RinCon 2026

RinCon 2026

THIS SCHEDULE IS NOT FINAL! WE’RE IN THE PROCESS OF UPLOADING THE FINAL SUBMISSIONS AND FITTING THEM IN - THINGS MAY CHANGE! Game signups will open on Sunday September 20th at 2 pm. Tickets purchased on Zeffy will be uploaded daily in the evening, and we’ll announce in the Discord when that has happened. You’ll also get an automated email from Sched when your ticket has been uploaded, with instructions on how to log in.

Buy your RinCon badge & meal tickets

11:00am MST

Pixies

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone A

Limited Capacity seats available

Draft your team of adorable little mythical Pixies to score the most points over three rounds. The game has you selecting cards from a central display and placing them into a personal 3x3 grid. It features lovely, colorful art, fun characters, and easy rules.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is very low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 45 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone A

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/411875/pixies

11:00am MST

Worn Wanderers Cast Of Steel

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

The wearable card game you can play anywhere introduces a new expansion with exciting new strategies and more collectible enamel pins.

GMs

Andre Gurrola

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG35

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://wornwanderers.com/

11:00am MST

The Ticket Booth (w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Race to collect sets of attractions around the fair. Spend tickets to skip forward to the pile you want—or to steal one another player needs. At the end of each round, the player who holds the most of each attraction scores points.

2 games running simultaneously

GMs

Michael Eskue

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/465481/the-ticket-booth

11:00am MST

Olympus

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

In the Ancient Greece, the poleis (city-states) thrived increasing their population and culture, occasionally waging war against each other, erecting buildings and celebrating ceremonies to get the favour of the deities abiding on Mount Olympus. The players will lead one of these city-states (like Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, Argos and others) expanding it and worshipping the various gods in order to become the hegemonic power of the Peloponnesus!

GMs

Jamaica Popejoy

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm MST
BG10

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/73070/olympus

11:00am MST

Azul

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm MST

Women's Space B

Limited Capacity seats available

Take tiles from different factories to build your own wall. Score points by making specific patterns and completing sets. Avoid taking too many tiles, or else you will lose points. The game ends when the first player completes a horizontal line of tiles on their wall.

GMs

Bella Mygrant

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm MST
Women's Space B

Women BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul

12:00pm MST

The Quest for El Dorado

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone B

Limited Capacity seats available

The legends of the lost city are true! Race through the jungle, across the water, and around the treacherous mountains to be the first to reach the riches of El Dorado. This game is a race featuring deck-building, with cards used for movement across the terrain or money to purchase more powerful cards. Choose your cards and path wisely!

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 60 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone B

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217372/the-quest-for-el-dorado

12:00pm MST

Transformers TCG

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

The Transformers TCG is a battle-based card game where players control teams of Transformer characters and a deck of Actions and Upgrades defeat all of their opponent's characters before they defeat yours.

Each character has a star ? value, and your team can have up to 25?. Your deck must have a minimum of 40 battle cards, but you can have as many as you want.

GMs

Andre Gurrola

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG35

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://transformers.cards/

12:00pm MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

12:00pm MST

Beach Bandits (w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Keep your eyes on the fries! Join a flock of greedy seagulls in a beak-to-beak showdown to snag the tastiest beach treats. Play cards to your stash for big points, or GIVE them to opponents to trigger special actions. Swap, steal, and ruffle rivals' stashes—then pull off your secret 'End Gull' strategy to become the ultimate Beach Bandit!

GMs

Michael Eskue

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/466646/beach-bandits

12:00pm MST

Naasii: A Coyote & Crow Dice Game (w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Naasii is a push-your-luck style game of chance. Inspired by traditional Indigenous games and classic American family games. You'll roll twelve-sided dice aiming to score sets or runs while not busting along the way. Highest score wins, but it's not all luck. You'll need to decide which numbers to pursue and when you've scored enough to keep ahead of the other players. You'll even be able to pick a lucky number that will get you a few extra points on other players' turns!

Designed by Kenna Alexander (Cherokee Nation, creator of Coyote & Crow) with art from Wolf Tomoyaketu (Comanche and Apache) and development by Daryl Andrews, Naasii brings the mischievous spirt of both Coyote and Crow to life in this fast paced, high-spirited game for the whole family.

GMs

Kenna Alexander

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG18

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365555/naasii-a-coyote-and-crow-dice-game

2:00pm MST

Boop

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

An adorable strategy game that combines chain reactions with tic-tac-toe and cats! Come over and check it out! Each round takes 20-30 minutes, but it can go much faster.

GMs

Tyrion Mygrant

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG27

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355433/boop

2:00pm MST

MLEM: Space Agency

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone A

Limited Capacity seats available

Send your legendary team of cats on a series of space expeditions to distant moons and planets! This game features a series of expeditions with each player choosing one of their cat astronauts to send along. The commander will take them deep into the stars…until they abandon ship and hand the controls to you. This is a push-your-luck game requiring a bit of planning, some clever timing, and all nine of your lives.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 60 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone A

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency

2:00pm MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

2:00pm MST

Pogo Possum Posse Poker (w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Yeehaw! Get ready to play possum, round-up poker hands, and throw some outlaws in the hoosegow. In Pogo Possum Posse Poker, (2-4 players) take on the role of bounty hunters working alongside the famous Sheriff Wyatt O. Possum and his trusty pogo stick, Betsy. For greenhorns and veterans alike, players will use a unique card skipping mechanic to lasso up some playing cards to make specific poker hands, while they scout out and capture gangs of lawbreaking varmints in the Wild West. Combined with a standard deck of cards, your family is fixin’ to have a hootin', hollerin', and growlin’ good time, and see why Pogo Possum Posse Poker puts the ‘wild’ in the Wild Wild West.

GMs

Michael Eskue

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/457584/pogo-possum-posse-poker

2:00pm MST

Redwood Deluxe Edition

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Redwood is a game of movement estimations and angle of view where players have to take pictures of wild animals to compose the most beautiful panorama. The game is for 1 to 4 players, ages 10+ and the games last about 45-60 min.

During their turn, each player will have to choose between different movements and their angle of view (materialized by real plastic elements) to catch the animals in the picture (without disturbing them).

Collecting animals and decorative elements earn victory points.

During the game, new conditions for earning points will appear.

The game ends after 5 turns and players will be rewarded if they meet certain conditions to earn more points.

GMs

Drew Kallen-Keck

Isle of Games

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG02 IoG

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359962/redwood

2:00pm MST

Fish Cook (w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Fish Cook is a super-sweet little economic game, where players are chefs buying ingredients and cooking fish. You can cook any recipe you can see, which means everything from the secret cards in your hand, to the finished dishes in other players' menus. Your money is your score (mostly), so buy smart and cook well. Play with the designer, James Ernest.

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG25

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://crabfragmentlabs.com/fish-cook?rq=fish%20cook

2:00pm MST

Wolves (w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Wolves is a semi-cooperative board game for 3-6 players. You take on the role of a community leader attempting to manage limited resources to help get your people through the winter. To survive, you need to co-operate and share through the gifting of what you've gathered and grown, which will dwindle as you head toward winter. If any player fails to meet their community's needs, all players lose the game — but if everyone makes it through winter, the player who gained the most status will be elected chief of all of the communities and granted an additional victory.

Status is gained through efficient gifting of resources to other players and sharing excesses with your own community. Phases of each turn are played either simultaneously, or in status order, which can change from turn to turn.

GMs

Kenna Alexander

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG18

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394070/wolves

2:00pm MST

Tea Witches

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Tea Witches is a worker placement game set in the fantasy world of Britewitch City where players are witches running magical tea huts, in hopes of being the best in show at the annual Teaquinox Faire.

GMs

Brenda Lundt

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG12

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://theop.games/products/tea-witches

2:00pm MST

PXL - Narrative Role Playing Game

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Demo:
Time 1 Hour Character creation
The Dark Lighthouse: A Fantasy Adventure
Time: 3 Hours
Description: Amidst a scourge of darkness, you must escort the old lighthouse keeper to his lighthouse so reinforcements can dock safely.

GMs

ArtofEmber

Friday October 2, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST
RPG04

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System PXL
Game URL https://playpxl.com/

3:00pm MST

Captain Flip

Friday October 2, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone B

Limited Capacity seats available

Yarr mateys!!! Ye be assemblin’ the rowdiest, pirate-iest, coin-gettin’-est crew on the high seas! In this game, you’ll be in charge of filling legendary Captain Flip’s pirate ship with the best crew you can muster. Each turn you’ll choose a new character tile from the bag, decide where to place them on your ship, and hope to earn the most coins.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is very low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 45 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Friday October 2, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone B

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393325/captain-flip

3:00pm MST

Clue

Friday October 2, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

BG42 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

A classic detective game to solve who done it! Any one of the players could be the murderer, any item a deadly weapon, and any of the rooms of the mansion the scene of the crime. Can you figure out all of the evidence before the other players?

GMs

Bella Mygrant

Friday October 2, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG42 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1294/clue

4:00pm MST

Magical Athlete

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Magical Athlete is a racing game of pure chaos! Roll a die and move your racer that many spaces — but all the racers have wacky, game-breaking abilities. Race four times, then whoever has the most points wins!

GMs

Jenny Stone

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
BG13

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/454103/magical-athlete

4:00pm MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

4:00pm MST

Five Minute Dungeon

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

BG44 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

A fast paced game with no turns, but communication is vital! Can the players reach the final boss in the dungeon? Or will the party perish?

GMs

Casey Mygrant

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
BG44 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://wiggles3d.com/5md/

4:00pm MST

Cytress

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Welcome to Cytress. You play as a rebel merc who has zeroed in on one goal. To get into Stratos – Earth’s largest sky hub. It is in this sky colony where you will find Earth’s most powerful, wealthiest, and most influential individuals.

These people enjoy having the largest portion of the pie, not to mention toying with the lives of everyone else on Earth – the Underbelly, as the inhabitants of Stratos love to call it. But you are not the type who tolerates these kinds of apathetic, arrogant attitudes. You must challenge these oligarchs and get into Stratos; you consider this action to be a show of defiance, proof that the leviathan city is not exclusive to the powerful few.
But first, you must establish a name in the Underbelly, a strategy that will help in getting you and your crew into Stratos. Unfortunately, this is a journey that's not free from danger. Stratos has tight security, and authorities have their eyes on the gates 24/7. Anyone caught entering illegally is subject to instant termination without trial.

Fortunately, you have found a way in. The Tubes – vertical shafts that serve as the city's waste chutes. The Tubes will be your one-way ticket to wonderland, your only chance of acquiring a large portion of the pie. Of course, you will need the help of your crew to get in. So hone your skills, upgrade your abilities, and procure as many supplies as possible to achieve your objective.

You must employ cunning strategies and pick the juiciest missions among the lot. Regardless of which faction you choose, remember to use their key abilities to your advantage. That’s how you can outwit the competition and eventually win the game. So do you have what it takes to become a part of Stratos' elite citizenry? Or do you want to live a continued oppressed existence in the Underbelly?

GMs

Drew Kallen-Keck

Isle of Games

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG02 IoG

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302099/cytress

4:00pm MST

Orbis

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Orbis is a tactical game of world development and strategic resource management, in which players take on the roles of gods creating their best universes. Utilizing lands lost in the aether, players accumulate worshippers to spend on even more fruitful lands — some of which grant game-changing bonuses. The key to victory lies in having the most creation points (CPs) at the end of the game!

GMs

Jamaica Popejoy

Friday October 2, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG06

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255507/orbis

5:00pm MST

Hot Streak

Friday October 2, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone A

Limited Capacity seats available

It’s half-time and the teams are regrouping for the final showdown. Meanwhile, the real heroes take to the field for the main event - a legendary race to determine the greatest mascot of all time! In this game, over three races you’ll be betting on which mascot will win a hectic race of stumbles, collisions, confusion, and chaos. Place your bets, and hopefully nudge the race a bit in your favor.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is very low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 45 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Friday October 2, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone A

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446497/hot-streak

5:00pm MST

Magical Athlete

Friday October 2, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Magical Athlete is a racing game of pure chaos! Roll a die and move your racer that many spaces — but all the racers have wacky, game-breaking abilities. Race four times, then whoever has the most points wins!

GMs

Jenny Stone

Friday October 2, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG13

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/454103/magical-athlete

5:00pm MST

Naasii: A Coyote & Crow Dice Game (w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Naasii is a push-your-luck style game of chance. Inspired by traditional Indigenous games and classic American family games. You'll roll twelve-sided dice aiming to score sets or runs while not busting along the way. Highest score wins, but it's not all luck. You'll need to decide which numbers to pursue and when you've scored enough to keep ahead of the other players. You'll even be able to pick a lucky number that will get you a few extra points on other players' turns!

Designed by Kenna Alexander (Cherokee Nation, creator of Coyote & Crow) with art from Wolf Tomoyaketu (Comanche and Apache) and development by Daryl Andrews, Naasii brings the mischievous spirt of both Coyote and Crow to life in this fast paced, high-spirited game for the whole family.

GMs

Kenna Alexander

Friday October 2, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG18

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365555/naasii-a-coyote-and-crow-dice-game

5:00pm MST

Rochi (w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

From the pages of Sonia Lyris’ The Stranger series comes a pub game by James Ernest, Rochi. This game was developed for Sonia’s Novel, Unmoored, and it’s a unique press-your-luck card game with unique mechanics and gorgeous tarot-style artwork. Come and play with the designer!

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Friday October 2, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG25

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://crabfragmentlabs.com/rochi?rq=rochi

8:00pm MST

Dixit

Friday October 2, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Each turn in Dixit, one player is the storyteller who chooses one of the six cards in their hand, then expresses an idea, with sounds or words, that is reflected on that card's image, and places the card face down on the playing surface. Each other player then selects the card that best matches that expression, and passes the selected card to the storyteller, face down.

The storyteller shuffles all the cards together, then turns them over to reveal them. Each player other than the storyteller then secretly guesses which card belongs to the storyteller. If nobody or everybody guesses the correct card, the storyteller scores 0 points, and each other player scores 2 points. Otherwise, the storyteller and whoever found the correct answer score 3 points. Additionally, the non-storyteller players score 1 point for every vote received by their card.

The game ends when the deck is empty or if a player has scored at least 30 points. In either case, the player with the most points wins.

GMs

Christina Collins aka Danaus

Panel & Workshop Presenter

Friday October 2, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST
BG09

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit

8:00pm MST

Botanica (prototype, w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Botanica is a light strategy game where 2–4 players grow vibrant gardens by selecting sets of plant, tool, and decoration tokens from a rotating nursery. On each turn, players decide how far to move the watering can around the nursery—spending water to skip ahead—to claim all tokens in a chosen section and add them to their personal garden boards. Flowers, clover, weeds, and decorations each score differently based on placement, adjacency, and majorities across specific board regions, while tools provide powerful one-time abilities such as removing weeds, duplicating plants, or swapping nursery tokens. The game ends when the shared water supply is depleted or when any plant or decoration type runs out, after which players tally points from their gardens, leftover water, unused tools, and any optional goal cards. Highest score wins, with ties broken by remaining water.

GMs

Michael Eskue

Friday October 2, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM6QVwqdrtk

8:00pm MST

Vestige

Friday October 2, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

In a bold age of neo-humanistic advancement and technological breakthrough, life evolved, and the lines between biology and engineering blurred. The limits of possibility were shattered. A great civilization rose toward the stars, toward an enlightenment increasingly within reach. That civilization collapsed. How and why are long since forgotten. Chaos reigned. Technological understanding was lost to generations of strife and survivalism as time rendered everything (humanity included) into discarded scraps of what once was. In this fallen world, the last wretched vestiges of humanity vie for the only hope for significance that remains: leverage.

Vestige is a highly-strategic, competitive modern euro that you can play in an hour. It is built around a resource alchemy system modeled on the color wheel that offers great depth but can be understood almost instantly; for example, mix might (red) and cunning (yellow) to attain guile (orange). A modular game board; variable end-game conditions; and a card-tableau, engine-building heart makes every game crunchy, and combo-driven. Derived from Vindication, Vestige reimagines its systems in a new setting and with a new depth-to-approachability ratio.

Each turn you move around a randomly generated map of locations, each offering a unique action or effect. Visiting these locations you unlock your potential, spread your influence, develop your attributes, build your network of contacts across three factions (smugglers, mercenaries, lawmakers), and then work with that network to complete jobs your contacts are suited for (unearthing artifacts, claiming bounties, and developing augmentations). Through action selection, card-tableau combo building, area control, and careful resource management you seek to gain more leverage than your opponents, all while the powers-that-be use any and all insidious tricks at their disposal to keep you down where they want you.

GMs

Drew Kallen-Keck

Isle of Games

Friday October 2, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST
BG02 IoG

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429895/vestige

8:00pm MST

Too Many Notes Playtest (w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

You’re a classical composer in the court of Emperor Joseph II. You’re trying to compose the greatest works that you can, knowing full well that the Emperor might ruin your work if it doesn't satisfy his untrained ear. Too Many Notes is a new game from James Ernest, still in playtest and ready for your thoughts!

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Friday October 2, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST
BG25

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://crabfragmentlabs.com/too-many-notes?rq=too%20many%20notes

10:00pm MST

Let's Get Kraken (prototype, w/Creator)

Friday October 2, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

With the help of a friendly Kraken, players have descended to the ocean floor to search for lost treasure. Each round, players have a chance to gather treasure and return to the surface. While competing with other players for the most treasure, players must also be cautious of curious creatures and sea mines in the area.

GMs

Michael Eskue

Friday October 2, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://youtu.be/9xPFrBw7aQU?si=iDRPRDI6KWt7hIg2

11:00pm MST

Magical Athlete

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00pm - Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Magical Athlete is a racing game of pure chaos! Roll a die and move your racer that many spaces — but all the racers have wacky, game-breaking abilities. Race four times, then whoever has the most points wins!

Before the racing begins, players will draft the four racers they will have in the game and choose before each race which to use. Races alternate between the "mild" side of the board and the "wild" side of the board. A race ends once two racers have crossed the finish line — with, generally, only these two players receiving points.

GMs

TJ Nordin

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00pm - Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00am MST
BG14

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/454103/magical-athlete

9:00am MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

9:00am MST

That Escalated Quickly

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

BG43 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Between our weird prompts and your friends’ weirder answers, this might be our funniest game yet!

First, read out a simple question (ex. I’m locked in a tiny room. What else is locked in here with me from cutest to scariest). Then everyone is assigned a secret number from one to ten. Next, each player gives an answer to the question, and the intensity of that answer is based on their secret number (ex. 1= a bunny, 10= a grizzly bear with chainsaw arms.) Finally, the person who read the question has to try and sort those answers into the correct order. If they get it right everyone wins!

GMs

Lois Dehm

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
BG43 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://www.explodingkittens.com/products/that-escalated-quickly

9:00am MST

Cohort

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Small battles miniature game. Model agnostic and easy to learn... Hard to master.

GMs

David Hat

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
BG37 (Minis)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533002/cohort?src=hottest_filtered

9:00am MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

9:00am MST

Naasii: A Coyote & Crow Dice Game (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Naasii is a push-your-luck style game of chance. Inspired by traditional Indigenous games and classic American family games. You'll roll twelve-sided dice aiming to score sets or runs while not busting along the way. Highest score wins, but it's not all luck. You'll need to decide which numbers to pursue and when you've scored enough to keep ahead of the other players. You'll even be able to pick a lucky number that will get you a few extra points on other players' turns!

Designed by Kenna Alexander (Cherokee Nation, creator of Coyote & Crow) with art from Wolf Tomoyaketu (Comanche and Apache) and development by Daryl Andrews, Naasii brings the mischievous spirt of both Coyote and Crow to life in this fast paced, high-spirited game for the whole family.

GMs

Kenna Alexander

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
BG18

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365555/naasii-a-coyote-and-crow-dice-game

9:00am MST

Cartographers

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Players serve as royal mapmakers tasked with charting the northern wilderness. Over four seasons, players simultaneously draw terrain shapes onto their personal maps, filling forests, farms, villages, water, and wastelands to satisfy changing royal edicts and earn reputation stars.

GMs

Eric Palmer

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am MST
BG08

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/263918/cartographers

9:00am MST

Heroquest

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

HeroQuest is a classic semi-cooperative fantasy adventure board game originally released in 1989 and re-released by Avalon Hill/Hasbro

GMs

Stephanie Cleveland

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG09

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://www.avalonhill.com/

9:00am MST

Mission ImPAWsible

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Mission: ImPAWsible is a critically acclaimed improvisational roleplaying game of high stakes and hilarious capers where three raccoons in a Trench coat* pose as the globe's greatest super spy to enter the perilous world of international espionage.

*exact quantity of raccoons and/or Trench Coats may vary.

GMs

Christopher Onstad

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm MST
RPG02

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Lighthearted
RPG System Coin flip
Game URL https://spaceaces.fun/

9:00am MST

Pathfinder Organized Play [PFS2e] #2-11: The Pathfinder Trials - Levels: 1 (Repeatable)

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Pathfinder is a table top fantasy role playing game. This scenario is perfect for beginners or someone wanting to try out a new 1st level build. Pre-generated characters are available.

Every year, the Pathfinder Society inducts new classes of recruits into their ranks. The three deans of the Society's schools, the Spells, Scrolls, and Swords, are responsible for ensuring that the new recruits have the basic skills and experience necessary to thrive in the field. PCs participating in this adventure will get to meet all three of the Society's deans and undergo their unique challenges, proving their worth and fitness to join the Pathfinder Society! Written by Sean McGowan

- Beginners Welcome! Pre-generated Characters are available.

Pathfinder Society (PFS) Organized Play allows the player to create characters and play them in stand-alone modules. You will gain experience and level up your characters. PFS is a cooperative friendly group of adventures. PFS motto: Explore, Cooperate and Report

Info at: [email protected]
Discord: https://discord.gg/WSYheQqVr

GMs

Doug Haworth

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm MST
RPG14

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Beginner
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Pathfinder 2e
Game URL www.paizo.com

10:00am MST

Castle Combo

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Quick Play Zone A

Limited Capacity seats available

Hear ye, hear ye, come villagers and nobles alike to the royal gathering! In this game, you’ll draft character cards from the center market and add them to your personal 4x4 grid to score various bonuses. Arrange them well, spend your keys at the right time, and look for opportunities to replenish your dwindling coins.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is very low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 45 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
Quick Play Zone A

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416851/castle-combo

10:00am MST

Frolliks Abroad

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Race across the universe as a Frollik on a mission: find the galaxy's most jaw-dropping hidden gem tourist destinations before anyone else does.

For a Frollik, it's not just about the destination — it's about being the first one to plant their antenna there. Pack your bags and join this raucous race across the space!

GMs

Ben Carapetyan

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
BG15

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL www.joyousgamestudio.com

10:00am MST

Survive The Island

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

BG44 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Survive The Island, that is the goal. The island of forty-six hex-tiles is sinking into the ocean. On the island there are hungry kaiju monsters. In the water there are man-eating sharks and sea serpents. All around you are desperate opponents, seeking to save their skin and at your expense. The volcano on this island is about to erupt. So, jump on a raft, or jump in the sea and make a swim for it. Maybe you will make it to another island and Survive the Island!

NOTE: This is a KID-APPROPRIATE "Plus Event", meaning there will be themed treats, spectacles, and prizes at the table. If you are a super-serious player, this is *NOT* the game for you. Parents are welcome to observe, but only children ages 8-16 will be allowed to play in the event.

GMs

John Morgan

Code Monkey, SAGA

John is a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) programmer. He has been a software developer for more than 30 years. He is the designer of "Treasure Fleet" the card game, published in 2006. He has been a Tucson resident for 20 years.

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
BG44 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/425428/survive-the-island

10:00am MST

Tea Dragon Society

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

BG43 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Discover the ancient art form of Tea Dragon caretaking within this enchanting world of friendship and fantasy. Create a bond between yourself and your Tea Dragon that grows as you progress through the seasons creating memories to share forever.

Each player's deck represents their own Tea Dragon. From turn to turn, players will choose to draw a card, triggering effects and strengthening their position, or buy a card, improving their deck or scoring points.

The game takes place over four seasons, starting in spring and ending in winter. At the end of winter, the player who has the most points is the winner.

GMs

Lois Dehm

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
BG43 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://renegadegamestudios.com/the-tea-dragon-society-card-game/

10:00am MST

Cohort

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Small battles miniature game. Model agnostic and easy to learn... Hard to master.

GMs

David Hat

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
BG37 (Minis)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533002/cohort?src=hottest_filtered

10:00am MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

10:00am MST

Renfield (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

This classic Cheapass card game is something like a cross between trick-taking and gambling. It’s a spicy, mean little card game played by the gravediggers from Parts Unknown. The object of each hand is to eat as few bugs as possible (but at least one), but the real goal is to finish with more coins than you started with. Come play with the inventor, James Ernest.

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
BG25

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://crabfragmentlabs.com/renfield?rq=renfield

10:00am MST

How to Save a World

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

As one of the leading scientific researchers in the galaxy, you're in high demand. You've spent the last two years on Alarria, a small terrestrial planet several light-years from Earth. You've been studying the diverse indigenous fauna, and your field research has already yielded some incredible results. However, your days as a simple scientific researcher are about to end.

An asteroid roughly the size of a small country has been picked up on radar hurtling towards Alarria — a planet killer. Your research work has been put on hold as the greatest minds on the planet have been recruited to develop plans. Time is running out as each second brings the asteroid closer to Alarria. Where will you focus your efforts? Which plan has the best chance to succeed? There's no time to waste. If something isn't done soon, the planet itself might cease to exist. Three distinct plans have been set into motion, each with a razor thin chance of succeeding:

A powerful laser is tracking the asteroid's approach and will fire as soon as it comes within range in hopes of reducing it to a mere pebble.
An energy shield might be just enough to deflect the approaching asteroid, altering its course and saving Alarria.
In a final desperate attempt to preserve some of the unique species of the planet, an evacuation plan has been ordered. The nearby forest moon, Fortuna, has been tested and can support life, and thankfully it's out of the blast zone. You just need to move as many of the species as possible before impact.
How to Save a World is a worker-placement game with hand-building and resource management. Each turn, you assign workers to perform critical tasks or spend action cards to help advance your goals. At the end of each round, the projects will be assessed and the asteroid will move ever closer. Can you make the right decisions to avert disaster in this competitive science-fiction game?

GMs

Drew Kallen-Keck

Isle of Games

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG02 IoG

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/406232/how-to-save-a-world

10:00am MST

Mü & more: Revised Edition

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Mü is regarded by many as one of the best offerings in the trick-taking genre. Players reveal cards to declare their bids: the highest bidder becomes the Crown and the second highest bidder is the Shield. Both the Shield and Crown choose a trump (either number or suit), then players try to capture tricks to score the most points. The Crown chooses a partner and tries to cover the bid to score bonus points, while the Shield and remaining players seek to stop the Crown from reaching their goal.

The deck contains 60 cards in five colored suits; each suit contains cards numbered from 0 to 9, with two each of the 1 and 7 cards. Cards also have 0, 1, or 2 triangles printed on them to show the point value of that card.

Mü & more: Revised Edition features "an adjusted rule set that makes it easier to get into the game". Vintage Mü rules will be available online, along with rules for other games that constitute the "& more" part of the title.

GMs

Jace Gray

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG04 AS

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429608/mu-and-more-revised-edition

11:00am MST

Got Five!

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone B

Limited Capacity seats available

We each have 5 numbers in front of us. We can all see yours, but can you figure out what they are? In this deduction game, you’ll use clues to determine which five number tiles are in front of you before the other players figure out their own. Ask for the right clues to get more information and draft the right tiles to slow your opponents down.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is very low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 30 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone B

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453526/got-five

11:00am MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

11:00am MST

Create Dice trays

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

BG43 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Craft and decorate your own dice tray

GMs

Gina De La Ossa

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG43 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone

11:00am MST

Cohort

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Small battles miniature game. Model agnostic and easy to learn... Hard to master.

GMs

David Hat

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG37 (Minis)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533002/cohort?src=hottest_filtered

11:00am MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

11:00am MST

The Ticket Booth (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Race to collect sets of attractions around the fair. Spend tickets to skip forward to the pile you want—or to steal one another player needs. At the end of each round, the player who holds the most of each attraction scores points.

2 games running simultaneously

GMs

Michael Eskue

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/465481/the-ticket-booth

11:00am MST

Kids Cards Games

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm MST

BG44 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will be invited to choose from a variety of kid friendly card games. If there is interest we can even have a tournament. Games available include: Mantis, Sleeping Queens, Rat-a-Tat Cat, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza and other variants.

GMs

Lois Dehm

Saturday October 3, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm MST
BG44 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone

12:00pm MST

Frolliks Abroad

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Race across the universe as a Frollik on a mission: find the galaxy's most jaw-dropping hidden gem tourist destinations before anyone else does.

For a Frollik, it's not just about the destination — it's about being the first one to plant their antenna there. Pack your bags and join this raucous race across the space!

GMs

Ben Carapetyan

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG15

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL www.joyousgamestudio.com

12:00pm MST

Cohort

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Small battles miniature game. Model agnostic and easy to learn... Hard to master.

GMs

David Hat

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG37 (Minis)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/533002/cohort?src=hottest_filtered

12:00pm MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

12:00pm MST

Math Trade Meetup

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone A

Limited Capacity seats available

This event is for folks who arranged prior trades through the BoardGameGeek Math Trade to meet up and exchange their items. The meet up will take place in the main gaming hall near the southwest corner next to the Quick Play Zone.

For more details about the Math Trade, please visit:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/383888/tucson-rincon-2026-no-ship-math-trade

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone A

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/383888/tucson-rincon-2026-no-ship-math-trade

12:00pm MST

Beach Bandits (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Keep your eyes on the fries! Join a flock of greedy seagulls in a beak-to-beak showdown to snag the tastiest beach treats. Play cards to your stash for big points, or GIVE them to opponents to trigger special actions. Swap, steal, and ruffle rivals' stashes—then pull off your secret 'End Gull' strategy to become the ultimate Beach Bandit!

GMs

Michael Eskue

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/466646/beach-bandits

12:00pm MST

Rochi (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

From the pages of Sonia Lyris’ The Stranger series comes a pub game by James Ernest, Rochi. This game was developed for Sonia’s Novel, Unmoored, and it’s a unique press-your-luck card game with unique mechanics and gorgeous tarot-style artwork. Come and play with the designer!

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG25

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://crabfragmentlabs.com/rochi?rq=rochi

2:00pm MST

Fairy Ring

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone A

Limited Capacity seats available

Our little fairies from legend and myth flit amongst the mushroom gardens, seeking refuge and delight. Build up your mushrooms to attract fairies, and be strategic about which mushrooms you try to visit. In this game, you’ll build a personal tableau of mushrooms which score in different ways. You’ll then send your fairy traveling around the ring, hopefully scoring more points for you than for your opponents.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is very low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 45 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone A

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/419074/fairy-ring

2:00pm MST

Frolliks Abroad

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Race across the universe as a Frollik on a mission: find the galaxy's most jaw-dropping hidden gem tourist destinations before anyone else does.

For a Frollik, it's not just about the destination — it's about being the first one to plant their antenna there. Pack your bags and join this raucous race across the space!

GMs

Ben Carapetyan

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG15

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL www.joyousgamestudio.com

2:00pm MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

2:00pm MST

Magical Athlete in Kid's Area

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

BG42 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Come find out about the great racing game: Magical Athlete. This isn't your boring race! Far from it! Great for kids of all ages (reading helps but if parents can help younger ages would do fine) -- even those adult kids too!

GMs

Christi Milligan

LaserLand

I’ve enjoyed board games my entire life but didn’t truly discover this hobby until 2017. I fell hard into it and there’s no looking back now! Enjoy playing and also blinging out my games with my 3D printers and laser cutter. Now doing that full-time (or rather all the time... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG42 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/454103/magical-athlete

2:00pm MST

Taco cat goat cheese pizza

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

BG44 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Fast acting card flipping game; involves hand slapping

GMs

Gina De La Ossa

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG44 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone

2:00pm MST

Tacta

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

BG43 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

A strategic card game with shapes and lines for players to use in a competition to have the most dots visible at the end of the game! Up to six players build a different board each time they play.

GMs

Tyrion Mygrant

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG43 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/401636/tacta

2:00pm MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

2:00pm MST

Meat on Swords (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

The zombies from Lord of the Fries are back in their newest enterprise, a Brazilian Steakhouse called Meat on Swords. This silly press-your-luck game pits you against your friends in a contest of eating as much as you can, but not too much! Play with the designer, James Ernest.

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG25

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://crabfragmentlabs.com/shop/p/meat-on-swords?rq=meat%20on

2:00pm MST

The Ticket Booth (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Race to collect sets of attractions around the fair. Spend tickets to skip forward to the pile you want—or to steal one another player needs. At the end of each round, the player who holds the most of each attraction scores points.

2 games running simultaneously

GMs

Michael Eskue

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/465481/the-ticket-booth

2:00pm MST

Naasii: A Coyote & Crow Dice Game (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Women's Space A

Limited Capacity seats available

Naasii is a push-your-luck style game of chance. Inspired by traditional Indigenous games and classic American family games. You'll roll twelve-sided dice aiming to score sets or runs while not busting along the way. Highest score wins, but it's not all luck. You'll need to decide which numbers to pursue and when you've scored enough to keep ahead of the other players. You'll even be able to pick a lucky number that will get you a few extra points on other players' turns!

Designed by Kenna Alexander (Cherokee Nation, creator of Coyote & Crow) with art from Wolf Tomoyaketu (Comanche and Apache) and development by Daryl Andrews, Naasii brings the mischievous spirt of both Coyote and Crow to life in this fast paced, high-spirited game for the whole family.

GMs

Kenna Alexander

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Women's Space A

w/Creator Women BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365555/naasii-a-coyote-and-crow-dice-game

2:00pm MST

Rise of the Wastelands

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

At the end of this century a rain of meteors have slammed into Earth, drastically altering the landscape, killing the majority of people and erasing almost all signs of civilization. A few years after the impact, the remaining survivors began to congregate in the ruins of cities where the meteor effects were less severe to try to rebuild and establish a new society.

Years have passed and some of those ruined cities have started to flourish, but their resources that could be salvaged are starting to run out. Infrastructures and developments are still too inefficient to generate the necessary resources for the growing population. So in order to survive, the people of these cities need to venture into the Wastelands.

The Wastelands is a vast land area that was severely impacted by the meteors and only now becoming safe enough to explore again. It is known that there are ruined cities to salvage resources from, but there are unknown dangers as well.

The need for resources, together with the different societies formed in these newly populated cities, has created conflict and distrust that has grown among these factions. So now a race has begun to gather resources, grow and develop as quickly as possible to become the dominant faction to rule, not only over the Wastelands, but over all the nearby factions as well.

GMs

Drew Kallen-Keck

Isle of Games

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG02 IoG

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/413303/rise-of-the-wastelands

2:00pm MST

The Starved City: A Temeraire Megagame (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

The year is 1800. The Austrian army has laid siege to the French garrison at Genoa, trapping the soldiers and civilians inside the city’s walls as the War of the Second Coalition rages on.

At sea, the Queen’s Navy maintains a blockade that has left the besieged troops with little hope and even less food; in the air, British and Austrian dragons have maintained a similar stranglehold.

Yet… Genoa has not fallen. As Napoleon’s forces mass in the East, there are whispers on all sides that he intends to break the siege. But what if he has other plans?

Join Magpie Games for a unique event—a megagame recreating the siege of Genoa in the Temeraire universe. Take on the roles of Napoleonic Era officers and dragons on all sides of the Siege of Genoa, fighting for honor, country, and glory. Determine the fate of the city… and the fate of the War, alongside your own personal fortune. Vive la République!

GMs

Mark Diaz Truman

Owner/CEO, Magpie Games

Mark Diaz Truman is an Ennie award-winning game developer, co-founder of the Indie Game Developer Network (igdnonline.com), and co-founder of Magpie Games (magpiegames.com). He's authored many indie rpgs (The Play's the Thing, Our Last Best Hope, Urban Shadows, and Cartel), co-created several more (Zombie World, Root: The RPG, and Avatar Legends: The RPG), and served as a developmental editor on a variety of games since 2011 (Firefly, 7th Sea: 2nd E... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 2:00pm - 6:00pm MST
Panel Room

w/Creator Special

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://magpiegames.com/blogs/news/temeraire-the-roleplaying-game-quickstart-now-available

3:00pm MST

Wingspan Pocket

Saturday October 3, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone B

Limited Capacity seats available

Build your nest wisely by attracting the best series of birds to activate powerful combos. In this streamlined version of the popular Wingspan, you’ll use food to attract a line of bird cards to your personal nest. Each turn, you’ll activate a series of abilities, hopefully chaining them together to provide resources and points.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 45 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Saturday October 3, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone B

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/473508/wingspan-pocket

3:00pm MST

Magical Athlete in Kid's Area

Saturday October 3, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

BG42 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Come find out about the great racing game: Magical Athlete. This isn't your boring race! Far from it! Great for kids of all ages (reading helps but if parents can help younger ages would do fine) -- even those adult kids too!

GMs

Christi Milligan

LaserLand

I’ve enjoyed board games my entire life but didn’t truly discover this hobby until 2017. I fell hard into it and there’s no looking back now! Enjoy playing and also blinging out my games with my 3D printers and laser cutter. Now doing that full-time (or rather all the time... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG42 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/454103/magical-athlete

3:00pm MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Saturday October 3, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Saturday October 3, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

3:00pm MST

Trash Pandas (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

In Trash Pandas, players are raucous raccoons, tipping over trash cans for food (and shiny objects). Players push their luck to acquire more cards, but must stash them in order for them to count as points at the end of the game. When the deck runs out, the game ends and players compare their stashes to see who has the majority for each card type and score points accordingly. The player with the most points wins!

In more detail, on a turn the active player rolls a die in the hope of gaining the benefit of the roll result. With each roll, the player decides to keep rolling or stop and activate the dice results. However, with each additional roll, the odds of busting (getting a duplicate result) increase further and the player risks losing the progress they've made that round. When activating the dice results, the player will draw cards, steal cards from other players, and stash cards. Cards in hand may be used for their listed ability, but they count as points only when stashed.

GMs

Michael Eskue

Saturday October 3, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/216439/trash-pandas

4:00pm MST

Dino Racer

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone A

Limited Capacity seats available

Whether myth or history, these dinos sure know how to move! In this game, five colorful dinosaurs face off in three heats of an epic race full of breakaways, upsets, and defying the odds. Bet on the right dino and hope for a bit of luck to reap the rewards.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is very low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 30 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone A

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/462945/dino-racer

4:00pm MST

Frolliks Abroad

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Race across the universe as a Frollik on a mission: find the galaxy's most jaw-dropping hidden gem tourist destinations before anyone else does.

For a Frollik, it's not just about the destination — it's about being the first one to plant their antenna there. Pack your bags and join this raucous race across the space!

GMs

Ben Carapetyan

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
BG15

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL www.joyousgamestudio.com

4:00pm MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

4:00pm MST

Bleeding Sherwood (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

You’re all traveling salesmen, following Robin Hood through Sherwood Forest, selling useless garbage to the poor folks he just gave money to. Bleeding Sherwood was one of the very first and not-so-great Cheapass Games, it only took us 30 years to make it work right. Come play with the designer, James Ernest

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
BG25

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://crabfragmentlabs.com/bleeding-sherwood?rq=sherwood

4:00pm MST

GIANT Titan Dice (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

You are the Titans! As sons and daughters of Gaia you are giant deities of incredible strength and the supreme rulers of the legendary Golden Age. Once imprisoned by the Olympians, you have escaped and must now prepare for all out war. Though unified in this goal, your sibling rivalry is stronger than ever and you strive to flex your power. To prove your dominance, you must gather mighty beasts to build your army.

But beware! The creatures are not captured easily and will resist your attempts. If you suffer too many wounds, you must retreat to recover. Meanwhile, your fellow Titans race to gather their own armies and will use various tactics to obstruct your progress.

GMs

Michael Eskue

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
GIANT Games

w/Creator GIANT Special

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/208419/titan-dice

4:00pm MST

Skoden: A Coyote&Crow card game playtest (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Women's Space A

Limited Capacity seats available

This is a game currently in development by special guest Kenna Alexander of Coyote & Crow Games.

GMs

Kenna Alexander

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Women's Space A

w/Creator Women BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone

4:00pm MST

Bardwood Grove

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Bardwood Grove is a tableau-composition euro game where each player assumes the role of a fantastical Bard. Set in The Five Realms universe (Merchants Cove, Rise to Nobility, Cavern Tavern), players will adventure to the Halfling Realm, the home to the finest, highly-talented, and most-legendary Bards of all the land.

As Bards, players will manage a unique tempo dial mechanism to build temporary Song tableaus from your deck, while exploring and activating locations around the lush woodland city. Each Bard starts with asymmetric skill decks that match their style, such as the Bardbarian, Sword Dancer, and Wardrummer. Learn new Bardic skills, tell tales and perform gigs, soothe the dissonant creatures invading the Grove, and contend with other Bards for the most Glory and Fame. Once all Glory has been collected, the Bard with the most combined Glory and Fame wins!

Each turn, players draw two cards from their unique skill deck and play one to their Story (discard pile) for instant benefits, while the other is added to their Song (tableau). Bardwood Grove challenges players to carefully craft their Song tableaus, coordinating them with their Composition cycle that governs how frequently they sing. As players strategically use resources to upgrade their decks, Songs will release powerful combos and allow players to interact with multiple locations. This creates a unique ebb and flow to the game, as players build their songs, and then decide when and where to sing them.

Rumor has it that Bardwood Grove is full of hidden secrets. As the game is played and decisions are made, players will unlock content and evolve the game naturally. An achievement system tied to the choices and performances of each game will guide players through a series of unlockable content. As new content emerges through each play, the game will provide players with new content that is based on unique outcomes and player decisions. Grove locations will change, additional Bardic skills can be unlocke

GMs

Drew Kallen-Keck

Isle of Games

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG02 IoG

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344925/bardwood-grove

4:00pm MST

Make an Amtgard Throwie! - Kids Foam Craft

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MST

BG43 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Make your very own soft foam throwie inspired by the fantasy world of Amtgard! Kids will follow me, Gem, through a simple step-by-step craft, learn how foam equipment is made safe for play, decorate their creation, and take it home when they are finished! Materials will be provided and no previous crafting or Amtgard experience is needed. This is a friendly hands-on craft activity designed for the RinCon Kids Track.

GMs

Jamas Gem Havan

Saturday October 3, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG43 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone

5:00pm MST

Railroad Ink

Saturday October 3, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

A roll and write game. You roll the dies and use the road, trail or connection symbol to make connections over the board. A light, fast and fun game suitable for a quick game and easy travel.

GMs

Eric Palmer

Saturday October 3, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG08

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245654/railroad-ink-deep-blue-edition

5:00pm MST

Uno No Mercy

Saturday October 3, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Card game with harsher penalties; play if you dare

GMs

Gina De La Ossa

Saturday October 3, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST
BG19

ESRB Rating Everyone

5:00pm MST

GIANT Titan Dice – Kid's Track (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

You are the Titans! As sons and daughters of Gaia you are giant deities of incredible strength and the supreme rulers of the legendary Golden Age. Once imprisoned by the Olympians, you have escaped and must now prepare for all out war. Though unified in this goal, your sibling rivalry is stronger than ever and you strive to flex your power. To prove your dominance, you must gather mighty beasts to build your army.

But beware! The creatures are not captured easily and will resist your attempts. If you suffer too many wounds, you must retreat to recover. Meanwhile, your fellow Titans race to gather their own armies and will use various tactics to obstruct your progress.

GMs

Michael Eskue

Saturday October 3, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MST
GIANT Games

w/Creator GIANT Special

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/208419/titan-dice

8:00pm MST

Railroad Ink

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

A roll and write game. You roll the dies and use the road, trail or connection symbol to make connections over the board. A light, fast and fun game suitable for a quick game and easy travel.

GMs

Eric Palmer

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST
BG08

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245654/railroad-ink-deep-blue-edition

8:00pm MST

GIANT King of Tokyo

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

King of Tokyo: Duel
In King of Tokyo, you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and strange aliens—all of whom are destroying Tokyo and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo.

GMs

Sioux McGill

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST
GIANT Games

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://iellogames.com/games/king-of-tokyo/

8:00pm MST

Botanica (prototype, w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Botanica is a light strategy game where 2–4 players grow vibrant gardens by selecting sets of plant, tool, and decoration tokens from a rotating nursery. On each turn, players decide how far to move the watering can around the nursery—spending water to skip ahead—to claim all tokens in a chosen section and add them to their personal garden boards. Flowers, clover, weeds, and decorations each score differently based on placement, adjacency, and majorities across specific board regions, while tools provide powerful one-time abilities such as removing weeds, duplicating plants, or swapping nursery tokens. The game ends when the shared water supply is depleted or when any plant or decoration type runs out, after which players tally points from their gardens, leftover water, unused tools, and any optional goal cards. Highest score wins, with ties broken by remaining water.

GMs

Michael Eskue

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM6QVwqdrtk

8:00pm MST

First Contact

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

An exceptional party game where imaginary ancient Egyptians are trying to overcome the language barrier with… Aliens.

In each turn Aliens would draw weird symbols, trying to explain which earthly items they’d like to collect. Puzzled Egyptians are to figure out what this could mean. On top of that, Aliens compete for being the first to grab the souvenirs and fly back home, while each human wants to be the best at learning the Alien language!

«First Contact» is perfect for associative-deductive games lovers. The unique theme adds even more fun to the game process, and every setup gives players new puzzles to solve. Incredibly good time guaranteed!

GMs

Jamaica Popejoy

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST
BG10

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258309/first-contact

8:00pm MST

Littlebeard Playtest (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Sail the seven tiny seas in this prototype from James Ernest and Crab Fragment Labs. Littlebeard is a super-light, wind-based miniatures combat game set in an imaginary version of the Age of Sail. James is still working on the core rules, and he could use a few dedicated players to help test them!

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST
BG12

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://crabfragmentlabs.com/littlebeard?rq=littlebeard

8:00pm MST

Wolves (w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Wolves is a semi-cooperative board game for 3-6 players. You take on the role of a community leader attempting to manage limited resources to help get your people through the winter. To survive, you need to co-operate and share through the gifting of what you've gathered and grown, which will dwindle as you head toward winter. If any player fails to meet their community's needs, all players lose the game — but if everyone makes it through winter, the player who gained the most status will be elected chief of all of the communities and granted an additional victory.

Status is gained through efficient gifting of resources to other players and sharing excesses with your own community. Phases of each turn are played either simultaneously, or in status order, which can change from turn to turn.

GMs

Kenna Alexander

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MST
BG18

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394070/wolves

8:00pm MST

PXL - Narrative Role Playing Game

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Demo:
Time 1 Hour Character creation
The Dark Lighthouse: A Fantasy Adventure
Time: 3 Hours
Description: Amidst a scourge of darkness, you must escort the old lighthouse keeper to his lighthouse so reinforcements can dock safely.

GMs

ArtofEmber

Saturday October 3, 2026 8:00pm - Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00am MST
RPG07

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System PXL
Game URL https://playpxl.com/

9:00pm MST

GIANT King of Tokyo

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

King of Tokyo: Duel
In King of Tokyo, you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and strange aliens—all of whom are destroying Tokyo and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo.

GMs

Sioux McGill

Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm MST
GIANT Games

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://iellogames.com/games/king-of-tokyo/

10:00pm MST

Let's Get Kraken (prototype, w/Creator)

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

With the help of a friendly Kraken, players have descended to the ocean floor to search for lost treasure. Each round, players have a chance to gather treasure and return to the surface. While competing with other players for the most treasure, players must also be cautious of curious creatures and sea mines in the area.

GMs

Michael Eskue

Saturday October 3, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm MST
BG23

w/Creator BoardGame

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://youtu.be/9xPFrBw7aQU?si=iDRPRDI6KWt7hIg2

9:00am MST

Sea Salt and Paper

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Collect cards to combine groups, make sets for extra abilities. Call the round when you have enough points or press your luck to gather more.

GMs

Kyler Gappa

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
BG32

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-and-paper

9:00am MST

Frolliks Abroad

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

BG43 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Race across the universe as a Frollik on a mission: find the galaxy's most jaw-dropping hidden gem tourist destinations before anyone else does.

For a Frollik, it's not just about the destination — it's about being the first one to plant their antenna there. Pack your bags and join this raucous race across the space!

GMs

Ben Carapetyan

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
BG43 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL www.joyousgamestudio.com

9:00am MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

BG41 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
BG41 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

9:00am MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

9:00am MST

Family Trip Turmoil

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

In this semi-cooperative game, players plan a vacation, then try to survive it together, taking on roles of family members on a trip. Items, player stats, decision making and die rolling will determine outcomes ranging from epic experiences to total disasters, while the group tries to survive the hilarious highs and lows of traveling together. The goal is to keep the family happy while collecting memories that will determine who truly had the best vacation. The game captures that strange truth about vacations: things can go completely wrong, but somehow become the stories you laugh about for years.

This is my first attempt at making a board game and is a prototype. The idea for was born after a particularly awful overseas family cruise where nearly everyone got hurt or sick.

GMs

JEREMY LEFEVRE

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
UnPub C

ESRB Rating Everyone

9:00am MST

UnPub: Skoden - A Coyote&Crow card game playtest (w/Creator)

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

This is a game currently in development by special guest Kenna Alexander of Coyote & Crow Games.

GMs

Kenna Alexander

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
UnPub B

w/Creator Special

ESRB Rating Everyone

9:00am MST

Merchants Cove

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Welcome ashore! Merchants Cove is a highly asymmetrical eurogame where each player assumes the role of a different fantasy merchant with a unique shop. The merchants contend to sell their goods to the arriving adventurers at the cove’s piers—the most famous markets in the Five Realms. Each player uses their own set of role-specific components and gameplay mechanisms to produce their goods, increase their shop’s efficiency, and—most importantly—get rich!

Though the merchants work independently in their specialized shops, they compete against each other to attract customers, influence the demands for goods, and secure sponsorships from the four faction halls. To get an edge, merchants can employ local townsfolk to work in their shops as staff. Or if they dare to cut corners, they can gain leverage from the corrupt lair of rogues—but at what cost? After three days of selling at the markets, the wealthiest merchant shall be declared the winner!

GMs

Drew Kallen-Keck

Isle of Games

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am MST
BG02 IoG

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/277700/merchants-cove

9:00am MST

RinCon Board Game Pentathlon

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

In the Olympics, the modern pentathlon tests an athlete's skill in five different events. In this event, gamers will be tested in five different board games that each use a different primary mechanic. Who will emerge as the RinCon board game champion?

Each participant will play these games:
-Akropolis (tile placement)
-Mountain Goats (king of the hill)
-Canal Houses (set collection)
-Canvas (ordering/drafting)
-Trailblazers (route construction)

All games will be taught, but prior familiarity will benefit players. Players will have different sets of opponents for each game, and the winner will be determined from the outcome across all five games. All participants will receive a participation prize, and there will be a special prize for those who finish in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places overall.

GMs

Sean Rambaran

Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00am - 1:00pm MST
BG45 (Tourney)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357563/akropolis https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/63975/mountain-goats https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404845/canal-houses https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/290236/canvas https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352454/trailblazers

10:00am MST

Sea Salt and Paper

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Collect cards to combine groups, make sets for extra abilities. Call the round when you have enough points or press your luck to gather more.

GMs

Kyler Gappa

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
BG32

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-and-paper

10:00am MST

The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Quick Play Zone A

Limited Capacity seats available

The guilds have assembled in the mythical town of Buttonville. The larger the group, the better their reward, so gather well and put them to work at just the right time. In this game, you’ll draft cards from a central display, forming sets in your hand, then playing them to your personal tableau. Each character provides a different bonus and bigger sets provide better rewards. But you’ll need to watch your hand limit, so timing is a key element.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 60 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
Quick Play Zone A

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446949/the-glorious-guilds-of-buttonville

10:00am MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

10:00am MST

Frolliks Abroad

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Race across the universe as a Frollik on a mission: find the galaxy's most jaw-dropping hidden gem tourist destinations before anyone else does.

For a Frollik, it's not just about the destination — it's about being the first one to plant their antenna there. Pack your bags and join this raucous race across the space!

GMs

Ben Carapetyan

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
UnPub C

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL www.joyousgamestudio.com

10:00am MST

UnPub: Super-Secret Playtest w/James Ernest (w/Creator)

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST

Limited Capacity seats available

James Ernest is always cooking something new, and we’re never certain what it might be. These days he’s as likely to show off a new version of something old, or a rough version of something new. When this text was written, the game might not even have existed yet. Come join in the fun!

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MST
UnPub B

w/Creator Special

ESRB Rating Everyone

10:00am MST

Orbis

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Orbis is a tactical game of world development and strategic resource management, in which players take on the roles of gods creating their best universes. Utilizing lands lost in the aether, players accumulate worshippers to spend on even more fruitful lands — some of which grant game-changing bonuses. The key to victory lies in having the most creation points (CPs) at the end of the game!

GMs

Jamaica Popejoy

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG06

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255507/orbis

10:00am MST

The 2026 Arizona State Logic & Lore Championship

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

A cozy-but-competitive deduction game for two players. Rivals race to be the first to align their hidden stars. The game ends when either one player aligns all of their cards correctly OR a player chooses to reveal all of their cards. If the cards are correct, they win; otherwise, their opponent wins. The winner of this tournament will get a trophy, a copy of the game, plus a seat at the final round of the West Coast Regional Championship at RAGECON 2027 (as well as a free badge to RAGECON 2027)!

GMs

Envoy Heralds

Sunday October 4, 2026 10:00am - 1:00pm MST
BG46 (Tourney)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/410238/logic-and-lore

11:00am MST

Sea Salt and Paper

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Collect cards to combine groups, make sets for extra abilities. Call the round when you have enough points or press your luck to gather more.

GMs

Kyler Gappa

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG32

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-and-paper

11:00am MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

11:00am MST

Kingdomino

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

BG44 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Dominoes with a kingdom building twist. Each turn, connect a new domino to your existing kingdom, making sure at least one of its sides connects to a matching terrain type already in play. The game mechanics for obtaining the tiles is clever: the order of who picks first depends on which tile was previously chosen. Make sure to secure tiles with crowns- these royal treasures help to multiply the worth of your kingdom at the end of the game! The game ends when each player has completed a 5x5 grid, and then points are counted based on number of connecting tiles and crowns.

GMs

Ruslan Stickney

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG44 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://www.blueorangegames.com/games/king-domino

11:00am MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

11:00am MST

Family Trip Turmoil

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

In this semi-cooperative game, players plan a vacation, then try to survive it together, taking on roles of family members on a trip. Items, player stats, decision making and die rolling will determine outcomes ranging from epic experiences to total disasters, while the group tries to survive the hilarious highs and lows of traveling together. The goal is to keep the family happy while collecting memories that will determine who truly had the best vacation. The game captures that strange truth about vacations: things can go completely wrong, but somehow become the stories you laugh about for years.

This is my first attempt at making a board game and is a prototype. The idea for was born after a particularly awful overseas family cruise where nearly everyone got hurt or sick.

GMs

JEREMY LEFEVRE

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
UnPub C

ESRB Rating Everyone

11:00am MST

UnPub: Skoden - A Coyote&Crow card game playtest (w/Creator)

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

This is a game currently in development by special guest Kenna Alexander of Coyote & Crow Games.

GMs

Kenna Alexander

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
UnPub B

w/Creator Special

ESRB Rating Everyone

11:00am MST

7th Sea - City of the Five Sails

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

7th Sea: City of Five Sails is an expandable card game set in the swashbuckling world of the 7th Sea roleplaying game by John and Jennifer Wick, and Kevin Wilson. Players control one of five factions as they fight to influence, control, and explore the independent and unruly city of Five Sails. It is typically played with two players, but multiplayer variants will allow more players to get into the game.

During the game, each player represents a leader who, along with their allies, explore locations and fight both with swords and with wits for overall influence over the city. Along with each player’s individual deck, 7th Sea: City of Five Sails also includes an element of randomness in the form of a separate, shared deck that represents the city itself with unusual characters, items, and events that change the focus of the game. Combat is resolved in a unique “back and forth” style reminiscent of challenging swordplay.

GMs

Drew Kallen-Keck

Isle of Games

Sunday October 4, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm MST
BG02 IoG

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367584/7th-sea-city-of-five-sails

12:00pm MST

Koi

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Quick Play Zone B

Limited Capacity seats available

Peace and tranquility await. In this game, as a koi pond gardener you’ll select cards and other bonuses from the central display, then add fish, statues, flowers, and other peaceful elements to your personal area. Gather the best team of helpers and plan well to create the most beautiful pond.

This event includes a full explanation of the rules, and the complexity is very low, so all players are welcome. Learning and playing the game should take about 60 minutes.

The Quick Play Zone features games that are easy to learn, play in less than an hour, and have fun friendly themes. If you’re interested in this game but the scheduled event is full, stop by any time during the weekend and I’ll set it up for you!

GMs

Mike Tunison

I love playing games, talking about games, teaching games, and I especially love introducing new folks to this awesome hobby. You can find me on BoardGameGeek.com as user MikeTuna. While you're there, be sure to join the Tucson Guild at http://boardgamegeek.com/guild/214.

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Quick Play Zone B

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436161/koi

12:00pm MST

Sea Salt and Paper

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Collect cards to combine groups, make sets for extra abilities. Call the round when you have enough points or press your luck to gather more.

GMs

Kyler Gappa

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG32

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-and-paper

12:00pm MST

Carcassonne

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

BG42 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Carcassonne is a tile placement game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape represented on it. The tile might feature a city, a road, a cloister, grassland or some combination thereof, and it must be placed adjacent to tiles that have already been played, in such a way that cities are connected to cities, roads to roads, et cetera. Having placed a tile, the player can then decide to place one of their meeples in one of the areas on it: in the city as a knight, on the road as a robber, in the cloister as a monk, or in the field as a farmer. When that area is complete that meeple scores points for its owner.

GMs

Christina Collins aka Danaus

Panel & Workshop Presenter

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG42 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne

12:00pm MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

12:00pm MST

Frolliks Abroad

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Race across the universe as a Frollik on a mission: find the galaxy's most jaw-dropping hidden gem tourist destinations before anyone else does.

For a Frollik, it's not just about the destination — it's about being the first one to plant their antenna there. Pack your bags and join this raucous race across the space!

GMs

Ben Carapetyan

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
UnPub C

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL www.joyousgamestudio.com

12:00pm MST

UnPub: Super-Secret Playtest w/James Ernest (w/Creator)

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

James Ernest is always cooking something new, and we’re never certain what it might be. These days he’s as likely to show off a new version of something old, or a rough version of something new. When this text was written, the game might not even have existed yet. Come join in the fun!

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
UnPub B

w/Creator Special

ESRB Rating Everyone

2:00pm MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

2:00pm MST

GIANT King of Tokyo

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

King of Tokyo: Duel
In King of Tokyo, you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and strange aliens—all of whom are destroying Tokyo and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo.

GMs

Sioux McGill

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
GIANT Games

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://iellogames.com/games/king-of-tokyo/

2:00pm MST

Moose Match Mayhem

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

BG44 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Fast paced card matching game

GMs

Gina De La Ossa

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG44 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone

2:00pm MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

2:00pm MST

Tacta

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

A strategic card game with shapes and lines for players to use in a competition to have the most dots visible at the end of the game! Up to six players build a different board each time they play.

GMs

Tyrion Mygrant

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG12

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/401636/tacta

2:00pm MST

The Girl Who Made the Stars

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

The girl reached into the wood ash and grabbed a palmful, and as she blew it from her palm, the ashes swirled and churned as they moved skyward, lighting up the once dark skies.

The Girl who Made the Stars is a worker placement/tile-laying puzzle game for 1-4 players based on a San African myth about the creation of the milky way and the stars.

In the time of the first people, the night sky was dark and featureless. The village elders prohibited venturing out into the dark starless night for fear of the dangers that lurked there. One night after her mother cooked dinner, a young girl, frustrated with these restrictions, took a bit of ash and roots and cast the red and white embers into the sky, forming the milky way and the other stars, in an attempt to illuminate the night so the villagers could safely collect resources necessary for their survival.

GMs

Jamaica Popejoy

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG10

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/331808/the-girl-who-made-the-stars

2:00pm MST

Make an Amtgard Throwie! - Kids Foam Craft

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST

BG43 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

Make your very own soft foam throwie inspired by the fantasy world of Amtgard! Kids will follow me, Gem, through a simple step-by-step craft, learn how foam equipment is made safe for play, decorate their creation, and take it home when they are finished! Materials will be provided and no previous crafting or Amtgard experience is needed. This is a friendly hands-on craft activity designed for the RinCon Kids Track.

GMs

Jamas Gem Havan

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG43 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone

2:00pm MST

A Year in Farm Valley

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

A collaborative GMless take on cozy, resource farming games like Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley. Gameplay requires a d6, game booklet, writing materials, and a deck of cards! Players decide how they know each other, how they have won or inherited a farm near a small village, and how they work through the first year of farm life!

GMs

Casey Mygrant

Sunday October 4, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm MST
RPG12

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Beginner
RPG Mood Lighthearted
RPG System A Year in Farm Valley
Game URL https://diceystories.itch.io/a-year-in-farm-valley

3:00pm MST

GIANT King of Tokyo

Sunday October 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

King of Tokyo: Duel
In King of Tokyo, you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and strange aliens—all of whom are destroying Tokyo and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo.

GMs

Sioux McGill

Sunday October 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
GIANT Games

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://iellogames.com/games/king-of-tokyo/

3:00pm MST

Uzzle

Sunday October 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

BG44 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

What is the Uzzle?
It is the most fun, competitive, and challenging game you will ever play.

We combined the challenge of puzzles with the competitiveness of board games, and were able to develop the Uzzle.

Shuffle the playing cards and leave them stacked in the center of the table. Then distribute 5 blocks to each player. Flip over the top card and race to see who can solve the Uzzle first by matching the blocks to the pattern on the card. Once you finish, shout "Uzzle!" and grab the card. After taking the card, let the other players examine whether you have correctly arranged your blocks. If you have correctly solved the Uzzle, you get to keep the card and now have 1 win. Players vote on how many wins to play to.

GMs

Michelle Ogburn

I enjoy board games. Strategy games and games that involve tea are my favorite, but I like them all.

Sunday October 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG44 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378271/the-uzzle

3:00pm MST

The Cheese Grinder: Kralis Edition

Sunday October 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Test yourself in a deadly dungeon. It is not if you will die but when and how bad.

Try to survive as you complete rooms filled with deadly monsters, insidious trap, mind bending puzzle, total wackiness. How many round can you complete?

Grab a pregen, or make your own PC by following our rule set.
See how long you can survive?

You do not need to know the game system, we will teach you as you play. It is more about thinking outside the dungeon.

Game play starts at 9am and ends at 4pm. Players can come and go at any time.
As long as we have 3 players at the table we will keep grinding.

Come by and cheer the deaths of your fellow players. This is a spectator sport after all, isn't it?

GMs

Wesley Lee

Talarius Gaming & Publishing

Been playing role playing games since Red Box.

Have hosted games at multiple conventions and is the founder of The Cheese Grinder.

Enjoy playing all types of games and having fun.

Sunday October 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
BG17 KCG

ESRB Rating Everyone
RPG Audience Any
RPG Mood Somewhat Serious
RPG System Legends of Kralis
Game URL https://www.talariusgaming.com/kralis-cheese-grinder

3:00pm MST

World Building for Abstract Games (by James Ernest)

Sunday October 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

We always need backstories for RPGs, and for board games with a theme. But do we need a backstory for a pure abstract game? James Ernest explains why he always makes up a story, even if it barely shows through, with several examples from his design catalog.

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

James Ernest is a prolific tabletop game designer, and the founder of Cheapass Games. His best-known games include Kill Doctor Lucky, Lords of Vegas, Unexploded Cow, and Tak: A Beautiful Game. He is over nine feet tall, celebrates three birthdays each year, and is made entirely of... Read More →

Sunday October 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Panel Room

ESRB Rating Everyone

4:00pm MST

Super Battle Mon TCG

Sunday October 4, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Limited Capacity seats available

Super Battle Mon is an ultra fast TCG that you can play anywhere in just 3 minutes with 7-card decks, no table required! Player friendly and easy to get a full card set. Become part of the community today!

GMs

Quinn Washburn

Sunday October 4, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
BG30

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL http://superbattlemon.com/

4:00pm MST

Sushi Go Party

Sunday October 4, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

BG43 (Kids' Track)

Limited Capacity seats available

An expanded version of the tasty and cute Sushi Go! card game that makes it easier for more players to join in. The rules give lots of options on different set ups so each game can be its own experience. Earn points by creating sushi combos and compete against the other players to collect the most types of sushi cards.

GMs

Bella Mygrant

Sunday October 4, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
BG43 (Kids' Track)

ESRB Rating Everyone
Game URL https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192291/sushi-go-party

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