Time to gear up and get ready for battle! Join streamer VulcanHD for a live warm-up session of Broken Arrow, Slitherine Games' modern warfare real-time strategy game. Expect tactical manoeuvres, explosive encounters, and military strategy as VulcanHD takes to the battlefield and kicks off the action. Lock and load — the show is about to begin!

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Slow start, good company: the chilled-out Sunday session for the community.
Game-related talks, casual chats and a few surprises along the way.
Grab a coffee, pull up a seat and hang out with fellow nerds.

Step into the commander's seat with Radio Commander: Pacific '41 from Slitherine Games. Set during the Pacific War, this strategy game puts communication and decision-making at the heart of the action, challenging players to analyze reports, issue radio orders, and navigate the chaos of the battlefield. Join us for a panel exploring the game and its unique approach to tactical command!

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Discover how composer and vocalist Louise McMahon transforms solo vocal performances into haunting soundscapes, including her work on Pacific Drive: Whispers in the Woods. Through a live demonstration, she’ll explore real-time vocal layering, game audio workflows, and composition. Learn how independent creative projects can open doors into the games industry.

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The Golden Bone has gone missing! Children play Arthur, the dog detective, and question the dogs who were at the park to solve the case. Then the group works out together why the dogs did what they did, and what that might tell us about people we know. For ages 6 to 10, together with their parents. Facilitated in German and English.

Enter the dark, steam-powered world of Veil of Ashes, where massive war machines and tactical warfare collide. From commanding infantry and tanks to unleashing colossal behemoths across destructible battlefields, discover what makes this real-time strategy game tick. Join us for a panel exploring the world, gameplay, and strategic possibilities of Veil of Ashes!

A Nintendo Switch tournament for kids, hosted by kids! Join Richie and Tristan for friendly battles, big moments and loud cheering from the sidelines. Grab a controller and show us what you’ve got!

Get ready for modern warfare with Broken Arrow, the large-scale real-time tactics game developed by Steel Balalaika and published by Slitherine. Explore the battlefield, discover its unique army-building system, and dive into the deep unit customisation options that make every strategy different. Join us for a panel exploring the game before the action moves to the battlefield for an intense tournament. It's time to plan your strategy and prepare for combat!

Ever wanted to bring your favourite characters to life but don't know where to start? Join us for an introduction to the world of cosplay, from choosing your first character to creating costumes and finding your place in the community. Get inspired, pick up some tips, and take your first steps into cosplay!

Explore our Magic: The Gathering Area on both Saturday and Sunday, hosted by Planes Walkers In Pink and supported by Wizard's of the Coast.

An open, come-and-go table where kids and grown-ups design their very first game from scratch — dice, cards, tokens, a board, some rules they invent together. No experience needed, people can drop in for 15 minutes or stay an hour. Always a joyful, messy, creative buzz.

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Get ready for battle in Broken Arrow! We'll start with an introduction to the tournament brackets, deck-building rules, and prizes.
Then, it's time to deploy your forces and put your strategies to the test in intense modern warfare.
Who will dominate the battlefield and claim victory? Join us for the final awards ceremony and find out!

Baumann Bergmann Pokinsson (short: BBP) is the slightly quirky indie rock band from Hamburg led by game designer Jan "Poki" Pokinsson. Together with Anne and Gunnar, he played for over 10 years as a satirical singer-songwriter act in local bars on St. Pauli, before the trio gained a kind of obscure fame as the house band of the gaming industry.

Join our amazing hosts Rem Cosplay & Sakide and step into the spotlight to show off your costume, character, or creation with your very own moment on stage. Whether you’ve crafted it yourself or pieced together your favourite look - this is your time to shine!

🕚 From 11:00: Check in at the Cosplay area in the Lichthof

🕒 15:00: Meet our hosts at the Relic Stage

Let's come together as a community to share our favorite moments from the festival as well as our hopes for next year editions. Let's chat about what worked best and what didn't, in an honest and relaxed nerd to nerd closing the Nerdistan Bash!