By Tyler on October 12, 2016
The annual Carnage annual no-ship math trade, in which game swaps are arranged in advance and made at the convention in Killington, is now open on BoardGameGeek, thanks to host Matt Golec. Putting games on offer runs until October 23rd. Traders have until October 30th to compose their want lists, with results posted shortly thereafter. […]
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By Tyler on September 29, 2016
Note: This post links to the 2016 convention book and is made available for informational purposes only. If you’re looking for the current year’s convention book, check the sidebar, or the top of the News page, to see if it has been released yet. Carnage is very pleased to announce the opening of registration for […]
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By Tyler on September 23, 2016
Carnage Royale is a little over a month away, and the Carnage staff has been focused on getting all the games in from our trusty GMs and the convention book put together. We’ve also been working on developing some new options in the preregistration process to make it easier for our attendees. Once the process […]
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By Tyler on July 10, 2016
No other type of tabletop game hosted at Carnage takes advantage of the year’s theme like role-playing games do. As a genre of game that draws heavily on tropes and genre conventions from books, film, television — from Dungeons & Dragons‘ Appendix N up to the contemporary capsule pitch of “It’s like Pokémon meets Veronica Mars!” We’ll always have our […]
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By Tyler on June 6, 2016
Care for a game, Secret Agent 802? Carnage Royale is looking for people to volunteer to share and teach their favorite games at this year’s convention, November 4th through 6th, 2016 in Killington, Vermont. A tabletop game convention like Carnage wouldn’t exist without passionate people who step up to volunteer to run games for players, […]
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By Tyler on October 13, 2015
As a reminder for Carnage attendees staying at the Killington Grand for the weekend, standard checkout time is 11:00am. If you are curious about the possibility of a later checkout, inquire with the front desk. Later checkout times usually depend on upcoming reservations, so it may vary from room to room. Other places to stay […]
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By Tyler on October 12, 2015
As previously foreshadowed, Matt Golec is coordinating the now-annual Carnage math trade, wherein people offer games up for trade, compose want lists of what others are offering for trade, and then a computer program sorts it all out to optimize the trading. It’s pretty cool, and a fun way to turn over your game library. […]
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By Tyler on October 9, 2015
Note: This post links to the 2015 convention book and is made available for informational purposes only. If you’re looking for the current year’s convention book, check the sidebar, or the top of the News page. Carnage of the Lost World’s convention book is now available for you to download as a PDF, as well […]
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By Tyler on September 28, 2015
One of Carnage’s newest traditions is the no-ship math trade, an opportunity for gamers to swap away unwanted games for something new and fresh. What, specifically, is a math trade? This Boardgamegeek geeklist explains it nicely: “In Math trades people offer the games they want to trade and then say the games they want to […]
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By Tyler on September 8, 2015
Note: As of 2016, Killington’s renovations are complete and on-site food and options are back to normal. See the Lodging page for more information. The Killington resort informed Carnage that the main hotel’s restaurant, Ovations, would be closed during the fall of 2015 for renovations. Unfortunately, the resort’s renovation schedule coincides with Carnage of […]
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