Nuke-Con

Author: Norajan McIntyre

  • Announcing Nuke-Con’s 2026 Vendors

    Have you got half an hour between games?
    Are you looking for a geeky gift?
    Maybe you’re a budding art collector!

    We recommend a slow trip through the Vendor Alley. Here’s our current line-up, and there will be more to come!

    Captain Wells Studiocaptainwells.com
    Loki Presswww.lokipress.com
    Konspiracy Cosplayhttps://www.facebook.com/konspiracycosplay
    Society in Shadowshttps://societyinshadows.org/
    Starcruiser Studioshttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087283425787
    Petty Cache https://www.facebook.com/PettyCacheGaming
    Art by Elhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067760389564&mibextid=ZbWKwL
    What the Cat Made https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheCatMade/
    Rochelle’s Designs 
    The Game Shoppewww.thegameshoppe.com
    Total Party Kill Gameshttps://www.totalpartykill.games/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSZcnFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF2amRJM0lmTlB4eENQcHE3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHk9D386UNUpbE7f70XC9282ycJfYm6jnwM8FCHchPw3ER1jQ4yN_o_7IxDoc_aem__b_UVfsJM7BWqZLuaEEz-Q
    The Hermit’s Homebrew Podcasthttps://linktr.ee/crazyhermitdm
    Gaming at Joe’shttps://gamingatjoes.wixsite.com/gamingatjoes
  • New Mascots!

    New Mascots!

    Thank you everyone made suggestions for our new Mascots’ names. Please welcome Haz Max, Raddius and Trinity to the Nuke-Con family!

    Haz Max

    Euro-type board games is Haz Max’s regular pleasure, but he really shines in the abstract game category. You would not believe the thinking power in that headblock.

    Raddius

    Raddius is a fan of wargame minis. He finds his sword most useful in reaching across the long tables to move the pieces.

    Trinity

    A-a-a-nd Action! LARPs, boffos, comedy improv, costumes — those are the things Trinity loves best. Anything to keep moving!

    Our new generation mascots are ready to carry the Nuke-Con story onward!

    What do you think they are doing this summer? Does Haz Max look like a captain to you? Is Raddius cool enough to fill the Prize Vault with new goodies for you to spend your rads on? Trinity wants to try her hand at everything!

    What stories do you think they would tell?

    We invite our creative Nuke-Con community to imagine backstories or artwork for the trio. We’d love to see what you’ve got! Send your thoughts to mascots@nuke-con.com

  • Shout-out to Our Exhibitors

    Shout-out to Our Exhibitors

    The Weekend of Games welcomes all sorts of family entertainment. Please make time to visit with our exhibitors:

    • LOLUG (Lincoln and Omaha LEGO® User Group) is a group of Adult Fans of LEGO® (AFOL) that was founded in 2012 with two members meeting in a booth at Lazlo’s in the Haymarket in Lincoln, Nebraska. Since then the roster has soared to over 50 members! LOLUG has men and women fans of LEGO® from all ages so everyone should feel welcome at their meetings and events.
    • The House of Afros, Capes & Curls, promoting geek culture without ethnic boundaries. Speak, Friend and Enter!
    • Spielbound Board Game Café, whose founders believe that games inspire, motivate, and help us grow. Spielbound is a positive space seeking to provide all people the challenge, art, and fun unique to the world of board games.
    • Mike Seek, bringing his Rebel Fleet display.
    • Nebraska Pride, an all women’s tackle football team based in Omaha, NE. It’s the Womens Football Alliance 2024 Division II National Champion and has now been pushed to the pro league. Tryout season is in October and they are looking for more players and more fans. Come on by and meet the team!
  • Vendor Shout-out Konspiracy Cospla

    Vendor Shout-out Konspiracy Cospla

    “Hi!  We are Konspiracy Cosplay, a small family owned business located in South Central, SD.  We design & handmade fleece beanies, scarves & plushies as well as perler art.” 

  • FIND YOUR PATH THROUGH THE CONVENTION

    FIND YOUR PATH THROUGH THE CONVENTION

    Being new to Nuke-Con can be a bit overwhelming. We’re here to help!

    If you want to:You can:
    Play a game.Filter the online schedule for type of game and time it’s being played.
    Learn how role-playing games work.Ask at the DnD Adventurers League or The Pathfinder Society.
    Explore your artistic side.Spend some time with Special Guest Fredd Gorham. Visit with the artists in the Vendor Alley. Paint your own mini figure at the Paint-n-Take Table.
    Peek behind the screen of the different game types.Sit in on a panel.
    Try a new board game.Borrow a game from the library at the Board Game Wagon.
    Fight a WWII battle in miniature.Check out the activities at The War Room.
    Buy gifts for your friends or for yourself.Cruise the Vendor Alley.
    Eat!The Mid-America Center provides food and drinks.
    Have fun with your kids.Search the schedule for Kids Track events.
    Hang out with your friends.Relax at one of the tables in the hallway outside the game room.
    Earn Prize Rads.Play a game.
    Spend your Prize Rads.Browse the Prize Vault.
    Ask a question about the convention.Find a staff person in a hot pink STAFF shirt.

  • Vendor Shout-out: Henry G. Taygar Books

    Henry G. Taygar is the pen name of Ryan Haggerty, a science fiction author from Lincoln, NE. Proud Husker and proudly self-published, he creates thrills, laughs, and heartaches with the written word. His adventures take readers, young and old alike, to the farthest reaches of the universe and the closest corners of our hearts. No matter your genre of choice, his books will be right up your alley!

    See the full line-up here!

  • Meet the Vendors Shout-out Starcruiser Studios

    Starcruiser Studios is returning to Nuke-Con with products from indie comic book creators, graphic artists, writers, poets, and podcasters. All of us at Starcruiser Studios are pushing the dimensions of what art and entertainment can be!

  • Aftershock Yellow Cake – Thank you!

    Aftershock Yellow Cake – Thank you!

    Our Aftershock Yellow Cake game day was a success!

    Heartfelt thanks to the volunteers who got up early on Saturday morning to set up and stayed late to clean up.

    More thanks to the game runners who provide the content we all got to enjoy.

    And thanks as well to you gamers who spent their time entertaining us as much as we entertained them. Not to mention the box full of food and cash donations that you all brought for Holy Cross’s food pantry — thanks for that, too.

    Don’t forget that we’re doing it all again on Saturday August 2 at The Game Shoppe Bellevue at Gen Can’t Game Day!

  • Play Games at Aftershock Yellow Cake!

    Play Games at Aftershock Yellow Cake!

    There’s still time to schedule your favorite game for Aftershock Yellow Cake on Saturday July 19!

    We’ll be playing from 10 am to 10 pm at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4117 Terrace Dr, Omaha, NE 68134.

    You can see what’s already on the schedule here.

    Food will be available!

    Join us all day for just $5. If you choose to bring two non-perishable food items for the food bank, the cost is only $4.

    See you there!

  • GAME DAY! Aftershock Yellow Cake Returns!

    GAME DAY! Aftershock Yellow Cake Returns!

    This year featuring Omaha Beach Wargaming Club with at least three tables of historical miniatures.

    There’s plenty of room for board games, card games, and RPGs, as well. All games are suitable for new players and veterans alike.

    Saturday, July 19
    10 am to 10 pm
    Holy Cross Lutheran Church
    Food and drinks will be available on site.
    $5 to play all day, with a discount if you bring some non-perishable food items for HCLC’s food pantry.

    Canned goods with pull tab lids, Crackers, Applesauce, Shelf stable boxed foods, Dry/Shelf stable Milk

    Got a game to offer? Go here to get it on the schedule.