Upcoming Events

Serious Play Conference
Aug
5
to Aug 7

Serious Play Conference

Explore how the power of play, games and gamification are transforming education, training, and knowledge mobilization. Experience interactive sessions, compelling speakers, and cutting-edge research. This is where learning and innovation come to play.

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Game and Geek Expo
Sep
5
to Sep 6

Game and Geek Expo

Explore how the power of play, games and gamification are transforming education, training, and knowledge mobilization. Experience interactive sessions, compelling speakers, and cutting-edge research. This is where learning and innovation come to play.

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PAX Unplugged
Dec
4

PAX Unplugged

Explore how the power of play, games and gamification are transforming education, training, and knowledge mobilization. Experience interactive sessions, compelling speakers, and cutting-edge research. This is where learning and innovation come to play.

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PAX Unplugged
Dec
5

PAX Unplugged

Explore how the power of play, games and gamification are transforming education, training, and knowledge mobilization. Experience interactive sessions, compelling speakers, and cutting-edge research. This is where learning and innovation come to play.

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PAX Unplugged
Dec
5

PAX Unplugged

Explore how the power of play, games and gamification are transforming education, training, and knowledge mobilization. Experience interactive sessions, compelling speakers, and cutting-edge research. This is where learning and innovation come to play.

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Durham Bulls Education Day
May
19

Durham Bulls Education Day

Education Day at the DBAP provides elementary, middle, and high school students the unique opportunity to learn outside of a classroom setting. The Bulls strive to bring excitement and fun-filled learning to the ballpark.

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R&D Brewing
May
9

R&D Brewing

Step up to the plate with our all-ages baseball party game to play, compete, and make new friends.

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Cinco de Mahjo
May
5

Cinco de Mahjo

Brewgaloo is a two-day celebration showcasing up to 80 craft breweries from across North Carolina. Paired with local food trucks, vendors, and live music, it’s the state’s largest craft beer festival and one of the biggest in the country.

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Geogames Symposium
May
4

Geogames Symposium

The 3rd Geogames Symposium (3GGS) provides an international forum for researchers, developers, and game enthusiasts to present, exchange, and advance knowledge in the field of geogames. The symposium examines the potential of analogue and digital geogames as catalysts for understanding and transforming communities, environments, and societal practices.

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Durham Bulls Education Day
Apr
28

Durham Bulls Education Day

Education Day at the DBAP provides elementary, middle, and high school students the unique opportunity to learn outside of a classroom setting. The Bulls strive to bring excitement and fun-filled learning to the ballpark.

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Brewgaloo Local Beer Fest
Apr
25

Brewgaloo Local Beer Fest

Brewgaloo is a two-day celebration showcasing up to 80 craft breweries from across North Carolina. Paired with local food trucks, vendors, and live music, it’s the state’s largest craft beer festival and one of the biggest in the country.

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Brewgaloo Local Beer Fest
Apr
24

Brewgaloo Local Beer Fest

Brewgaloo is a two-day celebration showcasing up to 80 craft breweries from across North Carolina. Paired with local food trucks, vendors, and live music, it’s the state’s largest craft beer festival and one of the biggest in the country.

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Durham Bulls Education Day
Apr
14

Durham Bulls Education Day

Education Day at the DBAP provides elementary, middle, and high school students the unique opportunity to learn outside of a classroom setting. The Bulls strive to bring excitement and fun-filled learning to the ballpark.

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Designer Game Night - Boxyard RTP
Apr
1

Designer Game Night - Boxyard RTP

We're thrilled to be featured in Boxyard RTP’s quarterly Designer Game Night!
Join us at the Beatbox Stage to play a game of Baseball Shuffle and meet some new designer friends.
Step up to the plate with Unplugged Arcade’s debut title: Baseball Shuffle. A fast, all-ages, dice-flicking mashup of baseball and shuffleboard, played on a wooden ballpark for 2–16 players. Balancing skill and luck, every flick delivers wild twists, big plays, and the thrill of baseball like you’ve never seen before. Is it an April Fool’s Joke? Couldn’t tell you. Come find out.

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KōMANA
Mar
8

KōMANA

Batter up! Be the first to play Baseball Shuffle. Unplugged Arcade, created CR native and LEGO Master Designer Dan Winger, is celebrating the debut of its first game, Baseball Shuffle. It's a fast, all-ages, dice-flicking tabletop mashup of baseball and shuffleboard on a hand-crafted wooden ballpark that balances skill and luck. Every flick delivers wild twists, big plays, and the thrill of baseball like you’ve never seen before. It’s easy to learn, plays in about 20 minutes, and is built to bring 2 to 16 players together around the table. (Bonus: your drinks become part of the gameplay.) Attendees can drop in for open play, meet the designer, and compete for prizes during the evening bracket.

“We’re building a new category of hand-crafted barroom games that feel like a pastime from a past time. Beyond pool and darts, it’s time for games designed for today’s social venues and audiences,” said Dan Winger, founder of Unplugged Arcade. “Our goal is to bring people together in real life: playing, laughing, and cheering together... and making friends the old-fashioned way.”

Winger, was born and raised in Cedar Rapids and spent nearly two decades on the LEGO product innovation team before founding Unplugged Arcade. The studio blends modern design with timeless craftsmanship to create novel games that could have existed a hundred years ago.

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KōMANA
Mar
1

KōMANA

Batter up! Be the first to play Baseball Shuffle. Unplugged Arcade, created CR native and LEGO Master Designer Dan Winger, is celebrating the debut of its first game, Baseball Shuffle. It's a fast, all-ages, dice-flicking tabletop mashup of baseball and shuffleboard on a hand-crafted wooden ballpark that balances skill and luck. Every flick delivers wild twists, big plays, and the thrill of baseball like you’ve never seen before. It’s easy to learn, plays in about 20 minutes, and is built to bring 2 to 16 players together around the table. (Bonus: your drinks become part of the gameplay.) Attendees can drop in for open play, meet the designer, and compete for prizes during the evening bracket.

“We’re building a new category of hand-crafted barroom games that feel like a pastime from a past time. Beyond pool and darts, it’s time for games designed for today’s social venues and audiences,” said Dan Winger, founder of Unplugged Arcade. “Our goal is to bring people together in real life: playing, laughing, and cheering together... and making friends the old-fashioned way.”

Winger, was born and raised in Cedar Rapids and spent nearly two decades on the LEGO product innovation team before founding Unplugged Arcade. The studio blends modern design with timeless craftsmanship to create novel games that could have existed a hundred years ago.

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