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.
Tag: games
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Nuke-Con Out and About at Great Plains Game Festival!
Friday 3/28, Saturday 3/29, and Sunday 3/30 will be Great Plains Game Festival in Lincoln, and Nuke-Con will be there!
GPGF hosts the full spectrum of tabletop games. Nuke-Con will present four of this year’s hot games — Trio, Cities, Cabanaga and Castle Combo – plus a favorite dice game called Naasii.
We’ll be there all weekend. Look for us in the hot pink shirts in the Yankee Hill room!
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The Hermits Homebrew Podcast
Come sit in on a cozy listen from The Hermits podcast talking with CrazyhermitDM listen to a chat with Oakleysnerdnook.They used Nuke-Con for their atmosphere so you can feel like you’re right there with them. The group talks about many things, where they get their wood, how Oakley started, how they go to different conventions over the mid-west and truly so much more. It’s like sitting next to a group of friends enjoying each others company.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QxFrRZKiGLuyHLIxwuvkU– Part 1 of episode 19
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2i8s8hDpIYipwejJFBqg12– Part 2 of episode 19
“CrazyhermitDM hosts a podcast about Tabletop RPGs with focus on Dungeons and Dragons style play and a variety of other roleplaying systems. CrazyHermitDM, LangeMiniStudio, and Kilk explore many topics relevant to the tabletop gaming scene!”
Nuke-Con 2025 Oct 3rd-5th
Mid-America Center Council Bluffs IA
Don’t forget to come join us this year!
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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!
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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!
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Dead Games Day!
Free Aftershock: Dead Games Day
On November 2 Nuke-Con is holding a game day and fundraiser featuring those games that just don’t see much table time in your house.
You can:
· Schedule a game you want to play, so people will know it’ll be there. The schedule is open now.
· Play a game someone else brings, so the game will be happy to know people still love it.
· Donate a game to the Garage Sale so it can find a new home and Nuke-Con can earn a little money to keep the convention great!
The Aftershock will run from 10 am to 10 pm at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. No charge to come and play! Food and drink will be available.
See you there!
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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!
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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!
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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. -
Pa-Pa-Pa-Panels!
Adventure Design Panel
Come and join in with a variety of local adventure writers and designers as they offer up their various gems of wisdom. As the Panelists are there for you, questions and answers and audience participation will be highly encouraged during this panel talk.
Are you feeling adventurous enough to attend?
Game Design Panel
Are you interested in designing or making your own games? Do you have a great idea for a game but not sure how or where to start? Want to hear some tips and pointers on the best ways to design your game? Or do you even just want to hear some amusing anecdotes about the game designing process? If so, then this panel is for you!
The panel features a variety of people with years of experience designing board games, role-playing games, card games and others
Since design is a process of designing, building, testing, and improving the product, audience participation will be very welcome.
Are you game?
You can see more information and get the times at the schedule here.