Timeline

20 minutes before your time slot

• Arrive at Games on Demand.
• If you are running late, text your name and message to Games on Demand.
• Check in with a host.
• Let a host know if a game should be crossed off for this offering.
• If you are scheduled for 4 hours, and are offering a 4 hour game, hosts will assume you are intending to run the four hour game.

5 minutes before your time slot

• Find your table and set up.
• Wait to start until you have all of your players.

Starting your Game

• Gather your player's tickets; The host will be around to pick them up.
• Point out the event policy sheet to the players, so that they read and be aware of them.

15 to 30 minutes into the time slot

• A Host will come around asking for tickets and giving out boarding passes.

GM Chores

• Make sure your table is clean and ready to play.
• Make sure your table number remains visible.
• Tidy up your table when you are done.

How to Run Convention Games

See John Stavropoulos's suggestions from 2014 on How to Run Convention Games

Talk to the hosts if...

• Other tables are starting and you don't have any players.
• Your table does not meet the needs of you or the players.
• You need backup for addressing and dealing with a problem at your table.
• You are uncomfortable addressing/dealing with a problem at your table.
• You need to duck out.
• Want to facilitate a game that is not on your schedule.
• You want to swap times or responsibilities with another volunteer.

GM FAQ

Are there any perks for volunteering?

Aside from the warm fuzzy of altruism there are a few perks:

• For every 8 hours (rounded up) of volunteering, you get one pre-boarding pass.
• If you volunteer 16 hours or more, you can get your badge fees reimbursed.

A group of volunteers wants to grab a free table and play. Two questions:

1. Is it okay to grab a table?
2. Do we have to pay tickets?

1. Yes, but pull aside a host and clear it with them.
2. No. But you must each share with each other a Games on Demand war story. And be ready to bail if space is needed.

I'm an off-schedule volunteer. Me and my three non-volunteer friends want to grab a free table and play. Two questions:

1. Is it okay to grab a table?
2. Do we have to pay tickets?

1. Yes, but pull aside a host and clear it with them.
2. Everyone, except for the facilitator, must pay tickets.

Do we have access to a printer?

Maybe. The hotel business suite may be able to help.