OrcaCon
@orcacon.bsky.social
OrcaCon is an inclusive tabletop games convention in Sea-Tac, WA. Join us January 10-12, 2025 for games & community! #HonorNativeLand #BlackLivesMatter
https://www.orcacon.org
https://www.orcacon.org
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
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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...
lisambrestel.wixsite.com/celestial-pe...
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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...
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/
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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/
For hotel and parking information, check out the info: www.orcacon.org/hotel-info/
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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/
For hotel and parking information, check out the info: www.orcacon.org/hotel-info/
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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.
October 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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!
We hope for a great 10th Anniversary and would love to see you there!
October 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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!
We hope for a great 10th Anniversary and would love to see you there!
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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
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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
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
Brandi York Fine Art and Random Geekery
A collection of geeky and gaming art nouveau-inspired art. Shop prints, metal bookmarks, t-shirts, and more!
brandiyorkart.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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
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/...
October 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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/...
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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...
To celebrate, @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com collected some astronomers' favourite planets:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
These alien planets are astronomers’ favourites: here’s why
Space scientists look back on 30 years of exoplanet discoveries — from rows of massive ‘super-Earths‘ to worlds with perfectly synchronized orbits.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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...
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 little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt says so excited ha
ALT: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt says so excited ha
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October 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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
birdbraindice.etsy.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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
birdbraindice.etsy.com
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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!
And check out Reggie's new podcast, Board States!
October 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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!
And check out Reggie's new podcast, Board States!
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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
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
PAX Unplugged 2025 :: Leap Conventions
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October 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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
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
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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?...
#boardgames
youtu.be/tqvXbSkvpRc?...
Episode 245 - Cozy Games
YouTube video by Board Game Blitz Podcast
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October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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?...
#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!
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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!
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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
Kickstarter link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ins...
#boardgames
September 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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
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
September 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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...
Register today!
www.orcacon.org/registration...
September 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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...
Register today!
www.orcacon.org/registration...
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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
itch.io/b/3062
September 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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
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/
www.orcacon.org/volunteers/
September 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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/
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/
Apply here: www.orcacon.org/community-row/
September 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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/
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/
www.orcacon.org/merchant_hall/
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August 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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/
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...
July 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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...
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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!
March 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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!