RuneFest 2010

RuneFest 2010 was held in London, United Kingdom, on 28 August 2010. Jagex officially launched the RuneFest commercial website on 24 April 2010.

The RuneFest wall(paper) of fame. Click to enlarge.

Introduction

Venue

On 9 July 2010, Jagex confirmed that RuneFest 2010 was to be held in the "Dungeons of Vinopolis" in London.

Tickets

RuneFest tickets went on sale to those who pre-registered on Friday, 30 April 2010. People were given a unique code to purchase the tickets twenty-four hours before general sale and they could buy no more than four tickets per order. Tickets went on general sale on Saturday, 1 May.

Tickets were sold via TicketMaster, both online and on the telephone. The face value of the tickets were originally £75 each (not including £4.95 booking fee and £2.50 for TicketFast, which enabled you to print out your own ticket).

On Friday, 9 July 2010, Jagex announced that tickets to RuneFest had sold out and that all ticket holders would have the full costs of their tickets refunded. Jagex would instead be using money from their marketing budget to cover the cost.

Tickets were printed on 10 August and posted to the address given on purchase. Anyone who had not received their ticket by 21 August were told they should contact Ticketmaster. Anyone who lost their ticket could show identification and their confirmation email at the doors to gain entry to the event.

Flagstaff of Festivities

A code to obtain the flagstaff of festivities was given to those who purchased a ticket to RuneFest 2010. The code was received as soon as a ticket was purchased, rather than codes being handed out at the event.

Areas

The doors opened to RuneFest at 12-noon on the 28 August 2010 and the event ran until 9pm.

Jagex announced on 9 August to ticket holders that they will be providing a more detailed itinerary shortly. The full itinerary was announced on 20 August.

Draynor Market

• Jousting (All Day)
• Archery (All Day)
• Tarot Cards (All Day)
• Market Stalls (All Day)
• Food and Drink (All Day)
• Wrestling (All Day)
• Diango's Toy Store (All Day)
• Photo Booth (All Day)
• Sword Fighting Display (on the Hour)
• And More!

Draynor Manor (gaming zone)

Time	Event
12:00-12:30	Free Play
12:30-13:30	Dungeoneering
13:30-14:00	Free play
14:00-15:00	Dungeoneering
15:00-15:30	J Mod Clan Wars
15:30-16:30	Dungeoneering
16:30-17:00	Free Play
17:00-18:00	Dungeoneering
18:00-19:00	Break
19:00-19:30	Free Play
19:30-20:00	J Mod Clan Wars
20:00-21:00	Free Play

Poison Arrow Pub

• All Day Food and Drink
• 14:30-15:00 Pub Quiz
• 16:30-17:00 Pub Quiz

Varrock Insider Sessions

Time	Event	Description
13:00-13:45	RuneScape Genesis	This will be a relaxed chat show style session with Mod Mark (RuneScape’s Lead Designer), Andrew and Paul Gower about RuneScape. From the beginnings of Devious MUD and RSC to the modern day Runescape and Dungeoneering.
14:00-14:45	Development and Dungeoneering	Special session and Q&A on Dungeoneering, it's design, development, and future.
15:00-15:45	Quiz Show
16:00-16:45	The Big Questions
17:00-17:45	Storytelling Panel Session
18:00-19:00	Golden Gnome Awards	An awards ceremony for the Golden Gnomes video competition. There were awards for: Short Story in Machinima Short Story in Animation Short Story in Live Action Video RSMV in Machinima RSMV in Animation RSMV in Live Action Video Jagex shortlisted two finalists for each category and then the winners were voted on by the attendants of Runefest. Finalists were contacted by Jagex via the message inbox by the end of Friday 20th when they were be asked to film an acceptance speech incase they won.

Gallery

Mahjarrat Concept Art

DeviousMUD

Runefest Ticket