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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.
Check out the artists, creators, and other purveyors of geeky goodness in our exhibitor area! Hours are Friday 11AM - 7PM, Saturday 9AM - 7PM, and Sunday 9AM - 4PM.
Arcane Collector Arcanum Sanctorum Ashelon Publishing Bibble's Bazaar Dark Attic Games Fractured Brain Studios Goodman Games Goth Geek Isle of Games Lucky Troll Games S23D Saresai Sci-Fi Cards Talarius Gaming Titancraft Custom Miniatures Tucson Games & Gadgets Twists and Turns Weebs of the Shore Weyodi Old Bear Wordsmith Industries Yellow Pants Games
Knitting Circle is a stand-alone follow up to the hit spatial puzzle game Calico! In this gorgeous puzzly tile-laying game for the whole family, players are knitters competing to create the coziest, most beautiful assortment of garments. Learn to play this brand-new game with its creator and RinCon special guest, Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Game).
Kohaku is a peaceful koi-pond-building, tile-laying game. Each turn, players will draft both a Koi and Feature tile from the central pond board to place into their personal koi pond.
Score points by surrounding flowers with koi containing matching colors, placing frogs next to koi tiles that have dragonflies, and ensuring that baby koi have a safe place to hide by placing them near rocks.
Butterflies score based on line of sight, so make sure to line them up with similar-colored koi. Turtles and statues bring a sense of balance to your pond and score points more easily, but sometimes aren’t as valuable as some of the other features.
You must carefully plan the placement of your tiles, because once they are in your pond, they can’t be moved! With no restrictions on the shape of your pond, you can build a unique layout to maximize your koi pond’s appeal.
After there are no koi tiles available to refill the central pond board, the game ends. Players will total the points scored by each feature in their pond. The player with the most points wins.
Come play Pandemic in the Quick Play Zone! Pandemic is a cooperative game with players representing doctors and scientists racing to cure diseases around the globe. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 60 minutes.
Flip & Skip is a two-player abstract strategy game that combines the simple skipping mechanics of games like Checkers with the challenging tactics of games like Chess. This version is a giant game that is played on a six-foot checkerboard.
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.
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 6pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
In CATAN (formerly The Settlers of Catan), players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads. On each turn dice are rolled to determine what resources the island produces. Players build by spending resources (sheep, wheat, wood, brick and ore) that are depicted by these resource cards; each land type, with the exception of the unproductive desert, produces a specific resource: hills produce brick, forests produce wood, mountains produce ore, fields produce wheat, and pastures produce sheep.
Dead of Winter is a meta-cooperative psychological survival game. This means players are working together toward one common victory condition, but for each individual player to achieve victory, they must also complete their personal secret objective, which could relate to a psychological tick that's fairly harmless to most others in the colony, a dangerous obsession that could put the main objective at risk, a desire for sabotage of the main mission, or (worst of all) vengeance against the colony! Games could end with all players winning, some winning and some losing, or all players losing. Work toward the group's goal, but don't get walked all over by a loudmouth who's looking out only for their own interests!
Dead of Winter is an experience that can be accomplished only through the medium of tabletop games, a story-centric game about surviving through a harsh winter in an apocalyptic world. The survivors are all dealing with their own psychological imperatives, but must still find a way to work together to fight off outside threats, resolve crises, find food and supplies, and keep the colony's morale up.
Dead of Winter has players making frequent, difficult, heavily-thematic, wildly-varying decisions that often have them deciding between what's best for the colony and what's best for themselves. The rulebook also includes a fully co-operative variant in which all players work toward the group objective with no personal goals.
Based on simple and intuitive hand management, Heat: Pedal to the Metal puts players in the driver's seat of intense car races, jockeying for position to cross the finish line first, while managing their car's speed if they don't want to overheat. Selecting the right upgrades for their car will help them hug the curves and keep their engine cool enough to maintain top speeds. Ultimately, their driving skills will be the key to victory!
Meadow is an engaging set collection game with over two hundred unique cards containing hand-painted watercolor illustrations. In the game, players take the role of explorers competing for the title of the most skilled nature observer. To win, they collect cards with the most valuable species, landscapes, and discoveries. Their journey is led by passion, a curiosity of the world, an inquiring mind, and a desire to discover the mysteries of nature. The competition continues at the bonfire where the players race to fulfill the goals of their adventures.
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.
Escape from Planet Argon is a cooperative tile-laying game where players work together to escape an intergalactic prison planet before it is destroyed.
In Mountain Goats you work to move your goats to the top of 6 different mountains where they can score points as long as they stay there. You can share spaces with other goats on the way up, but there is only room for one goat at the top of each mountain. If someone else's goat moves to the mountain top, they will kick you off and you'll have to start your trek over.
It's a game about timing. You need to not just get to the top of the mountain, but get there when no one else is in position to knock you off.
It's a game about keeping your eye on your opponents. Maximizing your score, but also making sure you don't let anyone else score too much.
There is the fun chance to knock each other off the mountain. But it doesn't feel too mean because you can only knock back goats that are in a scoring position, and it isn't a huge setback. It is just a normal part of the cycle of the game.
In Sequoia you are trying to grow the tallest trees in 11 different forests. After your 10 turns, if you have the tallest tree, then you get the victory points from that forest. Second place gets a small consolation prize.
Each turn, you get to grow two of your trees. Which trees you choose will determine if you win or lose. Do you keep fighting in a forest with competition, or start growing your tree somewhere else? You'll have to wrestle with the dice to grow the tree you want.
Race to collect a winning hand of colorful Galaxy Children and Dracos in this all-ages card and dice game. But Explorers beware! There are dangers lurking in the depths of space, and your decisions – combined with fate – may save or doom fellow players. Demo game winners can earn up to 6 limited edition Explorer Badges!
Illustrator and Designer, SaReSai: The Art of Sarah Rebecca
Sarah Rebecca has been illustrating and storytelling for nearly 20 years. From comics to artbooks to novels to card games, she endeavors to bring her unique view of the world into every project she creates. She can often be found selling her work at numerous Arizona conventions and... Read More →
Knitting Circle is a stand-alone follow up to the hit spatial puzzle game Calico! In this gorgeous puzzly tile-laying game for the whole family, players are knitters competing to create the coziest, most beautiful assortment of garments. Learn to play this brand-new game with its creator and RinCon special guest, Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Game).
Come play Splendor in the Quick Play Zone! Splendor has players collecting gems and trading them for tiles, which provide points as well as discounts towards more valuable gems. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 45-60 minutes.
Tanto Cuore is a deck building card game for 2-4 players. The players take the roles of “master of the house,” employ a lot of cute maids, and are served by them while slowly filling out their house (card deck). But be careful! The maids can become sick or get bad habits. When the game ends, the player who has the most victory point-gaining maids in his staff (all his cards) is the “perfect master” and the winner of the game. Purchase on this website includes a promo pack!
It's just like regular Carcassonne, but GIANT! Carcassonne is a tile-placement game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The tile might feature a city, a road, a cloister, grassland or some combination thereof, and it must be placed adjacent to tiles that have already been played, in such a way that cities are connected to cities, roads to roads, etcetera. Having placed a tile, the player can then decide to place one of their meeples on one of the areas on it: on the city as a knight, on the road as a robber, on a cloister as a monk, or on the grass as a farmer. When that area is complete, that meeple scores points for its owner.
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 6pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
Don't game hangry... The lunch hours of the convenient concession stand in the conference center are 12:30-2:30. You can use your pre-purchased, super-discounted meal tickets there, or you can buy your meal there with cash or card 30% more.
Never been to RinCon before? Want to know what it’s all about? Grab yourself a lunch from the concession stand or one of the resort venues and bring it to this informal discussion about all that the convention has to offer. Board members will be on hand to satisfy your curiosity about all things RinCon, including scheduled programming, how to sign up for events, what’s where in the convention site, and questions like, “Where do I get these RinCoins, and what the heck do I do with them?”
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.
Somewhere on a doomed and distant planet, life has emerged, competing for supremacy until the world’s inevitable destruction. The object of the game is to score the most points by the time the world ends. Score points by playing Traits for your Doomlings’ species, making them more adaptable, resilient, and mischievous. As your Doomlings assert their dominance, Catastrophes will befall the planet, causing setbacks for each competing species. When the third Catastrophe inevitably strikes, the world ends, and the Doomlings with the strongest set of traits gets to look the Apocalypse in the eye and declare…“I scored the most points!”
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Fliptown is a flip-and-write game in which you are trying to earn stars by exploring a wild west town. The game uses a standard poker deck to drive an open world-style of game play, along with dry erase boards that serve as each player's map.
Each turn, flip over three cards, assigning one card to represent your suit, one card to represent your value, and one card to represent your poker card. The suit dictates which of four regions you activate, the value dictates which site within that region you get to circle, and the poker card goes toward a five-card poker hand that is resolved at the end of each round. Each of the four regions — Trail, Badlands, Mine, and Town — offers a different puzzle to master, while each site within a region provides a unique reward such as cash, gold, helpful items like guns, horses and tools, or bonus actions to create powerful combinations.
Race to collect a winning hand of colorful Galaxy Children and Dracos in this all-ages card and dice game. But Explorers beware! There are dangers lurking in the depths of space, and your decisions – combined with fate – may save or doom fellow players. Demo game winners can earn up to 6 limited edition Explorer Badges!
Illustrator and Designer, SaReSai: The Art of Sarah Rebecca
Sarah Rebecca has been illustrating and storytelling for nearly 20 years. From comics to artbooks to novels to card games, she endeavors to bring her unique view of the world into every project she creates. She can often be found selling her work at numerous Arizona conventions and... Read More →
Come play Gizmos in the Quick Play Zone! Collect the right marbles to buy new parts for your machine, making future actions more powerful and creating fun combos. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 60 minutes.
Play a conservation expert in I Heart Manatees, building your own manatee habitat one tile at a time. Rescue manatees from the ocean, adding them to a habitat that you can fill with their favorite food and fishy friends to score points. Watch out, though, as other players can sabotage your habitat with the menacing bull shark — oh, the hu-manatee...
Tanto Cuore is a deck building card game for 2-4 players. The players take the roles of “master of the house,” employ a lot of cute maids, and are served by them while slowly filling out their house (card deck). But be careful! The maids can become sick or get bad habits. When the game ends, the player who has the most victory point-gaining maids in his staff (all his cards) is the “perfect master” and the winner of the game. Purchase on this website includes a promo pack!
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 6pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
7th Sea: City of Five Sails is an expandable card game set in the swashbuckling world of the 7th Sea roleplaying game by John and Jennifer Wick. Players control one of five factions as they fight to influence, control, and explore the independent and unruly city of Five Sails. It is typically played with two players, but multiplayer variants will allow more players to get into the game.
During the game, each player represents a leader who, along with their allies, explore locations and fight both with swords and with wits for overall influence over the city. Along with each player’s individual deck, 7th Sea: City of Five Sails also includes an element of randomness in the form of a separate, shared deck that represents the city itself with unusual characters, items, and events that change the focus of the game. Combat is resolved in a unique “back and forth” style reminiscent of challenging swordplay.
Doomtown: Weird West Edition is a poker-driven, territory control card game, updated from (and fully compatible with) the 2014 release of Doomtown: Reloaded, which was based on the 1998 Origins Awards Best Trading Card Game, Deadlands: Doomtown by Alderac Entertainment Group!
All aspects of the game that require randomization are controlled via a poker mechanism as every card has a suit and value. Preparing for the hands you want to draw is as much a part of deck building as choosing the actions and dudes you'll want to play. Your deck is built around an Outfit, one of the six main groups attempting to control Deadwood.
Combat is resolved via poker hands. Deciding who goes first is decided by drawing the top five cards from your deck and the lowest poker hands go first.
Players take one action each, in turn which can include: Hiring a new dude (getting you influence in town) Purchasing a new deed (getting you control in town) Shopping for gear for your dudes Start a shootout with your opponents to try to remove their influence. When each player passes, you reach
The catacombs of the skeletal dragon Umbrok Vessna are mysterious and dangerous. Portals transport you all around the dungeon depths. Wayshrines offer vast riches to intrepid explorers. Prisoners are counting on you to free them. Ghosts, once disturbed, may haunt you to death. Despite all that, it's time to leave the board behind, because in Clank! Catacombs, you "build" the dungeon as you explore.
This is deck-building meets tile laying, in the Clank! universe.
John is a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) programmer. He has been a software developer for more than 25 years. He is the designer of "Treasure Fleet" the card game, published in 2006. He has been a Tucson resident for 17 years.
In Dominion, each player takes turns repeatedly drawing through their own personal deck of cards. Each player's deck starts small, but players can purchase new cards from a common supply to upgrade their deck; these new cards can then be drawn and used on future turns. Players ultimately seek to build the strongest deck with the most victory points needed to win the game.
I have a few expansions I'll bring as well & we can probably fit in a couple of playthroughs.
Based on simple and intuitive hand management, Heat: Pedal to the Metal puts players in the driver's seat of intense car races, jockeying for position to cross the finish line first, while managing their car's speed if they don't want to overheat. Selecting the right upgrades for their car will help them hug the curves and keep their engine cool enough to maintain top speeds. Ultimately, their driving skills will be the key to victory!
Skyrose is a cooperative medieval fantasy game. Players battle to conquer an impenetrable island stronghold. The castle is occupied by a dragon and an elite army, and protected by rings of deadly terrain. Each player embarks on missions to acquire treasure and other resources before attacking the central island. Players can use gold to purchase weapons for their armies, buy ships, hire mercenaries, and enlist monsters to help them win the day.
Kingdom Builder, but GIANT! In Kingdom Builder, the players create their own kingdoms by skillfully building their settlements, aiming to earn the most gold at the end of the game. This game will include maps from two different expansions, for new and interesting play!
Everdell is a streamlined worker placement game that features a detailed world realized through stunning artwork. Utilizing a tableau-building mechanic, players will work to build a city of critters and constructions. Everdell is easy to learn, yet offers satisfying strategic depth and endless replayability.
In this Euro-style game, players explore space, claim pulsars, and discover technologies that will help them build energy-distribution infrastructure on a cosmic scale. Dice are used to purchase actions, and players choose their dice from a communal pool. There are many paths to victory so you can blaze your own trail to a bright future. Teach 15 minutes Playtime 90 to 120 depending on player count
Travel the amazing 800 mile long Arizona Trail from Mexico to Utah, through Saguaro National Park, the Four Peaks, San Francisco Peaks and the Grand Canyon and so many other beautiful sites. Create a personal mural of your journey through sightings of Flora and Fauna along the way. Seek the aid of the Lost Dutchman and the Jackalope while avoiding the Gila Monster as you manage your resources to amass the most Superstition Gold and Arizona Grit. Happy Trails...
"Company of Heroes", the World War 2 board wargame, is based on the video game from Relic/Sega. It closely captures the choices, tactics and mission strategies of the videogame. In teams, or as individuals, players will maneuver units and battle for control points to collect manpower, munitions and fuel. Players spend these resources to construct new buildings, purchase units and upgrade abilities, eventually unlocking the powerful end-game units of their nation.
We will be playing in cooperative mode, with the Covenant expansion.
A "sequel" to the 1981 grail game, Return to Dark Tower is a game for 1-4 players who take the role of heroes. Together, they gather resources, cleanse buildings, defeat monsters, and undertake quests to build up their strength and discern what foe ultimately awaits them. When the heroes face the tower, the game shifts into its dramatic second act, where the players have one chance to defeat the enemy once and for all.
7th Sea is a roleplaying game by John Wick. In this one-shot, you are in a crew of Montaigne-sponsored privateers looking to exculpate your secretive patron's compatriot, Henri des Canons, by finding the treasure that his Castillean rival, Margarita del Mar, buried and showing that it was indeed this rival who stole the royal seal of the Eisen Herzog von Meineigenwaffeln.
In the vast emptiness of the cosmos, secrets lurk in the darkness of nothingness. An ancient evil promises death to any who fight it, fortune to any who capture it, and glory to any who kill it. From Free League Publishing is the ALIEN RPG, based on the film/game series of the same name. This module, named "Chariot of the Gods" serves as a cinematic introduction to the game and world of ALIEN, and features a full one-shot adventure with pre-generated characters.
Blades in the Dark is set in an industrial fantasy city covered in perpetual darkness and haunted by ghosts. Your fledgling crew must thrive amidst the threats of rival gangs, powerful nobles, vengeful ghosts, and the city watch. Your current score has you working for the Dimmer Sisters, a reclusive group of occultist looking to collect the secrets of the city.
While your heroes were away, a great evil attacked your city and you have banded together to chase it down and defeat it. Play your favorite fantasy archetypes in a game more roleplay than roll play where you determine what you're fighting for.
A murder mystery adventure for Coyote and Crow. The players will follow the trail left behind by a murderer in Cahokia, and will be left with a moral dilemma should they uncover the murderer's identity. This session is hosted by RinCon special guest Wynnona West!
The year is 2045. You live life on the edge as a street merc in the dark future's city upon the hill. Chromed out and armed to the bone under the blood red skies of the Time of the Red, you and your Edgerunner crew just pulled off the perfect heist on the recovering docks of South Night City. All you gotta do now is call your Fixer and get paid. Sound easy? If it does, you must be new to Night City, choom...
Cyberpunk RED is the latest edition of the classic TTRPG of the Dark Future, featuring updated mechanics and new lore set midway between the events of the tabletop Cyberpunk 2020 and CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077. We'll be using the latest rulesets as provided in the Cyberpunk RED: Easy Mode book for fast, streamlined play. Dice and pregenerated character sheets will be provided. The game primarily uses d10 and d6 and players will be able to take home one of each as a souvenir.
This is an introductory type of session meant for players of all skill levels. Players will choose one of five available character roles and briefly work together to create a backstory for their crew. We'll hit the ground running with the fallout of a successful mission and learn some of the intricacies of the game as we go. Teamwork will be everything. The game features the Interlock system from R Talsorian Games and works best as a vehicle for storytelling. Look forward to working together with the GM and some new or established choombas to tell a gritty story worth the mirror shades you bring to the session.* Rule of Cool absolutely applies here. See you on the Streets!
*Mirror shades recommended but certainly not required.
In Dishonored: The Roleplaying Game, players delve into the turbulent Empire of the Isles, to tell stories of occult lore, intrigue and drama. This module is an easy to play, beginner scenario where the players (hopefully) defend themselves from a pirate attack.
You are a group of adventurers hired by the Silver Key Adventurers Guild, a business that takes care of anything that is outside the jurisdiction of the local garrison of Winterhaven. This is a level 5 adventure where you can either build your own character using the PHB+1 (Player's Handbook + 1 supplemental book), or use the plethora of premade characters I will have available for use. The games will have a larger focus on game mechanics and combat rather than roleplay, so please do keep this in mind. All games will have a different adventure, so feel free to sign up for multiple sessions if so inclined.
Fantasy and Sci-Fi collide in the Post Apocalyptic world of Dystopian Dawn! Join me in play testing a new scenario for the upcoming Source Adventure Book "Cowboys & Mutants!" This is the 6th Dystopian Dawn book and all who play will have their names entered in the Credits and receive a FREE Digital PDF of the book. The Territories of Alamex and New Rome are under siege by the threat of Mutant armies, renegade Legionnaire deserters, Draught, and more! Add an outcast Wizard searching for ancient artifacts of power from the "time before" and new monsters of Myth and Legend creeping across the lands and you have "Cowboys & Mutants!". No experience needed! I'll provide pre-generated characters for you. I'll also have SWAG and Raffles and Discounts on goodies!
Who is Tony?Hi! I'm Tony Garcia and I'm a gamer.I've been playing/running RPGs since 1980 and finally created my own system after decades of modding other systems. A few games that I've played/ran include D&D, Stormbringer, Runequest, Arduin Grimoire, Marvel, DC, V&V, T&T, Gangbusters... Read More →
Friday November 15, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST
RPG10
It's October, 1999, and you're at a nondescript rest stop off I-90 in northern Idaho. A somewhat unseasonal blizzard has stranded you, a few other travelers, and a skeleton shift of employees for the duration. You're content to settle in with a hot cup of what passes for coffee and some idle conversation with the other patrons, but something feels... off.
Which is when the lights go out.
"Exit 23" is an adventure from the Dark*Matter horror-conspiracy setting created by WotC, but we'll be using the venerable GURPS. Knowledge of shows like "The X-Files" and "Millenium" is helpful, but not necessary. Knowledge of late '90s trivia may also enhance your experience, but is also not necessary.
Pregens will be provided and rules will be taught.
Big Boy work crews uncovered a limestone cavern, and wouldn't you know it there's something not right inside. A band of outlaws was sent to investigate and stop the Big Boys. Seems easy enough...
Ready to sample some of the freshest new RPGs? Are you in a bit of an RPG rut and not sure what to try next? Or maybe you are new to RPGs and don't know where to start. Come on down to the Indie RPG arcade! We have a short list of GMs bringing new and exciting games, and at the start of the time slot they all pitch their games to the assembled players. The players then sort themselves by what they want to play, and game on! Each session will have a new crop of GMs pitching different games so you are sure to find something to your liking.
If you are a fan of stuff like Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, Starfield, Destiny, Ark: Survival Evolved, Monster Hunter World of Diablo - then Legends of Kralis is right up your alley. Come play characters types from these games and many others!
Your party arrives in the Village of West Downing. You are poorly mounted, badly equipped, and have no large sums of cash. In fact, all you have is what you wear and what you ride, plus a few coins that are hidden in purses and pockets. What you do possess in quantity, though, is daring and a desire to become wealthy and famous. Thus your group comes to West Downing to learn if this is indeed a place for adventurers to seek their fortunes. You all hope, of course, to gain riches and make names for yourselves. What the outcome of this will be is uncertain, but your skill and daring, along with a good measure of luck will be the main ingredients of what follows, be it weal or woe. Your ears are tickled by rumors of a ruined Moathouse and some strange happenings. Ready your swords and spells. Fortune awaits! This adventure is fantasy based and is an introduction to the Legends of Kralis game system. Players will get to choose what game level to play when they arrive at the table.
Creator/Designer/CEO, Talarius Gaming and Publishing
Caught between the majesty of the old world, and the marvels of the new, the world of Kralis is filled with discoveries waiting to be uncovered. From the secrets of thundersmoke, to the lost arts of Kara’Zim, knowledge and power await you… if you’re brave enough to seek them... Read More →
Friday November 15, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST
RPG01
Urban Shadows: Second Edition is an urban fantasy tabletop roleplaying game in which mortals and monsters vie for control of a modern-day city, a political battleground layered just under the reality we think we know. Vampires, faeries, hunters, and wizards fight to carve out a piece of the streets and skyscrapers, ready to make deals with all those who have something to offer.
Pathfinder Bounty #2: Blood of the Beautiful designed for 1st-level characters. A Druman farmer posts a request for adventurers to begin an immediate investigation into the murder of his prized alpacas! Farmer Harjack's land is located just north of the town known as Petitioner's Point, and all he knows for certain is that a creature comes in the night and drains alpacas of their blood before disappearing into the dark. As the PCs investigations lead them into the nearby wilderness, they'll need to be ready to bring all their skills to bear if they hope to track the creature down to its lair and put it down before it can harm any more defenseless animals. Written by: Thurston Hillman Content sanctioned for use in the Pathfinder Society (second edition) organized play program. Scenario tags: Repeatable
Pathfinder Bounty #5: Witch's Winter Holiday A Pathfinder Bounty designed for 1st-level characters. Everyone loves Winter Week! But a witch in a quiet town isn’t finding the preparations for the big holiday feast as joyful as usual, and she’s overwhelmed by all the work left to do. As the PCs respond to her request for helpers, can they ensure the festivities go off without a hitch? Written by: Patrick Hurley Content sanctioned for use in the Pathfinder Society (second edition) Organized Play program. Scenario tags: Repeatable
The Maze of the Open Road has mostly been stabilized, and yet agents are still ending up at the wrong destination. While no one has been hurt, Venture-Captain Sigvard Tornkvist fears that it might be a matter of time until injury or worse results. She tasks the PCs with investigating the cause of these mishaps, and dealing with it if possible. Little do the PCs know what they've gotten themselves into, but there's a nonzero chance they'll find themselves in a dance-off before their mission is complete. Written by Mikko Kallio
Beginners welcome. Level 1-4. Repeatable. Pre-generated Characters available if you do not have a character.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.
In her latest venture to help fund the Knights of Lastwall and to bring some needed cheer to Absalom, Lady Hesla Embersplitter has announced a carnival within the Foreign Quarter, inviting the children of Absalom to come and spend some time among games and entertainment. As a sign of goodwill, the Pathfinder Society has decided to send along a group of Pathfinders to make a show of being around and keep an eye on some of the visiting students from the Dacilane Academy. However, the mysterious Godsrain doesn't seem to be finished quite yet and a strange storm seems to be brewing over the Puddles...
Tsavo translates to "A place of Slaughter". Welcome to 1898 Kenya. The British are building a railway bridge over the River Tsavo to solidify their position of trade and wealth in the region. This strategic railway will connect Uganda and Kenya with the port of Mombasa, which is an epicenter of trade in the region for gold, cotton, coffee, slaves, and more. Unfortunately, a pair of lions known as "The Ghost" and "The Darkness" are stalking and brutally killing members of the construction crew. The investigators serve as leaders of the project. They must find a way to stop the man-eaters before the project is abandoned entirely. Failure is not an option as the success and perseverance of the British Empire rests upon their shoulders. Pregens provided.
Your crew might be a strange group—and you can’t say that you trust them completely—but at a moment’s notice they’re ready to sail through monster-infested waters or scale a corrupt noble’s castle walls. Pirates, through and through. Each of them is ready for anything.
The Sea is vast and its depths hold many secrets. And you’ve got secrets of your own! Perhaps you are an escaped noble, fleeing from the burden of responsibilities. Or maybe a mechanical construct, given life by a cruel master. Either way, it’s fair to say that the night-black void orb you acquired at the last port may have an effect on your health. Rapscallion is a tabletop roleplaying game in which you play a rambunctious crew of pirates, testing their luck against the unpredictable winds of Fate.
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Friday November 15, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST
RPG03
Revisit the enchanting world of Hyrule in this unlicensed fan-made campaign! Princess Zelda, Link, and Ganondorf unite to claim the Triforce and protect their beloved kingdom. In this lighthearted adventure for beginners, learn the ropes of a new 3d6 game system while you face off against mythical foes and unearth hidden treasures. With puzzles to solve, creatures to defeat, and friends to trust, it’s time to make your mark on the legend! Fun, friendship, and fantasy await! Players can use one of the available pre-made characters or create their own from scratch.
This tactical narrative game system blends strategic combat, immersive storytelling, and familiar mechanics, with rules inspired by some of the best tabletop RPG systems. Built collaboratively with the help of AI and my gaming community, the 3d6 system puts a fresh spin on traditional gameplay. Players develop their characters through Character Archetypes, which shape their skills and abilities in the game world. The Effort Points system—spanning Stamina, Focus, and Resolve—adds a layer of strategy, as players must decide when to use their resources for powerful feats or maintain abilities over time. This game encourages players to balance risk and reward while emphasizing collaborative storytelling. Whether you're solving puzzles, battling foes, or navigating social and environmental hazards, this open development system is designed to be accessible for beginners yet deep enough to engage veteran players.
You and your posse have been commissioned to track down a group of missing Rangers who disappeared while escorting a dangerous prisoner. What dangers lie in wait for you in this Weird version of 1800s Oregon?
Weird Frontiers using the Dungeon Crawl Classics ruleset, set in an alternative frontier setting where all manner of supernatural creatures have been loosed upon the world.
Take command of your own unique faction as you explore, build, quest, and battle your way to victory over the course of 6 rounds. 6 Asymmetric factions to choose from. NOTE: Has a dinner break at 6:00 PM.
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.
Somewhere on a doomed and distant planet, life has emerged, competing for supremacy until the world’s inevitable destruction. The object of the game is to score the most points by the time the world ends. Score points by playing Traits for your Doomlings’ species, making them more adaptable, resilient, and mischievous. As your Doomlings assert their dominance, Catastrophes will befall the planet, causing setbacks for each competing species. When the third Catastrophe inevitably strikes, the world ends, and the Doomlings with the strongest set of traits gets to look the Apocalypse in the eye and declare…“I scored the most points!”
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Play a conservation expert in I Heart Manatees, building your own manatee habitat one tile at a time. Rescue manatees from the ocean, adding them to a habitat that you can fill with their favorite food and fishy friends to score points. Watch out, though, as other players can sabotage your habitat with the menacing bull shark — oh, the hu-manatee...
Come play Scout in the Quick Play Zone! This is a "ladder-climbing" card game where players play cards from their hand to try to beat the most recent set. But plan carefully, because you cannot change the order of the cards in your hand. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 45-60 minutes.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
Everybody loves the clicky-clacky math rocks! Try your hand at a selection of dice games, including Martian Dice, Farkle, and Tenzi. Play a new game or join others in playing an old favorite!
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 6pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
In Kamigami Battles, you will play as one of the Gods of mythology competing for dominion over the realm. You will recruit ancient Warriors and Disciples to fight in epic battles against the Gods trying to conquer your world! Each God has a pool of life force called energy, and by reducing a God to 0 energy, you can either kill or seal that God away! Players can choose to pair up with their friends in Team Match or wage war on all those who oppose them in Free-For-All. In a Team Match, 4 or 6 players team up in pairs of two, with one player the Main God and the other the Support God, to be the last standing after eliminating all of the opposing Main Gods. In Free-for-All, 2 to 6 players battle for dominance by either eliminating all other Gods or by being first to reach 25 energy.
Long Shot is YOUR ticket to the track. In this exciting family-friendly horse racing board game, up to 8 players bet, buy horses, and strategize as the race unfolds.
Long Shot includes over 100 unique cards allowing players to combine strategies and resources for maximum control of the race. Will you buy a horse or two in the hopes of winning some of the purse, or will you bet it all on the long shot?
Whether a novice or a horse racing enthusiast, everyone's a winner in this interactive strategy game where anytime is post time!
You are a child of Zeus poised to conquer all of Greece, but first you must prove your worth to the gods, as there is another who contests your claim. To determine who shall rule, gods have devised a contest and lent their most powerful forces to both sides of the conflict. Omen: Reign of War is a head-to-head strategic card game where you compete to gain the favor of the pantheon of gods, and prove that you are the rightful heir of Zeus. Powerful forces of antiquity and legend are at your command as you raze and pillage cities, strategically manage your resources, and eliminate your rival’s forces. Choose your battle strategy with rules for standard and draft play, and expand your war with other, fully compatible, games from the 'Omen Saga'!
Container is a game about big ships and big production. Each player will play both as a producer and shipper of goods. Players will decide which products they want to produce, and which of the OTHER players' goods they want to ship out to a remote island. During these phases, players will be able to set the prices for their goods and try to maximize their cash!
Once the goods have reached the island, players will play the part of the purchaser for their tiny island. Players bid for the goods arriving each day by ship, and the highest bidder collects these goods for conversion into points at the end of the game.
Sounds simple? It is! But the real challenge is turning your home production into goods for your island. Your government is willing to subsidize your purchases, but just how much money do you want to give to your competitors for that lovely crate of goods your island desperately needs?
Over three weeks (rounds), players will use their hand of cards, workers, and resources to do their part in rebuilding the great city of Jerusalem. After six days of work comes a Sabbath day of rest when food will be needed, and the week's work will be reflected upon. The game ends after the third Sabbath has been completed.
A medium-heavy game from Garphill Games that combines several mechanisms from the West Kingdom trilogy.
Kick off your weekend with a social mixer! Enjoy high-tea refreshments and play a sampling of lighter fare from our curated list of garden-themed games, taught by a team of fantastic table hosts (including RinCon special guest Emily Vincent of Pink Hawk Games). Don your fanciest tea-time togs and compete to be society’s best dressed gamer. For each different game you play you will earn an entry into the prize drawings. Yes! There will be multiple prizes! You must be present to win!
Game selection: A Gentle Rain, Bohnanza: Dahlias, Garden Guests, Tussie Mussie, The Garden, High Society, Floriferous, Herbaceous, Honshu, Walking in Provence, Lacuna, Prosperitea, and Pirates of the High Teas.
Prize selection: Votes For Women, Obsession, Darwin's Journey, Last Will, Tussie Mussie, Floriferous, Bohnanza: Dahlias, High Society, and A Gentle Rain
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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.
Come play 7 Wonders in the Quick Play Zone! This is a drafting card game where players will select one card from their hand to play, then pass the rest to the next player. The cards you choose will provide discounts, points, and other various benefits as the game progresses. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 60 minutes.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
Fun is in the cards for you at this event! Choose from a selection of great games like Spot it!, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Sushi Go, SET, and Exploding Kittens. Time flies when you're playing cards with others so come play an old favorite with new friends or learn your new favorite card game to share with others!
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 6pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
7th Sea: City of Five Sails is an expandable card game set in the swashbuckling world of the 7th Sea roleplaying game by John and Jennifer Wick. Players control one of five factions as they fight to influence, control, and explore the independent and unruly city of Five Sails. It is typically played with two players, but multiplayer variants will allow more players to get into the game.
During the game, each player represents a leader who, along with their allies, explore locations and fight both with swords and with wits for overall influence over the city. Along with each player’s individual deck, 7th Sea: City of Five Sails also includes an element of randomness in the form of a separate, shared deck that represents the city itself with unusual characters, items, and events that change the focus of the game. Combat is resolved in a unique “back and forth” style reminiscent of challenging swordplay.
Doomtown: Weird West Edition is a poker-driven, territory control card game, updated from (and fully compatible with) the 2014 release of Doomtown: Reloaded, which was based on the 1998 Origins Awards Best Trading Card Game, Deadlands: Doomtown by Alderac Entertainment Group!
All aspects of the game that require randomization are controlled via a poker mechanism as every card has a suit and value. Preparing for the hands you want to draw is as much a part of deck building as choosing the actions and dudes you'll want to play. Your deck is built around an Outfit, one of the six main groups attempting to control Deadwood.
Combat is resolved via poker hands. Deciding who goes first is decided by drawing the top five cards from your deck and the lowest poker hands go first.
Players take one action each, in turn which can include: Hiring a new dude (getting you influence in town) Purchasing a new deed (getting you control in town) Shopping for gear for your dudes Start a shootout with your opponents to try to remove their influence. When each player passes, you reach
Cascadia is a tile-laying and token-drafting game featuring the habitats and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest.
In the game, you take turns building out your own terrain area and populating it with wildlife. You start with three hexagonal habitat tiles (with the five types of habitat in the game), and on a turn you choose a new habitat tile that's paired with a wildlife token, then place that tile next to your other ones and place the wildlife token on an appropriate habitat. (Each tile depicts 1-3 types of wildlife from the five types in the game, and you can place at most one tile on a habitat.) Four tiles are on display, with each tile being paired at random with a wildlife token, so you must make the best of what's available — unless you have a nature token to spend so that you can pick your choice of each item.
Ideally you can place habitat tiles to create matching terrain that reduces fragmentation and creates wildlife corridors, mostly because you score for the largest area of each type of habitat at game's end, with a bonus if your group is larger than each other player's. At the same time, you want to place wildlife tokens so that you can maximize the number of points scored by them, with the wildlife goals being determined at random by one of the four scoring cards for each type of wildlife. Maybe hawks want to be separate from other hawks, while foxes want lots of different animals surrounding them and bears want to be in pairs. Can you make it happen?
Crypticolor is a fun and challenging code making and breaking game. Players are spies who are trying to break a rival network's secret code. The game combines guesswork, like in the game Battleship, with pattern recognition, like in the game Mastermind. This is a tournament, so players who win their games will play other game winners until there is one overall winner.
Based on simple and intuitive hand management, Heat: Pedal to the Metal puts players in the driver's seat of intense car races, jockeying for position to cross the finish line first, while managing their car's speed if they don't want to overheat. Selecting the right upgrades for their car will help them hug the curves and keep their engine cool enough to maintain top speeds. Ultimately, their driving skills will be the key to victory!
In Long Shot: The Dice Game, you and up to seven other players will strategize and push your luck as the action unfolds in a tense race of eight horses. During the game you buy horses, place bets, influence race movement, and utilize special abilities. The roll of the dice determines which horses move and the options available each turn, so be ready to adapt your plans. Once three horses cross the finish line, earnings are totaled. While there are many ways to earn money during a horse race, only the player that makes the most money will be declared the winner. Will you play it safe, or risk it big on a long shot?
Cascadia is a puzzly tile-laying and token-drafting game featuring the habitats and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest. This game is just like regular Cascadia, but GIANT!!!
In the game, you take turns building out your own terrain area and populating it with wildlife. You start with three hexagonal habitat tiles (with the five types of habitat in the game), and on a turn you choose a new habitat tile that's paired with a wildlife token, then place that tile next to your other ones and place the wildlife token on an appropriate habitat. (Each tile depicts 1-3 types of wildlife from the five types in the game, and you can place at most one tile on a habitat.) Four tiles are on display, with each tile being paired at random with a wildlife token, so you must make the best of what's available — unless you have a nature token to spend so that you can pick your choice of each item.
What is Indigenous Futurism and why won't Weyodi OldBear leave it alone? RinCon special guest and writer on the Coyote & Crow RPG Weyodi OldBear explains what Indigenous Futurism is and why it's both useful and compelling. Stop by and learn from her at the presentation venue next to her booth in the vendor area.
A fast-paced game of strategy, negotiation, and pure hilarity - battle royale style. Craft your plan, convince the crowd to join in, then count down and draw your finger guns. Hand gestures show everyone’s actions and targets. Eliminate players with pistols, dynamite, and power shots, or stand to the side and lasso up an ally. Last player standing is the winner! 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.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Race to collect a winning hand of colorful Galaxy Children and Dracos in this all-ages card and dice game. But Explorers beware! There are dangers lurking in the depths of space, and your decisions – combined with fate – may save or doom fellow players. Demo game winners can earn up to 6 limited edition Explorer Badges!
Illustrator and Designer, SaReSai: The Art of Sarah Rebecca
Sarah Rebecca has been illustrating and storytelling for nearly 20 years. From comics to artbooks to novels to card games, she endeavors to bring her unique view of the world into every project she creates. She can often be found selling her work at numerous Arizona conventions and... Read More →
Come play Trekking Through History in the Quick Play Zone! Select cards from the display representing iconic moments in mankind's history. Choose the right events to cover icons on your board in order to maximize points and gain other bonuses, while also trying to build the largest timelines. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 60 minutes.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
Join Chip, Sweep, and the other kids of Everdell to build the most spectacular make-believe city anyone has ever built. This easy-to-learn worker-placement and tableau-building game will provide family fun while getting the lil’ ones' brains a buzzin’, improving focus, and enhancing young learner skills.
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 6pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
We'll be here all weekend! Try the veal! Tip your servers! Or, if you have meal tickets, use them at the concessions stand right in the conference center - it will be open for dinner from 5:30-8:30, and the bar station will be open from 5:30 to midnight.
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.
Calico is a puzzly tile-laying game of quilts and cats, in which players compete to sew the coziest quilt as they collect and place patches of different colors and patterns. Try out this classic game with a new Knitting Circle twist! Knitting Circle is the brand-new game designed by RinCon special guest Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Games), where the rondele mechanism dovetails with Calico.
After a long search in several comic bookstores and online stores, you managed to acquire the most important comic books of all your favorite heroes. Well, almost all of them! Some rare and important editions are still missing from your collection. The first appearance of your favorite villain, that special edition that influenced a generation of story lines, the spetacular debut of the new uniform, the memorable confrontation with the archenemy and the valuable number one! You already know where to find them and you also know that you are not the only one in search of these precious gems. Will you be able to collect all the comics needed to be recognized as the greatest collector of all time?
A ray of moonlight shines in the clearing. The fairies wake up and stretch their wings. Mushrooms pop up from the ground, forming a circle. The first fireflies start to land. Magic is returning to the forest, and now it's time to prepare for winter...
In Fairy Ring, you want to create a mushroom village to house the fairies in the clearing. Guide your fairy carefully, from village to village, through the fairy ring to gather as much mana as possible. You have two seasons to develop your village before winter begins. Each decision counts towards winning the game.
Rolldown Two players face off in a competition to curate odds in their favor. Players take turns rolling and removing dice from the board or playing cards. whoever removes the last pair of dice from the board wins the round. Rolldown is a true blend of luck and strategy.
Rules:
Pieces · Both players start with six dice: a d4, a d6, a d8, a d10, a d12, and a d20. · One player starts with a black set and one player starts with a white set. · The game board has two separate areas for either player to roll their dice in. · The game uses a standard deck of playing cards, jokers included.
Starting a round · Both players start by rolling all their dice. · Both players draw 3 cards. White goes first, but black may reroll one of their own dice before the start of the game, because they are going second.
During play Players take turns back and forth and can use their turn to do one of the following: · Reroll. On their turn a player can choose to reroll one of the dice present on the board. This die may be under their control or the opponents. · Reduce. On their turn a player may remove one of their own dice from the board along with an enemy die that is displaying the same number or lower on its upward face. Because dice are always removed in pairs. You and your opponent should always have the same number of dice in play. · Play a card. A player may play a card in their hand to change a dice's value to a specific number rather than rerolling it. Either player's dice may be targeted by a card. A numbered card changes a dice's value to the number shown on the card. A numbered card cannot be played on a dice that cannot represent that value, for example you may not play a 9 on a D8 A jack turns any dice to a 1. A queen allows you to make two consecutive reroll actions. A king turns any dice to its max value. An ace turns any dice into 1 or its max value. A joker rerolls all the dice on the board. After a card is played it
Dive into the world of Dixit, where each player becomes a storyteller, using creativity to give clues that match beautifully illustrated cards. A captivating game for family and friends that sparks imagination.
Borderlands: Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery! is a co-operative combat-action board game.
You and a team of Vault Hunters enter Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery to face off against his collection of skags, bandits, and assorted psychos. You can play a one-off battle filled with explosions, slaughter-splosions, sauce-plosions, and loot-splosions!!! Or play a series of deadly fights in campaign-mode that will see your Vault Hunter level up between games. Visit vending machines to buy better gear, advance your character using unique skill trees, equip epic new guns, and enter the next game even more BADASS than before!!! Just make sure your tough enough to take on the final boss, an Ultimate Murder-Machine, hellbent on sending you back to the borderlands as moist and meaty skag-snacks.
You're an eager youth in the quaint village of Rainbow Corners, fighting to survive Doctor Sweet's gauntlet of terrifying carnival games in pursuit of her friendship and an infinite supply of candy. Come test this whimsical candy horror game with game inventor James Ernest.
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 →
Friday November 15, 2024 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST
BG22
In Kamigami Battles, you will play as one of the Gods of mythology competing for dominion over the realm. You will recruit ancient Warriors and Disciples to fight in epic battles against the Gods trying to conquer your world! Each God has a pool of life force called energy, and by reducing a God to 0 energy, you can either kill or seal that God away! Players can choose to pair up with their friends in Team Match or wage war on all those who oppose them in Free-For-All. In a Team Match, 4 or 6 players team up in pairs of two, with one player the Main God and the other the Support God, to be the last standing after eliminating all of the opposing Main Gods. In Free-for-All, 2 to 6 players battle for dominance by either eliminating all other Gods or by being first to reach 25 energy.
Kingdoms Unbound is a tactical trading card games that draws inspiration from both traditional TCGs and board games. Our unique movement system allows for a more tactile gameplay experience, which in turn allows for new players to learn the base gameplay quickly.
Last Light is a fast-paced 4x game with 3D planets and a rotating board in which players playing asymmetrical alien factions simultaneously gather light right before the heat death of the universe.
Each turn, players select an action card, then all players take their actions simultaneously, exploring planets, mining for resources, gaining new technologies, and commanding fleets all while racing to the center of a rotating board to the last known white dwarf star to gather light for their civilization to survive.
The first player to gather 20 light has what they need to overcome their rivals and lay claim to the last light in the universe and win!
The Midnight Queen is dead… As her kingdom weeps, the Queen’s dying command was to invoke the Rule By Midnight: a trial of combat and guile, where the Princesses of the Twelve Lands meet in secret to battle and scheme against one another. At the stroke of midnight, the most powerful Princess left standing will be crowned the new Midnight Queen! Queen By Midnight is a battle-royale deck-building card game of guile, deception, and brawn! Six Princesses each feature unique tactics to battle for the right of the Midnight Court, but only one (and maybe their inner circle) will be the winner.
You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth:
Gain food tokens via custom dice in a birdfeeder dice tower Lay eggs using egg miniatures in a variety of colors Draw from hundreds of unique bird cards and play them The winner is the player with the most points after 4 rounds.
It's just like regular Catan, but GIANT!!! In CATAN (formerly The Settlers of Catan), players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads. On each turn dice are rolled to determine what resources the island produces. Players build by spending resources (sheep, wheat, wood, brick and ore) that are depicted by these resource cards; each land type, with the exception of the unproductive desert, produces a specific resource: hills produce brick, forests produce wood, mountains produce ore, fields produce wheat, and pastures produce sheep.
Join RinCon special guest and author on the popular RPG Coyote&Crow, Weyodi OldBear. Her vocational school for young gods will guide you through the process of making a world that works, from building logical magic systems to sewer systems, ecologies to economies. In this audience-participation workshop you will collaborate to build a rich new world with internal consistency.
It is the late 1930s, and the world is in turmoil. Humanity is on the brink of war as imperialist nations in the Far East and Europe work aggressively to expand their domination. The Nazis have taken control of Germany and now spread darkness across the globe in their hunt for powerful occult artifacts that can give them the upper hand in the days to come. But the spirit of adventure and freedom won't be stamped out so easily. Heroic adventurers from around the world answer the call, racing against time to hunt down ancient artifacts, explore deadly temples, and fight back the powers of darkness from engulfing the world in flames. It is a race of good versus evil, and only a cunning and agile explorer can claim the ultimate prize of... Fortune and Glory!
Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game is a fast-paced game of high adventure, vile villains, edge-of-your-seat danger, and cliffhanger pulp movie action. Players take on the role of a treasure hunter, traveling the globe in search of ancient artifacts and fending off danger and villains at every turn in a quest for the ultimate reward of fortune and glory! So strap on your adventure boots and goggles, fire up the engines on the seaplane, and grab some extra ammo for your revolver...the Nazis already have a head start and in this race for fortune and glory, and there's no prize for second place!
Take the reins of your Civilization and make the choices that will make it the most prosperous. It doesn't matter which path you take, as long as it leads your people to glory. Research new technologies to improve your nation's Science, Military strength, Spirituality, Culture and Industrialization. Teach 20 minutes Playtime 120 minutes
The prehistoric players have already learned how to build huts and hunt food. Now they sit around the fire, gaze in wonder at the tribal matriarch, and wonder how they can look as good as her: "Why is my tooth just hanging?" "Honey, I also want something to make my skin look good."
In this expansion for Stone Age, style is the goal as ornaments and jewelry become part of the game – not to mention a merchant to handle such items. Players can now transform their raw materials into jewelry and other adornments.
This expansion includes a new location for the village, new cards, and new huts – not to mention components that allow game play with up to five Stone Age hunter-gatherers.
Travel the amazing 800 mile long Arizona Trail from Mexico to Utah, through Saguaro National Park, the Four Peaks, San Francisco Peaks and the Grand Canyon and so many other beautiful sites. Create a personal mural of your journey through sightings of Flora and Fauna along the way. Seek the aid of the Lost Dutchman and the Jackalope while avoiding the Gila Monster as you manage your resources to amass the most Superstition Gold and Arizona Grit. Happy Trails...
If you loved the show you will love the game. Take on the role of captain, and fly your ship across the 'verse. You will see familiar faces, and Misbehave to get paid.
Will have a variety of new and old social deduction theme games. Hand to hand wombat - a game about building towers, but is there a bad wombat amongst us sabotaging the effort? Secret Hitler - Determine who Hitler is and kill them before the fascists take power. Resistance - classic social deduction game! Coup - another classic claim your abilities and be prepared to challenge others. If you lie you die but only if you're caught. Note sometimes these type of games can get intense - ages 15 and up only please.
Carrion is a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting where a dying world desperately attempts to prolong its inevitable failure. Many have grouped together to form city-states that survive anyway they can. In this module, we see King Brahm leading an army of conscripts to fight a new alien threat emerging from a region scarred by an asteroid collision. Players portray characters engaged in a recon mission to establish the validity of rumors regarding a new breed of alien.
A murder mystery adventure for Coyote and Crow. The players will follow the trail left behind by a murderer in Cahokia, and will be left with a moral dilemma should they uncover the murderer's identity. This session is hosted by RinCon special guest Wynnona West!
In the Misty Vale lies the Riddermound. It is a feared place, haunted by the undead form of a powerful knight in the Dragon Emperor’s service—but the death knight is also said to be watching over hidden treasures. What will you risk to have those treasures?
Ron's been a gamer since 1984 and with his wife, Veronica, is proudly raising two more gamers for the next generation. He first delved into the game industry as a podcaster, beginning with The Game's the Thing in 2006, and working on others including the venerable Pulp Gamer. In 2008... Read More →
Friday November 15, 2024 8:00pm - Saturday November 16, 2024 12:00am MST
RPG03
You are a group of adventurers hired by the Silver Key Adventurers Guild, a business that takes care of anything that is outside the jurisdiction of the local garrison of Winterhaven. This is a level 5 adventure where you can either build your own character using the PHB+1 (Player's Handbook + 1 supplemental book), or use the plethora of premade characters I will have available for use. The games will have a larger focus on game mechanics and combat rather than roleplay, so please do keep this in mind. All games will have a different adventure, so feel free to sign up for multiple sessions if so inclined.
Fantasy and Sci-Fi collide in the Post Apocalyptic world of Dystopian Dawn! Join me in play testing a new scenario for the upcoming Source Adventure Book "Cowboys & Mutants!" This is the 6th Dystopian Dawn book and all who play will have their names entered in the Credits and receive a FREE Digital PDF of the book. The Territories of Alamex and New Rome are under siege by the threat of Mutant armies, renegade Legionnaire deserters, Draught, and more! Add an outcast Wizard searching for ancient artifacts of power from the "time before" and new monsters of Myth and Legend creeping across the lands and you have "Cowboys & Mutants!". No experience needed! I'll provide pre-generated characters for you. I'll also have SWAG and Raffles and Discounts on goodies!
Who is Tony?Hi! I'm Tony Garcia and I'm a gamer.I've been playing/running RPGs since 1980 and finally created my own system after decades of modding other systems. A few games that I've played/ran include D&D, Stormbringer, Runequest, Arduin Grimoire, Marvel, DC, V&V, T&T, Gangbusters... Read More →
Friday November 15, 2024 8:00pm - Saturday November 16, 2024 12:00am MST
RPG10
Late September 1923. Arkham, Massachusetts. As the winds of September begin to blow, a group of investigators gathers to fulfill the wish of a dying friend, and to attempt to undo the mistakes of the past. A Classic introduction to the Horror Investigation RPG, Call of Cthulhu. A group of investigators is called to the bedside of a dying friend and mentor, who tasks them with fulfilling his last request, overcoming an ancient supernatural curse. Old mistakes and regrets come to light as the investigators follow the clues to complete their friend's last request. Pregens provided.
“Dying world of radiation, victims of man’s frustration. Burning globe of obscene fire, like electric funeral pyre.”
It’s a race against time to save the soul of a boon companion in the face of a world-ending catastrophe. This is a 4th level adventure that will test the courage and cunning of the adventurers on a world they never imagined. This session is hosted by RinCon special guest and GM extraordinaire Brendan LaSalle.
You've been contracted for a covert mission: break into the garage of one of Arizona's most notorious Autoduelists and secretly install a game-changing enhancement on their vehicle. Your task? Give them an undeniable edge in the upcoming duel—by any means necessary. (The results of this game will have an actual impact on a Car Wars game later in the con!). Characters provided. No experience necessary.
Ready to sample some of the freshest new RPGs? Are you in a bit of an RPG rut and not sure what to try next? Or maybe you are new to RPGs and don't know where to start. Come on down to the Indie RPG arcade! We have a short list of GMs bringing new and exciting games, and at the start of the time slot they all pitch their games to the assembled players. The players then sort themselves by what they want to play, and game on! Each session will have a new crop of GMs pitching different games so you are sure to find something to your liking.
If you are a fan of stuff like Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, Starfield, Destiny, Ark: Survival Evolved, Monster Hunter World of Diablo - then Legends of Kralis is right up your alley. Come play characters types from these games and many others!
The past 3 years you have been working for a void raiding ship. You have learned a lot, made a name for yourself and have made a small profit but you want in on the bigger action. You are excited by a communication you received from the void pirate ship The Revenge. The Revenge is captained by the notorious void pirate Roberts the Dread. Maybe this is your time for a real score.
You leave the relative comfort of your smaller raiding ship and head to the secret meeting location. You are the only one from you crew that got the invite. Some cheer you on, others want to stab you in the back and take your place. You try to image what bounty is in store for you. Yes it will have risks, but with great risk comes great booty.
When you got to the secret meeting you vaguely recognize some of the others. They are people who have made a name for themselves as well. In walks Yelsew The Eel, first mate of Roberts.
“Maties, I be having a very dangerous venture for you.”
Join a group of dirty rotten pirates as they are sent on a mission that is for sure to be dastardly. There is one catch, not everybody is who they seem to be. Players will draw at random a secret true personality. There will be at least a dozen to choose from so each time the session is run the game will be different. Your motivates may be to: · Accomplish the mission at all costs. · Have your own side mission. · Hunting down a pirate that may be in the crew and you will terminate them. · Have a reason to cause the mission to fail. Enjoy a back stabbing good time. Pregens provided
Creator/Designer/CEO, Talarius Gaming and Publishing
Caught between the majesty of the old world, and the marvels of the new, the world of Kralis is filled with discoveries waiting to be uncovered. From the secrets of thundersmoke, to the lost arts of Kara’Zim, knowledge and power await you… if you’re brave enough to seek them... Read More →
Friday November 15, 2024 8:00pm - Saturday November 16, 2024 12:00am MST
RPG01
Urban Shadows: Second Edition is an urban fantasy tabletop roleplaying game in which mortals and monsters vie for control of a modern-day city, a political battleground layered just under the reality we think we know. Vampires, faeries, hunters, and wizards fight to carve out a piece of the streets and skyscrapers, ready to make deals with all those who have something to offer.
It's 1775 and Boston is under British occupation. Patriot forces surround the city, but something fell is killing some of their top operatives and leaders - and it's not the King's army. Dispatched by a secret committee within the Continental Congress, your team must stop these murders and prevent vital intelligence from being leaked to the enemy.
This session will feature American Hauntings, a new one-shot RPG. All players will be provided with a rules reference, a selection of pre-made characters, and a free copy of the forthcoming game via DriveThruRPG.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.
A new year comes for the Pathfinder Society, and what better way to start it off than by attending a fancy event? The Pathfinders find themselves invited to a charity dinner to benefit the Knights of Lastwall fighting in far-off lands against the lich king, Tar-Baphon. They're not the only important Absalom-based faction there however, as the event is filled with lords and ladies and socialites of all kinds, including the Peacebuilders, a group dedicated to ensuring the Pathfinder Society pays for any of its mistakes. In the middle of dinner, evidence of a strange ritual is found and the Pathfinders must investigate before dinner becomes a murder mystery!
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1–4 (subtiers 1–2 and 3–4).
The Pathfinders travel to Iobaria, where elven druids and centaur warriors are united against an unlikely threat: a self-propogating horde of corrupted leshys! The source of the Abyssal corruption may be tied to a previous trip to Iobaria by the Pathfinder Society, so it falls to the PCs to seek out the source of the leshy incursion and restore balance to the woodlands.
(For 3rd- through 6th-level characters) A renowned Pathfinder Venture-Captain vital to the Society's operations in the oppressive nation of Cheliax has gone missing! Fearing the worst, the Society dispatches experienced agents to the venture-captain's home in search of any clue as to what might have happened.
The Devil-Wrought Disappearance is part of the ongoing story of the Year of Shattered Sanctuaries. It is the first scenario in a two-part arc detailing the events befalling a Pathfinder Society lodge in the nation of Cheliax.
Revisit the enchanting world of Hyrule in this unlicensed fan-made campaign! Princess Zelda, Link, and Ganondorf unite to claim the Triforce and protect their beloved kingdom. In this lighthearted adventure for beginners, learn the ropes of a new 3d6 game system while you face off against mythical foes and unearth hidden treasures. With puzzles to solve, creatures to defeat, and friends to trust, it’s time to make your mark on the legend! Fun, friendship, and fantasy await! Players can use one of the available pre-made characters or create their own from scratch.
This tactical narrative game system blends strategic combat, immersive storytelling, and familiar mechanics, with rules inspired by some of the best tabletop RPG systems. Built collaboratively with the help of AI and my gaming community, the 3d6 system puts a fresh spin on traditional gameplay. Players develop their characters through Character Archetypes, which shape their skills and abilities in the game world. The Effort Points system—spanning Stamina, Focus, and Resolve—adds a layer of strategy, as players must decide when to use their resources for powerful feats or maintain abilities over time. This game encourages players to balance risk and reward while emphasizing collaborative storytelling. Whether you're solving puzzles, battling foes, or navigating social and environmental hazards, this open development system is designed to be accessible for beginners yet deep enough to engage veteran players.
15 players, 3 Tables, 3 GMs! The Walking Dead is a zombie survival/horror RPG based on the long-running TV franchise. Explore complicated relationships after the world ends and discover that man is more dangerous than any walker. A horde of walkers is headed towards main base and the scouting party need to find them a new home or a way out of town. Meanwhile, not everything is going well back at main base. There’s a lot to do, and a little time to do it. Plus a faction has formed that questioned if they even need to move.
15 players, 3 Tables, 3 GMs! The Walking Dead is a zombie survival/horror RPG based on the long-running TV franchise. Explore complicated relationships after the world ends and discover that man is more dangerous than any walker. A horde of walkers is headed towards main base and the scouting party need to find them a new home or a way out of town. Meanwhile, not everything is going well back at main base. There’s a lot to do, and a little time to do it. Plus a faction has formed that questioned if they even need to move.
Stranded in the GIlead system, the Inquisition has had to make do with the resources available. They press the best and the brightest — and, sometimes, the questionable — into service to defend the Imperium. As its agents, you are sent to the darkest corners of this forsaken system to fight the xenos, the heretics, and the servants of Chaos.
Wrath & Glory is an action-adventure RPG set in the world of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000, a grim and violent SF setting with a gothic twist. Some knowledge of the setting will enhance your enjoyment of this event.
Pregens will be provided, and rules will be taught — no previous experience with Wrath & Glory is required.
It's swashbuckling adventure in 18th Century Alta California based on the popular novels and movies. Play a don that has a secret double life, a friendly padre trying to help the campesinos or a scoundrel with a heart of gold. Run on the D6 system, the game has simple mechanics and easy character creation
You and your friends are clerks at the local convenience store. Your evil boss says you have one day to turn a profit, or you'll be fired! Can you all pitch in to make some money all while putting up with rude customers?
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.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
Rolldown Two players face off in a competition to curate odds in their favor. Players take turns rolling and removing dice from the board or playing cards. whoever removes the last pair of dice from the board wins the round. Rolldown is a true blend of luck and strategy.
Rules:
Pieces · Both players start with six dice: a d4, a d6, a d8, a d10, a d12, and a d20. · One player starts with a black set and one player starts with a white set. · The game board has two separate areas for either player to roll their dice in. · The game uses a standard deck of playing cards, jokers included.
Starting a round · Both players start by rolling all their dice. · Both players draw 3 cards. White goes first, but black may reroll one of their own dice before the start of the game, because they are going second.
During play Players take turns back and forth and can use their turn to do one of the following: · Reroll. On their turn a player can choose to reroll one of the dice present on the board. This die may be under their control or the opponents. · Reduce. On their turn a player may remove one of their own dice from the board along with an enemy die that is displaying the same number or lower on its upward face. Because dice are always removed in pairs. You and your opponent should always have the same number of dice in play. · Play a card. A player may play a card in their hand to change a dice's value to a specific number rather than rerolling it. Either player's dice may be targeted by a card. A numbered card changes a dice's value to the number shown on the card. A numbered card cannot be played on a dice that cannot represent that value, for example you may not play a 9 on a D8 A jack turns any dice to a 1. A queen allows you to make two consecutive reroll actions. A king turns any dice to its max value. An ace turns any dice into 1 or its max value. A joker rerolls all the dice on the board. After a card is played it
In this co-operative trick-taking card game, you and the other players work together to search for the lost continent of Mu. This new adventure takes your crew deep down into the abyss on a search for the fabled sunken land. How far you get depends entirely on how well you work together as a team. Card by card, trick by trick, your search party will discover the challenges that lie ahead and forge a path to Mu.
You are head of a family in an Italian city-state, a city run by a weak and corrupt court. You need to manipulate, bluff and bribe your way to power. Your object is to destroy the influence of all the other families, forcing them into exile. Only one family will survive... In Coup, you want to be the last player with influence in the game, with influence being represented by face-down character cards in your playing area. 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.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
In Cascadia: Landmarks, players create sprawling habitats and place beautiful natural landmarks within them. An expansion to the award winning game Cascadia.
Rolldown Two players face off in a competition to curate odds in their favor. Players take turns rolling and removing dice from the board or playing cards. whoever removes the last pair of dice from the board wins the round. Rolldown is a true blend of luck and strategy.
Rules:
Pieces · Both players start with six dice: a d4, a d6, a d8, a d10, a d12, and a d20. · One player starts with a black set and one player starts with a white set. · The game board has two separate areas for either player to roll their dice in. · The game uses a standard deck of playing cards, jokers included.
Starting a round · Both players start by rolling all their dice. · Both players draw 3 cards. White goes first, but black may reroll one of their own dice before the start of the game, because they are going second.
During play Players take turns back and forth and can use their turn to do one of the following: · Reroll. On their turn a player can choose to reroll one of the dice present on the board. This die may be under their control or the opponents. · Reduce. On their turn a player may remove one of their own dice from the board along with an enemy die that is displaying the same number or lower on its upward face. Because dice are always removed in pairs. You and your opponent should always have the same number of dice in play. · Play a card. A player may play a card in their hand to change a dice's value to a specific number rather than rerolling it. Either player's dice may be targeted by a card. A numbered card changes a dice's value to the number shown on the card. A numbered card cannot be played on a dice that cannot represent that value, for example you may not play a 9 on a D8 A jack turns any dice to a 1. A queen allows you to make two consecutive reroll actions. A king turns any dice to its max value. An ace turns any dice into 1 or its max value. A joker rerolls all the dice on the board. After a card is played it
In this co-operative trick-taking card game, you and the other players work together to search for the lost continent of Mu. This new adventure takes your crew deep down into the abyss on a search for the fabled sunken land. How far you get depends entirely on how well you work together as a team. Card by card, trick by trick, your search party will discover the challenges that lie ahead and forge a path to Mu.
You're still trying to kill Doctor Lucky, and this time his mysterious private island is trying to kill you! Play The Island of Doctor Lucky with designer and RinCon special guest James Ernest and see if you can finally put the old man out of his misery!
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 →
Friday November 15, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm MST
BG22
Borderlands: Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery! is a co-operative combat-action board game.
You and a team of Vault Hunters enter Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery to face off against his collection of skags, bandits, and assorted psychos. You can play a one-off battle filled with explosions, slaughter-splosions, sauce-plosions, and loot-splosions!!! Or play a series of deadly fights in campaign-mode that will see your Vault Hunter level up between games. Visit vending machines to buy better gear, advance your character using unique skill trees, equip epic new guns, and enter the next game even more BADASS than before!!! Just make sure your tough enough to take on the final boss, an Ultimate Murder-Machine, hellbent on sending you back to the borderlands as moist and meaty skag-snacks.
The Midnight Queen is dead… As her kingdom weeps, the Queen’s dying command was to invoke the Rule By Midnight: a trial of combat and guile, where the Princesses of the Twelve Lands meet in secret to battle and scheme against one another. At the stroke of midnight, the most powerful Princess left standing will be crowned the new Midnight Queen! Queen By Midnight is a battle-royale deck-building card game of guile, deception, and brawn! Six Princesses each feature unique tactics to battle for the right of the Midnight Court, but only one (and maybe their inner circle) will be the winner.
Rolldown Two players face off in a competition to curate odds in their favor. Players take turns rolling and removing dice from the board or playing cards. whoever removes the last pair of dice from the board wins the round. Rolldown is a true blend of luck and strategy.
Rules:
Pieces · Both players start with six dice: a d4, a d6, a d8, a d10, a d12, and a d20. · One player starts with a black set and one player starts with a white set. · The game board has two separate areas for either player to roll their dice in. · The game uses a standard deck of playing cards, jokers included.
Starting a round · Both players start by rolling all their dice. · Both players draw 3 cards. White goes first, but black may reroll one of their own dice before the start of the game, because they are going second.
During play Players take turns back and forth and can use their turn to do one of the following: · Reroll. On their turn a player can choose to reroll one of the dice present on the board. This die may be under their control or the opponents. · Reduce. On their turn a player may remove one of their own dice from the board along with an enemy die that is displaying the same number or lower on its upward face. Because dice are always removed in pairs. You and your opponent should always have the same number of dice in play. · Play a card. A player may play a card in their hand to change a dice's value to a specific number rather than rerolling it. Either player's dice may be targeted by a card. A numbered card changes a dice's value to the number shown on the card. A numbered card cannot be played on a dice that cannot represent that value, for example you may not play a 9 on a D8 A jack turns any dice to a 1. A queen allows you to make two consecutive reroll actions. A king turns any dice to its max value. An ace turns any dice into 1 or its max value. A joker rerolls all the dice on the board. After a card is played it
In this co-operative trick-taking card game, you and the other players work together to search for the lost continent of Mu. This new adventure takes your crew deep down into the abyss on a search for the fabled sunken land. How far you get depends entirely on how well you work together as a team. Card by card, trick by trick, your search party will discover the challenges that lie ahead and forge a path to Mu.
Come play Azul in the Quick Play Zone! Select the best tiles at just the right time to complete your mosaic. Planning and timing, with a little luck, are all important to building the best sets and not breaking any tiles. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 45-60 minutes.
Calico is a puzzly tile-laying game of quilts and cats, in which players compete to sew the coziest quilt as they collect and place patches of different colors and patterns. Try out this classic game with a new Knitting Circle twist! Knitting Circle is the brand-new game designed by RinCon special guest Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Games), where the rondele mechanism dovetails with Calico.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
Autumn is coming to an end in the Savernake Forest… Help the animals gather and store food for the winter! Savernake forest is a game where 2-4 players build their own section of the forest with paths where animals and food will appear. To get the highest score, players must ensure that on each path the animals can collect their favorite food.
Become the greatest wizard of the Annual Grand Rite by collecting and managing your Materia to feed your familiar and learn your spells. Act quickly to use your powers early...or wait to unleash them at full strength. Your path to victory is full of choices and combined tactics!
In SpellBook, each player, accompanied by a familiar, possesses a grimoire and collects Materia to master spells and feed their familiar. The game provides pre-drawn spell sets for use in the early rounds, but soon players start drawing spells randomly or create their own spell combinations that are common to all players. Each spell combination gives an effect that lasts the rest of the game, and the more ingenious the combination, the more powerful the effect. As the rounds progress, the game becomes a different experience every time, with more than 2,100 spell combinations being possible.
TacTile is an abstract strategy engine building game. Race across the modular board while building your action engine. Chain wild combos each turn if you can land on the right tiles!
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!
What's better than being a hero who goes on adventures and fights monsters? Why, owning the shop they spend their treasure at of course! In Bargain Quest, players take the role of shop owners who draft equipment cards to outfit the various heroes who come to town. Points are scored based on how well your hero does in combat, as well as how much money you earn along the way. Hire employees and expand your shop to be the best after three monsters have been defeated.
Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City is a big box strategy game with miniatures in which gangs fight for control of a city, with the city also being a living part of the game.
1 to 4 players take on the role of ruthless gangs vying for control of the underground in the glittering hellhole that is Night City. Clash with other Gangs in the meat or on the Net, as your enterprising band of toughs seeks to gain dominance over the criminal underworld that rules the streets. Only the boldest will be remembered, and your Street Cred will pave your way to the top.
In Single Player mode, you are pitted against an opposing Gang and an Edgerunner (Johnny or either V's) in a free-for-all for Night City. Similar to the multiplayer mode, the faction with the most Street Cred wins.
In the game, players assume the role of a gang leader, with you organizing your gang members to take power in the city. Your actions affect not only your game and your opponents but the city itself. Each gang has different attributes and goals, giving each player a different gaming experience.
MLEM: Space Agency is a family board game where you step into the shoes of fearless captains of cosmic expeditions. But hold on, these aren't your ordinary explorers - they're cats! These intrepid felines have long conquered the Earth with their unmatched bravery, and now they've set their sights on conquering the entire cosmos. However, their clumsiness might lead to some purrfectly chaotic cat-astrophes. Take the helm of a cosmic rocket, reach for the stars, or trust your cat instincts and bail out before things go up in flames. Fame and admiration from the entire meowing world await the most exceptional leader of the feline space agency. Get ready for an adventure that's out of this world!
This is a pirate-themed tactical race game with player interaction and side goals (e.g. detouring for treasure). The winner is the player who best balances their position in the race with their success at the side goals. The game ends on the turn when at least one player's ship reaches the finish line, completing one circuit around the island of Jamaica. At that point, players are awarded different amounts of gold in accordance with how far away from the finish line they were when the race concluded. This gold is added to any gold a player gathered along the way by detouring from the race to search for valuable treasure, by stealing gold or treasure from other players, or just by loading gold as directed by the cards the player played during the race. The player with the most total gold acquired through all these means is then declared the winner.
Endless Winter: Paleoamericans takes place in North America, around 10,000 BCE. Players guide the development of their tribes across several generations—from nomadic hunter-gatherers to prosperous tribal societies. Over the course of the game, tribes migrate and settle new lands, establish cultural traditions, hunt paleolithic megafauna, and build everlasting megalithic structures. Teach 20 minutes Playtime 120 minutes
Travel the amazing 800 mile long Arizona Trail from Mexico to Utah, through Saguaro National Park, the Four Peaks, San Francisco Peaks and the Grand Canyon and so many other beautiful sites. Create a personal mural of your journey through sightings of Flora and Fauna along the way. Seek the aid of the Lost Dutchman and the Jackalope while avoiding the Gila Monster as you manage your resources to amass the most Superstition Gold and Arizona Grit. Happy Trails...
Union Stockyards is a mid-weight economic euro game with unique features: - A supply/demand driven market that is central to game play. - Low randomness -- market changes due to player decisions. - A worker-placement game where your workers may go on strike. - Extensively-researched historical theme about one of the great industrial wonders of U.S. Gilded Age.
This session will include the published game plus a prototype of the Westward Expansion. The expansion adds more years (rounds), more actions, and a deeper decision space.
"What did you wish you knew the very first time you sat down to GM a tabletop RPG?"
This is the question that our panel of experienced GMs is going to address this year. If you've ever wanted to GM a tabletop RPG but felt intimidated, anxious or uncertain about it, you will be our honored guest! If you have started to GM a tabletop RPG but ran into a problem, struggled or couldn't quite find your feet. we welcome you to a community of practitioners who have all "been there." And if you're an experienced GM in our community, please come and share your wisdom and let us learn from your mistakes as well. The GM's Conference has been a place for the community to meet for many years, and this year it is turning to how to cultivate that community's best practices from the very first session.
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)!
Distilled is a highly thematic strategy card game about crafting spirits in a distillery, with resource management and push-your-luck elements. In the game, you have inherited a distillery and are hoping to someday achieve the title of master distiller through purchasing goods, building up your distillery, and creating the world's most renowned spirits.
Purchase new ingredients and invest in upgrades to your distillery, all while eventually distilling the spirit and sending it to the warehouse. Once in the warehouse, age your spirit to enhance its flavor and bottle it to sell it for major profits!
Achieve the title of Master Distiller by having the most spirit points at the end of the game. Points are obtained by distilling and selling spirits.
Join a band of three other heroes as you are tasked with seeking a nefarious jewel known as the Soul of the Night, racing against the malignant forces of Zargon. This powerful relic must not fall into the hands of the enemy.
HeroQuest is a classic dungeon delving quest game where heroes seek riches and fame as they fight their way through hordes of monsters in terrifying dungeons.
Build your very own thriving jungle by discovering various wild animals, insects, and plants in this beautiful board game.
Life of the Amazonia is a strategic meeple placing game that combines bag building and pattern building. Players will restore land, place various animals, and plant trees and flowers to enrich their jungles and create the most ecologically rich jungle. Various lives must be placed in the jungle taking into account each unique characteristic of the plants and animals in order to create synergies within one another. To carry out these actions, bag building that fits in with the player’s strategy is crucial. With 60,000+ various ways to set up the animal cards and diverse strategic options, every game of Life of Amazonia will differ from the next.
Heavy game. Imagine a dozen or so random humans, robots, and none-of-the-aboves, each with their own abilities, goals, and secret relationships, have been turned loose on a space station that is going to be incinerated upon its inevitable reentry into Earth's atmosphere. You are one of these characters. Godspeed.
Clash of Spears is a set of miniatures wargames rules intended for skirmished of roughly 30-60 men per side in the last few centuries before the birth of Christ. Troop definitions are provided for Romans, Carthaginians, Greeks, Gauls, Iberians, Italians, and Macedonians, but the rules are intended to have wider applicability and the rules provides design rules to create your own troop profiles.
7th Sea is a roleplaying game by John Wick. In this one-shot, you are in a crew of Montaigne-sponsored privateers looking to exculpate your secretive patron's compatriot, Henri des Canons, by finding the treasure that his Castillean rival, Margarita del Mar, buried and showing that it was indeed this rival who stole the royal seal of the Eisen Herzog von Meineigenwaffeln.
10 players, 2 Tables, 2 GMs! Alien RPG is a Sci-Fi Horror/Suspense RPG based on the movie franchise. I can’t lie to you about your chances, but… you have my sympathies. The multinational cargo ship “The Fishbone” has suffered an explosion in deep space. Was this a simple accident? Or was it more sinister? Passengers: On your way to start your new life out in the colonies but something has gone wrong! Low on power, running out of air, and something is moving in the vents.
10 players, 2 Tables, 2 GMs! Alien RPG is a Sci-Fi Horror/Suspense RPG based on the movie franchise. I can’t lie to you about your chances, but… you have my sympathies. The multinational cargo ship “The Fishbone” has suffered an explosion in deep space. Was this a simple accident? Or was it more sinister? Command Crew: The Fishbone is dead in space. Can you fix it? Is it sabotage? Who can you trust? Passengers: On your way to start your new life out in the colonies but something has gone wrong! Low on power, running out of air, and something is moving in the vents.
In this world the gods are real. All of them, from every pantheon, at the same time. You were born to a mixed couple, one mortal one divine. That makes you a demigod. That means you're special. That also means you have a giant target on your back. In this PbtA game players take on the roles of a rag tag group of young half bloods, thrown together by the Fates. Will you help fulfill the prophesy or will you try to prevent it from happening? Either way you're bound to upset somebody's family. Good luck No Experience needed. Rules taught at the table, character creation and world building together.
I love playing new games and I love teaching people how to play new games. Board games✅ Card games✅ Role playing games✅ CCGs❌ Newest Favorite Game- Anywhere but Here! It isn't out yet. Matt Sanders created and is running it at conventions. Least favorite game ever ? Diplomacy... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm MST
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In a time when the world balances on a knife’s edge, a perilous mission awaits. A Fire Nation princess has been abducted, and rumors swirl of her being taken to the Temple of Four Elements, an ancient, long-forgotten structure hidden deep within the mountains. Once a sanctuary for benders of all nations, the temple now stands as a dark monument to ancient power.
Set during the era of Avatar Kyoshi, your team of heroes must unite their bending skills and cunning to infiltrate the temple, unravel its mysteries, and rescue the princess before her captors unleash a force that could tear the world asunder. But be warned—within the temple, the very elements themselves are restless, waiting to test your resolve.
Will you master the ancient energies of the temple or fall prey to its forgotten dangers? The fate of the Four Nations may rest in your hands.
In a world where tales are shattered, heroes are villains, and villains are given a second chance, your suicide squad of fairy tale villains is called into an industrial age city to cut out an infection that threatens to destroy everything.
The students at Lincoln High School are off for summer - finally - and the Saunders Lake Drive-In is showing a double feature on a full-moon Friday night. But what happens when the spooky monster movies come to life and terrorize the town? Can you and your motley band of classic 1950s archetypes make it to dawn? Survival horror meets sock-hops and Chevys in this session where each player will have multiple characters available - because you'll need them. This session will feature American Hauntings, a new one-shot RPG. All players will be provided with a rules reference, a selection of pre-made characters, and a free copy of the forthcoming game via DriveThruRPG.
Death in space is about surviving in an abandoned frontier system where resources are scarce, and competition is fierce. Light-weight rules, intended to be easy to use and quick to learn A system for quickly generating player characters & their spacecraft or space-station
Fantasy and Sci-Fi collide in the Post Apocalyptic world of Dystopian Dawn! Join me in play testing a new scenario for the upcoming Source Adventure Book "Cowboys & Mutants!" This is the 6th Dystopian Dawn book and all who play will have their names entered in the Credits and receive a FREE Digital PDF of the book. The Territories of Alamex and New Rome are under siege by the threat of Mutant armies, renegade Legionnaire deserters, Draught, and more! Add an outcast Wizard searching for ancient artifacts of power from the "time before" and new monsters of Myth and Legend creeping across the lands and you have "Cowboys & Mutants!". No experience needed! I'll provide pre-generated characters for you. I'll also have SWAG and Raffles and Discounts on goodies!
Who is Tony?Hi! I'm Tony Garcia and I'm a gamer.I've been playing/running RPGs since 1980 and finally created my own system after decades of modding other systems. A few games that I've played/ran include D&D, Stormbringer, Runequest, Arduin Grimoire, Marvel, DC, V&V, T&T, Gangbusters... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm MST
RPG10
The town of Stineville is a great place to have a fresh start. Interesting neighbors, plenty to do, a good assortment of local businesses. It’s enough to make anyone not want to leave. Except you’ve been noticing things. Things that make you question the reality of the town. Perhaps Stineville is a little more strange than everyone would have you believe. Fiasco is a mostly dice-less TTRPG where players act out scenes together to create a fiasco of events.
It's October, 1999, and you're at a nondescript rest stop off I-90 in northern Idaho. A somewhat unseasonal blizzard has stranded you, a few other travelers, and a skeleton shift of employees for the duration. You're content to settle in with a hot cup of what passes for coffee and some idle conversation with the other patrons, but something feels... off.
Which is when the lights go out.
"Exit 23" is an adventure from the Dark*Matter horror-conspiracy setting created by WotC, but we'll be using the venerable GURPS. Knowledge of shows like "The X-Files" and "Millenium" is helpful, but not necessary. Knowledge of late '90s trivia may also enhance your experience, but is also not necessary.
Pregens will be provided and rules will be taught.
If you are a fan of stuff like Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, Starfield, Destiny, Ark: Survival Evolved, Monster Hunter World or Diablo - then Legends of Kralis is right up your alley. Come play characters types from these games and many others!
Your a band of Void mercenaries are contacted by the Senate of the great City of Dardura Sheva. They are requesting for you to retrieve a vital Crystal Data Device from the lost VoidShip the GreyDawn. You are about to turn down the job when your void ship’s engines sputter then come back to life. Your group is broke and any job is better than no job. You accept the job and the following comes over the coms. - Travel to the Drukhan Asteroid Field - Locate the missing Void Ship - Determine reason for loss of communication - Locate the CDD - Other merc groups are looking for the ship as well
This adventure is Sci-fi based and is an introduction to the Legends of Kralis game system.
Creator/Designer/CEO, Talarius Gaming and Publishing
Caught between the majesty of the old world, and the marvels of the new, the world of Kralis is filled with discoveries waiting to be uncovered. From the secrets of thundersmoke, to the lost arts of Kara’Zim, knowledge and power await you… if you’re brave enough to seek them... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm MST
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Root: The Roleplaying Game is the officially-licensed tabletop RPG based on the award-winning Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right board game by Leder Games. In Root: The RPG, you play vagabonds, individual outlaws whose adventures and alliances define the Woodland forever.
Pig at a Wedding (Grant Howitt): It's going to be the wedding of the year! There's a string quartet, fireworks, an open bar, individualized party favors, and the most charismatic priest this side of Chicago. But there's one element that hasn't been factored into the plan: you're going to hide a whacking great pig in the building and then release it to cause maximum carnage. That'll show them.
Unkindness (James D'Amato): When a Raven reaches adolescence, they leave the nest... AND JOIN GANGS. Any gathering of ravens is called an UNKINDLESS, but TEENS wear the name well. In Unkindness you are a TEEN RAVEN. You live to cause MISCHIEF AND DESTRUCTION, and to experience EMOTION.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 3-6. On an island off the coast of Jalmeray, the Pathfinders are called to action! The Society's friends at the Monastery of Unbreaking Waves are faced with a horde of sea devils seeking to level their recently rebuilt temple beneath the waves and claim it for themselves. The Pathfinders arrive just as the invasion reaches a crescendo and must fight for their lives in pitched underwater combat if they hope to protect themselves and their allies! Written by: Dustin Knight Scenario tags: Repeatable
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.
It's time for a trip to the Grand Bazaar of Absalom! This thriving market hosts wondrous shops of all sorts, whose proprietors are experts in a variety of wares. Having recently acquired a vast number of strange magic items, the Pathfinder Society needs groups of agents to visit the Grand Bazaar and exchange favors with these interesting shopkeepers in order to better understand some of the treasures that have fallen into the Society's hands. Thankfully, the Society's new ally, Biglock, has a good idea of where to start!
The Maze of the Open Road has mostly been stabilized, and yet agents are still ending up at the wrong destination. While no one has been hurt, Venture-Captain Sigvard Tornkvist fears that it might be a matter of time until injury or worse results. She tasks the PCs with investigating the cause of these mishaps, and dealing with it if possible. Little do the PCs know what they've gotten themselves into, but there's a nonzero chance they'll find themselves in a dance-off before their mission is complete. Written by Mikko Kallio
Beginners welcome. Level 1-4. Repeatable. Pre-generated Characters available if you do not have a character.
In Tales from the Loop, a story told through play is called a Mystery. The players play as the Kids, a group of friends, aged 10-15, living in the late 1980s. The Kids encounter machines and creatures that have come to exist because of the Loop, a huge underground particle accelerator built in the late 1960s.
The Mystery is titled Summer Break and Killer Birds
A level 5 Post Apocalyptic Mutant Crawl Classics romp. Stories of a rogue "smart metal" being the size of a mountain heading to your village are discounted by the elders until the treaded 10-story tall monstrosity begins cutting a gigantic swath through your jungle homeland. Can you find your way into this behemoth and stop its menacing march? DCC dice will be provided for use as well as pre-gen characters. DCC swag will be given out!
Say yes to this specialty job, and you are in good with a powerful Xcrawl DJ in a position to really help your career. The catch: this is a real-world dungeon. No referee, no rules, no time outs. The answer to all your questions lie somewhere inside the Tucson death storm. This is a 2nd level play-with-the-creator event.
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.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
A Halloween, Horror, and Spooky card game - kid friendly, no gore-. Start as human and become a monster to be the last person standing. Create more of your monster type to become the Master of the brood. A fun game with a twist. losing the last heart converts you to a ghost and you keep playing!
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
Come play Nunatak: Temple of Ice in the Quick Play Zone! Select cards from the display to place your ice pillars on the board and build the mighty temple. Points are earned for careful placement as well as clever card selection. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 60 minutes.
Autumn is coming to an end in the Savernake Forest… Help the animals gather and store food for the winter! Savernake forest is a game where 2-4 players build their own section of the forest with paths where animals and food will appear. To get the highest score, players must ensure that on each path the animals can collect their favorite food.
Become the greatest wizard of the Annual Grand Rite by collecting and managing your Materia to feed your familiar and learn your spells. Act quickly to use your powers early...or wait to unleash them at full strength. Your path to victory is full of choices and combined tactics!
In SpellBook, each player, accompanied by a familiar, possesses a grimoire and collects Materia to master spells and feed their familiar. The game provides pre-drawn spell sets for use in the early rounds, but soon players start drawing spells randomly or create their own spell combinations that are common to all players. Each spell combination gives an effect that lasts the rest of the game, and the more ingenious the combination, the more powerful the effect. As the rounds progress, the game becomes a different experience every time, with more than 2,100 spell combinations being possible.
TacTile is an abstract strategy engine building game. Race across the modular board while building your action engine. Chain wild combos each turn if you can land on the right tiles!
As one of the owners of the RPG convention Crit Hit, in Phoenix Arizona, I have been in the tabletop gaming convention scene since 2016. I primarily enjoy boardgames myself, especially games with worker placement, open drafting, and tile placement mechanics. Some RPGs I've enjoyed... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am MST
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Verdant is a puzzly spatial card game in which you take on the role of a houseplant enthusiast trying to create the coziest interior space by collecting and arranging houseplants and other objects within your home
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)
Dinosaur Tea Party is a game of pure deduction for 2-5 homo sapiens that plays in about 15 minutes. Each player takes a card corresponding to one of the dino guests. Players take turns asking each other questions or guessing a dinosaur’s name. If someone guesses your name, draw a new card. The first player to correctly guess three names, wins the game.
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!
In a world unified by the Empire, it is forbidden to raise armies and make war. All major conflicts get solved in the ARENA, where the best fighters represent entire Nations. Such fighters, with good reason, are called HEROES.
In this turn-based tactical combat boardgame, players recruit teams of three or four from a wide pool of Heroes, all of them experts in a Combat Role, like Tactician, Healer and Bruiser. There are countless combos, counterpicks and strategies to explore in the attempt to build a powerful and synergistic team.
Gnome Hollow is a spatial, tile-placement, worker-placement game in which you grow a tabletop garden of mushrooms and flowers. Every piece is a hand-painted watercolor that captures the whimsical feel of gnomes and nature. Turns are deceptively simple: Players place tiles into the garden, and move a gnome to take a single action on their turn. Come to Gnome Hollow and experience a peaceful garden, the thrill of competing to harvest buckets of mushrooms, and the reward of gathering in all your shiny treasures!
The Mayor has enlisted some of humanity's greatest visionaries to help build Skyrise: a magnificent city in the sky, dedicated to art, science, and beauty. But only one artisan can be remembered as the greatest! Prove your genius by using a brilliant spatial auction system to win sites to build in, earning favor across Islands and factions, scoring secret and public objectives, courting mysterious Patrons, and building your own unique Wonder. Skyrise tells an interactive story of a growing cityscape, hard decisions, scarce resources, and ever-rising stakes that will keep you enthralled until the final scores are revealed.
Night has fallen in Vienna and it's ball season. Your hotel guests are all dressed up, the champagne is flowing and the society is far from ready to retreat to their bedrooms. Everybody wants to enjoy the nightlife, what better way than to dance in one of Vienna's famous ballrooms until dawn?
This it's also the title of the first expansion to the popular Grand Austria Hotel board game by Simone Luciani and Virginio Gigli. In Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz!, your hotel guests can visit Vienna's famous ballrooms, opening up new and exciting strategic possibilities. Especially popular, despite all the socializing at balls: The solo campaigns! For this purpose, Vienna has the Séparée. But that's a whole other story... :)
The nefarious Marquise de Cat has seized the great woodland, intent on harvesting its riches. Under her rule, the many creatures of the forest have banded together. This Alliance will seek to strengthen its resources and subvert the rule of Cats. In this effort, the Alliance may enlist the help of the wandering Vagabonds who are able to move through the more dangerous woodland paths. Though some may sympathize with the Alliance’s hopes and dreams, these wanderers are old enough to remember the great birds of prey who once controlled the woods.
Meanwhile, at the edge of the region, the proud, squabbling Eyrie have found a new commander who they hope will lead their faction to resume their ancient birthright. The stage is set for a contest that will decide the fate of the great woodland. It is up to the players to decide which group will ultimately take root.
In Root, players drive the narrative, and the differences between each role create an unparalleled level of interaction and replayability.
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.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Race to collect a winning hand of colorful Galaxy Children and Dracos in this all-ages card and dice game. But Explorers beware! There are dangers lurking in the depths of space, and your decisions – combined with fate – may save or doom fellow players. Demo game winners can earn up to 6 limited edition Explorer Badges!
Illustrator and Designer, SaReSai: The Art of Sarah Rebecca
Sarah Rebecca has been illustrating and storytelling for nearly 20 years. From comics to artbooks to novels to card games, she endeavors to bring her unique view of the world into every project she creates. She can often be found selling her work at numerous Arizona conventions and... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
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As one of the owners of the RPG convention Crit Hit, in Phoenix Arizona, I have been in the tabletop gaming convention scene since 2016. I primarily enjoy boardgames myself, especially games with worker placement, open drafting, and tile placement mechanics. Some RPGs I've enjoyed... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
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Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
Come play Project L in the Quick Play Zone! Use your various pieces to complete your selected puzzles, earning you points and additional pieces towards larger puzzles. Select the right puzzles and plan your actions carefully to maximize your points. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 45-60 minutes.
Become the greatest wizard of the Annual Grand Rite by collecting and managing your Materia to feed your familiar and learn your spells. Act quickly to use your powers early...or wait to unleash them at full strength. Your path to victory is full of choices and combined tactics!
In SpellBook, each player, accompanied by a familiar, possesses a grimoire and collects Materia to master spells and feed their familiar. The game provides pre-drawn spell sets for use in the early rounds, but soon players start drawing spells randomly or create their own spell combinations that are common to all players. Each spell combination gives an effect that lasts the rest of the game, and the more ingenious the combination, the more powerful the effect. As the rounds progress, the game becomes a different experience every time, with more than 2,100 spell combinations being possible.
TacTile is an abstract strategy engine building game. Race across the modular board while building your action engine. Chain wild combos each turn if you can land on the right tiles!
A family board game that lets players visit America's National Parks in a fun and competitive way. Players compete for points visting national parks, claiming park cards and collecting bonus stones. From 2-6 players. Ages 13+ as listed on the box.
Verdant is a puzzly spatial card game in which you take on the role of a houseplant enthusiast trying to create the coziest interior space by collecting and arranging houseplants and other objects within your home
Boop is an absolutely adorable 2-player abstract strategy game. Kittens and cats are on a bed (the board is a little bed with a gridded quilt), and boop each other off the bed; 3 grown up cats snuggled in a row win!
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!
What's better than being a hero who goes on adventures and fights monsters? Why, owning the shop they spend their treasure at of course! In Bargain Quest, players take the role of shop owners who draft equipment cards to outfit the various heroes who come to town. Points are scored based on how well your hero does in combat, as well as how much money you earn along the way. Hire employees and expand your shop to be the best after three monsters have been defeated.
Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City is a big box strategy game with miniatures in which gangs fight for control of a city, with the city also being a living part of the game.
1 to 4 players take on the role of ruthless gangs vying for control of the underground in the glittering hellhole that is Night City. Clash with other Gangs in the meat or on the Net, as your enterprising band of toughs seeks to gain dominance over the criminal underworld that rules the streets. Only the boldest will be remembered, and your Street Cred will pave your way to the top.
In Single Player mode, you are pitted against an opposing Gang and an Edgerunner (Johnny or either V's) in a free-for-all for Night City. Similar to the multiplayer mode, the faction with the most Street Cred wins.
In the game, players assume the role of a gang leader, with you organizing your gang members to take power in the city. Your actions affect not only your game and your opponents but the city itself. Each gang has different attributes and goals, giving each player a different gaming experience.
Flip & Skip is a two-player abstract strategy game that combines the simple skipping mechanics of games like Checkers with the challenging tactics of games like Chess. This is a tournament, so players who win their games will play other game winners until there is one overall winner.
MLEM: Space Agency is a family board game where you step into the shoes of fearless captains of cosmic expeditions. But hold on, these aren't your ordinary explorers - they're cats! These intrepid felines have long conquered the Earth with their unmatched bravery, and now they've set their sights on conquering the entire cosmos. However, their clumsiness might lead to some purrfectly chaotic cat-astrophes. Take the helm of a cosmic rocket, reach for the stars, or trust your cat instincts and bail out before things go up in flames. Fame and admiration from the entire meowing world await the most exceptional leader of the feline space agency. Get ready for an adventure that's out of this world!
In PARKS, players will take on the role of two hikers as they trek through different trails across four seasons of the year. While on the trail, these hikers will take actions and collect memories of the places your hikers visit. These memories are represented by various resource tokens like mountains and forests. Collecting these memories in sets will allow players to trade them in to visit a National Park at the end of each hike.
Each trail represents one season of the year, and each season, the trails will change and grow steadily longer. The trails, represented by tiles, get shuffled in between each season and laid out anew for the next round. Resources can be tough to come by especially when someone is at the place you’re trying to reach! Campfires allow you to share a space and time with other hikers. Canteens and Gear can also be used to improve your access to resources through the game. It’ll be tough to manage building up your engine versus spending resources on parks, but we bet you’re up to the challenge. Welcome to PARKS!
Find your cabin assignment, wring out your swimsuit, and relive the days of canoeing, friendship bracelets, and s'mores with Summer Camp, a competitive deck-building game where players race to earn merit badges and collect the most experience points to win. Each player has their own deck of cards to play, and as the game progresses you add new cards to your deck to make it even stronger.
I will create a "camping" experience with a "fire ring", summer camp treats, and other goodies.
John is a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) programmer. He has been a software developer for more than 25 years. He is the designer of "Treasure Fleet" the card game, published in 2006. He has been a Tucson resident for 17 years.
Saturday November 16, 2024 11:00am - 1:00pm MST
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Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions).
I love strategy board games, especially euro games. I have a large collection and am willing to play my games with anyone who is interested. If there's a game you would like to try, ask me, I probably own it. lol In addition to board games, I DM a RPG group that takes place... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 11:00am - 1:00pm MST
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Are you a table top role-playing enthusiast? Do you play with family, friends, or at a school club? Maybe you've never gotten a chance to play yourself and this is your time to finally experience the magic! Come play this quick to jump into one-shot adventure with others just like you. Participants will receive the campaign module to take home for replay opportunities. Characters will be premade as far as stats, but you get to decide who they are trait-wise. This will be a collaborative and team building adventure with a mystery the party needs to solve together. Each challenge will highlight and give each player the chance to show off their combat, problem-solving, and role playing skills.
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.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Race to collect a winning hand of colorful Galaxy Children and Dracos in this all-ages card and dice game. But Explorers beware! There are dangers lurking in the depths of space, and your decisions – combined with fate – may save or doom fellow players. Demo game winners can earn up to 6 limited edition Explorer Badges!
Illustrator and Designer, SaReSai: The Art of Sarah Rebecca
Sarah Rebecca has been illustrating and storytelling for nearly 20 years. From comics to artbooks to novels to card games, she endeavors to bring her unique view of the world into every project she creates. She can often be found selling her work at numerous Arizona conventions and... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
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Come play Gizmos in the Quick Play Zone! Collect the right marbles to buy new parts for your machine, making future actions more powerful and creating fun combos. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 60 minutes.
A Halloween, Horror, and Spooky card game - kid friendly, no gore-. Start as human and become a monster to be the last person standing. Create more of your monster type to become the Master of the brood. A fun game with a twist. losing the last heart converts you to a ghost and you keep playing!
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
Become the greatest wizard of the Annual Grand Rite by collecting and managing your Materia to feed your familiar and learn your spells. Act quickly to use your powers early...or wait to unleash them at full strength. Your path to victory is full of choices and combined tactics!
In SpellBook, each player, accompanied by a familiar, possesses a grimoire and collects Materia to master spells and feed their familiar. The game provides pre-drawn spell sets for use in the early rounds, but soon players start drawing spells randomly or create their own spell combinations that are common to all players. Each spell combination gives an effect that lasts the rest of the game, and the more ingenious the combination, the more powerful the effect. As the rounds progress, the game becomes a different experience every time, with more than 2,100 spell combinations being possible.
TacTile is an abstract strategy engine building game. Race across the modular board while building your action engine. Chain wild combos each turn if you can land on the right tiles!
A family board game that lets players visit America's National Parks in a fun and competitive way. Players compete for points visting national parks, claiming park cards and collecting bonus stones. From 2-6 players. Ages 13+ as listed on the box.
We need to keep talking about this, until we don't need to anymore. This panel will focus on the many faces of inclusion, what diversity means, and how to support them at our gaming tables, throughout our events, and in our industry.
Panelists: Chaz Kemp (Chaz Kemp Art) Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Games) Weyodi Old Bear Wuratsaakupu (Coyote & Crow)
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!
Ya gotta eat! The lunch hours of the convenient concession stand in the conference center are 12:30-2:30. You can use your pre-purchased, super-discounted meal tickets there, or you can buy your meal there with cash or card 30% more.
Never been to RinCon before? Want to know what it’s all about? Grab yourself a lunch from the concession stand or one of the resort venues and bring it to this informal discussion about all that the convention has to offer. Board members will be on hand to satisfy your curiosity about all things RinCon, including scheduled programming, how to sign up for events, what’s where in the convention site, and questions like, “Where do I get these RinCoins, and what the heck do I do with them?”
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.
In many ways 7 Wonders Duel resembles its parent game 7 Wonders. Over three ages, players acquire cards that provide resources or advance their military or scientific development in order to develop a civilization and complete wonders. What's different about 7 Wonders Duel is that, as the title suggests, the game is solely for two players.
Players do not draft cards simultaneously from decks of cards, but from a display of face-down and face-up cards arranged at the start of a round. A player can take a card only if it's not covered by any others, so timing comes into play, as it can with bonus moves that allow the player to take a second card immediately. As in the original game, each acquired card can be built, discarded for coins, or used to construct a wonder. Each player also starts with four wonder cards, and the construction of a wonder provides its owner with a special ability. Only seven wonders can be built, though, so one player will end up short.
Players can purchase resources at any time from the bank, or they can gain cards during the game that provide them with resources for future building; as they are acquired, the cost for those resources increases for the opponent, representing the owner's dominance in this area.
You can win 7 Wonders Duel in one of three ways: each time you acquire a military card, you advance the military marker toward your opponent's capital (also giving you a bonus at certain positions). If you reach the opponent's capital, you win the game immediately. Or if you acquire six of seven different scientific symbols, you achieve scientific dominance and win immediately. If none of these situations occurs, then the player with the most points at the end of the game wins.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
In Mississippi Queen, players race their paddle wheelers down the Mississippi, picking up passengers along the way. But onboard coal supplies are limited, so each ship's acceleration and maneuvers must be carefully planned. The twists and turns of the river are unknown at the start of the game and are revealed only as ships progress downstream, so captains need to be alert at the wheel and ready to change course.
A whimsical set collection game of piracy and pastries! Enter a charming world where you play as tea-loving pirates competing to serve the perfect afternoon tea with a pinch of piracy and a dash of destruction. RinCon special guest Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Games) demos her newest creation.
Shake That City is a family puzzly tile-laying game for 1-4 players, that plays under an hour! The game is played over a series of rounds. The active player shakes the Cube Shaker and presses its slider to reveal a 3x3 pattern, based on which they need to place the corresponding building tiles of a single color of their choice on their board. The building tiles correspond to roads, factories, shops, parks and of course, homes. The other players then pick any building color other than the one the active player picked, then place matching colored tiles in the matching pattern on their board. Players earn points for tile-placement combinations and for the completed bonus point tiles around the edge of their board.
The king is dying and refuses to name an heir! As prince or princess in line for the throne you must secure support from the three main factions. Along the path of succession, you will have to step over the bodies of your royal siblings.
Whisper Rings is a competitive medieval fantasy storytelling game. Players are members of the Royal Court and use their storytelling skills to spread rumors and innuendo to advance through the ranks. They compete to create “whisper rings” that allow them to destroy the perception of others and advance their own reputations. Players place agents in four main categories, including: military, religion, nobles, and merchants. Next, they begin to spread rumors to undermine their rivals and work their way up to the highest seat at the table: the throne.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
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!
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
Betrayal at House on the Hill quickly builds suspense and excitement as players explore a haunted mansion of their own design, encountering spirits and frightening omens that foretell their fate. With an estimated one hour playing time, Betrayal at House on the Hill is ideal for parties, family gatherings or casual fun with friends. It is a tile game that allows players to build their own haunted house room by room, tile by tile, creating a new thrilling game board every time. The game is designed for three to six people, each of whom plays one of six possible characters. Secretly, one of the characters betrays the rest of the party, and the innocent members of the party must defeat the traitor in their midst before it’s too late! Betrayal at House on the Hill will appeal to any game player who enjoys a fun, suspenseful, and strategic game.
This session will play with the Widow's Walk expansion.
You're an eager youth in the quaint village of Rainbow Corners, fighting to survive Doctor Sweet's gauntlet of terrifying carnival games in pursuit of her friendship and an infinite supply of candy. Come test this whimsical candy horror game with game inventor James Ernest.
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 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
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Furnace is an engine-building Eurogame in which players take on the roles of 19th-century capitalists building their industrial corporations and aspiring to make as much money as they can by purchasing companies, extracting resources, and processing them in the best combinations possible.
Come learn and play this medium weight hybrid vehicular combat game. Two teams of custom-built robotic monstrosities fight it out with flamethrowers, gatling guns, and everything in between. We will playing with a hand-built copy using the 2011 update, converted mechwarrior minis, and maybe even the unpublished experimental chassis... what could go wrong?
In The Flood players are taken back in time to the pre historic world before the flood. Their objective is to build a network of Huts and Camps and collect & forage enough resources to build the Ark before the flood. Each player has a unique Mighty Beast - the hero miniature that can forage strategic resources.
The Flood has 2 modes, co-op scenarios and solo gameplay.
In the Main mode: Each turn players will choose a tile to activate and collect resources from their structures on the hexagons. Commodities include: Gopher wood, Tar, Wool, Vegetables, Limestone.
In the Classic mode: Luck is paramount! Each turn players will roll the tool and two commodity dice to collect resources from their structures bordering hexagons. Commodities include: Gopher wood, Tar, Wool, Vegetables, Limestone.
The board includes 27 hexagons and a board edge that includes a trade track, faith points and a market. Tool tokens are placed on each hexagon. When the correct commodity or Tool is rolled or tile is activated the players will receive resources. During their turns players will build, forage, deploy mines, control their Mighty Beast, collect resource cards, obtain event cards. Story cards control the weather and yeild multiple other bonuses.
Trading is a strategic part of the game. Players are able to trade resource cards with each other and the supply. After the First player that finishes the Ark and the animal token the game stops and faith points are counted. The player with the most faith points wins!
Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions).
I love strategy board games, especially euro games. I have a large collection and am willing to play my games with anyone who is interested. If there's a game you would like to try, ask me, I probably own it. lol In addition to board games, I DM a RPG group that takes place... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
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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!
Test your might in a fight against an ancient threat in the Tanglewilds. As a Humblewood oneshot you will be playing as a anthormophic animals. I will be providing a variety of pre made characters.
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.
In Barcelona, you will take on the role of builders in 19th-century Barcelona who are working on the new expansion to the city. Your main goal is to construct buildings to accommodate the citizens who want to leave the old city, and in the process, you will also build streets, create tram lines, and build public services. You may even decide to explore "Modernisme", a new architectural and arts style that has been gaining popularity among the rich. Teach 20 minutes Playtime 120 minutes
A team of heroes, all with impressive powers and abilities stand between the world and the forces of evil. Will you help them? Answer the call to protect the multiverse!
Sentinels of the Multiverse is a cooperative, fixed-deck card game with a comic book flavor. Each player plays as one of ten heroes, against one of four villains, and the battle takes place in one of four different dynamic environments.
Each player, after selecting one of the heroes, plays a deck of 40 cards against the villain and environment decks, which "play themselves", requiring the players to put the top card of the appropriate deck into play on the villain and environment turns. On each player's turn, they may play a card from their hand, use a power printed on one of their cards in play, and draw a card from their deck. Each round starts with the villain turn, continues clockwise around the table, then concludes with the environment turn. Each villain has various advantages, such as starting with certain cards in play, as specified by the villain character card. Play continues until the heroes reduce the villain to 0 or fewer HP, or until the villain defeats the heroes, either via a win condition or by reducing all the heroes to 0 or fewer HP.
This age of art and capitalism has created a need for a new occupation - The Gallerist.
Combining the elements of an Art dealer, museum curator, and Artists’ manager, you are about to take on that job! You will promote and nurture Artists; buy, display, and sell their Art; and build and exert your international reputation. As a result, you will achieve the respect needed to draw visitors to your Gallery from all over the world.
There's a lot of work to be done, but don't worry, you can hire assistants to help you achieve your goals. Build your fortune by running the most lucrative Gallery and secure your reputation as a world-class Gallerist!
Maximize your money and thus win the game by: having visitors in your gallery; exhibiting and selling works of art; investing in artists’ promotion to increase art value; achieving trends and reputation as well as curator and dealer goals.
Travel the amazing 800 mile long Arizona Trail from Mexico to Utah, through Saguaro National Park, the Four Peaks, San Francisco Peaks and the Grand Canyon and so many other beautiful sites. Create a personal mural of your journey through sightings of Flora and Fauna along the way. Seek the aid of the Lost Dutchman and the Jackalope while avoiding the Gila Monster as you manage your resources to amass the most Superstition Gold and Arizona Grit. Happy Trails...
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)!
Spirit Island is a complex and thematic cooperative game about defending your island home from colonizing Invaders. Players are different spirits of the land, each with its own unique elemental powers. Every turn, players simultaneously choose which of their power cards to play, paying energy to do so. Using combinations of power cards that match a spirit's elemental affinities can grant free bonus effects. Faster powers take effect immediately, before the Invaders spread and ravage, but other magics are slower, requiring forethought and planning to use effectively. In the Spirit phase, spirits gain energy, and choose how / whether to Grow: to reclaim used power cards, to seek for new power, or to spread presence into new areas of the island.
**Roll Player** Mighty heroes don’t just appear out of thin air -- you must create them! Race, class, alignment, skills, traits, and equipment are all elements of the perfect hero, who is ready to take on all opposition in the quest for glory and riches.
In Roll Player, you will compete to create the greatest fantasy adventurer who has ever lived, preparing your character to embark on an epic quest. Roll and draft dice to build up your character’s attributes. Purchase weapons and armor to outfit your hero. Train to gain skills and discover your hero’s traits to prepare them for their journey. Earn Reputation Stars by constructing the perfect character. The player with the greatest Reputation wins the game and will surely triumph over whatever nefarious plot lies ahead!
**Stonespine Architects** Dungeon-crafting is an ancient Minotaur art that you’ve studied for a decade under Master Hortgully. To demonstrate your skill as your final project, you must carve your own perilous labyrinth into the base of the Stonespine Mountains.
Stonespine Architects is a card-drafting game for 1-5 players where you compete to construct the most dangerous labyrinth. Players simultaneously draft and play cards to expand their dungeons, one chamber at a time. Follow a unique blueprint and a variety of scoring challenges. Choose between mapping a path through your underground tunnels, placing key elements in your rooms, or searching for extra riches. Spend gold between rounds to customize your labyrinth with monsters, traps, treasures, and secret passages. At the end of four years, the player with the most treacherous dungeon will earn the title of Master Architect!
**LockUp** Lockup is a competitive worker-allocation game for one to five players. In the game, players manage groups of minions -- gnolls, kobolds, bugbears, goblins, or insectoids -- locked up in Kulbak Prison.
Each round, players try to keep their suspicion from the guards under control while allocating their crew to d
Far back in the mists of antiquity, a poet sings of great deeds wrought by mighty heroes defiant of the gods themselves. In Agon, you create and play these heroes, crafting their epic tale into an immortal legend. System allows for a lot of story telling and player directed narration.
The year is 2045. You live life on the edge as a street merc in the dark future's city upon the hill. Chromed out and armed to the bone under the blood red skies of the Time of the Red, you and your Edgerunner crew just pulled off the perfect heist on the recovering docks of South Night City. All you gotta do now is call your Fixer and get paid. Sound easy? If it does, you must be new to Night City, choom...
Cyberpunk RED is the latest edition of the classic TTRPG of the Dark Future, featuring updated mechanics and new lore set midway between the events of the tabletop Cyberpunk 2020 and CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077. We'll be using the latest rulesets as provided in the Cyberpunk RED: Easy Mode book for fast, streamlined play. Dice and pregenerated character sheets will be provided. The game primarily uses d10 and d6 and players will be able to take home one of each as a souvenir.
This is an introductory type of session meant for players of all skill levels. Players will choose one of five available character roles and briefly work together to create a backstory for their crew. We'll hit the ground running with the fallout of a successful mission and learn some of the intricacies of the game as we go. Teamwork will be everything. The game features the Interlock system from R Talsorian Games and works best as a vehicle for storytelling. Look forward to working together with the GM and some new or established choombas to tell a gritty story worth the mirror shades you bring to the session.* Rule of Cool absolutely applies here. See you on the Streets!
*Mirror shades recommended but certainly not required.
Fantasy and Sci-Fi collide in the Post Apocalyptic world of Dystopian Dawn! Join me in play testing a new scenario for the upcoming Source Adventure Book "Cowboys & Mutants!" This is the 6th Dystopian Dawn book and all who play will have their names entered in the Credits and receive a FREE Digital PDF of the book. The Territories of Alamex and New Rome are under siege by the threat of Mutant armies, renegade Legionnaire deserters, Draught, and more! Add an outcast Wizard searching for ancient artifacts of power from the "time before" and new monsters of Myth and Legend creeping across the lands and you have "Cowboys & Mutants!". No experience needed! I'll provide pre-generated characters for you. I'll also have SWAG and Raffles and Discounts on goodies!
Who is Tony?Hi! I'm Tony Garcia and I'm a gamer.I've been playing/running RPGs since 1980 and finally created my own system after decades of modding other systems. A few games that I've played/ran include D&D, Stormbringer, Runequest, Arduin Grimoire, Marvel, DC, V&V, T&T, Gangbusters... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST
RPG10
Be a spoooooky Halloween monster on student vacation with your pals! Solve a mystery! Make college break memories to last a (un)lifetime! Lighthearted, light RPG.
A My Hero Academia style romp using Comic Crawl Classics (Dungeon Crawl Classics supplement by Ed Stanek). Pre-gen characters will be available, however we will also be generating characters at the table for any who want to be creative (and/or random). Our heroes will be enjoying a Sunday of mini-putt golf when they are called upon to save the world from a crazy rift created by a teen garage band refining their new sound. DCC dice will be provided for use and swag will be handed out!
Ready to sample some of the freshest new RPGs? Are you in a bit of an RPG rut and not sure what to try next? Or maybe you are new to RPGs and don't know where to start. Come on down to the Indie RPG arcade! We have a short list of GMs bringing new and exciting games, and at the start of the time slot they all pitch their games to the assembled players. The players then sort themselves by what they want to play, and game on! Each session will have a new crop of GMs pitching different games so you are sure to find something to your liking.
If you are a fan of stuff like Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, Starfield, Destiny, Ark: Survival Evolved, Monster Hunter World of Diablo - then Legends of Kralis is right up your alley. Come play characters types from these games and many others!
The scenario starts as your band of Void mercenaries are contacted by a well known mining guild, the Blue Scarab Trading Company. They are requesting to investigate why one of their mining facilities has lost communication on a large asteroid known as Lotus 1. You are about to turn down the job when your void ship’s, the Radiant Mirage, engines sputter then come back to life. Your group is broke and any job is better than no job. Plus maybe the mining facilities has some spare parts to fix your ship. You accept the job and the following comes over the coms. 1) Travel to Jenzeer Station on a large asteroid not far from your location 2) Verify and secure safety of miners and staff 3) Determine reason for loss of communication 4) Aid in reestablishing communication 5) Standard payment
Creator/Designer/CEO, Talarius Gaming and Publishing
Caught between the majesty of the old world, and the marvels of the new, the world of Kralis is filled with discoveries waiting to be uncovered. From the secrets of thundersmoke, to the lost arts of Kara’Zim, knowledge and power await you… if you’re brave enough to seek them... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST
RPG01
Cartel is a Mexican narcofiction tabletop roleplaying game that makes use of the same rules-light engine as Apocalypse World, Monsterhearts, and Urban Shadows. Cartel creates adult fiction in the vein of Breaking Bad, The Wire, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, making it a perfect fit for lovers of crime fiction and Mexican melodramas alike. Cartel has the mechanical strength and narrative flexibility to create stories that are alternately tragic and darkly humorous, set against the backdrop of an eternal drug war.
Welcome to the gauntlet grinder that is the Marble Hall of the Megawizard, a fun house dungeon where great fortune can be attained, but only at even greater risk! Using the Shadowdark RPG, this will be a dungeon delve for 1st and 2nd Level characters. Bring your guts, your grit, your appetite for danger, your own characters if you have them (premades will be available at the table) and don't forget your torch!
You are a Seeker: A scifi hero with amazing powers rocketing to an alien world on the brink of extinction. Can you figure out its mystery and how to solve it before it's too late? Part high action away team mission, part inception in space, there's something for everyone here.
The Pathfinder Society is approached by the Queen of Kyonin for their assistance in investigating a demon-obsessed elf noble and his ominous plans for an isolated town within the forests of Kyonin in exchange for allowing the Society to once again operate within the nation. The travel there is treacherous, however once the Pathfinders arrive, the town is besieged by a power beyond any one elf no matter his plans and ambition. The teams of Pathfinders must work together effectively and quickly to prevent the corruption of the forest and the town! (this game is repeatable with a different character)
A Pathfinder Society Special designed for 1st- through 8th-level characters (subtiers 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 & 7-8).
The Pathfinder Society is approached by the Queen of Kyonin for their assistance in investigating a demon-obsessed elf noble and his ominous plans for an isolated town within the forests of Kyonin in exchange for allowing the Society to once again operate within the nation. The travel there is treacherous, however once the Pathfinders arrive, the town is besieged by a power beyond any one elf no matter his plans and ambition. The teams of Pathfinders must work together effectively and quickly to prevent the corruption of the forest and the town!
A Pathfinder Society Special designed for 1st- through 8th-level characters (subtiers 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 & 7-8).
The Pathfinder Society is approached by the Queen of Kyonin for their assistance in investigating a demon-obsessed elf noble and his ominous plans for an isolated town within the forests of Kyonin in exchange for allowing the Society to once again operate within the nation. The travel there is treacherous, however once the Pathfinders arrive, the town is besieged by a power beyond any one elf no matter his plans and ambition. The teams of Pathfinders must work together effectively and quickly to prevent the corruption of the forest and the town!
Lumber operations in Vinland have come to a screeching halt due to logging crews being at each other's throats. The posse of Six-Gun Sven has been engaged to stop this conflict by any means necessary, as this could have potentially far reaching economic consequences. But all isn't what it seems in the cold north.
Sagas and Six-Guns is a western/Viking hybrid setting, combing the Old West with the Old Norse, using the Savage Worlds RPG system.
A squad of Tomorrow Legionnaires is forced to take refuge during a deadly ley line storm. They find themselves sharing a pre-Rifts prison with a Coatlition Squad. And both are trapped there with something far more dangerous...
After several weeks of adventure, a relaxing break in the natural hot spring of a quiet mountain town could really do wonders for your soul! However, the approaching roar of a dragon quickly breaks that peace and serenity. Now you find yourself defending the town from a winged beast from above.
Returning to the Society HQ late one foggy winter's night. Four members of the Society sit wrap in blankets & sipping brandy to hold off the winter chill. Their coach rattles over cobbled stones and the driver pulls the coach to a halt. The driver calls down that they must have taken a wrong turning, and that they have arrived at a dark and unfamiliar town. The church bell rings out, breaking the otherwise eerie silence.
The freighter Belle ran aground on the rocky shore near Brenton Point, Rhode Island two months ago. There were no survivors, and the ship’s remained perched on the rocks ever since as the authorities argue over who’s responsible for removing the wreck. While they bicker, something unwholesome is festering on board the rotting ship...
Ron's been a gamer since 1984 and with his wife, Veronica, is proudly raising two more gamers for the next generation. He first delved into the game industry as a podcaster, beginning with The Game's the Thing in 2006, and working on others including the venerable Pulp Gamer. In 2008... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST
RPG19
A Supernatural Investigation team hunts down strange occurrences in New York subway. Takes place in the 80's. This is a sequel to the multi-table event The Curse of Violet Hill.
Say yes to this specialty job, and you are in good with a powerful Xcrawl DJ in a position to really help your career. The catch: this is a real-world dungeon. No referee, no rules, no time outs. The answer to all your questions lie somewhere inside the Tucson death storm. This is a 2nd level play-with-the-creator event.
There's always someone up to no good in the Chelish capital of Egorian, and this time it hits a little too close to home! A corrupt banker discovered there was something magical about The Terrific Toyshop beyond just the magnificent creations within. Greedy and unprincipled, this wealthy noble found a loophole in the diabolically complicated laws of the city and exploited it to seize the deed to the toyshop and threaten to boot the toy maker and his lovely creations out on the streets. What are sentient toys to do in the face of such reprehensible actions? Break in and steal the deed back, of course!
In The Great Toy Heist, you take on the role of one of four unique poppets—living toys with strong wills of their own. While your gentle creator is beside himself with worry, you and your friends enact a risky plan to save your home and livelihoods with stealth, subterfuge, and no shortage of luck!
Take command of your own unique faction as you explore, build, quest, and battle your way to victory over the course of 6 rounds. 6 Asymmetric factions to choose from. NOTE: Has a dinner break at 6:00 PM.
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.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Race to collect a winning hand of colorful Galaxy Children and Dracos in this all-ages card and dice game. But Explorers beware! There are dangers lurking in the depths of space, and your decisions – combined with fate – may save or doom fellow players. Demo game winners can earn up to 6 limited edition Explorer Badges!
Illustrator and Designer, SaReSai: The Art of Sarah Rebecca
Sarah Rebecca has been illustrating and storytelling for nearly 20 years. From comics to artbooks to novels to card games, she endeavors to bring her unique view of the world into every project she creates. She can often be found selling her work at numerous Arizona conventions and... Read More →
A Halloween, Horror, and Spooky card game - kid friendly, no gore-. Start as human and become a monster to be the last person standing. Create more of your monster type to become the Master of the brood. A fun game with a twist. losing the last heart converts you to a ghost and you keep playing!
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
In Mississippi Queen, players race their paddle wheelers down the Mississippi, picking up passengers along the way. But onboard coal supplies are limited, so each ship's acceleration and maneuvers must be carefully planned. The twists and turns of the river are unknown at the start of the game and are revealed only as ships progress downstream, so captains need to be alert at the wheel and ready to change course.
A whimsical set collection game of piracy and pastries! Enter a charming world where you play as tea-loving pirates competing to serve the perfect afternoon tea with a pinch of piracy and a dash of destruction. This session is hosted by creator and RinCon special guest, Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Games).
The king is dying and refuses to name an heir! As prince or princess in line for the throne you must secure support from the three main factions. Along the path of succession, you will have to step over the bodies of your royal siblings.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
In many ways 7 Wonders Duel resembles its parent game 7 Wonders. Over three ages, players acquire cards that provide resources or advance their military or scientific development in order to develop a civilization and complete wonders. What's different about 7 Wonders Duel is that, as the title suggests, the game is solely for two players.
Players do not draft cards simultaneously from decks of cards, but from a display of face-down and face-up cards arranged at the start of a round. A player can take a card only if it's not covered by any others, so timing comes into play, as it can with bonus moves that allow the player to take a second card immediately. As in the original game, each acquired card can be built, discarded for coins, or used to construct a wonder. Each player also starts with four wonder cards, and the construction of a wonder provides its owner with a special ability. Only seven wonders can be built, though, so one player will end up short.
Players can purchase resources at any time from the bank, or they can gain cards during the game that provide them with resources for future building; as they are acquired, the cost for those resources increases for the opponent, representing the owner's dominance in this area.
You can win 7 Wonders Duel in one of three ways: each time you acquire a military card, you advance the military marker toward your opponent's capital (also giving you a bonus at certain positions). If you reach the opponent's capital, you win the game immediately. Or if you acquire six of seven different scientific symbols, you achieve scientific dominance and win immediately. If none of these situations occurs, then the player with the most points at the end of the game wins.
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!
Astra Adventures is a competitive strategy game that features action selection, resource management, and worker placement. Each player is the captain of a space ship owned by an intergalactic corporation that mines space crystals. The crystals are used to create everything from lasers to engine fuel and the player who ultimately controls them will rule the universe.
The friendly engine-building game of birds, habitats, food, and eggs is bigger and better than ever! The Wingspan Asia expansion introduced the flocking mode for up to 7 players (technically 2 partially separated groups of players). This plays much faster than you might think at around 2.5 hours. Swoop on in for some fun!
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.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
What does it take to become top dog? Find out in this family-friendly card game about moving man’s best friend! The game is super-easy to learn and supports drop-in play so come by and pick your puppy.
Come play Scout in the Quick Play Zone! This is a "ladder-climbing" card game where players play cards from their hand to try to beat the most recent set. But plan carefully, because you cannot change the order of the cards in your hand. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 45-60 minutes.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
The Minotaur protects a Secret Temple inside a Labyrinth. Be the first to lead your men to the Temple while avoiding the Minotaur, which can be used by players to attack their opponents and knock them out of the maze. You can cleverly place walls to block your opponents and reshape the maze during play.
Clear and simple rules make this game playable for all ages from 5-6 and up. Primarily a children's game, but also fun for adults, particularly when played with their kids. This game is played on a board made of real LEGO pieces.
In many ways 7 Wonders Duel resembles its parent game 7 Wonders. Over three ages, players acquire cards that provide resources or advance their military or scientific development in order to develop a civilization and complete wonders. What's different about 7 Wonders Duel is that, as the title suggests, the game is solely for two players.
Players do not draft cards simultaneously from decks of cards, but from a display of face-down and face-up cards arranged at the start of a round. A player can take a card only if it's not covered by any others, so timing comes into play, as it can with bonus moves that allow the player to take a second card immediately. As in the original game, each acquired card can be built, discarded for coins, or used to construct a wonder. Each player also starts with four wonder cards, and the construction of a wonder provides its owner with a special ability. Only seven wonders can be built, though, so one player will end up short.
Players can purchase resources at any time from the bank, or they can gain cards during the game that provide them with resources for future building; as they are acquired, the cost for those resources increases for the opponent, representing the owner's dominance in this area.
You can win 7 Wonders Duel in one of three ways: each time you acquire a military card, you advance the military marker toward your opponent's capital (also giving you a bonus at certain positions). If you reach the opponent's capital, you win the game immediately. Or if you acquire six of seven different scientific symbols, you achieve scientific dominance and win immediately. If none of these situations occurs, then the player with the most points at the end of the game wins.
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!
Have you ever made a mistake? Hurt someone’s feelings? Said something you wish you hadn’t? Hurt Party: A Game of Bad Apologies is a party game that pokes fun at all the unfortunate ways we say we’re sorry. It hurts to know we've hurt someone, especially when we know we didn't mean to. We never want to hurt the people we love, but inevitably, being human means we make mistakes. And because we value those relationships, we apologize! But it doesn't always go the way we planned. Hurt Party is designed for 2-7 players. Officially, Hurt Party is for ages 14 and up, though none of the cards in the deck are inappropriate for younger players. Gameplay takes 10-20 minutes, based on the number of players.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
Betrayal at House on the Hill quickly builds suspense and excitement as players explore a haunted mansion of their own design, encountering spirits and frightening omens that foretell their fate. With an estimated one hour playing time, Betrayal at House on the Hill is ideal for parties, family gatherings or casual fun with friends. It is a tile game that allows players to build their own haunted house room by room, tile by tile, creating a new thrilling game board every time. The game is designed for three to six people, each of whom plays one of six possible characters. Secretly, one of the characters betrays the rest of the party, and the innocent members of the party must defeat the traitor in their midst before it’s too late! Betrayal at House on the Hill will appeal to any game player who enjoys a fun, suspenseful, and strategic game.
This session will play with the Widow's Walk expansion.
Last Night on Earth pits two teams of players against each other, the zombies and the survivors. The survivors must race to complete their objectives before the zombies overrun the town or eat them all!
In The Flood players are taken back in time to the pre historic world before the flood. Their objective is to build a network of Huts and Camps and collect & forage enough resources to build the Ark before the flood. Each player has a unique Mighty Beast - the hero miniature that can forage strategic resources.
The Flood has 2 modes, co-op scenarios and solo gameplay.
In the Main mode: Each turn players will choose a tile to activate and collect resources from their structures on the hexagons. Commodities include: Gopher wood, Tar, Wool, Vegetables, Limestone.
In the Classic mode: Luck is paramount! Each turn players will roll the tool and two commodity dice to collect resources from their structures bordering hexagons. Commodities include: Gopher wood, Tar, Wool, Vegetables, Limestone.
The board includes 27 hexagons and a board edge that includes a trade track, faith points and a market. Tool tokens are placed on each hexagon. When the correct commodity or Tool is rolled or tile is activated the players will receive resources. During their turns players will build, forage, deploy mines, control their Mighty Beast, collect resource cards, obtain event cards. Story cards control the weather and yeild multiple other bonuses.
Trading is a strategic part of the game. Players are able to trade resource cards with each other and the supply. After the First player that finishes the Ark and the animal token the game stops and faith points are counted. The player with the most faith points wins!
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.
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 →
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.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
A Halloween, Horror, and Spooky card game - kid friendly, no gore-. Start as human and become a monster to be the last person standing. Create more of your monster type to become the Master of the brood. A fun game with a twist. losing the last heart converts you to a ghost and you keep playing!
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
Come play Splendor in the Quick Play Zone! Splendor has players collecting gems and trading them for tiles, which provide points as well as discounts towards more valuable gems. This is a light strategy game open to anyone, and a full rules explanation will be provided. Rules and gameplay should take about 45-60 minutes.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
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!
I hear the dinner bell ringing! If you have meal tickets, use them at the concessions stand right in the conference center - it will be open for dinner from 5:30-8:30, and the bar station will be open from 5:30 to midnight. Or if you don't have meal tickets, you can try one of the restaurants on the rest of the casino property - there are lots of options!
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.
Play a 4v4 live-action battleship! This fast-paced game involves a team of four people who must navigate their submarine, avoid detection, and try to sink their opponents.
Knitting Circle is a stand-alone follow up to the hit spatial puzzle game Calico! In this gorgeous puzzly tile-laying game for the whole family, players are knitters competing to create the coziest, most beautiful assortment of garments. Learn to play this brand-new game with its creator and RinCon special guest, Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Game).
In Red Dragon Inn, you and your friends are a party of heroic, fantasy adventurers. You've raided the dungeon, killed the monsters, and taken their treasure. Now you're back, and what better way to celebrate your most recent victory than to spend an evening at the Red Dragon Inn. You and your adventuring companions will spend the night drinking, gambling, and roughhousing. The last person who is both sober enough to remain conscious and shrewd enough to hold onto his Gold Coins wins the game.
It appears you have Inherited the abandoned Twilight Manor, which has sat dormant for decades since the family was chased away by the resident ghosts. No one knows for certain what transpired within these walls, but the hauntings have left the property untouched and possibly cursed.
It’s now up to the Twilight sisters to try to bring new life into their ancestral home. How far will they get as troublesome hauntings make things even more challenging while they try to restore the manor? It seems the ghosts aren’t too happy with the renovations and will do everything in their power to stop you! Tanto Cuore 6 offers several new game mechanics. In here, the players are in a rush to complete dilapidated rooms, avoid the ghosts, and perform seances to help with their goals. However, the spirits are not always willing to play along, and they can at times go out of their way to mess up your strategy if they turn evil!
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!
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
In Flamecraft, 1-5 players take on the role of Flamekeepers, gathering items, placing dragons and casting enchantments to enhance the shops of the town. Dragons are specialized (bread, meat, iron, crystal, plant and potion) and the Flamekeepers know which shops are the best home for each. Visit a shop to gain items and a favor from one of the dragons there. Gathered items can be used to enchant a shop, gaining reputation and the favors of all the dragons in the shop. If you are fortunate enough to attract fancy dragons then you will have opportunities to secure even more reputation.
Kingdoms Unbound is a tactical trading card games that draws inspiration from both traditional TCGs and board games. Our unique movement system allows for a more tactile gameplay experience, which in turn allows for new players to learn the base gameplay quickly.
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.
Rebel Princess takes place over five rounds, representing the five days of a party, and each round has a special rule that makes each game totally different. The general mechanisms are those of trick-taking games, in which each player plays a numbered card into each trick, following one of the four suits in the game. The player with the highest number of the suit that started the trick takes all the cards of that trick — but that's not necessarily good as players want to avoid taking cards with prince charmings, who each bring one marriage proposal, aside from the enchanted frog who brings five proposals. The player with the fewest marriage proposals after five rounds wins.
GM will be playing as the beast and the 3 players will need to work tighter to defeat it.
Welcome to the Northern Expanse, a place where nature is still unexplored, mystical and dangerous. When the humans first arrived, they thought they found an unspoiled paradise, filled with bountiful forests, lakes swimming with fish and cold freshwater flowing from the mountains. But as their settlements expanded and the surrounding forests grew thinner, nature itself pushed back. Great creatures known as Beasts emerged, and with their fangs, claws and mystical powers, they proved an incredible threat to the humans. In order to protect the settlements, humans enlisted specialised hunters, tasked with tracking and killing the Beasts before too many of their kin perish.
The Beast uses a deck of direction cards to move over forests, swamps and caverns, using guile and deceit to hide its track from the hunters. However, whenever a hunter moves over a location where the Beast has previously been, a trail appears. Only when a hunter searches a location or the Beast itself attacks an unsuspecting target is the Beast's actual position revealed. More so, each hunter has but one chance of searching each round, making it a tense and difficult decision. Hunters seldom have full information whether the trail they’re pursuing contains the Beast’s actual location, or if the trail has already gone cold.
Each action you perform in this game is done by playing a card from your hand (up to a maximum of two cards per turn). This means that if a player wants to search, attack or move, they need to have a card in their hand that lets them do that. Before each round, both hunters and Beast participate in a draft for the most important cards. All action cards can be used by both Beast and hunters alike.
In order to win this game, you either need to cooperate every step of the way if you play as a hunter, or skillfully outmaneuver your opponents if you play as Beast. On their own, hunters are never
"Gentes" is a pleonasm of the Latin plural word for greater groups of human beings (e.g., tribes, nations, people; singular: "gens"). In this game, players take the role of an ancient people who are attempting to develop by building monuments and colonizing or founding new cities in the Mediterranean sea. Teach 20 minutes Playtime 120 minutes
Meadow is an engaging set collection game with over two hundred unique cards containing hand-painted watercolor illustrations. In the game, players take the role of explorers competing for the title of the most skilled nature observer. To win, they collect cards with the most valuable species, landscapes, and discoveries. Their journey is led by passion, a curiosity of the world, an inquiring mind, and a desire to discover the mysteries of nature. The competition continues at the bonfire where the players race to fulfill the goals of their adventures.
I love strategy board games, especially euro games. I have a large collection and am willing to play my games with anyone who is interested. If there's a game you would like to try, ask me, I probably own it. lol In addition to board games, I DM a RPG group that takes place... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:00pm - 11:00pm MST
BG26
Travel the amazing 800 mile long Arizona Trail from Mexico to Utah, through Saguaro National Park, the Four Peaks, San Francisco Peaks and the Grand Canyon and so many other beautiful sites. Create a personal mural of your journey through sightings of Flora and Fauna along the way. Seek the aid of the Lost Dutchman and the Jackalope while avoiding the Gila Monster as you manage your resources to amass the most Superstition Gold and Arizona Grit. Happy Trails...
Worldspanner Factions is the grand successor to the Duel of Ages series of games. A combination of tactical RPG and adventure, Factions carries on the tradition of intensity and uniqueness. Two decades have proven that you've never played a game like this.
Two teams of heroes from past, present, and future descend into the Worldspanner Arena and compete to earn the most glory by acts of renown--and by facing down the enemy. Earn the alliance of one of the six factions, or the queen mother of the Games. For 2-8 players who divide into two teams. In effect, a co-op game with excellent opponent AI (unless your friends dump-statted INT).
The teams take turns, conducting an action with each hero--move, attack, unleash a minion. This is followed by reactions from the opposing team, after which the current team conducts adventures. Play continues for 9 or 12 turns, after which objective points are tallied. Most objective points are earned from non-combat activities such as alliances with the different factions.
Contains 49 heroes, 90 treasures and a selection of map pieces, making each play different--new teams gathering new treasure on a completely new map. Expansions bring both the treasure count and the hero count up to 360--The Full Degree.
With a ruleset significantly streamlined from Duel of Ages, Factions has half the rules word count of Duel of Ages I and over a third less than DoA II. Factions is now a game system capable of pulling in a universe of heroes (and their miniatures).
"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)!
Rolling Hills Arena welcomes autodueling back with a boom! Duelists from all over Arizona have come to prove their worth. Will you go home with a trophy or as one? Whether you're a seasoned road warrior or a rookie looking for your first taste of fame and glory, this is your chance to shine. No experience? No problem! We provide everything you need to jump right into the action.
In the vast emptiness of the cosmos, secrets lurk in the darkness of nothingness. An ancient evil promises death to any who fight it, fortune to any who capture it, and glory to any who kill it. From Free League Publishing is the ALIEN RPG, based on the film/game series of the same name. This module, named "Chariot of the Gods" serves as a cinematic introduction to the game and world of ALIEN, and features a full one-shot adventure with pre-generated characters.
As one of the owners of the RPG convention Crit Hit, in Phoenix Arizona, I have been in the tabletop gaming convention scene since 2016. I primarily enjoy boardgames myself, especially games with worker placement, open drafting, and tile placement mechanics. Some RPGs I've enjoyed... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:00pm - Sunday November 17, 2024 12:00am MST
RPG02
Travelers far from home must unravel an ancient riddle to prevent a potentially civilization-destroying war. The clues lie in a ravaged township, where shadows hide horrors beyond imagining. What will you ask of the Anchorite? This is a 1st level play-with-the-designer event.
Dungeon World - The RPG system that bases the entire world on what the players want to see! This will be a super light-hearted one-shot, and is great for those who want to dip their toes into RPGs, but get hives just glancing at the rules of D&D. Pre-generated character sheets for the basic classes will be available, along with a few curated Playbooks (the term for class types and their abilities). Dungeon World is very easy to do homebrew Playbooks, but we'll stick with the basics and what I already know is balanced. We'll do a 30-minute primer to explain the rules, roll some math rocks to get the feel for them, then go around the table to build out the environment(s), scenery, points of interest, and possible dangers. https://www.dungeonworldsrd.com/ is a good reference for all of the basic rules of Dungeon World, but don't forget you can get MOST of the game primers from the official site https://dungeon-world.com/
You are a group of adventurers hired by the Silver Key Adventurers Guild, a business that takes care of anything that is outside the jurisdiction of the local garrison of Winterhaven. This is a level 5 adventure where you can either build your own character using the PHB+1 (Player's Handbook + 1 supplemental book), or use the plethora of premade characters I will have available for use. The games will have a larger focus on game mechanics and combat rather than roleplay, so please do keep this in mind. All games will have a different adventure, so feel free to sign up for multiple sessions if so inclined.
Fantasy and Sci-Fi collide in the Post Apocalyptic world of Dystopian Dawn! Join me in play testing a new scenario for the upcoming Source Adventure Book "Cowboys & Mutants!" This is the 6th Dystopian Dawn book and all who play will have their names entered in the Credits and receive a FREE Digital PDF of the book. The Territories of Alamex and New Rome are under siege by the threat of Mutant armies, renegade Legionnaire deserters, Draught, and more! Add an outcast Wizard searching for ancient artifacts of power from the "time before" and new monsters of Myth and Legend creeping across the lands and you have "Cowboys & Mutants!". No experience needed! I'll provide pre-generated characters for you. I'll also have SWAG and Raffles and Discounts on goodies!
Who is Tony?Hi! I'm Tony Garcia and I'm a gamer.I've been playing/running RPGs since 1980 and finally created my own system after decades of modding other systems. A few games that I've played/ran include D&D, Stormbringer, Runequest, Arduin Grimoire, Marvel, DC, V&V, T&T, Gangbusters... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:00pm - Sunday November 17, 2024 12:00am MST
RPG10
Ready to sample some of the freshest new RPGs? Are you in a bit of an RPG rut and not sure what to try next? Or maybe you are new to RPGs and don't know where to start. Come on down to the Indie RPG arcade! We have a short list of GMs bringing new and exciting games, and at the start of the time slot they all pitch their games to the assembled players. The players then sort themselves by what they want to play, and game on! Each session will have a new crop of GMs pitching different games so you are sure to find something to your liking.
If you are a fan of stuff like Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, Starfield, Destiny, Ark: Survival Evolved, Monster Hunter World of Diablo - then Legends of Kralis is right up your alley. Come play characters types from these games and many others!
Through out the world there is always some wild-eyed old man raving in a local tavern or inn about them finding some lost mine or cave that has hidden treasure and relics. This happens to be the exact situation that the party has found them staring at. Old man Bowditch, a ragged old man, dressed in torn and tattered clothes. He seems to be a part of the tavern, sitting in corner hovering over his drink and whatever food he gets. He is always muttering to himself, and occasionally has an outburst as though he is arguing with some one or something else. Recently, his muttering have changed and now all he talks about is a series of caves in the near-by mountains filled with gold, silver and other relics. And he also talks about how he cannot find his way back. He also seems to be wearing an ancient cloak covered in what looks like runes, and possibly a map. His ramblings describe a cave filled with treasure and artifacts. He is constantly rubbing his thumbs over a large gold item of unusual design. You are currently running low on funds, your armor could be better and your weapons are dull, so if there is lost treasure to be found you might just be the ones to locate it
This adventure is Sci-fi based and is an introduction to the Legends of Kralis game system.
Creator/Designer/CEO, Talarius Gaming and Publishing
Caught between the majesty of the old world, and the marvels of the new, the world of Kralis is filled with discoveries waiting to be uncovered. From the secrets of thundersmoke, to the lost arts of Kara’Zim, knowledge and power await you… if you’re brave enough to seek them... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:00pm - Sunday November 17, 2024 12:00am MST
RPG01
Root: The Roleplaying Game is the officially-licensed tabletop RPG based on the award-winning Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right board game by Leder Games. In Root: The RPG, you play vagabonds, individual outlaws whose adventures and alliances define the Woodland forever.
Quest 16 Level (3-6). Repeatable: The ruler of Irrisen, Queen Anastasia found a number of strange dollhouses when going through her aunt's vaults. She sent one to the Pathfinders for study. When Aslynn's magic was unleashed in the vaults of Skyreach, the dollhouse's magic was reactivated. In reality, these dollhouses were prisons which would shrink down those who angered Elvanna, the former queen. Now the magic is poised to ensnare the PCs. What's more, the animate doll servants have awakened as poppets, and while some are happy to help, others are not so welcoming. Written by Brite Cheney
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Quest 7 Level (1-4): Money is power in the land of Druma and those who know how best to manipulate the economics of the land have the most of both. The PCs are sent to Druma to investigate a missing ship and the particulars of an insurance claim related to its disappearance, though both ravenous undead and agents of one of the Pathfinder Society's fiercest rival organizations seek to keep them from the truth behind the ship's sad end. Written by: Dennis Muldoon
Beginners welcome. Pre-generated Characters available if you do not have a character.
This game is not part of Pathfinder Society, and will use pre-generated characters. Vermin have infested Rattigan's Rest, chewing (and worse) on priceless scrolls and tomes of lore, scratching on the walls at all hours, and causing a great nuisance for Rattigan's acolytes. They're tried using cats to deal with the vermin, and now they're desperate enough to try something radical. Awakened Cats. 2nd level adventure for 3-6 cool cats of human level intelligence.
What can one say about the entity known as Zolgar?He's a strange being, that much is certain, after all he's writing this in the third person for no apparent reason.Zolgar has been in tabletop RPGs since the days of D&D 3rd edition, and really cut his teeth as a GM on 3.5. These days... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:00pm - Sunday November 17, 2024 12:00am MST
RPG20
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.
Time after time, enemies of the Society have attacked the Grand Lodge in Absalom. Following the sudden surge in disasters befalling the Society's lodges across the Inner Sea, the Society's leadership sought the expertise of one of its strongest new allies—the hobgoblin nation of Oprak—in bolstering the Grand Lodge's defenses. These new defenses prove their worth when they signal a sudden infiltration by shadowy foes. With the Society's forces stretched thin, will the few agents stationed at the Grand Lodge be enough to repel this sudden attack? If they succeed, what might the agents learn about the enemies orchestrating the Society's recent troubles?
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.
Many newer agents are often sent to the Three Gates Lodge to make sure that the wildlife on the island isn’t out of control, and that the various allies that the Society made when claiming the lodge are rewarded for their continued aid. The tasks are routine, as the greatest threats were dealt with when initially setting up the lodge, and Venture-Captain Kukuha Mukai performed a ritual utilizing the ley-lines. This ritual is a form of powerful defensive magic and almost guarantees safety from all but the direst threats.
The PCs are the latest agents dispatched for this duty. Unfortunately for them, shortly after they arrive, so too does the direst of threats: a god dies, and a strange rain falls over the island, just as the PCs are being briefed. Now they have to deal with the literal fallout, as no one else is near, and no help can come for some time.
Event Name: Savage Rifts: Carnival of Cadavers Event Type: A Savage Worlds Saga RPG System: Savage Worlds Adventure Edition Experience Required? Helpful, but not required. The event is designed to help new players learn the system. Characters Required? Pre-made characters provided. Summary: The Tomorrow Legion investigates foul play in southern Arizona where a new carnival is at the center of missing person cases.
Rifts® is a multi-genre role-playing game that captures the imagination unlike any other. Elements of magic, horror, and the supernatural co-exist with science, high technology and the ordinary. The game spans countless dimensions, making anything and everything possible. Players are truly limited only by their imaginations!
Before the Great Cataclysm, Arizona was moderately populated and housed the greatest number of its residents in and around the capital of Phoenix, very near the geometric center of the state. In Rifts®, the population is much less concentrated, with small ranches, homesteads, towns and nomadic tribes scattered throughout the region. Arizona is very expansive and foreboding to would-be settlers. Dinosaurs, monsters, vampires and creatures from the Rifts roam the land, as do bandits, thieves, outcasts, Simvan, and adventurers.
Recently several missing persons have centered around a new carnival that has popped up at the southern edge of the area. The Tomorrow Legion is investigating along side Alba (Dawnbringers) as vampiric activity is suspected.
Join us to exterminate any evil found in the area
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO PLAY, THIS IS THE EVENT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!
THIS WILL BE A CHARITY EVENT. YOU CAN PURCHASE BENNIES (Rerolls of a sort) FOR 1 DOLLAR.
Welcome to the 21st century...the sixth world...chummer...The Megacorps dominate the world, you live outside the system a shadowrunner. There is rumor of an item that has been floating around since the 1600’s. This item gives the holder the ability to ask any one favor of the current CEO of Wuxing, also known as the Tai-Pan. Word of this item’s location is starting to hit the nets and everyone is going to be looking for it, the rumored third coin of luck. All characters will be pre-gen for your, just bring a fistful of d6's and your imagination. No previous experience is needed. Recommended for Teens and older.
In modern day Portland, Oregon, players play as supernatural beings or extraordinary humans fighting for power within the city. In this session, your characters will deal with a powerful Fae creature exploiting the citizens of Portland, in a desperate attempt to appease their Kahn.
Stranded in the GIlead system, the Inquisition has had to make do with the resources available. They press the best and the brightest — and, sometimes, the questionable — into service to defend the Imperium. As its agents, you are sent to the darkest corners of this forsaken system to fight the xenos, the heretics, and the servants of Chaos.
Wrath & Glory is an action-adventure RPG set in the world of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000, a grim and violent SF setting with a gothic twist. Some knowledge of the setting will enhance your enjoyment of this event.
Pregens will be provided, and rules will be taught — no previous experience with Wrath & Glory is required.
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.
Play a 4v4 live-action battleship! This fast-paced game involves a team of four people who must navigate their submarine, avoid detection, and try to sink their opponents.
Knitting Circle is a stand-alone follow up to the hit spatial puzzle game Calico! In this gorgeous puzzly tile-laying game for the whole family, players are knitters competing to create the coziest, most beautiful assortment of garments. Learn to play this brand-new game with its creator and RinCon special guest, Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Game).
In Red Dragon Inn, you and your friends are a party of heroic, fantasy adventurers. You've raided the dungeon, killed the monsters, and taken their treasure. Now you're back, and what better way to celebrate your most recent victory than to spend an evening at the Red Dragon Inn. You and your adventuring companions will spend the night drinking, gambling, and roughhousing. The last person who is both sober enough to remain conscious and shrewd enough to hold onto his Gold Coins wins the game.
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.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
Cascadia: Rolling is a series of puzzly flip-and-roll-and-write games featuring the habitats and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest! Simultaneously roll dice, collect wildlife, and complete habitat cards to fill in different environments in Cascadia.
In Red Dragon Inn, you and your friends are a party of heroic, fantasy adventurers. You've raided the dungeon, killed the monsters, and taken their treasure. Now you're back, and what better way to celebrate your most recent victory than to spend an evening at the Red Dragon Inn. You and your adventuring companions will spend the night drinking, gambling, and roughhousing. The last person who is both sober enough to remain conscious and shrewd enough to hold onto his Gold Coins wins the game.
It appears you have Inherited the abandoned Twilight Manor, which has sat dormant for decades since the family was chased away by the resident ghosts. No one knows for certain what transpired within these walls, but the hauntings have left the property untouched and possibly cursed.
It’s now up to the Twilight sisters to try to bring new life into their ancestral home. How far will they get as troublesome hauntings make things even more challenging while they try to restore the manor? It seems the ghosts aren’t too happy with the renovations and will do everything in their power to stop you! Tanto Cuore 6 offers several new game mechanics. In here, the players are in a rush to complete dilapidated rooms, avoid the ghosts, and perform seances to help with their goals. However, the spirits are not always willing to play along, and they can at times go out of their way to mess up your strategy if they turn evil!
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!
In Flamecraft, 1-5 players take on the role of Flamekeepers, gathering items, placing dragons and casting enchantments to enhance the shops of the town. Dragons are specialized (bread, meat, iron, crystal, plant and potion) and the Flamekeepers know which shops are the best home for each. Visit a shop to gain items and a favor from one of the dragons there. Gathered items can be used to enchant a shop, gaining reputation and the favors of all the dragons in the shop. If you are fortunate enough to attract fancy dragons then you will have opportunities to secure even more reputation.
In Nestlings, players assume the role of birds competing to gain priority across four biomes: savannah, alpine, freshwater, and desert. Some of the game mechanisms include, area majority, set collection and dice worker placement.
Cascadia: Rolling is a series of puzzly flip-and-roll-and-write games featuring the habitats and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest! Simultaneously roll dice, collect wildlife, and complete habitat cards to fill in different environments in Cascadia.
In Red Dragon Inn, you and your friends are a party of heroic, fantasy adventurers. You've raided the dungeon, killed the monsters, and taken their treasure. Now you're back, and what better way to celebrate your most recent victory than to spend an evening at the Red Dragon Inn. You and your adventuring companions will spend the night drinking, gambling, and roughhousing. The last person who is both sober enough to remain conscious and shrewd enough to hold onto his Gold Coins wins the game.
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
Deep in the forests of the North lives an enchanting elf tribe called the Frogriders. Each spring, they hold a tournament in which their four major squads perform a mock battle. Whoever best manages to capture valuable units and make clever use of their special abilities will take the victory!
Frogriders is a tactical family game in which you collect the custom-molded plastic figures by making them leap over one another. Each of the collected Frogriders enables you to keep it for scoring or return it to the tribe's village in order to use its special ability. Due to the many different privilege cards and several scoring cards (of which only a few are used each game), there are a lot of tactical nuances to discover and many strategies to employ to win at Frogriders!
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.
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 5pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
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 →
Sunday November 17, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am MST
UnPub A
Gnome Hollow is a spatial, tile-placement, worker-placement game in which you grow a tabletop garden of mushrooms and flowers. Every piece is a hand-painted watercolor that captures the whimsical feel of gnomes and nature. Turns are deceptively simple: Players place tiles into the garden, and move a gnome to take a single action on their turn. Come to Gnome Hollow and experience a peaceful garden, the thrill of competing to harvest buckets of mushrooms, and the reward of gathering in all your shiny treasures! Come play this GenCon hit!
he stakes have been raised. Imagine living in a place so wretched that it's not plagued by one, two, or even three monsters — but seven of the most horrifying fiends!
In this game, you'll come face to face with them all as you work together to rid the town of the maniacal or misunderstood creatures…before it's too late.
Horrified includes high-quality sculpted miniatures (Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Dracula, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon). Its innovative, easy-to-learn, cooperative gameplay has players working together against the monsters with varying levels of difficulty. Just as each monster is unique, they require different strategies and tactics to be defeated.
In Kingsburg, players are Lords sent from the King to administer frontier territories.
The game takes place over five years, a total of 20 turns. In every year, there are 3 production seasons for collecting resources, building structures, and training troops. Every fourth turn is the winter, in which all the players must fight an invading army. Each player must face the invaders, so this is not a cooperative game.
The resources to build structures and train troops are collected by influencing the advisers in the King's Council. Players place their influence dice on members of the Council. The player with the lowest influence dice sum will be the first one to choose where to spend his/her influence; this acts as a way of balancing poor dice rolling. Even with a very unlucky roll, a clever player can still come out from the Council with a good number of resources and/or soldiers.
Each adviser on the King's Council will award different resources or allocate soldiers, victory points, and other advantages to the player who was able to influence him/her for the current turn.
At the end of five years, the player who best developed his assigned territory and most pleased the King through the Council is the winner.
Many alternate strategies are possible to win: will you go for the military way, disregarding economic and prestige buildings, or will you aim to complete the big Cathedral to please the King? Will you use the Merchant's Guild to gain more influence in the Council, or will you go for balanced development?
A world of peace has been torn asunder by the opening of a vile portal from the goblin kingdom. Nasty goblins pour into the peaceful groves and villages of the elf world, setting the realm ablaze. Now you, the heroes, must quest in order to right this wrong. There are two paths to victory: closing the portal or slaying all the goblins. Which one will you choose? Either way, your quests will be aided by the help of the surviving mushroom folk — and by the epic items that have been lost in the realm's deep dungeons. The world is ending quickly, so you must act fast to save it, but you also need to know when your luck will run out...
In Tiny Epic Quest, players embark on a sandbox adventure. Each player controls a band of three elf heroes questing to save the world and the sacred mushroom folk from the intruding goblins.
Each round is broken into two phases: day and night. During the day, players travel far and wide, visiting villages to acquire quests, monuments to learn powerful spells, mushroom groves to seek guidance, and treacherous locations in search of artifacts! Acquiring artifacts empower the heroes with unique abilities; this may improve a heroes' movement or combat, or their ability to learn spells or mitigate harmful dice rolls.
Heroes must travel by foot, by horse, by raft, by boat and by gryphon to get to everywhere they need to go to satisfy their quests — or to position themselves for what night brings. As each type of movement is different, and limited, players need to take careful consideration when traveling, and how they travel, if they wish to accomplish all of their goals.
During the night, players must face the challenge of their quests, and decisions, by rolling dice, hoping for fortune, and knowing when to quit. Will you press on? Or is it time to save your progress and rest? Tomorrow is another day.
The game ends once the portal is closed or all the goblins have been eradicated. The player who has acquired the most victory points by slay
Lost amidst the surreal and bizarre unknowns of the far reaches of the cosmos, your crew of explorers must pull together to discover the resources necessary to survive the long journey home.
Unsettled is a 2-4 player cooperative survival adventure set in the wondrous and unnerving fringes of uncharted space. There are no enemies and no combat, only an environment where every step, every breath, every particle around you could mean immediate, terrifying, death. Enemies are the least of your concerns.
In these incredible conditions you must complete a series of tasks necessary to your continued survival. Perhaps the water reclamation system on the ship needs repair, or (as usual) food supplies are running low. Before you lies a strange alien landscape - it’s up to you to complete these tasks using…whatever you find out there.
Each time you play you will have a different combination of survival tasks to complete and the things you discover (and their weird properties) will be different as well. So while you always start out knowing what problems you need to solve you have no idea how you’re going to use the world before you to do so (or what the world is going to do to you while you try).
As you explore the environment, encountering wild & unique opportunities along the way, you will work closely with the rest of your crew to achieve your goal of continued existence. The only thing you can be sure of is each other; lose that trust and you’ll lose all hope of survival.
The aggressive spread of empires threaten the forested homes of the Druids. Some fight back, but others brave the deep forest for a new home. It's here you and your fellow young druids must quickly learn a new way of survival in the Fangroot forest, or become someone's, or something's, lunch.
In The Fox Experiment, you’ll breed your own domesticated foxes. In each round you'll select a pair of fox parents who have certain traits. You'll gain those specific trait dice, roll them, then try to move them around to make complete trait symbols which you'll then mark off on your pup card. You'll then gain trait tokens depending on how many traits you marked off which you'll use to upgrade tracks on your personal player board.
I'm a Phoenix-based board-game writer, rulebook editor and podcaster. I love playing heavy euros and wargames, and meeting fellow gamers. I'm active on Twitter and Instagram, where I enjoy spreading my love of the hobby to all types of gamers.
Crown of Emara skillfully combines card actions with worker movement actions, allowing players to plan their turns carefully during their downtime. The two counselors available to every player move in two separate roundabouts, requiring players to optimize every move. Additionally, two scoring tracks lead to a multidimensional playstyle as only the lower score counts towards victory and thus both tracks have to be advanced equally. Teach 20 minutes Playtime 120 minutes
Travel the amazing 800 mile long Arizona Trail from Mexico to Utah, through Saguaro National Park, the Four Peaks, San Francisco Peaks and the Grand Canyon and so many other beautiful sites. Create a personal mural of your journey through sightings of Flora and Fauna along the way. Seek the aid of the Lost Dutchman and the Jackalope while avoiding the Gila Monster as you manage your resources to amass the most Superstition Gold and Arizona Grit. Happy Trails...
Welcome to the world full of fantastic creatures! You are an admirer, a creature enthusiast who will join the journey of forming the world’s leading creature reserve.
100+ Different Creature Cards: Collect and combine various different creature cards. Every creature holds its own distinctive ability and provides a deep strategic tableau building experience. Each card beautifully illustrated by Sophia Kang, will immerse you into a wonderful world of Wondrous Creatures.
In Ark Nova, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically managed zoo. With the ultimate goal of owning the most successful zoological establishment, you will build enclosures, accommodate animals, and support conservation projects all over the world. Specialists and unique buildings will help you in achieving this goal.
This session is intended for folks who are new to this game!
Build your very own thriving jungle by discovering various wild animals, insects, and plants in this beautiful board game.
Life of the Amazonia is a strategic meeple placing game that combines bag building and pattern building. Players will restore land, place various animals, and plant trees and flowers to enrich their jungles and create the most ecologically rich jungle. Various lives must be placed in the jungle taking into account each unique characteristic of the plants and animals in order to create synergies within one another. To carry out these actions, bag building that fits in with the player’s strategy is crucial.
7th Sea is a roleplaying game by John Wick. In this one-shot, you are in a crew of Montaigne-sponsored privateers looking to exculpate your secretive patron's compatriot, Henri des Canons, by finding the treasure that his Castillean rival, Margarita del Mar, buried and showing that it was indeed this rival who stole the royal seal of the Eisen Herzog von Meineigenwaffeln.
Classic DCC Funnel adventure for zero level characters. Each player will control 3-4 zero level characters braving the cursed manor house on Cob Hill in search of members of their family and village who have gone missing. Explore the wild overgrown manor grounds and garden and unravel the mystery of the forgotten nature goddess Narafaltha and her battle with the corrupting Demon Seed. DCC dice will be provided for use and game swag will be given out!
More than 700 years ago, a massive disaster changed the course of history. The world was plunged into centuries of darkness, but the event also introduced the Adanadi, a strange mark that appeared on all life. This mark would have an enduring impact on humanity. Centuries later, the Earth is healing. New, advanced nations have risen. Ancient legends stir.
But you're no hero. All you want is to do the job and get compensated. This job alone will pay enough nizi that you can spend the rest of the year focusing on what really matters to you. The job: you signed onto a crew leaving Cahokia on their Yutsu Barge to collect rare plant specimens necessary for printing many important materials. It'll be good to get out of the city, live off the land again. What could go wrong?
Coyote & Crow is a tabletop roleplaying game set in an alternate future where colonization of the Americas never happened. In this world that is both familiar and entirely new, you'll take on the role of heroic characters adventuring in a changing landscape.
In the Misty Vale lies the Riddermound. It is a feared place, haunted by the undead form of a powerful knight in the Dragon Emperor’s service—but the death knight is also said to be watching over hidden treasures. What will you risk to have those treasures?
Ron's been a gamer since 1984 and with his wife, Veronica, is proudly raising two more gamers for the next generation. He first delved into the game industry as a podcaster, beginning with The Game's the Thing in 2006, and working on others including the venerable Pulp Gamer. In 2008... Read More →
Sunday November 17, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm MST
RPG02
The concept is to play a Leverage show (2008-2012) inspired setting. The city is Las Vegas. All characters are pre-generated minor talents. A fun campy romp based in an approximation of Las Vegas through the lens of the Dresden Files RPG. "And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas." - or something close to this.
Come have fun with one of Goodman Games' AZ Road Crew! This will be a DCC Adventure for four (maybe five) Level 1 or Level 2 characters. Pre-Gens will be provided and no prior DCC experience necessary.
Hello! I am a Visual Artist and Game Designer. I have been involved in the Arizona convention scene since 1995 (moved here in 1994). I am the Owner/Founder of MaricopaCon, which is Arizona's first and finest Kickstarted Game Convention (2013-2023). I am an Air Force Veteran... Read More →
Sunday November 17, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm MST
RPG09
What if Mario Kart took place in the setting of Dungeons and Dragons? Come play as your favorite character while battling against your fellow competitors. This is a 5e module made for level 3 characters. Choose from premade characters or bring your own to participate in this fast paced adventure. Bring dice!
Fantasy and Sci-Fi collide in the Post Apocalyptic world of Dystopian Dawn! Join me in creating your own character and if there is time - we'll do some additional play testing for the upcoming Source Adventure Book "Cowboys & Mutants!" This is the 6th Dystopian Dawn book and all who play will have their names entered in the Credits and receive a FREE Digital PDF of the book. No experience needed! I'll also have SWAG and Raffles and Discounts on goodies!
Who is Tony?Hi! I'm Tony Garcia and I'm a gamer.I've been playing/running RPGs since 1980 and finally created my own system after decades of modding other systems. A few games that I've played/ran include D&D, Stormbringer, Runequest, Arduin Grimoire, Marvel, DC, V&V, T&T, Gangbusters... Read More →
Sunday November 17, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm MST
RPG10
Ready to sample some of the freshest new RPGs? Are you in a bit of an RPG rut and not sure what to try next? Or maybe you are new to RPGs and don't know where to start. Come on down to the Indie RPG arcade! We have a short list of GMs bringing new and exciting games, and at the start of the time slot they all pitch their games to the assembled players. The players then sort themselves by what they want to play, and game on! Each session will have a new crop of GMs pitching different games so you are sure to find something to your liking.
Masks: A New Generation is a superhero roleplaying game in which a team of young heroes fights villains, saves lives, and tries to figure out who they are—noble paragons? Dark avengers? Or regular kids? All against the backdrop of Halcyon City, the greatest city in the world.
Take up the sword and don the whiskers of a brave mouse adventurer in Mausritter, the rules-light fantasy adventure roleplaying game.
It’s a huge and dangerous world out there, and it does not look kindly on a small mouse. But if you are very brave and very clever and just a bit lucky, you might be able to survive. And if you survive long enough, you might even become a hero amongst mice. Science & Sorrorow: A human child once turned the Garden Shed into a lab. Experiments were conducted with soap, bleach, dishwash, green toy slime, and other things best not to speak of. What the human wanted, no-one knows. But from the slime came Two-Skulls, a rat strangely twisted by the chemical brew.
With the lab abandoned, Two-Skulls now lives in a maze of forgotten drainage tunnels under the Shed, followed by his cult of chemically-altered minions. From there, he seeks to carry on his master’s research. Do you dare explore the humid waste tunnels, where mysterious fumes fill the air and substances linger?
There's always someone up to no good in the Chelish capital of Egorian, and this time it hits a little too close to home! A corrupt banker discovered there was something magical about The Terrific Toyshop beyond just the magnificent creations within. Greedy and unprincipled, this wealthy noble found a loophole in the diabolically complicated laws of the city and exploited it to seize the deed to the toyshop and threaten to boot the toy maker and his lovely creations out on the streets. What are sentient toys to do in the face of such reprehensible actions? Break in and steal the deed back, of course!
In The Great Toy Heist, you take on the role of one of four unique poppets—living toys with strong wills of their own. While your gentle creator is beside himself with worry, you and your friends enact a risky plan to save your home and livelihoods with stealth, subterfuge, and no shortage of luck!
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1–4 (subtiers 1–2 and 3–4).
The Pathfinders travel to Iobaria, where elven druids and centaur warriors are united against an unlikely threat: a self-propogating horde of corrupted leshys! The source of the Abyssal corruption may be tied to a previous trip to Iobaria by the Pathfinder Society, so it falls to the PCs to seek out the source of the leshy incursion and restore balance to the woodlands.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.
One of the most urgent letters to reach the Grand Lodge in the recent flood of troubling correspondence contained grim news indeed: a renowned Pathfinder Venture-Captain vital to the Society's operations in the oppressive nation of Cheliax has gone missing! Fearing the worst, the Society dispatches experienced agents to the venture-captain's home in search of any clue as to what might have happened.
The Devil-Wrought Disappearance is part of the ongoing story of the Year of Shattered Sanctuaries. It is the first scenario in a two-part arc detailing the events befalling a Pathfinder Society lodge in the nation of Cheliax. Other arcs explore other locations across the Inner Sea. While the arcs can be played in any order, it is recommended that players experience the scenarios within each individual arc in order.
Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-04: An Enkindled Carnival A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters. In her latest venture to help fund the Knights of Lastwall and to bring some needed cheer to Absalom, Lady Hesla Embersplitter has announced a carnival within the Foreign Quarter, inviting the children of Absalom to come and spend some time among games and entertainment. As a sign of goodwill, the Pathfinder Society has decided to send along a group of Pathfinders to make a show of being around and keep an eye on some of the visiting students from the Dacilane Academy. However, the mysterious Godsrain doesn't seem to be finished quite yet and a strange storm seems to be brewing over the Puddles... Written by Mike Kimmel Scenario tags: Faction (Verdant Wheel, Vigilant Seal), Metaplot (Immortal Influence)
It is that time again, time for the Rincongard Brewers Fest from across the continent come together to compare, taste, and brag about their personal brews and see whoose is best! You are dwarves from a far away clan, that have come to your first Great Brewers Convention. The first night consisted of tastings, as any good celebration should start. And needless to say the night ends blurry. The lot of ya wake up, in a start, in the storage room. And well, all the alcohol is gone, every last drop! Now you need to figure out where it went, before the other convention goers figure out it is missing and blame you!
Welcome to the 21st century...the sixth world...chummer...The Megacorps dominate the world, you live outside the system a shadowrunner. There is a rumor that a certian company wants revenge, but isn't always about revenge? 25 years ago an incident happened and the company lost face, now they want to regain that face. "A perfect reason." He shrugged. "If you can do something, why not do it? A person kills because they can, a person steals because they can. Sure, there can be reasons like revenge or so, but in the end the action is done because they can do it. In this case however, the company wants revenge." All characters will be pre-gen for your, just bring a fistful of d6's and your imagination. No previous experience is needed. Recommended for Teens and older.
Revisit the enchanting world of Hyrule in this unlicensed fan-made campaign! Princess Zelda, Link, and Ganondorf unite to claim the Triforce and protect their beloved kingdom. In this lighthearted adventure for beginners, learn the ropes of a new 3d6 game system while you face off against mythical foes and unearth hidden treasures. With puzzles to solve, creatures to defeat, and friends to trust, it’s time to make your mark on the legend! Fun, friendship, and fantasy await! Players can use one of the available pre-made characters or create their own from scratch.
This tactical narrative game system blends strategic combat, immersive storytelling, and familiar mechanics, with rules inspired by some of the best tabletop RPG systems. Built collaboratively with the help of AI and my gaming community, the 3d6 system puts a fresh spin on traditional gameplay. Players develop their characters through Character Archetypes, which shape their skills and abilities in the game world. The Effort Points system—spanning Stamina, Focus, and Resolve—adds a layer of strategy, as players must decide when to use their resources for powerful feats or maintain abilities over time. This game encourages players to balance risk and reward while emphasizing collaborative storytelling. Whether you're solving puzzles, battling foes, or navigating social and environmental hazards, this open development system is designed to be accessible for beginners yet deep enough to engage veteran players.
January 1760. Six months ago, British troops captured Fort Niagara from the French, and with it, control of the Great Lakes region and the Ohio River valley. Now snow piles high against the walls of the fort, and somewhere beyond the shadowy pines, something ancient stirs, awakened by the European conflict. Pregens provided.
The friendly engine-building game of birds, habitats, food, and eggs also has a competitive side!? Inspired by the enthusiastic Winspan Tournaments online community, this mini-tournament will include a preliminary round and a final round for winners of the first game, which will occur back to back. There will not be a full teach of Wingspan before the game, but David will be just a call away if you have questions. Prizes and awards will be up for grabs, as well as Arizona-wide bragging rights! NOTE: Has a lunch break at 1:00 PM.
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.
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
Build your kingdom and try to have the most glorious one! In Kingdomino, the more connected plots of the same landscape you have, the more points you gain. But be careful: if you don’t have the related buildings you won’t score any points! Play this classic game on a grand scale with RinCon's GIANT game!
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 5pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
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 →
Sunday November 17, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am MST
UnPub A
Fractured Sky is a game of deduction, sneaky strategy, and resource management set on a fantastical island. Players lead their kingdom in the hunt for shards of fractured falling stars, which are rumored to grant wishes to those that can amass enough of them. Using airships, players send their armies to regions with the star shards, but finding those is not always easy and hiring seers to predict their falls can be worth the investment. Over time, players will increase their presence on the island, placing permanent buildings to give them advantages like extra resources or increasing the size of their troop numbers. Only one wish will be granted, so who will amass the most shards before the final star falls?
In River of Gold, players take on the role of river merchants allied with legendary samurai clans, each vying to exploit the river to earn wealth, glory, and wisdom. Will you invest in developing ports, markets, shrines, and more along the banks of the busy river? Or will you rely upon sailing the river of gold, growing your wealth and influence through delivery contracts, visiting the nobility, and garnering a bit of divine favor during tough times?
In the world at large as well as in gameplay we are routinely presented with economics as a dichotomy, capitalism on one side and communism on the other. What if someone were to tell you there was another option, one so common in fandom that almost everyone has experienced it in one form or another? What would you say if someone were to tell you successful cultures have organized themselves along the same principles? Discover a third option in this exploration of the gift economy in Comanche culture and in fandom. Stop by and visit Weyodi Old Bear, RinCon special guest and writer on the Coyote & Crow RPG, at the presentation venue next to her booth in the vendor area.
A fast-paced, innovative puzzle game that takes place in three dimensions with 60 colorful spheres. All of the players play at the same time. Everybody tries to position the spheres on their trays to earn as many points as possible. The task cards indicate how the spheres must be placed to earn points. Complete these tasks while racing against the timer. You get a point for each sphere you use and a bonus token for using all five colors, but you lose two points for each task card you don't follow correctly. Prove to your opponents that you are the master of multi-dimensional thinking! 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.
Race to collect a winning hand of colorful Galaxy Children and Dracos in this all-ages card and dice game. But Explorers beware! There are dangers lurking in the depths of space, and your decisions – combined with fate – may save or doom fellow players. Demo game winners can earn up to 6 limited edition Explorer Badges!
Illustrator and Designer, SaReSai: The Art of Sarah Rebecca
Sarah Rebecca has been illustrating and storytelling for nearly 20 years. From comics to artbooks to novels to card games, she endeavors to bring her unique view of the world into every project she creates. She can often be found selling her work at numerous Arizona conventions and... Read More →
Knitting Circle is a stand-alone follow up to the hit spatial puzzle game Calico! In this gorgeous puzzly tile-laying game for the whole family, players are knitters competing to create the coziest, most beautiful assortment of garments. Learn to play this brand-new game with its creator and RinCon special guest, Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Game).
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
As one of the owners of the RPG convention Crit Hit, in Phoenix Arizona, I have been in the tabletop gaming convention scene since 2016. I primarily enjoy boardgames myself, especially games with worker placement, open drafting, and tile placement mechanics. Some RPGs I've enjoyed... Read More →
Sunday November 17, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG23
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 5pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
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 →
Sunday November 17, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
UnPub A
Peace has come at last to the great Bunny Kingdom! Lead your clan of rabbits to glory by gathering resources and building new cities across the land!
Draft cards and pick the right ones to position your warrens on the 100 squares of the board, provide resources to your colonies, build new cities to increase your influence, and plan your strategy to score big at the end of the game. Settle in lakesides or fields to collect water and grow carrots, gather mushrooms in the green forest, and climb the highest mountains to discover rare and precious resources... Secretly rally rabbit lords and recruit skillful masters to make your cities and resources even more valuable at the end of the game.
After each turn, your groups of contiguous warrens grant you points depending on the cities and different resources they include. The game ends after 4 rounds, and the player with the most points wins the game.
Gnome Hollow is a spatial, tile-placement, worker-placement game in which you grow a tabletop garden of mushrooms and flowers. Every piece is a hand-painted watercolor that captures the whimsical feel of gnomes and nature. Turns are deceptively simple: Players place tiles into the garden, and move a gnome to take a single action on their turn. Come to Gnome Hollow and experience a peaceful garden, the thrill of competing to harvest buckets of mushrooms, and the reward of gathering in all your shiny treasures!
In Habitats, each player builds a big wildlife park without cages or fences. The animals in your park need their natural habitats: grassland, bush, rocks or lakes. The zebra needs a big area of grass and some water adjacent, for example, while a bat needs rocks and bush and water, a hart needs bush and grass, and a crocodile needs mainly water. There is a snake, baboon, bee, elephant, otter, lizard, turtle, eagle, meerkat, scorpio, hog, catfish, rhino, etc., each with its own landscape requirements — 68 different animals in total.
Each player starts their individual park with an entrance tile, and they are each represented in the marketplace of animal tiles by a ceramic figure (or a wooden ranger meeple in some editions). On a turn, a player takes the tile to their left, right or front; moves their figure to the space just vacated; then draws a tile to place where their figure started the turn.
When adding an animal tile in your park, you add its main landscape — the base space for the animal — to your park, too. While placing this new animal, its own piece of landscape can help to fulfill the requirements of your other animals' requirements, e.g., the water on a hippo tile fulfilling the adjacent otter's need for water. Thus, fulfilling every animal's desire for land becomes a more and more difficult task with each tile you add.
Aside from expanding your park with different landscape types, flora and animals, you can improve its profitability by building extra entrance roads, trek spots, and watchtowers.
Habitats lasts three seasons, with each season giving each player 6-9 new tiles for their parks. Whoever has best met the goal of the season receives bonus points, with a smaller number of points for second and third place. At the end of the game, each player scores for each tile in their park based on whether that tile's requirements are satisfied. Whoever scores the most points wins!
Here to Slay is a competitive role-playing fantasy strategy card game that's all about assembling a party of Heroes and slaying monsters (and sometimes sabotaging your friends too) from the creators of Unstable Unicorns.
In this game, you’ll assemble a full party of heroes to slay dangerous monsters while working to avoid the sabotage of your foes. The game also includes items you can equip to your heroes, 1V1 challenge cards, and roll modifiers to tip the odds in your favor.
The first person to successfully slay three monsters, or build a full party with six classes, wins the game!
Come learn and play this medium weight hybrid vehicular combat game. Two teams of custom-built robotic monstrosities fight it out with flamethrowers, gatling guns, and everything in between. We will playing with a hand-built copy using the 2011 update, converted mechwarrior minis, and maybe even the unpublished experimental chassis... what could go wrong?
Centuries ago, the kingdom of Greycastle was founded through a pact between the great guild leaders of the realm. Under the pact, only a guild can rule the kingdom, and only a guild leader may claim the throne. Now, with the king on his deathbed, the Council of the Wise will convene. As one of the guild leaders of Greycastle, you must prove your guild’s prestige so you can take the crown and claim your rightful place as the King’s Guild.
The King’s Guild is a strategy board game where 1-6 players compete to establish the most renowned guild. Lead your guild to prosperity by crafting powerful equipment, sending heroes on quests to earn treasure, and upgrading your guild with unique characters and rooms.
A world of peace has been torn asunder by the opening of a vile portal from the goblin kingdom. Nasty goblins pour into the peaceful groves and villages of the elf world, setting the realm ablaze. Now you, the heroes, must quest in order to right this wrong. There are two paths to victory: closing the portal or slaying all the goblins. Which one will you choose? Either way, your quests will be aided by the help of the surviving mushroom folk — and by the epic items that have been lost in the realm's deep dungeons. The world is ending quickly, so you must act fast to save it, but you also need to know when your luck will run out...
In Tiny Epic Quest, players embark on a sandbox adventure. Each player controls a band of three elf heroes questing to save the world and the sacred mushroom folk from the intruding goblins.
Each round is broken into two phases: day and night. During the day, players travel far and wide, visiting villages to acquire quests, monuments to learn powerful spells, mushroom groves to seek guidance, and treacherous locations in search of artifacts! Acquiring artifacts empower the heroes with unique abilities; this may improve a heroes' movement or combat, or their ability to learn spells or mitigate harmful dice rolls.
Heroes must travel by foot, by horse, by raft, by boat and by gryphon to get to everywhere they need to go to satisfy their quests — or to position themselves for what night brings. As each type of movement is different, and limited, players need to take careful consideration when traveling, and how they travel, if they wish to accomplish all of their goals.
During the night, players must face the challenge of their quests, and decisions, by rolling dice, hoping for fortune, and knowing when to quit. Will you press on? Or is it time to save your progress and rest? Tomorrow is another day.
The game ends once the portal is closed or all the goblins have been eradicated. The player who has acquired the most victory points by slay
Lost amidst the surreal and bizarre unknowns of the far reaches of the cosmos, your crew of explorers must pull together to discover the resources necessary to survive the long journey home.
Unsettled is a 2-4 player cooperative survival adventure set in the wondrous and unnerving fringes of uncharted space. There are no enemies and no combat, only an environment where every step, every breath, every particle around you could mean immediate, terrifying, death. Enemies are the least of your concerns.
In these incredible conditions you must complete a series of tasks necessary to your continued survival. Perhaps the water reclamation system on the ship needs repair, or (as usual) food supplies are running low. Before you lies a strange alien landscape - it’s up to you to complete these tasks using…whatever you find out there.
Each time you play you will have a different combination of survival tasks to complete and the things you discover (and their weird properties) will be different as well. So while you always start out knowing what problems you need to solve you have no idea how you’re going to use the world before you to do so (or what the world is going to do to you while you try).
As you explore the environment, encountering wild & unique opportunities along the way, you will work closely with the rest of your crew to achieve your goal of continued existence. The only thing you can be sure of is each other; lose that trust and you’ll lose all hope of survival.
Asteroyds is a racing and pre-program game similar to RoboRally but with enough significant differences to make it stand out as its own design.
The UAG designed the components from the ground up with over 40 3D printed parts and a massive 3x4 ft map!
Each player takes on the role of a famous Shuttle Racer Pilot and they have been drawn to a deadly event put on by a mega-rich entrepreneur that has recently bought the Ujitos system.
The aim of Asteroyds is to navigate the highly dangerous asteroid field and pass through four gates. What sets the game apart from other games of this design is that almost everything in the race zone can move position, so the players need to plan with that in mind.
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.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
Race to collect a winning hand of colorful Galaxy Children and Dracos in this all-ages card and dice game. But Explorers beware! There are dangers lurking in the depths of space, and your decisions – combined with fate – may save or doom fellow players. Demo game winners can earn up to 6 limited edition Explorer Badges!
Illustrator and Designer, SaReSai: The Art of Sarah Rebecca
Sarah Rebecca has been illustrating and storytelling for nearly 20 years. From comics to artbooks to novels to card games, she endeavors to bring her unique view of the world into every project she creates. She can often be found selling her work at numerous Arizona conventions and... Read More →
Knitting Circle is a stand-alone follow up to the hit spatial puzzle game Calico! In this gorgeous puzzly tile-laying game for the whole family, players are knitters competing to create the coziest, most beautiful assortment of garments. Learn to play this brand-new game with its creator and RinCon special guest, Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Game).
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
Widgets n' Digit$ is a race against the clock engine builder about building your own business! Each turn you'll make and sell Widgets, using the profits to purchase resources and upgrade your business. Unique market mechanics allow demand from your competitors to set prices creating dynamic market-driven play!
Easy to learn and quick to play, Ticket to Ride: First Journey is the perfect introduction to the Ticket to Ride series. Players collect train cards, claim routes on the map, and try to connect the cities shown on their tickets to achieve victory. So climb aboard and embark on your very own railway adventure!
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 5pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
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 →
Sunday November 17, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
UnPub A
This is your last opportunity to use any lunch/dinner meal tickets you've purchased. Spend 'em if ya got 'em! :-) The lunch hours of the convenient concession stand in the conference center are 12:30-2:30. You can use your pre-purchased, super-discounted meal tickets there, or you can buy your meal there with cash or card 30% 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.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
TacTile is an abstract strategy engine building game. Race across the modular board while building your action engine. Chain wild combos each turn if you can land on the right tiles!
Build a coral reef! In the game Reef, players take on the role of a coral reef, carefully selecting colors and patterns in which to grow and expand. On each turn, players can choose to pick up a new card from a choice of four, or play a card that is already in hand. Each card provides two reef pieces and a pattern that scores points if the existing reef has it (after placing the two new pieces). Whoever has the most points when the reef pieces (or card deck) run out wins!
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 5pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
Kingdoms Unbound is a tactical trading card games that draws inspiration from both traditional TCGs and board games. Our unique movement system allows for a more tactile gameplay experience, which in turn allows for new players to learn the base gameplay quickly.
Neversnake is a strategic storytelling game based on the Hero’s Journey: a story template about a hero who goes on an adventure, overcomes great obstacles, and returns home transformed.
In this adventure you will be playing as a group of children trying to get back their pet Owlbear that a Mysterious Circus stole from them. Will you be able to save your pet?
You and your opponents represent powerful developers in a burgeoning Nevada city. You will earn money and prestige by building the biggest and most profitable casinos on "The Strip," the town's backbone of dust and sin. You start with nothing but parking lots and dreams, but from there you build, sprawl, reorganize and gamble your way to victory. Score the most points investing in the most profitable development companies and putting the best bosses in control of the richest casinos. Put your dollars on the line . . . it's time to roll!
Travel the amazing 800 mile long Arizona Trail from Mexico to Utah, through Saguaro National Park, the Four Peaks, San Francisco Peaks and the Grand Canyon and so many other beautiful sites. Create a personal mural of your journey through sightings of Flora and Fauna along the way. Seek the aid of the Lost Dutchman and the Jackalope while avoiding the Gila Monster as you manage your resources to amass the most Superstition Gold and Arizona Grit. Happy Trails...
This year, RinCon is partnering with the Diana Jones Award’s Emerging Designer Program. This is a scholarship fund to amplify the voices of up-and-coming designers, with a focus on creators from marginalized communities. Help us help the EDP bring fresh, new, and diverse voices to the tabletop games community.
So, what IS this event? Watch in awe and amazement as Brendan LaSalle, creator of Xcrawl, writer on Dungeon Crawl Classics from Goodman Games, and GM extraordinaire, leads a group of RinCon luminaries on a madcap adventure through a Dungeon Crawl Classics world. The twist? For a donation to the EDP fund, you, the audience, will get to throw in whatever idea, concept, or event you like, and Brendan will have to incorporate it into the session on the fly, and our special guest players will have to roll with it! We promise, hilarity will ensue! And one lucky RinCon attendee will have a chance to play in this game, too - there will be a silent auction for the final player seat at the table.
A Dungeon Crawl Classic's level 0 funnel scenario - each player starts with three level 0 characters. Local farmers, sheep-herders, rat-catchers, cheesemakers, tinkers, washer-women, hunters or peddlers take their chance to become heroes!
The peaceful rural village of Harrowbrook, known for its bountiful harvest festival, awakens after a night of bad dreams to a perplexing phenomenon: a sprawling corn maze, intricate and otherworldly, stands at the village's edge. More worryingly, two of the village elder's grandchildren are missing, and the elder worries they are lost in the maze. Who from the village will step forth to save them?
A low-level, OSR style game requiring ingenuity and stout hearts.
DCC is by Goodman Games (quick start rules linked below), and the scenario is very loosely based on the Cursed Corn Maze Festival by Kenneth Surls.
The Spendoza family’s desperate marriage into the Duchy of Krohnshire was meant to secure their faltering fortunes, but instead, it has unleashed horrors upon the land. Since the arrival of the new Duchess, monstrous creatures have begun terrorizing the grain shipments vital to all of Zytost. Hulking, savage beasts are burning wagons and driving farmers from their fields, threatening to cripple the region’s breadbasket.
Zytost’s cities, mines, and border armies all depend on Krohnshire’s grain to survive. If this vital supply falls, the entire nation could follow. Your party has been tasked with uncovering the origin of these monsters, putting a stop to their attacks, and ensuring the next shipment leaves Krohnshire intact. With the fate of the duchy—and perhaps all of Zytost—hanging in the balance, failure is not an option. Will your group be able to track down the sinister force behind these attacks and restore order to the region, or will Krohnshire and all of Zytost fall to ruin?
Crest Saga is a high-fantasy tabletop RPG currently in open beta, focusing on a customizable and collaborative experience for players. It uses a "dice suite" system with exploding dice, which adds unpredictability and excitement to gameplay. One of its standout features is the Crest magic system, allowing players to combine various magical abilities to shape their character's journey—whether for good or corruption. The game emphasizes flexibility, offering room for role-playing, character development, and tactical combat without restrictive classes, making it accessible for a wide range of play styles.
Developed by a group of friends passionate about RPGs, Crest Saga aims to break away from traditional systems, providing more freedom in character creation and storytelling. The game world is designed as a multiverse where magic and monsters constantly reshape reality, and players can explore different settings within that framework. If you're interested in trying it, Crest S
The year is 2045. You live life on the edge as a street merc in the dark future's city upon the hill. Chromed out and armed to the bone under the blood red skies of the Time of the Red, you and your Edgerunner crew just pulled off the perfect heist on the recovering docks of South Night City. All you gotta do now is call your Fixer and get paid. Sound easy? If it does, you must be new to Night City, choom...
Cyberpunk RED is the latest edition of the classic TTRPG of the Dark Future, featuring updated mechanics and new lore set midway between the events of the tabletop Cyberpunk 2020 and CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077. We'll be using the latest rulesets as provided in the Cyberpunk RED: Easy Mode book for fast, streamlined play. Dice and pregenerated character sheets will be provided. The game primarily uses d10 and d6 and players will be able to take home one of each as a souvenir.
This is an introductory type of session meant for players of all skill levels. Players will choose one of five available character roles and briefly work together to create a backstory for their crew. We'll hit the ground running with the fallout of a successful mission and learn some of the intricacies of the game as we go. Teamwork will be everything. The game features the Interlock system from R Talsorian Games and works best as a vehicle for storytelling. Look forward to working together with the GM and some new or established choombas to tell a gritty story worth the mirror shades you bring to the session.* Rule of Cool absolutely applies here. See you on the Streets!
*Mirror shades recommended but certainly not required.
Ready to sample some of the freshest new RPGs? Are you in a bit of an RPG rut and not sure what to try next? Or maybe you are new to RPGs and don't know where to start. Come on down to the Indie RPG arcade! We have a short list of GMs bringing new and exciting games, and at the start of the time slot they all pitch their games to the assembled players. The players then sort themselves by what they want to play, and game on! Each session will have a new crop of GMs pitching different games so you are sure to find something to your liking.
Q15: The PCs are tasked with exploring an underground complex now cleared of threats (powerful lich) and cataloguing what's there. The ritual, though, while incomplete, has still linked the site to its counterpart in the Netherworld, and once they enter the PCs find that their task will not be as simple or boring as promised, as they have to fight through the shadowy mirror of the Netherworld complex just to get back home, with unknown threats that most assuredly were not cleared out. Written by Shan Wolf (repeatable) And Q06: Prince Zinlo, ruler of the city-state of Aspenthar, has offered several potentially interesting contracts to explore and document ancient sites within his holdings. As the PCs are sent to secure one of these sites, will they uncover new secrets long lost to modern recollection, or will they find that the Prince Zinlo's offer truly is too good to be true? Written by: Quinn Murphy (repeatable) Newcomers welcome!
(For 3rd- through 6th-level characters) The Pathfinder Society recently dispatched a group of experienced agents to search for a missing venture-captain with a secret operation in the infernal-bound nation of Cheliax, where Pathfinder Society activity is forbidden. In their search, the agents learned that a nefarious group of Hellknights had taken the the venture-captain prisoner and hidden him in a secure site that the Society had assumed was abandoned. Now, more of the Society's agents must infiltrate the site, find the venture-captain, and learn why these Hellknights are moving against the Society. The future of Pathfinder Society activities in Cheliax is at stake!
The Locked Lodge is part of the ongoing story of the Year of Shattered Sanctuaries. It is the second scenario in a two-part arc detailing the events befalling a Pathfinder Society lodge in the nation of Cheliax.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.
Many newer agents are often sent to the Three Gates Lodge to make sure that the wildlife on the island isn’t out of control, and that the various allies that the Society made when claiming the lodge are rewarded for their continued aid. The tasks are routine, as the greatest threats were dealt with when initially setting up the lodge, and Venture-Captain Kukuha Mukai performed a ritual utilizing the ley-lines. This ritual is a form of powerful defensive magic and almost guarantees safety from all but the direst threats.
The PCs are the latest agents dispatched for this duty. Unfortunately for them, shortly after they arrive, so too does the direst of threats: a god dies, and a strange rain falls over the island, just as the PCs are being briefed. Now they have to deal with the literal fallout, as no one else is near, and no help can come for some time.
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.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
A whimsical set collection game of piracy and pastries! Enter a charming world where you play as tea-loving pirates competing to serve the perfect afternoon tea with a pinch of piracy and a dash of destruction. RinCon special guest Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Games) demos her newest creation.
The magic of the Theatre runs in your veins. You are a theatrical agent, sending Shakespearian actors to work in various plays, earning fame and favors. Come and test this new game with designer James Ernest!
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 →
TacTile is an abstract strategy engine building game. Race across the modular board while building your action engine. Chain wild combos each turn if you can land on the right tiles!
What does it take to become top dog? Find out in this family-friendly card game about moving man’s best friend! The game is super-easy to learn and supports drop-in play so come by and pick your puppy. This game will be taught by the designer.
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 5pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
Compliments get competitive in Flatter Me, a new party game for friends, family, and partners. Each of the 250 unique compliment cards includes a thoughtful sentiment to play.
The Marquis de Cat has controlled the forest for too long! Viva la revolution! Root is a true asymmetrical boardgame. Each player plays in a completely different style as they prove they can rule the forest. Includes both the river folk, underground, and marauders expansions.
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.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBG's full library of games.
Join the Adventures in Board Gaming team of teachers to learn how to play some current popular games, like Andromeda’s Edge, Doggerland, Flip 7, Tidal Blades, Far Away, World Wonders, Ponzi Scheme, Wandering Towers, and Zoo Vadis. Visit one of their tables to see the AiBGs full library of games.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
A whimsical set collection game of piracy and pastries! Enter a charming world where you play as tea-loving pirates competing to serve the perfect afternoon tea with a pinch of piracy and a dash of destruction. RinCon special guest Emily Vincent (Pink Hawk Games) demos her newest creation.
The magic of the Theatre runs in your veins. You are a theatrical agent, sending Shakespearian actors to work in various plays, earning fame and favors. Come and test this new game with designer James Ernest!
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 →
TacTile is an abstract strategy engine building game. Race across the modular board while building your action engine. Chain wild combos each turn if you can land on the right tiles!
Can you and your fellow ninja claim the four golden weapons and keep them away from the skeleton general and his army before they overrun the ninja fortress? You would think so, given that the weapons are hidden within your fortress, but ninja are sometimes so sneaky that they forget where they hid things. Start looking, ninja!
In Ninjago: The Board Game, players must work together to claim the weapons and fight back the skeleton guards you'll encounter. This game is played on a board made of real LEGO pieces.
The Painting Table returns for Paint & Take! Come and paint a free figure from our curated selection! See us at our setup table, select your miniature, and we will find a seat for you and set you up with brush water and a palette! This is an open-seating style event from 10am to 5pm (with the hour lunch break at 1pm-2pm), and while we will try to seat sign-up folks first, seating is not a guarantee (some folks take an hour to paint, some folks take three or four hours). Reaper Miniatures' Master Series Paints (MSP) are at the table, ready to go directly on most figures without primer, along with all of the brushes you might need to get a figure ready for the tabletop. BYOM is welcome as well! Feel free to bring a miniature you have bought from an exhibitor or one from home! 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!
You’ve played the games, attended the special events and panels, and bought yourself some new swag, and you’re ready to head home with all your great memories. In this event, we’ll all celebrate and thank this year’s special guests; RinCon will highlight the money we’ve raised for our chosen charities and announce the winners of the Flora/Fauna raffle; and you can meet the masterminds behind the convention. Join us to cap off your RinCon experience in style.
When bees are creating honeycomb, they connect their legs together to form a chain, called a festoon. In this game, players compete the be the first to form a festoon. Players take turns placing hexagonal bee tiles adjacent to the other tiles on the table one at a time. The first player who places four bees in a straight line wins.
As players create advantageous patterns and block others, Festoon becomes a game of competitive cooperation. Players must decide whether it is more advantageous to block another player's festoon or set themselves up for victory. The simple rules and strategic gameplay mean that anybody can play it, but victory can only be achieved by the player whose strategy comes out on top.
Magician's Challenge is a new (2024) card game where you collect magic prop cards to win points by "performing" a set of tricks. Take the role of a Magician for whom certain types of Props are wild and add points to the tricks you perform. Use your Sneaky cards gain advantages over your opponents. 2-4 Players. Games last about 15 minutes per player. Ages 8+. Fun for families, teens, and adults. Hosted and taught by the game's designer.
TacTile is an abstract strategy engine building game. Race across the modular board while building your action engine. Chain wild combos each turn if you can land on the right tiles!
