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
Nuke-Con has had 30+ years of great times. That’s because of the planning that happens during the 51 weeks between one convention and the next. There are specific people responsible for specific jobs, but everybody adds to the stew of ideas before we serve up the result.
The Site Coordinator involves working with the venue staff before, during and after the con. They plan how we’re going to use our space. They discuss physical needs (tables, chairs, electricity, water, AV equipment — and more) with the venue and Nuke-Con staff. It helps to have spatial vision for layout, and they’ll need to be the calm center in the middle of the crisis — because there always seems to be some issue to be solved.
Since gamers are curious people who love to tell stories, Nuke-Con often invites experienced and notable people in the game industry as guests. The Guest Liaison’s job is to make our guests welcome and comfortable. This volunteer will help select and confirm the guests; assist with travel arrangements; coordinate each guest’s schedule during the weekend; and make sure they have enough to eat and drink.
Nuke-Con’s periodic games days are called Aftershocks. They are single-day events that are held at game stores or other places where gamers gather. A lot of the functions of the full convention also happen for the Aftershocks (site coordination, scheduling, table assignments, maybe a raffle) but on a much, much smaller scale. The Aftershock Coordinator is usually the single person who puts it all together.
Work on these jobs (and others!) is spread throughout the year. Volunteers for all of these positions will be back-ups for the current holder and we hope that the volunteer will eventually take full responsibility once they feel they understand and are comfortable with the job.
If any of these jobs interest you, or if you just want to get involved in the planning process, please contact volunteers@nuke-con.com. We’d love to have you in the Nuke-Con family.
Clean out your gaming closets and turn your unwanted geekery into cash!
Sell your gaming gear at the Nuke-Con Gamer Garage Sale on Saturday, October 5th from 12pm-2pm. This is your chance to unload those old games, consoles, collectibles, books, and more to folks who want to give them a new home.
Don’t miss this opportunity to make some extra cash and help other gamers find their next favorite treasure! With the new “G2G model”, you set the pricing and you receive all the money!
Spaces still available and some will be able to be purchased at the con. Details here https://www.nuke-con.com/gamer-garage-sale/
A number of functions at Nuke-Con involve people-facing work, handling money, and using the computer programs that we’ve developed.
Registration is the first stop for our guests when they come into the convention space.
Some guests will already have paid for their badges and the volunteers will only need to hand out badge packets (and sometimes tshirts or other merch). Some guests will buy their badges at the door, and volunteers at this position will be taking payment (cash or Square) and entering the guests’ data into our system. Anyone at the Registration desk will be fielding questions from gamers throughout the weekend.
Since Pre-Reg and Registration are actually two different jobs, let us know which one you’d be more comfortable with.
This is where gamers actually sign up for games, and it’s where GMs receive their table rosters and prize Rads. It’s another place where people come to ask questions about the events and about the convention in general. Game Reg takes care of the schedules, assigns the tables, helps find games for people who are looking, and tracks it all for future planning. Volunteers at Game Registration need to be detail oriented and they will work with our proprietary system.
Playing a game is its own reward, right? No? Well, we also have the Prize Vault.
Every scheduled game at Nuke-Con receives a certain number of Rads to be distributed among the players; the GMs also receive Rads to thank them for their time. The Prize Vault is where people come to spend their Rads on game-related treasures both large and small. This job is mostly watching as people examine the prizes, clarifying how many Rads each prize costs, and taking the Rads in exchange for the prize.
There is some crossover training among Reg, Game Reg, and Prize Vault.
You can find descriptions of other jobs on the Nuke-Con News Feed here. If you’d like to help out, please contact volunteers@nuke-con.com.
We are a family of cosplayers (Mom & twins) located in South Central South Dakota. Having cosplayed for about 15 years, we are experienced in sewing, foam smithing, wigs & prop making. Konspiracy Cosplay is best known in our local area for our whimsical character beanies & block buddies. We do accept commissions for costumes, wigs & plushies. We also offer mending & alteration services & are comfortable working with most fabrics.
Have you wanted to see what is takes to set up the Nuke-Con? Have you wanted to help out and see what is takes to be a part of the Con? Sign up as a Volunteer and see what we have going on!
We need people during the Weekend of Games to help with these jobs:
This happens the morning of the convention. Put signs on tables and signposts; prepare Game Reg, Prize Vault, and special event areas; help vendors bring their displays and products into the convention space.
People are needed Friday from around 10 am to open.
Runners are one way the staff at headquarters keeps in touch with the rest of the convention. Runners check in with the other staff, guests, and other organizations, to make sure their weekend is going well. A runner might run errands for people (at the convention – no need to leave the space!) or keep watch at a booth while the vendor gets something to eat. They check the convention spaces to make sure trash cans aren’t full, that we have plenty of water, that chairs are pushed in and trash is picked up, and that the entire space is generally tidy.
People are needed throughout the weekend for an hour or so at a time. Ideally, we would like 2-3 people to be available during the busiest hours of the convention.
Friday open to 8pm
Saturday 9am to 8pm
Sunday 9am to 5pm
At the end of the weekend we need to put everything back in the box that it came in. During Tear Down we take the signs down; pack up the Prize Vault, Game Reg, and the special event areas; generally tidy up throughout the convention space; help vendors move their gear back to their cars. It’s a frantic but vital activity.
We need people starting about 5:30 pm and going until we’re done, no later than 7 pm.
We’ll talk about some other jobs in Parts 2 and 3 later this week.
If you’d like to help out, please contact volunteers@nuke-con.com.
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!
Fredd has worked as a freelance illustrator for many different comic book and game companies. To name just a few: SwampThing, X-Men, Avengers, Superman, Steve Jackson Games, GURPS, Palladium, Fantasy Flight Games and others.
In 2012, Fredd started Steel Angel Studios with his wife Linda to promote and sell his artwork in prints, books and other items of interest.
Fredd is the long-time host of the Artist Jam at Krypton Comics. Its purpose is to promote Omaha’s creative community of artists and like-minded individuals. The Artist Jam occurs every third Saturday of the month from 12noon till 6pm and is free to all ages.
On top of all that, Fredd is the creator of our mascots Dungin Diceroller, Magenta, and Max Damage, and he has drawn the cover and tshirt art for Nuke-Con since our first convention.
Petty Cache is your one-stop shop for all your tabletop needs! Dice, things to hold your dice, things to roll your dice in, dice you can wear, all in one place! What loot will you find in the cache?
Maybe you’ve been waiting to see what else shows up in the schedule or you’ve just been busy. Today is the last day to grab your badge before Nuke-Con 2024. It saves you time, money, and you can sign up for events before you even step in the door.
Come out for a weekend of games with your family or friends!