Gary Con Featured in Dragon Magazine

Check it out! Dragon Magazine featured an article on Gary Con IX! The focus of the article is on how D&D 5th Edition’s Adventurer’s League featured a series of competitive events this last year that debuted at the convention. We got into discussions for Gary Con IX and they were talking about rolling out some…

By mwisconsin June 29, 2017 Off

Gary Con X Pre-registration

GARY CON X PRE-REGISTRATION BEGINS AT NOON SATURDAY JUNE 17th Greetings Seekers, Gary Con IX was a resounding success with over 1,700 people from across the country and the globe attending.  Thank you to all of you that attended and especially the Game Masters who ran official events. Gary Con is a gaming community and…

By LMetcalf June 11, 2017 Off

Erik Garland – Gary Con

What GaryCon Means To Me I clearly remember the first time I actually saw a Dungeons and Dragons product.  It was in the winter of 1979 and I was in a Woolworth’s department store in Omaha, scouting for potential Christmas presents.  At about eye level, in an aisle with nothing else interesting, was this strange…

By LMetcalf April 4, 2017 Off

Grand Geneva Survey

Surveys have gone out If you gave the Grand Geneva your email at check in, you will receive a request to fill out brief survey after check out. The Grand and its staff have worked very hard to make Gary Con welcome, and we hope you will take a few moments to give them feedback…

By LMetcalf March 26, 2017 Off

Margaret Weis Book Signing

Join New York Times bestselling author Margaret Weis  Saturday 11am-1pm at Gary Con for a special book signing! Located in the Prefunction Hallway near the Dealer Hall. If you have been living under a rock and don’t know who Margaret is: Taken from her website – At TSR, Weis became part of the DRAGONLANCE® design…

By LMetcalf March 20, 2017 Off

TTE and Gaming at Gary Con

Greetings, Gary Con is right around the corner and the staff is busy putting the finishing touches in place to host the biggest and best celebration to date.  One thing to bear in mind is that sometimes things happen in people’s lives that prevents them from attending.  We understand how frustrating this is and how it…

By LMetcalf March 15, 2017 Off

Charity – Charitable Auction

James M. Ward The Gary Con auction has always been a charitable auction and not specifically a charity auction.  Given the recent developments that tabletop gaming icon James M Ward is facing, we made the decision to re-designate where the proceeds from the auction are going this year. The proceeds will now go to James M…

By LMetcalf March 8, 2017 Off

Gary Con Needs YOU!

Volunteer for Gary Con IX NOW! Gary Con wouldn’t be what it is today without the community of gamers supporting the idea that we should “Celebrate a Life Well Played“. It takes a lot of hands, minds, and effort to put together a convention like Gary Con – more than mere mortal staff can keep…

By LMetcalf February 25, 2017 Off

GC IX Double Deal Days!

February 17th to 19th! Silver Badge: 1 Feature Event *doubled* to 2 Featured Events Gold Badge: 2 feature Events *doubled* to 4 Featured Events Platinum Badge: 3 Featured Events *doubled* to 6 Featured Events Diamond Badge: 4 Featured Events *doubled* to 8 Featured Events Gary Con is around the corner and due to the spectacular…

By LMetcalf February 15, 2017 Off

Gary Con IX 2017 Major Events

This year Gary Con has a record number of events scheduled (well over 1200) and they are all considered important to us and the gaming community. A few should be noted as Major events and info is required to help our guests find them. These highlighted events are listed below with locations and times.   Wednesday…

By LMetcalf January 9, 2017 Off