Do you have what it takes to hit the big time? Can you take your band from performing in your parents’ basement to the largest stages around the world? Draft your lead singer, musicians, production and backstage staff. Arrange them in the most harmonious ways to unlock more fans, money and opportunities. Plan your schedule, prioritize your assets and select your travel routes as you grow. Chain your rewards into such an amazing show that you will leave your competitors behind. But as every superstar knows...watch out for those scandals.
Friday March 14, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Churchill
Hope Inhumanity is a card-based story game set in a bleak post-apocalyptic world. Embark on a harrowing journey where the characters are ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, in a game that offers an unforgettable adventure. As you journey through this unforgiving landscape, you'll confront moral quandaries, tough decisions, and unforeseen challenges. Will you cooperate or betray your companions? The game's heart lies in the raw, human struggle for survival, making it a thrilling test of your resilience, empathy, and adaptability.
She appears to you in dreams: a young woman in a waterlogged dress, waiting for you in a blue-curtained room. Each time, she opens her mouth to deliver some urgent message. Each time, her voice dies in her throat, emerging as a fog of white moths filling your vision.
Dirtbags! is a rules-lite, cinematic sci-fi shooter RPG. Players, known as dirtbags, take on the role of convicts in a corporate-run dystopian world, coerced into the Military Foundation’s Rehabilitation Incentive Program (R.I.P.) with the promise of freedom and reintegration. Forced to endure relentless tours of duty, Dirtbags are expendable, thrown at every problem imaginable—from distant alien bug infestations and scab pirates to suicidal salvage missions, courier work, and anything else the Corporate Echelon demands.
A storytelling game with heavy improv, and sabotage. In this game, we will be coming up with one or more stories with more turns and twists than a caravan can hold. Buckle- up to your cannonball and get ready for a greater-than-life story. This game can hold as many players as can join. We will be making pointers and using this as a ttrpg improv class as well.
Fried food. Farm animals. Carnival rides. Armpit-to-armpit humanity. A weekend here will help you forget your weekdays, but leave your dignity at the gate. Nestled within, 40 kilograms of grade-A butter has been hand-sculpted into the likeness of the Butter Princess, and you have a stake in the fate of this Butter Princess.
Four hours of bespoke D&D hijinks using the 2024 5E ruleset. Pregenerated characters will be provided. All you need to bring are dice, maybe a pencil, and your thirst for adventure!
CBR+PNK is a rules-light Forged-in-the-Dark cyberpunk RPG, built for improvisational one-shots. You play veteran runners on one final job, but unsurprisingly, things don't go according to plan. We’ll make characters at the table, define our run together, and play to find out.
Dungeon World re-creates the themes and tropes of Dungeon and Dragons in the rules light and storytelling heavy Powered by the Apocalypse system. Throw pocket sand, swing from chandeliers; be the dynamic fantasy heroes you’ve always dreamed about! Running Night of Blood, the classic Warhammer Fantasy Module rebuilt for Dungeon World!
Join game designer Joshua Kitz for a playtest of Fabrication, and play a game that makes RPGs and story-games. Fabrication begins as a collaborative GMless game where we will collaboratively craft setting, genre, and similar but quickly delves into creation of custom resolution systems and procedures. About 2 hours will be spend creating our game and the second 2 hours will be playing our creation. What experience will we Fabricate?
Adventure Awaits in the Keep on the Borderlands (Old-School Essentials Edition!) Step into a wild frontier filled with mystery, danger, and treasure in this open-world sandbox adventure where you call the shots! Will your party ally with factions, uncover secrets in the wilderness, or face the deadly dangers of the infamous Caves of Chaos? Every choice shapes the story, making every session unique and unpredictable. With the fast-paced exploration, tense battles, and dynamic challenges of the Old-School Essentials system, this classic module offers total freedom to explore the Keep, investigate rumors, and test your wits and courage against the unknown. Whether you’re uncovering the mysterious vault beneath the Keep, dealing with clever kobold traps, or facing off against brutal foes, the possibilities are endless, and no two adventures are ever the same. Perfect for beginners and veterans alike, this replayable classic is packed with thrilling surprises and epic challenges. Sign up now to carve your own legend on the Borderlands!
A night of feasting is interrupted by the arrival of the esteemed Sir Ector whose holdings have come under the sway of a Dragon. What will the Player Knights do? Adventure in the Arthurian Myths as interpreted by Greg Stafford. Pregens provided.
A fast, Lego tower building race where each team builds a structure to fit the plan. But you can’t touch the bricks while looking at the plan! Will you remember where the window goes? What about that pillar? (Score points by covering ‘block icons’ while avoiding the ‘Xs’.)
Play the family-friendly (with some assistance) My Little Pony Deckbuilding Game with a designer on the team, but time permitting, maybe a surprise? NO GUARANTEES!
Arcs is a sharp, tactical space opera game, for 2–4 players, set in a dark yet silly universe. Players represent officials from a distant, decaying and neglectful Empire who are now free to vie for dominance whether through battle, gathering scarce resources or diplomatic intrigue. Ready yourself for dramatic twists and turns as you launch into this galactic struggle. In this tournament, two rounds of two games each will be played, for a total of four games. The winners of each of the four games will meet in the final at 7pm.
Weeeell, them Buzzard Boys are at it again and no one in Johnsford is safe. Join us for a diceless cowboy game of the old west. You bet your life on the bullets themselves—who needs dice when you've got bullets? From Radio James Games.
Memoria is a game about travelers on an epic journey through a land of forgetting, where memories are the rarest magick. You’ll use tarot cards and dice to navigate dangerous lands and uncover who you really are. It’s a one-shot game about identity and self-discovery where your character can grow into your own personal campaign. In a world where the past fades, what will you remember—and how will you make sure you don't forget it?
A wacky one shot of Chickens, Eldritch Horror, and Revenge. Play as chickens with the powers of eldritch horrors as you take revenge on the evil Bryson Foods, inc. A rules-lite, d6-powered romp inspired by Chicken Run and Call of Cthulhu
Become a Ranger of the Viridian Forest and join in on this fun Pokémon D&D game that is sure to hit you with all of the best feelings of nostalgia! This game uses a modified version of D&D 5e.
Everyone is interfaced/injected/infected/infested with something. Everyone wants something from everyone else. Everyone is a liar and a cheat. Everyone wants more creds. CY_BORG is a complete rules-light, rage-heavy TTRPG by Free League
The princess has been taken! The wizard Remir, determined to learn the location of the pixie stronghold, has taken her to his cabin for interrogation. You, the members of PEARL (Pixie Extraction and Recovery League) will infiltrate the cabin and bring our people home.
Get ready to sharpen your claws and hone your instincts! Join the world animal world as an Everdellian and enjoy a homebrew adventure set in the rustic English country side that Brian Jacques built as the foundation for his book series, Redwall.
An occult horror RPG about broken people trying to fix an equally broken world. -- When a group of convicts escape with hostages, their flight leads them to a seemingly normal farmhouse, but things are far stranger than they seem. -- Game is for 5 to 9 player
A group of thugs and ruffians from Duskvol is given a simple task -- pack up a museum exhibit while a legendary thief disrupts the alarms. Unfortunately, his plan wasn't the same as yours, and now you have to escape the Bluecoats and plot your revenge.
You are the Forlorn. Humanity has left you behind, and the end is near. In this blend of survival and existential horror scenario, you will explore what caused humans to perish or leave; what cataclysmic threat is looming; and choose what your characters will do with the precious time they have left. Will your ragtag party of survivors fight until your last breath? Leave a legacy? Send a warning to other worlds? Plot your revenge against those who abandoned you? Or gamble everything for the small chance that one of you might survive? No experience needed. Rules taught.
In the near future, the world lies in ruins after a slow-burning World War III erupted into nuclear devastation. Fewer bombs fell than feared, but the damage left a harsh, isolated world. Amidst the struggle, a beacon of hope emerges—a group with a plan to rebuild and restore humanity. Will you join their efforts to rebuild, or will you forge your own path, pushing aside their vision for a better future? The choice is yours.
Welcome to Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast, a slice-of-life tabletop RPG about a heartless witch, a peaceful house, and all the folks who have made their home inside. Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast uses pre-set characters, quick-play chapters, and an adaptable ruleset unlike anything else out there. Over time we unlock new chapters and new guests. We’ll pick a chapter to play, then pick characters to play for that chapter; we should have time to play two different chapters.
On Tour is a 20 minute route-building, roll-and-write board game with large, premium components that's good for 1 to 8 players (but can be played with as many people who have maps!). Each turn, dice determine which numbers you write while cards restrict the places you can visit.
A “thinky” party game, like Codenames or Wavelength. Use logic and deduction to understand the rules of the mysterious Venn Diagram. Players play as "Finders" and attempt to correctly place "Thing" Cards into a Venn Diagram. Each Ring of the Venn Diagram has special rules. The twist? Only one player, playing as "The Knower," knows the secret rules.
Do you have what it takes to hit the big time? Can you take your band from performing in your parents’ basement to the largest stages around the world? Draft your lead singer, musicians, production and backstage staff. Arrange them in the most harmonious ways to unlock more fans, money and opportunities. Plan your schedule, prioritize your assets and select your travel routes as you grow. Chain your rewards into such an amazing show that you will leave your competitors behind. But as every superstar knows...watch out for those scandals.
Friday March 14, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Churchill
Finspan is the third and most lightweight of the “-span” games released by Stonemaier but it is still filled with strategy. Draft cards and place fish in your ocean to build your engine, complete round goals and earn points. Dive into the depths to gain cards, find eggs, hatch young and create schools.
Bug Dish is a tabletop roleplaying game about bug chefs who travel the world and compete in culinary competitions. Your old friend Big J the flea is in a pickle. He finally got the courage to ask Yoyo the fairyfly, out on a date. He promised them a delicious, home cooked meal. The hitch: Big J can’t cook. Help your friend out through the romance of food and your well-honed gustatory genius.
Deathmatch island is a fast-paced roleplaying game about a deadly game show set on a chain of mysterious islands. Armed only with their hazy memories and matching uniforms, the players compete in challenges to satisfy the demands of Production.
A card-driven storytelling game in which players take on the roles of nonbinary members of a family that firmly believes only the women of the family can transform into wolves. Players create their own werewolf lore while their characters navigate and question their family’s gendered traditions and expectations all while figuring out what they want their relationship with their family to look like moving forward.
So, this is weird. There's been two victims of something in the middle of Sudbury, ON., where the victims have frostbite on their neck and shoulders. It’s also a heatwave in the middle of July. The hunters have to investigate what is going on, identify a vulnerability to this monster, and stop it.
High Plains Samurai is an action-packed storytelling game of gunslingers, gangsters, samurai, barbarians, and steampunk in a post-apocalyptic world of superpowers. There’s only one train in all the One Land worth robbing and that’s the Salvation. Will you be the ones to rob it or those sworn to protect it? This playtest for the next edition of the award-winning game begins exclusively at Breakout!
Wanderhome is a pastoral fantasy role-playing game about traveling animal-folk, the world they inhabit, and the way the seasons change. It is a game filled with grassy fields, mossy shrines, herds of chubby bumblebees, opossums in sundresses, salamanders with suspenders, starry night skies, and the most beautiful sunsets you can imagine.
Beam Saber is a Forged In The Dark game about the pilots of powerful machines in a war that dominates every facet of life. They are trying to do their part, then get out physically and mentally intact. The organizations that perpetuate The War throughout all of known space are too incomprehensibly huge to take down. There is no “winning” The War, there is only surviving it. Hopefully you can help others get out too.
Places, like people, go wrong. The house at 1206 Spooner Avenue is a place gone wrong. In the last 50 years, 18 people have died there, and you can feel it. Doors in 1206 Spooner Avenue stay shut, and no one ever hears a child’s laughter at night. In the hours that stretch like taffy after two, no one ever hears music from a darkened room…
Hanabi is a cooperative game in which players try to create the perfect fireworks show by placing the cards on the table in the right order. The card deck consists of five different colors of cards, numbered 1–5 in each color. For each color, the players try to place a row in the correct order from 1–5, but you can't see the cards you're playing. Players give other players hints regarding the numbers or the colors of their cards. The goal is to finish the fireworks before the deck runs out.
On Tour is a 20 minute route-building, roll-and-write board game with large, premium components that's good for 1 to 8 players (but can be played with as many people who have maps!). Each turn, dice determine which numbers you write while cards restrict the places you can visit.
In Push Push Penguin, you will compete in a race filled with slides, snacks, and seals. But there is a catch! An Orca approaches, and it will chase away the first penguin to cross paths with it – so the Penguin who finishes second in this race is the winner!
A “thinky” party game, like Codenames or Wavelength. Use logic and deduction to understand the rules of the mysterious Venn Diagram. Players play as "Finders" and attempt to correctly place "Thing" Cards into a Venn Diagram. Each Ring of the Venn Diagram has special rules. The twist? Only one player, playing as "The Knower," knows the secret rules.
Gems of Iridescia is an easy to learn, fun to master exploration board game where players will push their luck as they compete to mine gems, manipulate the market, restore ancient relics and ascend to the throne of a rich gem-filled world.
Choose your role in modern day society! Will you manage Corporations to increase your revenue while keeping workers' wages low? Or will you take the role of Workers and fight for decent wages to provide healthcare and education for them? Or will you be the Middle Class and manage both small companies and workers? Or will you take the role of the State and balance the wishes of the other players' socio-economic classes with subsidies and benefits to gain legitimacy in their eyes?
Welcome to the dark and dangerous world of Eldritch Automata. E//A takes place in a recent-apocalyptic world filled with horror, drama, and psychological torment. In E//A, you play one of humanity’s last defenders, facing down abominations while piloting a monstrosity of a mech. Renegade Base Alpha 1 you investigate a base thought lost to humanity in hopes of finding answers and materials to survive against the Horrors.
A No Dice, No Masters inspired storygame of dramatic irony and tragic relationships. Play as young mech pilot students getting to know the world and each other, then fast forward several years and fight each other as ace pilots in custom mechs on opposing sides of a war.
You and your housemates are spending the summer of 1979 in the little queer beach town of Roseville Beach, working, falling in love, and maybe solving a few strange mysteries along the way.
Tomb of the Mummy Lord is an original D&D 5e dungeon crawl written adventure. Pregenerated characters will be provided. This unique adventure will feature miniatures and a custom, hand-crafted, multi-level pyramid. Join Dungeon Master Jake of Mini Terrain Domain, draw your Secret Motivation cards, and prepare to unlock the mysteries of Hycenorath the Cleric King of the South...if you dare!
Welcome to the Cretacious Era and Grevakc—a land of dinosaurs and danger, of myth and science, of hope and despair. Once upon a time in the far, far future, Space and Time Interglobal (usually just called SATI) sent thousands of people back to this era. But then the time travel stopped working, and those people were trapped (or perhaps abandoned) here. That was all generations ago. Now you’re exploring an old SATI site. It’s been like others you’ve uncovered, filled with interesting things from the future and from the past. Nothing truly astonishing—until that blue cylinder turned up. This is something new—a technologically advanced message, and it’s calling for help. It’s time to take your dinosaur companion and go on a mission of rescue! This adventure is set in the Predation campaign setting—a little bit science fiction, a little bit post-apocalypse, and a whole lot of dinosaurs!
Cthulhu Dark is a player facing, cooperative storytelling game – with a highly collaborative, writer’s room narrative style of play used to unfold the story – where both keeper and players, play to find out what happens next. The rules are incredibly short, simple and tightly focused on mystery solving and building tension and horror to drive the game. The game runs best when everyone feels comfortable offering up their ideas. It uses six-sided dice of two colours (usually black and green) to determine the outcome of risky actions. This session will provide player with pre-generated characters to choose from and add details to. A Cthulhu Dark scenario set in Lovecraft’s iconic town of Arkham in 1692, a place of witch-trials, of fear and superstition. Cthulhu Dark is a tabletop roleplaying game of cosmic horror, in the style of H.P. Lovecraft.
Dune: Imperium - Uprising is a blend of deck-building and worker placement game. This event is to play the new six-player mode that pits two teams against one other in the biggest struggle yet. New players welcome!
Arcs is a sharp, tactical space opera game, for 2–4 players, set in a dark yet silly universe. Players represent officials from a distant, decaying and neglectful Empire who are now free to vie for dominance whether through battle, gathering scarce resources or diplomatic intrigue. Ready yourself for dramatic twists and turns as you launch into this galactic struggle. In this tournament, two rounds of two games each will be played, for a total of four games. The winners of each of the four games will meet in the final at 7pm.
Local news is filled with reports of conspiracy talk radio host “Bizarrro” Guy Osborne’s death, cause as yet undetermined. But Guy Osborne is alive and well—his show, Truth Talk, is on air tonight—and the body that was discovered at a nearby shortwave antenna farm appears to belong to an exact doppelganger.
It's a campus wide celebration of friends to replace Valentines day. What could go wrong? Create your own team of magical heroes and save the day against the forces of evil who want to ruin Palentines day and end friendships forever. Do you have what it takes to become a hero?
500 years before Blades in the Dark – Violent spirits are rising. Caught between failing old sorceries and unreliable new technology, the Immortal Emperor issues a secret new mandate to control spirits and save the city. Take up a Bronzed Mask and become the first of the Spirit Wardens.
Congratulations! You've just inherited a Starship! Endless adventure and fortune await you and your new crew on the galactic frontier, so long as you fly straight and play your cards right that is. In the action-packed space adventure, you'll pick up where the last crew left off, then be handing your ship down to the next generation of pilots, engineers, and gunners. Better yet, you'll experience all that the greatest new sci-fi RPG (Drier Deserts, Hotter Suns) has to offer.
Earth is a tableau builder for 1 to 5 players with simple rules and countless strategic possibilities. With its encyclopedic nature and a near-infinite number of tableau combinations, every single game will allow you to discover new synergies and connections, just as our vast and fascinating world allows us to do! Over thousands of years of evolution and adaptation the flora and fauna of this unique planet have grown and developed into amazing life forms, creating symbiotic ecosystems and habitats. It’s time to jump into these rich environments and create some amazing natural synergies that replicate and extrapolate on Earth’s amazing versatility and plethora of natural resources. Create a self-supporting engine of growth, expansion and supply where even your unused plants become compost for future growth
Friday March 14, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Churchill
Munchkin Steampunk adds gears, goggles, and steam-powered robots to the goofy humor of the long-lived card game Munchkin, a game in which you kick down doors, battle monsters, gain treasure, and try to reach level ten before anyone else.
Enter a Growing Market! Welcome to the Community Hedge Fund where players take on the roles of gardeners dedicated to growing flowers and profits. When the market crashes, the Gardener with the most valuable Stalk portfolio wins. Garden shrewdly to grow your fortune.
In this newly released worker placement and resource management game by Cardboard Alchemy, you help your critters run a restaurant in Bistro Bay by trying to outsmart other players to get the best ingredients, recruiting Zous Chefs, completing food challenges and trying to earn the favour of a very picky critic.
Bloodbeam Badlands is a game about vampires stuck surviving a post-apocalyptic world where the sun never sets, what it means to keep moving when the deck is stacked against you, the immortal facing mortality with every step. It’s also a game about being really cool vampires with cool vampire powers and cool magic guns going on rad adventures in a rad world filled with rad things.
Swords clash on the field of battle, or are cutting words exchanged behind closed doors? Saga's flexible modular system and easy to follow rules allow a quick start into a fantasy adventure tailored to your desires. A vast world full of stories awaits, let's find out where your story begins.
Want to win $25,000 playing board games? The World Series of Board Gaming (WSBG) has partnered once again with Breakout to bring you their Toronto Mini Tournament! If you're unfamiliar, The World Series of Board Gaming (wsbgvegas.com) is an annual competition in Vegas to crown the "World's Best All-Around Board Gamer". Competitors will compete in 16 different games, with one winner taking home the title of WSBG Champion and the $25,000 grand prize. They're back in Vegas this year and want the Best of the North to join in on the action. Sign up for one of the four "World Series of Board Games Qualifier First Round" events in the system, for the WSBG mini tournament where you can win a Single Ring Pass to The World Series, or other great prizes! And don't worry, this won't monopolize your open gaming time! To be the Breakout WSBG Champion, all it takes is winning 3 games! Each of the WSBG Ring Events will have their own 1 designated table (4 players max per game). Win that game, and you're in the Semi Finals, where you'll play a RANDOM game out of the 16 to win your way to the Final Table! This format allows you to specialize in the game you know best, while also testing your all-around board gaming adaptability! This is a free event! Anyone can enter, but be advised that WSBG is an 18+ only tournament. Sign ups are limited, so lock in your game now! (See below for tournament details) Schedule March 15 (4pm) Wingspan, Great Western Trail, Acquire, Lost Ruins of Arnak March 15 (6pm) Ark Nova, Castles of Burgundy, Cascadia,, Ticket To Ride March 16 (11am)Earth, Azul, Brass Birmingham, Terraforming Mars March 16 (2pm) Splendor, Ra, Dune Imperium, Heat March 17 9am SEMI-FINALS (drawn once all 16 games are completed) 1pm FINALS
A lone tree with charcoal-black branches stands resolute inside an active volcano. An herbalist beseeches the heroes to seek out the tree’s fiery fruit so that she might save her village from an icy curse; but braving Flamewind Peak’s perils is no small feat! Challenge the monsters of Flamewind Peak, retrieve the fruit, and return victorious to break the curse of Pirrel! pre-generated characters will be provided.
Four hours of bespoke D&D hijinks using the 2024 5E ruleset. Pregenerated characters will be provided. All you need to bring are dice, maybe a pencil, and your thirst for adventure!
Take to the skies! In Raccoon Sky Pirates, you play raccoons: chittering, baggy-pants, ring-tailed burglars. Chaos gremlins. After building an improbable flying ship out of trash in your junkyard home, you’ll sail to a suburban house, get in, steal everything you can before the lights come on, and try to make it back home without exploding. But things keep going wrong, because you’re raccoons. Embrace joyful random action and the infinite uses for trash. …Flying a ship takes coordination and discipline. Unfortunately, you’re a bunch of raccoons.
Dungeon World re-creates the themes and tropes of Dungeon and Dragons in the rules light and storytelling heavy Powered by the Apocalypse system. Throw pocket sand, swing from chandeliers; be the dynamic fantasy heroes you’ve always dreamed about! Running Night of Blood, the classic Warhammer Fantasy Module rebuilt for Dungeon World!
Tharuma Systems‘ revolutionary new augmented reality companion, “Aegis”, has been widely hailed as one of the most successful software products in history, making millions happier and more productive. You are one of the team of developers that has endured months of sleeping in the office and getting meals delivered to your desk to make this happen. It seems like just another Tuesday morning when you are suddenly summoned to the CEO’s office. Reports of companions behaving erratically and angry, disturbed users.
The greatest heroes of the 25th dynasty of Ancient Egypt are the target of an insidious assassination plot. But the assassins must contend with the heroes’ cunning, their dedication, their bravery, and their lightning-fast fists. Someone is getting punched in the face, and they will definitely deserve it.
"I suggested the British Museum, not least because it’s possible to lose just about anything in their storage area. They’re still looking for a mummy that went missing in 1933—staff believe it was stolen but Nightingale said he’d always had a sneaking suspicion that it got bored one day and walked away." Learn to play Chaosium's Rivers of London, based on the Ben Aaronovich novels. PreGens provided.
Skull King is a trick-taking game similar to Wizard and Euchre, with players needing to state how many tricks they think they'll win each round. A unique element of this game is that bidding takes place simultaneously, leading to rounds that are sometimes over- or under-bid. As players must win the exact number of tricks that they bid to earn points, winning too many tricks is just as bad as winning too few.
Gems of Iridescia is an easy to learn, fun to master exploration board game where players will push their luck as they compete to mine gems, manipulate the market, restore ancient relics and ascend to the throne of a rich gem-filled world.
A fast, Lego tower building race where each team builds a structure to fit the plan. But you can’t touch the bricks while looking at the plan! Will you remember where the window goes? What about that pillar? (Score points by covering ‘block icons’ while avoiding the ‘Xs’.)
A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between. Fools, go forth and explore realms both waking and subconscious. Beware: the Gods are watching, ready to manifest their love and rage as boons and calamities.
Ringmaster is a Descended from the Queen story game about the troupe members of a supernatural circus for 2-6 players. Explore through prompt cards why you joined a mysterious circus, your relation to the Ringmaster, and the secrets of your troupe. You are bound to the circus. When the angry mob comes to tear the Big Top, will you save your home, or watch your prison burn with glee?
Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.
Memoria is a game about travelers on an epic journey through a land of forgetting, where memories are the rarest magick. You’ll use tarot cards and dice to navigate dangerous lands and uncover who you really are. It’s a one-shot game about identity and self-discovery where your character can grow into your own personal campaign. In a world where the past fades, what will you remember—and how will you make sure you don't forget it?
You are toys, lovingly crafted at the North Pole, who will be packed in Santa’s sleigh and delivered for Christmas morning. You are destined to join a family you have never met. Unfortunately, The Child will not love you all equally. There is room in their heart for only one favorite toy. Each toy cries out, "Pick me!"
The Computer is your friend. Service to the Computer will make you happy. Happiness is mandatory. Join the satirical world of Paranoia. When The Computer decides to form a troubleshooter team entirely from CPU (who "improve" Alpha Complex by introducing new productivity buzzwords), what could possibly go wrong. Stay alert. Trust no one. Keep your laser handy.
Make a supervillain, get some minions, and find out just spectacularly will your evil scheme fail? Why? Because the superheroes will catch you. They always do. Supervillains Unleashed uses the same engine as Simple Superheroes but employs brand new mechanics for supervillain schemes.
Play a group of miscreants trapped in a remote locale and getting murdered, one by one, until no one is left alive. Each person has something to hide and the killer is revealed at the end to be one of us. This is a game where bad people meet bad ends, past sins are revisited, and every Major Character dies at the end of the game. THIS IS A PLAYTEST for Deadly Society, a murder drama hack of Good Society. The game is GM-less and diceless.
PLANET FIST is a Powered by the Apocalypse narrative wargame of satirical scifi skirmish storytelling, where three principles rule. DEATH IS LIFE: When your nanoassembled body is blown to bits, you simply "derezz" and reprint next turn—0HP is just an inconvenience. SHOOTOUTS ARE STORIES: It's combat heavy, but it’s not just a turn-based wargame with set dressing. Sixauran soldiers live on the battlefield, and must learn to make a life out of it. Live fully—just do it with a gun in your hand. FICTION FIRST: Don’t let the rules fool you: the story precedes then. Rules-light-ish, with crunch as camp.
Explore the ruins of civilization in Sine as a Catalyst: a supersoldier designed to save humanity from the invading aliens simply known as the Stock. In this world, the right choice may be grey but the world is anything but.
Sorry to bring you in so late Blade Runners, but it’s gonna be a long night. We’ve just received confirmation from on-site LAPD that Replicant Rights Activist Jan Warrick has been assassinated. Someone identified only as the Mantis has claimed responsibility, saying more will come before they’re done their job. Dispatch is getting swamped with reports of riots and destruction. We can’t let the city fall into chaos. Find the Mantis. Bring them in or put them away. Get Justice for Warrick.
It is 1943. The German occupation of Paris has been a resounding success. Their leader is arriving by zeppelin at the Eiffel Tower tonight. You are a vampire. Tonight, you will drink all of Hitler's blood.
You and others have been invited for a weekend of rest and relaxation at an old estate during the cold winter months. This would usually be a happy time, but you old friend, your colleague, maybe even your lover, is in the last few weeks of his life. Think of this as a talking about the good times, enjoying the good old days......but wait, something is not right
Kult is an investigative horror RPG focused on uncovering profane truths. Take on the roles of university students in modern day Halifax investigating a strange ritual that took place in the university basement. Whether the investigation leads your characters to godhood, madness, or an early grave, one thing is certain: no one will emerge unscathed. Please be advised that this game is intended for mature audiences and deals with themes of violence, substance abuse, harassment, homophobia, and gore.
This is a fantastic game in which you and your fellow players team up to tell amazing new stories in your own corner of the Marvel Multiverse. These tales can star heroes from famous teams like the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Avengers, or they can feature brand-new heroes of your own creation. You can even mix them up and have your own heroes fight alongside legends like Spider-Man, Captain America, and Wolverine.
New to roleplaying? This game is perfect for first-timers! Dive into a malleable sci-fi setting with ion drives, terraforming, and gunpowder, where the rules are light, and the adventure is limitless. You’re hired by AstroDyne Exploration Solutions to investigate a remote planet near the Void Point anomaly. Probes detected strange energy signatures and potential resources, but there’s a chance others are already there. Explore, uncover secrets, and see what’s waiting in the unknown!
The Heroes of Heroton haven't returned from their quest for the holy Stone of Roc Rock. Now fate calls the Other, Other Heroes of Heroton: Illusionist! Assassin! Bard! Monk! Druid! A simple, fast, highly flexible and cinematic RPG system, ELEMENTAL (a DriveThruRPG platinum best seller) is perfect for any character, any setting, and any story. Characters provided, no experience necessary, newcomers welcome, and a prize for all attendees!
Skull King is a trick-taking game similar to Wizard and Euchre, with players needing to state how many tricks they think they'll win each round. A unique element of this game is that bidding takes place simultaneously, leading to rounds that are sometimes over- or under-bid. As players must win the exact number of tricks that they bid to earn points, winning too many tricks is just as bad as winning too few.
This is an interactive opportunity - Gio is an industry artist and will review your work, or specs, and offer guidance or recommendations to support your project.
In Flamecraft, 1-5 players take on the role of Flamekeepers, gathering items, placing dragons and casting enchantments to enhance the shops of the town. If you enjoy light strategy and adorable artwork, this game is for you!
A silent role playing game where you will play a local high school teen trying to find out what happened to your missing friend Alice. You will need access to a phone or laptop with discord on it to play this game.
Dirtbags! is a rules-lite, cinematic sci-fi shooter RPG. Players, known as dirtbags, take on the role of convicts in a corporate-run dystopian world, coerced into the Military Foundation’s Rehabilitation Incentive Program (R.I.P.) with the promise of freedom and reintegration. Forced to endure relentless tours of duty, Dirtbags are expendable, thrown at every problem imaginable—from distant alien bug infestations and scab pirates to suicidal salvage missions, courier work, and anything else the Corporate Echelon demands.
Bloodsport, Streets of Fire, Hard Times, Final Fight, The Karate Kid, Ninja III: The Domination—the thrill of martial arts actions meets the hard streets of New Hope City. Be a part of the action, and join the fun. Diceless martial arts action. No experience necessary. From Radio James Games
Get ready to sharpen your claws and hone your instincts! Join the world animal world as an Everdellian and enjoy a homebrew adventure set in the rustic English country side that Brian Jacques built as the foundation for his book series, Redwall.
Something is wrong with the Kalgari Cleanworks High Velocity Waste Distributor that sits over your neighbourhood. The titanic cannon designed to launch trash outside the bounds of the Megacity is now pointed at the surrounding buildings! Kalgari Cleanworks wants you and your Retinue of guns-for-hire to discreetly infiltrate their cannon and clear out the interlopers. Venture into the hull of a massive corporate cannon, fight trash obsessed goblins, and save the borough of this Megacity with teamwork, guns, and 90’s themed science-fantasy technology in this original system.
Make a supervillain, get some minions, and find out just spectacularly will your evil scheme fail? Why? Because the superheroes will catch you. They always do. Supervillains Unleashed uses the same engine as Simple Superheroes but employs brand new mechanics for supervillain schemes.
Want to win $25,000 playing board games? The World Series of Board Gaming (WSBG) has partnered once again with Breakout to bring you their Toronto Mini Tournament! If you're unfamiliar, The World Series of Board Gaming (wsbgvegas.com) is an annual competition in Vegas to crown the "World's Best All-Around Board Gamer". Competitors will compete in 16 different games, with one winner taking home the title of WSBG Champion and the $25,000 grand prize. They're back in Vegas this year and want the Best of the North to join in on the action. Sign up for one of the four "World Series of Board Games Qualifier First Round" events in the system, for the WSBG mini tournament where you can win a Single Ring Pass to The World Series, or other great prizes! And don't worry, this won't monopolize your open gaming time! To be the Breakout WSBG Champion, all it takes is winning 3 games! Each of the WSBG Ring Events will have their own 1 designated table (4 players max per game). Win that game, and you're in the Semi Finals, where you'll play a RANDOM game out of the 16 to win your way to the Final Table! This format allows you to specialize in the game you know best, while also testing your all-around board gaming adaptability! This is a free event! Anyone can enter, but be advised that WSBG is an 18+ only tournament. Sign ups are limited, so lock in your game now! (See below for tournament details) Schedule March 15 (4pm) Wingspan, Great Western Trail, Acquire, Lost Ruins of Arnak March 15 (6pm) Ark Nova, Castles of Burgundy, Cascadia,, Ticket To Ride March 16 (11am)Earth, Azul, Brass Birmingham, Terraforming Mars March 16 (2pm) Splendor, Ra, Dune Imperium, Heat March 17 9am SEMI-FINALS (drawn once all 16 games are completed) 1pm FINALS
A group of thugs and ruffians from Duskvol is given a simple task -- pack up a museum exhibit while a legendary thief disrupts the alarms. Unfortunately, his plan wasn't the same as yours, and now you have to escape the Bluecoats and plot your revenge.
Rise of the Blood Olms is for new and experienced players. It is a potentially deadly scenario, but characters can survive through critical thinking and careful exploration. Three weeks ago, the Order of Nine dispatched a team of scholars led by High Lector Geteli to investigate a newly-discovered cave system along the Silversilk River. They have not been heard from since. • The Order has offered to pay a sum of 1000gp (total) for the safe return of the Mud Sieve, an item of great value taken by the survey team. The Order will pay an additional 100gp for the safe recovery of any of the expedition’s four party members.
It’s October 30, 1970, and you’re off to Carnival Pandemonium in western Massachusetts. It’s the season for pumpkins, costumes, and bone-chilling terror! While most people come for fun, games, and a touch of fright, others have darker purposes. One thing is certain: everyone will face horrors beyond their worst nightmares. Little do you know, the role you play may shape the fate of humanity itself.
Blokus (officially pronounced "Block us") is an abstract strategy game with transparent, Tetris-shaped, colored pieces that players are trying to play onto the board. The only caveat to placing a piece is that it may not lie adjacent to your other pieces, but instead must be placed touching at least one corner of your pieces already on the board.
We'll be running our new card game, Fighting Words! A real time card battling game where spelling words hurts your opponents. Use the images on the letters to make combos which will do even more damage!
In Perch, players fight for control of locations by commanding birds of their own and other players' flocks. Earn points and command woodland creatures by having the most birds on a location, pushing your foes off the perch, and breaking ties to take the lead. Each round, players add their birds into a shared bag. Players then draw birds of their own, and other players take turns stacking birds on location tiles. Each location tile will award variable points for majorities and sometimes grant players a unique ability. The game ends after five rounds, and the player who has earned the most points wins. With a modular tile configuration and a variety of woodland creatures to control, each game will present a new tactical challenge
Friday March 14, 2025 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Churchill
Behind You! is a slasher, horror game inspired a lot by 80s, 90s and early 2000s slasher movies. You'll play people fighting against the limits and constraints of where they find themselves. It could be a small town, it could be a campground, or it could be a college campus. It's just a place where people in authority are trying to keep things the same even though there is someone or something killing people in the town.
Hope Inhumanity is a card-based story game set in a bleak post-apocalyptic world. This session will add the Martial Law expansion pack deck to the main game, with extra Scenes, Traits, Assets, Relationships, Personalities and the new Hunted condition!. Civilization and all its safeguards have collapsed. Remaining loyal military units have been deployed to enforce stability while militias, terrorists, criminal gangs, and foreign armies have filled the power vacuum left by the collapsed state. Your group of players needs to escape and do whatever it takes to survive.
Square up at a fight club for queer women in this fast-paced storytelling game of intense gazes and black eyes. Get messed up, find your freedom, fall in love.
As a teen with special abilities and training, you have been recruited by Tony Stark's AI, Friday, to form a new superhero team. With the Avengers, X-men, and Fantastic Four protecting New York, teams are needed to offer protection in other major cities. Do you have what it takes to deal with familiar villains, and prove yourself as a real hero?
A permanent base is being built in the Shackleton crater at the Moon's South Pole. You're leading one of the space agencies that are working together to expand their presence on the base, while at the same time the three major corporations sponsoring the mission are each pursuing their own agenda. In Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon, you will build structures on the base, while also funding projects from the corporations that provide special abilities and scoring opportunities.
date me irls pls is part roleplaying party game,and part actual awkward date. Through facilitated play, two players get compatibility matched a la OkCupid, spend some time text messaging, and get to know each other through revealing their answers to the most intense online dating questions in a timed game show environment.
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala is a tabletop roleplaying game of witches battling giant machines. It presents a rich and complex setting where the peaceful witches of Novala are pitted against an invasive group known as the Apothecary who seek to exploit the land’s magic-rich environment for their personal gain. Your coven discovers the massive tracks of a powerful Apothecary machine that must be hunted down and destroyed.
The End of the World Is at Hand! A hideous death cult has seized control of an ancient artifact-monument known as Tovag Baragu. The power behind the cult is the Old One himself, Iuz the Evil, demonic master of an empire. He's on an all-or-nothing quest for supremacy over the world—and the heavens beyond. To stop him, heroes must face horrors never dreamed of, journeying to a shadowed city where Death rules and the living cower. Here, Iuz will achieve his mad dream by destroying the imprisoned master of that alien citadel: Vecna, the mightiest lich, an immortal demigod.
Welcome to the Cretacious Era and Grevakc—a land of dinosaurs and danger, of myth and science, of hope and despair. Once upon a time in the far, far future, Space and Time Interglobal (usually just called SATI) sent thousands of people back to this era. But then the time travel stopped working, and those people were trapped (or perhaps abandoned) here. That was all generations ago. Now you’re exploring an old SATI site. It’s been like others you’ve uncovered, filled with interesting things from the future and from the past. Nothing truly astonishing—until that blue cylinder turned up. This is something new—a technologically advanced message, and it’s calling for help. It’s time to take your dinosaur companion and go on a mission of rescue! This adventure is set in the Predation campaign setting—a little bit science fiction, a little bit post-apocalypse, and a whole lot of dinosaurs!
Deathmatch Island is a fast-paced roleplaying game about a deadly game show set on a mysterious island. Armed only with their hazy memories and matching uniforms, the players compete in challenges to satisfy the demands of Production. Will you Play to Win or Break the Game?
Events in Oxford have gone strange. The local priest is spitting frogs. A troll's rebuilt, and taken refuge under, the bridge leading to the Thornwood. Filth from Goblin town clogs the mill's wheel. If you don't discover the cause soon far worse is coming to Oxford!
This beginner-friendly one-shot introduces Realmshapers, a narrative 'pick up and play' indie TTRPG, and immerses you into one of our original settings: The Hollow Realm - A world turned literally inside out, a twisted paradise of alien arcana that draws in lost souls from across time and space! Pre-gen characters are available, but building new characters is possible in 30 minutes if you have a PC from any TTRPG campaign whose story was cut short. In the cliffside town of Saltforge, they will be welcomed with an "orientation" festival, celebrating their storied past while also seeking their aid with...rats?
The serene library in Wind Harbour, typically a sanctuary of knowledge, is experiencing something unusual. An apprentice from the Collegium Arcanum accessed a tome from the restricted collection resulting in the emergence of strange creatures and other manifestations throughout the premises. The abbot has entrusted you to discreetly fix the problem. Time is of the essence, so you must act swiftly and quietly. It is imperative that no tome be damaged in the process. Your journey to bring order back to this esteemed place begins now.
The loveless match of Lady Penelope to Baron Von Rupenstein will be the event of the season – and the heist of the century. Tonight, your cunning band of criminals (Ravens) must infiltrate the lavish wedding ball at the Stoneagles Estate, outwit Captain Waldorf and the Duke’s guard, and liberate the host’s gold, the guests’ jewellery, and the unwilling bride herself! A simple, fast, highly flexible and cinematic RPG system, ELEMENTAL (a DriveThruRPG platinum best seller) is perfect for any character, any setting, and any story. Characters provided, no experience necessary, newcomers welcome, and a prize for all attendees!
Blokus (officially pronounced "Block us") is an abstract strategy game with transparent, Tetris-shaped, colored pieces that players are trying to play onto the board. The only caveat to placing a piece is that it may not lie adjacent to your other pieces, but instead must be placed touching at least one corner of your pieces already on the board.
Gems of Iridescia is an easy to learn, fun to master exploration board game where players will push their luck as they compete to mine gems, manipulate the market, restore ancient relics and ascend to the throne of a rich gem-filled world.
Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.
Friday March 14, 2025 8:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
City Hall
As an amateur dracologist your goal is to excavate caves and entice dragons of all shapes and sizes to take nest in your sanctuary. Over the course of the game you will manage your resources, Explore your sanctuary and chain your cave card abilities with these beautiful dragons to earn the most points and gain the dragon guild's favour.
Explore the accursed land of Amarna, in the new Print Weaver adventure. This unique TTRPG uses your real fingerprints to create your character. Open to players of any skill level, as we escape the Bastille and it's giant two-headed boar warden. Contains monster violence.
A group of your friends have decided to have a monster themed party at a spooky old mansion they rented. But you’re pretty sure the Skeleton Knight wasn’t on the guest list! Can you and your friends solve another mystery and unmask the truth behind the Skeleton Knight?
You were a group of Game Devs who put out the most popular VHS board game of all time, Flashback. It was so popular that it generated a conservative response from groups that tried to ban the game in several states. Now—thirty years after the original VHS release and selling all the rights to the mega toy conglomerate Waschick—you are asked to reunite and promote the online MMRPG version of Flashback launching in two weeks. You have been invited to an exclusive launch party where the game will be privately unveiled before the big press push in the following weeks.
Swords clash on the field of battle, or are cutting words exchanged behind closed doors? Saga's flexible modular system and easy to follow rules allow a quick start into a fantasy adventure tailored to your desires. A vast world full of stories awaits, let's find out where your story begins.
Some say the greatest threat to a scoundrel is an unpaid debt. For Grezpoh Sleeb it is. Borrowing money from the Pyke Syndicate with no intent to repay usually results in a bounty on your head. This time the bounty is on his ship, the Swift Razor. Whatever upgrades done on Socorro will have increased its value to be sufficient repayment. Your crew has been hired to claim it for the Pykes, but in the Outer Rim, possession is 10/10 of the law…
Caldera Park is an interactive puzzle-game that achieves a perfect balance between strategic planning and luck. This, and its accessible ruleset, make it a great next step for anyone who enjoyed Savannah Park or Cascadia.
Journey into the hard metal earth of the dead star Dungeoneca with a small band of deeptech salvagers. Untold riches await you in artifacts and fine metals; if you can survive the half-functioning ancient servo-dungeon you've been sent to explore. This is a playtest.
Two-Hand path is a single-player dungeon crawler, and we’re going to all play it together! We’ll explore post-apocalyptic ruins, slay foes with yahtzee dice rolls, draw rings and tattoos on our mages’ hands, and see who can survive enough to get the high score. Play with the designer!
You have an important mission: Amass an adorable pile of dogs who will bury valuable, valuable bones that are worth points! You'll create stacks of dogs of the same breed - the larger the stack, the more powerful each played doggo's effect will be! These effects will mostly help you bury lots and lots of bones, and each breed has its own unique rule for increasing the value of bones at the end of the game.
Designing a board game is a process that can seem very daunting not just the first time that you do it, but it doesn't have to be. During the course of this panel, designers will share their experiences of board game design along with thought processes, tips, tricks and things to prepare if you're considering designing a game yourself.
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Saturday March 15, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Dominion Atrium
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
Munchkin Steampunk adds gears, goggles, and steam-powered robots to the goofy humor of the long-lived card game Munchkin, a game in which you kick down doors, battle monsters, gain treasure, and try to reach level ten before anyone else.
Option Chain is a competitive board game designed to teach real-world stock option concepts! Forecast stock movements, predict and outmaneuver your opponents, and make the most cash to win!
In Perch, players fight for control of locations by commanding birds of their own and other players' flocks. Earn points and command woodland creatures by having the most birds on a location, pushing your foes off the perch, and breaking ties to take the lead. Each round, players add their birds into a shared bag. Players then draw birds of their own, and other players take turns stacking birds on location tiles. Each location tile will award variable points for majorities and sometimes grant players a unique ability. The game ends after five rounds, and the player who has earned the most points wins. With a modular tile configuration and a variety of woodland creatures to control, each game will present a new tactical challenge
Saturday March 15, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Churchill
Create a character and play through an exciting encounter to learn the flexible and fun rules of SHIFT! All ages and experience levels are welcome, and we'll provide everything needed to play. This game is located in the mask mandatory play space.
Come learn how to paint miniatures in a structured 2 ½ hour class! Learn the basics and tips and tricks of miniature painting from the pros. This is an excellent experience for first timers or those wanting to learn some new skills. All ages welcome but recommended for ages 10+. You'll take home a brand-new model with some paint and brushes. This model + paint kit will be from the WizKids Dungeons and Dragons line, there will be a variety of models to choose from. There is a $30 cost for this class to cover the paint kit and lesson. Payments can be made at the Four Realms of Chaos booth, located in the Provincial South Atrium space. Please arrive 15 minutes early for the class. Preregister for the class to secure a spot or register throughout the day by visiting their booth.
"Truth or Dare isn’t a game you play to win, it’s a game you play to try being someone else. It’s a game you play to try being yourself." Come playtest a new storytelling game: use a Cortex-inspired lifepath system to create characters and populate their world, and then...you know. Truth or dare?
Everyone is interfaced/injected/infected/infested with something. Everyone wants something from everyone else. Everyone is a liar and a cheat. Everyone wants more creds. CY_BORG is a complete rules-light, rage-heavy TTRPG by Free League
The princess has been taken! The wizard Remir, determined to learn the location of the pixie stronghold, has taken her to his cabin for interrogation. You, the members of PEARL (Pixie Extraction and Recovery League) will infiltrate the cabin and bring our people home.
Lisboa is played on a real map of downtown Lisbon. During the planning of the downtown project, the type of business permitted in each street was previously determined. The economic motor is driven by the wealth of the royal treasure and this treasure is controlled by player actions during the game, making each game a totally different experience. The game ends after a fixed number of rounds and whoever gathers the most wigs by the end of the game wins.
Alchemistresses is a tabletop roleplaying game designed to let you play out a season of a magical girl anime. Players will take on the role of everyday teens going to high school and dealing with all of the shenanigans that ensue. But there is something very special about these particular teens.
Fried food. Farm animals. Carnival rides. Armpit-to-armpit humanity. A weekend here will help you forget your weekdays, but leave your dignity at the gate. Nestled within, 40 kilograms of grade-A butter has been hand-sculpted into the likeness of the Butter Princess, and you have a stake in the fate of this Butter Princess.
Tomb of the Mummy Lord is an original D&D 5e dungeon crawl written adventure. Pregenerated characters will be provided. This unique adventure will feature miniatures and a custom, hand-crafted, multi-level pyramid. Join Dungeon Master Jake of Mini Terrain Domain, draw your Secret Motivation cards, and prepare to unlock the mysteries of Hycenorath the Cleric King of the South...if you dare!
CBR+PNK is a rules-light Forged-in-the-Dark cyberpunk RPG, built for improvisational one-shots. You play veteran runners on one final job, but unsurprisingly, things don't go according to plan. We’ll make characters at the table, define our run together, and play to find out.
Kult is an investigative horror RPG focused on uncovering profane truths. Take on the roles of university students in modern day Halifax investigating a strange ritual that took place in the university basement. Whether the investigation leads your characters to godhood, madness, or an early grave, one thing is certain: no one will emerge unscathed. Please be advised that this game is intended for mature audiences and deals with themes of violence, substance abuse, harassment, homophobia, and gore.
Adventure Awaits in the Keep on the Borderlands (Old-School Essentials Edition!) Step into a wild frontier filled with mystery, danger, and treasure in this open-world sandbox adventure where you call the shots! Will your party ally with factions, uncover secrets in the wilderness, or face the deadly dangers of the infamous Caves of Chaos? Every choice shapes the story, making every session unique and unpredictable. With the fast-paced exploration, tense battles, and dynamic challenges of the Old-School Essentials system, this classic module offers total freedom to explore the Keep, investigate rumors, and test your wits and courage against the unknown. Whether you’re uncovering the mysterious vault beneath the Keep, dealing with clever kobold traps, or facing off against brutal foes, the possibilities are endless, and no two adventures are ever the same. Perfect for beginners and veterans alike, this replayable classic is packed with thrilling surprises and epic challenges. Sign up now to carve your own legend on the Borderlands!
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters. Many newer agents are often sent to the Three Gates Lodge to make sure that the wildlife on the island isn’t out of control, and that the various allies that the Society made when claiming the lodge are rewarded for their continued aid. The tasks are routine, as the greatest threats were dealt with when initially setting up the lodge, and Venture-Captain Kukuha Mukai performed a ritual utilizing the ley-lines. This ritual is a form of powerful defensive magic and almost guarantees safety from all but the direst threats. The PCs are the latest agents dispatched for this duty. Unfortunately for them, shortly after they arrive, so too does the direst of threats: a god dies, and a strange rain falls over the island, just as the PCs are being briefed. Now they have to deal with the literal fallout, as no one else is near, and no help can come for some time.
In the bronze age kingdom of Sartar, a cattle raid has gone wrong and the characters are called upon find the culprit responsible, and bring them to justice. In RuneQuest, players take on the roles of initiates of cults devoted to powerful gods of the Storm, Earth, the Moon and many others in a world where magic is used by anyone. Combat is brutal and deadly, so how will these heroes resolve this transgression without meeting their ancestors in the underworld before making a name for themselves!
Trophy Dark is a rules lite - collaborative storytelling game about a group of treasure-hunters on a doomed expedition into a place that doesn't want them there. You don't need any prior experience with the game or any RPG experience - it's perfectly beginner friendly, so long as you enjoy collaborative storytelling, playing ill-fated, flawed characters, grimdark fantasy and horror themes. Deep within that blighted land which the vengeful wood has reclaimed lies the abandoned 1 manses and forgotten manors of wealthy landowners and foppish nobles. Built in hubristic defiance of the old forest, tales spread among the border lands of one such manor—a lavish plan- tation atop sweeping hills that overlook terraced fields—where, before the spirits of Old Kalduhr reclaimed what was theirs, indolent lords and ladies gorged themselves on progressively rarer and more esoteric delicacies to sate their endless hunger, eventually consuming their servants and even each other in orgiastic cannibal gluttony.
You have an important mission: Amass an adorable pile of dogs who will bury valuable, valuable bones that are worth points! You'll create stacks of dogs of the same breed - the larger the stack, the more powerful each played doggo's effect will be! These effects will mostly help you bury lots and lots of bones, and each breed has its own unique rule for increasing the value of bones at the end of the game.
Hanabi is a cooperative game in which players try to create the perfect fireworks show by placing the cards on the table in the right order. The card deck consists of five different colors of cards, numbered 1–5 in each color. For each color, the players try to place a row in the correct order from 1–5, but you can't see the cards you're playing. Players give other players hints regarding the numbers or the colors of their cards. The goal is to finish the fireworks before the deck runs out.
On Tour is a 20 minute route-building, roll-and-write board game with large, premium components that's good for 1 to 8 players (but can be played with as many people who have maps!). Each turn, dice determine which numbers you write while cards restrict the places you can visit.
This is an interactive opportunity - Gio is an industry artist and will review your work, or specs, and offer guidance or recommendations to support your project.
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Saturday March 15, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Dominion Atrium
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between. Fools, go forth and explore realms both waking and subconscious. Beware: the Gods are watching, ready to manifest their love and rage as boons and calamities.
Ringmaster is a Descended from the Queen story game about the troupe members of a supernatural circus for 2-6 players. Explore through prompt cards why you joined a mysterious circus, your relation to the Ringmaster, and the secrets of your troupe. You are bound to the circus. When the angry mob comes to tear the Big Top, will you save your home, or watch your prison burn with glee?
More details to follow. Marvel: Crisis Protocol is a tabletop hobby miniatures game set in the Marvel Universe. Players assemble, paint, and collect an ever expanding line of highly detailed plastic miniatures representing iconic Marvel characters. Players choose characters from their collections to form their own Marvel inspired dream team and then pit their chosen forces against each other on an interactive tabletop where the very terrain itself can be thrown, crashed into, and destroyed during the super powered showdown.
Saturday March 15, 2025 11:00am - 2:00pm EDT
City Hall
Bug Dish is a tabletop roleplaying game about bug chefs who travel the world and compete in culinary competitions. Your old friend Big J the flea is in a pickle. He finally got the courage to ask Yoyo the fairyfly, out on a date. He promised them a delicious, home cooked meal. The hitch: Big J can’t cook. Help your friend out through the romance of food and your well-honed gustatory genius.
Presenting The Psychic Danger Society, a cozy game of mystery, psychic prediction, community, and tea. You play little psychic old ladies. As a player you roll all your dice at the beginning of the night, as your predictions, and spend them throughout the game as your predictions come true, all in an effort to keep the little town of Beaumontcamp safe, even as the dangers spiral and grow more supernatural at every turn. From Radio James Games.
You have been hired by Baron Angel to travel to the town of Sableford, located deep in the forests of Illandra and investigate not only the murder of his son whose killer was never found, but the disappearance of the last investigator sent by the Baron. And once you arrive at the sleepy little hamlet, things get weird. Using 6e healing potion rules, surprise and invisibility give advantage on initiative rolls, helping without proficiency requires reasonable justification, theatre of the mind.
A storytelling game with heavy improv, and sabotage. In this game, we will be coming up with one or more stories with more turns and twists than a caravan can hold. Buckle- up to your cannonball and get ready for a greater-than-life story. This game can hold as many players as can join. We will be making pointers and using this as a ttrpg improv class as well.
Want to win $25,000 playing board games? The World Series of Board Gaming (WSBG) has partnered once again with Breakout to bring you their Toronto Mini Tournament! If you're unfamiliar, The World Series of Board Gaming (wsbgvegas.com) is an annual competition in Vegas to crown the "World's Best All-Around Board Gamer". Competitors will compete in 16 different games, with one winner taking home the title of WSBG Champion and the $25,000 grand prize. They're back in Vegas this year and want the Best of the North to join in on the action. Sign up for one of the four "World Series of Board Games Qualifier First Round" events in the system, for the WSBG mini tournament where you can win a Single Ring Pass to The World Series, or other great prizes! And don't worry, this won't monopolize your open gaming time! To be the Breakout WSBG Champion, all it takes is winning 3 games! Each of the WSBG Ring Events will have their own 1 designated table (4 players max per game). Win that game, and you're in the Semi Finals, where you'll play a RANDOM game out of the 16 to win your way to the Final Table! This format allows you to specialize in the game you know best, while also testing your all-around board gaming adaptability! This is a free event! Anyone can enter, but be advised that WSBG is an 18+ only tournament. Sign ups are limited, so lock in your game now! (See below for tournament details) Schedule March 15 (4pm) Wingspan, Great Western Trail, Acquire, Lost Ruins of Arnak March 15 (6pm) Ark Nova, Castles of Burgundy, Cascadia,, Ticket To Ride March 16 (11am)Earth, Azul, Brass Birmingham, Terraforming Mars March 16 (2pm) Splendor, Ra, Dune Imperium, Heat March 17 9am SEMI-FINALS (drawn once all 16 games are completed) 1pm FINALS
In this Star Wars EotE RPG game, you are playing as an assembled group of mercenaries, hired guns, and smugglers working together for a Hutt benefactor to Win the Annual Slug Games Competition. A three-part event where a powerful Hutt sponsors a team to complete in deadly games for a grand prize and a mountain of credits. This is Part One of three. Beginners are Welcomed. This game is sponsored by The Emporium for the Wayward Gamer with Jay/ @Neofett3 as GM.This game combines the TV shows Squid Games & Hunger Games and wraps it up in a Hutt's Annual Tournament of Champions. The Chaos of combining deadly childhood games and Hutts...What could not be funnier?
Congratulations! You've just inherited a Starship! Endless adventure and fortune await you and your new crew on the galactic frontier, so long as you fly straight and play your cards right that is. In the action-packed space adventure, you'll pick up where the last crew left off, then be handing your ship down to the next generation of pilots, engineers, and gunners. Better yet, you'll experience all that the greatest new sci-fi RPG (Drier Deserts, Hotter Suns) has to offer.
Dungeon World re-creates the themes and tropes of Dungeon and Dragons in the rules light and storytelling heavy Powered by the Apocalypse system. Throw pocket sand, swing from chandeliers; be the dynamic fantasy heroes you’ve always dreamed about! Running Seven Silver Spheres, a wilderness point crawl seeking treasure and glory!
This is a fantastic game in which you and your fellow players team up to tell amazing new stories in your own corner of the Marvel Multiverse. These tales can star heroes from famous teams like the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Avengers, or they can feature brand-new heroes of your own creation. You can even mix them up and have your own heroes fight alongside legends like Spider-Man, Captain America, and Wolverine.
A repeatable Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters. Pathfinder is a fantasy role-playing game with a focus on character customization and teamwork. In the Pathfinder Society campaign, you play as a member of a legendary league of adventurers; it features a reputation system that allows you to bring your characters to any table. In this scenario, you will represent the society to attend a high society charity dinner party. In the middle of dinner, evidence of a strange ritual is found and the Pathfinders must investigate before dinner becomes a murder mystery!
A night of feasting is interrupted by the arrival of the esteemed Sir Ector whose holdings have come under the sway of a Dragon. What will the Player Knights do? Adventure in the Arthurian Myths as interpreted by Greg Stafford. Pregens provided.
This adventure will introduce players to the “grim and perilous” world of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and the harsh realities of life in the troubled fortress-town of Ubersreik.
On Tour is a 20 minute route-building, roll-and-write board game with large, premium components that's good for 1 to 8 players (but can be played with as many people who have maps!). Each turn, dice determine which numbers you write while cards restrict the places you can visit.
In Push Push Penguin, you will compete in a race filled with slides, snacks, and seals. But there is a catch! An Orca approaches, and it will chase away the first penguin to cross paths with it – so the Penguin who finishes second in this race is the winner!
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Saturday March 15, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Dominion Atrium
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
Gems of Iridescia is an easy to learn, fun to master exploration board game where players will push their luck as they compete to mine gems, manipulate the market, restore ancient relics and ascend to the throne of a rich gem-filled world.
In the Runebeasts Deck-Building Game, capture and summon creatures in your quest to be the ultimate beast-tetherer. Runebeasts gives players the chance to evolve their beasts to make them stronger. Players can even try to catch the coveted legendary runebeasts! To win the game, players will have showdowns with their opponents around the table. In this twist on classic deck-builders, each player will start with an asymmetric deck full of beasts. They will use those beasts on their turn to fight and attempt to collect more powerful beasts in the market, to collect gems and get bonuses, or to power up and evolve their beasts! Each of the 10 different beast types provide different benefits, so you can customize your deck to fit your play-style. Will you roll the die and take your chances with legendary beasts, or take a more conservative approach?
Play the family-friendly (with some assistance) My Little Pony Deckbuilding Game with a designer on the team, but time permitting, maybe a surprise? NO GUARANTEES!
The nefarious Marquise de Cat has seized the great woodland, intent on harvesting its riches. Under her rule, the many creatures of the forest have banded together. This Alliance will seek to strengthen its resources and subvert the rule of Cats. In this effort, the Alliance may enlist the help of the wandering Vagabonds who are able to move through the more dangerous woodland paths. Though some may sympathize with the Alliance’s hopes and dreams, these wanderers are old enough to remember the great birds of prey who once controlled the woods. Meanwhile, at the edge of the region, the proud, squabbling Eyrie have found a new commander who they hope will lead their faction to resume their ancient birthright. The stage is set for a contest that will decide the fate of the great woodland. It is up to the players to decide which group will ultimately take root. In this tournament, two rounds of two games each will be played, for a total of four games. The winners of each of the four games will meet in the final at 7pm.
Deep below the earth of Iron Country stand the gates to Hell. And yesterday, they were opened. At least, that’s what Grant Sedley’s been saying. Last week, Grant reported seeing a “large demonic beast” in and around the Soothill Mine. No one took him very seriously, but two days later people started disappearing. Yesterday, a body was found: headless, eviscerated, and propped up at the entrance to the mine. A warning? Or an invitation of sorts?
Deathmatch island is a fast-paced roleplaying game about a deadly game show set on a chain of mysterious islands. Armed only with their hazy memories and matching uniforms, the players compete in challenges to satisfy the demands of Production.
Explore the accursed land of Amarna, in the new Print Weaver adventure. This unique TTRPG uses your real fingerprints to create your character. Open to players of any skill level, as we escape the Bastille and it's giant two-headed boar warden. Contains monster violence.
500 years before Blades in the Dark – Violent spirits are rising. Caught between failing old sorceries and unreliable new technology, the Immortal Emperor issues a secret new mandate to control spirits and save the city. Take up a Bronzed Mask and become the first of the Spirit Wardens.
You were a group of Game Devs who put out the most popular VHS board game of all time, Flashback. It was so popular that it generated a conservative response from groups that tried to ban the game in several states. Now—thirty years after the original VHS release and selling all the rights to the mega toy conglomerate Waschick—you are asked to reunite and promote the online MMRPG version of Flashback launching in two weeks. You have been invited to an exclusive launch party where the game will be privately unveiled before the big press push in the following weeks.
Become a Ranger of the Viridian Forest and join in on this fun Pokémon D&D game that is sure to hit you with all of the best feelings of nostalgia! This game uses a modified version of D&D 5e.
In a quiet, conservative suburb, a menace lurks... Boredom. It all started innocuously enough: no cellphones in school, no candy at Quickie-Mart, and worst of all, there are rumours of plans for a suburb-wide teenage curfew. Enough is enough. The adults think they have it all figured out, but they're wrong. Tonight is the night to make your move, cause so much chaos that it forces the adults to take notice of your suffering. They started the fire; now it's time for you to burn this place down.
An opprotunity to play out adventures based n “Sailor Moon” “Steve Universe” and other similar experiences. A system to fight external monsters, but also overcome internal struggles.
Heavy game of co-operative struggle against the would-be colonizers of spirit island! Each player is a spirit with a host of unique powers. Over the course of the game, each player increased their power and tries to drive the invaders off the island before the native population (or their deities) are wiped out.
In this queer sword & sorcery adventure-romance that’s Powered by the Apocalypse, fight jealous gods and cruel authorities who would destroy you. Delve into an ancient, Mediterranean-like world full of perils while exploring your emotional entanglements with each other. Find your fate in the wild dens of gigantic creatures or the echoing halls of lost Atlantis. Play as a fierce warrior, chaotic sorcerer, flirtatious trickster, wolf-raised wildling, immortal-sworn vessel, or fugitive revenant. Burn brightly and hold fast to each other's hearts as you spiral upward toward your most glorious, monstrous self.
Explore the ruins of civilization in Sine as a Catalyst: a supersoldier designed to save humanity from the invading aliens simply known as the Stock. In this world, the right choice may be grey but the world is anything but.
Sorry to bring you in so late Blade Runners, but it’s gonna be a long night. We’ve just received confirmation from on-site LAPD that Replicant Rights Activist Jan Warrick has been assassinated. Someone identified only as the Mantis has claimed responsibility, saying more will come before they’re done their job. Dispatch is getting swamped with reports of riots and destruction. We can’t let the city fall into chaos. Find the Mantis. Bring them in or put them away. Get Justice for Warrick.
Lady Arabelle Bowmore, the heir of House Bowmore, has gotten work that her father, the old and paranoid head of House Bowmore, is making a rare trip outside his fortified mansion for a small, exclusive dinner party. Your crew of scoundrels has been hired to help Lady Bowmore get her inheritance a bit earlier.
Due to a malfunction at the lighthouse on Beacon Island, their ship founders on nearby rocks, forcing the investigators to take to a small lifeboat and head to Beacon Island for refuge in the growing storm. Unfortunately, even greater dangers await them.
Chupacabras, jackalopes, grizzly bulls, deathtumblers, quetzalsaurs, and nightcrawlers (among others)—the hunting’s good, and so are the bounties. But when you stumble across the mysterious town of Ironsaddle, will you be able to unravel its secrets while evading the town's cryptids? Grab your favorite revolver and prepare for a showdown at dusk unlike any other. Jump into a weird west—a west where gunslingers, cowpokes, robots, and lawmen confront cryptids, wield magic, and possibly encounter unexpected technology and mystic secrets.
Events in Oxford have gone strange. The local priest is spitting frogs. A troll's rebuilt, and taken refuge under, the bridge leading to the Thornwood. Filth from Goblin town clogs the mill's wheel. If you don't discover the cause soon far worse is coming to Oxford!
The Hogtown Heist is a tournament module designed for use with the ShadowDark RPG. The "Temporal Beam Lens" was taken by the clergy of Hogtown's own "House of the Gods" and it's up to you to get it back! This adventure will send players racing through the arcane arcades where the laws of the realm are made and undone! Gaze upon the Garden of Gede, or marvel at the Monastery of Madeera. Pay your respects in the Tomb of St. Terragnis, and even explore the cosmos from the extraordinary Observatory of Ord! Points will be scored and a winning team announced after all games are completed!
The greatest heroes of the 25th dynasty of Ancient Egypt are the target of an insidious assassination plot. But the assassins must contend with the heroes’ cunning, their dedication, their bravery, and their lightning-fast fists. Someone is getting punched in the face, and they will definitely deserve it.
This beginner-friendly one-shot introduces Realmshapers, a narrative 'pick up and play' indie TTRPG, and immerses you into one of our original settings: The Hollow Realm - A world turned literally inside out, a twisted paradise of alien arcana that draws in lost souls from across time and space! Pre-gen characters are available, but building new characters is possible in 30 minutes if you have a PC from any TTRPG campaign whose story was cut short. In the cliffside town of Saltforge, they will be welcomed with an "orientation" festival, celebrating their storied past while also seeking their aid with...rats?
The "Temporal Beam Lens" was taken by the clergy of Hogtwon's own "House of the God's" and it's up to you to get it back! This adventure will send players racing through a the cyclopean halls where the laws of the realm are made and undone! Gaze upon the Garden of Gede, or marvel at the Monastery of Madeera. Pay your respects in the Tomb of St. Terragnis, and even explore the cosmos from the extraordinary Observatory of Ord! Points will be scored and a winning team announced after all games are completed!
It is a different thing to work with an existing piece of Intellectual Property, and there are many things to take into account. Join our panelists, who will discuss the differences and unique challenges involved, but also the rewarding aspects of working with some incredible IPs.
Skull King is a trick-taking game similar to Wizard and Euchre, with players needing to state how many tricks they think they'll win each round. A unique element of this game is that bidding takes place simultaneously, leading to rounds that are sometimes over- or under-bid. As players must win the exact number of tricks that they bid to earn points, winning too many tricks is just as bad as winning too few.
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
Do you have what it takes to hit the big time? Can you take your band from performing in your parents’ basement to the largest stages around the world? Draft your lead singer, musicians, production and backstage staff. Arrange them in the most harmonious ways to unlock more fans, money and opportunities. Plan your schedule, prioritize your assets and select your travel routes as you grow. Chain your rewards into such an amazing show that you will leave your competitors behind. But as every superstar knows...watch out for those scandals.
Saturday March 15, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Churchill
In King of Tokyo, you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and strange aliens—all of whom are destroying the city and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo.
Your crew of contractors are scheduled for a pickup at the Daedalus Robotics Lab—it's on your way, and it paid well. However, the researchers working there haven't responded to your hails, leaving everyone unsure of what to expect on arrival. Simple courier duty will turn into something much more dangerous in this sci-fi horror one-shot!
Play teenaged sleuths working together to gather clues, follow leads, and solve the latest mystery in early 20th century Bayport! Playbooks include the Bookworm, Captain, Caretaker, Jock, Joker, Legacy Crimefighter, Romantic Interest, Sidekick, and Well-Heeled Sleuths!
Come learn how to paint miniatures in a structured 2 ½ hour class! Learn the basics and tips and tricks of miniature painting from the pros. This is an excellent experience for first timers or those wanting to learn some new skills. All ages welcome but recommended for ages 10+. You'll take home a brand-new model with some paint and brushes. This model + paint kit will be from the WizKids Dungeons and Dragons line, there will be a variety of models to choose from. There is a $30 cost for this class to cover the paint kit and lesson. Payments can be made at the Four Realms of Chaos booth, located in the Provincial South Atrium space. Please arrive 15 minutes early for the class. Preregister for the class to secure a spot or register throughout the day by visiting their booth.
In Saltfjord, you must decide if you will expand your settlement with new buildings, send your boat to collect fish, engage in trade, or pioneer new technologies to make everyday life easier. How will you shape the destiny of your village?
Bloodbeam Badlands is a game about vampires stuck surviving a post-apocalyptic world where the sun never sets, what it means to keep moving when the deck is stacked against you, the immortal facing mortality with every step. It’s also a game about being really cool vampires with cool vampire powers and cool magic guns going on rad adventures in a rad world filled with rad things.
those who dream of a better world know one simple, terrible fact: not everyone who helps build it will be blessed with the opportunity to live in it. those who put their lives on the line to transmute dreams of rebellion into reality know the grim truth that to see this transformation occur, they may one day have to give their lives as catalyst. going rogue 2e is an award-winning GM-less tabletop roleplaying game for 2-5 players that tells the story of that sacrifice, inspired by Star Wars: Rogue One and Andor.
High Plains Samurai is an action-packed storytelling game of gunslingers, gangsters, samurai, barbarians, and steampunk in a post-apocalyptic world of superpowers. There’s only one train in all the One Land worth robbing and that’s the Salvation. Will you be the ones to rob it or those sworn to protect it? This playtest for the next edition of the award-winning game begins exclusively at Breakout!
Rise of the Blood Olms is for new and experienced players. It is a potentially deadly scenario, but characters can survive through critical thinking and careful exploration. Three weeks ago, the Order of Nine dispatched a team of scholars led by High Lector Geteli to investigate a newly-discovered cave system along the Silversilk River. They have not been heard from since. • The Order has offered to pay a sum of 1000gp (total) for the safe return of the Mud Sieve, an item of great value taken by the survey team. The Order will pay an additional 100gp for the safe recovery of any of the expedition’s four party members.
You are wretched. The world is dead. Venture into the fog-choked depths of Coffinkeep. Face untold horrors and ancient curses. Die horribly. A dark fantasy dungeon crawl.
So, this is weird. Some pre-written obituaries were accidentally leaked from the local newspaper. Now, some of the people in those obituaries are turning up dead, with no obvious causes of death. The hunters have to investigate the deaths, find whatever's causing these deaths, and stop it.
Canada's Wonderland just used to be better when you were a kid, didn't it? Other people seem to agree. Too many, perhaps. They just don't make 'em like they used to. Characters work for the Triangle Agency, a nebulous international corporation, to capture Anomalies, beings of concentrated human thought that disrupt reality. They have their own Anomalies, which the Agency has harnessed to give them access to certain powers of their own. Inspired by Paranoia, SCP, and There's a Monster at the End of This Book.
RPG writing isn’t the same as writing fiction. It needs to be clear, concise, engaging, and purposeful. Join this panel of experts as they discuss what makes RPG writing particularly special, and how you can build compelling narratives within your own games.
Skull King is a trick-taking game similar to Wizard and Euchre, with players needing to state how many tricks they think they'll win each round. A unique element of this game is that bidding takes place simultaneously, leading to rounds that are sometimes over- or under-bid. As players must win the exact number of tricks that they bid to earn points, winning too many tricks is just as bad as winning too few.
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
The Haunted Mask, The Cuckoo Clock of Doom and other creepy crawlies from the Goosebumps book series are in your town. It's time to save the neighbourhood! Work together, investigating to find items and Scare Score to stop the monsters. Take on 2 (or more) monsters at a time and if even one of them achieves their goals, you lose! Play out favorite Goosebumps books in this based on the spooky children's books series. (family 8+ ‘my first co-op')
In Harmonies, build landscapes by placing colored tokens and create habitats for your animals. To earn the most points and win the game, incorporate the habitats in your landscapes wisely and have as many animals as you can settle there.
In Pandemic, several virulent diseases have broken out simultaneously all over the world! The players are disease-fighting specialists whose mission is to treat disease hotspots while researching cures for each of four plagues before they get out of hand. This is cooperative game for up to 4 players.
Create a character and play through an exciting encounter to learn the flexible and fun rules of SHIFT! All ages and experience levels are welcome, and we'll provide everything needed to play. This game is located in the mask mandatory play space.
Ringmaster is a Descended from the Queen story game about the troupe members of a supernatural circus for 2-6 players. Explore through prompt cards why you joined a mysterious circus, your relation to the Ringmaster, and the secrets of your troupe. You are bound to the circus. When the angry mob comes to tear the Big Top, will you save your home, or watch your prison burn with glee?
More details to follow. Marvel: Crisis Protocol is a tabletop hobby miniatures game set in the Marvel Universe. Players assemble, paint, and collect an ever expanding line of highly detailed plastic miniatures representing iconic Marvel characters. Players choose characters from their collections to form their own Marvel inspired dream team and then pit their chosen forces against each other on an interactive tabletop where the very terrain itself can be thrown, crashed into, and destroyed during the super powered showdown.
Saturday March 15, 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
City Hall
A collaborative storygame about people and places changing over time. Create a town together, then see how it changes through the lens of those who left it and returned and those who stayed throughout
Dirtbags! is a rules-lite, cinematic sci-fi shooter RPG. Players, known as dirtbags, take on the role of convicts in a corporate-run dystopian world, coerced into the Military Foundation’s Rehabilitation Incentive Program (R.I.P.) with the promise of freedom and reintegration. Forced to endure relentless tours of duty, Dirtbags are expendable, thrown at every problem imaginable—from distant alien bug infestations and scab pirates to suicidal salvage missions, courier work, and anything else the Corporate Echelon demands.
The land has been in turmoil for as long as any of you have been alive. The Queen has decided to undertake a long and perilous journey to broker an alliance with a distant power. The Queen has chosen all of you, and no one else, to be her retinue and accompany her on this journey. She chose you because she knows that you love her. For the Queen is a card-driven collaborative storytelling game that allows everyone to control the narrative of this journey. Will your love remain true or will you betray her heart for something greater?
The Hourglass Sings is a storytelling game. It's a love letter to the dark, mysterious, magical stories of early 3D Zelda games. The Hourglass Sings was created to tell magical stories about healing, trauma, transformation, and hope, in spite of everything. The game uses a deck of cards and a set of shared characters, with writer’s room-style play.
As the Empire strengthens its stranglehold on the galaxy, pockets of resistance form. You are one such group, eager to fight back. Fulcrum, the elusive rebel agitator, has informed you of a mining flotilla deep in the Outer Rim, ripe for infiltration and sabotage. Steal clearance codes and any additional intelligence you uncover. Should other opportunities arise, take them - but get away safely! And feel free to steal anything useful along the way.
Want to win $25,000 playing board games? The World Series of Board Gaming (WSBG) has partnered once again with Breakout to bring you their Toronto Mini Tournament! If you're unfamiliar, The World Series of Board Gaming (wsbgvegas.com) is an annual competition in Vegas to crown the "World's Best All-Around Board Gamer". Competitors will compete in 16 different games, with one winner taking home the title of WSBG Champion and the $25,000 grand prize. They're back in Vegas this year and want the Best of the North to join in on the action. Sign up for one of the four "World Series of Board Games Qualifier First Round" events in the system, for the WSBG mini tournament where you can win a Single Ring Pass to The World Series, or other great prizes! And don't worry, this won't monopolize your open gaming time! To be the Breakout WSBG Champion, all it takes is winning 3 games! Each of the WSBG Ring Events will have their own 1 designated table (4 players max per game). Win that game, and you're in the Semi Finals, where you'll play a RANDOM game out of the 16 to win your way to the Final Table! This format allows you to specialize in the game you know best, while also testing your all-around board gaming adaptability! This is a free event! Anyone can enter, but be advised that WSBG is an 18+ only tournament. Sign ups are limited, so lock in your game now! (See below for tournament details) Schedule March 15 (4pm) Wingspan, Great Western Trail, Acquire, Lost Ruins of Arnak March 15 (6pm) Ark Nova, Castles of Burgundy, Cascadia,, Ticket To Ride March 16 (11am)Earth, Azul, Brass Birmingham, Terraforming Mars March 16 (2pm) Splendor, Ra, Dune Imperium, Heat March 17 9am SEMI-FINALS (drawn once all 16 games are completed) 1pm FINALS
Play a group of miscreants trapped in a remote locale and getting murdered, one by one, until no one is left alive. Each person has something to hide and the killer is revealed at the end to be one of us. This is a game where bad people meet bad ends, past sins are revisited, and every Major Character dies at the end of the game. THIS IS A PLAYTEST for Deadly Society, a murder drama hack of Good Society. The game is GM-less and diceless.
There is more to this motley group of pilgrims than meets the eye. It is foretold that one of them is descended from the royal bloodline, and is thus the legitimate king of a war-torn nation desperate for leadership. They who can draw forth the Seven-Tree Spear shall be named king, but are forces more sinister than any earthly imagined at play? The Accursed Heart of the World Ender is a zero-level funnel that pits the players against a threat against the universe itself. No experience needed, PCs provided.
It’s October 30, 1970, and you’re off to Carnival Pandemonium in western Massachusetts. It’s the season for pumpkins, costumes, and bone-chilling terror! While most people come for fun, games, and a touch of fright, others have darker purposes. One thing is certain: everyone will face horrors beyond their worst nightmares. Little do you know, the role you play may shape the fate of humanity itself.
During the Spring Festival no one is thinking of wars yet the kingdom of Solda is always aware that it is under threat. At least they should be. Your PCs are visiting Leganti & looking forward to the spring festival. Who knew you would also be needed to do much more
It is 1943. The German occupation of Paris has been a resounding success. Their leader is arriving by zeppelin at the Eiffel Tower tonight. You are a vampire. Tonight, you will drink all of Hitler's blood.
This is an interactive opportunity - Gio is an industry artist and will review your work, or specs, and offer guidance or recommendations to support your project.
(This panel is jointly for BG and RPG guests) Every year, hundreds of board games and RPGs hit the market through independent and corporate publishing, crowdfunding, itch, and so many more. How do you ensure your game stands out from the crowd? Let’s find out!
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Saturday March 15, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
City Hall
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
In 7 Wonders: Architects, 2-7 players race to become a leader of the ancient world by completing an architectural wonder that will last through the ages. Players receive an unconstructed wonder at the beginning of the game and must collect resources to build their society, develop military might to navigate conflicts, oversee resource management, research science improvements, and collect civil victory points as they race to leave their mark on world history.
A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between. Fools, go forth and explore realms both waking and subconscious. Beware: the Gods are watching, ready to manifest their love and rage as boons and calamities.
Journey into the hard metal earth of the dead star Dungeoneca with a small band of deeptech salvagers. Untold riches await you in artifacts and fine metals; if you can survive the half-functioning ancient servo-dungeon you've been sent to explore. This is a playtest.
The nefarious Marquise de Cat has seized the great woodland, intent on harvesting its riches. Under her rule, the many creatures of the forest have banded together. This Alliance will seek to strengthen its resources and subvert the rule of Cats. In this effort, the Alliance may enlist the help of the wandering Vagabonds who are able to move through the more dangerous woodland paths. Though some may sympathize with the Alliance’s hopes and dreams, these wanderers are old enough to remember the great birds of prey who once controlled the woods. Meanwhile, at the edge of the region, the proud, squabbling Eyrie have found a new commander who they hope will lead their faction to resume their ancient birthright. The stage is set for a contest that will decide the fate of the great woodland. It is up to the players to decide which group will ultimately take root. In this tournament, two rounds of two games each will be played, for a total of four games. The winners of each of the four games will meet in the final at 7pm.
Bug Dish is a tabletop roleplaying game about bug chefs who travel the world and compete in culinary competitions. Your old friend Big J the flea is in a pickle. He finally got the courage to ask Yoyo the fairyfly, out on a date. He promised them a delicious, home cooked meal. The hitch: Big J can’t cook. Help your friend out through the romance of food and your well-honed gustatory genius.
Reizer Bez is the worst. One of the most cunning, ruthless, traitorous villains to ever walk the realm, he was finally captured under dubious circumstances but the Queen’s guard does not care. He is to be transported to Isandria where he will be tried and executed with great zeal. Your party’s job is to keep him alive until then by preventing any of his numerous enemies from sending him to the shadow realm while also preventing his…”associates” from freeing him from captivity. Using 6e healing potion rules, surprise and invisibility give advantage on initiative rolls, helping without proficiency requires reasonable justification, theatre of the mind.
Lasers and Feelings is a rules-light love letter to Star Trek, meant for action-packed, improvisational adventures. You play the diverse crew of a Consortium starship; your captain is incapacitated, but a threat has emerged that only you and your ship can deal with. Character creation takes less than a minute, and gameplay is fast and often hilarious.
Swords clash on the field of battle, or are cutting words exchanged behind closed doors? Saga's flexible modular system and easy to follow rules allow a quick start into a fantasy adventure tailored to your desires. A vast world full of stories awaits, let's find out where your story begins.
An interactive storybook roleplaying game about a remote and mysterious boarding school on the edge of a realm called the Elsewhere, a place of beautiful, sprawling wilderness and dangerous magic. Players take on the roles of newly arrived young students who investigate the mysteries of the school while dealing with the creatures and strange magic that constantly infiltrates their world from the Elsewhere. This game is being developed for the National Academies of Science by Sharang Biswas, Yeonsoo Julian Kim, and Joshua Gleason
Four hours of bespoke D&D hijinks using the 2024 5E ruleset. Pregenerated characters will be provided. All you need to bring are dice, maybe a pencil, and your thirst for adventure!
Tomb of the Mummy Lord is an original D&D 5e dungeon crawl written adventure. Pregenerated characters will be provided. This unique adventure will feature miniatures and a custom, hand-crafted, multi-level pyramid. Join Dungeon Master Jake of Mini Terrain Domain, draw your Secret Motivation cards, and prepare to unlock the mysteries of Hycenorath the Cleric King of the South...if you dare!
A team of federation scientists has gone missing on a pre-warp world taken over by vampires?! Vampires don’t exist, or do they? Either way your team must rescue the missing scientists and solve the mysteries of Vampire planet! This game will use the Star Trek Adventures 2 ed quick start rules. Characters, dice and pencils will be provided.
Beam Saber is a Forged In The Dark game about the pilots of powerful machines in a war that dominates every facet of life. They are trying to do their part, then get out physically and mentally intact. The organizations that perpetuate The War throughout all of known space are too incomprehensibly huge to take down. There is no “winning” The War, there is only surviving it. Hopefully you can help others get out too.
It’s 2243 when a surveillance drone captures images of an abandoned government facility in the Antarctic wastes. A motley crew of resistance fighters, you are tasked with Infiltrating the facility and learning its secrets before government agents arrive. It could change everything -- or end it. The Probe is an action-packed, sci-fi scenario leveraging custom-made videos to create a uniquely immersive experience. A simple, fast, highly flexible and cinematic RPG system, ELEMENTAL (a DriveThruRPG platinum best seller) is perfect for any character, any setting, and any story. Characters provided, no experience necessary, newcomers welcome, and a prize for all attendees!
Come learn how to paint miniatures in a structured 2 ½ hour class! Learn the basics and tips and tricks of miniature painting from the pros. This is an excellent experience for first timers or those wanting to learn some new skills. All ages welcome but recommended for ages 10+. You'll take home a brand-new model with some paint and brushes. This model + paint kit will be from the WizKids Dungeons and Dragons line, there will be a variety of models to choose from. There is a $30 cost for this class to cover the paint kit and lesson. Payments can be made at the Four Realms of Chaos booth, located in the Provincial South Atrium space. Please arrive 15 minutes early for the class. Preregister for the class to secure a spot or register throughout the day by visiting their booth.
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Saturday March 15, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
City Hall
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
BEHEXT is a deck-building game of magical combat, where your hand of spells is both your only defense and your only currency. To that end, you must sacrifice cards from your hand, and even your own willpower, to custom - build your arcane arsenal. Begin as a unique Battlemages specialized in your own magical discipline. Then, tailor your deck to your strategic tastes and in reaction to emerging opportunities. Curse and counter-curse your opponents into submission… without being Hexed yourself
Earth is a tableau builder for 1 to 5 players with simple rules and countless strategic possibilities. With its encyclopedic nature and a near-infinite number of tableau combinations, every single game will allow you to discover new synergies and connections, just as our vast and fascinating world allows us to do! Over thousands of years of evolution and adaptation the flora and fauna of this unique planet have grown and developed into amazing life forms, creating symbiotic ecosystems and habitats. It’s time to jump into these rich environments and create some amazing natural synergies that replicate and extrapolate on Earth’s amazing versatility and plethora of natural resources. Create a self-supporting engine of growth, expansion and supply where even your unused plants become compost for future growth
Saturday March 15, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Churchill
A silent role playing game where you will play a local high school teen trying to find out what happened to your missing friend Alice. You will need access to a phone or laptop with discord on it to play this game.
Hope Inhumanity is a card-based story game set in a bleak post-apocalyptic world. Embark on a harrowing journey where the characters are ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, in a game that offers an unforgettable adventure. As you journey through this unforgiving landscape, you'll confront moral quandaries, tough decisions, and unforeseen challenges. Will you cooperate or betray your companions? The game's heart lies in the raw, human struggle for survival, making it a thrilling test of your resilience, empathy, and adaptability.
In Anno 1800, a board game based on the popular PC game from Ubisoft, you continuously build up your own industry to develop your home island. Ship fleets allow for lively trade and the development of new islands in the Old and New World. You have to fulfill the wishes of your own population. While the inhabitants are initially satisfied with bread and clothing, they soon demand valuable luxury goods. You must plan production chains sensibly and keep an eye on the specialization of your population. The goal: A wise distribution of farmers, workers, craftsmen, engineers, and investors — but the competition never sleeps and can snatch the new achievements from under your nose at any time! Who can create the most prosperous island?
Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.
There's been a murder in Last Pine! Stored away in the basement of the Ontonagon Historical Society are a half dozen wax sculptures of historical Ontonagon figures — leftovers from a failed exhibit in the 1970s. While organizing the store room, volunteer Maribelle Pine stumbled upon something horrifying: the statue of Last Pine's most famous founder, Albert Delcroix — his head nowhere to be found and a crescent-shaped hole carved in his chest!
In a quiet, conservative suburb, a menace lurks... Boredom. It all started innocuously enough: no cellphones in school, no candy at Quickie-Mart, and worst of all, there are rumours of plans for a suburb-wide teenage curfew. Enough is enough. The adults think they have it all figured out, but they're wrong. Tonight is the night to make your move, cause so much chaos that it forces the adults to take notice of your suffering. They started the fire; now it's time for you to burn this place down.
"Greetings, brave adventurers, silly knaves, and lovers of absurdity! I invite you to join me in Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme—the most rigorous (and utterly ridiculous) course of history you’ll never actually learn! With me as your storyteller (or, as I prefer, 'The Keeper of Farts and Fate'), we’ll embark on a comedic quest filled with outrageous antics, knights who say 'Ni!', and possibly the deadliest weapon of all... a rabbit.
"The world is full of mysteries. It’s up to your group of intrepid teen sleuths to solve them. In Bubblegumshoe, players step into the shoes of high-schoolers solving mysteries in a modern American small town. Discover clues, solve problems, and throw down with enemies in this streamlined RPG based on the GUMSHOE system."
Watch your back. Run. After they discover a body, university students are hunted by a relentless, unsleeping supernatural entity which seems to know their deepest secrets and desires. Can they discover the secret of this horror...while they run from it? ! A simple, fast, highly flexible and cinematic RPG system, ELEMENTAL (a DriveThruRPG platinum best seller) is perfect for any character, any setting, and any story. Characters provided, no experience necessary, newcomers welcome, and a prize for all attendees!
The world of Curseborne isn’t so different to ours. It’s just ever so slightly weirder. The supernatural exists, and it creates a near-perpetual underlying tension and fear. In this game, you play one of the Accursed, supernatural characters lurking in the boundaries of the world. This is an introductory adventure for the as-of-yet unreleased game. The characters go looking for a friend who has gone missing.
Congratulations! You've just inherited a Starship! Endless adventure and fortune await you and your new crew on the galactic frontier, so long as you fly straight and play your cards right that is. In the action-packed space adventure, you'll pick up where the last crew left off, then be handing your ship down to the next generation of pilots, engineers, and gunners. Better yet, you'll experience all that the greatest new sci-fi RPG (Drier Deserts, Hotter Suns) has to offer.
Dungeon World re-creates the themes and tropes of Dungeon and Dragons in the rules light and storytelling heavy Powered by the Apocalypse system. Throw pocket sand, swing from chandeliers; be the dynamic fantasy heroes you’ve always dreamed about! Running Seven Silver Spheres, a wilderness point crawl seeking treasure and glory!
A repeatable Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters. Pathfinder is a fantasy role-playing game with a focus on character customization and teamwork. In the Pathfinder Society campaign, you play as a member of a legendary league of adventurers; it features a reputation system that allows you to bring your characters to any table. In this scenario, you will travel to the distant east and investigate an important trade route that has be mysteriously cut off.
"I suggested the British Museum, not least because it’s possible to lose just about anything in their storage area. They’re still looking for a mummy that went missing in 1933—staff believe it was stolen but Nightingale said he’d always had a sneaking suspicion that it got bored one day and walked away." Learn to play Chaosium's Rivers of London, based on the Ben Aaronovich novels. PreGens provided.
How game works is just as important as the story it tells…this panel is all about designing mechanics! When you’re creating a game do you create your own, or adapt someone else’s? Let’s talk about it!
In Push Push Penguin, you will compete in a race filled with slides, snacks, and seals. But there is a catch! An Orca approaches, and it will chase away the first penguin to cross paths with it – so the Penguin who finishes second in this race is the winner!
This is an interactive opportunity - Gio is an industry artist and will review your work, or specs, and offer guidance or recommendations to support your project.
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Saturday March 15, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
City Hall
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
A Land Once Magic is a Post-Fantasy worldbuilding game to help create unique worlds based around deconstructing and evolving fantasy tropes and creating unique magic systems that are built from the ground up. Using only random tables and a deck of cards you'll be able to create a wholly original post-fantasy world!
Play teenaged sleuths working together to gather clues, follow leads, and solve the latest mystery in early 20th century Bayport! Playbooks include the Bookworm, Captain, Caretaker, Jock, Joker, Legacy Crimefighter, Romantic Interest, Sidekick, and Well-Heeled Sleuths!
Wingspan is a competitive engine-building board game where players are bird enthusiasts aiming to attract birds to their wildlife preserves. Each bird enhances your habitats, enabling actions like gaining food via a birdfeeder dice tower, laying colorful egg miniatures, and drawing unique bird cards. Players strategically build chains of powerful combinations to maximize points. Wingspan features hundreds of bird species, offering a strong thematic experience for nature and strategy lovers.
Bloodsport, Streets of Fire, Hard Times, Final Fight, The Karate Kid, Ninja III: The Domination—the thrill of martial arts actions meets the hard streets of New Hope City. Be a part of the action, and join the fun. Diceless martial arts action. No experience necessary. From Radio James Games
Memoria is a game about travelers on an epic journey through a land of forgetting, where memories are the rarest magick. You’ll use tarot cards and dice to navigate dangerous lands and uncover who you really are. It’s a one-shot game about identity and self-discovery where your character can grow into your own personal campaign. In a world where the past fades, what will you remember—and how will you make sure you don't forget it?
Explore the accursed land of Amarna, in the new Print Weaver adventure. This unique TTRPG uses your real fingerprints to create your character. Open to players of any skill level, as we escape the Bastille and it's giant two-headed boar warden. Contains monster violence.
You were a group of Game Devs who put out the most popular VHS board game of all time, Flashback. It was so popular that it generated a conservative response from groups that tried to ban the game in several states. Now—thirty years after the original VHS release and selling all the rights to the mega toy conglomerate Waschick—you are asked to reunite and promote the online MMRPG version of Flashback launching in two weeks. You have been invited to an exclusive launch party where the game will be privately unveiled before the big press push in the following weeks.
A lone tree with charcoal-black branches stands resolute inside an active volcano. An herbalist beseeches the heroes to seek out the tree’s fiery fruit so that she might save her village from an icy curse; but braving Flamewind Peak’s perils is no small feat! Challenge the monsters of Flamewind Peak, retrieve the fruit, and return victorious to break the curse of Pirrel! pre-generated characters will be provided.
In this Star Wars EotE RPG game, you are playing as an assembled group of mercenaries, hired guns, and smugglers working together for a Hutt benefactor to Win the Annual Slug Games Competition. A three-part event where a powerful Hutt sponsors a team to complete in deadly games for a grand prize and a mountain of credits. This is Part Two of three. Beginner's are Welcomed. Pre-Gens and Dice will be provided. This game is sponsored by The Emporium for the Wayward Gamer with Jay/@Neofett3 as GM This game combines the TV shows Squid Games & Hunger Games and wraps it up in a Hutt's Annual Tournament of Champions. The Chaos of combining deadly childhood games and Hutts...What could not be funnier than that?
After hundreds of years, the last of the holy wards has fallen. The devil has come to collect his due. Tonight a storm crashes against the ancient manor house and forgotten spirits rise from the muck and mire. The fallen belfry tolls once more, announcing the hellish fete. As the adventurers arrive to explore the Black Manse, Mammon calls for his winsome bride. He will leave with a soul at the end of the night. The only question is: Whose?
Chupacabras, jackalopes, grizzly bulls, deathtumblers, quetzalsaurs, and nightcrawlers (among others)—the hunting’s good, and so are the bounties. But when you stumble across the mysterious town of Ironsaddle, will you be able to unravel its secrets while evading the town's cryptids? Grab your favorite revolver and prepare for a showdown at dusk unlike any other. Jump into a weird west—a west where gunslingers, cowpokes, robots, and lawmen confront cryptids, wield magic, and possibly encounter unexpected technology and mystic secrets.
The greatest heroes of the 25th dynasty of Ancient Egypt are the target of an insidious assassination plot. But the assassins must contend with the heroes’ cunning, their dedication, their bravery, and their lightning-fast fists. Someone is getting punched in the face, and they will definitely deserve it.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters. Within Irrisen, Queen Anastasia has spent the better part of a decade testing the boundaries of her rulership and seeing where she can and cannot make change. After enough research and discussion with fellow leaders, she's finally decided full steam ahead on the first of many plans she has to help bring her new home to the forefront of Avistani politics. As an international organization of travelers, she's called upon the Pathfinder Society for their opinions on the platform of her new venture, looking for insights from those who have to cross over wide landscapes, however her meeting with agents and contractors goes off the rails when a group of frost goblins looking to let off some steam launch an attack conducted by a disappointed fey. The Pathfinders will need to catch those goblins and defeat the fey in order ensure that Queen Anastasia's plan doesn't get derailed into the ground!
This beginner-friendly one-shot introduces Realmshapers, a narrative 'pick up and play' indie TTRPG, and immerses you into one of our original settings: The Hollow Realm - A world turned literally inside out, a twisted paradise of alien arcana that draws in lost souls from across time and space! Pre-gen characters are available, but building new characters is possible in 30 minutes if you have a PC from any TTRPG campaign whose story was cut short. In the cliffside town of Saltforge, they will be welcomed with an "orientation" festival, celebrating their storied past while also seeking their aid with...rats?
In the bronze age kingdom of Sartar, a cattle raid has gone wrong and the characters are called upon find the culprit responsible, and bring them to justice. In RuneQuest, players take on the roles of initiates of cults devoted to powerful gods of the Storm, Earth, the Moon and many others in a world where magic is used by anyone. Combat is brutal and deadly, so how will these heroes resolve this transgression without meeting their ancestors in the underworld before making a name for themselves!
In the bronze age kingdom of Sartar, a cattle raid has gone wrong and the characters are called upon find the culprit responsible, and bring them to justice. In RuneQuest, players take on the roles of initiates of cults devoted to powerful gods of the Storm, Earth, the Moon and many others in a world where magic is used by anyone. Combat is brutal and deadly, so how will these heroes resolve this transgression without meeting their ancestors in the underworld before making a name for themselves!
The "Temporal Beam Lens" was taken by the clergy of Hogtwon's own "House of the God's" and it's up to you to get it back! This adventure will send players racing through a the cyclopean halls where the laws of the realm are made and undone! Gaze upon the Garden of Gede, or marvel at the Monastery of Madeera. Pay your respects in the Tomb of St. Terragnis, and even explore the cosmos from the extraordinary Observatory of Ord! Points will be scored and a winning team announced after all games are completed!
Welcome to Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast, a slice-of-life tabletop RPG about a heartless witch, a peaceful house, and all the folks who have made their home inside. Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast uses pre-set characters, quick-play chapters, and an adaptable ruleset unlike anything else out there. Over time we unlock new chapters and new guests. We’ll pick a chapter to play, then pick characters to play for that chapter; we should have time to play two different chapters.
Games are art, but there is also a lot of art in games. Whether it's a visual representation of a mechanism, glorious artwork depicting characters, or the background of your game board, art is everywhere, and it's very important. Join our panelists as they discuss this critical topic for any who are considering their game design.
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Saturday March 15, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
City Hall
A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between. Fools, go forth and explore realms both waking and subconscious. Beware: the Gods are watching, ready to manifest their love and rage as boons and calamities.
Create a character and play through an exciting encounter to learn the flexible and fun rules of SHIFT! All ages and experience levels are welcome, and we'll provide everything needed to play. This game is located in the mask mandatory play space.
Ringmaster is a Descended from the Queen story game about the troupe members of a supernatural circus for 2-6 players. Explore through prompt cards why you joined a mysterious circus, your relation to the Ringmaster, and the secrets of your troupe. You are bound to the circus. When the angry mob comes to tear the Big Top, will you save your home, or watch your prison burn with glee?
In Camel Up, up to eight players bet on five racing camels, trying to suss out which ones will place first and second in a quick race around a pyramid. The earlier you place your bet, the more you can win — should you guess correctly, of course. Camels don't run neatly, however, sometimes landing on top of another one and being carried toward the finish line. Who's going to run when? That all depends on how the dice come out of the pyramid dice shaker, which releases one die at a time when players pause from their bets long enough to see who's actually moving! This 2018 edition of Camel Up features new artwork, a new game board design, a new pyramid design, engraved dice, and new game modes, including crazy rogue camels that start the race running in the opposite direction! You never know how a race will end!
More details to follow. Marvel: Crisis Protocol is a tabletop hobby miniatures game set in the Marvel Universe. Players assemble, paint, and collect an ever expanding line of highly detailed plastic miniatures representing iconic Marvel characters. Players choose characters from their collections to form their own Marvel inspired dream team and then pit their chosen forces against each other on an interactive tabletop where the very terrain itself can be thrown, crashed into, and destroyed during the super powered showdown.
Saturday March 15, 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
City Hall
Get ready to sharpen your claws and hone your instincts! Join the world animal world as an Everdellian and enjoy a homebrew adventure set in the rustic English country side that Brian Jacques built as the foundation for his book series, Redwall.
Something is wrong with the Kalgari Cleanworks High Velocity Waste Distributor that sits over your neighbourhood. The titanic cannon designed to launch trash outside the bounds of the Megacity is now pointed at the surrounding buildings! Kalgari Cleanworks wants you and your Retinue of guns-for-hire to discreetly infiltrate their cannon and clear out the interlopers. Venture into the hull of a massive corporate cannon, fight trash obsessed goblins, and save the borough of this Megacity with teamwork, guns, and 90’s themed science-fantasy technology in this original system.
"Your God is dead. You only have each other now." Lordsworn is a GMless TTRPG for 1-4 players exploring the mournful stories of desperate survival and camaraderie at the end of the world. Players will take on the role of three Lordsworns, soldiers who swore themselves to a (now dead) God during the Cataclysm, an apocalyptic battle that saw all the Gods of the Pantheon go to war. With their God dead and the world reeling from the death of the Pantheon, you and a handful of survivors must make the trek back to the only place that makes sense anymore – Home.
Explore the ruins of civilization in Sine as a Catalyst: a supersoldier designed to save humanity from the invading aliens simply known as the Stock. In this world, the right choice may be grey but the world is anything but.
The End of the World Is at Hand! A hideous death cult has seized control of an ancient artifact-monument known as Tovag Baragu. The power behind the cult is the Old One himself, Iuz the Evil, demonic master of an empire. He's on an all-or-nothing quest for supremacy over the world—and the heavens beyond. To stop him, heroes must face horrors never dreamed of, journeying to a shadowed city where Death rules and the living cower. Here, Iuz will achieve his mad dream by destroying the imprisoned master of that alien citadel: Vecna, the mightiest lich, an immortal demigod.
New to roleplaying? Want to try something out but you’re intimidated by all the rules? This game is intended for new players to try roleplaying for the first time. The setting will be high fantasy: swords & sorcery, elves & dwarves, mazes & monsters. In a forgotten land, where dreams fade and nightmares live on, a powerful wizard built a mysterious tower to hold his greatest treasure. Many have tried to conquer its heights, but none have returned. Now, brave adventurers must face the Tower of Lost Dreams and uncover its secrets.
A chance to take part and experience the world of Avatar Last Airbender. Looking at eras from Yangchen to Korra. Work with others in the AtlA universe to overcome struggles with the people and spirits of the world.
Lost in Translation takes place during the great tour of European courts undertaken by John Dee and Edward Kelley in pursuit of occult knowledge, noble assistance, and the greater understanding of communication with angels. This adventure serves to introduce the common theme that all are shades of grey and that the right answer is often not the easiest. Think of it as X-Files agents in the 14-1500's.
Grocery shelves are empty and people are getting desperate. Food is nowhere to be found, and, despite several companies complaining, this has all the inklings of being a gigacorp's responsibility. Meanwhile, the rich still eat well enough, throwing out food like it's going out of style. How do you support the Ecuadorian independence movement when people will do, will sell, anything or anyone for a simple meal?
Check out the brand new version of Urban Shadows. Lurk in the shadows of modern day Toronto as a supernatural menace, just trying to make it through the night.
Check out the brand new version of Urban Shadows. Lurk in the shadows of modern day Toronto as a supernatural menace, just trying to make it through the night.
Games are not just for fun - they can also be used in a variety of situations, and they are extremely powerful educational tools. Join our panelists as they discuss how games can be used in education, and the challenges and considerations involved if you want your game to be utilised in this way.
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Saturday March 15, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
City Hall
In Perch, players fight for control of locations by commanding birds of their own and other players' flocks. Earn points and command woodland creatures by having the most birds on a location, pushing your foes off the perch, and breaking ties to take the lead. Each round, players add their birds into a shared bag. Players then draw birds of their own, and other players take turns stacking birds on location tiles. Each location tile will award variable points for majorities and sometimes grant players a unique ability. The game ends after five rounds, and the player who has earned the most points wins. With a modular tile configuration and a variety of woodland creatures to control, each game will present a new tactical challenge
Saturday March 15, 2025 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Churchill
Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.
Saturday March 15, 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Elgin
Planet Unknown is a competitive game for 1-6 players where players build and develop the best planet to win! Each player has a goal of developing the best planet in Planet Unknown. Each round, each player will place one dual resourced tile on their planet, which is a polyomino shape.
Dirtbags! is a rules-lite, cinematic sci-fi shooter RPG. Players, known as dirtbags, take on the role of convicts in a corporate-run dystopian world, coerced into the Military Foundation’s Rehabilitation Incentive Program (R.I.P.) with the promise of freedom and reintegration. Forced to endure relentless tours of duty, Dirtbags are expendable, thrown at every problem imaginable—from distant alien bug infestations and scab pirates to suicidal salvage missions, courier work, and anything else the Corporate Echelon demands.
Your fledgling crew of misfit gangsters has been asked to infiltrate the manor of one of the most prominent Sparkwrights in the haunted city of Duskwall. If you can dodge corrupt bluecoats, keep out of the way of the Wardens, sidle past rival gangs, and stay beneath the attention of the ghosts and demons that infest the city, you should be fine…right? We'll be using the new rules modules from the DEEP CUTS supplement.
Ironbound: Guardians of Novala is a tabletop roleplaying game of witches battling giant machines. It presents a rich and complex setting where the peaceful witches of Novala are pitted against an invasive group known as the Apothecary who seek to exploit the land’s magic-rich environment for their personal gain. Your coven discovers the massive tracks of a powerful Apothecary machine that must be hunted down and destroyed.
Immerse yourself in the worlds of Brandon Sanderson. The First Step adventure is meant to introduce players to TTRPGs, the Stormlight Archives, or both. Join Sen-Foong Lim, the co-author of this official adventure and get a taste of what the system has in store!
Dudley Priory has obtained the services of a group of adventurers to seek the rescue of the Abbot and recover the Mace from an evil tyrant who has kidnapped the Abbot.
The decision to move West is certainly easier considering that a Man of God has brought back samples of rich soil, clear water, and lush plants that grew in the valley. Reverend Halpern originally set out a month ago with his trusted hands to find land that will sustain and nourish those choosing to follow him for a new start in the untamed West. The settlers know the journey will be difficult, but they have faith the trip will be worthwhile. This is a Weird Frontiers 0-Level scenario. No experience needed, PCs provided.
The Scooby Doo gang meet The Cabin in The Woods! The game is highly collaborative and improvisational. Players have a lot of say over the world itself and can introduce story elements that no one—not even the GM—was expecting, and play moves between the fiction and the metagame frequently, with moves and rolls providing a mechanical structure to build the shared fiction. The game runs best when everyone feels comfortable offering up their ideas. It uses six-sided dice of two colours (light and dark). A selection of curated playbooks will be provided and all characters will play as members of the same team of monster hunters – providing background details and relationships to flesh out their Characters.
Humanity is at war with a violent type of alien bugs. The world of Tantalus is being evacuated as the bugs swarm over it, eating anyone they can catch. That's when a distress signal is received from a scientist on the surface claiming to have vital information for the war. You and your squad of Space marines are sent to the surface to rescue the scientist and retrieve this vital data before the aliens swarm over his facility. The game will be run with the rules-light system, 3:16.
You've got the board game 101 stuff down? Great! There's so much more though, and in this panel you will hear about next steps once you've passed those initial hurdles and got your design under way.
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Saturday March 15, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
City Hall
“Oops! All Bards” is an all-bard adventuring party will weave hilarious and unpredictable tales of their quests, each embellished with entirely improvised songs. Audiences will be enchanted as these quick-witted performers conjure up fantastical stories and catchy tunes on the spot all based on audience suggestions. Roll for performance!
Saturday March 15, 2025 8:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
Civic North
Gems of Iridescia is an easy to learn, fun to master exploration board game where players will push their luck as they compete to mine gems, manipulate the market, restore ancient relics and ascend to the throne of a rich gem-filled world.
In the Runebeasts Deck-Building Game, capture and summon creatures in your quest to be the ultimate beast-tetherer. Runebeasts gives players the chance to evolve their beasts to make them stronger. Players can even try to catch the coveted legendary runebeasts! To win the game, players will have showdowns with their opponents around the table. In this twist on classic deck-builders, each player will start with an asymmetric deck full of beasts. They will use those beasts on their turn to fight and attempt to collect more powerful beasts in the market, to collect gems and get bonuses, or to power up and evolve their beasts! Each of the 10 different beast types provide different benefits, so you can customize your deck to fit your play-style. Will you roll the die and take your chances with legendary beasts, or take a more conservative approach?
Journey into the hard metal earth of the dead star Dungeoneca with a small band of deeptech salvagers. Untold riches await you in artifacts and fine metals; if you can survive the half-functioning ancient servo-dungeon you've been sent to explore. This is a playtest.
Sock Puppets is a very silly tabletop roleplaying game about a failing children's television series. Everyone makes a bunch of puppets and then uses them to ruin a perfectly good puppet show. NOTE: Sock Puppets looks like a game for kids, but it is absolutely not appropriate for minors! Grown-ups only, please.
Something's going on in that old coal mine. Your new boss thinks it's probably niobium, and someone is in there trying to steal it from him. So you just have to go down, test for it, take some pictures, and get out of there. Just don't ask about the drifter who went missing last week. FATE is a system-agnostic game. This will be played with the standard set of skills adjusted for modern times, character creation will be simplified, and the Accelerated version of stress will be used.
You're finally ready to start your journey and become a master tamer or top tier talent. But first, you need to get your new partner Domeskai and learn how to get along. Learn how to play this new Pokemon inspired RPG and reenact your favorite monster taming game.
The land has been in turmoil for as long as any of you have been alive. The Queen has decided to undertake a long and perilous journey to broker an alliance with a distant power. The Queen has chosen all of you, and no one else, to be her retinue and accompany her on this journey. She chose you because she knows that you love her. For the Queen is a card-driven collaborative storytelling game that allows everyone to control the narrative of this journey. Will your love remain true or will you betray her heart for something greater?
A wacky one shot of Chickens, Eldritch Horror, and Revenge. Play as chickens with the powers of eldritch horrors as you take revenge on the evil Bryson Foods, inc. A rules-lite, d6-powered romp inspired by Chicken Run and Call of Cthulhu
When a job seems too easy, there’s a reason for that. In this case, the reason is treason! Looks like that Fixer set you up chooms! Now you’re deep in the combat zone with every ganger in Night City trying to cash in your carcasses for the NCPD subcontractor’s bounty. Your only hope - catch a nomad flotilla heading out to sea at day break. Looks like you have to run the gauntlet. Can you dig it?!
Swords clash on the field of battle, or are cutting words exchanged behind closed doors? Saga's flexible modular system and easy to follow rules allow a quick start into a fantasy adventure tailored to your desires. A vast world full of stories awaits, let's find out where your story begins.
Hope Inhumanity is a card-based story game set in a bleak post-apocalyptic world. This session will add the Martial Law expansion pack deck to the main game, with extra Scenes, Traits, Assets, Relationships, Personalities and the new Hunted condition!. Civilization and all its safeguards have collapsed. Remaining loyal military units have been deployed to enforce stability while militias, terrorists, criminal gangs, and foreign armies have filled the power vacuum left by the collapsed state. Your group of players needs to escape and do whatever it takes to survive.
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
Deck-building meets dungeon crawling! Go on a quest for prestige and wealth, while accumulating upgrades and new skills. Push your luck while trying to make it back to the surface before the dungeon - or dragon - defeat you!
Think you can survive in Jumanji? In this cooperative family game, you must explore Jumanji to find the 5 hidden crystals and return them to their rightful spots on the island. But watch out! Exploring the island will make it come alive. There are 6 big dangers across the island that want to take your lives - good thing you each have 3! Return all the crystals before it’s too late and you’ve saved Jumanji! Good luck, brave adventurers.
Come learn how to paint miniatures in a structured 2 ½ hour class! Learn the basics and tips and tricks of miniature painting from the pros. This is an excellent experience for first timers or those wanting to learn some new skills. All ages welcome but recommended for ages 10+. You'll take home a brand-new model with some paint and brushes. This model + paint kit will be from the WizKids Dungeons and Dragons line, there will be a variety of models to choose from. There is a $30 cost for this class to cover the paint kit and lesson. Payments can be made at the Four Realms of Chaos booth, located in the Provincial South Atrium space. Please arrive 15 minutes early for the class. Preregister for the class to secure a spot or register throughout the day by visiting their booth.
Newly enrolled at Promethean Academy--a mysterious boarding school at the edge of a magical, verdant realm called the Elsewhere--a group of teens in 1910's USA are drawn into the schemes of staff, students, and the enigmatic "Rooted". BLOOMFALL is a low-magic twist in the “magic school” genre, with a "storybook-style" narrative structure, and a unique, solo, journaling-esque phase known as a “Solo Excursion” (completed before the game session) BLOOMFALL has been commissioned by LabX at the National Academy of Sciences, and is designed by award-winning designers Sharang Biswas, and Yeonsoo Julian Kim, and producer Joshua Gleason.
In Push Push Penguin, you will compete in a race filled with slides, snacks, and seals. But there is a catch! An Orca approaches, and it will chase away the first penguin to cross paths with it – so the Penguin who finishes second in this race is the winner!
This is an interactive opportunity - Gio is an industry artist and will review your work, or specs, and offer guidance or recommendations to support your project.
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Sunday March 16, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
City Hall
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
In King of Tokyo, you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and strange aliens—all of whom are destroying the city and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo.
Star Chapters is a tabletop roleplaying game about an ordinary girl with special, magical powers. Inspired by anime like Cardcaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon, Star Chapters is designed to tell lighthearted stories about magic and friendship.
Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.
There's been a murder in Last Pine! Stored away in the basement of the Ontonagon Historical Society are a half dozen wax sculptures of historical Ontonagon figures — leftovers from a failed exhibit in the 1970s. While organizing the store room, volunteer Maribelle Pine stumbled upon something horrifying: the statue of Last Pine's most famous founder, Albert Delcroix — his head nowhere to be found and a crescent-shaped hole carved in his chest!
You are an interesting little creature that has learned to use all kinds of knick knacks and doo-dads to accomplish pretty much anything. Reach into your sack and pull out some random junk, using it to scale mountains (or some slippery stairs), shoot fireballs (or just throw something pointy), and persuade kings (or even just some guy you're talking to). Very silly, highly collaborative, and a unique game mechanic requiring creative thinking. This is a playtest.
You are toys, lovingly crafted at the North Pole, who will be packed in Santa’s sleigh and delivered for Christmas morning. You are destined to join a family you have never met. Unfortunately, The Child will not love you all equally. There is room in their heart for only one favorite toy. Each toy cries out, "Pick me!"
Explore the accursed land of Amarna, in the new Print Weaver adventure. This unique TTRPG uses your real fingerprints to create your character. Open to players of any skill level, as we escape the Bastille and it's giant two-headed boar warden. Contains monster violence.
500 years before Blades in the Dark – Violent spirits are rising. Caught between failing old sorceries and unreliable new technology, the Immortal Emperor issues a secret new mandate to control spirits and save the city. Take up a Bronzed Mask and become the first of the Spirit Wardens.
for a Merchant who will pay out a large number of credits for each item "retrieved". All Pre-Gen you will be playing are JAWAS! Beginners are Welcomed! Sponsored by the Emporium for the Wayward Gamer with Jay/ @Neofett3 will be your GM.
Presenting The Psychic Danger Society, a cozy game of mystery, psychic prediction, community, and tea. You play little psychic old ladies. As a player you roll all your dice at the beginning of the night, as your predictions, and spend them throughout the game as your predictions come true, all in an effort to keep the little town of Beaumontcamp safe, even as the dangers spiral and grow more supernatural at every turn. From Radio James Games.
Alchemistresses is a tabletop roleplaying game designed to let you play out a season of a magical girl anime. Players will take on the role of everyday teens going to high school and dealing with all of the shenanigans that ensue. But there is something very special about these particular teens.
Explore the ruins of civilization in Sine as a Catalyst: a supersoldier designed to save humanity from the invading aliens simply known as the Stock. In this world, the right choice may be grey but the world is anything but.
On a dark highway, lightning cracks across a stormy sky as a small group of strangers travels by bus during a thunderstorm. Each has their own reason for leaving—escaping past lives, running from someone, or seeking a fresh start. Their journey is interrupted when the bus loses control and overturns, leaving them stranded in the storm. Luckily, they spot a grand hotel in the distance, its golden lights shimmering like a beacon. As they trudge toward it, their hopes for safety grow, will this hotel be their salvation—or a curse in disguise?
Fabula Ultima is an award winning RPG inspired by classic JRPGs like Final Fantasy and Persona. Join a crew of adventurers and set off on a quest in search of the fabled heart of Xibalba. Mix and match your character from an extensive list of classes to ensure you are prepared for any situation.
Ever wanted to live out your “Harry Potter” “Percy Jackson” and other Magical Student day dreams? Kids on Brooms is for you! Gather with your other magical classmates to develop a school, world and adventure!
Experience the joy of Mediaeval study! One need not be familiar with Monty Python's work, nor is experience with ‘role-playing games’ required. If you have experience with the latter, you are probably too silly a person to participate and should stop reading immediately.
Think Evil Witches’ candy coated curse – epic quest for lost items facing motley monsters, wild forests, royal feasts, dark dungeons, maddening maps, pleasant picnics, high towers, prize sealed puzzles and epic endless fun. Perils & Princesses: is a tabletop role-playing game about Fairy Tale Princesses using their humble kind of magic to guide them as they face harrowing perils and untold adventure. It is player facing, collaboratively narrative, High Fantasy, gender bending, queer and feminist forward, story book fabulousness Fairy Tale re-telling.
Someone/something has not only stolen a great deal of cattle from your clan lands, but has left several herders dead. Your party is sent to recover your hard-earned prize animals. Pre-Gens provided.
Check out the brand new version of Urban Shadows. Lurk in the shadows of modern day Toronto as a supernatural menace, just trying to make it through the night.
Using a selection of 144 plastic letter tiles in the English edition, each player works independently to create their own 'crossword'. When a player uses up all their letters, all players take a new tile from the pool. When all the tiles are gone, the first player to use up all the tiles in their hand wins. In this exclusive version, six wild monkey tiles are added. They can be used as any letter and switched at any point!
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Sunday March 16, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
City Hall
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
A Land Once Magic is a Post-Fantasy worldbuilding game to help create unique worlds based around deconstructing and evolving fantasy tropes and creating unique magic systems that are built from the ground up. Using only random tables and a deck of cards you'll be able to create a wholly original post-fantasy world!
The game consists of an "arena" (the game box with an insert) and lots of dice. The goal is to be the last player who still has dice. At the beginning, one die is in the arena. The active player throws another die into the arena. If both dice now show the same number, the player must take them out and end the turn. If not, the player can decide to throw in another die (possibly trying to overturn other dice) or end his/her turn. A die which shows the X face is removed from the game, as is any die which falls out of the arena. A player who holds no more dice is eliminated from the game. The last player who still has dice is the winner. This tournament will take place in three faces. 8 games will be played, the top two from each will move on to play in the next round of 4 games. The winners of those 4 games will meet in the final. This will all take place in the one time bracket.
In Black Forest, you start out with a small domain in need of new buildings and livestock. You’ll travel from village to village, to enlist the aid of the best specialists. Exploiting the abilities of these specialists lets you collect resources, lay out new landscape tiles (e.g. ponds and fields), and build a variety of buildings, which come in four types. Choose the right buildings, place landscapes, fire up your glass production, and expand your domain.
Play the family-friendly (with some assistance) My Little Pony Deckbuilding Game with a designer on the team, but time permitting, maybe a surprise? NO GUARANTEES!
An interactive storybook roleplaying game about a remote and mysterious boarding school on the edge of a realm called the Elsewhere, a place of beautiful, sprawling wilderness and dangerous magic. Players take on the roles of newly arrived young students who investigate the mysteries of the school while dealing with the creatures and strange magic that constantly infiltrates their world from the Elsewhere. This game is being developed for the National Academies of Science by Sharang Biswas, Yeonsoo Julian Kim, and Joshua Gleason
"Truth or Dare isn’t a game you play to win, it’s a game you play to try being someone else. It’s a game you play to try being yourself." Come playtest a new storytelling game: use a Cortex-inspired lifepath system to create characters and populate their world, and then...you know. Truth or dare?
In this queer sword & sorcery adventure-romance that’s Powered by the Apocalypse, fight jealous gods and cruel authorities who would destroy you. Delve into an ancient, Mediterranean-like world full of perils while exploring your emotional entanglements with each other. Find your fate in the wild dens of gigantic creatures or the echoing halls of lost Atlantis. Play as a fierce warrior, chaotic sorcerer, flirtatious trickster, wolf-raised wildling, immortal-sworn vessel, or fugitive revenant. Burn brightly and hold fast to each other's hearts as you spiral upward toward your most glorious, monstrous self.
Immerse yourself in the worlds of Brandon Sanderson. The First Step adventure is meant to introduce players to TTRPGs, the Stormlight Archives, or both. Join Sen-Foong Lim, the co-author of this official adventure and get a taste of what the system has in store!
The End of the World Is at Hand! A hideous death cult has seized control of an ancient artifact-monument known as Tovag Baragu. The power behind the cult is the Old One himself, Iuz the Evil, demonic master of an empire. He's on an all-or-nothing quest for supremacy over the world—and the heavens beyond. To stop him, heroes must face horrors never dreamed of, journeying to a shadowed city where Death rules and the living cower. Here, Iuz will achieve his mad dream by destroying the imprisoned master of that alien citadel: Vecna, the mightiest lich, an immortal demigod.
An unconventional contract, you've been tasked with tracking down and eliminating a killer that stalks the streets of Duskvol. Hunters become hunted, and secrets of this dark city will come to light.
During the Spring Festival no one is thinking of wars yet the kingdom of Solda is always aware that it is under threat. At least they should be. Your PCs are visiting Leganti & looking forward to the spring festival. Who knew you would also be needed to do much more
Dungeon World re-creates the themes and tropes of Dungeon and Dragons in the rules light and storytelling heavy Powered by the Apocalypse system. Throw pocket sand, swing from chandeliers; be the dynamic fantasy heroes you’ve always dreamed about! Running Sleeping Place of the Feathered Swine, delve into the dangerous and slimy home of a mythic beast!
Grimwild is a streamlined fantasy adventure RPG, melding D&D with a light-weight Forged-in-the-Dark system. You play a party of classic fantasy characters, striving to save who and what you can from the city of Bastion, as it falls to an invading army. Do what you can to fight back and survive, making hard choices along the way.
In Home, characters explore a haunted house and confront its twisted history while grappling with the secrets buried within their own pasts. As characters move deeper into the depths of the house, their players draw the rooms they discover on a map. But with so many ways to be lost to the house, will your character ever leave? We’ll selected a Haunting Tales Deck together – this lets us pick the nature of the house and the supernatural disturbances.
So, this is weird. Some pre-written obituaries were accidentally leaked from the local newspaper. Now, some of the people in those obituaries are turning up dead, with no obvious causes of death. The hunters have to investigate the deaths, find whatever's causing these deaths, and stop it.
Adventure Awaits in the Keep on the Borderlands (Old-School Essentials Edition!) Step into a wild frontier filled with mystery, danger, and treasure in this open-world sandbox adventure where you call the shots! Will your party ally with factions, uncover secrets in the wilderness, or face the deadly dangers of the infamous Caves of Chaos? Every choice shapes the story, making every session unique and unpredictable. With the fast-paced exploration, tense battles, and dynamic challenges of the Old-School Essentials system, this classic module offers total freedom to explore the Keep, investigate rumors, and test your wits and courage against the unknown. Whether you’re uncovering the mysterious vault beneath the Keep, dealing with clever kobold traps, or facing off against brutal foes, the possibilities are endless, and no two adventures are ever the same. Perfect for beginners and veterans alike, this replayable classic is packed with thrilling surprises and epic challenges. Sign up now to carve your own legend on the Borderlands!
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters. The Pathfinder Society has heard reports of a ship sighted over and over, apparently following the same path before vanishing each week. This unfortunate ship is stuck in time, repeating the same week over and over. The crew has tried everything to escape this fate, and gave up years of the same week ago. The PCs must find a way to return things to normal and save the crew from an eternity of this single week.
This beginner-friendly one-shot introduces Realmshapers, a narrative 'pick up and play' indie TTRPG, and immerses you into one of our original settings: The Hollow Realm - A world turned literally inside out, a twisted paradise of alien arcana that draws in lost souls from across time and space! Pre-gen characters are available, but building new characters is possible in 30 minutes if you have a PC from any TTRPG campaign whose story was cut short. In the cliffside town of Saltforge, they will be welcomed with an "orientation" festival, celebrating their storied past while also seeking their aid with...rats?
Inspired by the Dark Empire comics the players will play the classic heroes of the Rebellion who will attempt a daring mission to rescue Princess Leia recently turned to the Dark Side by Emporer Palaptine. This game will use the 1993 Star Wars D6 rules and Dark Empire sourcebook. Characters, dice and pencils will be provided.
The "Temporal Beam Lens" was taken by the clergy of Hogtwon's own "House of the God's" and it's up to you to get it back! This adventure will send players racing through a the cyclopean halls where the laws of the realm are made and undone! Gaze upon the Garden of Gede, or marvel at the Monastery of Madeera. Pay your respects in the Tomb of St. Terragnis, and even explore the cosmos from the extraordinary Observatory of Ord! Points will be scored and a winning team announced after all games are completed!
Using a selection of 144 plastic letter tiles in the English edition, each player works independently to create their own 'crossword'. When a player uses up all their letters, all players take a new tile from the pool. When all the tiles are gone, the first player to use up all the tiles in their hand wins. In this exclusive version, six wild monkey tiles are added. They can be used as any letter and switched at any point!
Drop in and try the game out, or hang around and play as long as you like. BattleTech is a science-fiction “space opera”: a factional, militarized universe set in the thirty-first century, a future where humanity has spread to the stars and spawned titanic interstellar empires, each nation controlling hundreds of worlds across a region of space stretching a thousand light years and beyond. Initially published over thirty years ago as a tabletop board game, BattleTech has gone on to become one of the gaming industry’s most important and longest-lasting science-fiction universes. Focht’s Network is a Toronto-based gaming and events organization filled with gamers eager to share their love and enthusiasm for the game of stompy robots. Our focus is to bring narrative gameplay and breathtaking displays to various conventions and events. We support and foster friendly, inclusive gaming and look forward to welcoming you to the MechWarrior community!
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Sunday March 16, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
City Hall
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
A classic game that involves drafting roles/powers in secret, then going in turn to use your power for the round and acquire coins to become the master builder of the city! Quick gameplay, easy to learn, and loads of fun!
Earth is a tableau builder for 1 to 5 players with simple rules and countless strategic possibilities. With its encyclopedic nature and a near-infinite number of tableau combinations, every single game will allow you to discover new synergies and connections, just as our vast and fascinating world allows us to do! Over thousands of years of evolution and adaptation the flora and fauna of this unique planet have grown and developed into amazing life forms, creating symbiotic ecosystems and habitats. It’s time to jump into these rich environments and create some amazing natural synergies that replicate and extrapolate on Earth’s amazing versatility and plethora of natural resources. Create a self-supporting engine of growth, expansion and supply where even your unused plants become compost for future growth
Sunday March 16, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Churchill
Enter a Growing Market! Welcome to the Community Hedge Fund where players take on the roles of gardeners dedicated to growing flowers and profits. When the market crashes, the Gardener with the most valuable Stalk portfolio wins. Garden shrewdly to grow your fortune.
Come learn how to paint miniatures in a structured 2 ½ hour class! Learn the basics and tips and tricks of miniature painting from the pros. This is an excellent experience for first timers or those wanting to learn some new skills. All ages welcome but recommended for ages 10+. You'll take home a brand-new model with some paint and brushes. This model + paint kit will be from the WizKids Dungeons and Dragons line, there will be a variety of models to choose from. There is a $30 cost for this class to cover the paint kit and lesson. Payments can be made at the Four Realms of Chaos booth, located in the Provincial South Atrium space. Please arrive 15 minutes early for the class. Preregister for the class to secure a spot or register throughout the day by visiting their booth.
The land has been in turmoil for as long as any of you have been alive. The Queen has decided to undertake a long and perilous journey to broker an alliance with a distant power. The Queen has chosen all of you, and no one else, to be her retinue and accompany her on this journey. She chose you because she knows that you love her. For the Queen is a card-driven collaborative storytelling game that allows everyone to control the narrative of this journey. Will your love remain true or will you betray her heart for something greater?
Memoria is a game about travelers on an epic journey through a land of forgetting, where memories are the rarest magick. You’ll use tarot cards and dice to navigate dangerous lands and uncover who you really are. It’s a one-shot game about identity and self-discovery where your character can grow into your own personal campaign. In a world where the past fades, what will you remember—and how will you make sure you don't forget it?
Get ready to sharpen your claws and hone your instincts! Join the world animal world as an Everdellian and enjoy a homebrew adventure set in the rustic English country side that Brian Jacques built as the foundation for his book series, Redwall.
Something is wrong with the Kalgari Cleanworks High Velocity Waste Distributor that sits over your neighbourhood. The titanic cannon designed to launch trash outside the bounds of the Megacity is now pointed at the surrounding buildings! Kalgari Cleanworks wants you and your Retinue of guns-for-hire to discreetly infiltrate their cannon and clear out the interlopers. Venture into the hull of a massive corporate cannon, fight trash obsessed goblins, and save the borough of this Megacity with teamwork, guns, and 90’s themed science-fantasy technology in this original system.
It is a primal land of blood drenched savagery and mind blasting, soul rending sorcery. You are a small group of hardened warriors, grimly determined to face the horrors of an ancient foe thought long since vanquished. You will venture deep into the steaming antediluvian jungles of Qush, to face ferocious beasts of claw and fang, degenerate cannibals who worship monstrosities and face the nameless terrors of a forgotten age. Barbarians of Lemuria is a rules light system firmly set in the Swords & Sorcery genre. If you love Howard, Wagner, and Frazetta, join us for Barbarians of Lemuria!
This is a fantastic game in which you and your fellow players team up to tell amazing new stories in your own corner of the Marvel Multiverse. These tales can star heroes from famous teams like the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Avengers, or they can feature brand-new heroes of your own creation. You can even mix them up and have your own heroes fight alongside legends like Spider-Man, Captain America, and Wolverine.
Beam Saber is a Forged In The Dark game about the pilots of powerful machines in a war that dominates every facet of life. They are trying to do their part, then get out physically and mentally intact. The organizations that perpetuate The War throughout all of known space are too incomprehensibly huge to take down. There is no “winning” The War, there is only surviving it. Hopefully you can help others get out too.
There are haunted places away up in the Weather Hills, valleys where the shadows lie deep and the sun never reaches. Tales there's old buried treasure in one such valley. Some say it was the Dwarves who buried it, some say it was the Kings of old. Secret paths, and stairs cut into the earths to move unseen. What will you find if you go looking?
A seemingly small, sleepy town in the middle of nowhere reveals horrifying secrets and scandals over the course of one terrifying night. Your car broke down, and you have no choice but to face the curse of Rust Run! Can you survive the night? Will you want to? Welcome to They Came From Beyond The Grave! This system sets out to recreate the cheesey and sometimes cringy B-Horror movies from the 60's-80's.
Blokus (officially pronounced "Block us") is an abstract strategy game with transparent, Tetris-shaped, colored pieces that players are trying to play onto the board. The only caveat to placing a piece is that it may not lie adjacent to your other pieces, but instead must be placed touching at least one corner of your pieces already on the board.
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Sunday March 16, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
City Hall
Come by the Four Realms of Chaos booth and try your hand at painting miniatures! Everything you need will be supplied by the Four Realms of Chaos. A freebie zombie mini will be supplied but there are many awesome models are for sale at their table. They will have all sorts of dragons, beholders and other creatures that are easy to paint. If you're interested in stopping by but don't have time to paint there will be many miniature painting supplies and models for sale to take home. Drop-in painting will be open all day Saturday and Sunday. (10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday) Drop-in painting is happening simultaneously with their paint classes. Drop-in painting is less structured than their paint class, but participants will still have guidance by 4ROC staff.
Blood on the Clocktower is a game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception for five-to-twenty courageous players and one devious storyteller.
Sinoda is an abstract strategy game that is easy to learn, but has a surprising amount of strategy! You'll have had the chance to learn with the designers throughout the weekend. Now come and take part in a tournament led by them.
You are queer nightlife artists: musicians and DJs, burlesque performers and drag queens, stage magicians and puppeteers. You are also wizards. In a magical, sentient van, you’re roadtripping across the US on a quest to find the ultimate party-city: Atlantis! Designed by award winning game designers Sharang Biswas and Michael Addision, and conceived by Sharang Biswas and Lucian Kahn.
Dirtbags! is a rules-lite, cinematic sci-fi shooter RPG. Players, known as dirtbags, take on the role of convicts in a corporate-run dystopian world, coerced into the Military Foundation’s Rehabilitation Incentive Program (R.I.P.) with the promise of freedom and reintegration. Forced to endure relentless tours of duty, Dirtbags are expendable, thrown at every problem imaginable—from distant alien bug infestations and scab pirates to suicidal salvage missions, courier work, and anything else the Corporate Echelon demands.
Blokus (officially pronounced "Block us") is an abstract strategy game with transparent, Tetris-shaped, colored pieces that players are trying to play onto the board. The only caveat to placing a piece is that it may not lie adjacent to your other pieces, but instead must be placed touching at least one corner of your pieces already on the board.
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Sunday March 16, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
City Hall
Take to the sky in this World War I game of air combat! Canvas Eagles is quick to learn and easy to play while remaining a superb recreation of the genesis of aerial dogfighting. Players maneuver and shoot simultaneously, keeping everyone involved. Jump in to the action at any time! Leave whenever you must! This continuous play convention version of the game is a great way to get in a game when your time is limited. All players are welcome, and everyone leaves with a insignia pin to celebrate their introduction to this great game!
Sunday March 16, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
City Hall
