The SWA holds monthly gaming sessions, usually on the first Saturday of each month. Each Gameathon has two time slots for events: 11am - 4pm, and 5pm - 10pm. We can also accommodate games that run longer than five hours, if needed. Doors open around 10am, so GMs can arrive early to set up. Admission is just $5 for the whole day (cash only), and free for students up to 12th grade, as well as GMs running a scheduled game.

Gameathons are held at Proctors Theatre in the Hearst Education Center (the finished basement under the cafe). Stairs and elevators to the basement are located off the main corridor, between the box office and cafe area. Proctors has its own parking lot, and there's a garage across the street; both are normally free on weekends.

Gameathon dates for 2025 are: January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, October 4, November 1, and December 6. Council Con will be held September 5-7, replacing that month's Gameathon. We generally ask for events three weeks ahead of time, and post the schedule the week before game day; both announcements are sent via our mailing list. You can submit events through our Google form, and preregister for events on our signup spreadsheet. If you have any questions or comments, please send them to our GAT email address: game-a-thon [at] swa-gaming [dot] org.





Shadowdark
Lost Citadel of the Scarlet Minotaur
Leo Medina
Shadowdark is what an old-school fantasy adventure game would look like after being redesigned with 50 years of innovation. It's fast, familiar, intuitive, and deadly. It’s built for sword-and-sorcery adventures where fell monsters slither in darkness and ancient gems glint upon forgotten thrones, waiting to be discovered.
4 players, age 14+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

Pendragon 6th edition
Session zero character creation
Andy Cowley
A session zero to create characters for an ongoing campaign to be played at Game-a-Thons. Player should bring: paper, pencils, a D20 and lots of D6's.
5 players, age 18+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

Pathfinder 2e
Arclord's Abode
Sam Pitcheralle
This is a level 1-4 adventure that is great for new players.
6 players, age 10+, beginners welcome. Link: Warhorn

Pathfinder 2e
Lost and Forgotten
Harold Austin
This is a level 5-8 pathfinder 2e session.
6 players, age 10+, some knowledge necessary. Link: Warhorn

Malifaux
Demo Games
Bejamin Scharett
Malifaux is skirmish miniatures game with steampunk, horror, magic, and Wild West themes. The game replaces typical dice mechanics with a Fate Deck and allows for players to Cheat Fate when they really need something to go in their favor. Demo games will be played at the 25 soul stones level.
2 players, age 14+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

Midgard Heroic Battles
Defend the Camp!
Roland Paperman
An advanced force of Macedonians is scouting forward when they find themselves surrounded by a thick fog. After a few moments it clears only to find themselves suddenly facing a horde of barbarians. Odd looking ones who have painted themselves red, but what can you expect from barbarians? The Macedonians hastily form up and send a runner back to the main army. Can they hold them off until the Macedonian reinforcements arrive to drive back the barbarians? Bring on the barbarians!
6 players, age 14+, beginners welcome.

Battletech
Clan Invades the Inner Sphere
Robert Turnbough
A star of Jade Falcon is attacking defending Inner Sphere forces on a planet far, far away. Players should bring dice.
8 players, age 10+, beginners welcome.

Acquire
Ralph Mabb
The board game of corporate acquisitions & mergers.
6 players, age 14+, beginners welcome. Link: BoardGameGeek

Blood on the Clocktower
Micke Eckard
A social game played in person, seated in a circle, each player receives either a ‘good’ or ‘evil’ token with their unique character on it. Good players share information to solve the mystery whilst evil players lie about who they are and what they know. The good team wins if they can piece together their knowledge, trust each other, and execute the demon. The evil team wins if the demon can sow distrust, evade detection, and wipe out the village.
30 players, age 14+, beginners welcome.




Wolf Hounds
Overgrowth
Devin Fortman
Livonia, 1609. In the deep woods, bodies are appearing: Human and animal alike, all crushed and strangely decayed. A corruption is falling over the wilderness, and it needs to be removed before the whole forest is covered in the stench of death. Wolf Hounds is an original historical fantasy RPG using a streamlined Powered by the Apocalypse ruleset. Players shold bring a pen/pencil and a few six-sided dice.
6 players, age 14+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

Call of Cthulhu 7th edition
The Hungry Dead part 2
Andy Cowley
This is the second part of an investigation started at the April G-a-T: The players have arrived in Lima, Peru to meet Augustus Larkin and accompany him on an expedition to find a lost pyramid in the highlands. While there uncovering clues at a museum they witness a horrible attack by a creature of legend, a Kharasiri. We shall pick up where we left off last time. Players should bring: paper, pencil, dice and your character sheet.
5 players, age 18+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

Pathfinder 2e
Introduction: Year of Immortal Influence
Chris Gentile
This a level 1-4 pathfinder 2e adventure that is great for new players.
6 players, age 10+, beginners welcome. Link: Warhorn

Pathfinder 2e
Twice in Steel
Harold Austin
This is a level 7-10 adventure for more experienced players. Players should bring a level 7-10 Pathfinder 2e character.
6 players, age 14+, some knowledge necessary.

Malifaux
Demo Games
Bejamin Scharett
Malifaux is skirmish miniatures game with steampunk, horror, magic, and Wild West themes. The game replaces typical dice mechanics with a Fate Deck and allows for players to Cheat Fate when they really need something to go in their favor. Demo games will be played at the 25 soul stones level.
2 players, age 14+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

Battletech Alphastrike
Assault on the Spaceport
Nathan Whitechurch
Your mercenary company is hot dropping onto a spaceport to capture it as a bridgehead while the local militia tries to defend it.
4 players, age 10+, beginners welcome.

Oak & Iron (2nd Edition)
Collin Carr
Oak & Iron is a 1/600th scale naval game set in the age of piracy, imperial expansion, and above all, fighting sail. It allows players to recreate battles between small fleets and squadrons of armed sailing ships. The game is designed to be simple and intuitive while also challenging players by providing significant tactical depth, being true to the theme and tactics of the period, and supplying significant flavor for the various factions represented in the game. Players should bring: Dramamine
3 players, age 14+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

Cavern Tavern
Karen Seiz
Enjoy your shift at the Cavern Tavern -- take orders, gather the ingredients, serve the orders on time, and avoid Proprietor Nasty the Dwarf. What could be simpler? ("Get your dice off that beer, I need it!")
6 players, age 10+, beginners welcome. Link: BoardGameGeek



Code of Conduct: We expect all SWA attendees to treat others and be treated themselves with dignity and respect. Unacceptable behavior for attendees includes, but is not limited to: obscene language, racial or other slurs, physical threats, and acts of violence. Anyone who witnesses an attendee engaged in unacceptable behavior should notify an SWA staff member, who will address the situation as we deem appropriate. This may include asking the person to cease their behavior, leave the event, or if necessary referring the matter to the proper authorities. Repeated offenses may result in a temporary or permanent ban from SWA activities, at Staff's discretion.