The beings of the night become the owners of the Zaragoza Auditorium. Vampires, Zombies, Witches and all kinds of creatures come together on one of the longest nights of the year in which it is important to sharpen your cunning and ingenuity if you want to survive the fearsome games they have prepared. Here the strongest does not win but the most intelligent and this improvised mausoleum is loaded with all kinds of challenges that only the bravest will be able to solve.
“Sleepless Night” promises twelve uninterrupted hours of board games. The event organized by the Zaragoza City Council will open its doors this Saturday, September 23 in the Multipurpose room of the Auditorium delighting the thousands of fans who are expected to pass by. Last year this event, the largest in Aragon for board games, attracted 5,400 people in the same night, and in this edition it hopes to break a record with 210 tables and 900 games.
The Youth Councilor, Ruth Bravo, has presented this new edition that has 30% more activities compared to last year and that It will be held between 5:00 p.m. and five in the morning on Saturday. “Not only have we increased the number of activities, but we doubled the number of role-playing games and multiplied the escape room sessions by four,” commented the mayor, who pointed out that This year an extra effort has been made given the good reception of this event, which seeks to promote alternative leisure among the youngest.
There will be an endless number of alternative board and role-playing games, which comprise a repertoire of European games that are beginning to arrive in Spain in the nineties. “They are games that are not so based on chance and numbers, which is what until now has been the norm in Spanish and North American board and social games (MB, Mattel, etc.), but rather in resource management, strategy and negotiation, values that in our opinion encourage interaction and socialization much more”he has indicated.
Throughout the event, Attendees could find almost 200 recreational offerings, including tournaments, role-playing games, board game demonstrations, and presentations of new features., escape room, children’s play area, giant board games, etc. Compared to other editions, what stands out is the increase in the number of role-playing games (more than 65) and the increase inhe sessions of the three live escape games that will be held at the event, including those organized by Doctors Without Borders under the title “Stop Ebola.”
In addition, you can play games that have not yet been released in Spain such as “Blood on the Clocktower”, a hidden role modality that is being highly anticipated. This room also has a special attraction since these games are not sold through large stores, but through small local distributors. Associated with these small businesses there are loyal customers, cultural associations, groups of friends, who practice role-playing, live role-playing, wargames, jugger, quidditch…
For their part, the Youth Zones, formerly known as Youth Houses and Piees, have also worked on these gamesencouraging the creation of a multitude of groups, in addition to scheduling different activities related to them.
VAMPIRES, ZOMBIES AND WITCHES
The decoration and clothing of the workers and volunteers will be set with the theme of the event, which This year it is dedicated to the beings of the night, turning the Multipurpose Room into a mausoleum in which zombies, witches and vampires will walk. Furthermore, the most daring will be able to consult their future in a fortune teller’s shop.
Throughout the day, The main playroom will be open (free loan of games) and in the afternoon the children’s and family playroom and the XL outdoor play area will be open. with a limited space, dedicated to the little ones and families, given the high demand in the early afternoon for games for these ages. Besides, There will be an extensive program of tournaments, demonstrations and game exhibitions, game presentation, interactive setting, etc.
The event is organized by the “Club Tercios” association and the Youth Zones of Juslibol, Actur, Arrabal, San Gregorio, Miralbueno, San José, Casablanca, La Jota, Santa Isabel and Valdespartera, belonging to the Youth Service of the Zaragoza City Council. In addition, they collaborate, in the children’s playroom and XXL Games section, the Municipal Free Time Centers of the City Council, 46 other entities from all over Spain, including publishers, stores, associations and companies They collaborate in the event.
