Join Publisher Erik Mona & Marketing Director Jenny Bendel to discuss the benefits & how-tos of holding educational and entertaining Pathfinder RPG and PACG events in your store, library, or school.
Playful Learning Part 1: The Unrealized Superpower Of Games
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We can learn to play, and play to learn. This session will look at the superpower of games and what they can do for you and your students.
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We can learn to play, and play to learn. We’ve all come against that wall when students disconnect from the material we’re trying to teach. They struggle to find relevance in their own education, and we, as their teachers struggle to find inspiring and innovative ways to engage them. To ensure students are equipped with the right tools and skills to think, create, engage, and flourish in the 21st century, we have an opportunity to give them new opportunities to learn playfully — not just with the blocks from our own wonder years, but with powerful new games and simulations that engage and enlighten through experiences. This session will look at the superpower of games and what they can do for you and your students.
Playful Learning Part 2: What Games Are The Best Tools For Your Classroom?
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This session will get you started with tips and strategies on finding, selecting and using games that will be the right fit for you and your students.
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What are the essential questions to ask yourself when looking for games? Educators are implementing games in their classrooms in many ways and although there is a wide variety of games, there are some tips that apply across most games to help you maximize your chances of a successful implementation. This session will get you started with tips and strategies on finding, selecting and using games that will be the right fit for you and your students.
Discussing the development of Blue Orange Game's exciting new family (+) strategy game NY 1901, based on the historically accurate skyscrapers of New York City, at the dawn of the Age of Skyscrapers.
So you've got D&D, Pathfinder and Star Wars on your shelf. What's next? RPGs are a cornerstone of our industry and host Paul Butler believes they can reflect that status on your bottom line.
Renting Games, the next generation of your game store
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6 years of renting games has moved this store to be a leader in the Industry. Lynn will share success strategies and give you the tools to rent your games with confidence.
Are you more confused than assured about your retirement plans? Watch as we pull back the veil of confusion in this seminar provided by Aaron Witten, CFP®. Q&A session to follow.
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401k’s, IRA’s, 403b’s, what does all this mean?!? How much exactly do I need to be saving for retirement? What kind of portfolio do I need? Come find out the answers in this seminar provided by Aaron Witten, a Certified Financial Planner™ and game industry fan, from Witten Financial Services. Q&A session to follow, to answer questions about your specific situation!
Rising Costs and Shrinking Margins: A Tale of the Friendly Local Game Store
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In this panel, James Takenaka and Dan Yarrington will discuss the rising costs challenging local game stores.
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In this panel, James Takenaka and Dan Yarrington will discuss the rising costs challenging local game stores. We'll evaluate margins across the industry and listen to tales from the audience of how the current climate of shrinking margins is affecting the viability and profitability of the Friendly Local Game Store. With a fixed MSRP for most products in the industry, downward pressure from discount game stores, and upward pressure for cost of goods, is squeezing more margin out of the local game store economy feasible?