Schedule creation is now open to registered attendees.
Note: It is a manual process to transfer tickets from Zeffy to sched.com - Updates will occur each evening.
We’ll be leaving this site open for sign-ups throughout the event, so you’ll be able to sign up here to play games all weekend, and you’ll check in at the beginning of each session when you sit down to play.
Prehistory. Hot. Primordial. Dull. You’ve been dominating the Earth for longer than you can remember. Then again, with a brain the size of a walnut, you’ve also been standing there for longer than you can remember. Nevertheless, you’re completely sure that it’s been ten million and twenty-five years since anything interesting has happened. So you decide to cajole your buddies into a race across Skull Island. The winner is the first dinosaur to jump headfirst into the volcano. And you’re gonna need that head. Join RinCon special guest James Ernest in a session of his 25th anniversary game. This session is part of the Kids' Track
James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am MST
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Looking to try a new game? Have a game you no longer play but think someone else might enjoy? Visit the Game Trade Station! Throughout the weekend, we’ll have a table stocked with a variety of games available for trade (board games, card game, RPG's, etc.). Attendees are invited to bring a gently used game or two from home and swap it for any other item on the table. Please ensure that the items you leave are complete and in good condition, ready to be enjoyed by someone else. Don’t see something you want right away? No worries! The inventory is expected to change continuously throughout the weekend, so check back later for new options.
This year, we are offering our 3D Printing services to print your custom designed miniatures from services like Titan Craft and Hero Forge! Check the RinCon Discord for more information, and the final date to submit your miniatures for printing is November 8th!
A beautifully crafted 2-player abstract strategy game from Smirk & Laughter. Your turn is in two parts. First, a player may move one of their stones up to two spaces in any direction, including diagonally, in what is called a passive (or set up) move. Second, they take a more aggressive move, which must be the same direction and number of spaces as the first move. It is this second move that allows you to push stones across the board - or off the board's edge. Remove all four of your opponent's stones from just one of the four boards to win. The winner of this tournament will get a trophy, a copy of the game, plus a seat at the final round of the West Coast Regional Championship at RAGECON 2025 (as well as a free badge to RAGECON 2025)!
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
Prehistory. Hot. Primordial. Dull. You’ve been dominating the Earth for longer than you can remember. Then again, with a brain the size of a walnut, you’ve also been standing there for longer than you can remember. Nevertheless, you’re completely sure that it’s been ten million and twenty-five years since anything interesting has happened. So you decide to cajole your buddies into a race across Skull Island. The winner is the first dinosaur to jump headfirst into the volcano. And you’re gonna need that head. Join RinCon special guest James Ernest in a session of his 25th anniversary game.
James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am MST
GIANT Games (53)
This year, we are offering our 3D Printing services to print your custom designed miniatures from services like Titan Craft and Hero Forge! Check the RinCon Discord for more information, and the final date to submit your miniatures for printing is November 8th!
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
This event is intended as an easy meetup time for folks who participated in the online Math Trade and/or Virtual Flea Market to exchange items. All exchanges for this meetup have been pre-arranged, so if you have no idea what a Math Trade or Virtual Flea Market are, you can ignore this :) If you're interested in buying or selling at a flea market during RinCon, check out the Used Game Flea Market on Saturday at 2-4!
For folks doing exchanges, we will plan to meet near the Quick Play Zone just inside the main gaming hall. You are more than welcome to arrange another meetup time for your individual trades, but please communicate with your trade partners if you know you will not be able to attend this event. You are also welcome to send someone else to complete your trades, but again, please communicate this ahead of time with your trade partners.
Link to Math Trade BGG Geeklist: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/344336/tucson-rincon-2024-no-ship-math-trade
Link to Virtual Flea Market BGG Geeklist: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/344369/tucson-rincon-2024-no-ship-virtual-flea-market
This year, we are offering our 3D Printing services to print your custom designed miniatures from services like Titan Craft and Hero Forge! Check the RinCon Discord for more information, and the final date to submit your miniatures for printing is November 8th!
Plant, then harvest bean cards in order to earn coins. Each player starts with a hand of random bean cards, and each card has a number on it corresponding to the number of that type of beans in the deck. You can't rearrange the order of cards in hand, so you must use them in the order that you've picked them up from the deck - unless you can trade them to other players, which is the heart of the game. The winner of this tournament will get a trophy, a copy of the game, plus a seat at the final round of the West Coast Regional Championship at RAGECON 2025 (as well as a free badge to RAGECON 2025)!
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
This year, we are offering our 3D Printing services to print your custom designed miniatures from services like Titan Craft and Hero Forge! Check the RinCon Discord for more information, and the final date to submit your miniatures for printing is November 8th!
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
This year, we are offering our 3D Printing services to print your custom designed miniatures from services like Titan Craft and Hero Forge! Check the RinCon Discord for more information, and the final date to submit your miniatures for printing is November 8th!
It's just like Cascadia, but GIANT! Play this year's brand new giant game crafted by Karen, your very own RinCon convention chair. Cascadia is a puzzly tile-laying and token-drafting game featuring the habitats and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest. The Landmarks expansion adds beautiful natural landmarks, which give each environment its own look and feel, while also providing dynamic endgame scoring bonuses!
Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game enjoyed by 5 to 20 players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, overseen by a Storyteller player who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The goal of the game is to successfully deduce and execute the demons before they outnumber the townfolk. During a 'day' phase players socialize openly and whisper privately to trade knowledge or spread lies, culminating in a player's execution if a majority suspects them of being Evil. During a 'night' time, players close their eyes and are woken one at a time by the Storyteller to gather information, spread mischief, or kill.
This game will be played in the foyer area just inside the glass doors leading to the casino area.
Join us for a fantastic opportunity to buy and sell board games!
Sellers: Bring your priced games and set up on Saturday at 2:00 PM. You will need to purchase the $10 “Table at the Flea Market” add-on with your RinCon registration via Zeffy. If you’re already registered, you can buy it separately. You’ll get half of a large six-foot round table, with potential for more space depending on the number of sellers. Be ready to manage your own items and sales. Most buyers will have cash, but it’s great to have QR codes available for digital payments. Buyers: The doors open at 2:30 PM. Come with cash in hand and hunt for fantastic deals until 4:00 PM! Whether you’re looking for a rare find or just a great bargain, there’s something for everyone.
A deceptively cute, deceivingly challenging abstract strategy game for two players. Every time you place a kitten on the bed, it goes “boop.” Which is to say that it pushes every other kitten on the board one space away. Line up three kittens in a row to graduate them into cats… and then, get three cats in a row to win. The winner of this tournament will get a trophy, a copy of the game, plus a seat at the final round of the West Coast Regional Championship at RAGECON 2025 (as well as a free badge to RAGECON 2025)!
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
This year, we are offering our 3D Printing services to print your custom designed miniatures from services like Titan Craft and Hero Forge! Check the RinCon Discord for more information, and the final date to submit your miniatures for printing is November 8th!
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
This year, we are offering our 3D Printing services to print your custom designed miniatures from services like Titan Craft and Hero Forge! Check the RinCon Discord for more information, and the final date to submit your miniatures for printing is November 8th!
Experience the magic like never before with The UAG's custom-made oversized version of the beloved game, Potion Explosion. Dear students, it's time for the final exams of the Potions class! The rules are always the same: Take an ingredient marble from the dispenser and watch the others fall. If you connect marbles of the same color, they explode and you can take them, too! Complete your potions using the marbles you collect, and drink them to unleash their magical power. Remember, though, that to win the Student of the Year award, being quick won't be enough: you'll also need to brew the most valuable potions in Potion Explosion!
Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game enjoyed by 5 to 20 players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, overseen by a Storyteller player who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The goal of the game is to successfully deduce and execute the demons before they outnumber the townfolk. During a 'day' phase players socialize openly and whisper privately to trade knowledge or spread lies, culminating in a player's execution if a majority suspects them of being Evil. During a 'night' time, players close their eyes and are woken one at a time by the Storyteller to gather information, spread mischief, or kill.
This game will be played in the foyer area just inside the glass doors leading to the casino area.
Snow White, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and many other fairy tale princesses are celebrating a five-day party. The prince charmings, who have not been invited, will try to infiltrate the ball to propose marriage to the girls. As a princess, you have to avoid marriage proposals and remain single and independent after the celebrations. The winner of this tournament will get a trophy, a copy of the game, plus a seat at the final round of the West Coast Regional Championship at RAGECON 2025 (as well as a free badge to RAGECON 2025)!
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
This year, we are offering our 3D Printing services to print your custom designed miniatures from services like Titan Craft and Hero Forge! Check the RinCon Discord for more information, and the final date to submit your miniatures for printing is November 8th!
Kind of like "Whose Line Is It, Anyway" for game designers. Watch and participate as our illustrious team of board game designers (James Ernest of Crab Fragment Labs and Emily Vincent of Pink Hawk Games) come up with silly new games from scratch. The twist is that you, the audience, get to add to the fun by submitting concepts, mechanics, and materials along the way that they must then build into the final products.
"Sooo, it's a dice drafting game... about taco trucks that are really a front for DC-based spies... and we're supposed to incorporate WHAT?!?"
James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their codenames. To win the game, your team will need to contact all of your agents in the field before the other team finds their own agents. And watch out for the assassin – meet him in the field and your team is done!
Codenames is simple to explain and easy to understand, with no limit to size of the teams – you can play in four people as well as in twelve!
"The soft glow of the willowisps and fireflies dance amidst the moon dappled grove of the ancient woods. The heady scents of flowers and earth waft upon the cool evening breeze. The gentle rustle of leaves, the babbling brook, and denizens of the forest, entwine with the soft music of flutes and harps floating through the velvety night. Before you stand a henge of tall stone pillars reflecting the brilliant light of the full moon. A shock shudders through you as you take in the grisly scene before your eyes! In the center of the standing stones, lies a battered and bloody form.
Who could have wrought such violence in the very heart of the Enchanted Forest? Who had the motive, means and opportunity to commit this crime? Are you up to the challenge of finding the killer?
Join us at RinCon 2024 for "An Untimely End in the Enchanted Forest - A Murder Mystery Event". You can be a creature of legend and find the culprit who committed murder! You, and the other forest folk, will strive to find who had the motive, means, and opportunity.
to take another's life. Role play is encouraged, but not required. There will be swag for all our participants and a prize for the winner! Join us and enter a magical and deadly world!
Step into the magical world of Crab Fragment Labs, as James Ernest teaches some of the finest quick non-gambling games in his collection. Players can bounce freely between tables of Tresotti, Autumn Leaves, Tablero di Berona, and Prudh, and play a mix of quick-playing board and card games!
James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:00pm - 11:00pm MST
BG43
If Mari has to sit at the Registration Desk, then there's going to be music involved. There will be no music with expletives, but her taste can be all over the place. You are guaranteed to feel the need to dance at least 5% of the time. No requests accepted, just take the journey.
The quintessential quantum trick-taking card game for cool cats, where your card's color isn't defined until you play it! Hypothesize how many tricks you will win, and record your bid. Place tokens on the community research board as you play your hand, and connect large groups of tokens to score even more points. Plan your tricks carefully as you cannot claim the color of a card with the same number that has already been declared. Doing so would be pawsitively catastrophic as you have just created a paradox! The winner of this tournament will get a trophy, a copy of the game, plus a seat at the final round of the West Coast Regional Championship at RAGECON 2025 (as well as a free badge to RAGECON 2025)!
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their codenames. To win the game, your team will need to contact all of your agents in the field before the other team finds their own agents. And watch out for the assassin – meet him in the field and your team is done!
Codenames is simple to explain and easy to understand, with no limit to size of the teams – you can play in four people as well as in twelve!
Brent Beck's Skull King is a trick-taking game similar to Oh Hell!, Wizard and Spades, with players needing to state how many tricks they think they'll win each round. Pirates and other special cards add to the strategy. The winner of this tournament will get a trophy, a copy of the game, plus a seat at the final round of the West Coast Regional Championship at RAGECON 2025 (as well as a free badge to RAGECON 2025)!
Imagine being the Captain of your own star ship. Come join us with your crew and fly around the galaxy in a star ship, killing bad guys, being amazed by space dragons, and avoiding black holes! Operate the ship together, and defend the sector from evil aliens.
Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. One computer runs the simulation and the main screen, while the others serve as workstations for the normal jobs a bridge officer might do, like Helm, Communication, Science, Engineering, and Weapon Control. Artemis is a social game where several players are together in one room (bridge) , and while they all work together, one player plays the Captain, a person who sits in the middle and tells everyone what to do.
We will have 2 full bridges and some fighter stations, so you can do joint or head to head missions.
Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their codenames. To win the game, your team will need to contact all of your agents in the field before the other team finds their own agents. And watch out for the assassin – meet him in the field and your team is done!
Codenames is simple to explain and easy to understand, with no limit to size of the teams – you can play in four people as well as in twelve!
