HOURS – Gamesfest is Friday, Aug.30, through Sunday, Sept. 2, with organized gameplay:
FRIDAY – Aug. 30 – Doors open at noon and games start at 2 p.m., running until midnight.
SATURDAY – Aug. 31 – Doors open at 8 a.m. and organized gaming runs until midnight.
SUNDAY – Sept. 1 – Doors open at 8 a.m. and organized gaming runs until midnight.
MONDAY – Sept. 2 – We are closed. Enjoy a leisurely drive home.
OPEN GAMING TABLES – There are gaming tables open until 11:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Card game? We have some special cards to use at Gamesfest featuring our mascot Sparky.
Now available at our Gamesfest virtual store.
Need a bit of a kick start in your morning? You can do it in style with a Gamesfest mug!
Now available at our Gamesfest virtual store.
Take a look through our Gamesfest virtual store. We have some merchandise available. All proceeds got to pay for Gamesfest.
You’re awesome. We need all the help we can get. This is our first year and we need GMs and a few people to watch the doors and help where needed.
We wish we could offer free tickets for GMs like Radcon, but in our first year, we have a very limited budget. Each GM and volunteer need to buy a ticket to get in. Instead, we will have a couple of goodies for volunteers that instantly become collector items as soon as Gamesfest 1 is over.
Rumor has it, a collectible custom die will be available.
Send us an email with your name (we don’t have con names), phone number, and a description of how you would like to volunteer. Send the information to contact@gamesfest.org
GMs will receive an email to gather game information to be posted on this lovely website (as soon as possible) and on the game grid to be posted at Gamesfest.
Volunteers looking for some other way to help, send in your email with what you would like to do or can do and we’ll get back to you with possible tasks.
Radcon members are taking part in Gamesfest to help organize the convention.
Many of our GMs and players are taking part in Gamesfest. They are running games including Dungeons & Dragons, Gaslands, STAR WARS: Legion, GURPS, Call of Cthulhu, and more.
Radcon is the Tri-Cities’ premier science fiction and fantasy annual convention. It includes gaming, an art show, cosplay, information panels, martial arts demonstrations, a dance, and plenty of unique vendors. Radcon is in February.
Tri-City Wargaming Association (Big Brain Games) is a Tri-Cities gaming club. The group likes to provide opportunities to play a variety of games. Some of the games we support are Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Kill Team, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Blood Bowl, Necromunda, STAR WARS Legion, STAR WARS Armada, and Magic: The Gathering.
We host events to run games and are always looking to provide fun experiences for players to enjoy. We host open play sessions three nights a week. Please stop by and check us out. We meet every Wednesday and Thursday from 5-10 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m. at Spare Time lanes in Kennewick.
Tri-Cities Area Gaming (TAG) believes in promoting open gaming, and events for everyone. We also hold educational activities and fundraisers throughout the year.
We host and promote events around tabletop games such as board games and card games.
Northwest Historical Miniature Gaming Society is bringing tactical challenges to Gamesfest with games ranging from World War II tanks to STAR WARS: Pod Racing. Their focus is on recreating historical battles and a few sci-fi ones too. They are set to offer: American Civil War, Wings of Glory – WW I, Patton – WW II tank battles, Nimitz – WW II naval battles, Star Wars Pod Racing, and Brainz! – a zombie skirmish game.
The Tri-Cities Pathfinder Society group is running 11 sessions of Pathfinder 2e and Starfinder during the 2023 Gamesfest. In some games, you can bring your characters or use the pre-gens. Check the GAMES schedules (in the Games menu) for details.
Pathfinder Society is a worldwide fantasy roleplaying campaign using the Pathfinder (second edition) ruleset. As you complete adventures, your character levels up, allowing you to take their treasure and experience to any table worldwide. You decide your character’s pace, playing as often as you want, without having to stick to the strict schedule of other gaming groups. Further, as a living campaign, the story reacts to player choices, allowing your actions to influence future adventures. Pathfinder Society is a great way to jump right into Pathfinder and find your gaming group!
Tri-Cities Organized Play represents and runs Paizo organized play programs in the Tri-Cities region. We have been running free games open to the public since 2012 at local stores, conventions, and public libraries. We currently run games for the Pathfinder second edition and Starfinder systems. Come join us for Pathfinder Society in person at Gamesfest or on Saturdays at our local public libraries and Starfinder Society on Saturdays via Roll20. We offer longer 5-hour Pathfinder or Starfinder scenarios weekly, in addition to shorter adventures with Bounties, Quests, and One-Shots.
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