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Event Pre-registration now closed. Event registration will be available on site once you enter the convention. Tickets are available at the door.
Event Listing Legend
BG = Board Game
EG = Electronic Game
Mini = Miniature based game (collectible and non-collectible)
RPG = Roleplaying Game
TCG = Tradable Card Game
WS/P = Workshop or Discussion Panel
GottaCon 2009 is a new Canadian gaming convention to be held in Victoria British Columbia on February 6, 7 and 8, 2009. The convention doors open at 6:00pm Friday and do not close until 7:00pm Sunday (around the clock gaming for an entire weekend).
GottaCon is a broad spectrum gaming convention to be held annually that embraces the science fiction and fantasy genres, covers many related hobbies and offers a one stop experience for the fans and enthusiasts of those genres. The vision of GottaCon is to host something for everyone including tournaments in collectible/non-collectible miniatures, collectible trading cards, role-playing games, board games, and electronic games as well as special guests, demonstrations, contests, information sessions, workshops, a variety of vendors and sponsors. Our goal is to deliver a high quality and exciting environment that will establish GottaCon as an annual destination that participants will return to for years to come. February 6th, 7th and 8th of 2009 will be our inaugural show and will be taking place annually on the first weekend in February for the years to come.
GottaCon will take place at Pearkes Recreation Centre at 3100 Tillicum Rd. Victoria BC with approximately 20,000 square feet of floor space.
News
January 28, 2009
Event Preregistration will be closing on February 1, 2009 at 11:59PM.
January 26, 2009
Advance ticket sale price is now over. Full weekend price is now $40. Tickets can still be purchased online or at store locations.
January 16, 2009
All guests have been announced, we have numerous new sponsors and vendors as well as a new location you can get your tickets at. Please visit our website for more information
November 26, 2008
GottaCon Tickets now on sale, get your tickets now and start signing up for events!!
Event Listing Updates
January 29, 2009
- BG - Agricola Saturday 7PM
- BG - Pandemic 7pm Saturday
- Please note that event submissions are now closed. If you have a major event that you would like to submit to GottaCon please email ehatch@gottacon.com for consideration.
January 28, 2009
- MINIS - Warhammer Fantasy Tournament Saturday morning
- MINIS - Warhammer 40K Tournament Sunday morning
- MINIS - Field of Glory 10 mm and 15 mm Scale battles Saturday
- TCG - Vampire: The Eternal Struggle DEMO
- CHANGE - TCG - Legend of the Five Rings Constructed Friday night has been changed to a Suicide Draft Tournament
January 26, 2009
- BG - German Games - Friday night, Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon
- BG - VCON Gaming Session - Play lots of different games All weekend with VCON staff
- BG - Demo of New Game made in BC - Weapons of Mass Destruction Saturday only
- BG - Battlestar Galactica Saturday 7pm
- BG - Monsters Menace America Saturday 7pm
- RPG - Pathfinder (beta rules) - Introduction to the Original Temple of Elemental Evil
- Special Event - Xbox 360 Tournament at Silver City Victoria - Soul Calibur 4
Also stay tuned for prize announcements for some of our major tournaments.
January 21, 2009
- MINIS - Lego Brikwars x2
- RPG - Runic - Open Beta Demo x2
- Special Event - Lego - Kids Building area (all weekend)
- Special Event - Lego - Build in a Bag Contest
- Special Event - Lego - Lego - Speed Build Contest
- WS/P - Lego Basic Building Workshop - Part One
- WS/P - Lego Basic Building Workshop - Part Two
- CHANGED - Magic: The Gathering - Team Standard at Midnight Saturday has been changed to Team Sealed at 1:00PM Sunday
January 19, 2009
- BG - Interactivity Games and Stuff Multi Board Game Demos (most slots)
- BG - RoboRally
- BG - Axis and Allies (Saturday)
- BG - Settlers of Catan
CHANGED - EG - Left 4 Dead game play now a tournament as well
CHANGED - TCG - VIMC MTG Open format changed, see website or event details, now easier to take part
CHANGED - TCG - World of Warcraft TCG Championships format changed, see website or event details, now easier to take part
January 16, 2009
- BG - Zombies!!!
- RPG - Pathfinder (beta rules) - The Kobald Lair
- RPG - Crosstime Games - Elemental Axes - New Indie Game
- TCG - POKEMON Platinum Prerelease
- TCG - Ethos The TCG - Demo - New Indie TCG x2
- WS/P - Loading Ready Run Chat, Q&A session and Video Screening
- WS/P - Discussion Panels: Breaking into the Video Game Industry and Game design from start to finish
- WS/P - Discussion Panel: Movies and Games In Store for Us Over the Next 5 Years
MOVED - TCG - Pokemon Modified Constructed Tournament from slot 5 to slot 7
January 14, 2009
- RPG - B.P.R.D : Trouble in Moosonee
MOVED - RPG - Promethean the Created : Up From the Ashes from slot 8 to slot 7
January 13, 2009
- RPG - D&D 4th Edition - The Eye of Eem, New Shared Campaign: Path of the Nomad
- RPG - D&D 4th Edition - Creepy Crawlies, New Shared Campaign: Path of the Nomad
- RPG - D&D 4th Edition - Gates of Iron, New Shared Campaign: Path of the Nomad
- RPG - D&D 4th Edition - Skin Graft, New Shared Campaign: Path of the Nomad
- RPG - All Flesh Must be Eaten
- RPG - Star Wars Saga Edition - Republic Commando: Epsilon Squad x2
January 12, 2009
- BG - A Game of Thrones Board Game
- RPG - Anima - Beyond Fantasy
- RPG - Legend of the Five Rings : Plague Upon Your Lands
- RPG - Midnight Madness - 3.5 Edition D&D: Just Another Contract Killer
- RPG - Promethean the Created : Up From the Ashes
- RPG - Living Arcanis - A Confluence of Thorns x2
- RPG - Living Arcanis Premiere Event - For the People x2
- RPG - Living Arcanis - Said my Name is Called Disturbance x2
- RPG - Living Forgotten Realms - Nature’s Wrath (MOON1-1) x2
- RPG - Living Forgotten Realms - Elder Wisdom (TYMA1-1) x2
- RPG - Living Forgotten Realms - Many Hands Make Light Work (DRAG1-1) x2
- RPG - Patherfinder Society - Slave Pits of Absalom x2
- RPG - Patherfinder Society - Blood at Dalkor Manor x2
- RPG - Patherfinder Society - Eye of the Crocodile King x2
- WS/P - Discussion Panel By James Zwiers - Working in the Gaming Industry / Tips and Tricks to improve your RPG Worlds and Modules
- Updated Bleach Regional prize payout based on Score Entertainment changes
January 5, 2009
- EG - General Video Game Play on LAN and Consoles (Xbox, PS3, Wii)x8 slots
- EG - Sony PlayStation Booth x 6 slots
- EG - PlayStation: Guitar Hero Contest
- EG - PlayStation: Dance Dance Revolution Contest
- EG - PC: Counter-Strike Source Deathmatch Tournament
- EG - PC: Warcraft III Defense of the Ancients (DotA) Tournament
- EG - PC: Starcraft 2v2 Tournament
- EG - Xbox 360: Call of Duty 4 Tournament
- EG - Xbox 360: Left for Dead on the Big Screens
- EG - Xbox 360: Madden NFL 2009 Saturday Tournament
- EG - Xbox 360: Madden NFL 2009 Sunday Tournament
- EG - Xbox 360: NHL 09 Tournament
- EG - Xbox 360: Call of Duty World at War Tournament
- EG - Xbox 360: Gears of War 2 Tournament
- EG - Xbox 360: Halo 3 Tournament
- EG - Xbox 360: Battlefield Bad Company Tournament
- BG - Removed Memoir '44 (base game and Mediterranean Theater expansion) Demo
- BG - Added Memoir '44 (Campaign Book - Volume 1) Demo - Convention Premiere!
December 29, 2008
- RPG - Call of Cthulhu
- WS/P - Guest Author Dave Duncan - Reading Q&A and Book Signing
- WS/P - Guest Author Steve Erikson - Reading, Q&A and Book Signing
December 24, 2008
- BG - Axis and Allies
- BG - Swashbuckler
- BG - Monsters Menace America
December 19, 2008
- Minis: The Guns of Monte Matteo - 28mm Napoleonics using Sharp Practice rules
December 16, 2008
Added the following events
- Special Event - GottaCon 2009 Gamers Auction
- RPG Savage Worlds - Against the Orcs
- Minis WEG: Star Wars Miniatures Battles (D6) - Hammer of Destiny
- BG SPI (1981) - Spies!
- Minis Saurian Safari, 2nd Ed. - Mesozoic Mayhem
December 2, 2008
1 new terrain building event added that consists of two parts (one Saturday and one Sunday).
November 27, 2008
2 new Chaotic TCG constructed events added.
November 25, 2008
28 new events added today, check the listing by day to see the additions.
November 24, 2008
- Updated Magic events info due to Mike MacPhee announcement
November 21, 2008
- Discussion Panel By Eugene Fong Dere- Gaming Communities Past, Present, Future
- Discussion Panel By Eugene Fong Dere- Convention RPGing, why its better at a con and Comedy and Roleplaying, where do we draw the line?
November 18, 2008
- Shadows over Camelot with the Merlin's Company Expansion Demo
- Memoir '44 (base game and Mediterranean Theater expansion) Demo
- Ticket to Ride (base game) Demo
- Memoir '44 Tournament
- Ticket to Ride - The Card Game demo
- Ticket to Ride Board Game with the Dice Expansion Demo
November 17, 2008
- Perfect, a new indie RPG by Joe McDonald
- Added Living Arcanis, Living Forgotten Realms and Pathfinder Society event place holders. Details on all these RPG events will be provided mid to late December. Also as of right now only one table will be available for each module in each slot so sign up as soon as you can to reserve your seat at these events. Sign up for events on this site becomes available to those that pre-pay for tickets. Tickets go on sale in just a few days!!
November 6, 2008
Added World of Warcraft TCG Events
October 15, 2008
Added Magic: the Gathering Events
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