FOR fans of BBC’s The Traitors, a convention is set to return to York offering the real-life experience – complete with celebrity guests.
Demons Wake, Europe’s largest Social Deduction Gaming Convention, is set to launch at York St John University from August 8 to August 10.
Run by the same group behind last year’s successful York Board Games Convention, the newly organised Demons Wake convention hopes to be a ‘big step up’ as the largest event of its kind in Europe with a focus on games that feature mystery, deception, and strategy.
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Like the hit BBC show The Traitors, social deduction games, such as Blood on the Clocktower, Werewolf, and Avalon, require players to take on different roles with most formats requiring the ‘good’ players to work as a team to find out who the spy amongst them is.
The event is set to include panels and Q&As with guests and industry experts, beginner friendly sessions, a script writing contest, a board game library, local traders, a costume contest, and a dedicated event Discord group and app which will allow attendees to make plans before the event.
It will also be a fully accessible event with quiet spaces and all mobility and neurodiverse needs catered for.
Special guests for the weekend’s events include Ben Burns (YouTuber, Twitch Streamer, Pandemonium Institute Community Manager, No Rolls Barred Storyteller), Ivan Brett (Author of "The Floor is Lava" and star of BBC's "The Traitors"), Holly Musgrave (Actor, Writer, Musician, Twitch Streamer, known for NRB and "Six the Musical"), Patters (YouTuber & Twitch Streamer for Blood on the Clocktower), Ken Cheng (Comedian, Professional Poker Player, BBC Radio 4's "Chinese Comedian," No Rolls Barred), and Zak Robinson (Musician and Blood on the Clocktower Storyteller)
Ryan Willis, lead event organiser, said: "We're so excited to be running this event in York. The community around social deduction games is so fantastic and vibrant, and it's growing all the time. People are so welcoming – it's just going to be loads of fun!"
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