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[ About :: When is Amtgard Played? ]
Getting started is easy. Show up at the group nearest you, watch, and see
if Amtgard is for you (you can check out the Amtgard Atlas). If you like it then go up to any Amtgard officer or member and ask to get involved. (Amtgard is people friendly). She or he will introduce you to the Prime Minister or Monarch, and from there you may have embarked on a lifetime of camaraderie and fun.
Amtgard participation is free. Local groups, though, may ask for a six dollar donation every six months (you can still play without donations). This confers voting rights in Amtgard government (the Althing), a subscription to the local kingdom newsletter, and a copy of the rulebook and corpora. Nominal fees may be asked for special events (such as to pay for the food at feasts). However, there are no pay-for-play rules.
Most Amtgard groups run battlegames every weekend. However, some special Amtgard events are held annually. Attendance can range in the hundreds or even over a thousand. Chief and most important of these events is the Gathering of the Clans (usually called 'Clan') sponsored every July by the Kingdom of the Burning Lands. It is a camping event that has been held every year since 1983 at the Sleepy Grass Campground in the Lincoln National Forest in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Other major annual events include Rakis (sponsored by the Kingdom of the Iron Mountains in Denver), Spring War (sponsored by the Celestial Kingdom in Austin), and the Interkingdom Arts and Sciences Olympiad (rotated every year between the Amtgard kingdoms). There's another Amtgard event a little closer to Nevada, the Pacific War (Pacwar) near Darkspire (Oregon/Washington) in September.
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