Red Raccoon - Flatcon + Ribbon Cutting coming soon!
Hi gang,
This message is just going to talk about October special events that are coming at us fast! I'll list them quick, and then add more details down below.
Oct 6-8 - Flatcon @ The Interstate Center
Oct 12th 4:30pm - Ribbon Cutting for the new store
Oct 14th - Bobzbay's Tomes of Terror Horror Horror Convention & Author Fair @ RRG
Oct 21st - $1000 Magic the Gathering Pioneer Tournament @ Grossinger Motors Arena
Oct 22nd - Pokemon League Challenge Cup Case Tournament @ Grossinger Motors Arena
Oct 27th - Downtown Bloomington Trick or Treating
All of these are on top of our regularly scheduled events - you can see everything on our Red Raccoon Games Event Calendar! Now for the promised details on the Special Events:
Oct 6-8 - Flatcon @ The Interstate Center
Flatcon is Bloomington-Normal's tabletop gaming convention. It is the best 3 days of tabletop gaming in Central Illinois! At Flatcon you will find a ton of options to play board games, including "learn to play" events & a massive board game library you can try out yourself. Lots of role-playing games will be hosted for you to join, and there are some pretty big miniatures tournaments for Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, Marvel Crisis Protocol & more. On top of all that is a fun vendors faire. Of course we'll be there, but there are a ton of very talented craftsfolk who are selling all sorts of geeky awesomeness!
Oct 12th 4:30pm - Ribbon Cutting for the new store
Most of you have probably been in our new location at 301 N Main by now (and we thank you!) and know it is still a work in progress. There are an awfully lot of folks in Bloomington who have not been in yet, so we are having a Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting to help get the word out. You all are of course invited, because we could not have done this without you! Some come on down at 4:15 to help us celebrate and show the rest of the BloNo folks how awesome the RRG community really is! We're going to have Octoberfest themed treats & beverages for you all! If you want to help us, spread the word by sharing the Facebook event or this email newsletter for friends & family you think would enjoy being part of the Red Raccoon Games Ribbon Cutting celebration!
Oct 14th - Bobzbay's Tomes of Terror Horror Horror Convention & Author Fair @ RRG
This is really Bobzbay's event, and we are incredibly proud to host it for them!
Calling all horror enthusiasts and fans of the scary, sinister, and suspenseful! Join Bobzbay Books for a spine-tingling day of thrills and chills at the very first Tomes of Terror Horror Author Convention. The event will feature a gathering of some of the best horror and thriller authors the Midwest has to offer, where horror authors, readers, and fans can come together to celebrate the darker side of literature.
Tomes of Terror will be open to the public and FREE to attend! Join us for:
- Author Meet and Greet & Book Signings! Meet your favorite horror authors (and discover some new favorites!) up close and personal as they sign copies of their books
- Books for sale! Each author’s books will be available for purchase on the day of the event. Whether you're a fan of supernatural horror, psychological thrillers, or gruesome slasher stories, you’re sure to find a book that will keep you up at night!
- Pop-up Shop with The Item Shop! Come find your new favorite scary movie amongst their excellent horror film selection and check out their other horror-related items
- Horror Swag Giveaway! Books of Horror (the horror enthusiast Facebook group) will be providing FREE swag bags for the earliest attendees (available while supplies last!)
Oct 21st - $1000 Magic the Gathering Pioneer Tournament @ Grossinger Motors Arena
Oct 22nd - Pokemon League Challenge Cup Case Tournament @ Grossinger Motors Arena
We haven't run a big Magic event since Covid, and when the Sixty Six Games event crew asked if we could host Magic the Gathering & Pokemon events at the Arena, who were we to say no?
Saturday we are running a $1000 Magic Pioneer Tournament. The event is capped at 64 players. We will also be running side events starting a noon for Draft, Commander Pods, & Modern.
Sunday we were approved to host a Pokemon League Cup! Pokemon Trainers in each category can win 50 League points towards regionals and/or worlds - nice! Additionally, there is going to be an entire case of Obsidian Flames in the prize pool. We are going to run some side events including Build & Battle events & Mutant Drafts.
Oct 27th - Downtown Bloomington Trick or Treating
Downtown Trick or Treating is back! Main Street will once again be closed, and retailers all throughout downtown are participating in Trick or Treating from 5pm - 8pm. We had over 1000 trick or treaters last year, so I recommend heading straight for a downtown parking garage to make life easy!
Also, did you know we are rocking a Red Raccoon Games Linktree? You can find links to all our social media accounts, plus our Red Raccoon Radio podcast now has over 100 subscribers! You can also get a link to our Discord server, which is where most of our communities are organizing now that Facebook doesn't actually show you everything anymore.
Again, thank you for supporting Red Raccoon Games, and for letting us help you have fun at home!
Jamie