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Games, Conventions, North America, United States
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 - Strategic war simulations, board games, card games, and miniatures. Held in Columbus, Ohio.
- 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;
- The World Boardgaming Championships, held annually in Hunt Valley, MD and sponsored by the Boardgame Players Association. The convention runs 100 boardgame tournaments.
- 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 B
- 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 i
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Held in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Games include RPGA, VLARP, CCG, Warhammer, and Warhammer 40k rogue trader.
- Role-playing and board game convention held on the campus of Bradley University in Peoria, IL late in February.
- August event at Seattle University, Washington, featuring board games, miniatures, roleplaying, CCGs and computer games.
- Three-day roleplaying convention in the Lansing, Michigan area.
- A three-day celebration of the gaming hobby held yearly on Thanksgiving weekend at the Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale, IL.
- Held in Portland, Oregon, in March, and featuring board games, role playing games, collectible card games, and miniatures.
- Presents a yearly convention called QuinCon in Quincy, IL, as well as a series of Mini-Cons throughout the year.
- Held the weekend before Thanksgiving in the St. Paul Minnesota area. Miniatures, board games, card games (CCGS) are the focus.
- April, UMass' Campus Center, Amherst, MA. Mostly roleplaying with a touch of CCG and LARP.
- Focuses on demonstration games for roleplaying, card games, board games and miniatures. Held in Fullerton, Southern California.
- Maryland based group who run an annual roleplaying event, Conquest.
- 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.
- Convention held in Lansing, Michigan. Board games, card games, miniature games, roleplaying, dealers room, and 24-hour gaming.
- Historical miniature gaming society with links to the RECON and HURRICON conventions. Also contains agallery of previous conventions.
- 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,
- St. Louis Science Fiction hosts the Archon Science Fiction/Fantasy Convention, held annually in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Large gaming section.
- Student-run gaming convention at Texas A&M University.
- Held in Reston, Virginia. Board games, strategic miniature games, card, war, and video games, and a live-action roleplaying game (LARP).
- 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.
- Information about Gencon.
- Gaming convention in Stamford, CT that features roleplaying games and a variety of other gaming.
- 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.
- 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 th
- Held at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California. Includes history, newsletter, and events.
- Each September, in Rolla, Missouri. Roleplaying, CCGs, wargames, computer games.
- Miniatures and roleplaying games event located in Austin, Texas.
- Miniatures gaming in San Antonio, Texas, in May. Also roleplaying, LARP, and card games.
- An anime/gaming convention for Portland, Maine. A yearly convention that will just get better and better!
- Full gaming conventions located regionally around the US.
- A slower-paced 'relaxacon', held in Cincinnati in October. Run by the Cincinnati Fantasy Group.
- Annual gaming convention around March and April, featuring roleplaying, card games, board games, and miniatures. In Buffalo, NY, USA.
- Offers scheduled events, among them several roleplaying games including RPGA events, miniature, board and card games. North Chelmsford, MA.
- 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.
- Held in Ann Arbor, MI, in November. Roleplaying games, CCGs, board games, miniatures, train games, LARP, dealers' room, auction, and specialty gaming tracks.
- Held in February, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Board games, miniatures and CCGs.
- January, in Fort Wayne, IN. Roleplaying, RGPA Summit (seminars/discussions). Managed by Wizards of the Coast and featuring many of WotC's games.
- RPGA gaming, LARP, miniatures.
- 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.
- Held every November in Austin, Texas. Offers miniatures, role playing, board games, and card playing events. Special guests and tournaments are also featured.
- Science fiction and fantasy theme. Includes miniatures, modeling, video games, an art show, and masquerade. Located in Illinois, United States.
- Events held in Connecticut throughout the year. Includes may systems of roleplaying and wargames. Features a number of ongoing campaigns.
- Annual World of Darkness LARP event held in Oregon, Illinois.
- This convention includes gaming, as well as a LARP.
- A February convention in San Ramon, California. Featuring board games, miniatures, card games, LARP, roleplaying, and SCA.
- Held in North Carolina. Featuring LARPs, roleplay, board, card and miniature games. Events by Hollow Hills, Game Society, and RPGA.
- A Role Playing experience, sanctioned by the Camarilla. Held in St Louis early in January at the Henry VIII Conference Center and Hotel.
- Plymouth, NH. Sponsored by the PSC Gaming Club, this convention is geared toward being affordable.
- Held in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in April. Events include Magic:TG, AD&D, L5R, Live Action Vampire, and Battletech.
- 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.
- Science fiction, fantasy, science, horror, and gaming convention held in Memphis, TN, in late March.
- Fredericksburg. Magic: the Gathering, roleplaying, Diplomacy, board games.
- 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.
- One-day miniatures game convention organized by Big Muddy HGA in St. Louis, MO during March.
- RPGA gaming convention. A weekend of roleplaying games in Durham, North Carolina.
- Held each year by the Western Michigan Gamers Guild (WMGG) on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Features role-playing games, collectible card games, board games, special events and guests.
- A trade show hosted by the gaming industry, for the gaming industry.
- 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.
- 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.
- The world's largest fantasy/SF convention, held annually in Atlanta, GA, on Labor Day weekend.
- Regular conventions held in various Florida locations. Live action games, CCGs, miniatures, PlayStation, Nintendo.
- Roleplaying, miniatures, card, and LARP games presented by the Role-Players Guild of Kansas City, Ltd, in November.
- 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.
- Annual fan-run role playing and board gaming convention that occurs in the greater Phoenix area. Contains history amd information.
- Three-day miniatures convention run by Big Muddy HGA in St. Louis in November.
- Produced by independent local groups working in close cooperation with LARPA. Includes information about upcoming events.
- Meets monthly at Borders Book Shop for word game fun in Madison, Wisconsin.
- A three-day annual convention held in March at Southern Illinois University. Features games, auction, contests, dealers.
- Held April 22-25, 2004 at the Days Hotel in Timonium, Maryland. Offers information, events, and history.
- Non-profit, all volunteer games convention held annually in St. Paul, Minnesota. Roleplaying, war, board, miniatures, collectable card, and computer games.
- Annual fantasy and gaming convention in Mobile, AL. Features roleplaying, board, miniature, computer, and collectible card games, live action roleplaying, and anime rooms.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hosts two conventions in Richmond, Virginia: Patriot Games (May) and Reindeer Games (December). Roleplaying, CCGs, Camarilla, miniatures.
- Annual convention for players of table top role-playing games, card games, and minatures games.
- Features southeastern Virginia's premier science fiction/fantasy/gaming Relax-a-Con.
- Annual meeting of the interactive gaming industry in Miami, Florida. Includes conference overview, sponsorships, exhibitor opportunities, agenda, registration, pricing, brochure, and related conferences.
- 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.
- Annual host of a variety of sponsored tournaments, demos and open games of all varieties. Offers news, events, downloads, and schedules.
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