Final donation tally: $4650

We made the donation to MEOW Cat Rescue today to the tune of $4650.00. That's going to make for a lot of kitty food, medical care and happy kitties.

When you add in the donations in the donation jar in the kitty room and the company-matched funds, it will most likely push the donation amount over $5000! Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success! We'll be back next year, but you can keep in touch throughout the year by coming to our monthly events. You can keep up with the latest by joining this Facebook group.

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TableTop Day list of donations

These are the games that have been donated to us for TableTop Day. Apparently, a lot of people like cats. All the links should work, so go ahead and click around to see stuff. All of these things will be going home with attendees! This list is nowhere near complete, so check back often to see what we've added.

3 Hares Games
Lagoon: Land of Druids

Analog Gamer
$30 gift certificate (x2)

The Broken Token
Pathfinder: ACG Organizer
Marvel Legendary Organizer

Calliope Games
Double Double Dominoes
Roll For It! (x4)
Tsuro (x3)
Tsuro of the Seas (x2)

Castle Productions
The Great Debate

Daft Concepts
Various Band Boxes
Star Wars X-Wing Movement Templates

Game Company No. 3
Oh My God! There's an Axe in My Head (x2)

Donations from GameWire
7 Wonders (Asmodee)
Custom artwork by Brittanie Boe - Dead of Winter
Custom artwork by Brittanie Boe - Lagoon: Land of Druids
Custom artwork by Brittanie Boe - Power Grid

IDW Games
Diamonsters
Dragon's Gold (not even out yet!)
Raftus Cactus

Lone Shark Games
Maze of Games
Smash-Up: Pretty Pretty Expansion (x2, from Paul Peterson himself!)

Mayday Games
Coconuts Duo
Toc Toc Woodman

North Star Games
Evolution
Wits and Wagers

The Oatmeal
Signed copy of How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You (x2)
Playtest version of Exploding Kittens (Unconfirmed, but likely)

OutNerdMe
Various Posters (x25)

Paizo Publishing
Pathfinder: ACG - Skulls and Shackles Base Set (x5)
Pathfinder: ACG - Skulls and Shackles Character Add-On Deck (x5)

Passport Game Studios
Kingsport Festival
Quantum
Samurai Spirit

Tasty Minstrel Games (TMG)
AquaSphere (x2)
Eminent Domain (x2)
Harbour (x2)

USAOpoly
Bang! The Walking Dead
Munchkin Adventure Time
Reverse Charades
Risk: Halo Legendary Edition
TacDex: Pirates
Tapple
Telestrations
Yahtzee: Doctor Who Edition

Voodoo Bunny
Incredible Expeditions: Quest for Atlantis

Don't have tickets yet? Better hurry! They're going fast, and both previous TableTop Day events have sold out. Click here to get yours.

Videos of Meow Cat Rescue kitties!

We're working on a video for the "What's Your Game Plan" contest being put on by Geek & Sundry. Today, we went on location at Meow Cat Rescue to get some footage of kitties. The finished product won't be ready for a week or so, but we have some raw footage that is highly entertaining. Here's 4 of our favorites from today.

Video 1: 3 gray kittens playing




Video 2: The Creamsicles! These kitties will feature prominently in our montage of games.




Video 3: Your move, Mr. Wheaton!




Video 4: The star of the show! This kitty has had a bit of a rough life, having been permanently injured by being hit by a car. You'd never know it, though, with the way she can JUMP!

Seeking a video editor for a TableTop Day contest!

TableTop Day is only 23 days away! We're getting excited, but in the meantime, we would like to enter a video contest to win some SWAG that we can pass along to you. To help us to do so, we are seeking someone who has a clue when it comes to video editing.

This is the contest we want to enter: http://www.tabletopday.com/contest (Note that the graphic says that the deadline is March 21, but if you read the fine print, you'll see that it's been extended to April 4.)

If you can help us win this contest, you'll get your pick of 3 things from the SWAG box that we will get for winning. Whether or not we win, we'll still comp you 2 tickets to the main session just for helping. Production will probably involve going to Meow Cat Rescue to film some adorable kitties, as well as some footage from the Columbia Tower. Your job would just be to edit it so that it comes out awesome.

Contact Matt at dawgsledevents@gmail.com if interested in helping!

All About Meow Cat Rescue -- and SPOKESKITTIES!!

First of all, it is confirmed that we will have adorable spokeskitties at our event once again! Last year, we had 4 of the cutest kittens ever come visit us.

Now, here is some information about Meow Cat Rescue, the provider of said spokeskitties and the charity we are raising money for at this event.

Our Mission         

With respect and compassion for all animal life, MEOW promotes lifelong relationships between people and companion animals, providing shelter and care for each precious life until adopted into a forever home.

Our Vision         

MEOW envisions a day when society will be free from the dangers and nuisances of irresponsible pet ownership, when every pet born will be assured loving care all of its natural life and will never suffer due to abuse, neglect or ignorance.

Our History         

In the early 1990s, a small group of animal-loving friends made a commitment to create a better life for homeless animals. With little more than determination, they started Mercer Island Eastside Orphans & Waifs, now commonly known as MEOW Cat Rescue & Adoption, a non-profit organization with a no-holds-barred no-kill philosophy. MEOW continues to be staffed almost entirely by volunteers.

Our Goal         

MEOW 's goal is to help create a "no-kill nation", where people are responsible for their pets, where there are no helpless creatures abandoned in boxes or left to fend for themselves in parking lots, where there is no longer a need for any healthy companion animal to be euthanized.

Today         
MEOW places approximately 1000 animals into permanent homes each year. Our application process ensures that every adopted animal is placed in an environment where there is appropriate space, human contact, and a commitment to safeguard and care for the animal for its entire lifetime.  Newborn or senior, healthy, ill or injured, all are valued at MEOW. Each year MEOW is faced with the impossible and each and every day we recommit ourselves to something we truly believe in, the motto we adopted at our inception,”all nine lives are precious”.    

NO PRICE INCREASE for the daytime session this year!

We are pleased to announce that there will be no price increase over last year for those wishing to attend this year's main session! As with last year, the base cost is $35/person, and this gets you 6 hours of gaming, food and festivities. The format is unchanged from previous years: From 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM, we have the run of the entire top floor, and there will be food, prizes, games galore and KITTIES!

Our evening session is a more exclusive event. It will be smaller and more intimate, and as the food offerings will be more substantial than the daytime event, it has a higher price point.

Get your tickets here!

Final TableTop Day on Top of the World donation tally to Meow Cat Rescue: $3574.77

Yes, you read that right. We will be donating over $3500 to Meow Cat Rescue early next week. The tabletop gaming community rocks! We, and especially the kitties that you're helping, are extremely grateful!

Now go play some games.

Cute SpokesKitties!

It's come to our attention that not everyone realized that there WILL BE KITTIES present at this event! Meow Cat Rescue is bringing adorable SpokesKitties for everyone to enjoy, and they will be onsite from 1:30-3:30. If you're allergic, don't worry--they will be safely tucked away in their own room, away from both of the main gaming areas. Make sure to stop by and pay them a visit!

Event Update! Cool Stuff!

Here's a quick update on TableTop Day on Top of the World:

• We have secured donations from Calliope Games (makers of Tsuro, among others), Looney Labs (makers of Fluxx and all of its derivations), Slugfest Games (Red Dragon Inn) and others. These donations will be available for play (many of them with teachers/demonstrators), and will be given away as prizes at the end of the day.
• Mike Selinker himself, designer of games such as Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords, Unspeakable Words, Lords of Vegas and others, will be in attendance and will be demonstrating the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. Learn to play the game from the master himself!
• Meow Cat Rescue will be bringing some adorable SpokesKitties for you to pet and play with. They will be in their own separate room, so if you're allergic, you will be able to steer well clear.
• We've had several other attendees volunteer to teach/demonstrate games. So far, A Game of Thrones, Second Edition, Patchistory (which isn't even available yet), Quantum and others will be on the table. We expect this list to grow, so if you have a game you'd like to demo, let us know via our Facebook Page or our Twitter Account.
• If you haven't got your tickets yet, they're going fast! Get them here!

All About Meow Cat Rescue

Here is some information about Meow Cat Rescue, the charity we are raising money for at this event.

Our Mission         

With respect and compassion for all animal life, MEOW promotes lifelong relationships between people and companion animals, providing shelter and care for each precious life until adopted into a forever home.

Our Vision         

MEOW envisions a day when society will be free from the dangers and nuisances of irresponsible pet ownership, when every pet born will be assured loving care all of its natural life and will never suffer due to abuse, neglect or ignorance.

Our History         

In the early 1990s, a small group of animal-loving friends made a commitment to create a better life for homeless animals. With little more than determination, they started Mercer Island Eastside Orphans & Waifs, now commonly known as MEOW Cat Rescue & Adoption, a non-profit organization with a no-holds-barred no-kill philosophy. MEOW continues to be staffed almost entirely by volunteers.

Our Goal         

MEOW 's goal is to help create a "no-kill nation", where people are responsible for their pets, where there are no helpless creatures abandoned in boxes or left to fend for themselves in parking lots, where there is no longer a need for any healthy companion animal to be euthanized.

Today         
MEOW places approximately 1000 animals into permanent homes each year. Our application process ensures that every adopted animal is placed in an environment where there is appropriate space, human contact, and a commitment to safeguard and care for the animal for its entire lifetime.  Newborn or senior, healthy, ill or injured, all are valued at MEOW. Each year MEOW is faced with the impossible and each and every day we recommit ourselves to something we truly believe in, the motto we adopted at our inception,”all nine lives are precious”.    

TableTop Day on Top of the World Website is now Live!

We are pleased to officially announce the launch of the Second Annual TableTop Day on Top of the World! Tickets are on sale now, and all proceeds beyond the cost of putting on the event will be donated to Meow Cat Rescue this year. This is our third major event at the Columbia Tower Club. Both prior events have sold out and have been overwhelming successes, so get your tickets early before any price increases hit. It's for the kitties, after all!