Game Summit 2012 will be held at the Nepean Sportsplex in Halls A & B + The Capones Ballroom (new space this year!) in Ottawa, Ontario. The event follows on the heels of our successful past events and brings many more table-top gamers, events and contests all together in one venue. Casual, hardcore gamers and hobbyists alike will be busy from the moment the doors open at this top-flight convention.
Please note that changes to the floorplan might occur leading up to the event.
NOTE: Some tournaments and all screenings are located in a separate room (Capones Ballroom)
Description Activity Area
The Pavilion (Board Games)
Join our Ambassadors, friends from Local Game Clubs and Ludo-Outaouais and enjoy our Board Games Pavilion. It’s loaded with 300+ of the best and coolest board games, card games and other gaming goodness of all sorts. Want to play something we’re may not have on hand? Bring your from home and enjoy it with others.
If you’re looking for some challenge, browse our special events that should keep you busy.
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The Den (Role Playing & Collectable Cards)
Looking to get some Dungeons & Dragons action? Our Den is the place for popular card and role-playing games. No need to bring dice, character sheets, miniatures or graph paper… we’ll have it all ready for you. Just sign up and enjoy either the morning or afternoon session (or both!).
You can also walk-in on any of the following open-gaming RPG themed adventure games: Legend of Drizzt, Conquest of Nerath, Castle Ravenloft, Wrath of Asharadlon, 3 Dragon Ante, Inn fighting.
[ Browse The Den's special events ]
The Arena (Miniatures & War Gaming)
Your hunt for the ideal wargaming experience is over: The Arena will host dozens of wargame enthusiasts facing off on great gaming surfaces replete with terrain and scenery, Game Summit has room for die-hard fans of all kinds. Looking for an extra competitive edge?
The Arena tables can also be reserved for pick-up games for 90 minutes at a time, with several reservations allowed.
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The Game Designer Lab
This year we’re introducing our first Game Designer Lab. Meet game designers, play-test some prototypes, learn about game design, sign-up for some game design challenges.
The Workshop (Arts & Crafts)
A big part of many popular table-top games is the art of painting and modeling. Our painting clinics involve hands-on tips and tricks by experienced painters, and you’ll get to walk away with a beautiful painted model when the clinic’s over. Our stations are equipped with paints, paintbrushes and models for you to experiment with and enjoy.
Some of the activities and events in the Workshop includes:
- Miniature Paint & Take, Tutorials & Demos: Award winning painters and knowledgeable individuals are on hand to do demos and tutorial sessions in a variety of the aspects related to miniatures and models. (sponsored by Games Workshop, Reaper Miniatures)
- Youth/Beginners Miniature Painting Workshops
- Golden Brush’s Miniature Painting Contest
- Speed Miniature Painting Contest
[ Browse The Workshop's special events ]
Marketplace
Gamers know that there’s no joy like the joy of finding the perfect board game, the rarest expansion or the coolest book. That’s why we’ll have over a dozen merchants attending Game Summit with their time-wasting wares out for eager hobbyists to peruse between games. Is it good enough to have all the best stores and merchants selling directly to you from the Skirmish floor? We don’t think so… which is why we’re offering credit to Game Summit for discounts and deals so you walk away with more goodies for less loot.
Sunday Garage Sale
Used games are the order of the day at the Game Summit Sunday Garage Sale: Do you have games you want to unload? Miniatures you’re not using? Even video games or sci-fi/fantasy novels are welcome at our Garage Sale… so bring your used items (on Saturday or Sunday morning) and, if they catch another gamer’s eye, you might make a little money along the way. Conversely… be sure to take a look at what’s been put on the sales block: Every gamer knows that rare gems have a way of popping up where you least expect it. How does it work?
