Gaming conventions Gaming conventions Arcanacon is a role-playing convention held in Melbourne annually. It is one of several Role-playing conventions of Victoria, Australia run through the year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arcanacon"
Cardhalla is a charity event that has been held at Gen Con since 1999. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cardhalla"
Con of the North is an annual gaming convention held in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, typically on Presidents' Day weekend. CotN is the area's longest running and largest gaming-specific convention, and is staffed completely by volunteers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Con of the North"
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Gen Con is the largest and most prominent gaming convention in North America. As an indication of its size, consider that Gen Con 2002 brought in about 26,000 attendees; the only other gaming conventions that come close are E³ and Origins. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gen Con"
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The annual Knutepunkt conference, first held in 1997, has been a vital institution in establishing a Nordic live role playing identity, and in establishing the concept of "Nordic LARP" as a unique approach. A live role playing avant-garde movement, which pursues radical experimentation and the recognition of role-playing as a form of art, has been connected to the Knutepunkt conferences. The scope of the Knutepunkt conference has expanded rather rapidly over the last few years with participants showing up from numerous non-Scandinavian countries. The last 2 or 3 years has seen participants from USA, Germany, France, Italy and Russia as well as from the main Scandinavian countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Knutepunkt" Go crack a shortopedia! Gaming_conventions
Origins International Game Expo is one of North America's most prominent annual gaming conventions, second in size only to Gen Con. Origins takes place each year in Columbus, Ohio, in late June or early July. ...more on Wikipedia about "Origins International Game Expo"
In Victoria, role-playing convention refers to a convention where the majority of the events are role-playing games of the traditional pen-and-pencil type of game, rather than computer role-playing games or other varieties of role-playing games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Role-playing conventions of Victoria, Australia"
Ropecon is a role-playing convention held annually in Finland. The convention is the largest non-commercial event of its kind, attracting 3300-3500 participants annually. The current venue is the Dipoli convention centre and surrounding buildings in Espoo (close to Helsinki, the capital city of Finland). ...more on Wikipedia about "Ropecon"
Unicon Roleplaying Convention or just Unicon is a role-playing convention run in Victoria, Australia and is one of the many Role-playing conventions held in Victoria. It runs during the September school holiday period, usually the weekend after the Australian Rules Grand Final. ...more on Wikipedia about "Unicon Roleplaying Convention"
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