New Zealand Gameathon

Gaming in a good cause

What is Gameathon?

Gameathon is a project to raise money for the "Big Night In" - New Zealand's 2009 Telethon which will be fund raising for the KidsCan Charitable Trust.

As the name suggests the idea is to get a whole lot of people to play games and contribute money to the cause, not necessarily in that order.

Join Gameathon to demonstrate your support and register events or pledges.

Donate online at fundraiseonline.co.nz

See Also:
Video on TV3's Sunrise program
NZ Telethons from Wikipedia
Past Telethon videos on YouTube

Events

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Members

  • Owlsong
  • Akchizar
  • Zakzahn
  • Marsden
  • Robert
 

Why be involved with Gameathon?

1. It's for a good cause
2. It's a day or weekend of gaming
3. Three weeks out from the expected date of Buckets of Dice, it's a great opportunity to playtest your scenario

How can I get involved?

1. Pass the hat (or dice cup) at your regular game/s during the lead up to the Big Night In
2. Turn up to a Gamethon event and play (and pony up some cash)
3. Organise a game and collect contributions
4. Offer your place as a venue for games to be run
5. Pledge an amount for every game run in your area / in the country
6. Volunteer to co-ordinate events/collections in your area
7. ??? Your idea here

What sort of Games?

* Board/Card games
* Tabletop Roleplaying games
* War Games
* We could even stretch to LAN games :)
* Any other games that seem appropriate

Latest Activity

July 15, 2009
July 4, 2009
Big Night In has set up an account at fundraiseonline.co.nz.
June 8, 2009
Press release circulating about Big Night In - this link to Throng
June 4, 2009
The Big Night In now has a Twitter account http://twitter.com/TelethonNZ
May 1, 2009
Big Night In gets some coverage in this Stuff article on Recession hitting charities hard
April 19, 2009
Akchizar is now a member of New Zealand Gameathon
April 17, 2009
Big Night In dates on their website have changed. The telethon, and therefore the Gameathon is now Sat 8th - Sun 9th of August.
April 14, 2009
 
 

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