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Origins Game Fair. Origins Game Fair is an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975. Since 1996, it has been held in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Origins is run by the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Origins was chartered to serve gaming in general, including wargaming and miniatures gaming .
Gen Con. Gen Con is the largest tabletop game convention in North America by both attendance and number of events. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, and strategy games. Gen Con also features computer games.
GaymerX– San Francisco, California. IndieCade Festival– Los Angeles, California, in early October. Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show– Seattle, Washington in June. Norwescon– Seattle, Washington, in March/April (Easter weekend) OrcCon– Los Angeles, California, on Presidents' Day weekend in February. OryCon– Portland, Oregon, in November.
Game of the Year (abbreviated GotY) is a title awarded annually by various magazines, websites, and game critics to deserving tabletop games, including board games and card games. Many publications award a single "Game of the Year" award to a single title published in the previous year that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming ...
Its members are game manufacturers, retailers, distributors, suppliers, conventions, clubs, and independent professionals related to the games industry. [1] The association was formed in 1977 to protect the interests of the Origins Game Fair, and was incorporated as a non-profit venture in 1982. [1]
The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the gaming industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so (for example) the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins . The Origins Award is commonly referred to as a Calliope, as ...
Gaming convention. A gaming convention is a gathering centered on role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, video games, or other types of games. These conventions are typically two or three business days long, and often held at either a university or in a convention center hotel. [citation needed]
This year’s convention also includes more than 25 vendors, live entertainment, a couple of gaming panel discussions and a library of more than 300 games that gamers can check out and play.