El (of Art by El) travels all over the Midwest with custom dice, stickers, planners, and more! We’re very glad to welcome her back to Nuke-Con 2025.
Author: Jojo Sonnenfield
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Vendor Shout-out The Game Shoppe
The Game Shoppe has been a Friendly Local Game Store and center of gaming activity in Bellevue and Omaha for more than two decades. We’re so pleased to have them back with us at Nuke-Con 2025!
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Vendor Shout-out Captain Wells Studio
Heather and Aaron at Captain Wells Studio work in a variety of mediums including charcoal, oil paint, watercolors, and acrylic paints. They’re local folk and Nuke-Con veterans. What will they bring this year?
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Shirt Countdown
Just to brag a little about how awesome Fredd Gorham is for making our shirt again this year! It shows off Magenta, Max Damage, and Dunjin Diceroller well — not to mention their new generation friends.
Don’t wait to get your own. You can get your tshirt here while buying a badge. Already have a badge but didn’t get a shirt? It’s not too late! Add one here.
Pre-Ordered shirts can be picked up at the registration desk at con.
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Can’t Make Gen Con? Join in Gen Can’t
The Game Shoppe Bellevue will join with Nuke-Con on Saturday Aug 2 from 11am-8pm to bring the unconventional Con to you! There will be plenty of games and snacks to keep you going all day, so bring friends and family to join in on the fun.
No entry fee! No table fee! No table reservations required!
Want to show off a game? Register to run now!
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Call for Game Masters
We are looking for Game Masters of all game types to come join us at Nuke-Con this year! With this being our 35th year we are excited to have a space to allow gamers young and old to come run games.
Is there a board game you would love to share with others? Come and show it off. If you have a table campaign that you want some players to dive into, bring the joy to our space. Looking for game enthusiasts to beta test or demo your new creation, our folks love it! Wage epic battles with minis? Look no further!
Pick your day and time, describe your game, tell us how many players you want at your table, and we’ll do the rest.
Register your game here.
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Hotel Block!
Hotel block announcement time! We are again having our Hotel block with Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Council Bluffs, IA
You can book online or via phone (712) 318-5706 and ask to put in the Nuke-Con block.
Rates are $129 (plus taxes and fees) a night and rooms are going fast! Come join us and stay close to the con by staying at the Inn.
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Gen Can’t
Gen Can’t is coming!
The Game Shoppe Bellevue is hosting Gen Con Alternate events July 31 to Aug 3, and Nuke-Con is partnering with them to celebrate tabletop gaming at the local level. We’ll be running games at the store on Saturday, August 2 from 11 am to 8 pm.
No entry fee! No table fee! No table reservations required!
Want to share your favorite game? Register to run it now at https://www.nuke-con.com/fs/submit-event/83/Aftershock+2025.2+-+Gen+Can’t
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Upcoming Game Days — Two of Them!
Aftershock Yellow Cake on Saturday, July 19 from 10 am to 10 pm at Holy Cross Lutheran Church . There will be games for everybody, but if you like historical miniature wargaming, this is the one for you! Full details here.
Gen Can’t at The Game Shoppe Bellevue at 1406 Harlan Dr, Bellevue, NE all weekend 11am-8pm for those who just can’t make the drive to Indianapolis. Nuke-Con will be there on on Saturday, August 2 Nuke-Con is partnering with The Game Shoppe Bellevue to celebrate tabletop gaming at the local level.
No entry fee! No table fee! No table reservations required with hot board games, vintage board games, and who knows what else.
Register your games for Gen Can’t here.
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SciShow Showcases older Games.
Come take a look and learn how humans of the past made games and how they made them! The 5 games they talk about are Patolli, Polis/Latrunculi, Alquerque, Hounds and Jackals, The Royal Game of Ur. Some of these games date back older than 200B.C. Nothing cooler then watching games evolve over time and our current takes on them.