Gothcon
| Gothcon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active and running annually |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Venue | Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet |
| Location(s) | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Country | Sweden |
| Inaugurated | 1977 |
| Most recent | 2024 |
| Attendance | 2,000 in 2014 |
| Organized by | Föreningen GothCon |
| Website | wordpress |
Gothcon is an annual gaming convention in Gothenburg, Sweden, with focus on role-playing games, board games, live action role-playing games, miniature wargaming, wargames and collectible card games. In 2014 the convention was attended by over 2000 people.[1][2]
The convention has been held on the long weekend of Easter since 1977, with the exception of 2020, when it was cancelled because of COVID-19. This makes it the oldest annually running gaming convention in the Nordic countries. Since 1994 the event has been held at Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet.[2]
The convention is run by the Föreningen GothCon, a non-profit organisation whose sole purpose is to organise GothCon every year.[3] The activities at the convention are organised and managed by external parties, ranging from individuals to various gaming companies.
History
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GothCon was started in 1977 by Arne Husberg and H.G. Wessberg under the name KONVENT'77. The first year, the convention had 20-30 visitors and was held at the Student Union. Wargames and miniature war gaming dominated, but there were also opportunities to try role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons as well as an introduction to Go on the schedule.
For the next year's KONVENT'78, 30 people attended. Dungeons & Dragons made its debut with a brand-new Monster Manual, and attendees could also try playing computer games on a Commodore PET.
In 1980, the name was changed to GothCon.
References
[edit]- ^ Raun, Anki (2014-04-19). "Gothcon: Här satsar alla allt på ett bräde". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ a b Vikingsson, Karolina (2014-04-20). "Gothcon - här spelar spelet roll". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "2000 spelintresserade träffas i Göteborg". Sveriges Radio P4 Göteborg (in Swedish). 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2024-07-14.