PlatteCon XXVII: Year of the Mafia/Mob- Feb 21-23, 2014

Chimera Hobby Shop From Northern Wisconsin.
Chimera has been part of PlatteCon since PlatteCon was still a new thing! Chimera will come in offering a selection of games and the tools used to play games.

Comic World From Dubuque Iowa
This will be Comic world’s second year with PlatteCon! Being close to Platteville it is a great shop to check out. Comic world will have a variety of games and don’t forget some Magic the Gathering.

Anime Klub
This is the First year Anime Klub is coming into PlatteCon. They will be offering the snacks and anime based goods that some of us look forward to getting each year.

Dork Nerd Geek- Podcast

Dork Nerd Geek is a podcast that has graced us with their presence for multiple years! You can check out their previous pod casts at http://www.dorknerdgeek.com/. They talk about everything from Feral Cats to the games we know and love. They often host events that everyone no matter how young or old can be a part of. If you are lucky you may be able to catch a game with them during the day. They are always a bunch of fun.

Mitchell Meerman – Avalanche World Record Holder

Mitchell is the current holder of Avalanche World record and he is still in College. He knows the ins and outs of what it takes to document it properly and some ways the industry has truly changed. He will be there to play games and have a few sessions talking about arcade and video games.

Terry Pavlet- Graphic Artist
Terry Pavlet is an award winning RPG/CCG/Comic Book Illustrator who has done work for White Wolf, Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight Games, and many others… comic work for DC, Image, Disney … Sketch cards for Unstoppable Cards UK (RPG Fantasy), Cult Stuff Cards (War of the Worlds) … book publishers for Ballentine Books, Baen Books, and Transfuzion Publishing (Deadworld Sourcebook). Designing and illustrating MOTU & TNMT action figures for Astonishing Toys. T-Shirt licensing properties for Warner Brothers (Looney Tunes), Lucasfilms (Star Wars), Hanna Barbera (Flintstones, etc.) and many more.

He is an Wisconsin native, lives with his wife and two daughters. www.tpavlet.wordpress.com

Block booking has been arranged for Country Inn & Suites, Mound View Inn and for Super 8 Motel. All of these places are in Platteville and have great workers that can help direct you, so you should have no trouble getting to the convention. They are clean and comfortable and they are offering a discount to PlatteCon XXVI attendees! Just ask about the PlatteCon special rate when you call to make your room reservation.

Reserve your rooms before February 1, 2013 to snag that room! These hotels can only guarantee rooms at the reduced rate until one month before the convention.

Also for the discounted rate we will need 10 rooms reserved in each hotel. Unfortunately, without the 10 rooms the hotel will go back to the regular price. Each hotel can always go over 10 rooms however.

Mound View Inn
Rates: $59.00 +tax Regularly 76.99
You can check out the hotel at their website www.moundviewinn.com. This hotel is a little bit farther away than the other two but is right across from the 24-hour Walmart if you need that late night gaming snack.
Phone Number:(608)348-9518

Super 8
Rates: $67.50 for multiple people and a little bit less for a single.
You can check out the hotel by looking through the website www.super8.com. Super 8 is nice and close to the Campus and will make your trek a little less daunting.
Phone Number:(608)348-8800

Country Inn and Suites
Rates: $70.00
This one is the closest to where the convention will be. You can check them out by copying this into your browser. http://www.countryinns.com/platteville-hotel-wi-53818/wiplatte
Phone Number: (608)348-7373

Hi my name is Hilary Schmidt. I am the new PlatteCon Cordinator. Please feel free to call, email or text me with any questions or suggestions for the next PlatteCon. I will be updating this site with the new plans and things that will be coming to PlatteCon. Bear with me as I get my groundings. Feel free to find me on Facebook and have a great summer.
-Hilary
Contact information:
(920)299-6083
schmidthi@uwplatt.edu
schmidthi91@gmail.com

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.LAN is a large LAN party that has turned into a small gaming convention. It will be held this weekend, April 26-29, 2012, in Milwaukee, WI at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel & Convention Center. Check the .LAN website for more convention information.

Daisho Con is just a few weeks away! The location has recently changed from the Ramada in Stevens Point to the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Early Registration has been extended until Friday, November 4. This anime convention has quite a bit of gaming to it including a large video games rooms and a board games room. There are always lots of cosplays, too!

OshCon will be held October 15-16, 2011 at the Gruenhagen Conference Center at UW-Oshkosh. They offer gaming and events throughout the weekend, very affordable admission and dorm-style housing, and a nice line-up of vendors. Should be a great time!

Two events are going on next weekend, so there’s no excuse to not get some gaming in!

In Platteville we’ll be having MiniCon on Saturday, September 17, an annual informal open gaming day put on by the Platteville Gaming Association (PGA) at UW-Platteville. It will start right after the weekly PGA meeting which is at 12:00 noon in the Computer Conference Room in the back of the Bears Den of the Markee Pioneer Student Center (MPSC). MiniCon itself will take place in the Pioneer Crossing on the lower level of the MPSC around 12:30pm. Bring your games, or jump in on any that interest you. This event is open to everyone, and we especially like to welcome our new freshmen. This will last all through the day and probably well into the evening.

Also on Saturday, September 17, Madison Traditional Gaming is having their September monthly meetup. This is a great group with whom we’ve developed some relations. Expect to see a big variety of traditional roleplaying games such as original D&D and Classic Traveller. The meetup will be held at the Madison Public Library – Pinney Branch starting at 9:00am and going through the afternoon.