Food to eat on Top of the World! /  by Matt Winberry

Here are the buffet menu options for the party:

  • Chilled Asian Fusion:  Chipotle Salted Edamame, Soba Noodle Salad with Seared Broccoli & Chinese Sausage, Cold Chicken Potstickers with Orange & Honey Ponzu, Kimchi Bulgogi Beef Sliders with Creamy Cilantro Sauce
  • Taco Truck:  Corn & Flour Tortilla, Cumin Dusted Chicken, Roasted Flank Steak, Hand Crushed Guacamole, Local Tomato Pico de Gallo, Mexican Crema, House Pickled Jalapenos, Lime, Cilantro
  • Farmer's Fruit Basket:  Melons, Grapes, Berries and Seasonal Selections

If you have specific dietary needs that these options do not satisfy, contact Matt (matt@ftwevents.com) and we'll work something out.

We will be reaching out to the VIP attendees early next week to get their orders.

Announcing our Pop-up Store Partner: Card Kingdom! /  by Matt Winberry

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Card Kingdom to facilitate our Pop-up Store/lending library for this event!

If you play games in the Seattle area, you know the family of Card Kingdom/Cafe Mox/Mox Boarding House well. They will be providing both a lending library and a pop-up store for our event. Their venues are some of the best places in the area to meet, acquire and play games. With their vast inventory of games, you can be sure that many of your favorites will be there for you to borrow and/or purchase during the evening.

Welcome to the fold!

Top of the World Prize List! /  by Matt Winberry

This page contains a list of all of the prizes that will be given away! Everything on this list is going home with guests. Check back often, as we will be adding to this daily between now and April 7th.

Comprehensive List of All Prizes!

Calliope Games -- Title Sponsor Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) Asmodee
  • Donations TBA
Art's Ideas Catan Studios
  • Donations TBA
Cheapass Games Cool Mini or Not
  • Donations TBA
Crash Games Ideas Never Implemented (INI, LLC) IELLO Games
  • Donations TBA
Japanime Games Kheper Games Maranda Games
  • Donations TBA
Mayfair Games North Star Games OutNerdMe
  • Various awesome posters (x50!!)
Passport Game Studios Playroom Entertainment
  • Donations TBA
R&R Games - These will be given out in 4 sets of all 10 games Set Enterprises Steve Jackson Games USAOpoly

Win ALL the games!! /  by Matt Winberry

Along with presenting sponsor Calliope Games, the following gaming companies have graciously agreed to donate games to our event. Once the packages start arriving, we'll let you know which specific games you can win, but here's a clickable list. There's much, much more to come!!

Lone Shark Games
USAOpoly
Game Company No. 3
Kheper Games
AEG
Japanime Games
Fantasy Flight Games
Asmodee
Catan Studios
Passport Game Studios
Art's Ideas (Giant Jenga)
Crash Games
Steve Jackson Games
Looney Labs
Maranda Enterprises
Playroom Entertainment
Set Games
INILLC
 

You are invited to the Top of the World Board Game Extravaganza! /  by Matt Winberry

FTW Events and Calliope Games invite you to the inaugural Top of the World Board Game Extravaganza benefiting The Imagine Guild at Children's Hospital!

  • When: Thursday, April 7th, 7:00 PM - 2:00 AM (That's the evening after the first day of Emerald City ComiCon!)
  • Where: Seattle's Columbia Tower Club, 701 5th Avenue, 76th Floor. This is 8 blocks from the Washington State Convention Center. It's an easy walk or a $5 Uber/Lyft ride from there.
  • Why: Because you love to game. Because you love helping a good cause. Because the top of the Columbia Tower is the tallest publicly accessible point west of the Mississippi River. Because there are LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS in prizes (games!) to be won, all generously donated by members of the gaming community. Because there's no other organized gaming at ECCC on Thursday night. Because you took Friday off anyway, right?

General Admission tickets start at $59 and will increase in price as the date draws nearer. GA tickets include a scrumptious buffet dinner and all the games you can play! VIP tickets start at $175. VIP dinner starts at 5:30 so as to not cut into your gaming time, and will include a plated, 3-course meal with a game designer. Also included in the VIP package is a SWAG bag, 2 drink tickets and a private gaming area.

More Details:

  • There will be thousands of dollars in gaming prizes for you to win.
  • We will have game designers present playing the games they've created. Anyone will be able to walk up and play games with them.
  • If you come by yourself, we will help you to find other gamers to play with!
  • We will have a lending library, but if you have a favorite game, please feel free to bring it!
  • If there are games you want to purchase, we will have a pop-up store for you to purchase games at. Stay tuned for more information on this.
  • We will not over-sell the event, meaning that everyone will be able to find a seat and play games.
  • COSPLAY IS ENCOURAGED! This is ComiCon Weekend. Wear your costume! We will have prizes for the best cosplay.
  • Parking is available at the Columbia Tower for $9, with the caveat that you will be charged the $9 plus an entire extra day if your car is in the garage past midnight. Parking is free on the street after 8:00 PM, so please plan accordingly.

As this is a not-for-profit charity event, all proceeds above the cost of putting on the event will be donated to The Imagine Guild, in support of Children's Hospital. If you want to talk motorcycling for charity, these are the folks to chat up. The Mission Statement of the Imagine Guild: Bringing together the motorcycle community in support of Children’s Hospital and their mission to eliminate childhood illness and injury.