

Some are small intimate gatherings where people marathon through games, and some are weeklong events with large dealer halls and lots of gaming events.

If you are ready to take this next step, read on! It’s the perfect time to jump aboard since we are just kicking off convention season! What is a board game convention anyway? Origins 2017 – Renegade Games boothīoard game conventions come in all shapes and sizes. If you’re still trying to get a grasp of the hobby, that’s totally fine as well! Go ahead and check out our previous article, So you like board games… What now?, before jumping head first into the convention scene. Maybe you’ve started your own gaming community, but you want an opportunity to meet even more gamers? Maybe you’ve started to build up a collection, but you want to get to try some of the new hot games before they come out? Checking out a board game convention might be the next best step for you! With thousands of new games coming out each year, it can certainly be hard to jump in head first. The board gaming hobby can be quite overwhelming for a newly budding board game geek. She really wanted to lay half on, half off my desk so I propped her up with my hand.Looking to attend a board game convention? Our guide to board game conventions can help you decide what to pack, play, and pass on!Įvent calendar last updated: April 1, 2022Ĭlick here for an up to date list of worldwide board game conventions It was an amazing experience, and awesome to know that the proceeds went to a far great cause.Īs always, you can get news from us via our Newsletter sign up here, buy cool merch stuff from us here and get our soundtracks here! And with that, here’s a dose of Gato for you. And it… was… basically every birthday and holiday rolled into one. As it happens, last year during the annual Child’s Play Charity Auction Dinner, we managed to snag the winning bid on some Matt Mercer D&D. I may have already shared this on our social medias, but last week we had the opportunity to take a tour of The Wizards of the Coast office and play Dungeons & Dragons with none other than Matthew Mercer! This amazing event came from Child’s Play, a fantastic charity that we love to support. We are super honored and humbled to have been so well received in the birthplace of modern videogames! どうもありがとうございます! Late July, Playstation Japan invited us to share a momentous achievement, and we gladly obliged: Salt and Sanctuary has been downloaded more than 100,000 times in Japan on PlayStation 4 and PSVita. Behold: Our Beloved Wraith Queen of Liven: We have a legendary new merch item this year, and we couldn’t be more excited! We’ve partnered with Pinny Arcade to create a brand new Pinny of our Queen of Smiles boss from Salt and Sanctuary! We’ll have them for sale at PAX West 2017 for $15. in the Hydra Theatre (Grand Hyatt Level 1) Flying Solo: What It’s Like to Make a Game by Yourself is Monday at 10 A.M.in the Hippogriff Theatre (Grand Hyatt Level 1) DIY: The Intersection Between Crafting and Game Development is Sunday at 11 A.M.We’re in some panels again! James will be in a panel about what it’s like developing solo, back in the days when he did just that, and I’ll be talking about the intersection between crafting and game development. Got a burning question about the Mad Alchemist? Want to fight James over The Witch of the Lake? You’ll definitely be able to do one but not both of those things! We’ll be running demos of Salt and Sanctuary, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, and Charlie Murder, and we’ll have shirts, Dishy plushes, game keys, and… for the first year ever… Pinnies! We’ll have the vat of hand sanitizer, anyway. Floor 6 is decidedly less crowded and decidedly more indie than the main sprawl, so that means more Ska Studios, fewer airborne superbugs. We’ll be at PAX! This year we’ll be on Floor 6, booth #6317. It’s been a while, so prepare yourself for a flurry of information! Ska at PAX West 2017 and Some Other Stuff!
