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Arcade

2025 ARCADE Games.
Join Us for Fun and Games.

Level up with us at George Mason for a fun-filled arcade gaming event! Register or learn more at sigmu.edu/registration. Attendees must be at least 16 years of age. Attendees aged 16 or 17 must be accompanied by an adult. See arcade game list below.

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2026 Arcade Game List

CFA Lobby | 9.18: 12:30 PM – 10:00 PM | 9.19: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

  • Capcom vs SNK: SVC Chaos
  • Darkstalkers
  • Deadpool (Pro, Pinball)
  • Die Hard Arcade
  • Exa Arcadia featuring Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game
  • Initial D V8
  • Initial D V8
  • Jubeat Copius
  • Magical Beat
  • Marvel vs Capcom 2
  • Persona 4
  • Pokemon (Pro, Pinball)
  • Pop’n Music High Cheers
  • PRAS Multi featuring Guilty Gear Strive
  • Sound Voltex Nabia
  • Taiko 13
  • Tekken Tag Tournament 2
  • Tekken 7
  • Tekken 7
  • Transformers (Pinball)
  • Vampire Sailor
  • Venom (Pro, Pinball)
Ticketing and Entry
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Artist Alley

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Artist Alley

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Tabletop Gaming

Tabletop Gaming – Tier II, Tier III, and Tournament Tent

Join us for an interactive gaming experience where guests can play alongside student club members, learn new tabletop games, and make new friends along the way!

Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or brand new to board games, there’s something for everyone. Come roll the dice, test your skills, and discover your next favorite game! 

Check Out a Board Game with Friends

Available Board Games

Classic & Family Games

  • Chess / Checkers / Tic-Tac-Toe
  • Life
  • Monopoly
  • Clue
  • Scrabble ×2
  • Battleship
  • Guess Who
  • Family Feud
  • Jenga
  • Twister — 35th Anniversary Edition
  • Rummikub

Card Games

  • UNO
  • Phase 10
  • Standard Deck of Cards ×4
  • Apples to Apples ×2
  • Bananagrams
  • Sushi Go Party
  • Exploding Kittens ×2
  • Here to Slay ×2
  • Munchkin

Strategy and Board Games

  • Catan
  • Azul
  • Ticket to Ride
  • Spy Alley
  • Codenames ×2
  • Happy Little Dinosaurs
  • Hilarium
  • Woven Adventures

Mystery, Party & Social Deduction

  • One Night Ultimate Werewolf
  • There’s Been a Murder
  • Rules of the Game

Escape Room Games

  • EXIT: The Abandoned Cabin
  • EXIT: The Roller Coaster

RSO Partners

Warhammer Club

Dungeons and Dragons Club
at George Mason University

Pokémon Club

Board Game Club at Mason

Board Gaymers

Mahjong Club

Chess Club at George Mason University

Tabletop Role Playing Game Club at George Mason University

Trading Card Game Club 

Social Deductions Games Logo

Social Deduction Games

Access to Wi-Fi on Campus 
Ticketing and Entry
Events

Tournaments

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Friday, September 18

Registration For All Friday Tournaments is Open On Site

1:30 – 2:30pm: Aram Mayhem Tournament | CFA Lobby 

3:00 – 5:30pm: Valorant Tournament: 2v2 Skirmish | CFA Lobby 

4:00 – 7:00pm: Pokémon Build and Battle Tournament | Holton Plaza Tent 

4:00 – 7:00pm: Pokémon Video Game Tournament “Pokémon Champions event” | Holton Plaza Tent 

5:30 – 7:00pm – Overwatch Tournament 3v3 Elimination | CFA Lobby 

6:00 – 9:00pm – Mario Kart Tournament | CFA Theatre Space 

Saturday, September 19

1:00 – 4:00pm: Magic the Gathering Tournament – CFA Grand Tier III (Register on site)

12:00 – 4:00pm: High School Smash Tournament | CFA Theatre Space (Only open for spectators)  

2:00 – 9:00pm: Smash Tournament | Buchannan Hall, Meese Room (Registration link coming soon) 

4:00 – 8:00pm: Smash Tournament Bracket | CFA, Theatre Space (Registration link coming soon) Locationa: Theatre Space, Grand Tier II and Grand Tier III of the CFA, Buchanan Hall Meese Room

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Ticketing and Entry

Student Registration

Registration is FREE to all Mason students.

Day 1 – Mason360 Registration link https://cglink.me/2d7/r2301140

Day 2 – Mason360 Registration link https://cglink.me/2d7/r2301142

Tickets

Mason Students and Faculty/Staff Tickets

FREE  for George Mason University Students!

Friday Mason Registration
Saturday Mason Registration

Community Tickets

Tickets: $30 per day/$50 for two days (price includes fees) general admission, Mason students FREE. 

Fees apply to purchases made online or over the phone but are waived for in-person purchases at the Center for the Arts Ticket Office. ($4 per ticket) No fees if purchased in person at the Center for the Arts Ticket Office.

All guests must be 16 years of age or older. (Minors must be accompanied by an adult or guardian.)

Friday and Saturday Combined Ticket
OR
Friday Only
Saturday Only


Community tickets can also be purchased on site at the Center for the Arts Ticket office during regular business hours on the days of the event.  

Parking and Directions

GAMEmason takes place in and around the George Mason University Center for the Arts, located at 4373 Mason Pond Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030.   If you are driving to GAMEmason, you can park for free in Lot K near the Center for the Arts, or you can use the pay-to-park garage located on Mason Pond Deck on Mason Pond Drive.  

From Lot K, you can walk across Patriot Circle at the crosswalk nearest Mason Pond and follow the path to the Center for the Arts.  

From Mason Pond Deck, exit the garage, and the Center for the Arts is directly on the left.  

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