July 17-19 · Franklin, NY

Chthonic Games

Your ticket covers meals, accommodations, and a packed weekend of games of all types.

Arrive Friday evening Leave Sunday afternoon $111 per person Meals through Sunday lunch House or tent
Tickets open. $111 covers meals, accommodations, home-cooked food, and game entry.
Many ways to score. Winning helps, but participation, MVP votes, and tokens matter too.
Land, food, sleep. Beautiful property, tasty meals, and a place to crash in the house or a tent.
Franklin outdoor landscape from Chthonic Games photo album
Meadows, woods, water, and enough room for bad ideas to become traditions.

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Franklin Chthonics

A nearly square mile of meadows, woodlands, water, trails, and built structures. Chthonic Games uses that landscape as the playing field: gathering places, swimming ponds, sunset spots, trails, tents, and campsites.

500 acres Trails Swimming ponds Cabin Campsites
Explore Franklin Chthonics

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Map

Hover or tap a place to see where games, meals, and gathering beats are expected to land.

Lower Pond 1p Lower Pond Swim Break: Zipline smallest splash, Apple Flinch, and Pond Checkers.
Upper Pond 6p Upper Pond Swim Break: Watermelon Scrum exhibition match and swimming recovery.
Sunset Bench Gather around 8:10p for the ideal viewing window.
Woods / Trails Manhunt candidate zone, side games, and underused-space scouting.

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Schedule

Arrival

House

Arrive Friday evening at Kagan Family Land. Exact location comes upon RSVP.

Lunch

House

Leaderboard announcement and score arguments encouraged. Menu.

Sunset

Sunset Bench

Ideal viewing window for July 17, 2026 near Franklin, NY. Exact sunset is about 8:34pm; gather by 8:10pm.

Dinner

House

Art can continue through dinner; awards happen Sunday after the Flag Game. Menu.

Music

House

Night block opener and social anchor.

Bonfire

House

Scoreboard beat and gathering point.

Flag Game

Main Field

Traditional Sunday game first. Send rules in the group chat ahead of time.

Art Awards

House

Judge and announce art awards while everyone is gathered.

Outdoor game moment from the shared event album
Game concepts should feel like this, but slightly better organized.

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Game Directory

Every planned or candidate game, with the current location and type. Full rules can drop into these cards later.

Itinerary beatHouseFriday 8p

Arrival counts as the first weekend beat. Exact location comes upon RSVP.

Itinerary beatHouse / kitchenAll weekend

Meals are part of the scoring rhythm and the social game. See the Menu for the separate food view.

Itinerary beatSunset BenchSaturday 8p

Ideal viewing window for July 17, 2026 near Franklin, NY. Exact sunset is about 8:34pm; gather by 8:10pm.

Main gameVolleyball court / lawnSaturday 10a

Opening active game. Morning movement without spending everyone's legs too early.

Main gameBarn / field zoneSaturday 11:30a

Strenuous game before the recovery block. Full rules to be added.

Water / recoveryLower PondSaturday 1p block

Smallest splash competition at the Lower Pond.

Water / recoveryLower Pond edgeSaturday 1p block

Throw an apple like a dart at an opponent's feet. They lose if a foot moves or if they flinch before the throw.

Water / recoveryLower PondSaturday 1p block

Lower Pond strategy game during the swim break. Full rules to be added.

Water / recoveryUpper Pond6p

Exhibition match for the brave at the Upper Pond.

Water / recoveryUpper Pond6p

Cooling-off time at the Upper Pond after Vortex Ball.

Main gameMain fieldSaturday 5p

Big strenuous anchor of Saturday afternoon. Treat as a major scoring opportunity.

NightGathering areaSaturday 10p

Night block opener and social anchor.

NightFire pitSaturday night

Scoreboard beat and gathering point after music.

NightOn-property zone preferredSaturday night

Corn maze is atmospheric, but crossing the road at night is a management problem. Prefer a closer property space if large enough.

SundayMain field / property route11a

Traditional Sunday game. Send rules in the group chat ahead of time.

SundayGathering areaAfter Flag Game

Judge and announce art awards while everyone is gathered.

Side / experimentalHill / woods / amphitheaterTBD

Roll tires down the hill through targets. Safety baseline: stay 20ft+ from a rolling tire.

Side / experimentalBarn to house test routeTBD

Teams race to reflect a laser toward a goal using mirrors. Start with a three-reflection test before committing.

Side / experimentalVisible field / command spotTBD

Strategists who can see the field direct separate physical players. Good for lower-exertion participation.

Side / exhibitionLawn / fieldTBD

Exhibition or side game. Full rules to be added later.

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Scoring

Think basketball and baseball: lots of scoring types, lots of point values, and enough side doors that consistent participation can beat one lucky win.

Real event photo from the shared album
Actual field data, spiritually speaking.
Score chaos 37

This meter is decorative. The real math is best left mysterious.

Team games use two layers

Everyone on the winning team gets base points. Then each player nominates an MVP from their own team.

MVP cards go in the hat

At the end of each game, players write one MVP vote on an index card and drop it in a hat.

Participation points

You get points for participating in every game. Showing up consistently matters, even when you do not win.

Effort Token

Effort tokens appear for cleaning, helping, and other useful contributions. They may be distributed at intervals and not always publicly.

Theatrical judges

Max, Joe, and Gerry function as judges, not competitors. For each game, they can assign additional judges as needed.

Scoreboard & Leaderboard

The physical board is where the drama lives: standings, disputes, surprise points, and enough mystery to keep everyone arguing.

Live leaderboard rhythm

  1. Announce standings at each meal.
  2. Let players argue their scores as they go up.
  3. Record disputes on the board.
  4. Announce the winner while everyone is still present.
Photo award inspiration from the shared event album
Evidence for the future awards committee.

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Photo Awards

After the event, everyone submits photos and the group votes. Open the full album.

Best Action Shot Best Nature Photography Best People

Photos From 2025 Games

Photos from 2025 games.

Chthonic Games group moment from the shared album
People, points, and suspicious confidence
Outdoor event photo from the shared album
Game energy
Chthonic Games field photo from the shared album
Field conditions
Candid event photo from the shared album
Between events
Evening event photo from the shared album
Evening evidence

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Meals & Menu

Meals are included from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch, with home-cooked food built into the weekend ticket.

Included

Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, Saturday dinner, Sunday breakfast, and Sunday lunch.

Timing

Breakfast starts the scoreboard at 9a, lunch lands around 3p, and dinner follows sunset at 9p.

Food Notes

Delicious home-cooked food is part of the ticket. Dietary details can be handled ahead of the weekend.

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Rides

Plan to arrive Friday evening and leave Sunday afternoon. Exact location is shared after RSVP.

Arrival

Friday arrival starts at 8p in Franklin, NY. Build in country-road timing.

Departure

Sunday departure is after lunch, with the Flag Game, Art Awards, and optional final game before people scatter.

Carpools

Coordinate rides in the group chat once tickets are set. Drivers should know whether passengers are camping or staying inside.