We just couldn’t stay away! A lot of you noticed IGG season (Oct/Nov) came and went without a marathon – first off, sorry about that! Life complicates things, and some new challenges made our normal event infeasible this year. We wanted to do at least a little something for all you wonderful people, though, which is why I’m happy to announce that this weekend (December 10th and 11th; stream starts at 10AM Pacific on Saturday) we’re gonna do something a little different: Indie Games for Good Mini[iggmarathon.com]!

As many of you know, IGG’s a heckuva production; lots of moving parts, months of dedicated prep from dozens of people, and a ton of involvement from awesome devs. IGG Mini aims to be a little simpler – The same wacky crew, the same rad games (and lots of great new ones), but a more compact format. What this means is that we won’t have all the interviews and crazy amounts of physical prizes, and our classic “keep going until donations stop” structure won’t be in place; that’ll all make its return next year with a proper event.

We’re taking donations now, and when you donate you can recommend a game for us to play on the livestream this weekend. Donations go to Child’s Play Charity, GiveDirectly, and the Southern Poverty Law Center directly through PayPal; as always, we don’t touch a cent, and you can choose how to distribute your money. We have $11,500 worth of pledged matching funds, meaning that the first $11,500 donated will result in double the impact for the organizations. Reminder: all three are 501©3 organizations, so your contributions are tax-deductible!

We’re really excited to bring you guys another stream this year, and are hoping to make a fun and slightly more relaxed show as we head into the insanity that is the Holiday Season. We need your help in making this thing a success! Help us get the word out! RTs and Reblogs help a lot, as do general word of mouth. Know somebody who enjoys games and is looking for cool new games to try out? How about somebody who’s looking to make some holiday donations to charity, and would appreciate being able to stretch their dollars? Let ‘em know! And most of all, we look forward to seeing y'all in chat this weekend. It should be a blast, and it can’t happen without you!

Our site is up with donations open and a new games list! We're back open for business!

http://iggmarathon.com/

Come check it out! We've got a even bigger selection of games this time around. Donate now for the biggest bang for your buck!

We'll be posting more updates as we get back online, stay tuned!

The IGG marathon site is live! Check it out at: http://iggmarathon.com/

If you haven't heard about our new group, the Cloud Boat Armada, you can find out website and podcasts here: http://cloudboatarmada.com/

We also have a steam page too!
http://steamproxy.net/groups/cloudboatarmada

Hi guys!

We've just launched our year-round project: http://www.cloudboatarmada.com. You guys wanted us to do more stuff, so we're doing more stuff! Tune in for podcasts, video streams, and more.

In addition, as a launch event, we're going to be hosting a weekend-long board game marathon for Child's Play. Information will be up on the site soon!

Hi folks,

Colin here. If you liked what we did with the IGG marathon, then I strongly urge you to check out Loading Ready Run's Desert Bus for Hope Marathon, in which LRR drives a virtual bus from Arizona to Las Vegas until you stop donating money. Like IGG, all donations will go directly to Child's Play. LRR will also be holding both silent and live auctions as well as raffels. I and many others from IGG will be haning out in the chat room during the marathon, so come and join the fun! It all starts at 6:00 PM PST tonight at http://www.desertbus.org! For the Children! :D