The Intercon LARP conventions are a series of live action role-playing (LARP) conventions licensed by LARPA and produced by independent groups. The conventions began with the SiliCon LARP convention, organized in 1986. To be licensed by LARPA Intercons must support some sort of open bid process in which local groups or individuals, regardless of affiliation, are invited to submit LARP events, and evaluated by some reasonably fair process.

The Intercon Conventions have used the names Silicon, and Intercon. They have been, over the years, a core element of the growth of Theatre Style LARP in the northeastern United States, primarily in the Boston and Washington DC areas.History of the Intercon Name Currently InterCon is held in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Recent Intercons have run for four days over a weekend starting on Thursday afternoon, and ending Sunday evening. Most LARPs at Intercon run for 4 hours, and are typically offered in morning, afternoon, and evening slots. Intercon hosts LARPs of various styles and genres.

Events

Convention Name Location Date # of LARPs SiLicon I Woburn, Massachusetts Mar. 1986 SiLicon II Danvers, Massachusetts Mar. 1987 SiLicon 2.5 (Unofficial event) New Jersey Nov. 1987 SiLicon III Danvers, Massachusetts Mar. 1988 SiLicon 3.5 (Unofficial event) Morristown, New Jersey Oct. 1988 SiLicon IV Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Apr. 1989 SiLicon V New Haven, Connecticut Apr. 1990 SiLicon VI Annapolis, Maryland Mar. 1991 Intercon VII Edison, New Jersey Mar. 1992 Intercon 7.5 Dec. 1992 Intercon VIII Hunt Valley, Maryland Mar. 1993 Intercon IX Mar. 1994 Intercon 9.5 Hunt Valley, Maryland Oct. 1994 Intercon X Ocean City, Maryland Mar. 1995 Intercon 10.5 Timonium, Maryland Oct. 1995 Intercon XI Timonium, Maryland Mar. 1996 Intercon 11.5 Mt. Laurel, New Jersey Oct. 1996 Intercon XII Hunt Valley, Maryland Mar. 1997 Intercon 12.5 Edison, New Jersey Oct. 1997 Intercon XIII Natick, Massachusetts Mar. 1998 Intercon 13.5 Timonium, Maryland Oct. 1998 Intercon XIV Natick, Massachusetts Mar. 1999 Intercon 14.5 Cherry Hill, New Jersey Jul. 1999 Intercon Millennium Timonium, Maryland Dec. 1999 - Jan. 2000 Intercon XV Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2000 Intercon 15.5 Timonium, Maryland Jun. - Jul. 2000 Intercon A Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2001 Intercon XVI Timonium, Maryland Oct. 2001 Intercon B Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2002 Intercon XVII Timonium, Maryland Oct. 2002 Intercon C Chelmsford, Massachusetts Feb. - Mar. 2003 Intercon Gazebo (Intercon XVIII) Piscataway, New Jersey Jul. 2003 Intercon D Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2004 37 Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2004 Timonium, Maryland Oct. 2004 Intercon E Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2005 45 Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2005 (Intercon XX) New Castle, Delaware Oct. 2005 Intercon F Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2006 34 Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2006 (Intercon XXI) Rehoboth, Delaware Nov. 2006 Intercon G Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2007 37 Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2007 (Intercon XXII) Rehoboth, Delaware Nov. 2007 Intercon H Chelmsford, Massachusetts Feb. - Mar. 2008 44 Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2008 (Intercon XXIII) Rehoboth, Delaware Nov. 2008 Intercon I Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2009 49 Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2009 (Intercon XXIV) Germantown, Maryland Oct. 2009 Intercon J Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2010 51 Intercon K Waltham, Massachusetts Mar. 2011 52 Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2011 Bethesda, Maryland Sep. 2011 Intercon L Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2012 54 Intercon M Chelmsford, Massachusetts Mar. 2013 83 Intercon N Chelmsford, Massachusetts Feb. - Mar. 2014 86 Intercon O Chelmsford, Massachusetts Feb. - Mar. 2015 91 Intercon P Westborough, Massachusetts Feb. 2016 88 Intercon Q Warwick, Rhode Island Feb. 2017 96 Intercon R Warwick, Rhode Island Feb. 2018 118 Intercon S Warwick, Rhode Island Feb. 2019 127 Intercon T Warwick, Rhode Island Feb - Mar. 2020 133 Intercon U Warwick, Rhode Island Mar. 2023 128 Intercon V Warwick, Rhode Island Feb - Mar. 2024 151 Intercon W Warwick, Rhode Island Feb - Mar. 2025 160 Intercon X Warwick, Rhode Island Feb - Mar. 2026 188 Intercon Y Warwick, Rhode Island Feb. 2027

Connections to Other Conventions New England Interactive Literature (NEIL), who has run all Intercons since 2012, also runs the New England LARP Conference and Little BofferCon. Both are held in Massachusetts. NEIL also hosts the Larp Library and publishes Game Wrap - a LARP focused periodical.

In 2013 the Wyrd Con Companion Book 2012 was launched at Intercon M.

External links The Current Intercon Website (redirects automatically each year to the current site) Intercon convention list for New England.

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