We were thrilled to attend PAX West, and discuss: what games make you feel good and why? Featuring, of course, the wonderful PAX attendees, along with Ken Levine, Josh Scherr, Rae Johnstone, Jess Hodgson and Zer0Doxy.
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Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and explore the awesome world of tabletop games! We'll be doing a CheckPoint themed puzzles, then learning the ways of Tabletop Simulator on Steam,
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Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and explore the awesome world of tabletop games!
We’ll be doing a CheckPoint themed puzzles, then learning the ways of Tabletop Simulator on Steam, with a variety of different board games to learn and have fun with.
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Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam. We'll building teamwork skills, learning to cope with tilt, and develop emotional regulation. And, of course, playing
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Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam. We’ll building teamwork skills, learning to cope with tilt, and develop emotional regulation. And, of course, playing an awesome game.
Simply sign up and join us in the CheckPoint discord channel (link available after signing up!) where we arrange sessions and share session details.
Attendees must have a CheckPoint account and adhere to the GamerMates guidelines.
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18 (Saturday) 10:00 pm - 19 (Sunday) 12:00 am
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august 25, 2018 10:00 pmseptember 1, 2018 10:00 pmseptember 8, 2018 10:00 pmseptember 15, 2018 10:00 pmseptember 22, 2018 10:00 pmseptember 29, 2018 10:00 pmoctober 6, 2018 10:00 pmoctober 13, 2018 10:00 pmoctober 20, 2018 10:00 pmoctober 27, 2018 10:00 pmnovember 3, 2018 10:00 pmnovember 10, 2018 10:00 pmnovember 17, 2018 10:00 pmnovember 24, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 1, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 8, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 15, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 22, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 29, 2018 10:00 pmjanuary 5, 2019 10:00 pmjanuary 12, 2019 10:00 pmjanuary 19, 2019 10:00 pmjanuary 26, 2019 10:00 pmfebruary 2, 2019 10:00 pmfebruary 9, 2019 10:00 pmfebruary 16, 2019 10:00 pmfebruary 23, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 2, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 9, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 16, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 23, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 30, 2019 10:00 pmapril 6, 2019 10:00 pmapril 13, 2019 10:00 pmapril 20, 2019 10:00 pmapril 27, 2019 10:00 pmmay 4, 2019 10:00 pmmay 11, 2019 10:00 pmmay 18, 2019 10:00 pm
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Crs
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Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and don your favourite hero - the cavalry's here! Simply sign up and join us in the CheckPoint discord channel where we arrange sessions and
Event Details
Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and don your favourite hero – the cavalry’s here!
Simply sign up and join us in the CheckPoint discord channel where we arrange sessions and share server details.
Attendees must have a CheckPoint account and adhere to the GamerMates guidelines.
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(Tuesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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september 4, 2018 6:00 pmseptember 18, 2018 6:00 pmoctober 2, 2018 6:00 pmoctober 16, 2018 6:00 pmoctober 30, 2018 6:00 pmnovember 13, 2018 6:00 pmnovember 27, 2018 6:00 pmdecember 11, 2018 6:00 pmdecember 25, 2018 6:00 pmjanuary 8, 2019 6:00 pmjanuary 22, 2019 6:00 pmfebruary 5, 2019 6:00 pmfebruary 19, 2019 6:00 pmmarch 5, 2019 6:00 pmmarch 19, 2019 6:00 pmapril 2, 2019 6:00 pmapril 16, 2019 6:00 pmapril 30, 2019 6:00 pmmay 14, 2019 6:00 pmmay 28, 2019 6:00 pmjune 11, 2019 6:00 pmjune 25, 2019 6:00 pmjuly 9, 2019 6:00 pmjuly 23, 2019 6:00 pmaugust 6, 2019 6:00 pmaugust 20, 2019 6:00 pmseptember 3, 2019 6:00 pmseptember 17, 2019 6:00 pmoctober 1, 2019 6:00 pmoctober 15, 2019 6:00 pmoctober 29, 2019 6:00 pmnovember 12, 2019 6:00 pmnovember 26, 2019 6:00 pmdecember 10, 2019 6:00 pmdecember 24, 2019 6:00 pm
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Pritikapritika@checkpoint.org.au
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Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and let your creativity run wild - Minecraft style! Attendees must have a CheckPoint account and adhere to the GamerMates guidelines. Simply join
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Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and let your creativity run wild – Minecraft style!
Attendees must have a CheckPoint account and adhere to the GamerMates guidelines. Simply join us on Discord for the server details.
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(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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september 6, 2018 6:00 pmseptember 20, 2018 6:00 pmoctober 4, 2018 6:00 pmoctober 18, 2018 6:00 pmnovember 1, 2018 6:00 pmnovember 15, 2018 6:00 pmnovember 29, 2018 6:00 pmdecember 13, 2018 6:00 pmdecember 27, 2018 6:00 pmjanuary 10, 2019 6:00 pmjanuary 24, 2019 6:00 pmfebruary 7, 2019 6:00 pmfebruary 21, 2019 6:00 pmmarch 7, 2019 6:00 pmmarch 21, 2019 6:00 pmapril 4, 2019 6:00 pmapril 18, 2019 6:00 pmmay 2, 2019 6:00 pmmay 16, 2019 6:00 pmmay 30, 2019 6:00 pmjune 13, 2019 6:00 pmjune 27, 2019 6:00 pmjuly 11, 2019 6:00 pmjuly 25, 2019 6:00 pmaugust 8, 2019 6:00 pmaugust 22, 2019 6:00 pmseptember 5, 2019 6:00 pmseptember 19, 2019 6:00 pmoctober 3, 2019 6:00 pmoctober 17, 2019 6:00 pmoctober 31, 2019 6:00 pmnovember 14, 2019 6:00 pmnovember 28, 2019 6:00 pmdecember 12, 2019 6:00 pmdecember 26, 2019 6:00 pm
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Jamie
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Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam. We'll building teamwork skills, learning to cope with tilt, and develop emotional regulation. And, of course, playing
more
Event Details
Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam. We’ll building teamwork skills, learning to cope with tilt, and develop emotional regulation. And, of course, playing an awesome game.
Simply sign up and join us in the CheckPoint discord channel (link available after signing up!) where we arrange sessions and share session details.
Attendees must have a CheckPoint account and adhere to the GamerMates guidelines.
Time
25 (Saturday) 10:00 pm - 26 (Sunday) 12:00 am
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
september 1, 2018 10:00 pmseptember 8, 2018 10:00 pmseptember 15, 2018 10:00 pmseptember 22, 2018 10:00 pmseptember 29, 2018 10:00 pmoctober 6, 2018 10:00 pmoctober 13, 2018 10:00 pmoctober 20, 2018 10:00 pmoctober 27, 2018 10:00 pmnovember 3, 2018 10:00 pmnovember 10, 2018 10:00 pmnovember 17, 2018 10:00 pmnovember 24, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 1, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 8, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 15, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 22, 2018 10:00 pmdecember 29, 2018 10:00 pmjanuary 5, 2019 10:00 pmjanuary 12, 2019 10:00 pmjanuary 19, 2019 10:00 pmjanuary 26, 2019 10:00 pmfebruary 2, 2019 10:00 pmfebruary 9, 2019 10:00 pmfebruary 16, 2019 10:00 pmfebruary 23, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 2, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 9, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 16, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 23, 2019 10:00 pmmarch 30, 2019 10:00 pmapril 6, 2019 10:00 pmapril 13, 2019 10:00 pmapril 20, 2019 10:00 pmapril 27, 2019 10:00 pmmay 4, 2019 10:00 pmmay 11, 2019 10:00 pmmay 18, 2019 10:00 pm
Organizer
Crs
Event Details
Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and don your favourite hero - the cavalry's here! Simply sign up and join us in the CheckPoint discord channel where we arrange sessions and
Event Details
Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and don your favourite hero – the cavalry’s here!
Simply sign up and join us in the CheckPoint discord channel where we arrange sessions and share server details.
Attendees must have a CheckPoint account and adhere to the GamerMates guidelines.
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(Tuesday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Pritikapritika@checkpoint.org.au
Event Details
Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and explore the awesome world of tabletop games! We'll be doing a CheckPoint themed puzzles, then learning the ways of Tabletop Simulator on Steam,
more
Event Details
Join the GamerMates pro-mental health community and explore the awesome world of tabletop games!
We’ll be doing a CheckPoint themed puzzles, then learning the ways of Tabletop Simulator on Steam, with a variety of different board games to learn and have fun with.
Attendees must have a CheckPoint account and adhere to the GamerMates guidelines. Simply join us on Discord for details.
Time
(Friday) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
september 14, 2018 4:00 pmseptember 28, 2018 4:00 pmoctober 12, 2018 4:00 pmoctober 26, 2018 4:00 pmnovember 9, 2018 4:00 pmnovember 23, 2018 4:00 pmdecember 7, 2018 4:00 pmdecember 21, 2018 4:00 pmjanuary 4, 2019 4:00 pmjanuary 18, 2019 4:00 pmfebruary 1, 2019 4:00 pmfebruary 15, 2019 4:00 pmmarch 1, 2019 4:00 pmmarch 15, 2019 4:00 pmmarch 29, 2019 4:00 pmapril 12, 2019 4:00 pmapril 26, 2019 4:00 pmmay 10, 2019 4:00 pmmay 24, 2019 4:00 pmjune 7, 2019 4:00 pmjune 21, 2019 4:00 pmjuly 5, 2019 4:00 pmjuly 19, 2019 4:00 pmaugust 2, 2019 4:00 pmaugust 16, 2019 4:00 pmaugust 30, 2019 4:00 pmseptember 13, 2019 4:00 pmseptember 27, 2019 4:00 pmoctober 11, 2019 4:00 pmoctober 25, 2019 4:00 pmnovember 8, 2019 4:00 pmnovember 22, 2019 4:00 pmdecember 6, 2019 4:00 pmdecember 20, 2019 4:00 pmjanuary 3, 2020 4:00 pmjanuary 17, 2020 4:00 pm
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AJ
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