Gamicon
41.663062°N 91.538268°W﻿ / 41.663062; -91.538268 Gamicon is Iowa's longest-running non-gambling game convention, currently held at the Marriott Hotel in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Gamicon ALPHA was sponsored by the Science Fiction League of Iowa Students (SFLIS). Gamicon later incorporated as a not-for-profit organization, then merged with the Mindbridge Foundation. Each Gamicon was numbered using the Greek alphabet until Gamicon Omega. After that, the conventions were named by their number on the Periodic Table. Gamicon Gallium will be held on February 23-25, 2024 at the Cedar Rapids Marriott in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Gamicon features board games, card games, role-playing games, miniature games and computer games Gamicon's attendance averages 500-600 attendees, and is the longest running gaming convention in Iowa. Alpha - 1991 - Roger Moore, Dragon Magazine Beta - 1992 - Zeb and Helen Cook, TSR Gamma - 1993 - Erick Wujcik, Amber RPG Delta - 1994 - Jonathan Tweet, RPG Designer Epsilon - 1995 - Cathy Klessig, Phage Press Zeta - 1996 - Richard Tucholka, Tri Tac Systems & Cathy Klessig, Phage Press Eta - 1997 - Aaron Allston & Lester Smith Theta - 1998 - James Ernest, Cheapass Games Iota - 1999 - John Blaska, Dragon Epic Kappa - 2000 - Chris Clark, Inner City Games Lambda - 2001 - Jonathan Tweet, RPG Designer Mu - 2003 - Jolly Blackburn, Kenzer & Co. Nu - 2004 - Shane Hensley, Deadlands Xi - 2005 - Robert J. Schwalb, Green Ronin Publishing Omicron - 2006 - Matt Snyder, Chimera Creative Pi - 2007 - Luke Reed, Jerry Shomberg, Fantasy Flight Games Rho - 2008 - Fantasy Flight Games Sigma - 2009 - Brian Wood & Jeff Brawley, Hyperion Games Tau - 2010 - King Zombie - Artist GOH, Tyler Walpole Upsilon - 2011 - Guest Cancelled last minute - Artist GOH, Tyler Walpole Phi - 2012 - Jay Tummelson, Rio Grande Games - Artist GOH, Tyler Walpole Chi - 2013 - Clinton Boomer, RPG Writer - Artist GOH, Tyler Walpole Psi - 2014 - Chris O'Neill & Dan Landis, Kobolds Ate My Baby - Artist GOH, Tyler Walpole Omega - 2015 - Dan Proctor, Goblinoid Games - Artist GOH, Tyler Walpole At which point we ran out of alphabet and moved to the Periodic table of the elements... Manganese - 2016 - Curt Covert, Smirk & Dagger Games - Artist GOH, Tina Bongorno Iron - 2017 - Ken Hite (Podcaster) - Artist GOH, Steven Groom Cobalt - 2018 - Kane Klenko, Renegade Games - Artist GOH, Aaron Riley Nickel - 2019 - Stephen Buonocore, Stronghold Games - Artist GOH, Terry Pavlet Copper - 2020 - Clair Hoffman, D&D Adventurers League - Artist GOH, Steven Groom Zinc - 2021 - VIRTUAL due to Covid. No guest. Gallium - 2022 - Jon Lonngren, Fallen Dominion Studios Germanium - 2023 - Dexter Dakota, Barely Suitable Games It is supported by the Mindbridge Foundation, which also supports Icon and AnimeIowa. Official Website