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Gary Con – Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in March; Gen Con – Indianapolis, Indiana in July/August; Marcon – Columbus, Ohio on Mother's Day weekend; Marmalade Dog – Kalamazoo, Michigan in the first quarter; Midwest Gaming Classic – Milwaukee, Wisconsin in April; Origins Game Fair – Columbus, Ohio in late June; Penguicon – Troy, Michigan ...
Lake Geneva is home to more than 40 sites tied to the popular role-playing game. Here are some you can visit on a walking or driving tour.
Beginning in 1975, Gen Con was managed and hosted by TSR, Inc., original publisher of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. [16] During the following decade the event grew and was hosted at a variety of southern Wisconsin locations, including an American Legion Hall, George Williams College, and the former Lake Geneva Playboy Resort.
Gary Con is a gaming convention held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin every year to celebrate the life and works of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and commonly considered the father of role playing games. Gygax was raised in Lake Geneva, where the company he later founded TSR, Inc. created and produced the Dungeons & Dragons game for 25 ...
The Lake Geneva Museum (Musée du Léman) is located in Nyon, Switzerland. It was founded in 1954, and was created for the many artifacts found in the lake, such as shipwrecks, models, and engines. It was founded in 1954, and was created for the many artifacts found in the lake, such as shipwrecks, models, and engines.
Lake Geneva mayor Charlene Klein proclaimed July 27, 2023, as "Gary Gygax Day", and on that day dedicated a lakeside park bench in his honor. In her proclamation she reminds residents that in 1983 TSR employed over 400 people, "over 6% of Lake Geneva's population at the time." [83] [84] [85]
The games museum in the castle of La Tour-de-Peilz. Located on the shore of Lake Geneva between the cities of Vevey and Montreux, the Swiss Museum of Games in La Tour-de-Peilz is dedicated to the preservation, research and dissemination of various forms of parlor games. Unlike many other museums in the world, the Swiss Museum of Games ...
Lake Geneva is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located in Walworth County and situated on Geneva Lake, it was home to 8,277 people as of the 2020 census, up from 7,651 at the 2010 census. It is located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Milwaukee and 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Chicago.