News posts
SGL Leadership Meeting: October 1, 2026
- Tournament Admin situation- Synack is addressing this issue from yesterday. Admin list will be reviewed and access has been revoked from the person
- Merch table will be at SGL again! Pre-orders were very successful and will be available to pick up at the event. Staff jackets have been ordered and will be available to pick up at the merch table.
- Jam is working on preparing tournaments and side tournaments as we get closer to the event. Best of NES is lined up to return 🙂 Legal poker will also be scheduled.
- Felix has set up challonges (minus Best of NES because they are still finalizing decisions). Layouts need to be discussed.
- One more meeting left before we are together in person! Next meeting, we will showcase the tournament tool created by Synack
- Discussion to add a QR code to have tournament participants scan to sign up in the app for the on-site tool. Sign in desk will need to address this with every person at check in. Every person participating in a tournament will need to do this, even if they did this last year! Add information about accessibility accommodations needing to be marked in on-site tournament profiles
- Discussion about reserving the first couple stations in the tournament room for accessibility accommodations. Next: Dani on stage?????
- Felix and Jam to remind folk the cut off for tournament donations.
- Rick and Darkmoon will be working on the event guide.
SGL Leadership Meeting: September 1, 2026
- 26 volunteers so far.
- Schedule in process.
- 4 hours shifts likely.
- 10 AM-ish Wednesday start
- Setup shifts worth four hours.
- Check-ins for attendees begins 4 PM Wednesday
- Tournament regularly opens 8 AM Thursday through Sunday
- Board Game room may not always have a staff volunteer in it.
- Merch is in progress.
- Challonges for tournaments that need them will be made soon.
SGL Leadership Meeting: July 16, 2026
- Four tournaments locked in. FFMQR still needs donations to make the cut. Z2R will not be participating.
- T-Shirts will need some reworking
- A mascot for SG/SGL has been raised. Discussion is ongoing.
- New pronoun stickers will be designed.
- New lanyards will be designed. Normal badges, staff, vip, volunteers.
- Discussions are being held to get vendors advertising on the brochure.
- Event brochure is done. If changes are needed, they seem minimal.
- Testing for the upgraded on-site app is currently ongoing.
SGL Leadership Meeting: June 1, 2026
- One month out from SGLive starting up.
- FFMQR is in
- MM2R is in.
- MM2R is a maybe.
- Z2R still up in the air.
- All over print shirt is being designed.
- Event brochure/catalogue is in the works.
- 14 volunteers signed up for SGL in person.
SGL Leadership Meeting: May 1, 2026
- SMO Bingo will not be in SGL Online.
- SGL Online will not begin until after Summer Series is over.
- 13 Volunteers have signed up for SGL so far.
- Still need the specs of the all-over print button up shirt for mech. All other shirt designs are done.
- Pin artwork already.
- Brochure design comes next.