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This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions [nb 1] from around the world. This list is sectioned by location, and each gaming convention includes the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.
Board Game of the Year, Artwork Presentation, Card Game, Family Game, Innovative, Solo Game, Strategy Game Won [18] 2019 Wingspan European Expansion: Golden Geek Award Expansion of the Year Won [18] 2019 Wingspan: Spiel des Jahres: Kennerspiel des Jahres (Connoisseur-gamer game of the year) Won [19] 2020 Wingspan: American Tabletop Awards ...
BoardGameGeek was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko, [6] and marked its 20th anniversary on 20 January 2020. [7]Since 2005, BoardGameGeek hosts an annual board game convention, BGG.CON, that has a focus on playing games, and where winners of the Golden Geek Awards are announced.
Each year, the convention pulls approximately 2,000 people from around the world to compete to be named champion of their favorite games. The 100 best-attended games from the previous convention (the “Century”) are scheduled, with additional games added by vote of BPA members and through sponsorships.
Meeting regularly with others from the Washington, DC area to play board games, [6] Hargrave got the idea to start designing games based on themes from nature in 2014 at one such event, according to Audubon: [8] To another interviewer, Hargrave explained she felt "there were too many games about castles and space, and not enough games about things I’m interested in.
Thy Geekdom Con is a multi-genre convention held annually at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.The convention has a wide array of activities that feature panels, live performances, video game tournaments, artist alley, dealers room, and celebrity guests.
A gaming convention is a gathering centered on role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, video games, or other types of games. These conventions are typically two or three business days long, and often held at either a university or in a convention center hotel.
Strategicon is a series of gaming conventions held in Southern California, focusing on role-playing games, Board Games, [1] [2] card games and miniatures gaming. [3]There are three annual conventions under the Strategicon banner, each held on a different three-day holiday weekend and running from Friday to Monday: