Remote Raffle

We're giving people a chance to support the kids and maybe win prizes, even if they're not able to attend on the night.

"How?" you ask.

With the Remote Raffle! By the simple act of purchasing a ticket (or several), you're helping us raise more money for Child's Play Charity and also in the running for a fun time. :)

Tickets are just $1.30 each (incl. booking fee), and the prize pack itself is worth over $500 (and counting). 

As of 14 October 2016, the Remote Raffle Pack consists of:
- 1 (One) 6 person voucher for The Enigma Room in Sydney!
- 1 (One) Kaladesh pack c/o Wizards of the Coast
- 1 (One) Rogue One fun pack c/o Wizards & Hasbro
- 1 (One) Transformers Titans Return (Voyager class)
- 1 (One) copy of Pie Face the game c/o Wizards & Hasbro
- 2 (Two) download code for Deathstair c/o Fun Sponge Games
- 1 (One) download code for Submerged on all three major platforms (that's 3 codes total, one each for Xbox One, PS4 and Steam) c/o Uppercut Games
- some random fun things c/o your humble Organisor & Host (but not so humble as to not use capital letters for his title)

Follow the link below to buy tickets, or click on Remote Raffle in the header. 

https://www.trybooking.com/Embed.aspx?eid=235169

Easier than we thought

Time for another story.

One of the things that warms the cockles of my black, twisted heart was the enthusiasm with which people have given us prizes and general support. It's also been a bit surprising how many people have, and the way in which they have. Even people who've had to say no have done so in a friendly and non-form-letter-y way.

One of the first such surprises was the result of a "what the hell, it's worth a try" email to Turtle Beach. I knew their stuff was solid, and popular with lots of my video gamer mates, so figured it was worth a go. I assumed the response would be a polite "sorry, but no", what with them being a pretty big mob who probably have their own giving schemes in place. So I was tickled a very manly salmon colour when the email response came, not from automated.response@turtlebeach.megacorp.com, but from an actual named email address and very firmly in the affirmative.

Several weeks later and an exceedingly generous box of stuffs arrived at Casa de Euan. A similar package arrived last year as well, and they were our second returning sponsor to sign on for 2016. 

Details will be finalised and announced later in the year, but for now we'll just throw out a huge thanks to Turtle Beach for there past and ongoing support. 

Contest announcement!

We promised you games and contests, and now it's time for some DETAILS!

One of the games played at the Child's Play Trivia Night will be a "Build Your Own Eldrazi" contest.

Tables will have a supply of Play-Doh, and a few images of the unknowable, unkillable behemoths that are the Eldrazi. Their task will then be to produce the best interpretation of the Eldrazi in the aforementioned medium: Play-Doh.

The interpretations will then be judged by your Hosts and their Minions, and winner(s) selected.

Why not try your hand at Emrakul, The Aeons Torn?

http://archive.wizards.com/…/riseoftheeld…/f1_pxuipt0f9p.jpg

Our major sponsor

As part of the wider content we can include on the website, we thought we'd share some stories from the history (all 26 months' worth) of CPT Aus.

Our first story is the epic experience we've had with our major sponsor: Wizards of the Coast.

Before last year's event, I'd not really had much experience with contacting prize supporters. All the other trivia nights I'd run had either been on behalf of the Social Club at work - and so all the prizes were bought - or on behalf of people who were managing the prize scrounging themselves, and so they just needed me to write questions and be the MC for the night. I had no idea what to expect, and just sent a whole bunch of emails to the kinds of companies I'd like to see the wares of on offer at a trivia night.

Making contact with Wizards was a straightforward process, and the speed with which they responded to me was genuinely surprising. A few emails back and forth - including a couple to Jamie from Child's Play because reasons - and I was talking to the amazing Will. From the get-go he was enthusiastic and positive, with great ideas to elevate the night and generosity of prize support that saw us with SDCC exclusive Magic cards and a signed set of three 5th Edition D&D rule books to auction. The auction items alone accounted for 1/4 of our funds raised last year. Coupled with the giveaway Magic sample decks, masses of Nerf, and general great vibes and game tweak suggestions, the contribution of Wizards to the event cannot, and will never be, overstated.

In short: Wizards care about the community, they care about supporting the event, and they care about giving attendees the best possible experience. We're very lucky, and extremely grateful, that they're our major sponsor.

More things!

After teasing they would hook us up, we're stoked to officially announce that Sons of Obi Wan are giving us a great package of prizes for the night.

We'll have 5 double-lesson passes, so you and a friend can head to the Jedi temple and try your hand at saber training.

We'll also have a couple of t-shirts and hoodies, so you'll look good doing it!

You should all check out Sons of Obi Wan, and see the good things they do. Not only are they an excellent place for fun and fitness. Not only are they a temple of Star Wars fandom of epic proportions. Oh no. They also do amazing things for charity. Not enough? Fine! How about special needs classes? Like a class tailored for kids on the Autism spectrum? Huh? Yeah. I thought you'd like that. 

Seriously, these guys do great things, and if you're in the area - even in passing - you should check them out.