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  Friday 9/1

  Hours 10am-12am

  10:00 am

  • hyd Cartoon Network Presents: Inside the Game Design of OK K.O.! & Steven Universe

  10:30 am

  • san PAX Orientation, AKA How to PAX
  • wyv The Mechanics of Running a Successful YouTube Gaming Channel
  • sph Next Big Thing: How Games Look and are Prototyped Early In Dev
  • main Storytime with Luke Smith

  11:00 am

  • pc Robo Recall (Friday Tournament) at the Westin
  • 13+ sas Real Feels: Crafting Meaningful Relationships in Games
  • cat You Have Died of Dysentery: Meaningful Gaming in Education
  • tt Ascension
  • tt A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
  • hip Went to PAX Last Year, Got Inspired, Started Streaming

  11:30 am

  • 13+ main Penny Arcade Q&A
  • hyd Twitch Town Hall
  • tt Ticket to Ride (Friday Tournament)

  12:00 pm

  • san The Evolution of the Gaming Industry: Fresh Voices in Gaming
  • pc Factorio
  • tt Learn to play EPIC!
  • tt Splendor (Friday Tournament)
  • sph Broaden Your Game: Creating Better Stories in RPGs
  • ct Mortal Kombat X
  • wyv Smash Bros: How to Smash the Competition

  12:30 pm

  • hip Geek Shopkeep: Nerds in a Physical Space
  • cat Roll, Play, Grow: Adventures in Gaming Therapy
  • tt Power Grid
  • sas We Didn't Start the Fire, but We Fed It. Now What? Part 2

  1:00 pm

  • main Rooster Teeth PAX 2017 [PANEL TITLE]
  • hyd Life is Strange: Before the Storm - A new series has begun.
  • aut Autograph Session: Patrick Rothfuss
  • tt Food Chain Magnate
  • ct Friday Mystery Tournament
  • hh Ridge Racer (Vita)

  1:30 pm

  • 13+ sph You're Gonna Make It After All: Getting Into Games
  • san GeekDad and GeekMom: Raising Generation Geek 2.0
  • wyv Omegathon Round 1: Scattergories
  • tt Love Letter (Friday Tournament)

  2:00 pm

  • sas The (Personal) History of Video Games
  • hip Yes, This is a Diversity 101 Panel. Yes, You Still Need It.
  • pc The Unspoken at the Westin
  • cat Boss Fight Books: Stories Behind the Stories of Classic Games
  • ct Call of Duty: Black Ops 3

  2:30 pm

  • hyd Go Behind the Sound of Video Games with ArenaNet
  • tt Sushi Go! (Friday Tournament)

  3:00 pm

  • 13+ wyv Streaming Your D&D Game: From Basement to Broadcast
  • tt 7 Wonders
  • sph The Characters of Gigantic
  • ct Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
  • hh Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
  • san The Life and Times of a Board Game

  3:30 pm

  • hip Let's Make a New Gaming IP
  • 13+ cat Manners in the Metaverse: A Social VR Story
  • tt Catan (Friday Tournament)
  • aut Autograph Session: Boss Fight Books

  4:00 pm

  • hyd Is THIS going to be the year of VR?
  • main JackSepticEye Hour of Delight
  • tt Keyflower
  • ct Towerfall Ascencion

  4:30 pm

  • wyv Jackbox at PAX…box
  • sph So, Does the Author's Intent Matter in Video Games?
  • san Helping Others Level Up: How Games Support Health Care

  5:00 pm

  • hip MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY 1-Year Anniversary Panel
  • pc Space Pirate Trainer (Friday Tournament) at the Westin
  • sas Dungeons & Dragons: Ask the Wafflecrew Anything!
  • tt Lords of Waterdeep
  • ct Super Puzzle Fighter II: Turbo HD Remix
  • cat So Much More Than Pins - A Pinny Pals Community Panel

  5:30 pm

  • hyd CrankGameplays Q&A

  6:00 pm

  • san Gaming While "Other"
  • pc Distance
  • 13+ sph That's It, That's the Joke: Humor, Games, and Humorous Games
  • wyv Omegathon Round 2: Mario Kart 8
  • tt Exploding Kittens
  • ct Puyo Puyo Tetris

  6:30 pm

  • cat Superheroes Fight Bias in Geolocation Game Launching at PAX
  • tt Smash Up (Friday Tournament)
  • hip Knights and Nightmares: Horror in Tabletop RPGs

  7:00 pm

  • aut Pin Community Meetup
  • hyd Movies with Mikey LIVE!
  • ct Halo 4

  7:30 pm

  • san CF-101: Crowdfunding for Indie to AAA Titles
  • wyv The PAX 10: Part 1
  • sph Game Show Night: The Price is Right
  • hh Mario Tennis Open (3DS)

  8:00 pm

  • cat We Are Desert Bus: The Desert Bus for Hope Doc Premiere
  • pc Audio Shield at the Westin
  • sas Kotaku Splitscreen LIVE!!!
  • tt Team Building Exercise
  • hip Double Game Tabletop Design Hour
  • ct Rocket League

  8:30 pm

  • main Friday Night Concerts
  • sph Game Show Night: Win Chris Kohler's Video Games!
  • 13+ hyd The Improvised Postmortem

  9:00 pm

  • san Guess the Game with SNDTST.com
  • wyv Extra Credits Q&A Panel
  • ct Puzzle Bobble Live!
  • hh Lumines (Vita)

  9:30 pm

  • sas Watch Automata: The Series - PAX Premiere!
  • 13+ hip Pinny Pals After Dark: Let's Draw!
  • sph Game Show Night: Jeopardy!

  10:00 pm

  • hyd You Paid Too Much!!! How to Find the Best Video Game Deals
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  Saturday 9/2

  Hours 10am-12am

  10:00 am

  • hyd Talking Metroid: Samus Returns - Nintendo Minute Live at PAX West

  10:30 am

  • sph Mental Health in eSports
  • wyv The Quantum Roots of Alternate Reality Narratives in Games
  • main Inside Gearbox Main Theatre Show
  • tt Star Realms
  • san The Data Science of Board Games

  11:00 am

  • sas Intellectual Engagement and Games as a Cultural Medium
  • pc Saturday Morning VR Mystery Tournament at the Westin
  • tt Dominion
  • hip Testers vs. The Game: The Life of a Game Tester
  • tt Through the Ages
  • hh Tetris (DS)
  • cat The Do's and Don'ts of VR

  11:30 am

  • hyd Streaming 101: Starting your quest
  • tt Scythe

  12:00 pm

  • wyv Omegathon Round 3: Guillotine
  • aut Autograph Session: CrankGameplays
  • pc Rocket League (Casual Tournament)
  • sph Blood Plagues and Endless Raids: The People's History of WoW
  • tt King of Tokyo
  • tt Twilight Struggle
  • ct Soul Calibur II HD Online
  • san Choose Your Own Adventure: Women in Games Writing

  12:30 pm

  • sas Behind the Scenes of The Game Awards
  • main Autograph Session: Gearbox Software at Main Theatre
  • hip Step Up Your Game: Breaking Into the Games Industry
  • cat How to Build a Local Queer Gamer Group

  1:00 pm

  • hyd FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood - Tales of Localization & Lore
  • tt Agricola
  • ct Saturday Mystery Tournament
  • hh Tank Troopers (3DS)

  1:30 pm

  • wyv Exploring Ixalan: A Look Inside Magic: The Gathering and the Best Worlds in Fantasy Gaming
  • 13+ san The Improv Role-Player's Handbook
  • 13+ main Penny Arcade - Make a Strip!

  2:00 pm

  • aut Autograph Session: Jacksepticeye
  • 13+ sas Reboot! Bringing Back Older Game Genres and IPs
  • pc Fruit Ninja VR (Saturday Tournament) at the Westin
  • cat Faster Than Ever: The Race for PC Performance
  • tt Smallworld
  • ct Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
  • hip That Is Not Dead: Cthulhu in Gaming

  2:30 pm

  • 13+ hyd Far Cry 5: Mayhem in Montana
  • tt Munchkin Munchathalon

  3:00 pm

  • wyv Major Nelson Radio
  • 13+ san Play It Forward (Charity and Giving Back in Games)
  • sph We Are Hiring! Gamedev Jobs You Don't Know About
  • tt Catan (Saturday Tournament)
  • ct Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd
  • hh Pokemon Sun/Moon (3DS)

  3:30 pm

  • sas LoadingReadyRun
  • hip Git Gud Ally: Beyond 101
  • cat Monster Hunter: Building a Community

  4:00 pm

  • aut Official Pinny Arcade Pin Trading Event!
  • tt Splendor (Saturday Tournament)
  • ct Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Party Games$
  • hyd Tripwire Interactive's Rising Storm 2: Vietnam - Upcoming Content Announcements + Q&A!

  4:30 pm

  • sph Giant Leaps: Space Exploration Past, Virtual, and Future
  • san The Business of Making Games
  • main MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR
  • wyv Coffee Time With Swery65

  5:00 pm

  • cat Why Do Indie Devs Love 2D Platformers?
  • sas Cow Chop: Choosing Life or Death
  • pc Saturday Afternoon VR Mystery Tournament at the Westin
  • hip What's Good Games Live: Gaming Habits Edition
  • tt Castles of Burgundy
  • ct Street Fighter V

  5:30 pm

  • hyd An Evening with Pat Rothfuss
  • tt Eclipse

  6:00 pm

  • san Automata: The Series Panel and Q&A
  • wyv Omegathon Round 4: Robo Recall
  • sph Waypoint Radio: Live!
  • tt Love Letter (Saturday Tournament)
  • ct Kirby Air Ride

  6:30 pm

  • cat Firewatch to Ooblets: How Game Trailers Are Made
  • 13+ sas AppJunkies Live: The Worst Games Ever Made
  • hip How to Broadcast Safely as a Marginalized Streamer

  7:00 pm

  • hyd Acquisitions Incorporated: "C" Team Question and Answer Session Spectacular
  • tt Smash Up (Saturday Tournament)
  • ct Injustice 2

  7:30 pm

  • 13+ sph Let's Rank It!
  • wyv The PAX 10: Part 2
  • 13+ san Video Games Are Dumb, and We Love Them for That
  • hh Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS)

  8:00 pm

  • sas Mike Selinker's Can You Survive This Panel?
  • cat Pitch Your Game Idea
  • 13+ hip Foreplay: Romance in Games
  • pc Eagle Flight at the Westin
  • pc Don't Starve Together
  • tt Saturday Night Showdown
  • ct Mario Kart: Double Dash!

  8:30 pm

  • hyd Telltale Annual PAX Crowd Play - Audience's Choice!
  • main Saturday Night Concerts

  9:00 pm

  • wyv Friday the 13th: The Game - From Kickstarter to Best-Seller
  • ct Tetris Attack
  • hh Spaceteam (iOS / Android)
  • san Canceling the Apocalypse: Choose Your Own Adventure… LIVE!

  9:30 pm

  • 13+ sas Late Night Dub Fight
  • cat Exclusive Screening of Game Jam: The Movie
  • hip Indie Game Designers Modify and Play Mafia
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  Sunday 9/3

  Hours 10am-12am

  10:00 am

  • 13+ wyv PAX RUMBLE V: The V Stands for Very Bad Video Game Wrestling

  10:30 am

  • san How to Do Good With Games
  • tt Hero Realms

  11:00 am

  • hip DIY: The Intersection Between Crafting and Game Development
  • pc Dead and Buried at the Westin
  • tt 1846
  • cat Destiny: A Community You Can Count On
  • hh Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Vita)

  11:30 am

  • hyd Twitch Q&A
  • tt Ticket to Ride (Sunday Tournament)

  12:00 pm

  • 13+ san Running the Show: GMing for Live Performance
  • main Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Witcher
  • pc Play with the Developers: Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
  • sph The EVE Online History Lecture
  • wyv Ashes of Creation - Making MMOs Great Again
  • tt Splendor (Sunday Tournament)
  • tt Twilight Imperium
  • ct Super Mario Kart

  12:30 pm

  • hip It's Dangerous to Go Alone: The Take This Panel
  • 13+ cat Turning Covers Into Careers
  • tt Catan (Sunday Tournament)
  • 13+ sas Easy Allies: A Crowdfunded Story

  1:00 pm

  • hyd Thornwatch Greets the Dawn
  • tt Dominion (Sunday Tournament)
  • ct Sunday Mystery Tournament
  • hh Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS)

  1:30 pm

  • wyv Why Should Gamers Care About VR?
  • san The World of Hello Neighbor
  • tt Dixit
  • sph Ask the Game Masters

  2:00 pm

  • aut Autograph Session: Markiplier
  • hip Current State of Esports Editorial Coverage: A Conversation
  • cat Cosplay 201: Robotics and Puppetry
  • tt Love Letter (Sunday Tournament)
  • sas We're IGN, Ask Us Anything
  • ct Diddy Kong Racing

  2:30 pm

  • 13+ hyd 404ing It: Breaking (Down) the Internet

  3:00 pm

  • wyv Omegathon Round 5: Wrestlemania 2000
  • san Older Gamers and Content Creators
  • sph 10 Things YOU REALLY SHOULD DECIDE Before Starting Your Game
  • tt Puerto Rico
  • ct Tekken 7
  • hh Super Smash Bros (3DS)

  3:30 pm

  • 13+ hip How to Stand Out in Tabletop
  • cat Queering Up Misconceptions (LGBTQIA Game Industry Life)
  • 13+ sas The Audacity of #HYPE V: Social Media Strikes Back

  4:00 pm

  • hyd 28 Plays Later: LIVE!
  • tt 7 Wonders (Sunday Tournament)
  • ct Goldeneye 007

  4:30 pm

  • 13+ sph Women of Twitch
  • 13+ san So You Want To Make Your Own Indie Game
  • tt Sushi Go! (Sunday Tournament)
  • wyv 30 Years of Adventure: The History of The Legend of Zelda

  5:00 pm

  • cat Community Managers: The Everyday Heroes of Gaming
  • pc Oculus Medium at the Westin
  • pc Space Pirate Trainer (Sunday Tournament) at the Westin
  • hip Law of the Fan
  • tt Terra Mystica (Sunday Tournament)
  • sas Greg Miller's Cancer: 5 Years Later
  • ct Killer Instinct Gold (Rare Replay)

  5:30 pm

  • hyd 'Good Game' Live: A Conversation with the Creators of YouTube's New Scripted eSports Com

  6:00 pm

  • wyv We Can Train You: A Guide to Winning Your First Tournament
  • 13+ san We Have Concerns LIVE
  • tt Terraforming Mars
  • sph LFG for Life: Did We Just Become Best Friends?
  • ct Pokemon Puzzle League

  6:30 pm

  • 13+ main Acquisitions Incorporated Live at PAX West
  • 13+ cat Hemming and Health: Self-Care in Cosplay
  • hip The Rage of the Quitter
  • tt Galaxy Trucker
  • 13+ sas Hustle and Flow: Real Talk on Making It

  7:00 pm

  • hyd The Runaway Guys: Thrown Controllers
  • tt Boss Monster
  • ct Perfect Dark (Rare Replay)

  7:30 pm

  • wyv Let's Rank the Top 10 Nintendo Games of All Time
  • hh Mario Party: Star Rush (3DS)
  • sph Mega64: Panel of the Wild: A Modest Test of Strength
  • 13+ san Geek V. Geek: The Fight for the Finest Fandom

  8:00 pm

  • pc Fruit Ninja VR (Sunday Tournament) at the Westin
  • hip Speedruns: I'm Trapped Out of Bounds and Can't Get Back In
  • pc Reflex Arena
  • tt The Resistance
  • 13+ cat A New Home for Heroes - How Three New Indie Games Carry the Torch for the Superhero MMORPG Community
  • 13+ sas Come See Giant Bomb!
  • ct Mario Kart 64

  8:30 pm

  • hyd Being an Artist in the Game Industry and How to Get There

  9:00 pm

  • wyv Action Cats: The Game Show!
  • ct Tumblestone
  • hh Pac-Man (iOS / Android)

  9:30 pm

  • hip Video Game Music Trivia

  10:00 pm

  • 13+ hyd The Improv Initiative Introduces EXCELLENT COMEDY
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  Monday 9/4

  Hours 10am-7pm

  10:00 am

  • hyd Flying Solo: What It's Like to Make a Game by Yourself

  10:30 am

  • 13+ main Penny Arcade Q&A #2
  • sph That’s Not Fair Use and Your Fan Game Isn’t Legal!
  • wyv Defining Your Brand: Practical Advice for Streamers
  • san Gaming in the Classroom: How Play Can Improve Our Schools
  • tt EPIC (Sealed)

  11:00 am

  • pc Space Pirate Trainer (Monday Tournament) at the Westin
  • hip Eyes up, Guardians. The Police *Were* on Twitch.
  • tt Machi Koro
  • sas Son of Slideshow: ClickHole Writers on Writing Clickventures
  • ct Super Smash Bros.
  • hh Playstation All-Stars Battle Royal (Vita)

  11:30 am

  • hyd ANIMATING THE UNIVERSE: POLARIS
  • tt Trivia Tournament

  12:00 pm

  • sph Origin Stories: D.I.Y. or Die Trying
  • wyv Welcoming New Tabletop Players (Without Scaring Them Off)
  • aut Autograph Session: CrankGameplays and Friends
  • san Don't Pick on Loox! Surviving Conflict and Building Community
  • pc Ultimate Chicken Horse
  • tt Coup
  • ct Mario Kart 8

  12:30 pm

  • sas Portals, Sandviches, and Ancients: Voices from Valve
  • tt Takenoko
  • hip Let's Make a List of the Top 10 Pokemon Together!
  • 13+ cat Quests in the Ivory Tower: University of Washington GAMER Group

  1:00 pm

  • aut Autograph Session: Acquisitions Incorporated
  • hyd You Spoony Bards! Translation and Localization in Gaming
  • tt 7 Blunders
  • ct Tetris
  • hh Monday Mystery Tournament (???)

  1:30 pm

  • main Markiplier and Friends
  • san Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Game Writing
  • 13+ wyv You Either VR or You VRn't
  • sph Geek Parents and Their Geek Babies

  2:00 pm

  • 13+ cat Accessibility in Tabletop Games
  • sas 20 Years of Gnomon:  Gaming Alumni Share Their Stories!
  • hip Combat Q&A
  • pc Robo Recall (Monday Tournament) at the Westin
  • ct Labor Day Mystery Tournament

  2:30 pm

  • hyd The For Honor Warrior's Den LIVE!

  3:00 pm

  • wyv Varsity eSports: The Explosion of Intercollegiate eSports
  • sph I Made a Premium Indie Game. How Do I Actually Make Money?
  • san The New Game Theory: How to Analyze Video Game Stories
  • tt Zombie Dice
  • tt Tsuro
  • ct Saturn Bomberman
  • hh Monster Hunter Generations (3DS)

  3:30 pm

  • sas Gamers & Political Consciousness: A Conversation with Rep. Pramila Jayapal
  • hip Competition or Co-Op? Content Creators Working Together
  • aut Pin Community "Last Chance" Meetup

  5:30 pm

  • main Omegathon Final Round

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