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CAR-PGa Newsletter July 2019


CAR-PGa NEWSLETTER

Vol. 28, No. 7
An international network of researchers into all aspects of role-playing games
July 2019

David Millians, Editor
Paideia School, 1509 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30307 USA


ARTICLES

Letter from the Chair, July 2019

Hello All,
Although it’s been a few weeks, I wanted to address an event that tested the limits of a large convention’s policies.
The rise of Dungeons & Dragons and fantasy in general has made conventions a much more diverse, crowded, and open opportunity for fun as well as conflict. One of the largest is the UK Games Expo. The UK Games Expo always had convention policies in place but recently updated them to the high standards of Pelgrane Press, who will not attend conventions “which don’t have a publicly posted and enforced anti-harassment policy.” Pelgrane’s new presence at the UK Games Expo in 2019 was evidence that their policy met Pelgrane’s standards.
That policy was tested by a Game Master who decided to ambush his players with a tabletop role-playing game scenario involving kids (using Free League’s Things from the Floodbeing gang raped. “Just had the worst rpg experience of my life,” tweeted GeekGirlBookWrm. “Signed up for a Things from the Flood game and the GM decided it would be perfectly all right to have all our characters kidnapped and gang raped without discussing it with anyone first. Told us he enjoyed the shock factor of it…”
The fallout from this incident threatened to tar role-playing games with endangering children, negative stereotypes about role-players, and convention policies in general. The incident was widespread enough to garner national attention from the BBC and the Mirror, who at first attributed the incident to “a Dungeons and Dragons role-play gaming showcase.” 
After the incident, the response was swift:
·       Free League published a Fair Play Policy
·       UK Games Expo published a statement about its actions to address the incident, including halting the game and cancelling all games the GM was due to run, ejecting him from the show and not allowing him access to the convention, banning him from submitting games to the convention, speaking to the player who first raised the issue, unreservedly apologizing for the distress caused, and contacting the other players to offer apologies.
·       Egg Embry interviewed Free League and GeekGirlBookWrm about the topic on EN World, including Free League’s new licensed role-playing game, Alien.  “Publishers can’t control what a group decides to do with their product in the comfort of their own home, but playing a game at home with a group of friends is a completely different experience to playing at a convention,” said GeekGirlBookWrm. “In a home environment, the group can decide together how far they are all happy to take certain scenarios to make sure everyone at the table is comfortable with the story being told. In a public space, the group are normally unfamiliar with each other and do not know each other’s past personal history. Throwing in violence, especially of a sexual nature, when you do not know the people at your table is not good storytelling and it is not good GMing. GMs at public events should know and understand how to use the X-card and make players aware of its availability at their tables.”
This incident stressed the importance of pairing a thorough convention policy with a swift and public response. Make no mistake, this was nearly a PR disaster for the hobby; the Mirror’s misattribution showed how easily D&D and other tabletop role-playing games can be painted with a broad brush from a horrible negative incident like this.
To that end, I’ve implemented a Best Practices section of our web site. It currently lists Convention Policies for organizers, exhibitors, and guest speakers. I’ve limited it only to policies that have clearly indicated they are open source and free to be reused, but welcome your suggestions. This is a space the CAR-PGA is uniquely suited to address and I hope we can be a valuable resource for future convention organizers.
As always, thank you for your support!
Mike Tresca
CAR-PGA Chair
Convention Report - Origins
by Lou Zocchi

30% of the attenders were females, and 30 % of them said they were Game Masters. D&D players equaled the Pathfinder players. GAMA states that they sold 20,642 badges, which is up from last year’s 18,646. The Turnstile count of attenders was 71,237.  There were 257 exhibitors, 1,085 Game Masters, 163 Volunteers, 156 blood donors, and $7110 was raised for Kaleidoscope Youth Center.

NEW MATERIAL

FROM DAVID MILLIANS

Armstrong, Neil (2019 July 13) No more nerds: how Dungeons and Dragons finally became cool. https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/jul/13/no-more-nerds-how-dungeons-dragons-became-cool-stranger-things-game-of-thrones. The game’s new popularity.

BBC West Midlands (2019 June 1) Players ‘distressed’ by gang-rape role-playing game. www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-48483746. UK Games Expo ejects and bans GM for presenting an alarming scene in his game.

Berger, Sarah (2019 ) How Dungeons and Dragons and science fiction helped LinkedIn’s billionaire co-founder succeed. www.cnbc.com/2019/06/04/how-games-science-fiction-shaped-linkedin-co-founder-hoffmans-career.html. Games and books teach strategy and broaden thinking.

Bideaux, Thomas (2019 July 16) Crowdfunding and Tabletop Games: 2019 Mid-Year Update. https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ThomasBidaux/20190716/346591/Crowdfunding_and_Tabletop_Games_2019_MidYear_Update.php. Kickstarter projects remain strong in 2019 H1.

Cantor, Max (2019 June 7) 4 Reasons Why Your Game and Mind Are Less Different Than You Think. www.highlevelgames.ca/blog/4-reasons-why-your-game-and-mine-are-less-different-than-you-think. How game themes and language interact with game sub-cultures and player tweaks.

Godwin, Cody (2019 June 29) Dressed to kill: Video games’ tricky relationship with fashion. www.bbc.com/news/technology-48794418. Looking bad and issues of diversity.

Kunzelman, Cameron (2019 June 3) Learning The Shape of Dungeons & Dragons in 2019 at A Livestreaming Event. www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/06/learning-the-shape-of-dungeons-dragons-in-2019-at.html. Play and performance, table versus video.

Maroney, Kevin (2019 ) Glorantha: Another Magical World. www.nyrsf.com/2019/06/editorial-glorantha-another-magical-world.html. Homage to the influence of Greg Stafford on the games we play.

Minotti, Mike (2019 ) Pokémon Go made $2.65 billion in three years. venturebeat.com/2019/07/09/sensor-tower-pokemon-go-made-2-65-billion-in-three-years. Largest share from USA.

Morrus (2019 July 10) 40 Million People Have Played D&D. www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6462-40-Million-People-Play-D-D. Since 1974.

O’Brien, Michael (2019 June 10) Chinese edition of Call of Cthulhu and Miskatonic University board game announced. www.chaosium.com/blogchinese-edition-of-call-of-cthulhu-and-miskatonic-university-board-game-announced. Arclight Publishing to produce translations.


Romano, Evan (2019 May 22) Joe Manganiello’s Star-Studded Dungeons & Dragons Life. www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27511286/joe-manganiello-dungeons-and-dragons. Celebrity gaming in Los Angeles.

Schopen, Fay (2019 June 11) Hobbies make us happier – so ignore the mockery, and enjoy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/11/hobbies-happier-gardening-bird-watching-stroking-cat. Slightly tongue-in-cheek discussion of study showing our happiness comes from family, exercise, and hobbies.

Selinker, Mike (2019 ) Trump’s tariffs could ruin the American board game industry. www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2019/6/5/18652411/trump-china-tariff-board-games. Professional costs and competition in the age of trade wars.

Sheldon, Brie Beau (2019 June 16) We Say Fuck You, Pay Me. http://briebeau.com/thoughty/2019/06/we-say-fuck-you-pay-me/. Interviews and discussion of pay rates in the industry.

Tremeer, Eleanor (2019 June 10) Dungeons & Dragons Rolls a Critical Hit with LGBTQ+ Representation. geekandsundry.com/dungeons-dragons-lgbt-representation. The value of including everyone.

Tweet, Jonathan (2019 June 5) Prologue to Third Edition. www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6363-Jonathan-Tweet-Prologue-to-Third-Edition. History and inspiration behind D&D 3E.

UK Games Expo (2019 June 1) An official statement. www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/morenews.php?id=497. Response to unacceptable GM behavior and explanation of convention’s actions.

Williams, Matthew Ryan (2019 July 13) Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Tabletop RPGs. www.wired.com/2019/07/geeks-guide-tabletop-rpgs. Interview with Shannon Appelcline.

Zacny, Rob (2019 June 19) Games Have Always Tried to Whitewash Nazis as Just ‘German Soldiers’. www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5waqd/games-have-always-tried-to-whitewash-nazis-as-just-german-soldiers. Losing the real history to romanticized imagery.

FROM HAWKE ROBINSON

Robinson, Hawke (2019 June 4) RPG Activities Collage – RPG Research. www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=159&v=d3aQltcyIa0. Music and games with the RPG Research crew.

FROM M. ALAN THOMAS

Invictus (2019 June 28) How Did War Become a Game?. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-seIA9tukDs. History of wargaming, Kriegsspiel specifically.

FROM MIKE TRESCA

Hillman, Sean (2019) Mastering the Game: Running a Tabletop RPG For the First Time. outschool.com/classes/mastering-the-game-running-a-tabletop-rpg-for-the-first-time-9bJSbmzr#usNu3kOeCj. Online course.

Tresca, Mike (2019 June 7) Game Deisgn Like a Boy Scout: Week 10 – Wrap Up. www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6275-Game-Design-Like-a-Boy-Scout-Week-10-Wrap-Up. Putting it all together.

Tresca, Mike (2019 June 17) Geekdom Takes a Bow. www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6328-Geekdom-Takes-a-Bow. Nerdom on the screen, big and small, and the future.

Tresca, Mike (2019 July 1) Con Report: PortConMaine is More Welcoming Than Ever. https://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6443-Con-Report-PortConMaine-is-More-Welcoming-Than-Ever. Fun, diverse gathering continues to thrive.


CALENDAR

New listings this month were provided by Paul Cardwell and Lou Zocchi. Others are urged to submit information. If you attend a convention, be sure and check the conventions table and let us have a copy of the fliers (or at very least the when, what, where, and contact information) for upcoming conventions available there. CAR-PGa is international, so this includes anywhere in the world.  

Dates, precise venue, contacts' URLs or phone numbers, and other information, where missing from this list, would be particularly appreciated.  If we have missed any, send the information to 
plcardwell@gmail.com  Convention reviews should be sent to millians.david@paideiaschool.org

"[LARP]" means only LARP events as many RPG cons include at least some LARP, as likewise applies to the mention of specific game systems. The same bracketed information applies as well to game systems when the con will have only those games present.

In an attempt to get more face-to-face meetings of the membership, we list who will be going to what convention, if they will tell us.  Get this type of information in at least two months before the convention itself, so we can run it at least once

David Millians will be attending GenCon, August 1-4, and presenting at Gen Con Trade Day on Wednesday, July 31.

Support your local cons by helping in the staff. It is a good way to promote RPG and you generally get in free for the brief time spent helping.  

A review of any attended convention afterwards for the Newsletter would be appreciated too. These reviews should include demographic data such as attendance, percentage male/female, white/ethnic minorities (or whatever is the majority/white/others), games in addition to tabletop RPG, and more subjective matters such as unusual events, quality of games and dealers' room, encouragement of new gamers, and whatever seems worth reporting. We need to work to restore CAR-PGa's reputation as the media's go-to on gamer demographics, especially since the media are still citing a study that cut off all those over 35 - at a time when that was the median age of gamers - it is closer to 40 now - which indicates we also need to work on recruiting younger players, although some increase in college age players at conventions has been noted.

July 2019 

3-7: Dexcon, Morristown Hyatt, Morristown, NJ; dexposure.com 
3-7: Dice Tower Con, Caribe Royale, 8101 World Center Dr, Orlando, FL; 
eventbrite.com  
4-7: Florida Supercon, Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr, Miami, FL; 
floridasupercon.com 
4-7: Play On Con, Alabama 4-Hd Center, AL; 
playoncon.com  
4-7: Western, Davis Conference Center, Layton, UT; 
fantasycons.com
5-7: Go Play NW, Campion Hall, Seattle University, Seattle, WA; 
goplaynw.org 
5-7: Hypericon, Clarion Inn, 2227 Old Fort Pkwy, Murfreesboro, TN; 
hypericon.net
5-7: Milwaukee Summer Revel, Sheraton Brookfield, 375 S. Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI; 
coldironconventions.com 
5-7: RTX, Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX; 
rtxaustin.com
5-7: Summer Stabcon, Britannia Hotel, Stockport; 
stabcon.org.uk 
6-7: LongCon: Garrison Hotel, Sheffield; 
thedodd.com/longcom 
6-7: MiniCon II, University of Canterbury, Christchurch; 
saga.org.nz 
10-14: Historicon, Lancaster Convention Center, 2300 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, PA; 
historicon.org [wargaming] 
10-21: Festival Ludique International de Parthenay, all over Parthenay; 
jeux-festival.com 
11-14: Connecticon, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT; 
connecticon.org 
12-13: Con in the Castle, 65666 Bethel Rd, New Plymouth, OH; 
ravenwoodcastle.com
12-14: Ad Astra, Sheraton Parkway North, 600 Hwy 7, Richmond Hill, ON; 
ad-astra.org 
12-14: AnimeIowa, Iowa Event Center, Des Moines, IA; 
animeiowa.com
12-14: CharCon, Clay Center, Charleston, WV; 
charcon.org 
12-14: Con-gregate, Red Lion, High Point, NC; 
con-gregate.com 
12-14: Dokidokon, Radisson Plaza, 100 W Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI; 
dokidokon.org 
12-14: Kitsunecon, Ki Convention Center, 333 Main St, Green Bay, WI; 
kitsunecon.com 
12-14: Looking for Gamers, Bankstown Sports Club, 8d Greenfield Parade, Bankstown, NSW; 
sad.lfg-aus.com.au
12-14: Queen City Conquest, Daemen College, Buffalo, NY; 
queencitycon.com
12-14: Southern-Fried Gaming Expo, Marriott Renaissance Waverly, Atlanta GA; 
southernfriedgameroomexpo.com
12-14: Tokyo in Tulsa, Tulsa Convention Center, Tulsa, OK; 
tokyointulsa.com 
13-19: GACUCon Game Cruise. Hialeah Gardens Holiday Inn and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
15-19: GaCuCon The Gamer Cruise, Carnival, Miami, FL; 
gacucon.com 
18-21: Comic-Con International, San Diego Convention Center, 111 Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA; 
comic-con.org 
19-20: True Gamerz Expo, Schultz Center, Jacksonville, FL; 
truegamerzexpo.com 
19-21: Berlin Brettspiel Con, Station Berlin, Luckenwalder Str 4-6, Berlin;  
hunterundcron.de 
19-21: KantCon, Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS; 
kantcon.com 
19-21: Open Gaming Convention, Holiday Inn, Northeastern Blvd, Nashua, NH; 
opengamingconvention.com 
19-21: TwisteeLordsCon, Reed Conference Center, 5750 Will Rogers Rd, MidWest City, OK; 
twistedlordscon.com 
20-21: Feencon, Stadthalle Bonn, Bad Godesberg, Bonn; 
feencon.de 
20-21: Wintercon, Fitzroy Pavilion, Canberra, ACT; 
cgs.asn.au 
20-24: GaCuCon The Gamer Cruise, Carnival, Miami, FL; 
gacucon.com 
23-28: DrachenFest, Auf dem Quast, Diemelstadt; 
drachenfest.info [boffer LARP]
26-27: WyvaCon, Wytheville Community College, 1000 E Main St, Wytheville, VA; 
wyvacon.com 
20-28: World Boardgaming Championships, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Campion, PA; 
boardgamers.org 
26-28: Conbravo!, Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers Ln, Hamilton. ON; 
conbravo.com 
26-28: Flying Buffalo's T&T Con, Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale, AZ; 
flyingbuffalo.com 
26-28: Mechacon, Hyatt Regency Downtown, 601 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA; 
mechacon.com 
26-28: NJ Gamer Con, Crowne  Plaza, 2349 Mariton Pike W, Cherry Hill, NJ; 
njgamercon.com 
26-28: Ropecon, Helsingin Messukeskuksessa, Helsinki, Finland; 
ropecon.fi 
27-28; Galacon, Forum am Schlosspark, Stuttgarter Str. 33, Ludwigsburg; 
galacon.eu 

August 2019 

1-4: Gen Con, Indiana Convention Center, 100 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN; gencon.com 
1-4: Quad Cities Anime-zing!, River Center, Davenport, IA; 
qcanimezing.com 
2-4: Comic Con Honolulu, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI; 
comicconhonoluulu.com 
2-4: Glitch Con, Springdale Holiday Inn, 1500 S 48th, Springdale, AR; glitch 
con.com
2-4: PaizoCon, Asto Conference Centre, Bourneville College, Birmingham, W. Mid; 
ukroleplayers.com 
2-4: Starfleet International Conference, Marriott St. Louis Airport, St. Louis, MO; 
starfleetidic2019.com
3-4: Gamma.Com, Exhibition Park, Flemington Rd & Northbourne Ave, Canberra, ACT; 
gammacon.org.au
3-4: UniCon Latvia, Riga, Latvia; 
unicon.lv 
8-11: PolCon, Bialymstoku; 
polcon.fandom.art.pl 
9-11: Anime Festival Orlando, Wyndham Orlando Resort, Orlando, FL; 
animefestivalorlando.com 
9-11: Dragonfire, Kramer Law Bldg, University of Capetown, Capetown, SA; 
claws.za.net 
9-11: Game On Expo, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ 
gameonexpoaz.com
9-11: Löwenherz Con und Spiele, Landheim der Sophienschule, Nienburger Str 15, Hamburg; 
diophant.de 
9-11: Malcon, Ramada Plaza Denver North, 10 E 120th Ave, Denver, CO; 
malcondenver.org
9-11: SpoCon, Davenport Hotel, 10 Post St, Spokane, WA; 
spocon.org 
10: Ettin Con, Blackheath Community Centre, Katoomba, NSW; 
ettincon.org 
13: Akua Con, Universal Lazer Family Fun Center, 15 1st St NW, Watertown, SD; 
12-14: Con Gregate, Red Lion High Point NC; 
10times.com/con-gregate 
15-17: Icon, Eshkol Pais, 4 Shprintzak St, Tel Aviv; 
iconfestival.org.il 
15-17: Mycon, Cache County Fairgrounds, Logan, UT; 
myron.me
15-18: Alter Paradox, Polidepoirxtivo des Ugarrandia, Pamplona: 
umbrasdeparadox.es
15-19: Worldcon, Convention Centre, Dublin; 
dublin2019.com 
16-18: Coulee Con, La Crosse Center, La Crosse, WI; 
couleecon.com  
16-18: Dragonflight,  Bellevue Hilton, 300 112th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA; 
dragonflight.org 
16-18: Matsuricon, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH; 
matsuricon.org 
17-18: NewCon, Cardiff RSL, 45 Macquarie Rd, Cardiff, NSW; 
newconoz.co
22-25: Fan Expo Canada, Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON; 
fanexpocanada.com 
22-25: NecronomiCon, Providence Biltmore, Providence, RI; 
necronimicon-providence.con.com  [Lovecraft] 
22-25: Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, Stevens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd, Chicago, IL; 
wizardworld.com 
23-25: Bubonicon, Albuquerque Marriott Uptown, 2101 Louisiana Blvd NE (at I-40), Albuquerque, NM; 
bubonicon.com 
23-25: 2D Con, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN; 
2dcon.net 
22-25: Fan Expo Canada, Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON; 
fanexpocanada.com 
23-25: Hub Con, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Lubbock, TX; 
facebook.com/hubcitycomiccom
23-25: Nashcon, Franklin Marriott at Cool Springs, Franklin, TN; 
nashcon.org  [miniature wargame] 
24: AlderCon, Hale Institute, Wings Rd, Farnham, Surrey; 
aldercon.uk 
24: Meggacon, Commonwealth Commerce Center, Jackson, MI; 
meggacon.com 
24-25: Animaga, Royal Exhibition Building, 9 Nicholson St, Carlton, NSW: 
animaga.com.au 
24-25: HoGS Winter Gamefest, Lenah Valley Community Hall, 22 Creek Rd, Hobart, Tas; 
hogs.com.au
24-25: Shadow Con, Northfields Community Centre, Northfields, West London; 
ukroleplayers.com
24-25: Tabletop Scotland, Dewars Centre, Perth; 
tabletopscotland.co.uk 
28-29: PA Dev, Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Place, Seattle, WA; 
penny-arcade.com 
29-September 1: ReaperCon, Denton Convention Center, Denton, TX; 
reapercon.com [trade show, art exhibit]
29-September 1: Tacticon, Denver Marriott South, Park Meadows Dr, Denver, CO; 
denvergamers.org 
29-September 2: Dragoncon, Hyatt Regency, 265 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA; 
dragoncon.org 
30-31: Polcon, Bialystok; 
pollen.fandom.art.pl 
30-31: SaltCon End of Summer,  Davis Conference Center, Layton, UT; 
saltcon.com
30-September 1 GrandCon, DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI; 
grand-con.com 
30-September 1: Meta Con, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN: 
metaconvention.com
30-September 1: Q-Con, Queen's University Belfast, Elmwood Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland; 
q-con.org.uk 
30-September 2: Pacificon, Santa Clara Marriott, 2700 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA; 
pacificonngameexpo.com 
30-September 2: PAX West, Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Place, Seattle, WA; 
penny-arcade.com 
30-September 2: Strategicon Gateway, Hilton LAX, 5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA; 
strategicon.net 
31: Games Con, Emsworth Community Centre, Emsworth, Hamps; 
gamescon.co.uk 
31-September 2: Gamers of Summer, Paxtonia Fire Hall, 125 S Johnson St, Harrisburg, PA; 
gamersofsummer.net

September 2019 

1-2: ISU-Con, Hulman Student Union, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN; indstate.edu/rpguild 
5-8: Buckeye Game Fest, Hyatt Regency downtown, Columbus, OH; 
buckeyegamefest.com
6-8: Alcon, DeMonfort University, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK; 
alcon.org.uk 
6-8: Furry Migration, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, MN; 
furrymigration.org
6-8: Rustycon, Bellevue Hilton, 300 1122th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA; 
rustycon.com 
6-9: Tracon, Tampere Hall, Tampere, Finland; 
tracon.fi 
7-8: Retro World Expo, Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT; 
retroworldexpo.com
7-8: Space Coast Comic Con, Space Coast Convention Center, 301 Tucker Ln, Cocoa, FL;
www.spacecoastcomiccon.com
7-8: Washingcon, Georgetown University Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Rd. NW, Washington, DC; 
washingcon.com
9: Impossible Realities, InterAction School of Performing Arts, 228 Germain Street, Saint John, NB; 
impossiblerealities.com  
12-14: HawaiiCon, Sheraton Kona, Kona, HI; 
hawaiicon.com 
12-15: Scarefest, Lexington Convention Center, Lexington, KY; 
thescarefest.com 
13-15: Albacon, Ramada Plaza, Albany, NY; 
albacon.org 
14: Concrete Cow, Old Bath House, 205 Stratford Rd, Wolverton, Milton Keynes; 
mk-rpg.org.uk 
14-15: ConCentric Games, Fullarton Park Community Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia; 
con-centric.com.au 
14-15: ConCentric Games, Fullarton Park Community Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia; 
con-centric.com.au 
14-15: Retro Con, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Philadelphia, PA; 
retrocons.com
14-15: World RPG Fest, Clube da Bola, Rua Francisco Nunes, 110, Curitiba, PR, Brasil; 
worldrpgfest.com.br 
18: Ducosim, Deflint, Amersoorth, NL; 
ducosim.nl
20-22: Edmonton Expo, Edmonton Centre, 7515 118 Ave, Edmonton, AB; 
edmontonexpo.com
20-22: SIBCon, Vagabonds Hall, Butler, PA; 
circleofswords.com 
20-22: Southern Front, Four Points, Raleigh-Durham Airport, NC; 
trianglesimsociety.org [miniature wargames] 
20-23: Tokyo Game Show, Makuhari Messe, Tokyo; 
showsbee.com 
21: Owlbear and Wizard's Staff, Bond Factory unit 13, Althorpe St, Leanington Spa, Warwicks; 
asakosoh.wordsmith.com
21: TolkienMoot, Lawrence House, 1432 W. Lawrence Dr, Spokane, WA; 
tolkienmoot.org 
21-22: TopCon, Agriculture Hall, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka, KS; 
topconppop.com
27-29: Falcon, Sheraton Stamford, 700 Main, Stamford, CT; 
conncon.com
27-29: Fallcon, SAIT - Campus Center, 1301 126 Ave NW, Calgary, AB; 
fallcon.com
27-29: Monsterama, Marriott Alpharetta, GA 400 & Windward Pkwy, Atlanta GA; 
monsteramacon.com
28: Hall of Fame City Comic Con, Canton Civic Center,  1101 N. Market Ave, Canton OH; 
hofcitycomiccon.com
28-29: Lil-Con, American Legion Stephen Sikora Post, North Tonawanda, NY; 
lilconconvention.com 
28-29: Monster-Con, Wonderland of the Americas Mall, 4522 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX; 
monstercon.com 
28-29: Schweinfurter Fantasy-Festival, Jugendhaus, Franz-Schubert-Str, Schweinfurt; 
fantasy-festival.de 
28-29: Tabloetop Gaming Live, Alexandra Palace, London; tabletopgaminglive.co./shows
28-29: WynterCon, Princes Park, Eastbourne, E Sussex, UK; 
wyntercon.com 

October 2019 

3-6: New York Comic Con, Jacob Javetts Center, New York City, NY; newyorkcomiccon.com 
4-6: Archon, Gateway Center, Collinsville, MO; 
archonstl.org
4-6: NEWGamepalooza, Alumni Center, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI; 
newgamepalooza.com
4-6: Nuke-Con, Ramada Plaza, 3321 S 72nd St, Omaha, NE; 
nuke-con.com 
4-6: OctoGones, l'Espace Double Mixte, Lyon/Villeurbanne. France; 
octogones.org
4-6: Realms Con, Emerald Beach Hotel, 11092 S Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX; 
realmscon.com 
4-6: RinCon, Sheraton, 5151 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ; 
rincongames.com 
4-6: SHUX, Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC;
www.shutupandsitdown.com/shux19
4-6: TokenCon, Wyndham Garden Oklahoma City Airport, 2101 S Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK
5: Dragondaze, Newport Centre, 1 Kingsway, Newport, S Wales: 
dragondaze.com 
5-7: MOAB, Sylvania Heights Community Club, Box Rd, Sylvania, NSW; 
motherofallbattles.org [mostly wargame including fantasy]
10-13: Big Bad Con, Walnut Creek Marriott, 2355 N Main St, Walnut Creek, CA; 
bigbadcon.com  [18+] 
10-13: Brasil Game Show, Expo Center Norte, São Paulo, SP; 
brasilgameshow.com.br
10-13: Great Falls Gaming Rendezvous, Holiday Inn, 1100 5th St S, Great Falls, MT; 
gfgr.org
11-12: Fear the Con, Riverbend Event Center, 1085 Winding River Cove W, Salt Lake City, UT; 
fearcon.com 
11-13 Conapalooza, Meadowview Convention Center, Kingsport, TN; 
conapalooza.com
11-13: CinCityCon, Sharonville Convention Center 11355 Chester Rd, Sharonville, OIH; 
cincitycon.com
11-13: Festivalinternacionaldejuegascordoba.es, Palacio de los Merced, Cordoba; 
festivaldejuegascordoba.es
11-13: FlatCon, Interstate Center, 1106 Interstate Dr, Bloomington, IL; 
flatcon.com 
11-13: G.A.M.E., Springfield Expo Center, Springfield, MO; 
springfieldgame.com
11-13: PAX Aus, Melbourne Convention Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, Vic; geekeventsaustraliacom 
11-13: Save Against Fear; Harrisburg Mall, 3501 Paxton, Harrisburg, PA; 
thebodhanagroup.org
11-13: Travellercon, Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster, PA; 
travellercon-usa.com  [primarily Traveller] 
11-13: Tsubasacon, Charleston Coliseum, Charleston, WV;  
tsubasacon.org 
11-13: VCon, Sheraton Vancouver Airport, Richmond, BC; 
vcon.ca 
11-13: Viking-Con, Tårnby Gymnasiuum, Tejin Allé 5, Kastrup, Denmark; 
viking-con.dk
12-13: Furnace, Garrison Hotel, 635 Penistone Rd, Sheffield, SYorks; 
furnace.org.uk
16-20: NordlichtCon, Seminarhof Proitzer Mühle, Proitze 3, Schnega; 
nordlichtcon.de 
17-20: EGX, ExCeL Center,, London; 
egx.net 
18-19: Timp Con, Utah Valley Convention Center, 220 W. Center St., Provo, UT; 
utahvalley.com/timp-con
18-20: CastleCon, Best Western Plus, 559 Bloor St W, Oshawa, ON; 
castlecon.net
18-20: Mile Hi Con, Hyatt Regency, 7800 E. Tufts Ave, Denver, CO; 
milehicon.org
18-20: NEA Game Fest, Hilton Garden Inn, Jonesboro, AR; tabletop.events/nea-game 
18-20: Necronomicon, Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore, 700 N Westshore Blvd, Tampa, FL; 
stonehill.org 
18-20: Texas Broadside, USS Texas, La Porte, TX; 
texasbroadside.webs.com  [primarily historical wargaming]
18-20: ValleyCon, Ramada Fargo, Fargo, ND; 
valleycon.com 
18-20: Wizard World Comic Con, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N High St, Columbus, OH; 
wizardworld.com 
18-21: Kraken, Schloss Neuhausen, Bradenburg, Germany; 
the-kraken.de
19: Kogata Daycon, Davison 4H, 3200 W Havens Ave, Mitchel, SD; 
kogatadaycon.com
19-20: Memphis Comic Expo, Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis, TN; 
memphiscomicexpo.com
19-20: MiniCon III, University of Canterbury, Christchurch; 
saga.org.nz
19-20: Oddmall: Hallowondrous, Lakewood Masonic Temple, 15300 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH; 
oddmall.info/hallowondrous  [Free admission] 
19-20: WasabiCon, Lexington Hotel Riverwalk, Jacksonville, FL; 
wasabicon.com 
24-26: Spiel, Messe Essen, Essen; 
spiel-messe.com
24-27: Atlanta Game Fest, Marriott Alpharetta, Atlanta, GA; 
atlantagamefest.com 
25-27: Central Canada Comic Con, Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, MB; 
c4con.org
25-27: Gamealot, Kinsmen Banquet Center, 47 Reil Dr, St. Albert, AB; 
gamealot.ca
25-27: Hal-Con, Halifax World Convention Centre, Halifax, NS; 
hal-con.com 
25-27: Hallowcon, Econolodge, 1507 N Tibb Rd, Dalton, GA; 
hallocon.com  [horror]
25-28: Gaelcon, Ballbridge Hotel, Pembroke Rd, Dublin: 
gaelcon.com
30-November 3: Lucca Comics & Games, Lucca Fiere, via della Chiesa, Trav.1, 237, Lucca, Italy; 
europecomics.com 
31-November 3: Anime Weekend Atlanta, Renaissance Waverley, Atlanta, GA; 
aaa-con.com

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