BGK Retreat 2022

BOARDGAMEKIDS (BGK) RETREAT 2022

Location: Klana Resort, Teluk Kemang (website)

Event Mode:

• BGKids Retreat Relaxed Mode Sat/Sun (for young children 6-10 yo)
• Quasi (free-n-easy) Mon (for everyone)

Event Dates:

• Dec 10-11 (Sat-Sun): Main Programme
• Dec 12 (Mon): Optional Extension Day

Fees:

• Parent/guardian - from RM350 per pax
• Child - from RM180 per pax

Note: The Optional Extension on Monday depends on us getting at least 15+ participants in order for us to get access to an event hall.

If you are a gamer looking to join our BGC Retreat, please click here.

Our BoardgameKids Retreat is an offsite event over one weekend devoted primarily for families with young children (between 6-10 yo) like-yourself to gather and enjoy each other’s company over two days of easy-n-relaxed boardgaming and other children-centric activities! This year we are experimenting with adding an optional 3rd day for those who can't get enough of boardgaming and holidays over one weekend.

We’ve booked a hall that’ll be available to us from 9am on Sat till 5pm Mon. Boardgaming and some movement exercises would be conducted inside the safety of this event hall. We'll also intermix the programme with some outdoor activities (within the compound of the resort venue). All these activities are optional for the participants, and you decide to join or abstain as you wish to.

In order to prevent hungry participants from chewing on the cardboards, we’ll provide coffee/tea breaks and lunches daily, with breakfast on Sun morning (so that’s 7 meals over the two-day event). Dinners are on your own. We usually break into a few groups for dinner. TLDR: Daily two coffee/tea breaks and one lunch, dinner on your own.

WHO

Who is this Retreat suitable for? The BoardgameKids Retreat is a free-n-easy gaming session suitable for families with young children between the age of 6-10. All are welcome, even if you have not played any boardgame before this. We have friendly facilitators on-site to teach rules for you and your children.

It is our expectations that accompanying parent/guardian will join the children in the boardgame sessions. Come and discover the joy of playing boardgames with your little ones as part of family bonding time.

Note: If you are a gamer looking to join our BGC Retreat, please click here.

AGENDA (all timings are tentative and will be finalized closer to event date)

Dec 10, Sat
8:45 am – Arrival of participants
9:00 am – Retreat Briefing
9:15 am – Retreat Day One starts
10:30 am - Coffee/tea is served
12:30 pm – LUNCH BREAK (1 hr)
3:30 pm – Coffee/tea is served
6:00 pm – Retreat Day One ends
7:00 pm – DINNER BREAK (not included in Retreat package)
8:00 pm – After-8 Gaming (till late) or Free-n-Easy
10:30 pm - Night Sky Observatory (optional and subject to availability)

Dec 11, Sun
8:00 am - Breakfast
9:00 am – Retreat Day Two starts
10:30 am – Coffee/tea is served
12:30 pm – LUNCH BREAK (1 hr)
3:30 pm – Coffee/tea is served
5:30 pm – Retreat Day Two ends
5:45 pm - Closing & Prize giving

OPTIONAL EXTENSION

Dec 11, Sun
6:00 pm – DINNER BREAK (not included in Retreat package)
8:00 pm – After-8 Gaming (till late) or Free-n-Easy

Dec 12, Mon
8:00 am - Breakfast
9:00 am - Event Hall is open
10:30 am - Coffee/tea is served
12:30 pm - LUNCH BREAK (1 hr)
3:30 pm - Coffee/tea is served
5:00 pm - Retreat Day Three ends!
5:30 pm - SAYONARA!!

What do you get?

• 2-3 days of gaming (Sat-Mon)
• Accommodation in family room (twin-sharing)
• 4-6 coffee/tea breaks as scheduled, 2-3 lunches, 1-2 breakfast
• One exclusive BGK Retreat 2022 t-shirt per adult/child
• Opportunity to learn and play lots of board games with our friendly facilitators providing rule-teach
• Access to the BGC Game Library (of over 3,000 games) for After-8 session
• Both you and your child will get to make new friends, trade woods, or joust with other friendly families!

What’s not included in the package?

• Your travel to / from the location. If you need help with transport, pls ask us.
• Fine Dining (tsk tsk). Dinner is not included (all days) so you are free to take a break and go out for a nice dinner before resuming the evening gaming (or sleep). Or do some stargazing.
• Mosquito repellant (yes pls bring your own unless you are not a mosquito magnet)

Exclusive not-for-sale BGK Retreat t-shirt for all participants (adult and child)

AFTER-8 GAMING

Our Retreats are famous for its After-8 Gaming session, which is known to be the “real deal” after a full day of gaming! After-8 Gaming is a closed-door gaming session held after dinner where anyone can bring to the table games that are of longer duration (epic games), out-of-print games and/or those with higher level of complexity. Or just some crazee, fun, party games!

After-8 gaming is self-organized and we leave it to the attendees to decide among themselves what are going to hit the tables (and who’s going to read the rules). It’s also an optional event as some attendees may prefer to have an early night or spend the time on their own.

After-8 gaming starts 8 pm and last till as late as you want... it's just like Retreat gaming except you can play all those crazy fun games!

GOT QUESTIONS?

If this is your first participation to our Retreat, do check out the Frequently Asked Questions for our BGK/BGC Retreat event.