prior to Carnage, you would have to contact us directly to process a refund.

Vendor Applications Now open for Carnage 24!

Vendor applications for Carnage 24 are now open! Head to our Tabletop Events (TTE) site to apply. See a layout of the vendor room by heading to the TTE site, select ‘Attend’, select ‘Venue’, and then select Deerfield from the drop down menu.

GM submissions for Carnage 24 now open!

The time has arrived! We are now accepting game submissions for Carnage 24!

Carnage, like all gaming conventions, relies on over 200 Game Masters to run the hundreds of separate events that make up the convention. We are grateful for their contributions and efforts in helping to make Carnage the success that it is.

If you have never run a game at Carnage we are always happy to welcome new Game Masters!

Please visit our site on TableTop Events to submit games today.

As always, any Game Master that GM’s two 4-hour time slots or run a miniature game for at least 6 players in one 4-hour slot will be given a free badge to attend Carnage 24. When you are on the Home page of the Tabletop Events site please click the “Submit Events” to get started.

The deadline to submit events is Saturday, August 14th at midnight.

We hope to see you in November!

Statement Concerning COVID19 and Carnage 2020

July 28th, 2020

From the very beginning of the current pandemic, the goal of the Carnage Board has been to move forward with Carnage 2020. We have been continuously monitoring the situation, looking closely at the guidelines and requirements released by the CDC and the Vermont Department of Health. During this entire process we have been in contact with Mt Snow, endeavoring to create a plan that would allow for a safe and healthy event to be conducted.

With the recent deepening of the crisis, it has become clear that the end of the pandemic is still a long way off, as is the ability to conduct “business as usual” in regards to conventions. We have looked hard at how we could set up event spaces to incorporate social distancing, how we can ensure that spaces and tables are sanitized between sessions, providing sanitizing stations and opportunities for frequent hand washing. The reality of it is that although we can likely create an event that we could call Carnage 23, it would feel and look nothing like what people have come to expect from Carnage.

The Carnage Board, with the health, well-being and safety of our attendees and staff members first and foremost in our minds, has decided that Carnage 23 will not be presented as a live, in person convention. We see no practical way to move forward with the convention this year that does not put people at an increased risk of contracting COVID19. This risk, simply to hold a weekend of gaming, is not worth anyone’s health or well-being.

Soon Mt Snow will begin cancelling reservations made as part of the Carnage reservation block. These cancellations will happen automatically, and no action is required on the part of attendees unless they made a reservation outside the Carnage block. If by mid-August you have not seen a refund and cancellation confirmation from Mt Snow please contact them directly. There will be no Carnage sanctioned or approved in-person events at Mt Snow in 2020.

The dates for Carnage in 2021 have already been confirmed with Mt Snow (November 5-7, 2021) and we look forward to presenting a truly awesome gaming experience for Carnage 24!

All is not lost for this year! We will be offering a virtual event on the weekend of November 6-8, 2020. Over the next few weeks, we will release details of exactly what we have planned and begin soliciting ideas and assistance with conducting a virtual convention. Our intent is to offer a wide array of virtual gaming events, seminars, virtual meet & greets, live streams, video tours of Mt Snow and much more. It may not be Carnage in person, but it will be a great weekend of tabletop gaming none the less.

We want to thank each supporter and attendee of Carnage. The amazing people that come to Carnage year in and year out are the heart and soul of the event and are what make it so special.
 
Please stay safe and healthy. We will look forward to seeing you all in 2021!

– For the Carnage Board –
Joshua McGary, Board President
Carnage 2020