Nuke-Con

Category: Activities

  • Free Game Day at Holy Cross Lutheran Church!

    Free Game Day at Holy Cross Lutheran Church!

    Staffer Steve here;

    Some of you may have attended Nuke-Con’s “Dead Games Day” event at Holy Cross Lutheran Church last weekend. Well, why not come back to Holy Cross for more gaming fun this Saturday?

    And as for those of you who missed out on last week’s game day (like myself), well then this is your 2nd chance to get in on some gaming fun!

    On Saturday, November 9th, starting at 1:00pm, Holy Cross Lutheran Church is hosting their own game day event! I’ll be there, and you’re all invited as well!

    And the best part, its a free event!

    “Join the Holy Cross family for a day of board game fun! Bring your favorite board games and some snacks & drinks & goodies to share for a fun afternoon.”

    The gaming fun starts at 1:00, and runs at a casual place that usually ends around dinner time.

    I’ll see you there!

  • The Con is over, but the Aftershocks are coming!

    The Con is over, but the Aftershocks are coming!

    Nuke Con 2024 may be dead and buried, but the games are rising to be played again!

    Every gamer has at least one of those games they used to love to play and most likely still love to play, but they’ve been sitting, dusty and neglected, for far too long.

    Most people also have at least one “extinct game”. What we mean by this is that everyone has at least one game that’s no longer in print, but is still just as much fun to play today as it was the day it rolled out of the factory.

    And in some cases, people have at least one dead game that’s been sitting on their shelves lonely and forgotten.

    Well guess what? Its time to dust off and resurrect those long-neglected dead games, because the “Dead Games” event is coming!

    Aftershock: Dead Games!

    • Who: All you gamers, of course! Alive preferred (whereas the games can be alive or dead).
    • What: Resurrecting all those venerable but dusty and neglected games you’d like to play again, and/or show others why you love that game so much!
    • When: November 2nd, 2024.
    • Where: Holy Cross Lutheran Church [Click here for the address]
    • Why: Reuse, repurpose, recycle . . . and have a good time in the process.
    • How much: No charge! Bring some cash, though, for the Sale of the Dead Games!

    Another way to bring those dead games back to life is to offer them DOA to the…

    Sale of the Dead Games!

    This is a fundraiser for the annual Nuke-Con convention. So empty out your coff – er, closet and help out your favorite convention at the same time.

    Remember: The Dead Games will live again on November 2, 2024. Bring your living friends (and their dead games) along as well!

  • The Dead Games will rise again!

    The Dead Games will rise again!

    Every gamer has at least one of those games they used to love to play and most likely still love to play, but they’ve been buried and neglected for far too long.

    Most people also have at least one “extinct game”. What we mean by this is that everyone has at least one game that’s no longer in print, but is still just as much fun to play today as it was the day it rolled out of the factory.

    And in some cases, people have at least one dead game that’s been sitting on their shelves lonely and completely forgotten.

    Well guess what? Its time to dust off and resurrect those long-neglected dead games, because the “Dead Games” event is coming!

    Aftershock: Dead Games!

    • Who: All you gamers, of course! Alive preferred (whereas the games can be alive or dead).
    • What: Resurrecting all those venerable but dusty and neglected games you’d like to play again, and/or show others why you love that game so much!
    • When: November 2nd, 2024.
    • Where: Holy Cross Lutheran Church [Click here for the address]
    • Why: Reuse, repurpose, recycle . . . and have a good time in the process.
    • How much: No charge! Bring some cash, though, for the Sale of the Dead Games!

    Another way to bring those dead games back to life is to offer them DOA to the…

    Sale of the Dead Games!

    This is a fundraiser for the annual Nuke-Con convention. So empty out your coff – er, closet and help out your favorite convention at the same time.

    Remember: The Dead Games will live again on November 2, 2024. Bring your living friends (and their dead games) along as well!

  • Free Aftershock: Dead Games Day!

    Every gamer has at least one of those games they used to love to play and most likely still love to play, but they’ve been sitting on the shelf, dusty and neglected, for far too long.

    Most people also have at least one “extinct game”. What we mean by this is that everyone has at least one game that’s no longer in print, but is still just as much fun to play today as it was the day it rolled out of the factory.

    And in some cases, people have at least one dead game that’s been sitting on their shelves lonely and forgotten.

    Well guess what? Its time to dust off and resurrect those long-neglected dead games, because the “Dead Games” event is coming!

    Aftershock: Dead Games!

    • Who: All you gamers, of course! Alive preferred (whereas the games can be alive or dead).
    • What: Resurrecting all those venerable but dusty and neglected games you’d like to play again, and/or show others why you love that game so much!
    • When: November 2nd, 2024.
    • Where: Holy Cross Lutheran Church [Click here for the address]
    • Why: Reuse, repurpose, recycle . . . and have a good time in the process.
    • How much: No charge! Bring some cash, though, for the Sale of the Dead Games!

    Another way to bring those dead games back to life is to offer them DOA to the…

    Sale of the Dead Games!

    This is a fundraiser for the annual Nuke-Con convention. So empty out your coff – er, closet and help out your favorite convention at the same time.

    Remember: The Dead Games will live again on November 2, 2024. Bring your living friends (and their dead games) along as well!

  • Wanna run your own game?

    Wanna run your own game?

    Staffer Steve checking in…

    I was just looking over this year’s Nuke-Con game schedule, and I’m happy to say that there’s more than 250 scheduled games! Board Games, Role-Playing Games, Card Games, Miniatures, Party Games, and more!

    More importantly, most of them still have seats available to reserve, and on behalf of all the Nuke-Con staff, I encourage you to poke around the schedule for yourself and sign up for some games!

    You can search for the kind of games you enjoy by using the various scroll down categories, or by simply going down the list of events and clicking on the ones that sound interesting.

    So, what are ya waiting for? Simply log into your account, visit the schedule (click the link below), and choose the events you want to play and reserve your seat at one or more of the many game events! Even if all the seats to a particular game event are taken, you can always get on the waiting list in case a player has to drop out.

    Side note: If you’re not finding a particular game that’s to your liking, then why not host or run some game events yourself? There’s still time to submit your game events into the schedule. 

  • Do You Love Tournaments?

    Do You Love Tournaments?

    Friday

    We’ve got a bunch of tournaments for you to choose from. You can see the full descriptions and reserve your place: just click on the link below, then look for .

    Saturday

    Sunday

  • Charity Raffle for Extra Life

    Charity Raffle for Extra Life

    Nuke-Con is partnering with Extra Life again! Proceeds from all the Extra Life events go to Children’s Nebraska Foundation.

    There will be many chances to be a part of this wonderful cause. Events in 2024 will include board games run by Adam and Nicole Vraspir, midway games at the Extra Life booth, and — the big one — the Charity Raffle.

    Buy raffle tickets at the Extra Life booth for $1 each (or get the bulk price 6 tickets for $5). We’ll have a number of different raffle packages; you choose where your tickets go. We’ll draw all a winner for each package on Sunday at noon and we ask that winners pick up their packages by convention close at 6 pm.

    If you’d like to donate a prize for the raffle, please contact Norajane or Nicole. We so much appreciate your generous donations and continued support.

  • The Omaha Beach Wargaming Club

    The Omaha Beach Wargaming Club

    The Omaha Beach Wargaming Club (OBWC) provides venues allowing historical and miniature gamers an opportunity to ‘get out of their basements’ and meet others with similar interests on a regular basis. We endeavor to have monthly gaming events in the Lincoln/Omaha/Council Bluffs area.

    Originally founded in 1979, this third generation was formally founded in June 2024.

    OmahaBeachWargamingClub@gmail.com 

    Facebook: Omaha Beach Wargaming Club 

  • Featured Games: D&D Adventurers League

    Featured Games: D&D Adventurers League

    The D&D Adventurers League (AL) is the current iteration of Organized Play for Dungeons and Dragons Role-Playing Game. Borne in 2014, it captures elements of the former D&D Organized Play iterations; The Role-Playing Game Network, Living Greyhawk and D&D Encounters.  AL provides players with a style of play that allows player characters to participate in a game anywhere in the world, where AL is presented, within a standardized rules set for players and DMs, and with thematically single and multi-table community events. It also forms the framework for the Dungeoncraft adventure design program, which gives content designers the opportunity to create adventures for AL Play. If you’re interested in learning more about AL, click here D&D Adventurer’s League Article, or better yet, take a look at our Schedule for Nuke-Con 2024 and see for yourself. Good Gaming All!

  • Featured Game: The Pathfinder and Starfinder Societies

    Featured Game: The Pathfinder and Starfinder Societies

    Who are the Pathfinders? We are explorers and adventurers. Heroes and scoundrels. Wizards and Champions. Pathfinder Society is the organized play system for Paizo’s Pathfinder epic fantasy role-playing game and is now in its 16th year.  

    Who are the Starfinders? We are explorers and adventurers. Techomancers and Soldiers. Protector of the Pack Worlds. Starfinder Society is the organized play system for Paizo’s Starfinder epic science-fantasy role-playing game and is now in its 7th year. Paizo is developing a second edition of Starfinder to more closely align with Pathfinder 2e. We will be offering a number of Playtest adventures for players to try out the new system.

    New players are always welcome. We typically play scenarios that last 2-5 hours. Your characters are portable to any Pathfinder or Starfinder Society event across the globe. 

    Want to give it a try? Find us in the schedule here.