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  • Announcing Upcoming 2021 Events

    Great news, Fellow Gamers!

    After a long year of minimal contact with fun-stifling social distance, Nuke-Con is planning for two upcoming events to liven up 2021.

    On March 20, Nuke-Con will host its first Aftershock of the year. This is a one-day on-line event, 10 am to 10 pm. We’ll host it on our Discord server (text, audio, and video if you need it). No charge to attend, just sign up!  GMs, if you’re ready to provide a virtual escape, you can do that via our submission form. Not sure what it takes to do a virtual event? We have some starting advice here.

    AND

    We’re back this fall with our 31st Annual Convention! Change of location (the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs) but the familiar three days of games, prizes, and camaraderie – just what you’ve been waiting for!

    Save the dates September 24, 25, and 26, 2021, and watch our website and social media for more information.

    So much looking forward to seeing you all again!

  • 2021 Convention Planning Meeting

    Happy New Year, fellow gamers!

    Nuke-Con holds its first planning meeting for the 2021 convention on Wednesday, January 13 at 6:30 pm via our Discord channel. Everybody is welcome; if you’ve got ideas about what to do when we all get back together again, bring ‘em on in!

    You can join us here.

  • Attention Organized Players!

    Attention Organized Players!

    Pathfinder/Starfinder Society and Adventurers League events are live!

    See the Schedule

  • Getting Together with Discord

    Getting Together with Discord

    Welcome to Nuke-COnline, our 30th annual convention! You probably know we’ve moved to a virtual event this year, and Discord is the third-party application that we’ll be using for our text, voice, and video interface.

    For you to have access to the Nuke-Con Discord convention space, you need to buy your badge and then connect your Nuke-Con account to your Discord account. You can find the Connect button in your Nuke-Con profile page. That will give you access to the guests, vendors, and more! Grab your badge here.

    The one thing you won’t have right away is access to the virtual tables. That will be unlocked for you for the events you have signed up for. Our mascot and friendly bot, Max Damage, will grant your access to the table shortly before the event starts. Remember! The currently running game might not quite be over. Please be respectful of the GM and the players until they have wrapped up.

    We recommend downloading Discord for your computer or device before Nuke-Con weekend to get comfortable with it. Never used Discord before? They have a great help site that includes how to get started. They also have references for key combos for Windows and macOS.

    We also recommend that you use a headset. It will help cut down on echo for everyone at your virtual table. You don’t need anything fancy or expensive, but you want it to be comfortable if you plan on wearing it for multiple gaming sessions. Discord is also testing out noise suppression via Krisp, which can also improve everyone’s experience during play. If you have the option, we recommend turning it on.

    We know there will be questions. Please feel free to reach out to the staff via discord@nuke-con.com.

  • Nuke-Con 2020 Auction Update

    Online Auction!

    Since we’ve moved to a virtual convention for 2020, we’ve decided to hold an auction online as well.  Bring out those games you’ve been wanting to recycle, and the costumes you don’t wear anymore. Crafts, pictures . . . anything game or hobby related is welcome.

    You can see the full rules below, but here are the highlights:

    • Contact auction@nuke-con.com to make arrangements or ask questions.
    • Sellers need to photo and describe their lots, set their prices, and then deliver the merchandise to Nuke-Con by Saturday, September 30. 
    • We’ll post the photos in our Discord server, which is where buyers will post their bids. 
    • Bidding opens at 4 pm on Friday October 2 and ends at 12 noon on Sunday October 4. All bidding will be via the virtual convention Discord channel.
    • Winning bid gets the merch!
    • Payment must be made via PayPal by the end of the convention.
    • Nuke-Con will host a pick-up party on Monday, October 5 from 3 pm to 7 pm in the Crossroads Mall parking lot. Look for the Nuke-Con banner.

    Online Auction Rules:

    • All items submitted for auction will be assessed a fee of $1 per lot. Lots that sell will be assessed a 10% charge.
    • Sellers who choose to offer items for the benefit of Extra Life Omaha Guild will not be assessed either fee.
    • Each lot will be listed in its own Discord channel with photos, description, and the name of the seller. Interested bidders will be able to chat with buyers via Discord to ask questions about the items.
    • Anyone admitted to the convention will be able to bid.
    • Bidders will enter their bids in the chat for that lot’s room. Be careful; once a bid is entered, it can’t be withdrawn. Bids must increase by full-dollar amounts.
    • Sellers are welcome to make announcements in the #general channel on Discord, but please be respectful of other players. No spamming!
    • Sellers have the option to set a buy-out price and if a bidder meets that price the lot is sold and the bidding closes immediately.
    • For all other lots, the high bid when the auction closes at 12 noon on Sunday, October 4 is the winner.
    • Buyers who can’t make the pick-up party will need to contact auction@nuke-con.com to make other arrangements. We will mail packages at the buyer’s expense.

  • Reminder: 2020 Tshirts On Sale Now!

    How many people will remember 6-foot spacing and “zoom” gaming 6 years from now? You will, with Nuke-Con’s 2020 t-shirt!

    You can add your t-shirts to your order when you buy your $5 virtual convention registration.

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    The standard tshirt is a cotton crewneck with short sleeves.

    If you’d like something special (a v-neck, long-sleeves, wicking fabric, etc) contact tshirts@nuke-con.com for a special order.

    We’re planning a contactless pick-up-party before the convention – with Max’s Six Foot Spacing – or we can ship for an additional charge.

    Pre-orders are open now, and the deadline to make your order is September 1st. Thank you for supporting Nuke-Con! Stay safe!

  • T-Shirts 2020 Announcement

    2020 T-Shirts Now Available!

    Nuke-Con is happy to report that we have an actual, real t-shirt!

    The convention will be virtual, but the t-shirt is tangible. This year’s art (thank you, Fredd Gorham!) commemorates the extraordinary conditions we’re all facing this year.

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    You can add your t-shirts to your order when you buy your virtual convention registration.

    If you want something special not listed, email tshirts@nuke-con for pricing and ordering. We’ll set up a central pick-up location – with Max’s Six Foot Spacing – or we can ship for an additional charge. Email tshirts@nuke-con.com for more information.

    Pre-orders are open now, and the deadline to make your order is September 1st. Thank you for supporting Nuke-Con! Stay safe!

  • 2020 Convention Update

    Good evening, Fellow Gamers.

    I have to announce today that Nuke-Con has decided not to hold a face-to-face convention in October 2020.

    We also decided that we can’t let our 30th Annual Convention disappear with just a whimper, so we’re shifting gears to an online convention. It’ll be the same weekend you’ve been planning for: October 2, 3, and 4, 2020. We’re still working out details, but in the meantime we invite all GMs to talk with us about how to shift your game to one of the many available online platforms.

    You can reach Erik Luken, Game Registration, at gmreg@nuke-con.com.
    You can reach Josh Stortz for membership questions at reg@nuke-con.com.
    You can reach Speedy Coveny to talk about pre-paid booths at vendors@nuke-con.com.
    You can reach me for general questions and comments at main@nuke-con.com.
    You can also send a message to us via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/nukecon/.

    We’ll post updates as we finalize details.

    Like you, we’ve been hoping for the best but planning for the worst. The staff talked about better spacing around tables, limiting the number of people at a given table, masks, and disinfectant. We discussed the financial impact to the organization, how much we’ll miss seeing our friends, and what the Nuke-Con community might think of us whichever decision we made. In the end, we decided that we can’t, in good conscience, open an arena for possible – maybe even likely – transmission of disease.

    Thank you all for understanding.

    Norajane McIntyre
    Aka the GodMom
    Nuke-Con 2020 Convention Coordinator

  • Nuke-Con 2020 Update

    Nuke-Con 2020 Update

    As most of you know, Nuke-Con is planning for its 30th annual convention in 2020. We’ve been growing our family-friendly game convention bit by bit for all those years.

    It hasn’t always been a smooth path. For instance, when we need to move to a new location we see a dip in attendance for a year or so, until all of our gamers find us again. Our volunteer staff comes and goes, and we have to adjust to the changes. Some years the logistics are a nightmare; some years the con runs so smoothly we wonder why we need staff at all! For all these 30 years, the gamers have been the biggest reason we put in the work to present Nuke-Con. This year’s Covid-19 concerns are posing a whole new set of problems to solve, and it’s you gamers who are top-of-mind while we decide what to do this fall.

    The Nuke-Con staff is continuing to prepare for the convention on October 2, 3, and 4, 2020. However, no one knows what quarantine conditions will be like 5 months from now. If the staff finds that we aren’t able to hold our regular family-friendly, safe weekend of games we may decide, with great reluctance, to cancel the event.

    In the meantime you can help by buying your badges, scheduling your games, contacting your friends about what a great convention we are, and generally acting as though this is a normal year. If we do have to cancel, we’ll refund the cost of your badge or you’ll have the option to roll your badge over to 2021.

    Here’s a link to a really brief survey – three questions and a comment section! Please spend the extra minute or so to help us make sure we’re doing the right thing.

    We do hope to see you in October. Please be safe until then!

    Norajane McIntyre (aka The GodMom)
    2020 Convention Coordinator