Great Escape on the Lakes 2025

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Board Game Convention & Geek Adventure Camp

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STEP 1 - ADMISSION

Please visit the Great Escape on the Lakes (GEOTL) website for detailed event information and to purchase Admission Badges, as well as, consider other amenities such as lodging and meal options.

After purchasing your GEOTL Admission Badge, click on "Plan Games" (on the front page of our main website). You will then be redirected back to this site for scheduling board games and events as you may desire at no additional charge.

Click here to visit Great Escape on the Lake for more information and to purchase GEOTL Admission Badges. Web Address: https://greatescapeadventures.net/GEOTL/

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PLAN GAMES

Players get 2 FREE Raffle tickets per game played for signing up ahead of time on this site.

To Join Existing Games, first click "Buy Badges" to get a FREE Gaming Badge.

After you have a Gaming Badge, then click on "Buy Tickets" to see the schedule of free games and events and join as many as you wish.

Paper copies of events will also be available when you arrive at the convention if you would rather sign up in that manner.

To Submit New Games that you will set up and lead, and that others may choose to join, click on "Submit Events".

Click here to see the SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.

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Game & Dungeon Master's

We are actively looking for game masters to Submit Events to enable everyone to plan in advance. Thank you for your interest in helping. See the following for GM REWARDS. https://greatescapeadventures.net/gm-volunteer-swag/

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CAMPING, CABINS, HOTELS, & THEMED MEAL RESERVATIONS

Click here for more information: https://greatescapeadventures.net/geotl/

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VENDORS

Click here to sign up: https://greatescapeadventures.net/great-escape-on-the-lake-vendors-sponsors/

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Pictures

See more pictures on our Facebook page and GEOTL website.

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Registration

Badges Tickets Pending

Event Submissions

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Location

Painted Post, NY

Venue

The Y at Watson Woods

9620 Dry Run Rd, Painted Post, NY 14870, USA

Time zone: America/New_York (UTC {{ '2025-08-06 13:00:00' | timezone_offset: 'America/New_York' }})

  Driving Directions

  Web Site

  (607) 962-0541

GREAT ESCAPE ON THE LAKES 2025: Aug. 6-10 Y at Watson Woods (YMCA Convention Center) 9620 Dry Run Road Painted Post, NY 14870 Contact E-mail: GEOTL@GreatEscapeAdventures.net

We are an annual fun-for-the-whole-family tabletop board game convention and geek adventure camp located in the very heart of the Finger Lakes in Upstate NY. In addition to tabletop games, LARP, and RPG’s, other activities include primitive woodcraft, axe throwing, climbing wall, finger lakes nature trails, wading creek, archery, miniature painting, crafts such as leatherworking, ceramics, and tie dye, disc golf, pickleball, corn hole, GaGa ball, table tennis, giant lego construction zone, basketball, volleyball, and more.

The Y at Watson Woods is a 400-acre family event and retreat center in New York’s stunning Southern Finger Lakes region. Corning, Watkins Glen, and Hammondsport are just minutes away, serving as the perfect places to enjoy Seneca Lake, Keuka Lake, Wineries & Cider Houses, Watkins Glen International Speedway, Watkins Glenn State Park, the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning’s Gaffer District world famous for glass blowing, and the natural beauty and rolling hills of the Southern Tier.

Refunds are provided, less a 10% convenience fee, up until the refund deadline of July 1st. .