Board games
The War Game Room
We move blips and fight with the help of dice. Bring your own game or borrow one on site!
If there are enough participants (6 players), we will run a game of Here I Stand on Friday and/or Saturday. Pre-registration makes planning easier and guarantees a place if the game takes place.
Organized by Axel Håkansson
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Fri 10:00 - Sat 3:00
Place:
- IHGR 228
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Sat 10:00 - Sun 3:00
Place:
- IHGR 228
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Sun 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- IHGR 228
Asmodee Playable
Asmodee offers all visitors to borrow games from our well-curated library of new and classic games.
Organized by Asmodee Nordics
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Fri 10:00 - 22:00
Places:
- North Entrance 04
- North Entrance 05
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Sat 10:00 - 22:00
Places:
- North Entrance 04
- North Entrance 05
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Sun 10:00 - 12:00
Places:
- North Entrance 04
- North Entrance 05
links
Hextraction - The 3D-printed board game
Hextraction is a board game for all ages where you take turns rolling marbles through an expanding maze of six-sided tiles. The game is designed to be 3D printed, which provides endless possibilities for variation! Come and play, bring the family, bring your own tiles if you have them!
More information about the game can be found here: https://www.playhextraction.com/
Organized by Johannes Haglund
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Fri 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- North Entrance 02
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Sat 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- North Entrance 02
links
SM in Loopin' Louie
The sixth year that SM in Loopin' Louie is arranged, the third time at GothCon!
Knock out the other players' chickens while avoiding getting your own chickens knocked out! The last one left in the game wins!
Free number of players, teams of 1-3 players.
Happy atmosphere and spirit of play is encouraged!
Prizes for the gold, silver and bronze medalists.
Bonus prize for best chant.
Free to participate. Children accompanied by a parent.
Extra games are available for non-competition games.
Organized by Björn Fredberg
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Sat 17:00 - 19:00
Place:
- North Entrance 05
3 Games Store
Friends' little board game shop!
3Spel was founded in 2022 with a desire to spread the hobby and give more
the opportunity to experience what gaming has to offer. Our vision is to spread the interest in gaming with the help of our online store but also through events and gaming meetings where we get an opportunity to
meet our customers. Because we all agree that gaming is something that is best done in a team of good friends.
Store filled with board games as well as small board game library to play.
Organized by 3 Games
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Fri 9:00 - 22:00
Place:
- North 202
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Sat 9:00 - 22:00
Place:
- North 202
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Sun 9:00 - 13:00
Place:
- North 202
links
Nations dynasties and Gaia project lost fleet
Nations:
Nations is an intense historical board game for 1-5 players that takes 40-60 minutes per player to play. Players control the fate of nations from their humble beginnings in prehistoric times to the outbreak of World War I. Nations are constantly competing against each other and must balance immediate needs, long-term growth, threats, and opportunities. The expansion, Dynasties, adds more nations to choose from and makes the game more dynamic.
Gaia project:
You take on one of 14 factions and colonize the planets in a galaxy by building buildings on them. These buildings can be upgraded in different directions throughout the game, giving you access to more resources and actions. Six research areas are available to help you develop your expansion in the galaxy faster and more efficiently than your opponents. We play with the much-anticipated and delicious expansion, the lost fleet.
Organized by Mikael Ristovski
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Fri 4:00 PM - Sat 3:00 AM
Place:
- IHGR 316
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Sun 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- IHGR 316
Ticket to Ride Bonanza
A pass where you play as much Ticket to Ride as you can handle. Most variants will be available, including Norrköping/Linköping, Gothenburg and Rydsgård. Drop in is possible. We start games as soon as there are enough players and space.
We sometimes have house rules to make certain games more playable.
Organized by Jacob Hallén
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Fri 10:00 - 18:00
Place:
- IHGR 229
Felix Falk Game design
Game designer Felix Falk shows off his games.
Do you want to participate in playtesting games in development? Game rounds will be arranged on an ongoing basis based on interest.
Ready games that can be tested on site and/or purchased:
The temporary workers - a satirical board game about surviving a month on precarious jobs.
Snille & Skrivkramp - A strategy game about getting ahead in the academic world, conspiring against your opponents' PhD students and professors and publishing the most credible articles.
Organized by Felix Falk
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Fri 13:00 - 22:00
Place:
- North 210
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Sat 10:00 - 22:00
Place:
- North 210
Inkfish Island
You are shipwrecked on Inkfish Island, a notorious place that constantly invents new ways to kill you. Extreme weather, mishaps, and tight deadlines will test your limits. The key to survival is cooperation, but unfortunately, you share the island with your mortal enemy.
Guide your team through heat waves and blizzards, famine and accidents. Build, farm, collect rainwater, hunt and gather. Will you escape on a magnificent raft, or will someone see your smoke signals? Or will desperation bring out the worst in you? Only one thing is certain - for a deserted island, it's pretty crowded.
* Replay value! The changing weather, your opponent's moves, and fate itself ensure that no two rounds are the same.
* Deep strategy! Few actions are “good” or “bad” – it’s all about context. Make plans but be prepared to adapt to new situations.
*Open-ended! Build a raft or send smoke signals. Take care of yourself or make sure you are the only survivor.
Mechanisms: Worker placement, push your luck, meeple elimination
After four years of development, all the mechanisms are in place. The next step is publication. Come and challenge a friend or foe!
Number of players: 2 (1 vs. 1)
Age: Intellectually 12+ but the game contains murder, cannibalism and beer
Playing time: 60 minutes
Organized by Magnus Lundqvist
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Fri 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- North Entrance 02
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Sun 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- North Entrance 02
links
Wild raspberries at GothCon!
The board and role-playing game publisher Vildhallon will also participate this year with sales of the publisher's books and games in Gothcon's store section.
In addition to this, Vildhallon also has a games room where you can try out the publisher's published games, meet its creators and generally have a good time.
Detailed program is presented via Vildhallon's Facebook page.
See you at GothCon!
Organized by WILD RASPBERRY
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Fri 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- North 210
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Fri 16:00 - 21:00
Place:
- North 210
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Sat 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- North 210
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Sat 16:00 - 21:00
Place:
- North 210
links
Economy game room
The Economy Games Room is back for the second time. As usual, we will be offering everything from simple bidding games to 18xx (including 1877: Stockholm Tramways). The exact games that will be available are not yet decided, but you can expect roughly the same selection as last year.
Organized by Love Brandefelt
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Fri 10:00 - 22:00
Place:
- IHGR 143
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Sat 10:00 - 22:00
Place:
- IHGR 143
Beta test: Olympus - A Hero's Path
"Delve into mythological Greece in a tile-placing boardgame where a hero's fate is determined by the gods"
Take the opportunity to join the first open beta test of Olympus - A Hero's Path. As the first board game from indie developers at TinkerTop Games, all feedback from both experienced and inexperienced board players will be highly appreciated. Read more at www.tinkertopgames.com
Organized by Håkan Helzenius
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Fri 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- North Entrance 02
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Sat 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- North Entrance 02
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Sun 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- North Entrance 02
links
GoBo's board game bar
Are you interested in playing board games?
We are in it!
GothenburgBoardgamers brings lots of goodies from their library!
Everything from a quick Coup to a really long Feast of Odin!
Organized by GoBo
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Fri 10:00 - 22:00
Place:
- IHGR 315
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Sat 10:00 - 22:00
Place:
- IHGR 315
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Sun 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- IHGR 315
links
Meeples and Mugs
Come and meet a group of friends who are passionate about sharing the joy of board games with everyone! Whether you are an experienced player or a beginner, we are here to help you enjoy the games to the fullest. Our focus is not only on the game itself but also on creating a social and friendly atmosphere. We usually like to have a drink or two while we play, but due to GothCon restrictions this will not be possible here. You are more than welcome to join us at our private events throughout the year if you would like to join us and enjoy a drink. We look forward to meeting you!
Organized by Meeples and Mugs
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Fri 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- IHGR 327
links
SkogsSpel Winners Room
Lottery, auction, flea market, competitions and other exciting things, with a chance to win fun board games!
We are a gaming association that intends to renew our game shelves and to make room for new games, we intend to get rid of some "old". We are therefore arranging a room where you can come and participate in various competitions and raffles with the opportunity to win some nice board game prizes.
There will be classic lotteries and board game-related competitions, bid auctions and perhaps a flea market corner.
We will also be arranging a "Lowest Bid Auction" with various games, where you can place hidden bids, the lowest unique bid wins!
Come and try your luck and win something new for your gaming shelf.
See you!
Organized by The SkogsSpel gaming association
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Fri 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- IHGR 316
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Sat 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- IHGR 316
Cath -Game prototype-
Cath is a two-player strategy game about two warring Celtic clans.
The game has no dice, cards or hidden information, just playing pieces and a game board. With five different warrior types, multiple options for movement and combat, there are many opportunities to create traps and unexpected twists during the game.
The game has four different scenarios on four different playing fields, each scenario gives players different conditions and multiple ways to win.
The game is finished and playtested, and now it would be fun to show it off to the world and see what kind of response it gets from the public.
Organized by Christian Zachrisson
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Fri 16:00 - 21:00
Place:
- North Entrance 02
Championship in Carcassonne
Can't stop dreaming of high walls, long roads, rolling fields and well-placed monasteries? Do you smell the scent of the southern French countryside when you close your eyes? Are you thinking of naming your child or pet Meeple? If so, you should immediately enter this year's Carcassonne Championship. Let the tiles decide who rules Carcassonne!
Asmodee Nordics is choosing this year's winner at Gothcon. 16 places are available.
Organized by Asmodee Nordics
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Fri 16:00 - 21:00
Place:
- North Entrance 05
links
International Board Gamers-Gothenburg
IBG is an association that organizes meetups with the purpose of helping people make new friends.
At our GothCon event, you can sit down and play board games with people you might not yet know.
To be inclusive, we use English as our primary language at our events. But if everyone at your table is okay with it, you may, of course, speak any language you wish.
Organized by Charlotte Fredriksson
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Fri 10:00 - Sat 0:00
Place:
- IHGR 225
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Sat 10:00 - Sun 0:00
Place:
- IHGR 225
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Sun 10:00 - 14:00
Place:
- IHGR 225
links
The Bunker's Board Game Playable
We are a board game club
who keeps house on a daily basis
at Pedagogen in Gothenburg.
In our play bar you can count
with the fact that we have many
classic board games, but
also some news.
Come by and play!
Organized by The Bunker's Board Game
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Fri 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- IHGR 226
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Sat 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- IHGR 226
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Sun 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- IHGR 226
Västspel Children's Room
Board games etc. for children and young people around 9-14 years old
Of course we're at GothCon! The whole weekend!
We are located in NE 06, i.e. Hvitfeldska's northern building on the entrance floor, room 6 and are open to schoolchildren and young people who want to try board games, role-playing games and figure painting. Don't miss trying boffer outdoors with Västmarken on Saturday!
You're coming to us, right?
Friday
Time
10-18 Board game bar, drop in. We help with rules
11-16 Figure painting, drop in, come and paint a figure!
12-16 Figure game, The Great Train Robbery, drop in
16-18 Social Deduction game.
Play Mafia, Werewolves or Blood on the Clocktower with us!
Saturday
Time
10-18 Board game bar, drop in, We help with rules
11-13 Loveletter Tournament! Win +10 in charisma. Registration on site
11-16 Figure painting, drop in, come and paint a figure!
16-18 Social Deduction game.
Play Mafia, Werewolves or Blood on the Clocktower with us!
Sunday
Time
10-14 Board game bar, drop in, We help with rules
11-13 Social Deduction game.
Play Mafia, Werewolves or Blood on the Clocktower with us!
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Role play with Västspel Pre-registration on site in NE06 from Friday at 10 am.
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The Time of Oblivion
Fantasy, Freeform, age approx. 8-12 years, 3-5 players
As loyal members of the king's court, you have been sent to stop a ritual a group of magicians intend to use to take over the city, a veil of oblivion that will be placed over the kingdom and everyone within it. Can you stop the magicians before you too forget your mission and everything you hold dear?
Friday 11-12.30
Saturday 13-14.30
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Life at Alterskog Castle
Dragons and Demons, age approx. 11-16 years, 3-5 players
You and your companions have been invited to a gala at the castle “Alterskog” by an old count. You arrive at the castle on top of the cold, barren mountain. The cold outside is harsh, but inside the castle it is warm, the food is heavenly and everything is perfect. Or? Can you find the secrets of the castle?… and above all. Can you survive them?
Friday 11-13
Saturday 11-13
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The mystery behind the abandoned gold mines
Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, age approx. 12-16 years, 3-5 players
The legend of what happened one day in the (name) gold mines has long been told, though no one knows what happened. Many have tried to find the truth but have never returned. You, a group of adventurers, embark on a quest to finally find the truth. But will you find it? And if so, come back alive to tell the story?
Friday 2-4pm
Saturday 3-5pm
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Melindora's Curse
The fairy tale game Adventure, 1st edition, Västlägret 2013, age approx. 9-14 years, 3-5 players
You adventurers must free the princess who is captured by the evil dragon! Get a great reward.
Sunday 11-13
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The Magistrate's Trait
Dragons and Demons, SM adventure Game Congress 2024, recommended for ages 9 and up, 3-5 players
A secretive wizard invites the public to watch a game of Stones and Boards against his arch-rival the Magistrate. In all the years the magistrate has lost, but this year he has a plan. A group of adventurers are tasked with finding out the wizard's secret once and for all - and they only have two hours.
Friday 1-3:30 PM, 4-6:30 PM
Saturday 10-12.30, 13-15.30, 16-18.30
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The Sinking Tower
Dragons and Demons, approx. 9-13 years, 3-5 players
Introductory adventure to Dragons and Demons
Sunday 11-13
Organized by Västspel
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Fri 10:00 - 18:00
Place:
- North Entrance 06
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Sat 10:00 - 18:00
Place:
- North Entrance 06
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Sun 10:00 - 14:00
Place:
- North Entrance 06
links
Mega Civilization
Mega Civilization is a strategy board game for 5-18 players that covers the development of civilizations throughout history, from the Stone Age to the Late Iron Age. In this colossal game, players lead their historic civilization as they earn victory points by expanding their population, building cities, trading, and developing their knowledge and culture.
Despite its large scale, the core mechanics of the game are simple and easy to learn. A key element of the game is player interaction as they position themselves on the map and search for valuable goods during interactive trading sessions.
We will be playing the western map and limiting the total number of players to a maximum of 9.
Swedish or English speakers are equally welcome. No previous experience is required as long as you realize that you are signing up for a game that will last all day.
If you can't register, we're fully booked! Contact us at wallgren.mikael@gmail.com and we'll let you know if there's a spot available.
Organized by Marcus Arnell
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Sat 10:00 - Sun 3:00
Place:
- IHGR 229
Pre book via sign up system
links
Board game speed dating
Welcome to our speed dating events for those of you who are open to meeting someone!
Do you dream of meeting a geek who understands your hobbies and interests?
Then come to our event and see if you click with someone!
This year we will have an opportunity on Friday at 15-17 and one occasion on Saturday at 15-17.
You will sit with 5 others at a table and play games that we have prepared and laid out on the table. You will be able to write down who you want to get to know more, and if they have written down your name, you will get a match!
New for this year is that we are running more digitally and you can write down on your phone who you want to match with, instead of writing down on paper like we did in 2024.
You will play for about 20 minutes and then rotate to sit at a different table and play a different game with new faces. There will be a 10 minute break between each round of play.
Registration opens at 2:30 PM on site, the event starts at 3 PM and runs until 5 PM.
On both days, after our event is over, the room will be available for those of you who want to play with others looking for love. Then you can bring your own games that you want to play and find other fun people to play with who want to meet someone new.
Age limit 18+.
Welcome!
Pre-registration link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedaGG_n0XGl_ysp4_hfpIQ1fs5t4vQpJFVBJpRy0dLOH4tHg/viewform?usp=dialog
Organized by Board game speed dating Gothenburg
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Fri 15:00 - 17:00
(Speed dating Fri)
Place:
- IHGR 318
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Fri 17:00 - Sat 0:00
(Free play afterwards)
Place:
- IHGR 318
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Sat 15:00 - 17:00
(Speed dating Sat)
Place:
- IHGR 318
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Sat 17:00 - Sun 0:00
(Free play afterwards)
Place:
- IHGR 318
links
Data Center Facility
A new game designed for two players.
Who will win the battle to build and operate the most data centers on the market?
Try it for free, playing time approx. 1 hour
Organized by Magnus and Lucas
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Sun 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- IHGR 216
Epic Napoleonics
The best version of the large-format C&C system yet!
Anyone who has played Memoir 44 or Battlelore will recognize the easy-to-learn and fast-paced rules, but in a game that is more difficult to master than before: the balance between infantry, cavalry and artillery requires tact and finesse, not to mention genius and taste. Luckily, the decisions are shared between the staff members of each army!
Both beginners and veterans are welcome. Beginners may want to take a look at the rules below and/or show up half an hour early for a quick rules/strategy review.
So don't hesitate: come by and play or watch and enjoy a cup of tea. Pre-registration is always a plus but not absolutely necessary.
For other questions, contact Adam & Philip at epicnapoleonics@gmail.com
Organized by Philip of Schwerin
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Sun 10:00 - 15:00
Place:
- IHGR 229
Level 7: Omega Protocol
In the 1950s the United States government made contact with a race of technologically advanced beings known as the Ghin. The Ghin leader, a brilliant scientist named Cronos, had come to earth seeking a cure for a deadly plague threatening to annihilate his race. Cronos believed the cure to the plague could be found within human DNA, which was remarkably similar to that of the Ghin.
Less than twenty-four hours ago, several test subjects managed to escape the Subterra Bravo facility. Their actions led to a complete breakdown in relations between the human corroborators and Cronos' minions. Having planned for this eventuality, the US government has enacted the Omega Protocol. . .
Level 7: Omega Protocol is a game of tactical combat between a fireteam of commandos sent by an unacknowledged department within the US government to pacify the situation at Subterra Bravo and the sinister swarms of inhuman creatures that have overtaken the facility. Up to five players can take on the role of commandos, while one player acts as the overseer who controls Subterra Bravo's monstrous denizens.
Try a tactical and action-packed sci-fi Dungeon Crawler! No previous knowledge required.
Organized by Magnus Gustavsson
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Fri 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- Vasa 506
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Sat 10:00 - 21:00
Place:
- Vasa 506