Gamer Pie Nights. Three nights at Brno’s Kino Art. Three nights on the silver screen and three times the fun. Your favourite game festival is leveling up, bringing plenty of new experiences while keeping all the best parts of the past. The festivities will feature live music, which you will hear during gamebook sessions, live gameplay commentary, and even a real-time level design session. Beyond that, you can look forward to seminars, board games, TTRPGs, retro games, and the ever-popular themed Pub Quiz.
Both evenings and Saturday’s full program are proudly hosted by Brno’s very own gaming scene and their friends. And no worries – there’s a whole English-friendly set, so you can bring your expat friends to share in the fun.
Playing Vietcong with Jarek Kolář's commentaryJarek KolářIngame Studios
Gameplay session of Blood on the Clocktower with live musicStoryteller: Martin Herman, Music: Karel Vaněk, Václav SkotákOld DawgRegister
The Big Gaming Quiz in the Main HallKuba Špiřík and his Xzone henchmenRegister
Pixel Art Live SessionDavid BročekDigital Mosaic Games
eng
Boardgame – Dirt & DustPetr Čáslava
A boardgame journey with PilgrimsRadim JurdaAmanita Design
ShrinkopolisOndra Sekanina
Old Dawg: One-night stand or a partner for life?Martin Herman
TTG – A story of a boardgame publisherDavid Pokorný
Mourning Tide – live developer gameplayLiquid Squid
eng
Hubert – live developer gameplayBrocap Studio
eng
Friday, August 29 from 6:00 PM
Live tabletop RPG session – Operation Between the LinesGame Master: Ladislav “Karpo” KarpianusPlayers: Petr Čáslava, Oldřich “ArcadeBulls” Štěrba, Veronika “VercaT94” Vondrová, Matyáš Valenta
Live gamebook reading/playthroughHrdinové Domoviny 2: Ztracené město GaladuBrnění
Bajka – live developer gameplayVladimír KudělkaHangonit
eng
Live Pushmania level design with live musical accompanimentZdeněk Záhora, František ZáhoraKind of Games
eng
Try out Star Wars: Unlimited and ShatterpointLukáš “I am the Senate” ZáhorskýXzone
Boardgame – Dirt & Dust – free playPetr Čáslava
A boardgame journey with Pilgrims – free playRadim JurdaAmanita Design
Shrinkopolis – free playOndra Sekanina
Old Dawg – free playMartin Herman
TTGames – free playDavid Pokorný
Saturday, August 30 from 3:00 PM
Playing Mafia: The Old Country with developer commentaryRoman HladíkHangar 13
Modrák & Friends – Live ArenaJan ModrákGuests: Petr Kolář, Josef Bátrla, Martin Pernica
Dangers of Zomboid & Community ServersOldřich “ArcadeBulls” Štěrba, Veronika “VercaT94” Vondrová
Krotitelé draků – from start to restartLadislav “Karpo” Karpianus, Matyáš Valenta
Structure of Chaos: Writing a gamebook without mental injuryEva “Ronne” Lassler
Fencing, beer, dice and Kingdom ComeThe Los Bebedores de Cerveza group
Miniature painting workshop with Robert and VerčaXzone
Retro Games BrnoGaming on original machines from the 80s
The Legacy of Video Game JournalismPavel SkotákThe Level magazine, Učit Brno
Live Art & Music SessionArt: Lucie Tvarohová, Music: Veronika Dubská, Kuba ŠpiříkCharles Games
eng
Dreadline Express – live developer gameplayDavid Konečný
We will be updating the schedule gradually, and a detailed timetable of what happens when will appear here. You can find the daily breakdown in the previous section. The program is subject to change – though we’ll do our best to keep it steady. You know how it goes!
We’re returning to the only cinema in the Czech Republic that understands video games belong on the silver screen: Kino Art.
Kino Art is the last of Brno’s city cinemas and welcomes not only discerning moviegoers but also passionate gamers and anyone interested in the video game medium. In addition to the Gamer Pie festival, Kino Art regularly hosts live-play sessions, gaming quizzes, and even has its own board game room – Room 237. It features two screening halls, a multi-functional basement space called The Black Hole, a café, a gallery, and an unforgettable genius loci.
Since 2016, the Gamer Pie festival in Brno has brought together gaming enthusiasts, developers, academics, and others interested in the medium of (not only) digital games. In a relaxed atmosphere, it regularly presents current topics from the Czech and Slovak gaming scenes – without forgetting the treasures of the past.
The festival is organized by a group of enthusiasts, developers, and other wonderful people from the gaming world, led by Kuba Špiřík (Gamer Pie and more) and Matěj Hrdý (Xzone), with the support of the beloved Kino Art and the MU Game Studies association.
