RAPID CITY, SD (Nov. 2, 2018) – South Dakota School of
Mines & Technology will hold its first ever Grubby Games
Convention (GG Con) Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3-4, to raise funds for Regional
Health’s Children’s Miracle Network. The event also features the state League
of Legends Championship.
The 24-hour game-a-thon portion of
GG Con begins at noon Saturday, Nov. 3, in Frasier Gymnasium in the King
Center. (Campus
Map) The event runs through the night into Sunday. The League of Legends
State Championship between SD Mines, South Dakota State University, Dakota
State University and Black Hills State University gets underway at 3 p.m.
Saturday.
The public is invited to GG Con,
both to cheer on teams in the championship and teams raising money for Children’s
Miracle Network. Gamers are also welcome to “drop in” to the fundraising
portion of the event. As of Thursday, 70 gamers were signed up to participate.
“GG Con is a great way to raise
money for children’s medical needs while raising awareness about gaming,” says
Wyatt Engel, coordinator of Hardrocker Athletics Esports. SD Mines was the
first university in the state to establish a varsity esports team, which it did
this year. “Gaming is so much more than just playing video games. It’s about
teambuilding, strategizing, socializing and fundraising for great causes.”
Gamers and teams can bring their
own computer setups. GG Con will provide LAN areas to support 70 setups and
console stations. Some of the games that will be played include World of
Warships, League of Legends, Overwatch, Super Smash Brothers, Battle Royale
games, Halo, JackBox and Doom.
GG Con will be livestreamed on
Twitch and gamers will raise money by taking donations while they play. Teams
have also raised funds prior to the event.
To register or make a donation, click
here.
To watch the livestreamed League of Legends Championship on Twitch, click here.
To see teams registered for tournaments, click here.
The event sponsors include WR Media
Productions and Sahara Nights.