Roll for initiative: Local game designers converge on Ann Arbor library for Game Con

Play games, learn how to GM during gaming convention

A set of multi-sided dice. (Pixabay)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Game designers and boardgame fans can show off their skills during the Ann Arbor District Library Game Con on Saturday.

The downtown library branch will host hours of presentations, gaming sessions and gaming-based vendors between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

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The convention combines two of the library’s previous events -- Role Playing Game Fest and 2023 Game Designer Expo -- to create a gaming extravaganza. There will be presentations on topics ranging from running a successful Kickstarter campaign and game dynamics to worldbuilding and managing games like a professional.

Monsterhearts and The Quiet Year creator Avery Alder will give a keynote talk on queer representation in tabletop games.

Convention attendees can also participate in 60-minute and 90-minute tabletop role-playing game (RPG) sessions led by local game masters.

Details:

When: Saturday, April 13: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Where: AADL downtown branch: 343 S. Fifth Ave.

Learn more details at aadl.org/gamecon


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