Spiel-a-thon 2018 - Geekway

The first Spiel-a-thon of 2018 was held at Geekway to the West in St. Louis, MO on May 18.

We raised $2,000!

The proceeds from each Spiel-a-thon fund our efforts to place bundles of quality games into children’s hospitals and senior centers around the country.

The driving force behind each Spiel-a-thon is the spirit of play. We raise money by playing games so more kids and seniors can play, too.

Players earn stamps for playing quick fun family games and pay $3 per stamp. Top scorers compete in a final round for wonderful prizes provided by game publishers from around the world.

Behold, the finalists for this year’s Spiel-a-thon.

The Champion of the Geekway Spiel-a-thon is David Hopson!

2nd Place: Jeremiah Newton

3rd Place: Denise Carmichael

4th Place: Nieccole Hilliard

5th Place: Gene Marcum

6th Place: Courtney Foster

Big Giveaway Winner: Barbara Hambaugh

The Gaming Celebrity Champion is Stephen Buonocore!

Here are all the finalists and gaming celebrities, and volunteers just after the final round!

Celebrities competing in this year’s Spiel-a-thon:

Stephen Buonocore (Stronghold Games)

Darryl Andrews (Maple Games; designer of many games including Sagrada)

Tom Vasel (The Dice Tower)

Marc Specter (Grand Gamers Guild)

Allen and Peyton Chen representing The Spiel (The Spiel | Major Fun)

We have a tireless, energetic group of volunteers that make each Spiel-a-thon happen. The people listed in the photo below donate time, resources and creativity to make the event a memorable experience for all involved. Our cast of volunteers included: Erin Green, Roni Worley, Jay Bartelt, Tina Vo, Matt Kelly, Allen Chen and Peyton Chen.

We also owe a massive thank you to our prize sponsors!

We had an amazing array of games to give away during the Spiel-a-thon thanks to the generous donations of our prize sponsors. There were random prize drawings, plus six final contestants competed for juicy prize bundles!

Here’s an alphabetical listing of our 18 prize sponsors with links to each company. Let them know you appreciate their support of The Spiel Foundation!

Bezier Games

Bin’Fa

Blue Orange

Devir

Fireside Games

Game Toppers

Genius Games

Grand Gamers Guild

Green Couch Games

Grey Fox Games

Indie Boards & Cards

Kollosal Games

MayDay Games

Miniature Market

Mystik Waboose

R&R Games

Restoration Games

Smirk & Dagger Games

Stronghold Games