Play is a pleasant activity that It allows us to compete or collaborate with other people but also to have fun and learn. It is essential in our lives from a young age to share and socialize. Such is its importance that, for a decade now, the Barcelona, a festival full of activities around it and that will take place this weekend in various spaces in the neighborhood of Sant Andreu. Admission is free, free and without prior reservation, so it is worth getting up early. Let’s prepare the dice and the chips, the game begins.
The Fabra i Coats Creation Factory hosts the biggest event, the Gran Dau, where there will be almost a hundred tables to practice with all kinds of games. In each of them there will be a demonstrator who will teach us the rules. About thirty publishers participate and it is a great opportunity to discover new entertainment. There we will also find an exhibition of the posters of all editions, a space reserved for professionals (Dau Pro), another for games in Catalan (And you, do you play in Catalan?), there will be a store with all kinds of products and it will be held a great game of Pathfinder (Today, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.).
The role, children and tradition
Opposite is the Casal Ateneu L’Harmonia, which will be the place where they are presented during these days, the prototypes of tomorrow’s games who will enter a contest whose winners will be known on Sunday, the day a Game Jam will also take place, at 4.30 pm. From Vilanova i la Geltrú arrives Agency of secrets, where we will discover two gaming experiences That will come out at Christmas and it is also where the bar has been located to take a break. In this place will also be the Dau de Rol, where the new creations of this specialty will be presented where imagination is very important to live adventures around a table. Finally, the house will also host an act of ’42, the first Gèneres Fantàstics Festival. It will be on Sunday, at 10 and will be played Cthuthu’s Maid: Out of Africa, written by Mar Calpena and set in the Rif war. After the game there will be a round table where they will talk about their influences, from Lovecraft to Conrad, and other details.
The Dauet will be located at the Escola Can Fabra where a dozen specialized publishers will present their launches, thought for children between 5 and 10 years old. There will also be a wheelchair circuit to raise awareness about the needs of people with physical disabilities and its authors will present the books and games Room and Bitmax (Sunday, 12 noon). The Traditional Dice is also installed there (and at the Institut Vapor del Fil), with the main Catalan games such as the spinning tops of maestro Arcadi, those of aim and skill, hoops, stilts, bowling or the more urban ones such as the yo-yo or the Japanese kendama.
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History, authors and Catan
The Martí Pons Institute will host another classic, the Historical Dice, in its two varieties: the board game, which seeks the historical, social or military simulation of the past, present or future, and the miniature game, in which art, sculpture and painting are combined. Half a dozen publishers will present their creations and as many will introduce us to these novelties. They will also take place two massive games of Battle of Cannas, 216 BC and of Rorke’s Drift, as well as we will learn to paint with a brush in a workshop directed by Salva Rosselló. In this educational center there will also be the Dice of the Authors, where the work of some thirty authors of the games is paid tribute and recognized. they will mingle with the assistants in the games.
Finally, in the Ignasi Iglesias Library a exhibition (until November 30) focused on the popular Catan, which was a radical change in the gaming industry, to commemorate its 25 years of history and that it has sold more than 32 million copies. This exhibition will bring together examples of the game in different languages, different versions and derivative articles, sketches and evolution of the illustrations and graphic design of the game, as well as other information. Saturday afternoon too a comedy program will be recorded in your Auditori (18 hours) about games and authors, who have called Becoming Show. As they said in that famous contest: Let’s play!
Barcelona 2021
Where? Fabra i Coats Factory and nearby buildings.
When? Saturday, 20 and Sunday, 21. From 10 am to 2 pm and from 4 pm to 9 pm.
Price: Free entry without prior reservation. Limited capacity.
More information: Dau Barcelona 2021.
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