Games and Events

Not just monopoly and scrabble - there is a huge variety of boardgames available on the market. Some run short, some run long, some are complex, some are simple. Come along and see if you can't find something that suits you.

Freeform events usually involve large groups of people - usually more than 10, and sometimes more than 20 - gathering into one large game. Typically emphasis is on character interaction rather than dice-based gaming, and costumes are often encouraged.

The insanely popular and extraordinarily loud Arcanacon WarHammer 40K minature tournament, the historical miniature event of Flames of War, the newly released Space Hulk and War Machine - more than one whole weekends worth of wargaming madness.

Somewhere between the chaos of a freeform and order of a tabletop game lies the realm of the multiform events. Partaking both of some of the game-ness of tabletops and the roleplaying-ness of freeforms, these events may include sitting down and rolling dice as well as moving around the room and acting out your character.

The RPGA network is a global association of roleplayers who get together at conventions, games days and even homes, to share the enjoyment of roleplaying. In Australia and New Zealand the primary focus of RPGA activity is the many d20 campaigns - bring your own character games with setting from D&D v3.5 to gothic horror to space opera.

Feel like a break from roleplaying? Join in one of the other special events that run during the Con - trivia, writer challenges and more.

'Tabletop' gaming has been the traditional dice&paper type of roleplaying game that many con-goers are familiar with, but as roleplaying has evolved, it has expanded to include a much wider variety of games than might be found in a home-run game.