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On this page, you will find Geek Native's latest convention coverage. Articles talk about convention announcements, cancelled conventions or even new conventions. Online or physical conventions are both covered.

You can find our convention calendar here and this living infographic of convention topic and scale.

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Read all of Geek Native's posts about Convention. This collection covers topics in Tabletop & RPGs, Geek Stuff, and The Lost Archives.

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Origins attendance up 11% overtaking Gen Con in the tabletop games category

June 26, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

Visitor numbers to Origins is up 11% and that takes turnstile attendance to 71, 237.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: convention, gen con, Origins Game Fair

Which are the largest geeky conventions in the world?

June 14, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 7 Comments

A living treemap showing the relative size and categories of dozens of geeky conventions around the world.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: convention, gen con, Origins Game Fair, stats, uk games expo

Which 2017 UK RPG or board games convention is best?

January 13, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Is it hard keeping up to date with the convention scene? I find it a challenge. There are some giant gaming conventions in the States and then Wizard World runs a host of comic cons. In the UK there are still some dominant conventions but I find the landscape is much more fragmented. Luckily, gamer […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: convention

First authors confirmed for Dragonmeet 2013

September 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dragonmeet is the one day London based RPG convention run by British publisher Cubicle 7. Dragonmeet 2013 will be held at the Kensington Town Hall again, on Saturday the 7th of December with doors opening at 10am. Geek Native has confirmed that guest authors for the convention this year already include Kenneth Hite and Robin […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: convention, dragonmeet, Kenneth Hite, robin d laws

Conpulsion – 2003

August 27, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A good start is vital. Pick the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day, secure a student union where booze is already incredibly cheap and hold the convention there. Do this in Scotland and be sure to invite lots of Irish gamers too. Oh I know.

Filed Under: The Lost Archives Tagged With: convention, edinburgh

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