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Gen Con is the largest tabletop game convention in North America by both attendance and number of events. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, and strategy games. Gen Con also features computer games. Attendees ...
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.
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. [citation needed] The largest gaming convention ...
The World Boardgaming Championships is a convention held yearly since 1999 by the Boardgame Players Association.It was previously held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but it moved to the Seven Springs Mountain Resort in 2016. [1]
Origins Game Fair is an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975. Since 1996, it has been held in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Origins is run by the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Origins was chartered to serve gaming in general, including wargaming and miniatures gaming. Registration area of Origins
SaltCON is the largest [1] Board Game Convention [2] and RPG Convention in Utah held annually in Layton [3] at the Davis Conference Center with the "aim of bringing people together with games." [4] The event is family friendly, [5] and focuses on hobby [6] and designer [7] board games. [8]
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.
FallCon is a boardgame convention in Calgary, Alberta featuring a broad range of modern boardgames and miniatures. [1] During the three day convention, attendees can learn new games by signing up for hosted events or check-out a game from the library in the open gaming area (volunteers are available to make game recommendations or to help with rules / finding other players). [2]