The Midway Retreat


January 10th to 12th, 2025

Hyatt Regency Schaumburg

1800 E Golf Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173 – (847) 605-1234


The Exposition Crew (past/present/future), vendors, presenters, and friends of the Crew are invited to a weekend of gaming (table top and video), crafting, movies, partying, and general chilling to spend time together NOT working a convention.

SIGN UPS for scheduled events will be in Room 1321.

The weekend’s program is largely relaxed, unstructured, and open to spontaneity, but scheduled games and activities include:

FRIDAY EVENING

  • Retreat Lounge – Room 1321
  • Open Crafting/Gaming – Room 1325
  • Villainous Intentions (board game) – Room 1322
  • Cthulhu Pandemic (board game) – Room 1321

SATURDAY MORNING

  • Morning Cartoons & Sugary Cereal (social) – Room 1321
  • Open Crafting/Gaming – Room 1325
  • Noon to midnight – Open Video Gaming – Room 1330

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

  • Afternoon Tea (social) – Room 1321
  • Open Crafting/Gaming – Room 1325
  • Dragonbane (RPG) – Room 1322
  • Open Video Gaming – Room 1330

SATURDAY EVENING

  • Open Crafting/Gaming – Room 1325
  • Dread RPG – Room 1322
  • Villainous Intentions (board game)
  • BYOB Cocktail Hour (social) – Room 1321

SUNDAY MORNING

  • Open Crafting/Gaming – Room 1325
  • Morning Cartoons & Sugary Cereal (social) – 1321
  • Open Video Gaming – Room 1330

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

  • Paranoia “Mr Bubbles” – Room 1322
  • Cthulhu by Gaslight (RPG) “Eyes of a Stranger” – Room 1324
  • Afternoon Tea (social) – 1321

The Gaming Library will include:

  • Betrayal at House on the Hill (board game)
  • Dastardly Dirigibles (board game)
  • Forbidden Island (board game)
  • Mission: Red Planet (board game)
  • Pandemic: Cthulhu (board game)
  • The Phantom Society (board game)
  • Steampunk Rally (board game)
  • And any others that people bring to the Retreat.

SIGN UPS for scheduled events will be in Room 1321.


Rooms are $109/night (plus tax/fees) and include weekend passes.

Click Here to Book Your Room by 12/18/24


  • Room 1321 is the Midway Lounge
  • Rooms 1322 & 1324 are Table Top Gaming Rooms (up to two games per room per session)
  • Room 1325 is Arts & Crafts
  • Room 1330 is Video Gaming
  • Midway Attendees will be roomed in the same and adjacent hallways as the meeting rooms.
  • We also have access and use of the courtyard, swimming pool, and gym.

 


Rooms are $109/night (plus tax/fees) and include weekend passes.

Click Here to Book Your Room by 12/18/24


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