The Stars will be Right next weekend for Chaosium Con! And there's still time to join us in Ann Arbor MI for a weekend dripping with cosmic horror, essential runes, swashbuckling adventure, and chivalrous quests: get your Chaosium Con badge here.
Chaosium Con badges and lanyards ready to deploy! All of the pre-printed badges, plus a few blanks for last minute printing at the show arrived today. They will be ready to distribute at registration with the custom Chaosium lanyards we had made.
Our Hotel Block is Sold Out - Alternative Arrangements
Hotel Accommodations
Our hotel block is SOLD OUT! Please contact the hotel directly for booking. If they're full, there are two hotels within walking distance to the Conference Center that you could consider booking.
These independently-created Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest books are all going to be available for purchase, with the proceeds going as normal to the creators – so if you're coming to Chaosium Con don't miss out on this special opportunity to buy hardcopies of some of our wonderful community content titles!
Chaosium Con Spotlight: Credo - the Game of Duelling Dogmas!
Sure, it's been a long time in development but as Galatians 6:9 reminds us, "Let us not become weary... for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
Come and playtest Chris Gidlow's fabled theological board game Credo: the Game of Duelling Dogmas. Officiating are Michael O'Brien (MOB) and Nick Brooke.
On the eve of Chaosium Con join us in welcoming Jeremiah Evans to the Chaosium team. After helping out at various US conventions in recent years, Jeremiah is formally joining us as a convention support specialist.
A Kentucky native, Jeremiah began playing tabletop roleplaying games in the 1980s, after discovering the RuneQuest boxed set in his grandparents' basement. Since that day, he has been an avid Chaosium fan and supporter.
Jeremiah is an Army veteran and a proud father and husband. He currently works in the power industry, and in free time continues to play in several regular gaming groups. He also assists Chaosium with game conventions, booth management, organisation for Chaosium Con, and more... all with the company that he came to love all those years ago.
From places near and far, members of Chaosium have converged on Ann Arbor to welcome the tribe to Chaosium Con 2023! Kicking off last night with a convivial meet and mingle welcome party, there are over 300 events – games, panels, the auction – taking place through to Sunday.
Chaosium Con 2023 is over: a note of appreciation from Bridgett and Rick
And so Chaosium Con 2023 is over - what a wonderful weekend it was was! Convention coordinator Bridgett Jeffries writes:
When I reflect back onto Chaosium Con 2023, I am immediately overwhelmed with a sense of gratitude. A massive thank you to every attendee, GM, exhibitor, volunteer, member of staff, and fan who made this incredible event possible. For so many of you, Chaosium Con 2023 was your very first gaming convention. My heart absolutely overflows with joy (and relief) in speaking with you guys... because you told me that you're coming back.
You told me that you're coming back... and that you'd be bringing friends! Not only is that a massive compliment to the company and convention organizing staff... but I'd like all of you other attendees who assisted with cultivating an environment where new gamers and new attendees felt safe, welcome, and seen to take a bow.We are all us. And y'all proved it again this year at Chaosium Con 2023.
Let's do it again! Say, about this time next year?
-- Pic by Marc McVey of the tribe gathering for the 'mix and mingle' welcome party on Thursday night --
And Chaosium president Rick Meints had this to say:
On behalf of all of us at The Chaosium, we would like to thank all the members of our tribe that joined us in Ann Arbor for 3 days of all manner of Chaos(ium). Although weary after so much fun we are also energized as we look forward to returning next year. Without our tireless volunteers, GM’s, and staff, this annual event would not be possible. A hearty thank you to all that added to our collective enjoyment.
Here's what attendees have said about last month's Chaosium Con: click through for their full reviews about the wonderful weekend we all had in Ann Arbor!
"What I found was nothing short of a sublime environment and experience. A community unlike any I’ve ever seen before. A sense of camaraderie that, if we could bottle it, we could probably solve world peace or something."
— Matt "Doc" Tracey says he didn't know what to expect at his first-ever gaming convention, which was Chaosium Con 2023.
"These two days saw a gradual accumulation of attendees, some of whom were old friends, and many who would become new friends."
— Call of Cthulhu 7th edition co-author Paul Fricker.
"The show felt like a really good size, big enough to have lots of events, but intimate enough to easily run into people again and have time to chat with each other."
— Bayt al Azif Magazine.
"I'm a massive fan of ChaosiumCon... I love the content the company puts out, I love the people I've gotten to meet in the process (both as employees of the company and those who simply love their games), and I have had an exceptional time both years. So yeah...very much looking forward to year three."
— Bucho, Under a Black Rainbow.
"ChaosiumCon was awesome. Saw some old friends I haven't seen since the Before Times. Got to meet several friends I've only known online. And got to meet a lot of new friends."
— Seth Skorkowsky.
"I came out of ChaosiumCon with some cool loot, a mix of new books and auction items plus a few extras, like some prints of Katrin’s art, or a copy of Khan of Khans... (and) I’m happy to have completed the achievement of playing every single currently published Chaosium game in one week-end."
— Ludo from The God Learners Podcast.
"Chaosium Con is a gathering of friends, a thriving community, and a fount of infectious delight. If you’ve never been or never even played one of this company’s great games, you should come next year."
— Keeper Doc, Prospero House.
Chaosium Con will be back next year: we hope you can join us!
