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Gary Con is a memorial gaming convention that began following the funeral of TSR and D&D founder E. Gary Gygax, who passed away on March 4, 2008.

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Food Menus Gary Con food menus are always a curiosity. We'll add the onsite choices at the Grand Resort to this page when they're available!

We have begun to transcribe food menus, which are still being completed, but you can see what we have so far at: garycon.com/nomnomnom/

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #Gaming #TTRPGs #Convention #ConFood #EdStark

05.03.2026 19:11 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Luke Gygax is the founder of Gary Con and the son of D&D co-creator, Gary Gygax. He grew up at the gaming table with the designers who laid the foundation for the RPG industry. buff.ly/dwE5bDF

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

05.03.2026 18:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Call 1-262-248-3464 to book a room at the Lake Geneva Lodge and mention the "Gary Con Group" to get the group rate!

Call 1-262-248-3464 to book a room at the Lake Geneva Lodge and mention the "Gary Con Group" to get the group rate!

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Have a last minute badge? Need overnight accommodations? Book with our partner, the Lake Geneva Lodge—on the shuttle route, new in 2026!

Call 1-262-248-3464 and mention the "Gary Con Group" to book! #GaryCon #GCXVIII #Gaming #TTRPGs #Convention #PartnerHotel #LakeGenevaWI

04.03.2026 20:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Brian J. Nordon is the Irish Author behind the bestselling Quest Academy series and he worked as the Narrative Recruiter for Larian Studios on Baldur’s Gate 3. buff.ly/Q5rR9aV

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

04.03.2026 18:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Clyde Caldwell's work graced TSR game and book covers for almost 10 years. He is best known for his portrayal of strong, sexy female characters. buff.ly/CeZemAw

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

03.03.2026 18:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here comes the Gary Con Fan Favorite Paint-and-Take Miniature Contest! Submit your mini before 2pm Sat., Mar. 21, following the rules detailed on the Gary Con Side Quests page: buff.ly/ed8wW4K

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #PaintAndTake #MiniaturePainting #FanFavorite

03.03.2026 15:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Dan Ayoub is a 25-year AAA games industry veteran, who leads D&D at Hasbro. Previously, brought education-driven change during his time as General Manager of Education for Microsoft. buff.ly/cc2Eup1

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

02.03.2026 18:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Brian Lewis is the Chairperson/Co-Owner of Gen Con and Managing Partner of Azora Law, where he championed the development, drafting, socialization and launch of the ORC License. buff.ly/t6EPUiu

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

01.03.2026 18:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Crystal Sully, is an award-winning illustrator and concept artist who brings creatures to life for some of the most popular properties in the tabletop gaming industry. buff.ly/PL1SxCK

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

28.02.2026 18:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Justice Ramin Arman is the Game Design Director for the Dungeons & Dragons Game Design Team at Wizards of the Coast. buff.ly/46JAmFR

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

27.02.2026 18:01 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: David Nett is a writer, actor, and producer, who co-created ProgCore Fantasy with Todd Stashwick. He has contributed to dozens of RPG-themed series at Geek & Sundry, Nerdist, etc. buff.ly/RRw9mho

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

26.02.2026 18:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Thomas Valley has been organizing/running events at conventions for 40+ years. He’s one of the Premier Organizers for WotC’s new Organized Play program: Legends of Greyhawk. buff.ly/HFhCZSA

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

25.02.2026 18:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Monica Paprocki is an award-winning Filipino cosplayer, who has been featured in prestigious publications, including The Chicago Tribune and The New Yorker. buff.ly/nKaoIez

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

24.02.2026 18:02 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Jeremy Crawford is the game director at Critical Role’s Darrington Press. Before joining Critical Role in 2025, he led or co-led the design of many D&D books. buff.ly/skxhHx3

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

23.02.2026 18:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ATTENTION BADGE HOLDERS: Event ticketing is open for ALL non-spectator badges! Fill up and round out your schedule, ensuring you have ample time between events in different locations in case you need to take a trolley or shuttle!!

#GaryCon #Gaming #TTRPGs #Convention

23.02.2026 15:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Anjali Bhimani is an award-winning actor whose career spans across Broadway, feature films, television, video games, animation, and digital content. buff.ly/cccg2Mq

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

22.02.2026 18:01 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Dakota Krout is an author with multiple best-selling series—including “Cooking With Disaster”, “Divine Dungeon”, “Completionist Chronicles”, and “Full Murderhobo”. buff.ly/W4RMzKm

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

21.02.2026 18:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ATTENTION SILVER* BADGE HOLDERS: Be ready to get your event tickets (and complete cart check out) in less than 24-hours on Saturday, February 21, at 12:00pm (noon) Central Time.

*This includes event ticketing for TCG and Youth Silver Badges.

#GaryCon #Gaming #TTRPGs #Convention

20.02.2026 19:02 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Alex Kammer is a lawyer, a freelance adventure/game designer, and is the Director of Gamehole Con, the largest tabletop gaming convention in the upper Midwest. buff.ly/EBbjq6g

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

20.02.2026 18:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What does Gary Con have? A whole lot of special guests and speakers with imagination, knowledge, and talent!!

Check out all the Gary Con XVIII creative and iconic seminars to enhance your intelligence and level up your gaming! #GaryCon #GCXVIII #Gaming #TTRPGs #Convention

20.02.2026 15:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Mike Reese collaborated on rules for miniature combined arms warfare, leading to the publication of Tractics (by Reese, Tucker, and Gygax), the first WWII tabletop wargame. buff.ly/mjn8tmv

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

19.02.2026 18:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We proudly welcome Old Owl Woodworking and Gaming as an official sponsor of Gary Con XVIII! Built by gamers, for gamers—blending old world craftsmanship and modern gaming needs to create heirloom quality pieces. 

Watch for their work at Gary Con! #GaryCon #GCXVIII #Gaming #TTRPGs #OldOwlGaming

18.02.2026 20:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Sir Andrew Scott is co-creator and Chief Designer of the Founders & Legends Tournament. He represents the Guilds of WARP as their DM and founder of the club in 1976. buff.ly/sD85z12

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

18.02.2026 18:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dust off your cape, don your hat, and put your costuming skills to work for the 4th Annual Gary Con Cosplay Contest, brought to you by Wizards of the Coast!

2026 Theme: Dungeons & Dragons

Learn more at: buff.ly/wfyQkDZ #GaryCon #GCXVIII #Gaming #TTRPGs #CosplayContest #WotC #DnD

18.02.2026 02:10 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Jeff Richard is the Creative Director for, chair of the Board of Directors of, and a co-owner of Chaosium—publisher of Call of Cthulhu, Pendragon, RuneQuest, and more. buff.ly/1IWgi2y

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

17.02.2026 18:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Red is a 15-Time #1 International Bestselling, award-winning, 30-year creative professional of 120+ indie- and traditionally-published works. buff.ly/WqgWO90

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

16.02.2026 18:01 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: Jeff Easley worked for TSR and WotC in 1982-2003, which included the creation of a LOT of cover art with which many of us are familiar. buff.ly/lbldm52

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

15.02.2026 18:02 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ATTENTION SILVER* BADGE HOLDERS: Please be ready to get your event tickets (and remember to check them out from your cart) in one week, as tickets will become available next Saturday, February 21 at 12:00pm (noon) Central Time.

*Includes TCG and Youth Badges. #GaryCon #Gaming #TTRPGs #Convention

14.02.2026 21:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GUEST SPOTLIGHT: David “Zeb” Cook worked for TSR in 1979-1994, working on many titles (Isle of Dread, Oriental Adventures, Conan RPG, etc.), then entered the world of videogames. buff.ly/fNHAQlg

#GaryCon #GCXVIII #SpecialGuest #Gaming #TTRPGs

14.02.2026 18:01 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ATTENTION GOLD* BADGE HOLDERS: Be ready to get your event tickets (and complete cart check out) in less than 24-hours on Saturday, February 14, at 12:00pm (noon) Central Time.

*This includes event ticketing for Hero of the Realm badges.

#GaryCon #Gaming #TTRPGs #Convention

13.02.2026 19:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0