Hello People,
Here they are back after their exclusive year tour of Australia, Texas and Boston, the party thread is back for PAX Prime 2015. Post info on any party/meetup you might know. I will keep the list updated here with time, date, location, cost, etc. so that everyone can have a single point of reference. Also follow
@paxparties on Twitter as they will probably update quicker than me. The previous year thread is
here for idea of what may appear.
Updated 8/26 Last Update
MAP
I create a google map with all the parties listed. The map gives name of party, where it is at, and same info here. It does have tick urls yet. Link:
Party MapTuesday 8/25
Wednesday 8/26
Thursday 8/272015 PAX Prime Magical Mystery Tour
- Time: Starts at 9am
Where: Starts at Pike Place Market. Will go to Woodland Park Zoo and Seattle Center (EMP Museum and Space Needle)
Cost: The cost of transportation (usually public) and events, places, and activities attending.
Age Restriction: Some activities maybe age 21+
Pre-PAX Boardgame Night
- Time: 4pm to ???
Where: Sheraton
Cost: None
Age Restriction: None
3rd Annual Pre-PAX Nerd Night Out Charity Tabletop Event
- Time: 5pm to 2 am
Where: Columbia Tower Club
Cost: $90.67 includes dinner and $20 voucher to purchase game at pop up shop Tickets
Age Restriction: 21+
ID@Xbox Pre-PAX Open House
Pre-PAX Party with Pro Battle League and Gigantic
- Time: 4:30pm-1am
Where: Game Works
Cost: None
Age Restriction: None
Elysian PPPP (Pax Prime Prefunk Party)
The 2015 Pre-PAX dinner
- Sale Ended
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Where: Barca
Cost: $27.48 Tickets
Age Restriction: 21+
Pre-Pax Hookah Meetup
- Time: 7pm to ???
Where: Aladdin Hookah Lounge
Cost: $5 membership, $18 to start, refills are $8
Age Restriction: 18+
Ms. Pakman: Bonus Stage!
- Time: Doors: 7pm Show: 8pm
Where: Re-Bar
Cost: GA: $23.19 Door: $25 VIP: $84.53 (two ticket, two drinks) Tickets
Age Restriction: 21+
5th Annual Unofficial PAX Poke'mon Kickoff Party
Nindies@Night
- Time: 8pm to 12pm
Where: EMP Museum
Cost: None
Age Restriction: None
Notes: Include access to the Indie Game Revolution exhibit and refreshments
The 8th Annual Pre-PAX Pubcrawl: Mad PAX: Blurry Road
- Sold Out
Time: 8:30pm to ???
Where: TBA
Cost: None for tickets but donations to Child's Play expected. Pay for your own drinks Tickets Password: shinychrome
Age Restriction: 21+
tinyParty has evolved to
Party Hard Launch Party
- Time: 9pm to 2am
Where: Capitol Cider
Cost: $27.37 Tickets
Age Restriction: 21+
Note: Ticket includes BOID Indie Box that includes code games for: BOID, Retro/Grade, Darkest Dungeon, Boid, 3D Realms Anthology, Closure, Pixel:ru²(are you squared)
FutureSight #1 @The Baltic Room
Pre-PAX COUNTDOWN PARTY!
Giant Bomb: Live, In Person, & Fully Clothed
Friday 8/28
Saturday 8/29
Sunday 8/30
Monday 8/31
Posts
For the Give Me a Quest II: A PAX Prime Party, I think it is happening on Friday, not Saturday. Also, the Seattle Indies Expo doesn't sound like a party, more like a separate event happening at the same time as PAX
Can confirm - our party is on Friday.
Hotel Booked: check!
Sitter for the kids: check!
Excitement level rising: check, check and triple check!
Attendee: Prime '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15... East '10
The Protomen will be doing a show at El Corazon on Monday the 31st.
Tickets and info.
They commonly do these shows with Frontalot and I'd be willing to bet that Freezepop will be with them considering I know they are looking to do more shows when they are out here, but it's all speculation for now.
WHEN: Monday 8/31 7pm-1:30am
WHERE: The Unicorn 1118 Pike St, by 12th
HOW MUCH: FREE (and maybe a hangover on Tuesday)
WHO: over 21, sorry you do not need to attend PAX to come to the show!
greetings from SEATTLE ROCKBAND GROUP!
just wanna let all of you amped up ROCKBAND freaks out there know that we are doing #RBAP2 at the UNICORN just up the hill from the convention center again. last year the (un)official POST PAX PARTY fizzled out so we started our own gig and it went swimmingly! there was about 250 people in attendance and we had a bunch of prizes to give out for our CHILD'S PLAY benefit raffle. it was epic! this year is a little different because we didn't have time to put together another raffle with legitimate donations from (name drop), but next year we will have a ton of cool stuff i promise!
we decided on such short notice to have a battle of the bands! in honor of ROCKBAND 4 launching on October 6th, the top 4 best performances of the night will win swag, prizes, and everyone's favorite, a bunch of good ol GREENBACKS! (we're not saying how much because we haven't discussed it yet). dress and play the part of your inner rock star on stage, wow the crowd for one song, and you could recoup some of those PAX expenses! FIRST PLACE WINS A COPY OF ROCKBAND 4 FOR XBOX ONE OR PLAYSTATION 4! (to be delivered after launch)
CONTEST SONG SELECTION ENTRY QUEUE STARTS AT 7pm. CONTEST IS HELD FROM 10pm to 12am. winners will be announced immediately after contest ends. THIS IS A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED EVENT. no whining if you didn't get a song in. slots will fill early and fast so be there or be left out. bring your on stage A game. must be present to win.
fear not casual player! there will be plenty of opportunities to play songs outside of the contest. casual play is from 7pm to 10pm, and again from 12am to 1:30am. i cant guarantee everyone will get to play the song they picked, but everyone will at least have a chance to be on stage and shine for sure.
as per usual we are going to be streaming it for those of you who can't make it.
thanks to everyone who showed up last year and we are looking forward to an even crazier fun filled night this year! see ya soon!
RBAP1:
also check us out here:
facebook.com/seattlerockbandgroup
twitter.com/rockbandgroup
every sunday 8pm Pacific live on twitch.tv/seattlerockband
Attendee: Prime '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15... East '10
Sunday at the Nectar Lounge.
Details/tickets.
totally missed it. If anyone has tickets and can't go, please keep me in mind!
Hey all, I've been attending Pax Prime since '08 and have done Seattle beer promos/specials with the local gamer bars for the last 5 years. This year I took a job where I'm selling for Elysian Brewing Co and week 1 on the job I asked to do something for Pax. It took a little time, but here's what I've put together:
1. $1 off Elysian beers at all the Elysian Pubs for badge holders August 27th-31st. The closest pub is our Elysian Bar at 2nd Ave Between Pike and Pine, just 4 blocks from the convention center. Show your badge, get a cheaper beer, it's just that simple
2. The Elysian PPPP Party. If this year goes well, I'll make it an annual event, but I'll be hosting a Prefunk Party 8/27 from 6-9 at the Capitol Hill Brewery. It's possible to walk there from the convention center, but I'd take Uber, because, you know, beer. I've got Gaems sponsoring a custom Vanguard Elysian Console case giveaway, I'll also be raffling off Elysian Shirts and hats, and I'm working on some giveaways and Coupons for local gamer venues. It's family friendly at our pubs and entry is free, but capacity is only 100 people, so I've set up an Eventbrite page. Plus the Eventbrite ticket is what will get you a raffle ticket from yours truly when you arrive. The pub will be open for the general public all night on the upper level, so feel free to come by if tickets sell out. Worse case scenario is that you get a cheaper beer...
Registration link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elysian-pppp-pax-prime-prefunk-party-tickets-17987440920
My much wordier description:
Elysian Brewing is pleased to invite Pax Prime attendees to our first annual Pax Prime Prefunk Party. We're hosting this at our original brewery on Capitol Hill, a good hike or short taxi ride up the same road as the convention center itself. The party is free to attend, but we only have room for 100 people, so please sign up for the Eventbrite event. We will have beers for $1 off, not just for the night, but at every Elysian Pub all weekend for Pax badgeholders! (Our other Elysian Bar on 2nd Street is just 4 blocks from the Convention center)
We will be raffling off Elysian Schwag and will have coupons and passes from Gaming venues around the Seattle area. Best of all, the party is sonsored by the renowned Gaems console case company. They produce excellent carry-on sized game cases for your console featuring built in screens and speakers. Grand prize for the night is a one of a kind custom Games Vanguard case featuring Elysian Brewing artwork! We will have a few Vanguard units at the brewery to demo as well. On top of prizes, we'll be doing some mini tours of the original brewery.
For those of you that haven't been to Elysian before, all of our spots are full brewpubs, so feel free to dine with us. They are also family friendly until 11PM. If you can't get a pass in time, half of the restaurant will be open for regular seated guests, so you're still welcome to come by. For those of you that do buy passes, we ask you to please print and bring them with you if possible to cut down on time for getting you a raffle ticket and checking our headcount. We look forward to seeing you on the 27th and all Pax weekend long.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elysian-pppp-pax-prime-prefunk-party-tickets-17987440920
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elysian-pppp-pax-prime-prefunk-party-tickets-17987440920
Ditto. My husband would be over the moon for at Fallout Party...he is a huge fan, and is really looking forward to playing the demo - its not like he already hasn't gotten his preorder of the game. But a chance to play a few months early would be cool!
For myself I'm really looking forward to seeing what Harmonix does for their booth and party. I tweeted them and they said they are making the trip out, they have the best parties and I really love the games. Also, I like supporting a hometown company.
-Also, you're Megaran show on sat at Nectar is actually on Sun. He's with us on Sat with us at Blue Moon Tavern.
1. Friday Night at the Lo-Fi Cafe, 8 to 12 pm.
Kirby Krackle
Rickie Branson
Death Star
Icarus Kid
Lex Lingo
Mark Dago KILLSCREEN
(Lord British participating)
2. Saturday Night at Blue Moon Tavern, 8 to close pm. 10$- 5$ with PAX badge
MegaRan
Bag Of Tricks Cat
Shubzilla
Mark Dago
Red Bennies
TBASA (special set)
3. Sunday Night at El Corazon, 8:30 til close. 10$ adv, 12$ at door (10$ at door with PAX badge)
Graz
Red Bennies
Mark Dago
J'owl
Kipjaw
All these shows are going to rule. Check them out!
Also, just announced via Starr Mazer kickstarter backer update, there is a "Starr mazer" concert happening on Sunday the 30th at Chop Suey. No links or anything yet as the Chop Suey website doesn't have this listed yet but here are the details they posted, and it sounds like an amazing show!
Sunday night starting at 9pm a Q nightclub. Party bus available from the front of the convention center to the club. $10 at the door, or free for cosplayers.
Cosplay contest with cash money prizes, and we are raffling off a gaming computer!
Read up on more info (including comp specs) at thosefuckinnerds.com
Event will be posted soon, but until then, spread the word!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reFg-Rqcks0
https://www.facebook.com/events/1123528281009408/
A quick update is that tinyParty has now become Party Hard Launch Party! Same great stuff but now we have added a competition where highscore at Party Hard wins an Alienware Alpha!
Also still looking for about three more volunteers. Again it comes with the following:
1 Boid Indie Box
1 meal
1 drink
1 tinyBuild Hat, lanyard, and t-shirt
Looking for volunteers from 8pm to 1am. Dinner starts at 7pm! Please email me if interested at indiesneedbooze@gmail.com
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Frolik - 1415 5th Ave in the Motif Hotel
Cost: Free
Age Restriction: None
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dungeon-boss-rooftop-bash-presented-by-mobcrush-tickets-18044583836
Monday, August 31 at 8:00pm
at The Rendezvous
21+
Tickets and info
$12 + tax
Also sorry I forgot to mention the PPP cancellation but it looks like you already got it covered, so thanks for that.
I should also mention that the Protomen / Bit Brigade show at El Corazon also has Makeup and Vanity Set on the roster.
Just a nerd into anything Nintendo, anime, MCU, Star Wars, and board games/card games.
Also a computer scientist and a streamer.
Yeah, it sucks. Sorry, dude. That said, events like the Pre PAX Game night are all-ages and super fun, inappropriate and extremely offensive. It's only one night, but it's a good night...
Just a nerd into anything Nintendo, anime, MCU, Star Wars, and board games/card games.
Also a computer scientist and a streamer.
In fact, forget about the after party and the blackjack!
Ah, screw the whole thing.
an event that night :] some good local bands playing nearby. a great line up.
NickelPunk and A_Rival huh? I know those guys! Sounds like a good lineup though, and even better that it's on Thursday. Thanks for the post, I'm surprised I hadn't heard of it yet.
Just added a map of all events and parties occurring during PAX. Link: Party Map
(full disclosure: posted here and in the food thread)
Sunday night event from 9pm to 2am so check it out! Tickets come with two game codes.