All these games and much more are coming to Nuke-Con starting October 6th, 2017.
You can look at the full list and plan your schedule at the Fallout Shelter.
See you at Nuke-Con!
Deadline for pre-orders is
Second in the Nuke-Con Mascot series, we bring you — Magenta!
Not seeing a size you need? Want a hoodie or long sleeves? Have you already bought your badge but now need your shirt? Contact us about a special order.
We’ll have a few of these for sale at the convention, but last year’s portrait of Dunjin Diceroller sold out the very first day. Make sure to order a Magenta T-shirt now!
Second in the Nuke-Con Mascot series, we bring you — Magenta!
You can pre-order yours here .
Not seeing a size you need? Want a hoodie or long sleeves? Have you already bought your badge but now need your shirt? Contact us about a special order.
We’ll have a few of these for sale at the convention, but last year’s portrait of Dunjin Diceroller sold out the very first day. Make sure to order a Magenta T-shirt now!
We all love games, but we all have other expenses. In an effort to help maintain a healthy balance, Nuke-Con brings you
The Game Master and Volunteer
Reimbursement Program
The goal: to provide a way for dedicated volunteers and game masters to reduce the cost of a convention badge.
The sytem: For every eight hours of pre-registered volunteer 
time, or every eight hours of games that are scheduled in advance and that run, Nuke-Con will reimburse half the cost of the volunteer’s badge. For twelve hours of volunteer or game time, we’ll reimburse the entire cost of the badge. Mixing game time and volunteer time is permitted. Pre-registering for either function is required.
We also need volunteers for pre-convention activities; this time will count toward the total, as will games registered in advance for Aftershocks.
As always, there is fine print which you can find here.
Nuke-Con recognizes that our convention cannot run without its volunteers and its game masters. Our gratitude has no half-life; it is forever. We’re glad to be able to offer this tangible evidence.
AFTERSHOCK YELLOW CAKE
Aftershock 2017.3 YELLOW CAKE is heating up again! We’ll be back at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church on Saturday, July 29. There will be board games, roleplaying games, card games, dice games, snacks, good buddies, new buddies, and (if the fire team can bake) yellow cake of the edible variety!
We know you ask every year, “what’s in it for me at an Aftershock event”? And the answer remains:
The mix is unpredictable, but the entertainment is undeniable at the Aftershock YELLOW CAKE event! Come along and add to the zest, why don’t cha?
AFTERSHOCK YELLOW CAKE
WHEN: July 29th, 2017
WHERE: Holy Cross Lutheran Church
4117 Terrace Dr. Omaha, Nebraska 68134
(map below)
TIMES: 10AM – 10PM
FEE: $5 at the door. Get a $1 discount by bringing two non-perishable, non-expired food items.
Parking Note: Guests should park in the south parking lot and enter through the south doors.
| CALL FOR GMs Plenty of time still to get your game in! Sign-Up in the Fallout Shelter Questions? email admin@nuke-con.com GM Deadline- June 15th, 2016 |
2016 Event Report
We opened the gates and magically there was a Nuke-Con, and the outcome was fantastic!
Record high attendance. Jumped right over the 1000 Likes mark on Facebook. More tournaments than ever. And (my personal favorite) the Snack Bar ran dry just about as the convention doors closed!
You know we do this for our gamer community, and the entire gamer community has supported Nuke-Con most enthusiastically. From the spent fuel bottoms of our hearts, Thank you! Thank you again!
Hey Nuke heads!
Have you heard that we’ve got some great special guests in store for you this year?
Its true!
As of today there are over 143 events scheduled the the Fallout Shelter!
There are plenty of goodies to choose from and include the following:
-Kid’s Track
-Society in Shadow
-Giant Tsuro
-Magic the Gathering Tournament
-Art Show and used game Auction/Math Swap
-The Pathfinder Society
-D&D Adventurer’s League
-Bolt Action Minis
-Board Game Library
-Play-to-Win
-Artemis Bridge Simulator
-Pandemic Survival
-X-Wing Tournament
Lots more can be found in the Fallout Shelter Schedule, so give it a look-see why don’t cha?
What is a Math Trade you ask?
A Math Trade is a trade between a whole bunch of people at once. BoardgameGeek has developed an algorithm that matches the likes and dislikes of a lot of people at the same time. This make many more trades become possible.
Say person A wants the game Queen’s Necklace, and person B has a copy of it for trade, but person B doesn’t want any of A’s games and would instead like a copy of Jambo. Person C has Jambo for trade, but doesn’t want any of B’s games. But C would like Razzia, which person A is interested in trading. Although there’s no good trade between two of A, B, and C, the three together can each trade a game away to get a game they really want. The math trade algorithm figures out these fortunate coincidences, and assigns trades so that everyone gets games they want in return for trading away games they don’t. In the above example you would have these trades:
A sends Razzia to C, and gets Queen’s Necklace from B
B sends Queen’s Necklace to A, and gets Jambo from C
C sends Jambo to B, and gets Razzia from A
A circle of trades takes place among the participants and everyone gets a favorable trade.
Like any kind of game trade, this depends mostly on differing tastes. As shown by the many debates here about the “best” games, each person has different preferences and it’s quite possible for everyone in a trade to be very happy with the outcome. Because of this, math trades are often a great way to get a hard-to-find game, since one person’s old, forgotten game could be your personal treasure.
If you like learning about games, math trades also give you a good reason to find out about a lot of games you might not otherwise have seen. If you just want to trade for games you already know about, though, you can still participate in a math trade without any difficulty — just ignore the games you’ve never heard of.
Because of the algorithm used, you can only get a game you prefer over what you started with. (Or at worst, you may just keep your original game; i.e. it doesn’t trade.)
This kind of trade was originally called a “mathematical no-risk trade list.” Today, it’s simply known as a math trade.
This is a no-ship math trade of physical games and game-related items. It is primarily intended for patrons of the Nuke-Con 2016 convention in Omaha, NE. Plan to hand your trade to the recipient in person at or before the convention.
Check out Board Game Geek’s Math Trades page for detailed information.
Key Dates and Times:
Game Submissions Open: Thursday, September 1st, 2016 at 5:00 pm CDT.
Game Submissions Deadline: Saturday, September 10th, 2016 at 5:00 pm CDT.
Online Want List Submissions Open: Saturday, September 10th, 2016 at 8:00 pm CDT.
Online Want List Submissions Deadline: Sunday, September 11th, 2016 at 8:00 pm CDT.
Scrum to Exchange Games: Saturday, October 1st in the [room name] room at Nuke-Con at 9:00 am.
Geeklists:
Submission Geeklist: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/213583/inaugural-nuke-con-2016-no-ship-math-trade-submiss
Request Geeklist: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/213582/inaugural-nuke-con-2016-no-ship-math-trade-request
Discussion Geeklist: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/213581/inaugural-nuke-con-2016-no-ship-math-trade-discuss
Register now with Board Game Geek and subscribe to the Math Trades Forum if you’d like regular Trade updates.
Magic players! Like the Modern format? Legend Comics & Coffee is hosting a $1K Modern Tournament on Saturday, October 1st, 2016 at Nuke-Con!
$10 to play in the tournament once you have your convention badge.
There is still time to purchase a convention badge at pre-registration price over at the Fallout Shelter.
With $1,000 to divvy out, don’t miss out!
Nuke-Con’s Weekend of Games is happening Sept 30 – Oct 2, 2016.
Watch the schedule develop at our Fallout Shelter