This year’s event will be held on 11-11-17, and as always we will hold the event at The Gamer’s Armory in Cary NC!
We are excited for this 7th annual event and already have had a ton of donations to make this year better then ever!
Stay tuned for more info and how you can sign up to be a part of this great event!
And if you would like to donate prizes or games please see the contact link at the top of the page or reply to this post with your info and I will get back to you ASAP!
–Dan
Each year it’s harder and harder to top the amount of fun and comraderie we are able to have during the 24 hour marathon but each year we somehow manage to surprise me!
This year was no different. We had another amazing turnout for the 6th annual event, once again hosted by The Gamers Armory in Cary NC!
We had 50 24 hour players and about 28 Overnight players for this year’s event. And thanks to the amazing support by them and our whole GFC community both locally and across the country we raised $22,000 yet again for TSSUS/Carolinas.
I cannot thank everyone enough for the amazing support. From Players to Publishers and designers and also the local business community as well, we have some of the best support anyone could ask for.
In the coming weeks we will be posting some recaps of the events as well as some pictures from the big day.
Here are our “WALL” winners from this year.
| Item Number | Item Name | Customer Name |
| 1 | Antartica | April Gollar |
| 2 | Awesome Kingdom Mines & Labyrinths | Andrew Montgomery |
| 3 | Nevermore | Frances Doyle |
| 4 | The Great Dinosaur Rush | Tom Gurganus |
| 5 | 7 Wonders & 7 Wonders Playmat | Chris Stamopoulos |
| 6 | Eldritch Horror | Chad Ingham |
| 7 | Mysterium | Will Prescott |
| 8 | Splendor & Splendor Playmat | Todd Russel |
| 9 | Star Wars X-Wing + 14 Promo cards | Collin Glogowar |
| 10 | Timeline: Inventions + Science and Discoveries | Lauren Patriss |
| 11 | Freedom: The Underground Railroad | April Gollar |
| 12 | Vikings on Board | Aaron Brader |
| 13 | Beyond the Beachhead 2 + BFP2 Op Cobra | Matt Wolfe |
| 14 | Boss Monster Bundle | Fred Kozak |
| 15 | Carcassonne Over Hill and Dale | Casey Wynn |
| 16 | Dark Seas + Awesome Kingdom | Gary Hall |
| 17 | Francis Drake | Mike Watkins |
| 18 | Imperial Settlers | Todd Russel |
| 19 | Istanbul | Glenn Setliff |
| 20 | Luna | Anthony Christies |
| 21 | Pandemic Legacy | Jenn Bartesh |
| 22 | Smash Up Munchkin | Jeff Young |
| 23 | Ghostbusters | Marion Holmes |
| 24 | Alchemists | Jeff Wheat |
| 25 | CodeNames Bundle | Amy Rieeve |
| 26 | Dungeon Lords Happy Anniversary Big Box Edition | Chris Mitchell |
| 27 | Galaxy Truckers Bundle | Zachery Joyner |
| 28 | Prodigals Club | Liza Boyack |
| 29 | Tzolk’in | Bill Rueben |
| 30 | Valeria Card Kingdoms | Jessica Wade |
| 31 | Handmade Meeple Plates | Rob Madiks |
| 32 | Bottom fo the 9th + Expansions | Adam Reeves |
| 33 | New Bedford + Expansiopns | Adam Reeves |
| 34 | Baseball Highlights 2045 | Aaron Brader |
| 35 | Cheeky Monkey | Nathaniel Robinson |
| 36 | Gem Dealer | Josh Mills |
| 37 | A Feast for Odin | Soumitra Choudhury |
| 38 | Junk Art | Jay Meyers |
| 39 | Pandemic Cthulhu | John Faron |
| 40 | The Networks | Jamey Cribbs |
| 41 | Tiny Epic Bundle | Greg Hyman |
| 42 | Space Marines + Citadel Build/Paint Set | Thomas Midgett |
| 43 | Munchkin Conan, Chez Cthulhu, Illuminati, Nanuk | Larry ? |
| 44 | 1846: The Race to the Midwest | Drew Hicks |
| 45 | Fire in the Lad + C31 #27 | Byron Stingley |
| 46 | Golan ’73: FAB #3 | Linus Roberts |
| 47 | Grand Prix + Thunder Alley | Mike Watkins |
| 48 | Labyrinth 3rd Print + Awakening Expansion | Dan Keller |
| 49 | Sekigahara 3rd Print | Jeremy Freeman |
| 50 | Sentinel Comics (Foil promo box sentinels) | Dan Ricco |
| 51 | Adventure Land | Adam Reeves |
| 52 | Golem Arcana Bundle | Vinay Baliga |
| 53 | Rodan and Fields Basket | Dana Higgins |
| 54 | Dead of Winter | Alex ? |
| 55 | 7 Card Slugfest | Tyler Cooke |
| 56 | Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Skulls and Shackles | Glenn Johnson |
| 57 | Coconuts | Anthony Flanigan |
| 58 | Beyond the Rhine | Scott Blanton |
| 59 | Greatest Day | David Applegate |
| 60 | Last Blitzkrieg | Scott Blanton |
| 61 | Tunisa II | Anthony Flanigan |
| 62 | Where Eagles Dare | Donald Watkins |
| 63 | Yanks | Anthony Christo |
| 64 | Dark Dealings + Promos | Gary Hall |
| 65 | Quartz | John Gentry |
| 66 | Islebound | Alex Hamilton |
| 67 | Mechs vs. Minions | Daniel Leonarol |
| 68 | Falling Sky | Gary Smith |
| 69 | Red Dragon Inn + Erin & Pookey Expansion | Vincent Reyes |
| 70 | World’s Fair 1893 | Chad Prince |
| 71 | The Dragon & Flagon | Jeremy Maciejewski |
| 72 | La Granja | Bill Rueben |
| 73 | The Persuit of Happiness | Todd Russel |
| 74 | Village + Village Inn + Village Port | Dan Freedman |
| 75 | Bomb Squad | Jeremy Maciejewski |
| 76 | Dicemasters Civil War Megapack | April Gollar |
| 77 | MTG From The Vault: Lore + Annihiliation | Mark Beddows |
| 78 | Warhammer Quest: The Silver Tower | Patrick Doyle |
| 79 | Marvel Legendary 4x Small expansions | Tom King |
| 80 | Legendary Big Trouble in Little China | Alex Berry |
| 81 | Legendary Encounters Firefly | Dan Keller |
| 82 | Marvel Legendary Base game | Jeremy Baker |
| 83 | Marvel Legendary Dark City + Civil War | Greg Throne |
| 84 | Marvel legendary Secret Wars vol 1 + 2 | Kevin Screen |
| 85 | Lift it! Deluxe | John Hanna |
| 86 | Telestrations | Sandra Hunt |
| 87 | Wonkly | Julie Gloss |
| 88 | Saloon Tycoon + Kickstarter Items | Dan Halstad |
| 89 | Salvation Road | John Pace |
| 90 | Centuri Saga + Cosmic Planners | Dan Patriss |
| B1 | Lynwood Brewing Concern | Mika Harviala |
| B2 | White Street Brewing Company | Julie Elderidge |
| B3 | Gizmo Brew Works | Mika Harviala |
| B4 | Hockey Mom Items | Mary Beth Case |
| B5 | K Lynn Innovations Photography | The Hedleys |
| B6 | Pampered Chef Items | Linus Roberts |
And the winners of our silent auction items!
Silent Auction Items:
Massage from Massage Hand won by Edward Burr
Duke Basketball Tickets won by Barbara Bao
NCSU Basketball Tickets won by Charlie Greg
UNC Basketball Tickets won by Chris Kirkman
NEW Game Lot #1 won by Rick Longoria
NEW Game Lot #2 won by Rob Mattics
Signed Mechs Vs Minions won by John Hanna
Carolina Hurricanes Justin Fault Signed Stick won by James Meyers
As with every year we have THE WALL which is up at the Gamers Armory. However, you DON’T NEED TO BE PRESENT to win, nor to even buy raffles for the items!
You can buy raffles for the items on the wall from The Gamer’s Armory Web store right on the site!
And easy way to get to the store and see what is on the wall is by checking out this list on board game geek. (Thanks to Matt W. For doing this again) Links to purchase the tickets are on the list.
If you win the item and are not local you will be responsible for shipping on any items won.
You can also purchase some of the big raffles as well, prizes are as follows.
And of course again for the link to just donate to our cause is HERE as well. You can print out your tax receipt right there!!
Thanks for all your support out there to our great cause!
Dan
Yet another contest for this year’s Gamer for Cures!!!
Just like last 2 years, Darrell Louder, game designer extraordinaire and head honcho over at Unpub.net has graciously given us a table to raffle off to raise some money for Gamers for Cures!
We will be Raffling off a DESIGNER TABLE FOR Unpub 7!! This is the real deal folks. If you are a budding game designer this is the best place on the planet to show off your prototype, get it tested by amazing game testers, and get tons of great feedback. Some feedback even by the likes of publishers and fellow designers.
How to enter: Simply go to our First Giving donation site by clicking HERE. For every $5 donated you will have one entry into the drawing. Just simply put UNPUB in the comments field when you sign up. Also all donations are Tax Deductible, and you can print out a tax receipt right when you donate.
Any Q’s please post in the comments to this announcement and good luck!
Also for more info for Unpub head to Unpub.net
–Dan
Here we are, about a month out from the Marathon. Look for more details coming out over the next few weeks about all the great happenings at the event, such as the:
Also, thank you to all of the gamers who have already signed up for the marathon! Remember, you can donate at our First Giving Site.
See you soon!
-Adam
It always gets here quicker then any of us realizes and this year is no different.
The 2016 date for Gamers for Cures 24 hour Board Game Marathon for Turner Syndrome Society of US/NC will be Sat Nov 12th 2016. As in the past we are happy to be holding the event at The Gamer’s Armory in Cary NC!
The 2016 First Giving site has now been activated for donations and we will be getting more info out on how you can be a part of this great event in the coming weeks.
The Link to donate is HERE. And it’s also located above.
Just in case you don’t know what our event is like from a participant’s point of view I wanted to post a couple of testimonials from two recent attendees.
Thanks for your continued support and interest in our event and please stay tuned to this site for more info in the coming weeks.
–Dan
The First comes from long time supporter Chris M.
This was my second year participating in the 24 hour board game marathon. Last year I signed up because I had been listening to The Geek Allstars podcast and Dan seemed like a nice guy. The charity event was a good excuse to play a bunch of board games and meet a bunch of people with common interests. What I didn’t anticipate was how much of an impact it would have on me in the coming year. I met some of the nicest people I have ever met (and Linus) last year and have been playing games with them as regularly as I can since then. I started pitching in writing some of the show notes for The Geek Allstars and State of Games podcasts and then started writing all of the show notes for both shows. I started following some of these knuckleheads on Twitter and attended my first convention (Who’s Turn Is It Anyway?) in February where I gave Adam O’Brien the weakest hug I have ever given anyone for turning me on to La Fin Du Monde. Adam, I really need to give you a full on bear hug for that. Anyway, what I am trying to say is that the event was a catalyst for allowing me to connect with people and enjoy the board game hobby in a way I had not experienced before. I know this has nothing to do with the charity but it is one of the side benefits for those of us who participate. The fact that Dan’s daughter, Lauren, has Turner Syndrome and I can contribute in a small way to her and other women with Turner Syndrome makes it all the more meaningful. I will be signing up every year for this event and will continue to do my small part in raising money for the Turner Syndrome Society..
The Second one we have… well just also happens to be from another, different, Chris M!
As Adam said this year was simply an amazing year. Not only did we raise just over $22,000 for Turner Syndrome Society of the US but everything went amazingly smooth and everyone seemed to have a blast! Food was great the giveaways were even better then ever and people had a smile on their face all day long!
I cannot thank Scott and Crystal from The Gamers Armory enough for their hospitality over these 5 years. They have been great and we simply could not have had such success without them.
Also I would like to thank Adam S who manned this site extremely well and ran a killer contest leading up to the event. And his graphic design skills for the programs were simply second to none. THANKS so much for your help and guidance Adam!
Another person who I wanted to thanks for his help with this and that and also for running the play to win games is Chris Mosley. Thanks buddy!
Not to be forgotten as well is our social media Guru herself Laura Drew, well done as always!
I cannot leave out Matt Wolfe who has helped me all year long from cons to extra bags for the swag bags and taking the time to do the geek list of the WALL on BGG. Thanks so much buddy.
And of course I cannot thank the volunteers from TSSUS NC chapter who came out to help us man the tables and talk to people and spread more information and awareness about Turner Syndrome.
Last but MOST important of all, thanks to my beautiful wife and family. Janice Lauren, and DJ helped out for months and months and put up with my stressing, and did a fantastic job helping out the day of the event. I love you guys so much.
I am going to put the list of the winners of the wall items and the big ticket items at the bottom of this post. If you are on this list and have not heard from us or the store please let me know by commenting on this post and I will get in touch with you ASAP.
In the coming weeks I will be posting some re-caps from marathoners who would like to share their experiences with GFC with all of you out there. If you would like to share with us as well PLEASE comment on the posts or mail us directly!
Thanks so much for all of your support. Stay tuned in weeks to come for more re-caps and more information for next year as well.
–Dan
The drawing will take place at 10:00 pm on
Saturday, November 7th during the
24 Hour Board Game Marathon at
The Gamer’s Armory in Cary, NC
40″ LED Television
…
Winner: Chris Mosley
Xbox One
…
Winner: Sam White
Apple 16GB iPad Mini
Winner: Damien Griffiths
$100.00 Visa Gift Card
…
Winner: Susan Balker
$50.00 Home Depot Gift Card
…
Winner: Matt Lousahimer
$25.00 Briggs Resturant Gift Card
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Winner: Lynn Dunbar
| Raffle Number | Item Name | Winner |
| 1 | Alchemy! | Douglas |
| 2 | Animal Upon Animal | Joshua Mills |
| 3 | Car Wars the Card Game | Chris Kirkman |
| 4 | Discoveries: The Journals of Lewis & Clark | Andrew Roberts |
| 5 | Elysium | Soumitra Choudhury |
| 6 | MTG From the Vault: Angels | JG Willliams |
| 7 | Snake Oil | Daniel Warlick |
| 8 | Star Wars E7 Assault Walker + Elite Speeder Bike | Collin Gloauoer |
| 9 | Star Wars Risk | Y.Rodriguez |
| 10 | Takenoko + Takenoko Chibis | Scott Blanton |
| 11 | Wits & Wagers, Party Edition | Jeremy Baker |
| 12 | Munchkin Steampunk Deluxe | Josh Baker |
| 13 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Dice Masters Booster Box | Daniel Warlick |
| 14 | Duck Duck Go | Jason Willis |
| 15 | Duck Duck Go Safari | Carol Everett |
| 16 | Rarrr!! | Justin Bradshaw |
| 17 | Mouse Guard RPG HC | Ronald Watkins |
| 18 | Boss Monster Bundle | Scott Vaughn |
| 19 | Tsuro | Samuel Manilla |
| 20 | Hawaii | Chris Courdney |
| 21 | Istanbul | Daniel Edwards |
| 22 | Justice League Strategy Game | Bryan Henrick |
| 23 | Legendary Encounters Predator | Jed Humphries |
| 24 | Pandemic Legacy Blue | John Howell |
| 25 | Thurn N Taxis | Becky Blassingmane |
| 26 | Wilderness War | Michael Smith |
| 27 | Dead Drop + Expansion | Travis Bryant |
| 28 | YardMaster + Yardmaster Express | Chris Meyer |
| 29 | X-Wing New Starter + 17 Alt. Art Promos | Rod Ruiz |
| 30 | Fire Fly Base Game + 2 Expansions + Promos | Gary Cooper |
| 31 | Nothing Personal | Brandanel |
| 32 | Princess Bride: A Battle of Wits + As You Wish + Miracle Pill | Matt Wolf |
| 33 | Villains and Vigilantes + Expac | Donald Watkins |
| 34 | Age of Sigmar Starter Box + Citadel Hobby Starter Set | Mike Hartshorn |
| 35 | Churchill | Burke Drew |
| 36 | Commands & Colors: Napoleonics Expansion 5 | Burke Drew |
| 37 | Genesis: Ancient Middle East | B. Rueben |
| 38 | No Retreat 4: The Italian Front | Dan Freedman |
| 39 | Thunder Alley – 1st Edition | Adam O’Brian |
| 40 | US Civil War | Paul Hetrick |
| 41 | Wing Leader | Jason Tessendorf |
| 42 | Battlestations | Dan Patriss |
| 43 | Monster Derby | Ronald Watkins |
| 44 | Sentinels Tactics Bundle | Donald Watkins |
| 45 | Crash Cup Karambolage | Chris Mosley |
| 46 | Gary Gouda | Peter Saad PPA |
| 47 | Golem Arcana Bundle | Phil Show |
| 48 | Machi Koro | Zemuel Roman |
| 49 | Rattus the Card Game | Eric Booth |
| 50 | X-Files Board Game | John Weaver |
| 51 | Yedo | Lynn Dunbar |
| 52 | Dungeon Fighter | Dan Patriss |
| 53 | King of Tokyo | Janice Patriss |
| 54 | Steam Park | Chris Meyer |
| 55 | Doomtown Reloaded | Christian Ovsenick |
| 56 | Munchkin Zombies Collection | Andrew Webb |
| 57 | Patherfinder RPG Beginner Box | Ronald Watkins |
| 58 | BattleCon: Fate of Indines + War of Indines | Alex Berry |
| 59 | Dreadball Xtreme + Player’s Guide | Butch Arthur |
| 60 | Age of Steam + 2 Expansions | Casey Guthrie |
| 61 | Railways of the World | Andrew Webb |
| 62 | City of Remnants | B. Rueben |
| 63 | Beyond the Rhine | Jamie Cribbs |
| 64 | Day of Days | Wrey Ferrell |
| 65 | Kawaguchi’s Gamble: Edson’s Ridge | Ronald Watkins |
| 66 | Salerno | Richard Bailey |
| 67 | The Mighty Endeavor | Scott Blanton |
| 68 | Evolution | Chris Meyer |
| 69 | Fools Gold | John Pace |
| 70 | Quantum | James Myers |
| 71 | Samurai Spirit | Brian Johnson |
| 72 | Tokaido | Timothy Edwards |
| 73 | Hordes 2 player Battle Box | Chris Mitchell |
| 74 | Undercity | Alex Hamilton |
| 75 | War Machine 2 player Battle Box | Alex Peladerie |
| 76 | Eight-Minute Empire: Legends + Lost Lands | Chris Norwood |
| 77 | Paths of Glory | Shane Jackson |
| 78 | Imperial Settlers + 5 Packs of Sleeves | Joshua Mills |
| 79 | Space Cadets: Away Mission | Mark Edwards |
| 80 | Aquasphere | Robin Trew |
| 81 | Autographed Star Wars Photos | Brian Colon |
| 82 | FOW Guards Armoured Reece Company | Christopher Rasmusson |
| 83 | Jamberry Jar | Joshua Mills |
| 84 | Space Hulk | Chris Kirkman |
| 85 | Firefly Shiny Dice | Roxanne Estrada |
| 86 | Legendary Villains | Joseph Abernathy |
| 87 | VS Sytem Box | Mike Hartshorne |
| 88 | D&D Icons Gargantuan Black Dragon | Peter Bierfeldt |
| 89 | Pandemic + The Cure | Bryan Hennsley |
| 90 | Pandemic n the Brink+ In the Lab + State of Emergency |
Mike McMullen |
Hello again everybody,
Well, it’s Monday afternoon, and I think I have finally recovered from a lack of sleep and overdose of board games this past weekend. So, just a quick update about the Gamers for Cures 24 Hour Board Game Marathon to benefit the Turner Syndrome Society of the US, which was held this past Saturday (and into Sunday) November 7th, 2015. Dan (Geekjock) will have a more formal writeup about the event soon, with lists of prize winners, the exact amount raised, so many thank yous, etc.
The two big highlights are:
First off, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Thank you to so many people and organizations for donating time, money, products, services, the list goes on and on. Whether you were a participant, volunteer, sponsor, donator, we could not have done any of it without you.
Secondly, earlier today, Dan announced on Twitter that with your help we raised $20,000 about $22,000! Wow. That is well beyond our wildest dreams. We had a goal of $17,500. This is just mind numbing.
Good news/bad news –> bad news looks like money raised was off a bit. Good news looks like we actually raised $22k!!!
— GeekJock (@GeekJockBlog) November 9, 2015
That’s it for now, look for Dan’s writeup soon!
-Adam
We finally made it to the big day, the marathon! Lots of games are being played, everybody is having a good time and we are raising a lot of money for the Turner Syndrome Society of the US. If you want to see what’s going on, the best way would be to follow us on our Facebook or Twitter accounts. Come out and join us!
That’s right, The Wall has become so awesome, it now has its own logo.
One of the greatest things about the Gamers for Cures 24 hour Board Game Marathon has always been the Game Day Raffle. You buy tickets for a buck each, and then you put them in the corresponding box for the items you want to win. There is almost no easier way to help out the Turner Syndrome Society. How many items are there to choose from? Almost 100. These items are all on display at the event site, The Gamer’s Armory, for a few weeks leading up to the event. 100 items takes up a good amount of shelf space, hence “The Wall.” As organizers, we simply refer to the Game Day Raffle as The Wall, in emails, texts, meetings, everything, leading up to the event. So that’s the name we are going with. Here is this year’s Wall below in all its board game awesomeness.
But wait, it gets even better. The fine folks at The Gamer’s Armory have set it up so in addition to buying tickets at the register at the store, you can buy tickets for the Wall online! (Or tickets for the Big Ticket Raffle) Once you purchase tickets, they will put your name on the stub and put it in the appropriate box so you have a chance to win some great prizes right from your couch. (Winners will pay shipping on items that aren’t picked up at the store). And best of all, all the money raised from ticket sales for The Wall go to the Turner Syndrome Society!
The list of items on The Wall is below, with links to each item at The Gamer’s Armory website. To see the whole list at the Gamer’s Armory website, click here! Want to see all of this delicious Wall awesomesauce in a BGG geeklist? We got you covered, click here.
n the Brink + In the Lab + State of Emergency-Adam.
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