Gen Con
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Gen Con 2023 drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement and mask mandate for tabletop RPG convention
Tabletop’s largest US convention relaxes health and safety precautions despite ongoing pandemic.
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Free League is reincarnating Sweden’s first TRPG as “mirth and mayhem roleplaying” game Dragonbane
The Swedish tabletop invasion goes back to its roots.
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Gen Con says harassers targeting marginalised attendees are not staff or volunteers
Convention officials continue to investigate claims of targeted hate speech and threats of violence.
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Nigerian board game company Nibcard has won the Diana Jones 2021 award
The committee says it chose Nibcard for its efforts to steward a growing tabletop movement in West Africa.
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Gen Con’s day-one crowd left attendees and online onlookers worried despite safety guidelines
The board game and TTRPG convention proved unable to enforce vaccination cards, relying on masks and best safety practices.
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Quest, Alien and Mörk Borg among nominees for best RPGs of the year at 2020 ENnie Awards
Mech RPG Lancer withdrawn from shortlist in opposition to 2017 controversy.
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US board game convention Gen Con is cancelled for the first time in its 50-year history
Online event announced in wake of COVID-19 concerns.