YO HO, HO, HO, A Pirate’s dice for me!
AHOY MATEYS! We are happy to shout from the crow’s nest that Shipwreck Dice has set sail and heading back to Nuke-Con Island again this year!
Captain Sasha Smoot of Shipwreck Dice produces custom polyhedral dice…
or, as the website says, “a treasure chest full of shiny, clickety-clackety loot”!
If yer treasure be dice matey’s, we’ll then you’ll find plenty to plunder here!
Take a closer look at all the Shipwreck’s bounty at https://shipwreckdice.com/.
Gaming at Joe’s (another new face at Nuke-Con) sells board games and other board game related items, such as dice, dice bags, and jewelry.
“All my work has its roots in realism and the challenge is to accurately depict the images in my mind. My work ties together realms of reality and fantasy, with forays into the elements of the world around me. The goal is to create fantasy worlds that other people can imagine themselves traveling to…”
As you can see above, Joe is also an indie game designer, so when you visit his booth be sure to ask him about what he’s working on right now.
“My passion is to tell stories, making games allows me to take my stories and bring them to life, though either video games or physical games such as board games and card games. I have found that games have two benefits for people, they both allow people to come together and create a bond, and they also allow people to escape to that world and take a break from their day-to-day life.”
Joe has got a great display of his creations over at http://gamingatjoes.com/.
We’re delighted to welcome back long-time dealer Tabletop Adventures!
The fine folx at Tabletop Adventures produce and sell all kinds of resources for all kinds of harried gamemasters! Or, in their own words…
Tabletop Adventures publishes a variety of resources for roleplaying games, with the harried Game Master in mind. We make products we’ve always wished were available! Our descriptions help you easily bring your worlds to life in a quick and simple manner. Browse our products to see what suits your fancy!
You can visit their shop at http://www.tabletopadventures.com/.
Staffer Steve here,
I wanted to remind all you Nuke-Heads that our May Aftershock Game Day is but a few days away; Saturday, May 27th to be exact. Also as a reminder, you can read all about game details, times, location, and pricing details simply by clicking here.
And as the big day is almost upon upon us (you can feel the rumbling already), we’ll be closing out the game registrations at midnight on Thursday, May 25. So, if you haven’t yet and still want to, click this here link to register, schedule and list your game.
Remember, we’re also looking for donations (and buyers) for our Quick Sale Table of gently used games — click the link for details.
See you on Saturday!
If you’ve got a sweet tooth craving for some tasty RPG treats, then the Aftershock is the just the candy shop you’ve been looking for!
Our cadre of seven DMs will be presenting some D&D Adventurer’s League,
some D&D Learn to Play for the curious, the new Dungeon Crawl Classics
0-level funnel adventure and a ShadowDark RPG 0-level dungeon crawl!
You can see the full (ever-changing) schedule of games here.
Learn more — times and costs — here.
See you at the Aftershock!
Staffer Steve here, and I…
Wait… do you feel that?
I haven’t felt one of these in over two years!
THE AFTERSHOCKS HAVE RETURNED!
For those you new to the sensation of an Aftershock, allow me to explain…
Periodically, Nuke-Con arranges for one-day special game events, known as “Aftershocks”, which are held at locations around the Omaha area.
They have returned… and our first Aftershock in over two years is taking place at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church!
We will need GM’s! We will need game hosts! And we will need gamers… so many gamers!
We will have board games! and tabletop RPGs! and miniatures! Bring your friends! Everybody is welcome! We must all Escape Reality, one game at a time!
The Aftershock happens May 27th, 2023 at 10AM and goes to 10PM, for twelve hours worth of Escaping Reality.
Get your tickets at the door for $5 per person for the entire day (or take $1.00 off with a donation of two cans of food for the church’s food pantry)!
I’ll see you there!
UPDATE: I just received word that Nuke-Con artist extraordinaire Fredd Gorham will be hosting an Artist Jam at the Aftershock, so we’re calling all artists to the event!
It’s a busy week for the staff.
Are you coming into town for the event or just want to make it easy to crash after a day of gaming? We have a Nuke-Con rate ($89.00 before taxes and fees) that is available through 09/05/2022. You can book by calling (712) 322-8282 or 1 (800) 333-3333.
You have until the 09/02/2022 at 6:00pm to get your event submitted for the convention book. Getting into the program book means you qualify for the badge reimbursement. Information about reimbursement, additional info, and other rules GMs must follow can be found here.
First, if you haven’t seen it yet, check it out.
If you already bought your badge, you can still buy a shirt separately. Or grab a shirt while you’re buying a badge! The catch – there is a deadline! You must order your shirt by 09/01/2022 6:00pm.
You’ll still have to wait until 09/02/2022 for our official decision on the updates to our mask policy. Regardless of the policy, we are selling an updated mask this year.
If we get enough orders by 09/09/2022, we’ll place the order. Get yours now.
We are moving out the pre-registration deadline to 09/09/2022 at 6:00pm. That gives everyone a little extra time to look at the schedule and decide what to play. Which you definitely should be doing!
Prerequisite:
Prerequisite: a few spare hours during Convention Weekend and a willingness to help people have a good time. It’s an easy way to earn back some (or all!) of your badge cost! If you think you have some time to spare and would like to help out, contact us via volunteers@nuke-con.com.
You’ve got a game you’ve been dying to share and you’ve been looking for someone to share it with. A new RPG, board game, or maybe a little miniature war-game mayhem? Perhaps some classic AD&D? 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. Submit your game today!
Nuke-Con 2022 is September 23rd-25th.
The deadline for having a game in the program book is September 2nd at 6:00pm.
By running a game at Nuke-Con you agree to our convention rules and code of conduct as well as our Game Master rules.
We have a FAQ that has many common questions answered. If that doesn’t have what you’re looking for, we have several ways for you to get hold of us.
Facebook or Twitter
Discord
Email: GM Coordinator or Convention Coordinator
Whoosh! Nuke-Con 2021, The Return of the Weekend of Games, is a wrap!
We had a great convention. We heard over and over how good it was to see our people again, and it was also exciting to see so many new folks (and so many child-folks!).
Many, many thanks to our sponsors (Tabletop Adventures, Our Family Plays Games, VZ3D, and Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty), our merchants, our play organizers, our game masters, and our gamers. You make the convention stimulating and fun! Thanks also to the Mid-America Center for a lovely venue and to its staff for keeping us safe, fed and hydrated. My own special thanks to the Nuke-Con staff and volunteers for the (literally) hundreds of hours they work to achieve a smooth event. It takes all of us to make the Weekend.
Through the generosity of donors and buyers, our gamer garage sale, charity raffle, and dollar donations made an enormous collection for Extra Life / Children’s Hospital Foundation. You folks are fantastic!
Watch this space for news about next year’s Nuke-Con on September 23, 24, and 25, 2022! Until then!
Norajane McIntyre
aka The GodMom
Nuke-Con
At our new location, the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, we’ve got room for all kinds of games from Apples to Apples all the way through Warhammer (and beyond, if you can think of any). Game registration is open now. All slots are currently available.
We
Need
You!
BONUS! We’ll have our Discord channel active over the weekend, too, so if you need a virtual tabletop, we’ve got you covered!
Don’t forget: September 24, 25, and 26, 2021. $30 for full weekend preregistration through September 1st 10pm.
We are looking forward to seeing you!