The name Shipwreck Dice comes from a D&D character, Trixie Rosznar, a swashbuckling rogue who started her adventures after a disaster near Waterdeep. IYKYK.
Shipwreck Dice The Business is run by Captain Sasha Smoot of Omaha, NE. During the day, Captain Smoot is an elementary strings teacher, but during their free time they make dice and other gaming accessories at home. This will be Shipwreck’s fourth vendor landfall and its third time as a vendor at Nuke-Con.
We recently celebrated 20 incredible years as part of the world’s best gaming community, and we’re deeply thankful for the support and camaraderie that has made this journey possible! We opened on June 18, 2004 in the heart of Bellevue, near Offutt Air Force Base, and we were warmly welcomed by the community. . On July 18, 2015, we proudly opened our second location in West Omaha, enabling us to serve more gamers across different parts of the city.
The Game Shoppe hosts weekly game events, leagues, and tournaments. We also offer regularly scheduled game nights, giving the community even more opportunities for gaming — and who doesn’t want that? Our helpful and knowledgeable staff are always ready to provide recommendations or demonstrate a game, making them just one more reason why we’re the Omaha metro’s best gaming destination.
Starcruiser Studios is an arts and entertainment collective that is composed of indie comic book creators, graphic artists, writers, poets, and podcasters. Whether it’s a full-length comic book with a fully produced downloadable read along narrative, a one of a kind commissioned art piece, or a family friendly co-op battle card game, all of us at Starcruiser Studios are pushing the dimensions of what art and entertainment can be!
I’m a local Omaha author who just published my first novel, A Burnt Offering! After a year of hard work writing and editing, my fantasy book is being received with excellent reviews on Amazon and elsewhere. Swing by my booth to check it out!
With thousands of board games released every year and the hundreds already in your closet, it’s hard to decide which one’s up next. Not to worry – our friends at Our Family Plays Games are bringing some of the hottest to Nuke-Con. AND they’ll show you how to play!
This year’s selections:
If you want to be sure of a seat at the table, make sure to buy your badge here and then go to the schedule to reserve a spot.
The Hermit’s Homebrew Podcast is a growing D&D and TTRPG podcast based out of the Omaha area. Hosted by Nathan (@CrazyhermitDM), the podcast always strives to provide a positive message about gaming, whether among your friends or in the wider gaming community.
Nathan is regularly joined by his two close friends Chase (Kilk) and Brent (@Langeministudio). Subjects often range from current affairs in the TTRPG community, to ways to improve your own home game, to even talking about their own D&D home game.
This year’s Nuke-Con t-shirt, featuring art by Fredd Gorham, celebrates the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons.
While there will be a few available for purchase during the convention, your best bet (and to make sure you can get your size) is to pre-order your shirts now!
You can order your shirts here until September 9.
Laser Bear Industries is a 3D Printing, 3D Design, Electronics Engineering, and specialty Laser Marking company based in Omaha Nebraska. We specialize in making custom solutions for gaming in many forms from tabletop, to card, and video gaming.
We are a “for gamers by gamers” company that sticks true to our desire to make things that we want to use in our own gaming sessions. We were founded in 2019, and come from a background of 3D modeling, 3D printing, and electronics design going back more than a decade.
You can find fantastic dice towers, fancy dice storage, custom deck boxes, fidget toys, and much more at our booth. We also take custom orders and are able to print on demand for anything from minis to cosplay pieces if you provide a valid printable file for the project.
Be sure to stop by during the con and peruse the Laser Bear’s goods!
Tim is a born and raised Iowa native. He began his creative journey at age 4 composing piano music; his interest in game development began while he was in college. His first published game was spawned from an abandoned D&D homebrew campaign which eventually became the naval strategy game Old Salt.
After successfully Kickstarting a campaign to manufacture and fulfill Old Salt, Tim developed a program called Little Creators Club which teaches elementary kids how to design their own games. Little Creators partners with elementary schools with the goal of helping kids take a step away from consumerism toward being lifelong creators, makers, and designers. We’ve also offered Little Creators at a few breweries in the Des Moines Metro for families and friends to design board games as a fun, creative activity.
What’s new and on the horizon? Aside from Little Creators Club programming and Old Salt, Tim is working on a variety of projects, but the two he is most excited about are a workout gamification program designed for gamers and a kids book building program for NICU parents. Practicing what he preaches, he is in pursuit of lifelong creativity!
For more on Old Salt or Little Creators Club, check out NeverBoardGames.com.
For more about Tim Ferry, look for him in the Main Game Hall or at the Game Design Panel.
Rumors abound that X-wing gaming is dead. Not so! The rules, the minis, the gamemasters – those are all still around.
Play this fast-moving minis game with Adam Steffes, Christopher Gaddie, and Shane Dostal. You’ll have four chances over the weekend to learn how – check the schedule here.
Remember to buy your badge before September 9.
Cut the chatter, Red 2. Accelerate to attack speed.