Information
Start date: August 25st, 2023
Finish date: August 26st, 2023
Event type: Other events
Site: Dénia
Home: Free
Event finished
The JoaFest de Dénia is the first festival of tabletop and role-playing games in the Marina Alta. It will be held for the first time in 2023 and was born at the request of the young people of the city who were looking for alternatives to the usual proposals focused on nightlife.
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Games, activities and tournaments
- Alternative Leisure Fair: information stands of the Razia Association, the AMICS Association and the Public Library, and the Carnet Jove Experience, where demonstrators will teach how to play modern board games.
- Demonstration of the Zombi Paella catalog (with Enric Aguilar): experience offered by the publisher, with demonstration games of the different games in its catalogue.
- Fiasco: acting and improvisation game where the most important rule is that everything must go wrong.
- SoftCombat: 1 vs 1 tournament of a sport in which the combatants will face each other using padded weapons to simulate a medieval combat.
- Warhammer 40k- A strategy board game set in a dystopian future, mixing sci-fi elements with dark fantasy elements.
- Mystery Party: A escape room that brings the famous game Cluedo to reality.
- nerftag- Join your friends and simulate a battlefield with Nerf guns.
- dance workshop: a dance workshop using the famous video game Just Dance.
- juicer- Team sport combining elements of rugby and medieval-style combat with padded weapons.
- Archery: activity where participants will practice their aim with a bow and arrows with suction cup tips.
- Magic: famous trading and collectible card game in which games full of fun and strategy are fought.
- Laughter Yoga: you will experience the natural pleasure of laughing without artifice to discover all its benefits.
- Among us: a role-playing game where you will have to do tasks while discovering the murderer who is hiding in the group itself.
- Game of Thrones: card game focused on strategy, diplomacy and conquest to get the Iron Throne.
- BANG!: Wild West style card game between a group of outlaws and the sheriff.
- viking pulse: Using a prop axe, each contestant stands at one end of a barrel with one hand on it and the other on the axe. The player who hits the other first wins.
- one of us: game style escape room with which it seeks to reflect on the current world and how hate speech permeates more and more people.
- illustration workshop: activity guided by the Rey Mono Camisetas brand where participants will be able to tinker with digital creation tools, as well as Clip-Studio y Chalk.
- The Skull Fallera: tournament of the popular card game, created by Dianense Enric Aguilar, which invites you to see the world of Fallas and Valencian folklore from another point of view.
- Survival Zombie: role-playing game in which the survivors must overcome different tests avoiding being devoured by the zombies.
When is?
The first edition of JoaFest will be held on the last weekend of August 2023, on Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th. You can consult the full schedule and distribution by days in the section dedicated to the JoaFest programming.
Where is it celebrated?
The main venue of the festival will be in the Joventut Dénia building, in Ronda de les Muralles, 42. However, some events will be located in the football field Rodat.
Events in Youth
- Alternative Leisure Fair: Café
- Demonstration of the Zombi Paella catalog: Classroom 2
- Fiasco: ETC Room
- SoftCombat: Aikido Classroom
- Warhammer 40k: Classroom 11
- Mystery Party: Classroom 13
- nerftag: Multipurpose room
- dance workshop: Classroom 13
- Archery (Friday): Multipurpose room
- Magic: Classroom 11.
- Laughter Yoga: Aikido Classroom
- Among us: The whole building
- Game of Thrones: Classroom 11
- BANG!: Classroom 11
- viking pulse: Multipurpose room
- one of us: Classroom 11
- illustration workshop: Classroom 13
- The Skull Fallera: Classroom 2
- Survival Zombie: The whole building
Location of Joventut:
Events in El Rodat
- juicer
- Archery (Saturday)
Location of El Rodat:
Who can take part?
It is mainly focused on young people of any population between the ages of 12 and 30, depending on the recommendations of each activity. However, the participation of families is also invited so that parents and children strengthen ties.
Registrations
Some activities require prior registration to facilitate the organization, more complex, of these.
Activities with registration:
- Laughter Yoga: registration here
- Among us registration here
- The Skull Fallera registration here
- Survival Zombie registration here
Price
All activities are completely free.
Awards
As it is the first edition, the sole purpose is to have a good time, so there will be no material prizes for the activities and tournaments on this occasion.
Full program
Friday, August 25
- Alternative Leisure Fair 18:00 - 21:00. Place: cafeteria of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- Demonstration of the Zombi Paella catalog 18:00 - 21:00. Place: classroom 2 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- Fiasco 18:00 - 20:00. Place: ETC room of the Joventut building. Suitable for over 15 years.
- SoftCombat 18:00 - 19:30. Place: Aikiro classroom of the Joventut building. Mandatory to take off your shoes and wear socks. Suitable for all audiences.
- Warhammer 40k 18:00 - 19:30. Place: classroom 11 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- Mystery Party 18:00 - 19:00. Place: classroom 13 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- nerftag 18:30 - 19:30. Place: Multipurpose room of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- dance workshop 19:00 - 21:00. Place: classroom 13 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- juicer 19:30 - 21:00. Venue: El Rodat soccer field. Suitable for all audiences.
- Archery 20:00 - 21:00. Place: Multipurpose room of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- Magic 19:30 - 21:00. Place: classroom 11 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- Laughter Yoga 19:30 - 21:00. Place: Aikido classroom of the Joventut building. Mandatory to take off your shoes and wear socks. Suitable for people over 18 years of age. Pre-registration required.
- Among us 22:00 - 00:00. Location: the entire Joventut building. Suitable for ages 14 and up. Pre-registration required.
Saturday, August 26
- SoftCombat 18:00 - 19:30. Place: Aikido classroom of the Joventut building. Mandatory to take off your shoes and wear socks. Suitable for all audiences.
- Fiasco 18:00 - 20:00. Place: ETC room of the Joventut building. Suitable for over 15 years.
- Archery 18:00 - 19:30. Venue: El Rodat soccer field. Suitable for all audiences.
- Game of Thrones 18:00 - 19:30. Place: classroom 11 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- BANG! 19:00 - 19:30. Place: classroom 11 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- juicer 19:30 - 21:00. Venue: El Rodat soccer field. Suitable for all audiences.
- viking pulse 20:00 - 21:00. Place: Multipurpose room of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- one of us 20:00 - 21:00. Place: classroom 11 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- Alternative Leisure Fair 18:00 - 21:00. Place: cafeteria of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- illustration workshop 18:00 - 21:00. Place: classroom 13 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences.
- The Skull Fallera 18:00 - 21:00. Place: classroom 2 of the Joventut building. Suitable for all audiences. Pre-registration required.
- Survival Zombie 22:00 - 00:00. Location: the entire Joventut building. Suitable for ages 15 and up. Pre-registration required.
Well, it's being a success, so carcas.
Success is so subjective, that surely it is for you.
Let's talk facts.
After this "enormous success" when will the second edition?
Locking up the youth in August to participate in "relational games" is a great idea from our council, as if there weren't more fun things to do.
Congratulations
Just seeing the horrendous and unpleasant little advertising sign is to run away.
Take away the desire to sign up.
Advertising geniuses...
Acebedo: absolutely right, I always comment that most of the activities, whatever they are, are aimed at children and young people, and above all that this City Council is always talking about INCLUSION. Well, it's not true!!!!
Surpassing three decades of life, I consider myself a veteran of these games, although I have come across the absurd notion that there is an age limit to enjoy them. It's incredibly disappointing to watch age barriers rise in the world of board games. A bland and meaningless discrimination.
With that said, I cross my fingers that the event draws a sizable crowd. The irony of this situation is that, after so much effort in the organization, it could end up being a very poor attendance that marks the presence. And of course, if this happens, it would not be surprising if the event becomes an epitaph, condemned never to be repeated. A sad reminder that even the best intentions can fall into an abyss of indifference.