Ready to leap across rooftops or delve into treacherous dungeons? Danger looms around every corner and heroes have been summoned. Will you answer the call? Characters provided. Different adventures every slot.
Come learn a fast action sci-fi miniatures game. Take command of a small battle group of warship deep within the Cyprian Rift and engage the enemy. In the rift is where your legacy will begin or where your name will be forgotten. Do you have what it takes to enter the rift? Different scenarios run at each event. www.cyprianrift.com
Welcome to the world under the shattered moon, powered by Sorcery & Super Science! This event introduces both the system and the world in an action-packed romp through the post-apocalyptic, broken-down, debris-strewn hulk that once was Gurnee Mills mall where a tribe of Rat Men lurk. They raided a local village and captured two people, and the local chieftain wants his people back and punishment for those filthy mall rats.
Come play Fudge with a veteran GM and one of the authors of 'Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters'. Because Fudge is so versatile one of the 501 plots from Eureka will be chosen at random by the players and the game will be improvised by the GM on the spot to show just how Eureka can be used by any GM. Fantasy, sci-fi, horror? Who knows what the game will be about, but it is going to be fun! Warning: these games tend to be crazy!
A night at a horror movie marathon turns the viewers into the victims in this B movie take on Dread. Can you make it to the morning alive? Instead of dice mechanics Dread uses the game of Jenga. Knock the tower down and you are taken out of the game.
Six Guns of Death (6GD): Down & Dirty in the Big Easy AKA Zombie Plague!
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The SIX GUNS are on the trail of a nefarious human trafficker when they storm the Big Easy demanding blood and revenge. Turns out the dead don’t bleed and they demand a vengeance all their own. Will the SIX GUNS be digging new graves or simply their own? Hollow Earth Expedition action turns in Nazis and Dinosaurs for SIX GUNS and nonstop over the top spaghetti western action.
Daring heroes delve into the darkest dungeons of Terrinoth in search of adventure and treasure, battling deadly and terrifying monsters. Up to four players will take on the role of adventurers, one will play the role of the powerful Overlord, and both sides will battle to the death for victory! Descent: Journeys in the Dark is a scenario-driven fantasy adventure game of dungeon-crawling action.
Dip your feet in the waters of the Sea of Blood with a sample of this Descent: Journeys in the Dark campaign. Watch your heroes grow from novice adventurers to experienced veterans as they level up while traversing a land of monsters and action. Can you thwart the evil Overlord before he destroys the entire world? Descent: Sea of Blood is a campaign expansion for the Descent: Journeys in the Dark adventure board game.
In a rarely traveled corner of the Kingdom, a wise mage once built a stronghold. This wizard is now long dead and much of his hold has crumbled to dust — all but a great vault, said to hold fortunes beyond description. Many adventurers have entered the vault but none have returned. What adventurer worth the name could resist such a challenge?
Only the criminal elite have been invited and only the super-rich can afford to attend. It’s a who’s who of the world’s most wanted, but even that takes second stage to what’s on sale. Your mission: steal it, replace it, and do your best to blame someone else. If you’re really, really good — and that’s why the Agency keeps you in martinis and tuxes — you’ll also come home with some much-needed intel and one or two less bad guys on the list.
An outbreak of sensational violence has erupted in Gotham City's Chinatown. The authorities suspect that this is much more than a common gang war, but the enigmatic residents of Chinatown refuse to speak or cooperate. Perhaps it is time for the Birds of Prey to assemble and investigate...
The air pirates of the Iron Alliance have hired you to search for a pair of experimental Confederate States of America military helicopters rumored to be somewhere in Kansas City, Missouri, or even possibly the St. Louis area. They know the name of the chief scientist, his last known address, and the location of possible air force bases for you to search.
Stage Fright centers around the Royal College of Music in Middenheim. The player characters are at the opera, seeing the matinee of The Marriage of Fibonacci of its penultimate day of performance. From here develops a very unusual missing persons case.
Star Wars Miniatures 200 point Mystery Map Tournament
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The 200 Point Mystery Map Tournament will follow normal DCI floor rules. Players will bring their squads and play on maps that have not been seen. Players will be play on Mandalore and Bothawui on never before seen map. Prizes for players going undefeated or having only 1 loss.
WW2 Naval Action! 25 October 1944 - Admiral Kurita has dispatched all his old battleships and battlecruisers to strike the American landings as Leyte by advancing through Surigao Strait. Only Oldendorf's battleline of recovered Pearl Harbor battleships stands in his way. Can they stop the Japanese advance?
It’s said that spies can’t afford friends but they can’t do their jobs alone either. When the home office burns one of your team’s oldest and most trusted contacts, there’s only one thing to do: head off the reservation to clear her name. It won’t be easy: you don’t even have clearance to see the notice, let alone identify who issued it, and your contact’s gone to ground overseas. How far will you go to save her, and will you make it in time?
An introductory adventure. This is the start of a WFRP campaign that is currently being updated and hosted http://brewngames.com. The Emperor has declared a holiday and invited everyone in the Empire to come to Altdorf for a week of merriment and contests! Come and join in the fun, games, and mysteries which abound in the city during The Faire.
In the vast expanses of space, mighty fleets hover in tense anticipation. Galactic tension is reaching unsustainable levels, and another war seems inevitable. One thing is certain: only one race will become the progenitor of a new galactic empire. Twilight Imperium is an epic board game of politics, trade, and interstellar war.
Enter a mythic world of dragons and sorcery! Become a hero and embark on a perilous quest to seize the Crown of Command and become the greatest adventurer of all time! Talisman is the classic board game of adventure and questing.
Are you a Star Trek fan? A CCG/TCG fan? This year, why not try out one of the greatest games you're not playing and join a fantastic community of passionate players! Earn some free cards and have a great time! Live long and prosper!
This is the second year for this exciting Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition tournament. All levels of AA players welcome but must have a working knowledge of the Axis & Allies game system. Two player teams, 13 VC victory conditions or most VC at the end of the game. This is a qualifying round. Top 8 teams advance to SE Quarter-finals on Saturday. Please bring a copy of the game. Top teams receive prizes.
A Purrrrfect Challenge. Space Pirate Amazon Ninja Catgirls. Need we say more? A fun to play and easy to learn card game with a great theme. Collect your toys (and poolboys) and join in the catfight. A Purrrfect challenge for anyone. Rules taught. Generics Welcome.
You’re the CEO of a major American oil company. Buy oil from OPEC, ship it in your super tankers, store it, refine it into gasoline, and sell it for a profit to consumers. Five minutes to learn. 90 minutes to play.
Brownouts have been occurring all over the neighborhood, and now Public Works is missing a couple of men. Someone, or some 'thing' is causing a disruption in the service tunnels. Discover the problem and rectify it!
Discover your inner superhero and learn the basics of teaming up for success in role play adventures. This seminar will teach networking strategies that help you find new potential players for campaigns and reach out to other gamers. The networking skills will generalize to the real world, as well - but who wants to think about the real world at Gen Con?!
Format: - A single period introductory game of GRIND. Do you have the mettle to become master of the arena? Prove it and take home a XGL SteamJack Gold Cards Set! Prizes: - XGL SteamJack Gold Cards Set to the winner of the intro game of Grind! Iron Arena: - Players that complete the event will earn the Grind veteran title (4 Scars)
Format: - A four (4) player demo game of Scrappers! Followed by a full game once everyone has learned the rules. Prove that you are the best Bodger and take home the Golden Gobber! Prizes: - Golden Gobber trophy to the winner of the full game of Scrappers! Iron Arena: - Players that complete the event will earn the Scrappers veteran title (4 Scars)
Jewel of Prometheus Falls, Wilderness Adventure Kids
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The WILDERNESS ADVENTURE KIDS face off against the mysterious robbers of the McGuffin Jewel at an old abandoned camp site. All the kids wanted was to fix up Camp Prometheus Falls to win the big prize: a safari to Africa. Instead they’ll face desperados seeking the legendary McGuffin Jewel. Wilderness Adventure Kids scenarios are fun for the youngest player and the saltiest veteran. Players may receive their Clean Camp Badge.
In Small World, players vie for conquest and control of a world that is simply too small to accommodate them all. Small World is inhabited by a zany cast of fantasy characters - Dwarfs, Wizards, Orcs, Amazons and more - who use their troops to occupy territory and conquer adjacent lands in order to push the other races off the face of the earth. Come play Small World along with the new Tales & Legends expansion from Days of Wonder.
At the pole your penguins are jumping from ice floe to ice floe hunting fish. They’re also trying to block other penguins and secure the best fishing grounds for themselves. The penguin colony that catches the most fish by the end of the game wins. Play on big ice floes with stuffed penguins!
Come to our bigger beautiful 3-d Pompeii with this exciting game! You will use cards to attract your Roman friends and relatives to the town. But hidden in the deck is the dreaded Vesuvius card! Once this card is drawn, the volcano will erupt, raining fire onto the unsuspecting city! Will you be able to save them all? The player with the most survivors will be the winner!
Are you wicked like the Devil, have the greed of a Dragon, or the hunger of a Lich? Come try a soon to be favorite at GenCon where you control one or more monsters against the forces of good in this annual struggle to be the Last Monster Standing. We call the rules D&D Skirmish 3.99. Quick and Fast play for everyone.
It is 1815 and the world has been turned upside down. Napoleon Bonaparte has finally been defeated after nearly conquering all of Europe through years of devastating warfare. Now the Great Powers must deal with the chaos left behind. In BALANCE OF POWER players carefully create and move Kings, Generals and Bankers as they capture territories and expand their empires.
Join Catalyst Game Labs to learn to play High School Drama. Players take on the role of classic archetypes: emotional vortex to man candy, preppy to 1337 haXx0r—trying to hookup with students and clubs, while making sure to breakup your rivals. At the end of four school years players burn off all their bonds they’ve created, turning them into signatures in their yearbook. The player with the most signatures at the end of game is the winner!
This completely new dragon-hunt adventure will task players to take an actual Plaque of Gaia prop into a Planar Nexus to obtain the four missing parts of the Plaque set. Once the parts are assembled the party will create an protective medallion which will give them immunity to one of the dragon's breath attacks. This protection is vital as they must face an evil red dragon who rests upon a massive pile of treasure within his cavernous lair.
In a world that bridges history and fantasy, BattleLore puts you in command of a vast array of miniature troops on the battlefields of Medieval Europe. In this event, teams of generals will enlist their armies using the Call to Arms Expansion mustering rules to customize their armies with units from various BattleLore expansions including Heroes, Creatures, Dragons, and more! All game materials will be provided for this event.
Become a rail baron in North America. Play the game that started the Empire Builder series of games. This is a qualifying event for the EBI Tournament (Semi Sat 6pm/Finals Sat 9pm) and the PBT.
Become a rail baron in Britain. An Empire Builder variant. This is a qualifying event for the EBI Tournament (Semi Sat 6pm/Finals Sat 9pm) and the PBT.
Service bots have gone on a clone-killing rampage. Your crack Troubleshooter team must hunt them down and destroy them! Destruction of valuable Computer property is treason you say? Awkward. Limber up your bootlicking tongues for that debriefing! Back by the casual request of 8.3% of past players! All new terrifying R&D items! Theoretically entirely made-up mutant powers, if I get around to it!
The Super Soldier cold war is at its height, the forces of fascism and democracy clash across the globe. Join B.R.A.N.D. and use super science to defeat the Nazi threat!
The Professor’s expedition was thought lost till the locals fished his first mate, weak and delirious, from the Amazon’s mouth. Now, the professor’s sister is amassing a rescue, praying her brother is alive. But what happened? With deadly wildlife, headhunters, river bandits and all the anachronistic perils of Century Earth, you might not live to find out. Inspired by Victorian novels like Alan Quatermain and Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon.
Your Master has uncovered a lost passage from the Pergamum Codex, so you and your peers will be going on a mission to recover an artifact before the Order of Aurelius does.
October 1940, at the height of The Blitz, The famed Yank Volunteers are contacted by a well known London socialite. Her father, a scientific expert in the field of radio and RADAR, has gone missing, and only the Volunteers can help. A pulp cliffhanger adventure.