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Nerd News — 2020 Convention List
Happy New Year, from Obsidian Portal! Resolve yourself to attend an RPG or Board Game convention in 2020 with this Map and Master List, courtesy of the hard work of Casual Game Revolution!
For our UK and Ireland friends, here’s a spreadsheet focused on your region, and a Map to go with it!
We hope you have a wonderful 2020 and lots of gaming fun! Please let us know in the comments if your favorite convention isn’t on the list so we can share the news.
Nerd News — End-of-Year Conventions
Guess what time it is? It’s Game-o-Clock! The latter three months of the year have plenty of conventions to mention, and here’s a giant list for you to plan your next real-life adventure.
Which ones are you attending?
Nerd News — Summer Gaming Conventions
Summer has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and some of the big game conventions are about to open their doors to roleplayers, cosplayers, video gamers, and lovers of all things in the nerd-o-sphere. We’ve compiled a giant list of venues for your vacation ventures around the globe, big and small. Look for one near you and go out to support the gaming community!
Nerd News — Spring Gaming Conventions
Why wait for the big summer conventions, when you can find one in the next few months (and probably save some money, too)? Check out our giant list of upcoming cons and find one close to your neck of the woods. To keep tabs on smaller venues, you may want to check out the RPG and Tabletop Conventions community on MeWe.
Nerd News – Upcoming Conventions
There’s plenty of gaming fun to be had in the next couple of months! We’ve compiled a list of conventions around the world that include some form of roleplaying game activity. Find one near you and show your support for the gaming community! Also, comment below to tell us about what cons we can add to the list.
Summer of Flames D&D Contest
It Burns!
It’s August and Gencon is just around the corner, the temperatures are rising and so is everyone’s anticipation for the next edition of D&D. We’ve been covering a lot of news regarding 5e on the Haste Podcast and Jerry has been talking about it a lot on his blog.
Obviously, we’re pretty excited ourselves and so we’d like to give everyone a chance at winning some awesome 5e schwag, whether you’re going to gencon or not this year! What better goodies to give away than some 5e D&D Starter Sets, and maybe even a Player’s Handbook! The contest is simple, but you’ve only got until the end of Gencon to enter, here’s how:
In one line: Tell us the best way to beat the heat! Whether you’re avoiding fireballs, surviving a red dragon’s breath, or simply not shriveling up under the Dark Sun.
Some examples:
“I cast any remaining ice spells inside my house before I go to sleep and re-memorize everything, just so I have some A/C while I sleep”
“Huddle behind my my shield and hope all this ‘dwarven craftsmanship’ pays off when the dragon starts spewing fire”
“Stow my canteen of water in the last place anyone would look – inside the severed orc head that dangles from my belt.”
Also available in a Ladies fitted T-shirt sizes.
Contest Specifics
How to enter:
- In one sentence or less, and in a D&D (or at least “fantasy”) themed response, tell us how you or your character is beating the heat this summer. Get creative!
- Submit it as a comment below, no more than 3 entries per person, one entry per comment
On August 17th, at midnight, the contest will close. Afterward, 4 winners will be randomly chosen to win a D&D 5e Starter Set, and one additional hand-picked winner of our choice will receive a d20Monkey “Whining is Coming” T-shirt along with a D&D 5e Player’s Handbook, and a Starter Set as well.
Note: Contest winners limited to US/Canada only due to shipping expenses, if you are overseas you are still welcome to enter, upon winning we can offer a year of free Ascendant subscription time.
