Arnecon Gaming Convention

09/10/2025

We are inevitable (and distracting)! And we are a month away!

Hope to see you there: www.arnecon.com

09/10/2025

Just Added: Two Gaming Events w/Michael Mornard!

Michael started wargaming in 1972, playing Chainmail at Don Kaye’s with Gary Gygax’s sand table. Rob K***z invited him to try Gygax’s new game, Greyhawk. At the University of Minneapolis, Michael joined the Conflict Simulation Association under Prof. Phil Barker, introducing him to D&D and Gygax, leading to TSR’s Tekumel. Join Michael’s gaming events: “ROCKETSHIPS Exclamation Point!” and “OD&D - By Wargamers For Wargamers”!

Join Michael to play in his gaming events (below). It will be a blast, as always!

ROCKETSHIPS Exclamation Point!, a game of Space Adventure!

and

OD&D - By Wargamers For Wargamers : Play Original D&D as it was in 1974, in a dungeon dating back to 1973!

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09/03/2025

Special Guest Just Added! Justin Alexander

Justin Alexander is the best-selling author of So You Want To Be A Game Master and the RPG Developer at Atlas Games. He’s the co-creator of the Infinity roleplaying game, the deluxe edition of Magical Kitties Save the Day, and has previously worked with Fantasy Flight Games, Modiphius, Goodman Games, Steve Jackson Games, Dream Pod 9, Realms of Fantasy magazine, Game Trader Magazine, and many others. The Alexandrian, his Ennie Award-winning website, is a huge online resource for players and game masters alike. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Justin will be running two sessions of Mothership, the sci-fi horror TTRPG, and a "Random GM Tips" Seminar.

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ArneCon, October 10-12, Minneapolis
https://tabletop.events/conventions/arnecon-3

08/27/2025

Ticketing for events is now open to all badge holders.

If you can't get into an event, please stay tuned as we are still working on adding a few more great events.

Thanks for your support - we look forward to seeing you all!

https://ArneCon.com

Mineapolis, MN

08/20/2025

Event tickets for Patron, Earlybird, and Special Guest Dinner badge holders available now. Check your email, or just go to the link:

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07/10/2025

Lots of fun special events.
Classic Dungeons & Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, Tunnels and Trolls, War Games, Computer Games, and much more.
I expect this to be better than last years convention.
Only 3 months away! Get your badges now.
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06/19/2025

Join ArneCon for epic gaming with legends! Panel on creating campaign worlds with Sandy Petersen (Call of Cthullu), Ken St. Andre (Tunnels & Trolls), & Alexander Macris (ACKS). Play Tunnels & Trolls, Call of Cthulhu, Dungeon!, ACKS, Mutant, & Braunstein with their creators.


Minneapolis, MN • October 10-12
More information at ArneCon.com

05/29/2025

Don't Panic!
What do you do when your players wander to a city you had no plans on playing in during this session?

More of my Quick and Dirty RPG / Dungeons & Dragons referee advice.

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05/16/2025

Since so many have asked for it, here is a long video! Today, I take some of my own medicine by making a basic dungeon while you watch. There is no reason wh...

05/09/2025

ArneCon 3 Special Guest:
DAVID R. MEGARRY

Celebrating 50 Years of Dungeon!
The very first game that five-year-old David learned was the card game War, taught to him by his Grandpa Weberg. His father then taught him how to play chess. Once he learned to read, Scrabble was added to his list of games. In grade school, he enjoyed playing the Parker Brothers games Monopoly and Sorry. During high school, he discovered Avalon Hill games, and in college, he explored miniature figure gaming. Gaming has been a significant interest for him throughout his life.

In November 1972, he invented the fantasy game Dungeon!, which was published in June 1975. Remarkably, the game has gone through six editions and, after 50 years, is still in print today.

Pictured: David with his original prototype map for Dungeon!

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04/04/2025

DM: you come to a door - what do you want to do?

In this case the doorway is a link to a video where I talk about Doors in Classic RPG using the Old Rules of Dungeons & Dragons.

All I can say is it is a pet interest of mine, as I wrote an article on door symbols in RPGs for a research journal, Caerdroia.

The informal Game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM8RcFfxXnw

Let us know what you think.

03/27/2025

ArneCon 3 Special Guest:
Ronin Wong

Ronin started playing RPGs in 1980 when he found the Holmes Basic D&D set. Initially playing solo due to the lack of other gamers, he later became a DM for a group of AD&D players, despite having never seen a group play before. His unique DMing style, which involved fully portraying NPCs with voices and mannerisms, was initially surprising to the players but they ended up enjoying it. In the 90s, Ronin co-wrote the adventure "Paradise Lost" for Shadowrun 2nd edition with Nigel Findley and contributed to the Denver Boxed Set for Shadowrun. Instead of pursuing RPG writing full-time, Ronin pursued a career in music, film, and television, working as an actor, musician, composer, writer, and director. His acting career includes appearances in "Kung Fu," "Man in the High Castle," "Outer Limits," and "DC’s Legends of Tomorrow." He is best known for his role in season 4 of "The Sinner," now available on Netflix.

ArneCon 3 (October 10-12, 2025, Minneapolis, MN) Get your badges at ArneCon.com!

More to Come!