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Origins International Game Expo and Fair
Strategic war simulations, board games, card games, and miniatures. Held in Columbus, Ohio.
http://www.originsgames.com/

FlatCon
A gaming convention located in Bloomington, Illinois. A variety of roleplaying, miniature, board, and card games and tournaments are represented. Vendor range from Anime, gaming, fantasy gifts, and comics.
http://www.flatcon.com/

Prezcon
Held in February, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Board games, miniatures and CCGs.
http://www.prezcon.com/

UB Con
Annual gaming convention around March and April, featuring roleplaying, card games, board games, and miniatures. In Buffalo, NY, USA.
http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/sarpa/old/conven.html

Games University
Focuses on demonstration games for roleplaying, card games, board games and miniatures. Held in Southern California.
http://members.aol.com/gamesucon/

The Madison Wordplayers
Meets monthly at Borders Book Shop for word game fun in Madison, Wisconsin.
http://fun2play.com/wordplayers/

Marmalade Dog
Marmalade Dog is a gaming convention held each year by the Western Michigan Gamers Guild (WMGG) on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The largest in SW Michigan, this convention features role-playing games, collectible card games, board games, special events and guests.
http://www.wmgg.org/marmaladedog/

FreeCon 2001
Three-day roleplaying convention in the Lansing, Michigan area.
http://freecon.tripod.com/

Cod Con
Held in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in April. Events include Magic:TG, AD&D, L5R, Live Action Vampire, and Battletech.
http://members.tripod.com/Codscifi/Codcon.htm

BCon
Role-playing and board game convention held on the campus of Bradley University in Peoria, IL late in February.
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Capsule/2367/con.html

Florida Con-Quest
Regular conventions held in various Florida locations. Live action games, CCGs, miniatures, PlayStation, Nintendo.
http://www.angelfire.com/fl/FloridaConQuest/

Gamicon
Annual game fair held in Iowa City, Iowa. Offers roleplaying, CCGs, board and strategy games, miniatures events, and live-action roleplaying games (LARPs), as well as special guests, an auction, and free pop all weekend (That's soda, for those not from the mid-west).
http://www.sflis.org/gamicon/

DunDraCon
A February convention in San Ramon, California. Featuring board games, miniatures, card games, LARP, roleplaying, and SCA.
http://www.dundracon.com/

JohnCon
All-gaming convention run for 48 straight hours on the campus of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. RPGs, board games, CCGs, and more mundane games.
http://www.jhu.edu/~johncon/

Barracks Battles
One-day miniatures game convention organized by Big Muddy HGA in St. Louis, MO during March.
http://www.apci.net/~ipw4/bigmuddy/barracks.htm

Gamefest
Full gaming conventions located regionally around the US.
http://www.advantageconvention.com

Global Gaming Expo
A trade show hosted by the gaming industry, for the gaming industry.
http://www.globalgamingexpo.com/

Egyptian Campaign
A three-day annual convention held in March at Southern Illinois University. Features games, auction, contests, dealers.
http://www.siu.edu/~gamesoc/ecgamcon/index.htm

SAGA Con
Miniatures gaming in San Antonio, Texas, in May. Also roleplaying, LARP, and card games.
http://lonestar.texas.net/~glover/saga/

Great River Gaming Guild
Presents a yearly convention called QuinCon in Quincy, IL, as well as a series of Mini-Cons throughout the year.
http://www.angelfire.com/il/QuincyGuild/

Game Storm
Held in Portland, Oregon, in March, and featuring board games, role playing games, collectible card games, and miniatures.
http://www.pdxgames.com/

SAGACon
Springfield, Missouri. Star Trek tournaments, RPGA events, and live action roleplaying.
http://sagacon.8m.com/

MOBICON
Annual fantasy and gaming convention in Mobile, AL. Features roleplaying, board, miniature, computer, and collectible card games, live action roleplaying, and anime rooms.
http://www.mobicon.org/

CastleCon
This convention includes gaming, as well as a LARP.
http://www.fantek.org/fantek2/ccon/

Millennium
Held every November in Austin, Texas. Offers miniatures, role playing, board games, and card playing events. Special guests and tournaments are also featured.
http://www.millenniumcon.com/

OpCon
A mini-convention hosted by the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Club at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL (near Chicago), in April. Mainly a gaming convention.
http://oprfhs.org/activ/scifi/opcon.html

AnonyCon
Gaming convention in Stamford, CT that features roleplaying games and a variety of other gaming.
http://www.anonycon.com/

Active Imagineering
Promotes the educational, cultural and social benefits of game-playing and fosters community, continuity and growth within the hobby.
http://www.activeimagineering.org/

ARCHON
Science fiction and fantasy theme. Includes miniatures, modeling, video games, an art show, and masquerade. Located in Illinois, United States.
http://www.archonstl.org/

I-Con
Annual host of a variety of sponsored tournaments, demos and open games of all varieties. Offers news, events, downloads, and schedules.
http://www.mecca-anime.com/I-Con/i-con.html

Minnesota Gamers' Convention
Held the weekend before Thanksgiving in the St. Paul Minneosta Area. Miniatures, board games, card games (CCGS) are the focus.
http://www.mgcon.org/

Foundation Gaming Convention
Convention held in Lansing, Michigan. Board games, card games, miniature games, roleplaying, dealers room, and 24-hour gaming.
http://www.foundation-games.com/

ShaunCon
Roleplaying, miniatures, card, and LARP games presented by the Role-Players Guild of Kansas City, Ltd, in November.
http://www.rpgkc.org/Shaun/Shaun21.htm

HMGS South Information
Historical miniature gaming society with links to the RECON and HURRICON conventions. Also contains agallery of previous conventions.
http://hmgs-south.com/

OshCon
Annual convention for players of table top role-playing games, card games, and minatures games.
http://www.oshcon.org/

Paladin Works
Maryland based group who run an annual roleplaying event, Conquest.
http://www.paladinworks.com/conquest/

KublaCon
Annual science fiction convention, located in Beloit, WI. Events include roleplaying games, live action-roleplaying, network computer gaming, as well as wargaming and CCG tournaments.
http://www.beloit.edu/%7Ebsffa/kcon.php

Plattecon Mu
Held in March in Platteville, Wisconsin, on the UW Platteville campus in the Ullsvik Center. Includes White Wolf, SJ cames, WOTC CCGs, and Atlas games.
http://plattecon.pgame.org/

ShadowCon 2003
Held in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Games include RPGA, VLARP, CCG, Warhammer, and Warhammer 40k rogue trader.
http://www.brightok.net/~iands/

Wild Gazebo Productions
Organizers of two conventions in Edison, New Jersey; Lollagazebo (November) and A Gazebo of Games (April). Offers board games, CCGs, exhibitors, LARPs, RPGs, minis, RPGA, and an assortment of special events.
http://www.wildgazebo.com/

shadowcon
Held in Memphis, Tennessee. Computer gaming, miniatures, D&D, LARP "The Dark Ages", an international game from Spain, and various open gaming to be announced at the door.
http://www.shadowcon.org/

EveCon
Held in Reston, Virginia. Board games, strategic miniature games, card, war, and video games, and a live-action roleplaying game (LARP).
http://www.fantek.org/fantek2/econ/index.html

Chicagoland Gamer's CONclave
A three-day celebration of the gaming hobby held yearly on Thanksgiving weekend at the Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale, IL.
http://www.chicagogamecon.org/CGC_Home/Home.htm

MassCon
Offers scheduled events, among them several roleplaying games including RPGA events, miniature, board and card games. North Chelmsford, MA.
http://www.totalcon.com/Masscon/Frames/massconintro.htm

Winter Fantasy
January, in Fort Wayne, IN. Roleplaying, RGPA Summit (seminars/discussions). Managed by Wizards of the Coast and featuring many of WotC's games.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rpga/conventions/wf2004

TOTEMCon
Celebrating the cartoons and toy lines of the 1980s, as well as anime, manga, comics, cosplay and gaming. Located in Natick, Massachusetts.
http://www.totemcon.net/

OurCon
April, UMass' Campus Center, Amherst, MA. Mostly roleplaying with a touch of CCG and LARP.
http://www.ourcon.org

MarsCon
Features southeastern Virginia's premier science fiction/fantasy/gaming Relax-a-Con.
http://www.marscon.net

Topacon Gaming Convention
Roleplaying and Miniatures convention held in Fairborn, Ohio over Memorial Day Weekend. Offers Schefule, history, events, and directions.
http://www.topacon.com/

HexaCon 14
Annual fan-run role playing and board gaming convention that occurs in the greater Phoenix area. Contains history amd information.
http://www.hexacon.org/

KublaCon
Held in Burlingame, CA, May 28-31, 2004. Offers information, events, and news.
http://www.kublacon.com/

PolyCon
Held at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California. Includes history, newsletter, and events.
http://www.polycon.org/

Game Days 2004
Held April 22-25, 2004 at the Days Hotel in Timonium, Maryland. Offers information, events, and history.
http://gamesday.gamesclubofmd.org/

Gorilla Con
Hosted by the Southeast Kansas Gaming Guild. To be held March 12-14, 2004. Includes events, information, and game list.
http://www.gorilla-con.com

EconoCon
Plymouth, NH. Sponsored by the PSC Gaming Club, this convention is geared toward being affordable.
http://oz.plymouth.edu/~gaming/

Overload-A-Con
Miniatures and roleplaying games event located in Austin, Texas.
http://www.overload-a-con.com/

ConnCon
Events held in Connecticut throughout the year. Includes may systems of roleplaying and wargames. Features a number of ongoing campaigns.
http://members.aol.com/ConnCon/

Dragonflight
August event at Seattle University, Washington, featuring board games, miniatures, roleplaying, CCGs and computer games.
http://www.dragonflight.org/

Con of the North
Non-profit, all volunteer games convention held annually in St. Paul, Minnesota. Roleplaying, war, board, miniatures, collectable card, and computer games.
http://www.conofthenorth.com/

Die Con
Game convention located in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Its purpose is to promote adventure gaming in the Midwest. Features RPGA, RPG, miniature, board and collectable card games.
http://www.diecon.com/

Nuke-Con
Supported by a not-for-profit group that promotes the positive educational, creative, and social benefits of gaming, through the yearly convention and monthly events and located in Omaha, Nebraska.
http://www.nuke-con.com/

Octocon
A slower-paced 'relaxacon', held in Cincinnati in October. Run by the Cincinnati Fantasy Group.
http://www.cfg.org/octocon/

HexaCon
July, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Includes roleplaying, board gaming, miniatures, live-action roleplaying, dealers room, miniatures painting contest, used-game auction, sanctioned Magic collector card game tournaments. Past special events have included 'Bot Bash, where the participants pit their robotic creations against each other.
http://www.casfs.org/hexacon/

The Once and Future Con
Fredericksburg. Magic: the Gathering, roleplaying, Diplomacy, board games.
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/5478/main.html

World Annual Gaming Summit
Annual meeting of the interactive gaming industry in Miami, Florida. Includes conference overview, sponsorships, exhibitor opportunities, agenda, registration, pricing, brochure, and related conferences.
http://www.srinstitute.com/part_iter_site_page.cfm?iteration_id=355

Cogcon
Each September, in Rolla, Missouri. Roleplaying, CCGs, wargames, computer games.
http://www.rollanet.org/~cogcon/

Dragon*Con
The world's largest fantasy/SF convention, held annually in Atlanta, GA, on Labor Day weekend.
http://www.dragoncon.org

PortConMaine.Com
An anime/gaming convention for Portland, Maine. A yearly convention that will just get better and better!
http://www.portconmaine.com

Dreikonigsnacht (Twelfth Night)
A Role Playing experience, sanctioned by the Camarilla. Held in St Louis early in January at the Henry VIII Conference Center and Hotel.
http://www.12th-night.org/

BPA World Boardgaming Championships
The World Boardgaming Championships, held annually in Hunt Valley, MD and sponsored by the Boardgame Players Association. The convention runs 100 boardgame tournaments.
http://www.boardgamers.org/

PentaCon
The largest and oldest gaming convention in the state of Indiana. It includes roleplaying games, miniatures games, board games, live action games, and some networked computer games. In addition, there is a large dealers area, special guest personalities, seminars, demonstrations by the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a charity raffle, a charity Jail-N-Bail, and a flea market.
http://www.bright.net/~tomb/pentacon.html

CobbCon
Held in a mystery location with twelve selected players (not open to the general public, although you are welcome to apply). Bed and breakfast atmosphere.
http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/cobbcon/intro.htm

Virginia Role Players Association
Hosts two conventions in Richmond, Virginia: Patriot Games (May) and Reindeer Games (December). Roleplaying, CCGs, Camarilla, miniatures.
http://www.VRPA.org/

ConQuest
Held in Northern California every Labor Day weekend. Features many different kinds of games, including miniatures games, role playing games (RPGs), board games, collectible card games (CCGs), and live action role playing games (LARPs). Welcomes all gamers and their families.
http://www.con-quest.com/

Carnage on the Mountain
An annual gaming convention the first weekend in November at the Ascutney Mountain Resort in Brownsville, Vt. Features RPGs, Historical and Fantasy Miniatures, CCGs, Board Gaming, LARPs, and Networked Computer Gaming.
http://www.carnagecon.com/

Midsouthcon
Science fiction, fantasy, science, horror, and gaming convention held in Memphis, TN, in late March.
http://www.midsouthcon.org/

TennCon
A full weekend of gaming held each October, in Knoxville TN. Representatives from dozens of manufacturers on hand, plus roleplaying games, card games, miniatures games, and board games.
Http://www.tenncon.com/

Total Confusion Conventions
Three Northeast gaming conventions: Total Confusion (Andover, MA), MassConfusion (Worcester, MA), ConMan (Merrimack, NH). Includes roleplaying games, RPGA events, Vampire, LARPS, miniature, board and card games, painting contest, art shows.
http://www.totalcon.com/

Archon
St. Louis Science Fiction hosts the Archon Science Fiction/Fantasy Convention, held annually in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Large gaming section.
http://www.stlf.org/archon/

Command Con
Three-day miniatures convention run by Big Muddy HGA in St. Louis in November.
http://www.apci.net/~ipw4/bigmuddy/commdcon.htm

Castle LARP
Annual World of Darkness LARP event held in Oregon, Illinois.
http://castle_larp.tripod.com/

ProtoCon
Student-run gaming convention at Texas A&M University.
http://stuact.tamu.edu/stuorgs/gaming/protocon/default.html

Keeper of Ancient GenCon Lore
Information about Gencon.
http://php.iupui.edu/~wrporter

Con*Stellation
An annual science fiction convention held in Huntsville, AL which is sponsored by the North Alabama Science Fiction Association. It features a full line of events from gaming to panel discussions.
http://www.con-stellation.org

Winter War
The Conflict Simulation Society hosts this three-day event every first full weekend in February, in Champaign-Urbana, IL. Lots of miniatures and wargames, and a good selection of roleplaying too. One of the oldest games conventions in the world, started in 1974.
http://winterwar.prairienet.org/homepage.html

ConGames
Offers roleplaying games, collectible card games, miniatures games, board games, dealers room free to the public, charity raffle benefiting wildlife rescue, and a guest of honor. July. Tampa Bay, FL.
http://www.stonehill.org/vid_con.htm

DarkCon
RPGA gaming, LARP, miniatures.
http://members.tripod.com/darkcon/

InConJunction
Science fiction/fantasy convention with a strong gaming track. Includes events such as roleplaying, miniatures, and collectible card gaming, tournaments with prizes, RPGA events. Indianapolis, IN. July.
http://www.inconjunction.org

Bay Area Games Day
A full day of convention-style open gaming at a very low cost. All sorts of strategy games: abstract boardgames, German games, wargames, and collectible and non-collectible cardgames.
http://davekohr.best.vwh.net/gamesday/

MACE
Held in North Carolina. Featuring LARPs, roleplay, board, card and miniature games. Events by Hollow Hills, Game Society, and RPGA.
http://www.justusproductions.com/

BASHCon
Hosted by UT-BASH (The University of Toledo Benevolent Adventurers' Strategic Headquarters). Typically held in late February or early March, it is a three-day event filling much of UT's Student Union with: dealers from all over the Toledo area and beyond; an auction; and, of course, gaming of all sorts.
http://bashcon.iwarp.com

Games University
Focuses on demonstration games for roleplaying, card games, board games and miniatures. Held in Fullerton, Southern California.
http://www.gamesucon.com/gu.htm

PrinceCon
Over the course of twenty-two years, the PrinceCon system has grown from RPG infancy into rich fantasy world in which scores of players gather every year to pit their imaginations against a few of the most talented GMs around. Princeton, New Jersey.
http://www.princetongames.org/princecon/

U•Con Gaming Convention
Held in Ann Arbor, MI, in November. Roleplaying games, CCGs, board games, miniatures, train games, LARP, dealers' room, auction, and specialty gaming tracks.
http://www.ucon-gaming.org

Intercon
Intercon is produced by independent local groups working in close cooperation with LARPA (http://www.larpa.org), and has consistently featured some of the best, most innovative, diverse, and exciting LARPs produced. If you enjoy live roleplaying, you won't want to miss Intercon.
http://www.larpaweb.org/intercon/

CodCon
Held in the spring at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn,Illinois. Features RPGs and CCGs (including tournament events), anime, guest speakers, and game demos.
http://www.geocities.com/scificod/

Duracon
RPGA gaming convention. A weekend of roleplaying games in Durham, North Carolina.
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/duracon/



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