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A gaming convention is typically a two- or three-day convention at which people play role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, or other types of games. Some have rooms of networked computers to play video games. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004. ...
This article is about traditional role-playing games. ...
Collectible card games (CCGs), also called customizable card games or trading card games, are played using specially designed sets of cards. ...
Bavarian Napoleonic Infantry, 1811, from the historical wargame Volley & Bayonet. ...
A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a board (a premarked surface, usually specific to that game). ...
This article is about computer and video games. ...
The largest gaming convention is probably Spiel in Essen, Germany. In 2004 this convention, which focuses on board games, had 150,000 visitors and 690 exhibitors from 24 nations. The FLIP (Festival Ludique International de Parthenay - link to French Wikipedia) is probably the second largest gaming convention with 140,000 visitors during twelve days in 2005. Another large gaming convention in Europe is Spellenspektakel in Eindhoven, Netherlands. This largely commercial convention had 12,000 visitors in 2004.
Gen Con is probably the largest gaming con in the US for RPGs ("Gen Con Indy," which is the convention most gamers refer to when they refer to "Gen Con," had 21,700 attendees over four days in 2005); Origins is probably the largest for miniatures wargames. Exact numbers, however, are debatable. DragonCon, for example, is a large convention also aimed at gaming, and has huge numbers of attendees (however not all of them are there to play games; it might be one of the largest conventions where people can game but gaming is only a small part of the convention (and there are few (non-RPG) retailers). A smaller genre of gaming conventions are those devoted to the hobby of historical miniature wargaming, many of which are sponsored by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society. Gen Con is the one of the largest and most prominent gaming conventions in North America. ...
Origins International Game Expo is one of North Americas most prominent annual gaming conventions, second in size only to Gen Con. ...
Dragon Con (also Dragon*Con) is North Americas largest science fiction convention, held annually in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
Bavarian Napoleonic Infantry, 1811, from the historical wargame Volley & Bayonet. ...
The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society (or HMGS) promotes the hobby of historical miniature wargaming as a registered non-profit charitable and educational foundation. ...
Gaming Convention events
Gaming conventions typically have games scheduled for various time slots. Most gaming cons use some system of pre-registration to ensure that games are neither over-full nor under-full.
Competitive games, such as Magic: The Gathering, typically have tournaments set out where players meet in matches. Prizes can be quite large for the winners. There are also competitive role-playing games, where the best roleplayers, most successful parties, etc. get rewarded. The RPGA runs competitive D&D and other RPGs at many conventions. Most scheduled RPGs, however, are not competitive. Magic: The Gathering (colloq. ...
RPGA – Role Playing Gamers Association // History The group was originally formed and founded by TSR, Inc. ...
For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ...
The types of games often include many of the following:
Open gaming goes on throughout any such convention, and it is common that all seating in common areas will be taken by people playing pick-up games. Pick-up gaming is not generally discouraged by the convention management; in fact, pick-up games are a large part of the appeal of gaming conventions. Magic: The Gathering (colloq. ...
This article is about games in which one plays the role of a character. ...
This article is about traditional role-playing games. ...
RPGA – Role Playing Gamers Association // History The group was originally formed and founded by TSR, Inc. ...
15mm British Camel Corps and Heliograph Team from Peter Pig A miniature figure -- also known as a miniature or just a mini -- is a small figurine commonly used in role playing games (RPGs) such as Dungeons & Dragons. ...
3 Warhammer 40,000 Miniatures Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K or just 40K) is a tabletop miniature wargame, produced by the British gaming company Games Workshop. ...
There is almost always a dealers' room where various game manufacturers and related companies sell their products. Many game companies choose game cons to reveal new products. Creating consumer excitement is greatly facilitated at gaming cons, but word can spread fast, and games may equally well become instant failures at conventions.
Often there are other activities at a gaming convention as well. Costume balls, art auctions, and screenings of movies may all take place. Lectures, workshops, or panel discussions on gaming might be part of the programming, or for some cons, even the focus.
List of gaming conventions by location
Various - Gen Con - various locations in the US and Europe
- Knutepunkt - Scandinavian conference on role playing theory
- oni-l-con - The Internet's First Fully Online Gaming/Anime Convention
- ICON - in Johannesburg, South Africa the Friday to Sunday nearest to July 14.
- UPCON - In Pretoria, South Africa @ University of Pretoria on the first weekend back at university after Easter holidays.
Gen Con is the one of the largest and most prominent gaming conventions in North America. ...
The annual Knutepunkt conference, first held in 1997, has been a vital institution in establishing a Nordic live role playing identity, and in establishing the concept of Nordic LARP as a unique approach. ...
Asia - Ziggurat Con - Tallil Airbase, Iraq. Premiere of this event and the first con in a combat zone.
Ziggurat Con () started as a fan-run event. ...
Australia
Australian Capital Territory - CanCon - Canberra, in January
- Phenomenon - Canberra, in June
New South Wales - Necronomicon - Sydney, at Easter (March/April)
- MacquarieCon - Sydney, in December. One of the oldest in Australia, having been run since 1980.
- Sydcon - Sydney, in October
Necronomicon 1, a roleplaying convention, is run by Shadow Games Inc. ...
This article is about the Christian festival. ...
Queensland - The BIG Weekend - Brisbane, in May
South Australia - VorpalCon - Adelaide, in September
Victoria - Arcanacon - Melbourne, in January
- Conquest - Melbourne, at Easter (March/April)
- Dwarfcon - Noble Park North, in June/July
- FauxCon - regional Victoria, in April
- Friends for Dinner - Melbourne, in October
- Retrocon - Melbourne, in June
- Unicon - Melbourne, in September
Arcanacon is a role-playing convention held in Melbourne annually. ...
Conquest is a role-playing, miniatures and board games convention held in Easter in Melbourne annually. ...
Fauxcon is a parody of a role-playing convention. ...
Unicon Roleplaying Convention or just Unicon is a role-playing convention run in Victoria, Australia and is one of the many Role-playing conventions held in Victoria. ...
Western Australia - GenghisCon - Perth, in September
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Canada
Alberta - Pure Speculation- Annual sci-fi and gaming convention held in Edmonton
Manitoba - KeyCon - Annual gaming convention held in Winnipeg
- Prairie Con - Annual gaming convention held in Brandon
Ontario - EximCon Toronto, in June
- Great Canadian Baycon 2006 - Hamilton, in May
- Wizard Fest 2007 - Niagara Falls, June 30
- Hot Lead 2007 - Stratford, ON, MARCH 9, 10 & 11, 2007
- CanGames - Canadian May Long Weekend (May 16-18 in 2008)
The Great Canadian Baycon is a gaming convention held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ...
CanGames is Canadas oldest surviving Gaming Convention which started in 1977. ...
Quebec - RoyalCon Annual gaming convention held in Montreal in September
RoyalCon is an annual gaming convention held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in mid to late September. ...
Denmark - Fastaval - Århus, at Easter
- Viking Con - Copenhagen, in October
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Finland Ropecon is a role-playing convention held annually in Finland. ...
France - FIJ (Festival International des Jeux) - Cannes, in February
- FLIP (Festival Ludique international de Parthenay) - Parthenay, in July
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Germany For other uses, see Games Convention (disambiguation). ...
Spiel is an American English slang word, or Scottish English dialect word, referring to a rant or monologue, perhaps of a dishonest or misleading nature. ...
The Nuremberg International Toy Fair (Nürnberger Spielwarenmesse) is a international toy and game trade show which takes place annually in Nuremberg, Germany. ...
Ireland Clontarf Castle was built in 1172. ...
Dublin City University (DCU) is a university situated between Glasnevin and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland. ...
Warpcon is Corks biggest gaming convention, and Irelands largest student-run gaming convention. ...
University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork - or more commonly University College Cork (UCC) - is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland located in Cork City. ...
University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ...
Italy Lucca Comics and Games is an annual comic book and gaming convention held in Lucca, Italy in November. ...
Japan - JGC (Japan Game Convention) - Yokohama, Japan, in August
Netherlands Spellenspektakel is a gaming convention in the Netherlands. ...
Norway
Sweden - GothCon - Gothenburg, Sweden
- LinCon - Linköping, Sweden
- Fejkon - Karlstad, Sweden
- NärCon - Örebro, Sweden
GothCon is an annual gaming convention held in Gothenburg, Sweden every year around Easter. ...
LinCon is a yearly Swedish gaming convention in Linköping that is arranged by Dragon’s Den. ...
FejKon is a gaming convention arranged in Karlstad by the gaming clubFejak. ...
UK - Excaliber - Cornwall, England in April
- Salute - London, April
- Colours - Newbury Racecourse, September
- Warfare - Reading, November
- Are you Game? - Game 07 and onwards, hosted in Manchester, June/July.
- Q-Con - Northern Ireland in June
- Gen Con UK - The University of Reading, England in August-September
- XCaliber 2 - Cornwall, England in October
Q-Con is a gaming convention organised annually by the Queens University Belfast Dragonslayers Gaming Society. ...
Gen Con is the one of the largest and most prominent gaming conventions in North America. ...
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US
Alabama MOBICON is an annual fandom convention held in Mobile, AL. Founded in 1998, its membership has steadily grown since its inception. ...
Arizona - LepreCon
- Phoenix Con Games
- CopperCon
- HexaCon
LEPRecon is the reconnaissance division of the Lower Elements Police (LEP) in the fictional Artemis Fowl series, written by Eoin Colfer. ...
California - BlizzCon - Anaheim, California, in October
- ConQuest SAC - Sacramento, California in March
- ConQuest SF Pacificon Game Exposition - San Francisco, California in September
- DunDraCon - San Ramon, California, in February
- Games Day - Los Angeles, in May
- Gamex - Los Angeles, California, in May
- Gateway - Los Angeles, California, in September
- KublaCon - San Francisco, California, in May
- OrcCon - Los Angeles, California, in February
- PolyCon - San Luis Obispo, California, in June
- Protospiel West - Santa Monica, California, in January
BlizzCon is a semi-regular convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to celebrate their major franchises Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo. ...
DunDraCon is a three day gaming convention run by Dundracon Inc. ...
Games Day is a yearly event run by Games Workshop to promote their products and takes the form of a large convention. ...
A series of gaming conventions held in Southern California that focus on roleplaying games, board games, card games. ...
A series of gaming conventions held in Southern California that focus on roleplaying games, board games, card games. ...
A series of gaming conventions held in Southern California that focus on roleplaying games, board games, card games. ...
Colorado GenghisCon is a three day gaming convention run by the Denver Gamers Association since 1979. ...
Connecticut - AnonyCon - Stamford, Connecticut, in December
- ConnCon - Stamford, Connecticut, in March
- ConnectiCon - Hartford, Connecticut, in July
Connecticon is a 3 day anime/gaming/sci-fi convention held in Hartford Connecticut each summer. ...
Florida - MegaCon - Orlando, Florida in February
Megacon is a large convention that caters to the anime, sci-fi, comic, and fantasy community, occurring February 24 - February 26, 2005 at the Orange County Convention Center. ...
Georgia - DragonCon - Atlanta, Georgia, in August
- Games Day - Atlanta
- Momocon - Atlanta, Georgia, in March, free admission
Dragon Con (also Dragon*Con) is North Americas largest science fiction convention, held annually in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
Games Day is a yearly event run by Games Workshop to promote their products and takes the form of a large convention. ...
MomoCon MomoCon is the free admission, multi-genre convention put on by Anime O-Tekku every year in March. ...
Idaho - Snake River Con - Idaho Falls, Idaho, in late June -
Illinois - CAPRICON - Annual SF & Gaming convention (since 1980) in the NorthWest suburbs of Chicago, in February. -
- Chi-Tag - Schaumburg, IL, in November. It targets mainstream America, trying to "turn them on" to games. -
- CODCON - Annual gaming convention held in mid-April at the College of DuPage in the Western suburbs of Chicago.
- DUCKON - DucKon is an annual fund-raising convention in the Western suburbs of Chicago, in November. It supports the Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction given at WorldCon each year.
- Games Day - Chicago
- KITCON - Twice-yearly game day held by the EAGLES gaming club in Elgin, IL.
- Windy Con - Annual SF & Gaming convention (since 1973) held in the Chicago area on the weekend closest to Veteran's Day.
- WOLFCON - Gaming Convention in Chicago, held on Thanksgiving Weekend (Friday & Saturday)
Games Day is a yearly event run by Games Workshop to promote their products and takes the form of a large convention. ...
Indiana - PentaCon - Fort Wayne on the first weekend of November
- GallowsCon - Northwest Indiana Gaming Convention, GallowsCon is typically held in Merrilville or Valparaiso
- Gen Con - Indianapolis in August
Gen Con is the one of the largest and most prominent gaming conventions in North America. ...
Iowa - Gamicon - Eastern Iowa in February
- MAGE Con Fall - Sioux City in September
- MAGE Con Spring - Sioux City in April
- Fields of Honor - Des Moines in September
This is an annual Game convention held in Des Moines, Iowa. ...
Kentucky - ConGlomeration - Louisville, April
Maine PortConMaine is an annual three-day anime fan convention held in the summer in South Portland, Maine. ...
Maryland - Euro Quest - Timonium, focus on Eurogames
- D-Day Timonium, tournament for boardgame Breakout Normandy
- Game Days - Baltimore, in May
In Canada, the venue is the Metro Toronto Convention Center located in downtown Toronto. - Enlightenment - Timonium, tournament for boardgame Age of Renaissance
- TriaDCon - Boardgames, Wargames, and Miniatures
- Winter Activation Meeting (WAM) - Tournaments for card-driven wargames
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Massachusetts - Intercon - Chelmsford, in early March
- Pi-Con
- TotalCon - Mansfield, in February
- Vericon - Cambridge, in late January or early February
A series of LARP conventions licensed by LARPA and produced by independent groups. ...
Vericon is a science-fiction, fantasy, gaming, cosplay, and anime convention featuring many events and distinguished guest speakers. ...
Michigan - Marmalade Dog - Kalamazoo, Michigan, in March
- Protospiel - Ann Arbor, Michigan, in July. Specifically for game designers.
- StarCon - at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, in March.
- U-Con - Ann Arbor, Michigan, in November
- UberCon - Livonia, Michigan, in April.
- Penguicon - Troy, Michigan, in April.
- AmberCon - Livonia, Michigan, in March.
Marmalade Dog is an annual gaming convention run by the Western Michigan Gamers Guild (WMGG) and held in Kalamazoo, Michigan each spring. ...
U-Con is a gaming convention held annually in November in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the campus of the University of Michigan[1]. It has been sponsored by several different University of Michigan student organizations since its inception, the current one being the UCon Gaming Club. ...
“Ubercon†redirects here. ...
Penguicon is the only convention in the United States that brings together the often-overlapping communities of science fiction fandom and Linux User Groups. ...
Minnesota Con of the North is an annual gaming convention held in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, typically on Presidents Day weekend. ...
Presidents Day (also styled Presidents Day or Presidents Day) is the common name for the United States federal holiday officially designated as Washingtons Birthday. ...
D-Con is a gaming convention held in Duluth, Minnesota. ...
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed this year on 2007-05-28). ...
Montana - MisCon Missuola MT, over memmorial weekend
Nebraska - Nuke-Con Omaha, NE, in the Fall around the first of October
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Nevada - ConQuest VEGAS Las Vegas, NV, late in April, before the GAMA Trade Show.
New Hampshire - OGC Manchester, NH, in July
OGC stands for: Oculogyric crisis - reaction to certain medicines. ...
New York - Council of Five Nations Schnectady, NY, in October
- SIMCON Rochester, NY at the University of Rochester. Held in late March or early April.
- ARCON Oswego, NY at SUNY Oswego. Held in April or May.
ARCON is a gaming convention held annually in Northern New York. ...
New Jersey - DEXCON East Brunswick, NJ
- Dreamation East Brunswick, NJ
- PrinceCon In Princeton. One of the oldest in the United States, approaching its 32nd year.
- UberCon In Edison, NJ. This multi-genre gaming con will have its 9th installment in November 2007.
DexCon is a gaming convention, held annually in July in East Brunswick, New Jersey, run by Double Exposure, Inc. ...
Dreamation is a gaming convention, held annually in January in East Brunswick, New Jersey, run by Double Exposure, Inc. ...
PrinceCon, held annually since 1976, is one of the oldest fantasy role-playing game conventions in the United States and is responsible for the introduction of the super-dungeon role-playing marathon format. ...
“Ubercon†redirects here. ...
North Carolina The Southern Front is a geographical area where armies are engaged in conflict The Soviet Southern Front was one of the Soviet Fronts in WWII. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Stellarcon is a general, speculative fiction convention held in the Greater Metro area of Greensboro, NC (aka. ...
Ohio - Bashcon - At the University of Toledo, the last weekend in February
- Capcon - Columbus, typically in May.
- Origins - Columbus, in late June or early July
- Con on the Cob - Akron, held in Novemember (Run by Andy Hopp)
Origins International Game Expo is one of North Americas most prominent annual gaming conventions, second in size only to Gen Con. ...
Oregon - Game Storm - Portland, Oregon, in March
- AmberCon NorthWest - Portland, Oregon, in November
Game Storm is a fan-run annual gaming convention held in the spring in Oregons Portland metro area. ...
Pennsylvania Cold Wars is one of the largest gaming conventions in North America devoted to historical miniature wargaming. ...
Franklin and Marshall College is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ...
Fall In! is the one of the largest gaming convention in North America devoted to historical miniature wargaming. ...
Historicon is the largest gaming convention in North America devoted to historical miniature wargaming. ...
MEPACon is a three-day gaming convention currently held in Dunmore, PA. The name is a contraction of Mid-East Pennsylvania Convention. ...
The World Boardgaming Championships is a convention held yearly by the Boardgame Players Association. ...
Lancaster is a city located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ...
Rhode Island TempleCon is a multi-genre gaming convention located in Rhode Island. ...
South Carolina - Waterloo - Tournament in Greenville, SC for boardgame Napoleonic Wars
- RoundCon - Annual Gaming Convention held during the spring in Columbia, SC
Waterloo is a town located in Laurens County, South Carolina. ...
Tennessee - ConNooga - Chattanooga, TN, in February
- Hypericon - Nashville, TN
- LibertyCon - Chattanooga, TN, in July
- MidSouthCon - Memphis, TN
- Kajonk-a-Con - Knoxville, TN, in October
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MidSouthCon is a multigenre convention held each March in Memphis, Tennessee since the 1970s. ...
Texas - ChimaeraCon - San Antonio, Texas, in March
- Millennium Con - Austin, Texas, in November
- OwlCon - Houston, Texas, in February
- ProtoCon - College Station, Texas, in September
- Quakecon - Dallas, Texas, in August
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Vermont - Carnage Con - Fairlee, in November
- Lore Con - South Burlington, in April
Virginia - PrezCon - Charlottesville, in August
- MAGfest - Vienna, in January
Washington Dragonflight is a grassroots organization devoted to promoting the hobby of gaming in the Pacific Northwest. ...
PAX logo // Lobby From the official site: What is PAX? PAX is a three-day game festival for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers. ...
Washington, D.C. - D&D Experience - In February. This event (called Winter Fantasy previous to 2007) is mostly for the RPGA, but includes many events for DDM
Winter Fantasy is an annual gaming convention that takes place on the east coast of the USA every January or February. ...
West Virginia - White Tower Gaming Convnetion - Triadelphia, held three times annually during January, April, and October.
Wisconsin - Fire and Ice - Sheboygan, in February
- Rising Phoenix Con - Milwaukee, in May
- Plattecon - UW Platteville Platteville WI, in March
Fire and Ice or Fire & Ice may refer to multiple items or titles. ...
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