It is also where the Spirit of warpcon is handed out, a perpetual award given out each year for contributions to gaming in Cork. Warpcon was a joint winner, along with Gaelcon, of the "Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming" for the charity auctions run each year. Warpcon was known for its Saturday night Club Warpcon event where the convention sold tickets to a private night club in Cork city. Previous special guests have come from a range of different backgrounds. Warpcon 17: John Kovalic, and Gar Hanrahan. Warpcon 18: John Kovalic and gameworkshop's Jervis Johnson. Warpcon 19: John Kovalic and David Nykl. Warpcon 28: John Kovalic. Warpcon 29: Ross Mullan. Warpcon XXX Diarmad O'Donoughe  As a part of previous Warpcons, on the lower grounds of University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork, the UCC Medieval Renaissance society has run The Battle of the Flags event. The 'Flags', as it was commonly known was the 'rebated steel' medieval combat competition open to anyone who has fought or trained with the society previously. Though the rules changed from year to year, up to twelve teams of up to eight fighters took each other on in a melee. The aim was to capture as many other teams flags as possible, by tagging each member of the opposing teams with 'kill shots'.