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Conclave of Gamers
GenreGaming
VenueCrowne Plaza DIA
Location(s)Denver, Colorado
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2012
Attendance<500 in 2013
Organized byPlay More Games LLC
Websitehttp://www.conclaveofgamers.org/

The Conclave of Gamers is a gaming convention in the Denver area that focuses on table-top gaming of all kinds: board and card games, role-playing games and miniature games. Everyone who comes is encouraged to bring some of their favorite games to share and teach. You are welcome to ask to join any game that isn't full and start any game as long as there is an available table.

Mission Statement

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Our mission is to host events where the gaming experience is the top priority.

What does that mean?

It means that we do all we can to ensure that you, our attendee, can get as much gaming in during our events as you possibly can. That you can play the games you want, when you want. We want a convention that is open and flexible; one that is welcoming for the new gamer, while including the events that veteran gamers expect at a large convention. So, nearly all games have their rules taught first; we welcome and encourage open gaming; and most events are included in your badge fee. We want you enjoying your time playing games, not wasting your time, signing up for games, fretting over schedules and paying for each individual game.

Conclave of Gamers: "Your games. Your convention. Your way."

History

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Conclave of Gamers began in summer of 2012 because we couldn’t find a convention in our area that focused on the gaming experience as a whole and was as large as we knew the Denver area could support. The name came about from a few different sources: we were copying some of the open concept of Gathering of Friends, but didn’t want to use the word gathering. So, needed a word that meant gathering, and at the time our founder was reading Raymond E. Feist’s books, where the heroes in the story create a secret organization called the Conclave of Shadows that worked behind the scenes for the benefit of all. The final reason was that the first syllable is “con” which most people tag on the end of their convention names to signify that it is a convention. So, this allowed us to get the word "con" in our name without sounding like the multitude of conventions that follow the format of "<name> Con".

Convention Events

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Timeline

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2012-Present: Conclave of Gamers

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Event Date Location Approximate
attendance
Notes
Conclave 2012 Summer 2012 Adams County Fairgrounds
Brighton, Wisconsin
80
Conclave 2013 June 14-16, 2013 Adams County Fairgrounds
Brighton, Wisconsin
100
Conclave 2014 July 25-27, 2014 Crowne Plaza DIA
Denver, Colorado
200+

Other Events

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Event Date Location Notes
Thanksgaming Day Fall, 2013 Total Escape Games
Broomfield, Colorado
Charity Event - Conclave of Gamers supplied Board Game library and Volunteers
Spring Giving Spring, 2014 Total Escape Games
Broomfield, Colorado
Charity Event - Conclave of Gamers supplied Board Game library and Volunteers

Planned Future Conventions & Events

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Event Scheduled date Location Notes
Conclave 2015 Summer, 2015 Crowne Plaza DIA
Denver, Colorado

Footnotes

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Sources

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  • Laws, Robin D. (2007). 40 Years of Gen Con. Atlas Games. ISBN 978-1-58978-097-2. first pages preview
  • Peterson, Jon (2012). Playing at the World. San Diego CA: Unreason Press. ISBN 978-0615642048.
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