Steam Century at Marscon 2013

Friday, March 1, 2013 thru Sunday, March 3, 2013

Steam Century is excited to come back for another year! As well as their other steampunk programming offerings listed below, Steam Century has a new fabulous and fun mystery game!

Players will read the daily paper for information, move through sets, gather clues, and interview characters to solve the mystery. Players are welcome to come in costume or in pajamas, as a character or as themselves; anything goes!

Additional Steam Century Programming at Marscon:

Panels:

Diversity in Steampunk Friday 9 pm Fuji Room

Gender and Sexuality in Steampunk Sunday 1 pm Fuji Room

Murder in the Air!

Steam Century is excited to come back for another year at CONvergence 2012! Besides their other steampunk programming offerings (pls see below), Steam Century has brought back their fabulous and fun mystery game!

The Red Ribbon Society presents a new Steam Century Mystery:

Come aboard the Airship Tskwayi for a most devilish adventure.
Room 2203, at 12:30pm on Saturday the 7 of July

Players will read the daily paper for information, move through sets, gather clues, and interview characters to solve the mystery. Players themselves are welcome to come in costume, as a character or as themselves; anything goes!

Steam Century Programming at Convergence:
Friday, July 5
Fashion Show 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Diversity in Steampunk Panel 8:30-9:30 p.m. Atrium 4
Scavenger Hunt in Party rooms. 9:00pm-whenever. Pick up your ballot on the 22nd floor.

Saturday , July 6
Steam Century Mystery 12:30-6:00 p.m. Room 2203
Scavenger Hunt in Party rooms. 9:00pm-whenever. Pick up your ballot on the 22nd floor.

Sunday, July 7
Craft Hour 11:00 a.m.-noon Quantum Sandbox

New Steam Century Mystery

The Red Ribbon Society presents a new mystery as part of the MN History Center’s ”What If? Alternate History Teen & Family Day.”

Players will move through sets, gather clues, and interview characters to solve the mystery. Players themselves are welcome to come in costume, as a character or as themselves; anything goes!

We will be joined at the event by the “Bad September” sextet who will be providing a musical interlude and accompaniment on a wide variety of instruments. 

Local authors Mrs. Barnhill, Mrs. Morehouse and Mr. McCullough will also hold an “Ask the Author” session. Fashion is not left out of the activities. Leonardo’s Basement will conduct a “Fashion Art” activity, and Blasphemnia’s Closet will demonstrate some of the latest in apparel. Various artisans will be on hand to supply accessories to complete an ensemble reaching the peaks of sartorial elegance.

Please come play our new mystery at the MN History Center!

What If? Alternate History Teen & Family Day

Saturday, April 21, 12-4 p.m.

Included with museum admission.
$6 admission for anyone who brings their public library card!

MN History Center, 345, W. Kellogg Boulevard, St Paul.

Join us at Marscon 2012

Steam Century is excited to come back for another year! Besides their other steampunk programming offerings (pls see below), Steam Century has brought back their fabulous and fun mystery game!

The Red Ribbon Society presents a new Steam Century Mystery:

University of Kaposia Department of Antiquities hosts a masquerade fundraiser gala to benefit student expeditions.

Put on your favorite costume for music, food, and a display of curiosities

Room 310, at 1:30pm on Saturday the 10th of March

Players will read the daily paper for information, move through sets, gather clues, and interview characters to solve the mystery. Players themselves are welcome to come in costume or in pajamas, as a character or as themselves; anything goes!

Additional Steam Century Programming at Marscon:
Panel: Diversity in Steampunk Friday 9 pm
Scavenger Hunt Friday 8pm Steam Century room #310
Mystery Saturday 1:30-5:30 p.m. Steam Century Room #310
Steam Century Tea Saturday 3:30 pm Steam Century Room #310
Steam Century Craft Hour Sunday 12 pm- 1pm Steam Century Room #310

CONvergence 2011 survey

The survey should only take a couple of minutes to fill out, and your feedback makes each of our events better than the last! Please fill our the form below and make your voice heard!

(NOTE: If you’re having trouble getting the survey to load, click here to take it)

Death on the Mississippi – CONvergence 2011

We’re incredibly excited to be back for another year at CONvergence (June 30-July 3, see their website for more information)!  The theme this year is Tomorrow Through The Past, a retro-futuristic theme that is going to make things a lot more fun for us!  We’ll be hosting events besides TWO DAYS of mystery games, including a fashion expo, a treasure hunt, and a craft hour!  For a complete listing of our events at CONvergence, see our schedule here:

Steam Century’s CONvergence schedule

 

MarsCon 2011 Event Survey

Below, you can find a link to a survey for our latest event at MarsCon 2011.  You can find the survey here: SURVEY!

Please take a moment to complete it, because without your input, we can’t make our events more fun for you.  Thank you to all of you who came and enjoyed the event, and thank you in advance for filling out our survey!

Steam Century at Marscon Days of Magic March 4-6, 2011

Steam Century is excited to come back for their second year at Marscon! Besides their other steampunk programming offerings (pls see below), Steam Century has brought back their fabulous and fun mystery game! Game starts Saturday, March 5, 2010 at 2:00 pm in Room 310.

It’s the year 1902 in the bustling city of Kaposia, capital of Tekamthi. A young girl has disappeared, and a man has been charged with her kidnapping. Still, young Johanna Wandler is nowhere to be found. Is she still alive? Where is she being held? Has the wrong man been accused? Players are tasked with taking on the role of amateur sleuths to help crack the case and save a girl’s life!

Players will read the daily paper for information, move through sets, gather clues, and interview characters to solve the mystery. Players themselves are welcome to come in costume or in pajamas, as a character or as themselves; anything goes! Steam Century suggests a donation of $5 to fund future events for you to enjoy.

Additional Steam Century Programming at Marscon:

Panel: Diversity in Steampunk Friday 10pm Fuji room
Scavenger Hunt Friday 8pm Steam Century room #310
Fashion Show & Tell/ Costume discussion Sat 10am Main stage
Steam Century Tea Sat 12:30-1:30pm Steam Century Room #310
Steam Century Craft Hour Sun 1pm Steam Century Room #310

The Case of the Hazardous House Survey & Wrap-Up

I hope everybody had a safe and happy Thanksgiving! I know I’m so very grateful to all of you who came out and made our November 20th event a huge success!

If you could, please take a minute to answer our survey about the event HERE; we need your feedback to make our events better!

Also, if you have comments or feedback about the event, or if you’re interested in becoming a member of Steam Century and make events like this one come to life, please attend our wrap-up meeting! It will be held on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 at 7pm at the Wilde Roast Cafe (map). We look forward to seeing you there!