Coming to OrcaCon for the first time? We've put a handy little First-Timer's Guide to OrcaCon! www.orcacon.org/first-timers...

Today, Dave @luzapalooza.bsky.social & I will finish The Hobbit: There & Back Again from @officedoggames.bsky.social & I'll play Locus @wisewizardgames.bsky.social. Thurs. is a co-stream w/ @dutchyodaplays.bsky.social. I won't be streaming on Fri & Sun bc i'm off to @orcacon.bsky.social.

Ready for our Merchant Hall list? Fun fact! You don't need a badge to the convention to visit our Merchant Hall and do some shopping with some amazing local artists, creators, and crafters. Our Merchant Hall is also where you'll shop for your OrcaCon official merch! www.orcacon.org/merchant-hal...

We love Hot Banana Games! They have a new KS coming out soon. We're all in! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hot...

It just hit me that it's one week until @orcacon.bsky.social! Can't think of a better way to ease into a new year. I'm utterly stoked to be paneling w/ fellow author @sandrarosner.bsky.social about the Psychology of D&D. Using #TTRPG as a therapy tool is hot these days!

Shhh...quick Sunday sneak peek of the 10th Anniversary t-shirt! We used the same art from our 1st OrcaCon and updated it for 10 years! Can't be there? We'll have the design up on our teepublic site once the show is over! Shop our previous designs here: www.teepublic.com/user/orcacon

@orcacon.bsky.social Hello Gamers! Please come to my panel about using terrain in RPG games 🤓 10 am Saturday! I am waking up early to do this (a rarety) so I hope at least one person will come to ask me questions🤪 Room: Cascade 3/4

Who's ready for our full updated Special Guest list? Yep, we are! Check out all these amazing people who will be running panels, workshops, games, and special events as our Special Guests! www.orcacon.org/panels/speci...

Who will I see at @orcacon.bsky.social? We're doing a panel about some @ischool.uw.edu TTRPG research on Friday and of course I will be volunteering for most of the weekend. If you're in the Seattle area, COME PLAY GAMES.

New convention added: OrcaCon 2026 @orcacon.bsky.social January 9-11, 2026 A gaming convention in Seattle, Washington, USA

OrcaCon is hosting a #CATAN US National Championship Qualifier tournament! Once you register for OrcaCon you'll be able to secure your seat. Want more info? Check it out here and register today! www.orcacon.org/catan-nation...

We're getting so close to our 10th Anniversary of OrcaCon and would love to have you join us as a volunteer! Read more about volunteering and sign up here - www.orcacon.org/volunteers/

Hey all. I'm heading to @orcacon.bsky.social in January. I would like to set up a panel regarding academic #TTRPG stuffs. If you do things with youth, college level, libraries, etc, would love to hear from you. DMs are open!

We know you're ready to meet our Special Guests this year! First up is returning guest, phantommeeple.bsky.social! Joe is a variety streamer on Twitch streaming both video game and tabletop content. www.twitch.tv/phantommeeple

Time to feature another shop in our Merchant Hall! Celestial Peryton has wondrous items to enhance your adventure. Hand cast dice to guide your destiny, pocket journals, the Bag of Many Pockets, and art of fantastic beasts! lisambrestel.wixsite.com/celestial-pe...

OrcaCon is looking for more events! Got an idea for a panel, workshop, Actual Play, or other special events? The form for programming is live, so check out our policies and submit your event today! www.orcacon.org/panels/

Hello OrcaCon Pals! Here's your monthy reminder about booking your hotel room. We still have some rooms in our block, so be sure to book ASAP. For hotel and parking information, check out the info: www.orcacon.org/hotel-info/

Woohoo, my #TTRPG events at @orcacon.bsky.social are on the schedule, and I got into @biohazardjeff.bsky.social 's Blue Planet Recontact game this time.

Hello friends! Our Volunteer Coordinator is looking for more great folks who'd like to help us out at OrcaCon! Got a few hours? Help during the whole show? You can fill out our volunteer form here: www.orcacon.org/volunteers/ We hope for a great 10th Anniversary and would love to see you there!

Join me this upcoming Sunday as our rescheduled Moonlight on Roosevelt Beach adventure will be taking place! Come watch me bring to life Puerto Rican bartender/Broadway chorus boy Diego “Papi” Gonzales. #TTRPG #ActualPlay #CharityStream

Welcome back to the con! Brandi York Fine Art and Random Geekery brings the classic style of Art Nouveau into the modern era, with a geeky twist. With subjects from tabletop, including Critical Role, and video gaming to pop culture and literature, her geekdoms run far and wide. brandiyorkart.com

It's early, but if you are interested in a low-key inclusive tabletop con in Tri-Cities, Washington, check it out: tabletop.events/conventions/...

This week (!) is the 30th anniversary of the announcement of 51 Pegasi b, the first exoplanet found orbiting a star like our Sun - since then, we've found over 6,000! To celebrate, @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com collected some astronomers' favourite planets: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It's the most exciting time of the year! Okay, everything is the most exciting time of the year when it comes to OrcaCon. First batch of Special Guest invites have gone out! If you know some great local industry folk who would be a great fit, please let us know! Drop an email to info@ orcacon.org!

A big welcome to Bird Brain dice, who's joining us for their first OrcaCon in January! Beautiful dice, along with eyeglasses chains, keychains, earrings, and more! birdbraindice.etsy.com

Like board game podcasts? Checkout Reggie's video that calls out some great shows (and introduced me to a few). And check out Reggie's new podcast, Board States!

GOOD NEWS! the PAX Together Demo Days Program has found funding and is returning to PAX Unplugged 2025! Are you a BIPOC Indie Game Dev (analog) with a game kickstarting or coming out? Would you like space and support to demo and market your game on the expo floor? Apply tinyurl.com/PAXDemoDays25

In today’s episode we’re joined by special guest @panda8ngel.bsky.social to talk about cozy games! We also talk about a bunch of @allplay.bsky.social games we played recently! Check it out on your podcast app or YouTube! #boardgames youtu.be/tqvXbSkvpRc?...

On this lovely fall day, we'd love to highlight returning vendor to our Merchant Hall, Art by Erika Rae Heins. www.etsy.com/shop/erikara... We love her adorable art style!

Kalypso from Inside Up Games! This is a cozy tile-laying game where you're building up your settlement in the sea. Kickstarter link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ins... #boardgames

It's the most lovely time of the year! We're rolling out our exhibitor list for 2026. First up, meet Alchemical Press. Step into the world of Mice of Legend, a thrilling tabletop RPG campaign setting where adventurers are transformed into daring, clever mice. alchemicalpress.io

OrcaCon is now accepting game submissions! Go register for the show so you can submit games to the schedule or sign up for games. We will be updating the schedule as the game submissions come in; you can keep checking for new things! Register today! www.orcacon.org/registration...

4️⃣2️⃣ You have 42 hours left to buy Queer Games Bundle 2025. Get over 600 radical, heartfelt games and projects for $60 (or $10+), less than the price of one AAA game. This morning, we've passed $80,000 for queer artists. itch.io/b/3062

Hello OrcaCon friends! We are looking for some great volunteers to fill all sorts of roles for OrcaCon 2026 in January. We're looking for folks to fill some key roles in planning, along with a lot of on-site roles. Go to our website for information and our application! www.orcacon.org/volunteers/

We love to support our local communities, charities, and other non-profit organizations! We’ll have a mix of game groups, other local conventions, and charity organizations in Community Row. Are you with an org who'd like to join us? Apply here: www.orcacon.org/community-row/

Merchant Hall applications are live! You can learn more about it and apply for a spot in our 2026 show in January. We're looking for tabletop games focused Merchants, so if that's you, apply soon! Applications close in September. www.orcacon.org/merchant_hall/

Good morning OrcaCon friends!! Registration is now open for OrcaCon 2026! You can also book your hotel room. We'll be updating everyone as we have new fun things happening on the schedule. Go forth and register today! www.orcacon.org/registration...

The con exclusive prints this year are Vi and Jinx from Arcane! They're limited to 50 each, so be sure to get them early! And don't forget that the secret print is making a return this year and has a boy on it!

Good morning, OrcaCon Friends! Be sure to check your email for the post-OrcaCon 2025 survey. It has gone out to everyone who had a badge for the show. Also, we are all working hard to get the 2026 contract signed, so as soon as we have the dates and such locked in, we'll make an announcement!

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

So proud to be apart of this event! Haus of Dreams is partnering with this event. Watch, donate, and celebrate Black Excellence with us! #actualplay #charitystream #wanderhomerpg #blackhistorymonth #ttrpg

It was an honor to share a panel at @orcacon.bsky.social with such wonderful advocates for accessibility.

Something that @beautybot.bsky.social really wanted at @orcacon.bsky.social was a round of Thunder Road & we got it! Lot of fun with Victor & @jacobmundell.bsky.social & special thanks to Bud for sharing his copy with us. #OrcaCon

Clash of the titans! Donna vs Jacob at OrcaCon as they battle for the soul of Catan! @danicia.bsky.social @jacobmundell.bsky.social @orcacon.bsky.social #OrcaCon

Are you going to @orcacon.bsky.social? Come demo the game in the main hell from 1-4pm Saturday and 10-12pm Sunday!

While manning the Brush Wielders Union table at @orcacon.bsky.social today I painted another #LegionsImperialis building.

Last game of day 1 of @orcacon.bsky.social was Nidivialir + Thingavilir @hachetteus.bsky.social with @boardgameghee.bsky.social @jessccg.bsky.social David @phantommeeple.bsky.social. At 1 am day 2, @jonathanhliu.bsky.social taught & played Apopros of Board Games from ButtonShy (Not pictured)

Orcacon got off to a great start. I was excited to learn some vocal techniques for character voices from @jacobmundell.bsky.social In his workshop. Looking forward to Day 2 today @orcacon.bsky.social #orcacon #ttrpg #dnd

The long-running Cardboard Edison Award, which aims to highlight the best in currently unpublished board games, is revamping its judging process for 2025 after admitting a ‘blind spot’ over last year’s colonialism-themed winner: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Going to @orcacon.bsky.social this weekend with a few games and prototypes: Cat’s Gambit, Rascally Rabbits, Braille FORK, Boba Mahjong Grande, Cherry Cake, Nono Panda, and Cat-ken - The Oyster Hunter. See you all soon!