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 2026 are: January 3, February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 11, August 1, October 3, November 7, and December 5. Council Con will be held in September, 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.




Star Wars
Scum and Villainy
Eric Spence
We will be creating a ship and crew to venture out in the Outer Rim of the Star Wars galaxy in the time period between Episodes 3 and 4. This system supports being smugglers, rebels, or bounty hunters seeking to make their fortunes outside of Imperial control. Players should bring a handful of d6 and a pencil.
5 players, age 14+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

The Chitterwood Walks, Part 1
Pathfinder 2e
Sam Pitcheralle
This is a level 3-4 pathfinder adventure. Pre-generated characters are available for new players.
6 players, age 10+, beginners welcome. Link: Warhorn

The Absalom Initiation
Pathfinder 2e
Adam
This is a level 1-4 re-playable adventure great for new players.
6 players, age 10+, beginners welcome. Link: Warhorn

What Walks Again
Pathfinder 2e
Harold Austin
This is a level 11-14 adventure designed for high level Pathfinder Society adventurers. Players should bring a level 11-14 Pathfinder Society character.
6 players, age 15+, some experience needed.

Where is Task Force 34?
Axis and Allies: War at Sea
Robert Turnbough
In a what might have been, Adm. Halsey did activate the Task Force 34 plan and the Battle of Samar went from a battle of CVEs and destroyers vs. battleships, to a fight of titans on both sides. We will see how the 1944 battle would have been altered.
6 players, age 10+, beginners welcome.

Blood on the Clocktower
William Walker
Players try to identify who the demon is (if good) or spread lies and mistrust long enough to wipe out the town (if evil). Dead players still play.
30 players, age 10+, beginners welcome. Link: BoardGameGeek




Pendragon 6th edition
Andy Cowley
An ongoing campaign as our brave knights continue as household knights of the High King Arthur.
5 players, age 14+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

Balancing the Scales
Pathfinder 2e
Chris Sean
This a season 2 level 1-4 adventure.
6 players, age 10+, beginners welcome.

Shattered Blades
Pathfinder 2e
Harold Austin
This is a level 13-14 adventure designed for experienced Pathfinder adventurers. Player should bring a Pathfinder Society legal level 13-14 character.
6 players, age 14+, some experience needed. Link: Warhorn

Old West Gunfight
Fistful of Lead
Peter Huston
Old West Gunfight 1-on-1 scale with miniature people and buildings, all welcome. Players will control a gang of five miniature gunfighters, civilians, law enforcement, Chinese laborers, etc, seeking to achieve overlapping and competing goals in a model Old West town. Rules are more game oriented than simulation oriented, and easy to learn. I am proud of my collection of miniature people, buildings, etc, and look forward to running a game. Please RSVP if possible, but it's better to show up unannounced than not show up. Players should bring paper, pencil, and figures if you have them.
8 players, age 10+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

TITAN - Avalon Hill
Nick Klercker
Get ready for the March TITAN Tournament. Learn to play, get a refresher, or just get a warmup game in. In Titan, legions of mythical creatures roam about the board recruiting bigger and badder monsters, while trying to kill opposing legions in battle to earn points. The ultimate goal is to eliminate all other Titans. A player's Titan gets stronger as points increase, but if the Titan dies, the player is out of the game.
12 players, age 10+, beginners welcome. Link: BoardGameGeek

Moon Colony Bloodbath
Christopher Skelton
Enjoy and build up your new colony on the moon! I'm sure nothing bad will happen at all. Except for all the rampaging robots, fights amongst colonists, and horrific disasters. Players each build up their own separate colonies, while a communal event deck affects everyone equally. First player to lose all the people in their colony loses, and everyone else wins.
5 players, age 10+, beginners welcome. Link: Publisher

Horseless Carriage
Jeff Sterling
Horseless Carriage is a game about the dawn of the automobile, a time when cars were invented, and no one quite knew yet what this new contraption would look like and what features would be essential.
4 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.