Hawkland Gaming Festival

Celebrate Southern Maryland's passion for tabletop gaming and support student success!


Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025
9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

CSM La Plata Campus
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Children 12 and under: FREE when accompanied by a paying/badge-holding adult

Event Schedule

Morning Maneuvers!  9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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Game Title   Category   Age   Play Time Seats

30 Minute Games!

Rallypoint Games is hosting mini sessions alllll day. Sit down for a moment after another event -or- make these sessions appointment gaming!

  • Ramen Fury
  • Super Boss Monster
  • Zombie Dice
Card, Dice Game All ages 30 minutes, repeating 24 seats

Cyberpunk RED: Red Chrome Cargo 

Cyberpunk RED is the latest edition of the classic roleplaying game of the Dark Future, featuring updated mechanics and new lore set in 2045. Red Chrome Cargo is a train heist in Night City! 

RPG Teen, Adult 3 hours 6 seats

Dungeons & Dragons MEGA DUNGEON, 5th edition 

A festival first!  A three-part MEGA DUNGEON. Each session’s party will advance as far as they can, with the following session’s party picking up where they left off. Premade Character sheets will be provided. 

RPG Teen, Adult 3 hours 5 seats

Malifaux, 4th edition 

In a twisted mirror of an alternate Earth, engage in skirmish level gang warfare throughout the ruins of the eponymous city of Malifaux and its surrounding wilderness. Learn to play using smaller crews and a simplified set-up. 

Wargame Teen, Adult 2 hours 4 seats

Marvel Dice Throne 

Become one of eight of Marvel's most famous heroes; Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Loki, Thor, Doctor Strange, or Miles Morales Spider-man in a heart-pumping, fast-playing game of skilled card play and dice manipulation. 

Card Game All ages 45 minutes, repeating 4 seats

Sagrada 

Draft dice and use the tools-of-the-trade in Sagrada to carefully construct your stained-glass window masterpiece. 

Dice Game Teen, Adult 60 minutes, repeating 4 seats

Settlers of CATAN Tournament

Game Kastle College Park is thrilled to host a CATAN tournament at Hawkland! See details in Tournaments.

Board game tournament Preteen, Teen, Adult 4 rounds, ~ 7 hours 24 seats

Stardew Vallery: The Board Game 

A cooperative board game of farming and friendship, based on the Stardew Valley video game. Work together with your fellow farmers to farm, fish, mine, upgrade tools, befriend townsfolk, and gather resources. Your goal: fulfill Grandpa’s Goals and restore the Community Center within one year to save the Valley from the nefarious JojaMart Corporation! 

Board Game Teen, Adult 3 hours, repeating 4 seats

The Witch is Dead

You are a magical woodland creature.  Your beautiful witch mistress has been killed.  Now, you are bent on a vengeance in the human lands. A rule lite revenge romp.

RPG Teen, Adult 90 minutes, repeating 5 seats

Uno: Last Card Standing

Get ready for a colorful, action-packed UNO event made just for kids! Match numbers, play wild cards, and race to yell ‘UNO!’ before anyone else. 

Card Game Kids Only (12 and under) 60 minutes, repeating  6 seats

Schedule is subject to change.

Mid-Day Missions, 12 - 3 p.m.

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Game Title   Category   Age   Play Time Seats

Call of Cthulhu: Edge of Darkness

Call of Cthulhu is the world’s best roleplaying game of mystery and horror. In Call of Cthulhu, you take on the role of everyday people who become investigators of the unknown—whether they are prepared or not. The mysterious places, people, and situations you encounter are often not what they seem—you and your friends are the only thing standing in the way of diabolical cults and cosmic monsters from beyond space! 

RPG Teen 3 hours 5 seats

Checkmate Showdown

Join us for an engaging chess session where players can learn, practice, and compete in quick, friendly games. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, this event offers a fun, interactive experience with guidance provided. 

Board game Preteen, (8+) 60 minutes, repeating 4 seats

Disney Villainous

Each player takes control of one villain from a different Disney movie. Rule your realm and rewrite your tale to be the best at being the Worst. 

Board game Preteen (8+) 60 minutes, repeating 6 seats

Dungeons & Dragons MEGA DUNGEON, 5th edition 

A festival first!  A three-part MEGA DUNGEON. Each session’s party will advance as far as they can, with the following session’s party picking up where they left off. Premade Character sheets will be provided. 

RPG Teen, Adult 3 hours 5 seats

Lost Ruins of Arnak

Deck-building and worker placement are combined in a game of exploration, resource management, and discovery.  Search ruins and find treasures! 

Card Game Teen, Adult 2 hours 4 seats

Mobile Frame Zero; the LEGO Robot Wargame

Field a squad of tiny LEGO mechas and blow each other (and the terrain) to pieces to claim critical objectives. Everything is Awesome!

Wargame All ages 45 minutes, repeating 3 seats

Outgunned Adventure: DINO STORM!  

After being extinct for several million years, dinosaurs are now making their reappearance on Earth. This dream come true for many paleontologists and enthusiasts is about to turn into a horrifying nightmare.  Get ready to deal with the biggest, meanest lizards the World has seen since its very beginning. 

RPG Teen, Adult 3 hours 5 seats

Pathfinder, 2nd edition 

Easier to learn!  Faster to play!  Level 1 pre-built characters and dice will be provided for a mature, one-shot fantasy romp.

RPG Adult 3 hours 5 seats

Pokémon Tournament

Swords and Spoons is hosting and calling all Trainers! See details in Tournaments.

Card game tournament All Ages 3 hours 30 seats

Red Dragon Inn

In Red Dragon Inn, you and your friends are a party of heroic, fantasy adventurers. You've raided the dungeon, killed the monsters, and taken their treasure. Now you're back, and what better way to celebrate your most recent victory than to spend an evening at the Red Dragon Inn. You and your adventuring companions will spend the night drinking, gambling, and roughhousing. The last person who is both sober enough to remain conscious and shrewd enough to hold onto his Gold Coins wins the game.

Card Game Teen, Adult 45 minutes, repeating 8 seats

Rock Hard: 1977 

Get ready for a colorful, action-packed UNO event made just for kids! Match numbers, play wild cards, and race to yell ‘UNO!’ before anyone else. 

Card Game Teen, Adult 90 minutes, repeating  5 seats

Schedule is subject to change.

Afternoon Adventures, 3 - 6 p.m.

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Game Title   Category   Age   Play Time Seats

Cyberpunk RED: Fair Game

Cyberpunk RED is the latest edition of the classic roleplaying game of the Dark Future, featuring updated mechanics and new lore set in 2045. In Fair Game, The hunters become the hunted as a standard mission becomes a grueling battle for survival! 

RPG Teen, Adult 3 hours 6 seats

Dungeons & Dragons MEGA DUNGEON, 5th edition 

A festival first!  A three-part MEGA DUNGEON. Each session’s party will advance as far as they can, with the following session’s party picking up where they left off. Premade Character sheets will be provided. 

RPG Teen, Adult 3 hours 5 seats

Dungeons & Dragons S.O.S., 5th edition

This Seasoned One Shot is for experienced dungeoneers only! Bring a 6th level character to the table and embark on a mysterious one-shot. 

RPG Teen, Adult 3 hours 5 seats

High Speed Card Games 

Play a rotating selection of simple (but not easy) and quick (very quick!) card games: 

  • Love Letter 
  • Monopoly Deal 
  • Risk Strike! 
Card Games Teen, Adult 30 minutes, repeating 4 seats

Magic the Gathering Tournament

Get ready to take to the stars with a Magic: Edge of Eternities draft, hosted by Game Kastle College Park! See details in Tournaments.

Card game tournament Teen, Adult 4 hours 30 seats

Otherscape: Soul Market Blackout

Investigate a supernatural blackout in this mythic cyberpunk RPG. Play powerful anti-heroes empowered by Gods and stick it to the corporations that think they own you.  

RPG Teen, Adult 3 hours 5 seats

Thunder Road: Vendetta 

Thunder Road: Vendetta is a revved-up restoration of the classic 1986 game of mayhem on the asphalt. Grab your crew, roll your dice, race your cars, shoot your guns, and try not to get wrecked. 

Board Game Preteen, Teen, Adult 90 minutes,  repeating 4 seats

Top Gun: Strategy Game 

Players are in the pilot seats of Team Maverick/Goose and Team Iceman/Slider. Each team takes on the other during an intense air-combat training exercise. And… Volleyball. Bonus points awarded for quoting the movie (the first movie, not the sequel)!

Board Game Preteen, Teen, Adult 45 minutes, repeating 4 seats

Quirkle

Complete a set of shapes or colors among the crisscrossing tiles for big points! Learn how to play this Mensa Select classic from the Festival Director himself!

Board Game Preteen, Teen, Adult 45 minutes, repeating  4 seats

Schedule is subject to change.

Evening Encounters, 6 - 9 p.m.

Game Title   Category   Age   Play Time Seats

The Supershow

It’s the Saturday Night Main Event! Enter the squared circle, defeat your opponent, and experience a spectacle SO GRAND!  In this wrestling tabletop card and dice game, players exchange the back-and-forth excitement of a live wrestling match using a unique turn structure. Learn to play and play to win the inaugural Hawkland Belt! 

Card Game Teen, Adult 15 minutes, repeating 8 seats

Tournaments

Game Kastle College Park is thrilled to host a CATAN tournament at Hawkland!

  • Cost: $10 
  • Format: We will follow the Standard Tournament Format from the Championship Tournament Program (https://catanevents.com/hosts/tournament-rules/
  • Registration: Registration will be capped to 24 players and taken at the Game Kastle booth. 
  • Start Time: Registration will start at 9 a.m., start-of-tournament procedures will begin at 10 a.m. We plan to start the first round at 10:30 a.m. 
  • Rounds: All players will participate in 3 rounds of play, placement based on the Standard Tournament Format. The top 4 players will play in a Final Round to determine their final place in the tournament. 
  • Prizes: Prizing for the top players will be provided by Game Kastle College Park. 

Swords and Spoons is hosting and calling all Trainers!  

  • Card Game Tournament / All Ages / 3 hours / 30 seats 
  • Cost: $5 
  • Start time: The Tournament will begin at 12 p.m.  Registration closes at 11:45 a.m. and anyone attempting to register after this time will be marked as late and receive a first-round loss. 
  • Format: Standard, all players must bring a 60-card standard legal deck. Also, all players are required to have a decklist which will be collected by the judge before round 1. 
  • Rounds: We will be playing 30-minute single game Swiss rounds with a 60-minute best of 3 top cut.  The number of rounds and size of the top cut will be based on attendance.  Age groups will be separated when possible. 
  • Prizes: The top three of each age division will receive a prize from Swords and Spoons. 

Promotional banner for the "Edge of Eternities Draft" event hosted by Gamekastle, featuring a powerful character amidst cosmic imagery.Get ready to take to the stars with a Magic: Edge of Eternities draft, hosted by Game Kastle College Park! 

  • Card Game Tournament / Teen, Adult / 4 hours / 30 seats
  • Cost: $25 
  • Format: Play Booster Draft 
  • Registration and Check-in: Registration payment will be taken at the Game Kastle booth. Players will check in with the Magic Companion App. Anyone without a Magic Companion account can be checked-in as guests by Game Kastle. 
  • Start Time: We encourage everyone to register and check-in by 3 p.m. Registration closes at 3:05 p.m., check-in ends at 3:10 p.m., and drafting will begin promptly at 3:15 p.m. 
  • Rounds: 1 round of drafting (55 minutes) followed by 3 rounds of Best-of-3 matches (55 minutes each) based on Swiss pairing 
  • Prizes: Game Kastle Gift Cards to the top 3 players, value based on attendance 

 

Vendors

Logo for Bookcraft Studio featuring a dragon emblem and the text "The Sculptor and the Scribe."

Fyre and Ashe logo with a phoenix and a 12-sided die
Swords and Spoons
Rally Point Games logo featuring a 20-sided die
Logo for Game Kastle featuring the letters "GK" and a castle icon in blue hues.
Makerspace logo
 


 

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Pick a game, sign it out, and play it. Return the title to the table and drop a ticket into that game's lottery.

 


 

Contact Information

Do you want to host an event? Sponsor? Vend? Secure a seat at a tournament? 

Contact Professor Andrew Wodzianski, Festival Director at
akwodzianski@csmd.edu.

 

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