Gamicon is Iowa's longest-running non-gambling game convention in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, and surrounding area. Gamicon alpha was sponsored by the Science Fiction League of Iowa Students (SFLIS). Gamicon later incorporated as a not-for-profit organization, and then merged with the Mindbridge Foundation. Each Gamicon was numbered using the Greek alphabet until Gamicon Omega. After that, the conventions were named according to their number on the Periodic Table.
Gamicon Bromine will be held on March 6 - 8, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center in Coralville, Iowa.
Gamicon features board games, card games, role-playing games, miniature games, and computer and video games Gamicon's attendance averages 500-600 attendees, and is the longest running gaming convention in Iowa.Gamers Match Wits At IC Gathering
It is supported by the Mindbridge Foundation, which also supports Icon and AnimeIowa.
History + Greek Alphabet Named Conventions Name Date Guests Alpha 1991 Roger Moore of Dragon Magazine Beta 1992 Zeb Cook of TSR and Helen Cook Gamma 1993 Erick Wujcik of Amber RPG Delta 1994 Jonathan Tweet, RPG Designer Epsilon 1995 Cathy Klessig of Phage Press Zeta 1996 Richard Tucholka of Tri Tac Systems & Cathy Klessig of Phage Press Eta 1997 Aaron Allston & Lester Smith Theta 1998 James Ernest of Cheapass Games Iota 1999 John Blaska, Dragon Epic Kappa 2000 Chris Clark of Inner City Games Designs Lambda 2001 Jonathan Tweet, RPG Designer Mu 2003 Jolly Blackburn of Kenzer & Co. Nu 2004 Shane Hensley of Deadlands Xi 2005 Robert J. Schwalb of Green Ronin Publishing Omicron 2006 Matt Snyder, Chimera Creative Pi 2007 Luke Reed, Jerry Shomberg, Fantasy Flight Games Rho 2008 Fantasy Flight Games Sigma 2009 Brian Wood & Jeff Brawley, Hyperion Games Tau 2010 King Zombie. Tyler Walpole, Illustrator Upsilon 2011 Tyler Walpole, Illustrator Phi 2012 Jay Tummelson of Rio Grande Games. Tyler Walpole, Illustrator Chi 2013 Clinton Boomer, RPG Writer. Tyler Walpole, Illustrator Psi 2014 Chris O'Neill & Dan Landis of Kobolds Ate My Baby! Tyler Walpole, Illustrator Omega 2015 Dan Proctor of Goblinoid Games. Tyler Walpole, Illustrator
At which point we ran out of alphabet and moved to the Periodic table of the elements...
+ Periodic Table Named Events Name Date Venue Atten. Guests Manganese 2016 Curt Covert of Smirk & Dagger Games. Tina Bongorno, Illustrator and Artist . Iron 2017 Ken Hite, Game Designer & Podcaster. Steven Groom, Miniatures Artist Cobalt 2018 Kane Klenko of Renegade Games. Aaron Riley, Artist Nickel 2019 Cedar Rapids Marriott Stephen Buonocore, President of Stronghold Games. Terry Pavlet, Board Game Artist Copper 2020 Cedar Rapids Marriott Clair Hoffman, D&D Adventurers League . Steven Groom, Miniatures Artist. Zinc 2021 VIRTUAL due to Covid Gallium 2022 Cedar Rapids Marriott Jon Lonngren of Fallen Dominion Studios Germanium Feb. 24 - 26, 2023 Cedar Rapids Marriott Dexter Dakota of Barely Suitable Games Arsenic Feb. 23 - 25, 2024 Radisson Hotel Cedar Rapids Nat Barmore, Co-Creator of Dread. Selenium Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2025 Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center 797 Scott Brady, Game Designer of Boop Bromine Mar. 6 - 8, 2026 Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center tbd Kroze Kersky, Professional game enthusiast and Director
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