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BADGES AND EVENTS
Gary Con badge sales are coordinated through the Tabletop Events website. Please visit the site using our link below to purchase badges, view events, and sign up for events when the time is right. You can see our key dates on the main Tabletop Events landing page.
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THE LATEST NEWS
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July 27, 2023These are the key dates as of July 27, 2023. Badges go on sale this Saturday at noon CDT!
Saturday, July 29th, noon CentralBadge Sales Open, Event Submission BeginsMonday, August 14th, 10 am CentralHoteling OpensSaturday, November 4th, midnight CentralEarly-Bird Event Bonus Period closesSunday, December 31st, midnight CentralPhysical Event Submission Ends (or when organizers feel they’ve reached capacity. Submissions may re-open if space is available.)Saturday, February 3rd, noon CentralDiamond Ticket Sales Open (physical)Saturday, February 10th, noon CentralPlatinum Ticket Sales Open (physical)Saturday, February 17th, noon CentralGold Ticket Sales Open (physical)Friday, February 16th, midnight CentralVirtual Event Submission Ends (or when organizers feel they’ve reached capacity. Submissions may re-open if space is available.)Saturday, February 17th, noon CentralAstral Ticket Sales Open (virtual)Saturday, February 24th, noon CentralSilver Ticket Sales Open (physical)Saturday, February 24th, noon CentralEthereal Ticket Sales Open (virtual)Saturday, March 2nd, noon CentralDay/Weekend Badge Ticket Sales Open (physical)Saturday, March 2nd, noon CentralGith Ticket Sales Open (virtual) [...]
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July 20, 2023We have brought the community a number of special virtual events under the Founders & Legends brand, but since it’s the 50th birthday of the game that started it all, it’s time to pull out the stops and do something in-person!
This year we have organized an additional special convention the weekend before Gary Con (Mar. 16-18) that is all about celebrating 50 years of D&D, and doing it with some of the greatest of the founders and legends of the game there to help us out. Badges go on sale this Saturday, July 22 at noon CDT. This event is intended to be an intimate event where every attendee will be bumping elbows with founders and legends as we enjoy our happy hour, or our movies we will showing each night (more to come later on this).
There will be two badge types available. The Adventurer ($100) is the main badge that most attendees will purchase. Adventurers will be able to run and play games, attend all panels, and multiple other events as usual. We will also have daily special activities for all attendees. These are not finalized yet, but we are looking at having a bus tour, special games in special locations, etc. Some of these may include additional cost, but we expect they’ll be open to all attendees. Another important thing to know is that Hotel reservations will open July 31 at 10am CDT.
The other badge that is available is the Hero of the Realm ($2000). This badge includes admission to all 3 days, 3 nights stay at the Grand (Fri/Sat/Sun night), a seat in the D&D Evolution tournament, lunch daily and evening mixer Sat/Sun and premier F&LC merch. You will also qualify for Gary Con XVI early housing registration. But what is the D&D Evolution tournament you say?
The D&D Evolution Tourney includes 32 players, who will be broken into teams. The teams will compete in four gaming sessions in this retrospective tournament. Across multiple sessions you’ll take your team through a single adventure, played in each of the editions. Is that enough? NO! You should have legends running these games as well. Who doesn’t want the likes of Mike Mearls or Keith Baker to be your Dungeon Master? Does your team have the fortitude, focus, and know-how to become the first champion of the D&D Evolution Tournament? Keep your eye on our Founders & Legends TTE site so you can be one of the first to grab that Hero of the Realm badge! [...]
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March 19, 2023Gary Con XV is our first official cosplay contest! 25 creative contestants have signed up on TTE.
The theme for 2023 is:
D&D of any sort
Boot Hill inspired
Gamma World inspired
Make sure to check the event policy link in the event if you have signed up to compete.
We have amazing judges; Joe Manganiello, Larry Elmore, Vivid Vivka, Elisa Teague and Chris Zephro, and fabulous prizes from Trick or Treat Studios. https://www.trickortreatstudios.com/
We will see at the lobby bar on Saturday, March 25th @ 1pm to enjoy the show!
~Gary Con Staff [...]
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March 19, 2023Greetings Fellow Gamers,
As you know, we love to play games while celebrating the life and works of Gary Gygax in Lake Geneva every March at Gary Con. Besides high adventure, shaking dice and making new friends , we also work to raise money for charity. The Gary Con community is made up of a lot of good people who actively look for ways to help others. A major way we do that is through the Gary Con Auction held every year on Saturday afternoon. At GC XIV we raised $30,000 in less than 3 hours to benefit Wounded Warrior Project.
This year we will be raising funds for Children’s Wisconsin, who are dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. Your donations are critical in helping us help kids!
Thank you to everyone who donated items and bid on them. You are helping a lot of kids and their families through your generosity.
The Gary Con Crew [...]
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March 19, 2023Check out all 3 menus! Hungry during your game? Use the yellow table flags to order tableside service and check out the other menus below. Any complaints about the cocktails should go straight to Luke. [...]
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March 18, 2023So, as many of you know, we’ve got the new D&D movie showing Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
https://www.dungeonsanddragons.movie/
We’ve been able to get a shuttle to-and-from the nearby theater where it is happening at and while the movie is free to those with a badge that can book events, we’re charging $7.50 for the shuttle. You’re welcome to drive yourselves or arrange carpools. The shuttle will start runs from the Grand’s Main Lobby at 30 minutes prior to the film and we’ll have someone there to form a queue and a sign that says Marshalling Area 2. The ticket for the shuttle, which you get via TTE, is a roundtrip. Please don’t dawdle too long at the theater after the show. So, you should book 2 events if you want the shuttle: one for the event itself and one shuttle event.
The Event
Thursday 7 pm central https://tabletop.events/conventions/gary-con-xv/schedule/1986
Friday 7 pm central https://tabletop.events/conventions/gary-con-xv/schedule/1987
Saturday 4 pm central https://tabletop.events/conventions/gary-con-xv/schedule/1988
The Shuttle
Thursday 6:30 pm central https://tabletop.events/conventions/gary-con-xv/schedule/1989
Friday 6:30 pm central https://tabletop.events/conventions/gary-con-xv/schedule/1990
Saturday 3:30 pm central https://tabletop.events/conventions/gary-con-xv/schedule/1991
The Venue/Map
Emagine Geneva Lakes [...]
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