2014 Convention Schedule

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Game On!
6 – 9 Feb, Seattle, WA
Feature the 2d Annual Lock’n’Load World con, too

•Monster Games – with the time and space you need to play them
•8th Annual NW ASL Championships
•Combat Commander Tourney
•OCS/SCS/TCS
•CDG’s and Euros
•Swap meet
•Or any other game you want to host

Williamsburg Muster
7 – 9 Feb, Williamsburg, VA
The Williamsburg Muster is an annual wargaming convention in Williamsburg, VA, hosted by the Hampton Roads Wargamers.

Our goal is to host a convention that is both family friendly and appealing to a wide variety of gamers.  We primarily feature historical miniature wargames, but we also showcase a board-gaming room with many of the most popular titles currently on the market, as well as science-fiction based and role playing games.  We want and encourage visitors, whether experienced gamers or first time visitors, to participate in as many games as possible.  Check out our Primary Events List as we get closer to the convention dates for more details.

DundraCon
14-17 Feb, San Ramon, CA
Includes a West coast edition of the War College (with Dana Lombardy, among others) and a pretty robust event calendar.

OwlCon
21-23 February, Houston, TX
Pre-registration open, includes a variety of role-playing, tabletop, and minis games.


PrezCon
26 Feb – 2 Mar, Charlottesville, VA

We are planning over 90 Tournaments and 40+ Demo events, and 24 hour Open Gaming will be allowed starting Monday Morning at 9am. We also have a sold-out Dealers Hall. PrezCon is the place for gamers. Once you pay your registration fee, there are no additional fees to enter games. (NO TICKETS) So one price pays for all the gaming you can cram in over the convention.

Cold Wars
6 – 9 Mar, Lancaster, PA
This year’s theme is “Forgotten History,” focusing on not so famous battles & conflicts

Spring Fever
11-12 April, Raleigh, NC
Site will updated soon, location will be Holiday Inn on Highwoods Blvd

KingdomCon
24 – 27 April, San Diego, CA
Pre-registration is open, and events will be posted soon.

ConSimWorld Expo
25 – 31 May, Tempe, AZ

CSW Expo 2014, featuring MonsterGame.CON XIV, has it all! The best and grandest games ever assembled, the most enthusiastic gamers and industry personalities coming together to celebrate the hobby, fantastic hotel accommodations and event facility, exhibitor showcase, seminars, game auction, flea market, breakfast speakers, TONS of door prizes, and much more.

Origins
11 – 15 June, Columbus, OH
Stay tuned for a MAJOR announcement from GrogHeads about our special programming with Origins and GAMA.  Let’s just say this: book your tickets now.

Historicon
17 – 20 July, Fredericksburg, VA

Each year HISTORICON draws about 3500-4000 people from around the world and around 100 vendors offering everything you need to recreate military battles from across history or alternate battles drawn from your own imagination. Scenarios can range from historical ancients to history making moderns, while some even create games from the rich worlds of Sci-Fi and Fantasy. There are tournaments, seminars and a Hobby University of painting classes and events. Activities go from 8am until the wee hours. If you are a gamer, military history buff and within driving distance you should try and make it – even for just the day – you will love it!

World Boardgaming Championships
4 – 10 Aug, Lancaster, PA

The BPA’s largest event is the annual World Boardgaming Championships® (WBC) where about 1,500 people from around the world compete to be named champion of their favorite games. By vote, BPA members select the 100 or so games (the “Century Group”) in which competitions are scheduled.

GenCon
14 – 17 Aug, Indianapolis, IN

Gen Con Indy is the original, longest-running, best-attended, gaming convention in the world!
Featuring hundreds of game companies, award-winning authors and artists, costumed attendees, more than 10,000 events, a Family Fun Pavilion, and the debut of exciting new games, Gen Con truly is The Best Four Days in Gaming™!
Last year, more than 49,000 attendees set an all-new attendance record for the 46-year event.

Heat of Battle
8-10 August, New Orleans, LA
Site update coming soon.

DragonCon
29 Aug – 1 Sep, Atlanta, GA
Join 50,000 (no that’s not a typo) other fans of sci-fi and fantasy literature, art, games, movies, and comics for a weekend of pure geek heaven.

Field Marshal Gaming Convention
6-7 Sep, Oshowa, Ontario, Canada
Board games and minis, including the famous “Midnight Munchkin” marathon

BuckeyeGameFest
11 – 14 Sep, Columbus, OH
Details to follow

MACE
7 – 9 Nov, Charlotte, NC

MACE is a table top gaming convention, once held in High Point, NC since 1997 and now held in Charlotte since 2012. The previous incarnation called ROC 96.5 was a gaming event associated to Roc Of Ages Con in Charlotte. Since then, it has grown to be one of the largest gatherings of gamers in the Carolinas. We at Justus Productions/MACE pride ourselves in providing the best and most variety of games in the Carolinas.

Southern Front
21-23 November, Raleigh, NC

Battleground
29 Nov, Stockton-on-Tees, UK

For 2014, the show is moving to a new home, at the Queens Campus Sports Hall, in Stockton-on-Tees.  This building is part of the Stockton Campus of Durham University, and provides a modern spacious hall, able to house a bigger number of games and traders, as well as offering local attractions and nearby shopping facilities for our visitors.
Our main aim is to constantly improve the show, making it into one of the major shows in the north of England.  We hope you’ll come along and join us for a great day out!

 


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  1. Brant Guillory says:

    If you happen to go to any of these conventions, please drop us a line in our forums, and let us know how it went! Thanks 🙂

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