After a long stint at the Toronto Underground Cinema (RIP) the Torontrons (the original, Highroller, and Twinstick) are emerging out into the world to offer free play of homegrown Toronto games to different audiences. Over the next few months our indie arcade cabinets are going to be hosted at the Monarch Tavern, Site 3, and Canzine, but as they are less autonomous than Daleks they need your help.

• Moving: Can you spend an hour or two helping us move the machines?
• Vehicle: Do you have access to a large vehicle for transport? A CRV, a van, a flatbed perhaps?
• Storage: Do you have a space for one or more cabinets (2ftx2ftx6ft) for when they need to rest?
• Hosting: Would you like to have one of the cabinets available in your space for the public to play?
• Repair: Do you enjoy tinkering with mutant machinery wired to PC boxes?

Please get in touch with Alex (alex@handeyesociety.com) if your answer to any of the above questions is yes!

For DIY game makers here is a call to participate in the Canzine Games Room. He is also looking for volunteers to help him set up and run the room, if you want to mix it up with the creative indie kid crowd that comes out to Canzine:

Broken Pencil magazine and their DIY tech columnist skot deeming (aka mrghosty) are planning something special at this year’s Canzine. Toronto has a rich creative community of DIY game makers; whether their works be digital games, card games, board games etc. And we want to show them off at Canzine Toronto 2012.

We’re looking for is a number of people who have made DIY games to come down to the games room and demo them, allowing Canzine attendees to experience DIY game culture first hand.

If you’re a board game, card game, or a digital game maker, we want to bring you in, share your work and come play with us on October 21st!

The Hand Eye Society will be providing their Torontron Game Cabinets, and we’ll be supplying tables and chairs for everyone to gather around and play. If you’re a DIY digital game maker, bring down your laptop and show people what you’re up to. If you’re a board game maker and want some play testing of a prototype, this would be a great chance for that too!

If you want to come and bring your games along, please let me know as we’ll be compiling a list of makers and games for the web, etc prior to the event. All those demoing their games will get free admission to Canzine and a copy of the latest issue of Broken Pencil Magazine.

Send all inquiries and registration info to mrghosty@gmail.com. Please include your name, the title of your game and a brief description.

Remember, volunteer time earns you voting rights and membership (see our new FAQ for full details).