RinCon 2026: Full Schedule

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.

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2:00pm MST

Fish Cook (w/Creator)

LIMITED

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

BG25

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.

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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

5:00pm MST

Rochi (w/Creator)

LIMITED

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

BG25

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!

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James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

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

Too Many Notes Playtest (w/Creator)

LIMITED

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

BG25

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!

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James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

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

10:00am MST

Renfield (w/Creator)

LIMITED

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

BG25

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.

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James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

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

w/Creator BoardGame

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

12:00pm MST

Rochi (w/Creator)

LIMITED

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

BG25

Limited Capacity seats available

GMs

James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

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

Meat on Swords (w/Creator)

LIMITED

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

BG25

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.

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James Ernest

President, Cheapass Games

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

4:00pm MST

Bleeding Sherwood (w/Creator)

LIMITED

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

BG25

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

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