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This page is devoted to information about game conventions. Email me to add information about a convention. Some of these dates have passed and links are dead, but we have kept them because most will continue around the same time the next year with info at the same website.
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USA
| Sponsor |
State |
Town |
Location |
Dates |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnCon | Another Game Convention | OH | Hudson | Holiday Inn | October 26-28, 2007 |
| Ancient City Con | FL | St Augustine | Comfort Suites at the World Golf Village | Oct 6, 2007 | |
| Archon | Archon 25 | IL | Collinsville | Gateway Center | October |
| Collectible Card Game tournaments, sanctioned RPGA, Call of Cthulhu, AD&D, and other miniature-based games. Other events include children's events and masquerades. | |||||
| BadCon | Venture Crew, Crew 1001 | NY | Johnson City | Knights Of Columbus, 126 Main St | May 28-29, 2006 |
| BARRAGE VIII-Historical Miniatures Game Day | MD | Baltimore | Curley High School Cafeteria | Jan 22, 2005 | |
| Battle
of the Bulge, 59th Commemoration |
WWII Federation | PA | Ft Indiantown Gap | Jan. 24 - Jan. 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m | |
| Public Battle Re-enacted by Allied and Axis Re-Enactors of the World War II Federation. (Not a game convention, but it sounds interesting.) | |||||
| Ben Con | CO | Denver | Denver Marriott Tech Center | June 2– 5, 2005 | |
| Special guests – Margaret Weis, Don Perrin and Clyde Caldwell Events include – Board games, Computer events, Card events, Miniature games, Live Action Role-playing, Role-playing, and Puffing Billy. On-line registration available. Weekend cost - $10 during pre registration (ends May 31st), $15 at the door, daily $10, events $5. Ben Con is the nations first and largest all charity gaming convention. |
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| BlairCon | NJ | Blairstown | Blairstown Academy | June 12-15, 2003 | |
| A gathering of boardgamers for open gaming at a beautiful private boarding school in northwest NJ. Games are primarily of the multi-player, "European/designer" type, but include a wide variety of various genres. All gamers welcome. Dorm rooms available for overnight stays. | |||||
| Border Wars | Historical Miniatures Gaming Society | KS | Kansas City | Best Western | October 7-9, 2005 |
| Classic wargames and miniatures. | |||||
| BPA Winter Activation Meeting | BPA | MD | Hunt Valley | Hunt Valley Inn | Jan 27-29, 2006 |
| The focus of this four-day event is to provide a gaming convention for two-player historical "card-driven" boardgaming | |||||
| Buckeye Gaming Fest | CABS & CAGA | OH | Columbus | Radisson Worthington Hotel | Sep 29 - Oct 2, 2005 |
| ButcherCon | MO | Kansas City | Scottish Rite Temple | October 20-22, 2006 | |
| ButcherCon is a writing conference and fan event for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance and Mystery - we're creating a new kind of con. We have two levels of registration, so the people who want to do the intensive writing workshop can meet with editors and agents ($150 for the 3 days) while other fans can participate in gaming, costuming, panels and other workshops ($25 for all 3 days, $1 for kids under 18). | |||||
| Chicago Int'l Toy and Game Fair | IL | Chicago | Schaumburg Convention Center | November 17 - 18, 2007 | |
| Chimaeracon | TX | San Antonio | Crossroads Convention Center, 4522 Fredericksburg Road | March 24-26, 2006 | |
| Clix Con-Tricentric | Concentric Convention Company | IN | Ft Wayne | Grand Wayne Convention Center | Feb 10-12, 2005 |
| Cold Wars | HMGS East | PA | Lancaster | Lancaster Host Resorts Hotel | Mar 17-19, 2006 |
| Historical miniatures. 2006 = Theme - the Rise and Fall of Rome, a Millenium of War | |||||
| Command Con | Big Muddy Historical Gaming Alliance | MO | St Louis | Jefferson Barracks - Grant Shelter | Nov. 19-21, 2005 |
| Historical and Sci Fi Miniatures Games | |||||
| Conception | Concentric Convention Company | IL | Itasco | Holiday Inn 860 W. Irving Park Road |
Oct 27-30, 2005 |
| ConnCon | CT | Stamford | Holiday Inn Select | March 17-19, 2006 | |
| RPGA, RPG, MINIs, board games, CCGs, non-CGs, art room,
dealers room, costume contest, artists, LARPs, and more. LG, LA, LOGR, LOSJ, LF. comp'd entry for judges. |
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| ConQuest | Avalon Games | CA | San Francisco | San Francisco Airport Marriott | Labor Day Weekend |
| ConQuest features many different kinds of games, including miniatures games, role playing games (RPGs), board games, collectible card games (CCGs), and live action role playing games (LARPs). | |||||
| DieCon | IL | Collinsville | Gateway Center | June 2-4, 2006 | |
| Not gaming in the gambling, blow-your-life-savings sense; but gaming in the have-fun-without-paying-too-much sense. We're talking actual, interactive game-playing here! Board Games, RolePlaying Games (RPGs), Collectable Card Games (CCGs) and Miniatures Games. With over 100 different games being played during the three days of our convention, you're sure to find something you like | |||||
| Dreamation | Double Exposure | NJ | East Brunswick | Hilton | Jan 19-22, 2006 |
| A gaming convention unlike any other, featuring hundreds of role playing, wargaming, board gaming, collectalbe gaming, computer and video console gaming prize tournaments. | |||||
| Econocon | Plymouth State University's Gaming Club | NH | Plymouth | Plymouth State University | April 22-23, 2006 |
| Enfilade | Northwest Historical Miniatures Gaming Society | WA | Tacoma | Best Western Executive Inn & Con | Last weekend in May |
| Enlightenment | Boardgame Players Assn | MD | Timonium | Days Hotel | March 23-25, 2007 |
| A whole weekend of Avalon Hill's Age of Rennaisssance. | |||||
| EuroQuest | BPA & Games Club of MD | MD | Timonium | Days Inn 9615 Deereco Road |
Nov 8-12, 2007 |
| Festival of Games | KY | Louisville | Convention Ctr | 11/19 -20, 2005 | |
| Fields of Honor | IA | Des Moines | Hotel Fort Des Moines 10th & Walnut St. |
9/30 - 10/2, 2005 |
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| Featured Events: RPGA Events, Vampire Larp, Historical, Fantasy, Sci-fi Games & Demos, Board & Card Games, Manufacturer's & Dealers Room, Painting Competition, Silent Auction and more! | |||||
| Flatcon | Flatcon | IL | Bloomington Normal |
Illinois Wesleyan University | 9/29 - Oct. 1, 2006; 10/5-7, 2007; 10/3-5, 2008; 10/2-4, 2009 |
| Roleplaying, miniature, board, and card games and tournaments
from a wide variety of genres will be represented and demonstrated.
Vendors will range from Anime to gaming to fantasy gifts to comics
and back. |
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| Foundation Gaming Convention | Foundation Games | MI | Lansing | The Lansing Center | September 23-25, 2005 |
| Foundation is Michigan's largest gaming convention, with nearly 1000 attendees. Foundation takes place twice each year in Lansing, Michigan - once in the spring and once in the fall. Foundation has a large lineup of miniature, board, card and roleplaying events, including world qualifiers, an RPGA program, cash prize events and sanctioned tournaments. Foundation also has a large video game program with large-screen projectors, tournaments, great prizes and visiting video game companies. Foundation also has a large dealer room with exhibitors selling games, comics, toys & collectibles, artwork, and fantasy and sci-fi related materials. Other attractions include an auction, miniature painting contest, seminars, demos & open gaming, and the Origins Game Library, which is available for anyone to borrow games all weekend long. | |||||
| Gamecon | Northern VA Gamers | VA | Tysons Corner | Westpark Hotel, 8401 WestPark Dr | Sep 24, 2005 |
| Historical miniatures, board games, BattleGround WW2, Aerodrome, My Galley Salley, Fire & Fury, Le Grand Cirque, Fist Full of Tows 2, Full Thrust, and much more... | |||||
| Games Day | Games Club of MD | MD | Timonium | Days Hotel 9615 Deereco Road |
May 4th - 7th, 2006 |
| New and classic war, family, railroad, and strategy games. | |||||
| Games University | CA | Cerritos | 11312 South Street | Nov 11-13, 2005 | |
| Demonstration-oriented Game Convention | |||||
| GameFest Milwaukee | WI | Milwaukee | Midwest Airlines Center | July 29 - 31, 2005 |
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| We are looking for Board Games, Role-Playing, Anime Rooms, Miniatures and more! | |||||
| GameStorm | WA | Vancouver | Red Lion at the Quay | March 24-26, 2006 | |
| Gaming will include RPG, board, card, miniatures and LARP. The Guest of Honor is Richard Garfield. | |||||
| Gasp-Con | GASP | PA | Pittsburgh | Best Western Parkway Center Mall | Nov 5-6, 2005 |
| RPG's, Boardgames, Card Games, Miniatures, and low entry fees! | |||||
| Gen Con Indy | Gen Con LLC | IN | Indianapolis | Indianapolis Convention Center | Aug 10-13, 2006 |
| THE biggee convention in North America. In addition to boardgames, it covers science fiction, fantasy, and general games. It has over 3,000 strategy, card, roleplaying, dice, military history, computer, and miniatures games and events. | |||||
| Gen Con So Cal | Gen Con LLC | CA | Anaheim | Anaheim Convention Ctr | Nov 11-17, 2005 |
| Gorilla Con | SE Kansas Gaming Guild | KS | Pittsburg State Univ | J.H.Overman Student Center | March 17-19, 2006 |
| GrailQuest | SancturyGames.com | FL | St Augustine | World Golf Village 500 S. Legacy Trail |
July 16-17, 2005 |
| Gaming is 50% miniatures, 45% RPGs. Primarily Games Workshop minis. | |||||
| Historicon | Historical Miniatures Gaming Society | PA | Lancaster | Lancaster Host Resorts Hotel | July 23-27, 2006 |
| Intercon Northeast | NJ | East Brunswick | East Brunswick Hilton | July 13-17, 2005 | |
| Intercon Mid-Atlantic | DE | New Castle | October 7-9, 2005 | ||
| Intercon F | MA | Chelmsford | Radisson | March 3-5, 2006 | |
| I-Con | Mecca Anime | IL | Springfield | Crown Plaza | Oct 18-21, 2005 |
| Featuring miniatures, rpg, collectable card and board games. We also have a vendor area, a masquerade, PC LAN. | |||||
| International Wizard Cards Tournament | U.S. Games Systems and Wizard Cards International Inc. | CT | Stamford | Westin Stamford Hotel | Saturday, June 25, 2005 |
| Open to all players of "Wizard". Free! Cash prizes! Trophy. Consolation round and prizes. "Master Points" awarded. Complimentary beverages. A series of elimination rounds leading up to the "Final 6" table and eventual grand winner. | |||||
| KublaCon | Khalsa Brain Games | CA | Oakland | Hyatt Regency Burlingame | May 26-29,, 2006 |
| Family gaming fun covering collectable card games, classic and modern board games, role-playing games and miniatures. Activities include tournaments, special events, demonstrations, prizes, a game flea market and an exhibit hall filled with game manufacturers from around the country. | |||||
| MAGE Con North | Midwest Area Gaming Enthusiasts | SD | Sioux Falss | Sioux Falls Sheraton & Convention Center, 1211 N. West Ave |
January, 12th – 14th 2007 |
| MAGE Con South | Midwest Area Gaming Enthusiasts | NE | South Sioux City | Sioux Land Convention Center | September, 1st – 4th 2006 |
| MAGE Spring Con | Midwest Area Gaming Enthusiasts | NE | South Sioux City | Sioux Land Convention Center | April, 21st – 23rd 2006 |
| Marmalade Dog | Western Michigan Gamers | MI | Kalamazoo | Western Michigan University | March 24-26, 2006 |
| MichiCon | Foundation Games | MI | Warren | Macomb Community College South Campus | July 22-24, 2005 |
| MichiCon is Michigan's longest-running gaming convention, and is now being run and operated by Foundation Games. Taking place each summer in Warren, Michigan, it boasts a full lineup of miniature, board, card and roleplaying events, plus video games, a dealer room, used game auction, movie screening room, seminars, contests, raffles and more. | |||||
| Millennium | Millennium Gaming Convention | TX | Austin | Red Lion Hotel | Nov 28-30, 2005 |
| A dedicated gaming convention featuring miniatures, role-playing, board games, and card games covering such diverse genres as historical, sci-fi/fantasy, and contemporary eras. | |||||
| MonsterGameCon | Consim World | AZ | Tempe | Tempe Mission Palms | June 6-11, 2006 |
| Mystic Vision | PA | Columbia | Vugiliant Fire Company on 10th and Mifflin Sts | July 30 - Aug 1, 2004 | |
| CCG's, Role Playing, Board Games, Head 2 Head Starcraft and Warcraft Computer Games | |||||
| Nano Con | Midwest Area Gaming Enthusiasts | SD | Madison | Dakota State University, Prairie Repertoire Theatre | November, 4th – 5th 2006 |
| Nuke-Con | IA | Council Bluffs | Mid-America Center | Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2005 | |
| Nuke-Con is preparing for its 15th convention. We offer a variety of events: RPGs, LARPs, miniatures, card games, CCGs, board games, industry guests, and special events. | |||||
| Origins | GAMA | OH | Columbus | Convention Center | June 29-July 2, 2006 |
| This is a biggee in North America. Origins offers nearly every form of game including board games, trading card games, roleplaying games, historical gaming, and miniatures. It also sponsors the prestigious Origin awards. The variety is great, however, if you are looking for pure boardgames, it doesn't have as much to offer as some of the other big American conventions. | |||||
| Overload-A-Con | Overload Interactive, Inc. | TX | Austin | Crowne Plaza | March 5-7, 2003 |
| Special guest Richard Garriott of NC Interactive (better known for his alter ego “Lord British” of Ultima.). Games include RPGs, boardgames, minatures, card games, and others. There will be many official tournaments as well, including but not limited to Warhammer 40K, Yu-Gi-Oh, Legend of the Five Rings, Magic the Gathering and much, much, more. | |||||
| Penny Arcade Expo | WA | Bellevue | Meydenbauer Center | August 25-27, 2006 | |
| LAN gaming, tabletop, console play, exhibition hall, industry panels, nightly concerts, and the Omegathon III, our annual, high-stakes gaming tournament. | |||||
| PentaCon | IN | Fort Wayne | Grand Wayne Center | November 2 - 4, 2007 | |
| A general game convention, featuring roleplaying event (including a large RPGA presence), miniatures, card games and board games. Re-occurring favorites include Circus Maximus, a Roman chariot racing miniatures game played in a replica of a Roman coliseum. Other events include a costume competition and a silent auction benefiting a local charity. | |||||
| PhilCon | PA | Philadelphia | Marriot Center City | Dec 12-14, 2003 | |
| Science fiction guests, games, anime, panels, children's programming, etc. | |||||
| PrezCon | PrezCon, Inc | VA | Charlottesville | Double Tree Hotel | February 24th-29th , 2004 |
| One of the big winter conventions, now in its 9th yr. New and classic war, family, railroad, and strategy games. | |||||
| RE-CON | HMGS South | FL | Tampa | Comfort Inn at Busch Gardens | April 28-30, 2006 |
| Risktoc | PA | Poconos | Split Rock Resort | October 17-19, 2003 | |
| The 15th Anniversary RISK Championship is a double-elimination finals event with six finalists. Cash & prizes are awarded to each finalist. | |||||
| Runic Con | OH | South Point | Grandview Inn & Suites | October 21 - 23, 2005 | |
| CCG's, RPG's, Board Games, Sanctioned DCI tournaments, 40K and Warhammer Fantasy Tournaments, Convention Championships, Wizkids Games, Miniature Games, and Special Guest Sean K Reynolds. | |||||
| ShaunCon | RPGKC | MO | Kansas City | Hyatt Regency Crown Center | Nov 17-20, 2005 |
| RPGs, board and card games, miniatures, art show, and gamers garage sale. | |||||
| Southern Exposure | Double Exposure | NJ | Cherry Hill | Clarion Hotel | Sep 29 - Oct 2, 2005 |
| SpiracyCon | TN | Chattanooga | Comfort Inn & Conference Ctr | July 8-9, 2005 | |
| Templecon | RI | Providence | Westin Hotel | February 16 -18, 2007 | |
| Multi-genre gaming convention, featuring miniatures games, CCGs, boardgames, role-playing (both live-action and tabletop), and LAN gaming. | |||||
| Total Confusion | Total Confusion LLC | MA | Mansfield | Holiday Inn | February 22-25, 2007 |
| New England's largest game convention with events in role-playing, larps, video games, board games, card games, miniatures, young player area, movie theater and expanded dealer hall. | |||||
| Toy & Game Inventor's Forum | Toy & Game Industry Foundation | FL | Orlando | Disney Contemporary Resort and Hotel | Sept. 8-10, 2005 |
| Inventors and companies interact in events, one-on-one forums, and presentations. | |||||
| Ubercon | Ubercon LLC | NJ | Secaucus | Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Hotel |
October 14-16, 2005 |
| Offers: Lan, RPG, Console, Board, CCG/CDG and Miniatures games; a dealer's room; LARP. | |||||
| U*CON | MI | Ann Arbor | Univ of Mich Student Union | November 4-6, 2005 | |
| U*Con offers Role Playing Games, Collectible Card Games, Board Games, Miniatures, Train Games, Live Action RPGs, Dealers' Hall, Auction, Specialty Gaming Tracks, Anime Room, and much more! | |||||
| Vermin Con | Midwest Area Gaming Enthusiasts | SD | Vermillion | University of South Dakota Armory, 603 Princeton St |
January, 13th – 15th 2006 |
| VisionCon | Visioncon,
Inc |
MO | Springfield | Clarion Hotel | Feb 17-19, 2006 |
| Springfield’s Premiere Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming, and Media Convention. Guests: Eugene Roddenberry, Bob May, and Tom Seymour. | |||||
| Waterloo | Boardgame Player's Association | MD | Timonium | Days Hotel | October 19-21, 2007 |
| Winter Activation Meeting | Boardgame Player's Association | MD | Hunt Valley | Hunt Valley Inn | January 27th - 29th, 2006 |
| A series of six two-player tournaments will be offered in Barbarossa to Berlin, Paths of Glory, The Napoleonic Wars, For The People, Hannibal, Wilderness War and Thirty Years War. | |||||
| Winter Fantasy | Role Playing Gaming Assn | VA | Arlington | Hyatt Regency Crystal City | February 23 - 26, 2006 |
| Role playing | |||||
| Winter War | Conflict Simulation Society | IL | Champaign-Urbana | Hawthorne Suites | February 3 - 5, 2006 |
| WOLFCON | IL | Chicago | HOLY INNOCENTS CHURCH 743 N. ARMOUR ST |
NOVEMBER 25 & 26, 2OO5 | |
| World Boardgame Championships | Boardgame Players Association | PA | Lancaster | Lancaster Host | July 31 to Aug. 5, 2007 Aug 5-10, 2008 Aug 4-9, 2009 Aug 3-8, 2010 |
| Long one of the premier gaming conventions featuring Avalon Hill and American style war, strategy, railroad, and family games. Now the European games are highly popular too. Includes tournaments, vendors, team, and children's events. For pure boardgames, this is the biggee in North America. | |||||
International
| Name |
Sponsor |
Country |
Town |
Location |
Dates |
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| Campaign | Milton Keynes Wargames Society | UK | Milton Keynes | Central Milton Keynes Shopping Ctr | 14 - 15 May, 2005 |
| GamesDay | UK | Birmingham | Birminghan NEC | 24 Sept, 2005 | |
| DiceCon | Scottish Boardgames Assn | UK | Edinburgh | Overseas House | 20 November 2005 |
| Boardgame convention featuring a wide variety of popular strategy games. Novices are welcome to learn new games and have fun. | |||||
| Essen Fair | Merz Verlag | Germany | Essen | Messe Essen at the Gruga Park | 3rd weekend in October |
| Probably the biggest game fair in the world. | |||||
| Gen Con Europe | Gen Con LLC | UK | London | Olympia 2 Convention Center |
April 18-21, 2003 |
| Gen Con UK is an annual convention supporting most forms of Gaming, especially Role-Playing Games, Card Games and Trading Card Games, Board Games and Live Interaction Games | |||||
| Gen Con UK | Horsemen Events | England | Bognor Regis | Butlins | 3rd - 6th November 2005 |
| Gen Con UK is an annual convention supporting most forms of Gaming, especially Role-Playing Games, Card Games and Trading Card Games, Board Games and Live Interaction Games" | |||||
| ManorCon | UK | Birmingham | Shackleton Hall | 15th to 18th July 2005 | |
| One of the oldest gaming conventions in the UK featuring tournaments and open gaming, old classics and new Germany style games. | |||||
| Mind Sports Olympiad | Mind Sports Worldwide | UK | Manchester | Renold Building at Manchester Conference Centre | 19-29 August 2005 |
| San Marino Con | A.S.G.S. | Italy | San Marino | 7-8-9 Maggio 2004 | |
| Wizard Card Game Convention | U.S. Games Systems, Inc Wizard Cards Intl In |
Canada | Niagara Falls | Sheraton Fallsview Hotel | June 30, 2007. |
| Saturday is an all-day elimination Wizard Tournament.
Limited to 100 entrants. Also the first-ever Wizard Junior Tournament for players age 16 and under. Limited to 25 players. Both events are FREE and provide generous cash prizes for Finalists. |
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