The Comprehensive Game Convention List

LordEntrails · Jun 8, 2017

Not, yet, but with your help, it might just be. Every gaming convention that you know of, enter it below! Please try to enter them in Date order.

Suggested formats for the field as follows:
Convention Date - Month, Weekend (i.e. "August, Second Friday")
Location - Country, State/Province, City (i.e. "USA, Indiana, Indianapolis")
Website / Link - web page or other online link
Types - Table Top, Board Game, Vendor, Card Game, Wargame, etc
Reported / Verified Date - month and year convention last verified (i.e. "June 2017")

Convention Date	Convention Name	Location	Website/Link	Types	Reported /Verified Date
January
5th January 2019	Crit Hit: Winterborn	USA, Phoenix, AZ	http://crithitaz.com/	RPG, Board Games	Jan 2019
11th-13th January 2019	OrcaCon	USA, Everett, WA	http://www.orcacon.org	RPG, Board Game, Card Game, Minis, Panels, Vendors	Jan 2019
25th-27th January 2019	Winter War	USA, Illinois, Champaign	http://www.winterwar.org/	RPGs, Board Games, Minis, Vendors, & more	Jan 2019
25th-27th January 2019	Polar Vortex	USA, Illinois, Glen Ellyn	http://www.polarvortex.games	Artemis, Board Games, Card Games, Miniature Games, RPGs, Vendors	Jan 2019
February
15th-18th Feb 2019	OrcCon	HILTON, Los Angeles Airport	http://www.strategicon.net/	TT RPG, Board Game, LARP, Miniatures, CCGs	Jan 2019
15-17 Feb, 2019	Con of the North	USA, Minnesota, Plymouth	http://conofthenorth.org/	TT RPG, Board Game, CCG, Wargame, Vender	January 2019
22nd-24th February 2019	Gamicon	USA, Iowa, Cedar Rapids	http://gamicon.org/	TT RPG, Board Game, CCG, Wargame, Vendor, Video Game	Jan 2019
March
March 7-10, 2019	GaryCon	USA, Wisconsin, Lake Geneva	www.garycon.com	TT RPG and ?	Jan 2019
29-31 March 2019	Arizona Game Fair	USA, Arizona, Mesa	http://www.arizonagamefair.com/	TT RPG, Board Game, CCG	Jan 2019
March 29-31, 2019	Wonder Con	USA, California, Anaheim	https://www.comic-con.org/	Comic, Vendor, Board Games, CCG	Jan 2019
April
27th April 2019	DevaCon	UK, Chester	https://www.facebook.com/groups/DevaCon/	TTRPGs	Jan 2019
25-28 April 2019	Little Wars	USA, Illinois, Lombard	http://hmgsmidwest.com/	Table Top Miniatures, Vendors, and Board Games	Jan 2019
May
10th-12th May 2019	QC Game Fest	USA, Davenport, Iowa	http://qcgamefest.com/	RPGs, Board Games, Miniatures, Play to Win Games, Vendors	Jan 2019
23rd-26th May 2019	Phoenix Fan Fest	USA, Arizona, Phoenix	https://phoenixfanfusion.com/	Anime, Vendor, Film, Culture	Jan 2019
24th-27 May 2019	GAMEX	HILTON, Los Angeles Airport	http://www.strategicon.net/	TT RPG, Board Game, LARP, Miniatures, CCGs	Jan 2019
31st May - 2nd June 2019	UK Games Expo	UK, Birmingham	https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk	TT RPG, Board Game, LARP, Wargame, Vendor	Jan 2019
June
12th-16th June 2019	Origins Game Fair	USA, Ohio, Columbus	http://originsgamefair.com/	TT RPG, Board Game, Wargame, Vendor	Jan 2019
21st-23rd June 2019	Too Many Games	USA, Pennsylvania, Oaks	http://toomanygames.com/	TT RPG, Board Game, Vendor, Video Games	Jan 2019
July
July 2019	Crit Hit!	USA, Phoenix, AZ	http://crithitaz.com/ https://www.facebook.com/crithitaz	RPG, Adventure Board Games	Jan 2019
12-13 July 2019	MAGE Con	USA, Mahomet IL	https://warhorn.net/events/mage-con-2019	5th Ed D&D AL mostly	Jan 2019
27th-29th July 2019	Comic-Con International, a.k.a. San Diego Comic Con	USA, California, San Diego	https://www.comic-con.org/	Comics, Vendors, Panels, TT RPG, Board Games, CCG	Jan 2019
Biennial next in 2020	Continuum	UK, Leicester University	https://continuumconvention.co.uk/	TT RPG, Board Games, LARP, Freeform	Jan 2019
20st-28th July 2019	World Boardgaming Championship	USA, Pennsylvania, Seven Springs	http://www.boardgamers.org/wbcindex.html	Board Games	Jan 2019
August
1st-4th August 2019	Gen Con	USA, Indiana, Indianapolis	http://www.gencon.com/	TT RPG, Board Game, Wargame, Vendor, everything!	Jan 2019
10th-12th August 2018	Game On Expo	USA, Arizona, Phoenix	https://gameonexpoaz.com/	TT RPG , Video Game, Cosplay	Not Confirmed
16th-18th August 2019	Dragonflight	USA, Bellevue, WA	http://www.dragonflight.org	RPG, Board Games, Card Games, Vendors	Jan 2019
23rd-24th August 2018	Draconicon	Israel, Tel Aviv	http://www.dragoncon.co.il	TT RPG, Board Game, Card Game, Miniatures	Not Confirmed
24th-25th August 2019	MaricopaCon	USA, Phoenix, AZ	https://maricopacon.com/	RPG, Cosplay	Jan 2019
30st August - 2nd September 2019	Gateway	USA, Los Angeles, CA	http://www.strategicon.net	TT RPG, Board Game, LARP, Miniatures, CCGs, Video Games	Jan 2019
September
28th-30th Sept 2018	Rincon	USA, Arizona, Tucson	http://rincongames.com/ not update but https://www.facebook.com/RinConGames/ is active	TT RPG, Card Game, Board Game, Wargames	Not Confirmed
October
18th-20th October 2019	Pinecon	USA, California, Jenks Lake	https://pineconsite.wordpress.com	TT RPG, Board Games, Cards Games	Jan 2019
November
8th-11th November 2018	Gamehole Con	USA, Wisconsin, Madison	https://www.gameholecon.com/	TT RPG, Board Game, Card Game, Miniatures	Not Confirmed
22nd-24th November 2019	U-Con Gaming Convention	Ann Arbor, MI	https://www.ucon-gaming.org/	TT RPG, BG, CG, Minis	Jan 2019
30th Nov - 2nd Dec 2018	PAX Unplugged	Philadelphia, PA	http://unplugged.paxsite.com/	vendor, panels, TT RPG, Board Game, Card Game	Not Confirmed
December
1st December 2018	Dragonmeet	UK, London	http://www.dragonmeet.co.uk	TT RPG, Board Game, Wargame, Vendor	Not Confirmed

More conventions in the UK are also available here;
https://www.philmasters.org.uk/RPGs/conventions.htm

Morrus · Jun 8, 2017

Are these dates for 2018?

LordEntrails · Jun 8, 2017

Morrus said:
Are these dates for 2018?

I didn't put those in, I'm guessing @MichaelSomething or [MENTION=15552]danir[/MENTION] did.

I was trying to put the weekend (first, third, etc) type in rather than numerics since they change from year to year.
I was also planning on putting a link to other lists of Cons at the bottom. At least such would be welcome. For instance, wikipedia has a list of cons, but it appears to have last been updated in 2013...

Lanefan · Jun 8, 2017

LordEntrails said:
I was trying to put the weekend (first, third, etc) type in rather than numerics since they change from year to year.

Problem is, even that changes from year to year.

GenCon, for example, bounces all over August as the years go by - earliest start date was July 30 and latest end date was - I think - August 23, over the 2010's. It's Aug 17-20 this year, Aug 2-5 in 2018.

I'd suggest just going with the next available actual date and adding the year. For con's with fixed dates in future years, put those in as well.

Lanefan

LordEntrails · Jun 8, 2017

Lanefan said:
Problem is, even that changes from year to year.

GenCon, for example, bounces all over August as the years go by - earliest start date was July 30 and latest end date was - I think - August 23, over the 2010's. It's Aug 17-20 this year, Aug 2-5 in 2018.

I'd suggest just going with the next available actual date and adding the year. For con's with fixed dates in future years, put those in as well.

Lanefan

Go for It! I don't own this thread, it's a Wiki Thread!

UselessTriviaMan · Jun 9, 2017

I really like this wiki thread. Thank you for this.

Is there any way we could make it a sticky thread?

LordEntrails · Jun 9, 2017

Updated all date fields.
Removed Saboten as it was culture only, no gaming.

Lanefan · Jun 11, 2017

Mods - can this thread be stickied please? Just editing the initial post doesn't bounce the thread to the top of the list the same way posting a reply like this does, thus it risks falling off the page.

Thanks! (will mention in Meta also)

Morrus · Jun 11, 2017

Lanefan said:
Mods - can this thread be stickied please? Just editing the initial post doesn't bounce the thread to the top of the list the same way posting a reply like this does, thus it risks falling off the page.

Thanks! (will mention in Meta also)

Working on a different solution for not losing wiki threads. Sticking them all isn't a great idea.