Alternate Trials: These are additional events submitted by GMs for inclusion on the annual December ballot for consideration of the membership as one of the 25 Trial events decided in the December Membership Drive. New proposals must be submitted to cd@boardgamers.org no later than November 30th of each year to be included on that year's membership ballot. BPA and its sponsors fill any vacancies from this list of events for which a potential GM has submitted a completed event form. Alternates may be either events new to WBC or returning after an absence, or Trials from the previous year which failed Century and Trial election. Alternates will be selected to fill vacancies based on a number of factors. The order in which they are listed here is not one of them.

Vendor/Sponsor Introductory Trials: Each Vendor and/or Sponsor may add one new Trial beyond the 25 Continuing Trials ceiling. Such New Vendor/Sponsor Trials may be introduced at the rate of one per booth space/sponsorship until Feb. 28, 2010. WBC closes to new events on Feb. 28, 2010. Such New Trials will automatically fall into Century or Continuing Trial classifications the following year based on their 2010 performance. ALL NEW TRIALS MUST BE IN PRINT by the Feb. 28, 2010, deadline. Publishers must submit a copy of the game at the time of the event submission.

 Juniors Events

Juniors Events: Volunteer GMs and Assistants run free events for children aged 12 and under in the WBC Juniors room between 9 am and 9 pm on Wedneday through Saturday, ending at 2 pm on Sunday. Any game is eligible provided it is suitable for children of that age group and available in sufficient numbers to allow all children present to play; however, only a limited number may be run. The GM should come prepared to instruct children how to play the game and should be prepared to run a tournament. A BPA Room Monitor is always present to help maintain order but is not always available to assist children in playing the game. Volunteer Assistants are very much needed. To volunteer, contact juniors@boardgamers.org.