GEEK WEEK
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021 — FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021
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Geek Week Events
Monday, February 22nd
Nerdology Trivia
Time: 7PM
Kick off Geek Week with Nerdology Trivia on Monday, February 22nd at 7PM! Join as an individual or with a virtual team (teams can work together virtually if they have a mode of communication outside of Zoom, ie: Discord). Think you know a lot about a lot? Are you the one who always seems to have the answers to your friends’ questions about pop-culture, video games, and comic books? Do you rarely need to google stuff? Then Nerdology is the perfect show for you! This program is an interactive pop-culture trivia show. A mix of awesome games and trivia interspersed with fun audience participation. Come play! Win prizes! Test your knowledge! This event is limited to the first 100 students who RSVP. For more information and to RSVP, visit getINVOLVED.
Tuesday, February 23rd
Muggle Mayhem Presents Hogwarts 1985: An interactive role playing story adventure
Time: 8PM
Location: Zoom
Escape to the world of Hogwarts! Come to this choose your own adventure and live the life of a Hogwarts student in 1985: go to classes, play or watch quidditch, duel, explore the castle, talk to professors and students! You will experience the magical world of Harry Potter while trying to uncover a secret plot that may threaten Hogwarts and the entire Wizarding World! You can play alone or with friends, and you will control what your character says and does, altering the outcome of the story. No prior roleplaying experience is necessary.
Thursday, February 25th
RUPA Presents: Game Knight in the Wizarding World
Time: 7PM – 8PM
Location: Zoom
Wizards, Warlocks, & Muggles – be sure not to miss out on RUPA Presents: Game Knight in the Wizarding World on February 25, 7-8PM. This exciting night will be filled with thrilling games, Hogwarts House quizzes, and Harry Potter trivia. Be sure to come prepared with your knowledge of the series and a wand in hand in order to make sure some mischief is managed!
This event will be hosted on Zoom, so no need to worry about flying into any Dementors on the way here! The link shall reveal itself the day-of, so be sure to return with the Revelio charm mastered.
Boardgame-A-Palooza! Presented by Unplugged: The Board Gaming Club
Time: 8PM
Location: Discord
Friday, February 26th
Get Ready Gamers: Geek Week at the HC
Time: 4PM – 6PM
Location: Gather.town
Stressed out with midterms? Console yourself at HC Geek Week: Nintendo Edition! Find the Luigi to your Mario! Test your Nintendo trivia, sharpen your gaming skills, and explore a new virtual world! Join us on Gather.town to experience it all. Get your game on early by registering now for a chance to win a special Geek Week prize.
Rutgers Esports: Valorant Loadout Roulette
Time: 6PM – 8PM
The Rutgers Esports Center is hosting a casual event that is a collaboration between the Rutgers Women’s Gaming League club and the Rutgers Overwatch club. The game played will be Valorant, and the gamemode will be “Loadout Roulette” format. Participants will form teams of 5 and compete in a casual single elimination tournament bracket with a random loadout of weapons and abilities each round. The 1st place team will win a MSI Gaming Keyboard & Mouse set with a Rutgers Student Centers & Activities mousepad.
Brawls by the Hearth!
Time: 8PM | Discord [https://discord.gg/b7aeQhu]
Buckle up for a fun night of Hearthstone – a free-to-play strategy card game! Whether you’re new and learning to play or hoping to flex your skills, we got something for you! Drop by for matches with other students across the different game modes and a chill community! Join our Discord [https://discord.gg/b7aeQhu] to play, or sit back, relax, and catch us live on Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/scoobusdoobus13]! We’re excited to see you join the fray!