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Savage Bear Podcast – Pathfinder games
We are Savage Bear Podcast, an Australian podcast playing through tabletop RPGs. Currently, we are unfolding a story in a Pathfinder 2nd Edition campaign set within the world of Golarion.
Each RPG session at GAMMA.CON 2022 will run for around 2 hours and come in both Dungeons and Dragons 5e and Pathfinder 2e flavours. Each session is on a first registered, first served basis.
If you want to participate you can sign up here! RPG SIGN-UP
TableTop Dev Showcase
Local and interstate developers can now register to showcase their independent games at the AIE/GamePlus Indie Game Dev Showcase at GAMMA.CON 2022.
GAMMA.CON offers great fun for fans of tabletop gaming!
- Indie Game Showcase
- Tournaments and Showcase Matches
- Supporters
NOW FULLY ALLOCATED
Email info@gammacon.org.au to enquire about the waitlist
AIE Game Dev Showcase
State of Mind Games
Wild, Wonderful, & Weird Is a 2-player strategy game about the impact of feral animals on native animals. Games take 20-30 minutes.
It’s all mine! Is a 2-4 player game exploring the conflict of land use between conservancy, residential estates, & mining. Games take 10-20 minutes.
They will also be trading at GAMMA@Night
Tin Star Games
Tin Star Games makes unique tabletop roleplaying games. From the dark word of angels vs demons to the tongue-in-cheek police procedural and on to even stranger things, you’ll find things you’ve never imagined in their indie RPG catalogue.
Arkenforge
The Master’s Toolkit is the ultimate tool for in-person tabletop games. Build animated maps, set the scene with immersive audio, and manage your campaigns all in the one location
They will also be trading at GAMMA@Night
GAMMA.CON 2022 Tabletop Gaming Program
Tabletop gaming is all about moving psychical objects with your hands, rolling dice to determine action and using your mind to calculate odds or probabilities based on numbers. At GAMMA.CON 2022, we’ll have a full complement of game types ranging from controlling tiny soldiers, moving pieces around a game board, strategically throwing down cards or entering a fantasy world of your own imagination.
BOARD GAME LAND
Board Game World (Murray Room)
LFG Board Game Library
Our friends at LFG Australia (retail.lfg-aus.com.au) have generously provided a massive library of their very best board games for attendees of GAMMA.CON 2022 to play all weekend in our Board Game Land! If your only familiarity with board games is playing ‘Snakes and Ladders’ this is a great way to come and see what is making board gaming so big in recent years, our expert volunteers will guide you through the basics of gameplay. Of course if you’re an old pro and want to get right into it and get some gaming done, come with some friends or join a pick up group to get the most out of your Table Top activities over the weekend. Everyone welcome and everything is free to play!
Warhammer
Have you ever passed a store or event and laid eyes on Warhammer? The tabletop game that pits collections of wonderfully painted miniatures against each other in tactical battles. Have you ever wondered what it was and how you play it? Well you’re in luck, our partners at Warhammer Belconnen will be attending GAMMA.CON 2022 all weekend with free learn to play sessions as well as painting demonstrations which include a miniature you get to paint and take home! Have a chat to the staff about the game, the hobby, its lore and pick up plenty of other freebies (while stocks last).
AKIKAMBARA (akicards.com.au) will be running a 1000 point Warhammer tournament from 11am to 5pm on Sunday 24th July so bring your best army and compete for some awesome prizes!
| Time | Saturday 23rd July | Sunday 24th July |
| 10:00 AM | Convention opens by 10am | Convention opens by 10am |
| 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Free Play Board Games from LFG Library | Free Play Board Games from LFG Library |
| 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Learn to Play Warhammer and free painting demos | Learn to Play Warhammer and free painting demos |
| 5:00 PM | CONVENTION CLOSE | CONVENTION CLOSE |
| 6:00 PM | @NIGHT OPENS | |
| 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Free Play Board Games from LFG Library | |
| 10:00 PM | TABLETOP FINISH FOR THE NIGHT |
CARD GAME ARENA
Akikambara Card Game Arena (Swan Room)
Collecting cards isn’t all there is to it! Each brand of card game comes with different rules and setups that need to be adhered to if you want your card collection to rule the roost. Our partners at AKIKAMBARA (akicards.com.au) are running extensive sessions on multiple card games all weekend, both for the seasoned veteran of the total new comer.
All weekend AKIKAMBARA will be running learn to play session for both the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as well as Magic the Gathering. If you have ever wondered what these games were about and how they worked this is the perfect time to sit down and learn the ropes with a knowledgeable teacher. You’ll even get FREE starter cards packs and other goodies to help you on your new card adventure (while stocks last).
If you already know your way around a pack of cards then grab your best My Hero Academia or Metazoo decks and join one of our action packed tournaments. MHA on Saturday and Metazoo on Sunday from 11am to 5pm. Entry is free, prizes are huge and players will receive a free GAMMA.CON/AKIKAMBARA playmat and other bonuses just for taking part (while stocks last).
For those attending @Night there will be a free Magic the Gathering ‘Drink and Draft’ it’s first come, first serve so grab a bevvy and come try your luck!
| Time | Saturday 23rd July | Time | Sunday 24th July |
| 10:00 AM | Convention opens by 10am | 10:00 AM | Convention opens by 10am |
| 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Learn to Play Magic the Gathering | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Learn to Play Magic the Gathering |
| 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Learn to play Final Fantasy TCG | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Learn to play Final Fantasy TCG |
| 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | SIGN UP 10AM-11AM My Hero Academia Hero Training Tournament (5 rounds of games with a break in the middle) | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | SIGN UP 10AM-11AM Metazoo Tournament (5 rounds of games with a break in the middle) |
| 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Warhammer 1000-point game tournament | ||
| 5:00 PM | CONVENTION CLOSE | CONVENTION CLOSE | |
| 6:00 PM | @NIGHT OPENS | ||
| 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Magic the Gathering Drink and Draft | ||
| 10:00 PM | TABLETOP FINISH FOR THE NIGHT |
THE RP DUNGEON
The RP Dungeon (Torrens Room)
Watched Stranger things? Want to know what ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ is all about? We are running multiple 2 hour demo games throughout the weekend specifically geared to new players to come along and learn the basics. Come on in to sign up for a session.
‘Dungeons and Dragon’ session will be run by our seasoned Canberra Dungeon Masters who are locals who want to share their love of the game, with help from The Games Capital.
Another variant of table top role playing games on offer is ‘Pathfinder’, session of these games will be run by members of Australia’s own ‘Savage Bear Podcast’ (savagebearpodcast.buzzsprout.com) a team of player working their way through their own entertaining story.
| Time | Saturday 23rd July | Time | Sunday 24th July |
| 10:00 AM | Convention opens by 10am | 10:00 AM | Convention opens by 10am |
| 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Learn to Play Pathfinder x 2 Games | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Learn to Play Pathfinder x 2 Games |
| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons x 2 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons x 2 |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Learn to Play Pathfinder x 2 Games, Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons x 1 | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons x 1 |
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Learn to Play Pathfinder x 2 Games, Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons x 1 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Learn to Play Pathfinder x 2 Games |
| 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons x 1 | ||
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | LearN to Play Pathfinder x 2 Games | ||
| 5:00 PM | CONVENTION CLOSE | CONVENTION CLOSE | |
| 6:00 PM | @NIGHT OPENS | ||
| 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons x 1 | ||
| 10:00 PM | TABLETOP FINISH FOR THE NIGHT |
Indie Game Showcase
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