If you're a gamer in Ireland... Sound off! I want to see those hands go up!
Why? I'm thinking about going to a convention in Ireland and want to know that there's someone on the other side of the pond to roll dice with.
And... Which con would you suggest?
Ouch wow. This fell under the radar. I'm an Irish gamer, and about the only biggish gaming convention I know is Dominicon in the college in Maynooth.
The gaming culture is growing in Ireland, but we haven't got the size or habit of big Cons yet.
Of course this is all probably far too late.
I'm an Irish Gamer but as VP said... We seem to be sparse enough though growing. I think with the right Advertising there would be a good turn out though. Also it may be a way for PF to steal some DnD heads as Wizards don't seem to care about the little Isle.
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If you're a gamer in Ireland... Sound off! I want to see those hands go up!
Why? I'm thinking about going to a convention in Ireland and want to know that there's someone on the other side of the pond to roll dice with.
And... Which con would you suggest?
Hi Ed: There's a fair few of us up in the Belfast area. Many us are involved with the Table Top North gaming group and/or the Arkham Gaming Centre in the village of Glenoe, Co. Antrim. 'Dragonslayers' at Queens (who organise Q-Con) & our friends the 'Causeway Giants' on the North coast also deserve mentions, of course. There's a few of us from different groups who likely going down to 'Warpcon' in Cork in late January.In the meantime (though it's short notice!) we've something on weekend after next:
"...PFS Returns to the Emerald Isle at the wonderful Arkham Gaming Centre
Starter event on 17th December 2011 at Arkham Gaming Centre, Gleno Village, Larne, N.Ireland
Time 10:30 to 17:30
No Entrance fee!!!
Three tables
Spaces: 3 seats remaining and going fast (as of 6th December)
Running First Steps Part One: In Service To Lore.
When Sat, Dec 17, 2011 morning, afternoon
Where Arkham Gaming Centre
26 Gleno Village
Larne , BT40 3GL
N.Ireland
Link to Arkham forum To Register
Scenarios Intro 1: First Steps—Part I: In Service to Lore (PFRPG)..."
All the best to you all.
Hey there - missed this thread! I run the gaming society at Trinity College Dublin. Feel free to say hi if you're a gamer in Ireland who wants info.
Ireland has quite a big con and gaming scene, mostly centred around the various universities' games societies, all of whom accept non-student members. Some of the major cons are:
Gaelcon - Irish Games Association's con, held in Dublin, end of October.
Warpcon - UCC's con, held in Cork, end of January.
Leprecon - TCD's con, held in Dublin, March.
Vaticon - UCD's con, held in Dublin, April.
Q-Con - QUB's con, held in Belfast, June.
There's a regular games night held every Thursday in the Dark Horse pub in Dublin, a regular Camarilla presence (White Wolf LARP), plenty of people running independent game groups around the place, and even an Airsoft/rubber-sword combat/political LRP.
Hope that helps!