DieCon 23

Game Session 4 Event Schedule

Saturday June 3rd, 2023

2pm - 6pm

Last Updated : 05/31/2023

Event Code Name

Game System

 Game Company Type Day Start Time GM Description
4DC01 The Princess of Ninjas: Shadows in the Temple Ninjutsu! (Home Rules) Tom Vielott Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM BM: Tom Vielott In the high mountains of Japan, warrior monks watch the sun set on their temple. The shutters of their windows rustle in the wind, masking the soft steps of intruders – ninja on the prowl, stalking their prey. A rogue ronin watches the light burn the sky and ties his sword onto his belt. It is a blood red night; a night of death. Only those skilled of wits, words, and the sword will negotiate the storm to come. Come for miniatures with a dose of roleplaying in a world inspired by the films of Akira Kurosawa. Fast and easy rules and a good time for all! MINIATURE SCALE: 28mm
4DC02 Horse Soldiers Fistful of Lead Wiley Games Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM BM: Stephen Lowry As in the movie The Horse Soldiers, the Confederates are trying to retake Newtown Station from the raiding Union cavalry before they destroy the railroad. Can they do it? You decide. MINIATURE SCALE: 54mm
4DC03 Panzer Counterattack in Latvia, August 15th, 1944 Tank Action Eastern Front Fast Play Home Rules Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM BM: David Paul Harrison The last days of July in 1944 saw the might and manpower of the Soviet 2nd Guards Army advance towards the Latvian capital of Riga in the final stages of their Operation Bagration. Elements of Army Group Centre were at this time in Latvia and organizing several formations for a counter offensive. The 40th Panzer Corps was tasked with the mission of cutting off the forward elements of the Soviet 2nd Guards Army. MINIATURE SCALE: 1/285 Micro Armor Armor
4DC05 Zulu Attack At The River Mhiatuze One Hour Skirmish Wargames Pen & Sword Publications Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM BM: Kevin Fitzpatrick Lord Chelmsford launched his second invasion of Zululand in May,1879. The Zulus resorted to hit & run tactics against the extended British supply lines, forcing Chelmsford to build a series of fortresses to protect the crawling wagon trains. Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon perished in June 1879 in such a skirmish. This scenario depicts an encounter of a Zulu Impi of the uVe ibutho and a small detachment from the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry where the supply trail crosses a stream running into the River Mhiatuze. MINIATURE SCALE: 25mm
4DC06 Hannibal Invades Italy: The 2nd Punic Wars Hail Caesar Warlord Games Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM BM: Ed Gray & Harry Borchard Hannibal crosses through the Alps…Titus Longus faces Hannibal. MINIATURE SCALE: 28mm scale.
4DC07 Warlord Games Demos Warlord Games Product Line Warlord Games Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM Warlord Games Staff Warlord Games will be running intro demos featuring their newest historical miniature gaming systems on land, air and the high seas: Epic Battles system of American Civil War, Blood Red Skies allows you step into a seat of a fighter pilot during WWII, and Sea battles of Black Seas ship to ship combat during late 1700's to early 1830's, Cruel Seas allows you to command small coastal ships during WWII, Victory at Sea take command of a battleship or other capital ships of ocean going navies of WWII. Check with Warlord Games booth for schedule.
4DC08 "You wanna get outta here? Talk to me." Gaslands Refuelled Osprey Games Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM Dan Longoria Two teams, two objectives. One team has to get a fuel tanker across the wasteland to safety while the others must stop it without blowing it up. If it blows up, no one wins.
4DC09 BattlegroundHD Demos BattlegroundHD Product Line BattlegroundHD Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM BattlegroundHD Staff Come and play BattlegroundHD by participating in one of 3 games. You choose between the Jungles of Vietnam, the city of Fulda in the Cold War or the planet of Scarif deep in the Empire. Each board offers its own challenges and rewards. During game play you will quickly learn the core mechanics of BattlegroundHD and be able to play on your own.
4DC10 Rebel Pilot Rescue Star Wars Legion Atomic Mass Games Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM Jason Lowry A fighter has been downed in the middle of a contested area, and enemy troops are being diverted to the crash site to salvage the wreckage. We've received a transmission from the pilot, confirming their position. We're going to need every soldier we have if we hope to win the war. Bring our pilot home. No experience needed. All materials provided. Galactic Empire versus Rebel Alliance.
4DC11 Against All Flags Chronopia Warzone Miniature Saturday 2:00 PM Dennis Moler Your orders are to capture or sink any and all ships that are not of your flag. they didn’t know the hornets nest that faces You at this moment. But orders are orders, and you must obey. All are welcome and rules can be taught.
4DC32 Axis & Allies Global - 1940 Axis & Allies 2nd Edition Rules Avalon Hill Board Saturday 2:00 PM Bob Roby Germany is knocking at the gates! Italy still wants its empire restored! Japan demands its co-prosperity sphere of influence to cover the Pacific! The Tri-Parte is ready to conquer the world!!! Can the Allies stop this madness? Pick a side, plan your strategy, build, fight, make the other poor slob die for his country! Tournament rules that were used at Origins and Gen Con are in effect.
4DC33 Axis & Allies Global - 1940 Axis & Allies Blood Bath Rules Avalon Hill Board Saturday 2:00 PM Bob Roby Germany is knocking at the gates! Italy still wants its empire restored! Japan demands its co-prosperity sphere of influence to cover the Pacific! The Tri-Parte is ready to conquer the world!!! Can the Allies stop this madness? Pick a side, plan your strategy, build, fight, make the other poor slob die for his country! Tournament rules that were used at Origins and Gen Con are in effect.
4DC34 Attack on Diagon-Ally Zombicide (Black Plague Variant) CMON Board Saturday 2:00 PM Jason Sharp It's a normal day in the Wizarding World. The sun is shining on all the students as they go shop in Diagon-Ally to get supplies for the upcoming semester at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This day will not end as it began. As the sky rapidly clouds up, the symbol of the Deatheaters appears in the clouds. Shopkeepers scramble to hurry customers out and lock up to escape, along with most of their patrons. With shops locked and streets clearing, it's clear the teacher and students left are trapped. Will they unravel the plot of he who shall not be named, or be added to the growing list of his victims.
4DC35 (New) Flesh and Blood Flesh and Blood TCG Legend Story Studios Card Saturday 2:00 PM Ray Shell Welcome to the world of Rathe. A land of sword and sorcery in a state of constant war. Learn to take up your arms and fight, or if there’s enough interest, compete in a Blitz format tournament using your own deck or a supplied pre-constructed deck. Discover more at fabtcg.com.
4DC38 King of Catan Settlers of Catan Mayfair Games Board Saturday 2:00 PM Glen Grissom So, you think you know how to play Catan? Show up and prove it in this 4-hour, 3 round Settlers of Catan tournament.
4DC39A Guild of Merchant Explorers Guild of Merchant Explorers AEG Board Saturday 2:00 PM AEG Vanguard The Queen has sent out a call to The Guild of Merchant Explorers, asking brave adventurers to voyage to all corners of the kingdom of Tigomé.
While the kingdom is flourishing, its maps have not been updated in some time and its great cities have lost contact with one another.
With your team of explorers, you will journey over rough seas, majestic mountains, vast deserts, and lush grasslands to establish trade routes between cities, climb far-seeing discovery towers, and visit new villages that have emerged.
4DC39B Cascadia Cascadia AEG Board Saturday 4:00 PM AEG Vanguard Take a journey to the Pacific Northwest as you compete to create the most harmonious ecosystem in Cascadia!
4DC43A Lords of Waterdeep Lords of Waterdeep Wizards of the Coast Board Saturday 2:00 PM Atomic Squash (BGG #81) In Lords of Waterdeep, a strategy board game for 2-5 players, you take on the role of one of the masked Lords of Waterdeep, secret rulers of the city. Through your agents, you recruit adventurers to go on quests on your behalf, earning rewards and increasing your influence over the city.
4DC43B Isle of Cats Isle of Cats The City of Games Board Saturday 4:00 PM Atomic Squash In the game, you are citizens of Squalls End on a rescue mission to The Isle of Cats and must rescue as many cats as possible before the evil Lord Vesh arrives. Each cat is represented by a unique tile and belongs to a family, you must find a way to make them all fit on your boat while keeping families together.
4DC44 Frost Haven Frost Haven Cephalofair Games Board Saturday 2:00 PM Atomic Squash (BGG 8.8) Frosthaven is the story of a small outpost far to the north of the capital city of White Oak, an outpost barely surviving the harsh weather as well as invasions from forces both known and unknown. There, a group of mercenaries at the end of their rope will help bring back this settlement from the edge of destruction.
4DC45 Great Western Trail: Argentina Great Western Trail: Argentina Eggertspiele Board Saturday 2:00 PM Atomic Squash (BGG 8.6) In Great Western Trail: Argentina, you own a vast estancia in Argentina at the end of the 19th century, and you will need to travel the plains of the Pampas with your cattle to deliver them to the main train station in Buenos Aires.
4DC46 Wingspan + expansions Wingspan Stonemaier Games Board Saturday 2:00 PM David Craig You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth: Gain food tokens via custom dice in a birdfeeder dice tower; Lay eggs using egg miniatures in a variety of colors; Draw from hundreds of unique bird cards and play them.
4DC49A Ascension: Curse of the Golden Isles Ascension: Curse of the Golden Isles Stone Blade Entertainment Board Saturday 2:00 PM Tracy Hanners Be ye brave or be ye foolish, the race to reach the cursed treasure of the Golden Isles is a perilous one. The waters are home to ancient horrors. On the islands, monsters stalk the caves and marshes. But, the true terror of the Golden Isles haunts the mists and the storms – the cursed crew of the Crimson Askara! This version of Ascension adds a couple of new mechanics: pirate ships and cursed treasure!
4DC50A Foundations of Rome Foundations of Rome Arcane Wonders Board Saturday 2:00 PM Shawn Smith City Builder. The city-building board game Foundations of Rome puts you into the role of an architect competing to own land and build magnificent structures gaining glory for yourself and the empire! With 96 wonderfully detailed miniatures in the base game, Foundations of Rome is a testament to the glory of Rome that you can bring to the table.
4DC51 (CANX) Merchants of the Dark Road Mechants of the Dark Road Elf Creek Games Board Saturday 2:00 PM Brian Surhe After half a year of daylight, we must now prepare for the dark season. The roads will be treacherous but they will still need to be braved by a select few in order to keep our cities thriving. In Merchants of the Dark Road, you are one of these brave few merchants that travel the dangerous paths between cities. While the job is perilous, fame and fortune await.
4DC52A The Spill The Spill Smirk & Dagger Board Saturday 2:00 PM Jerry Collins Offshore rig, DeepWell•4, has blown out and the rupture is spilling crude oil into the ocean at an alarming rate! Your response team must work together, using your individual talents to avert an ecological disaster, one which threatens to contaminate marine life and devastate the ecosystem. The situation is dire and escalating by the minute, so there is no time to waste. The world is watching. The fate of the coast is in your hands!
4DC52B The Night Cage The Night Cage Smirk & Laughter Board Saturday 4:00 PM Jerry Collins You awaken in the dark, your skin cold, your mind blank. You have nothing but your fear, a flickering candle, and a question: How long will your light last? Game will be taught.
4DC54 Soulshards Broken Alliance CCG Soulshards CCG Grinning Demon Games Card Saturday 2:00 PM Yitzchak Santer Take control of your city's forces to push down an enemy city. Use the best tactics to dispatch your soldiers and spells into battle with the best gear. Rules at BrokenAllianceCCG.com.
4DC55 DDEP3 Blood Above, Blood Below (T2) Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Wizards of the Coast RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM Adventure League In two different arenas, the call for blood has been sounded. The five factions now seek out bold adventurers willing to brave death in order to draw attention away from Szith Morcane, and in so doing allow a small group to infiltrate the drow outpost and return it to the hands of the drow. What role will you play in this deadly game? A multi-table Epic adventure for levels 5-10.
4DC56 DDEP3 Blood Above, Blood Below (T2) Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Wizards of the Coast RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM Adventure League In two different arenas, the call for blood has been sounded. The five factions now seek out bold adventurers willing to brave death in order to draw attention away from Szith Morcane, and in so doing allow a small group to infiltrate the drow outpost and return it to the hands of the drow. What role will you play in this deadly game? A multi-table Epic adventure for levels 5-10.
4DC57 SFS 5-12 Envar's Expeditions (3-6) Starfinder Society Paizo RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM PFS/SFS Staff Visit extreme travel destinations on the hunt for famous influencer Envar Tamm! This is a repeatable scenario. mingle with the local brenneri on picturesque Varturan, and more! This is one “vacation” you’ll never forget! Tags: Faction (Acquisitives), Repeatable, Vehicle
4DC58 SFS 6-02 Drift Scars (3-6) Starfinder Society Paizo RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM PFS/SFS Staff Explore a mysterious Drift lane, a new feature emerging following the end of the Drift Crisis. However, dangerous pirates have already taken control and aren't keen to share. Tags: Drift Crisis, Faction (Wayfinders), Starship
4DC59 Nemesis Nemesis Awaken Realms Board Saturday 2:00 PM Mike "Greenie" Simpson In Nemesis you take the role of a member of the Nemesis Starship. You abruptly awake from cryosleep to discover one of your colleagues has been killed. Each player will have their own goals to win, or to survive. This game is a Semi Co-op game. This is also, in my opinion, one of the closest games to being "Aliens". Can you trust your team? Do you have what it takes to survive? Will the Aliens get you, or the ship explode or a team mate kill you? Only one way to find out.... become a member of Nemesis. Please note, this game may run longer than the 4 hour block.
4DC60 Soulshards RPG Soulshards Grinning Demon Games RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Maxwell Tohtz Adventure in our Kingdom of Keridwyn setting and learn about Soulshards, a d12 fantasy setting of grit and resolve with limitless character customization. Rules & character builder at SoulshardsRPG.com.
4DC62 The Fortune's Smile Legend of the Five Rings 4th Edition AEG RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Reggie Garth Asako Benkei, Grandmaster of Five welcomes up and coming samurai to the Tournament of The Fortunes. Competitors will be given the opportunity to compete in various trials to prove their worth to the Heavens. A final test will prove who will be blessed of the heavens. May the Fortunes smile upon you. Pre-generated rank 1 characters.
4DC63 DDEP3 Blood Above, Blood Below (T1) Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Wizards of the Coast RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM Adventure League In two different arenas, the call for blood has been sounded. The five factions now seek out bold adventurers willing to brave death in order to draw attention away from Szith Morcane, and in so doing allow a small group to infiltrate the drow outpost and return it to the hands of the drow. What role will you play in this deadly game? A multi-table Epic adventure for levels 1-4.
4DC64 DDEP3 Blood Above, Blood Below (T1) Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Wizards of the Coast RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM Adventure League In two different arenas, the call for blood has been sounded. The five factions now seek out bold adventurers willing to brave death in order to draw attention away from Szith Morcane, and in so doing allow a small group to infiltrate the drow outpost and return it to the hands of the drow. What role will you play in this deadly game? A multi-table Epic adventure for levels 1-4.
4DC65 PFS 3-17 Dreams of a Dustbound Isle (5-8) Pathfinder Society Paizo RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM PFS/SFS Staff Someone is calling for help from a shadowy dream world. The PCs enter a shared dream to free them, but the dangers they find within are all too real. Tags: Faction (Radiant Oath, Verdant Wheel), Metaplot (Shattered Sanctuaries)
4DC66 PFS 4-13 Within the Prairies (1-4) Pathfinder Society Paizo RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM PFS/SFS Staff Pathfinders must locate and protect a star gunsmith from attack by villainous forces before returning a mysterious star gun to its original home. Tags: Metaplot, Envoy's Alliance, Verdant Wheel
4DC67 The Battle for Rahnguard The Mecha Hack Absolute Tabletop RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Aaron Thorne Tensions between the Northern and Southern alliances on Terra Nova are reaching a boiling point. Knowing what is to come, the opposing military forces are consolidating positions and attempting to gain every advantage for the coming war. One squad of Northern Guard soldiers has been given the mission of securing the area around Rahnguard Oasis for their side." A RPG adventure set in the world of Heavy Gear, using The Mecha Hack rules. Come learn this fast and cinematic rules-light RPG system.
4DC68 Monkey Business Spaceships & Starwyrms HopePunk Press RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Ben Quiggins/Brandon Elliot A stolen space shuttle. An invisible thief. An ancient hard drive. Join a crack team of space mercs on an adventure of investigation and standoffs to find the shuttle for a much needed payday.
4DC69 Fiasco: His Majesty's Monster Slayers Fiasco 1st Edition Bully Pulpit Games RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Kelly Brown Long ago, knights and dames of the realm traveled far and wide, slaying dragons and other mythical beasts. Now the world has forgotten about such creatures and those receiving knighthoods are respected actors, sports personalities, musicians, and philanthropists. For centuries, a secret society has kept a careful eye on those who are knighted, for this mysterious organization knows two great and terrible secrets: That dragons and other monsters are very much real, and an ancient prophecy states that only a "true knight or dame" has the power to slay these beasts. The day they have feared has arrived. The King has called on you to fight. Will you answer His Majesty's call?
4DC70 The Last Equation Delta Green Arc Dream Publishing RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Damon Wilson A killing spree is horrifying enough. When all eight members of the Ridgeway family are gunned down by a math student who then kills himself, Delta Green sees hints that make it more terrifying still. Your Agents have to stop the madness before it spreads.
4DC71 DDEP3 Blood Above, Blood Below (T3) Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Wizards of the Coast RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM Adventure League In two different arenas, the call for blood has been sounded. The five factions now seek out bold adventurers willing to brave death in order to draw attention away from Szith Morcane, and in so doing allow a small group to infiltrate the drow outpost and return it to the hands of the drow. What role will you play in this deadly game? A multi-table Epic adventure for levels 11-16.
4DC72 DDEP3 Blood Above, Blood Below (T1) Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Wizards of the Coast RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM Adventure League In two different arenas, the call for blood has been sounded. The five factions now seek out bold adventurers willing to brave death in order to draw attention away from Szith Morcane, and in so doing allow a small group to infiltrate the drow outpost and return it to the hands of the drow. What role will you play in this deadly game? A multi-table Epic adventure for levels 1-4.
4DC73 PFS 4-08 Battle for Star's Fate (3-6) Pathfinder Society Paizo RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM PFS/SFS Staff The Pathfinders must prevent a powerful nemesis from seizing control of a living war machine buried in the remote deserts of Thuvia. Tags: Metaplot, Vigilant Seal, Clamitous Dagger metaplot arc (2 of 2)
4DC74 PFS 4-10 Arclord's Abode (1-4) Pathfinder Society Paizo RPGA Saturday 2:00 PM PFS/SFS Staff A wisecracking wizardly skull needs the Pathfinders' help to rediscover her true name and restore her research before it falls into the wrong hands. Tags: Metaplot, Envoy's Alliance, Vigilant Seal, Skull & Scroll metaplot arc (2 of 2)
4DC75 May your stars align - at the Fair Call of Cthulhu 1920s Miskatonic U Chaosium RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Kevin Hazslip Dr Frostable’s magical mysterious carnival has come to Arkham just in time for all Hollows eve. The carnival is renowned for its unique artifacts, mysterious games and most exotic performers - namely yourselves! But unknown to the many fair attendees enjoying the spectacle, who are completely ignorant that you performers have been bound by great forces and magics to serve some greater purpose which will culminate on this fateful night.
4DC76 Old School D&D - Learn the Old Ways from the Days of THAC0 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons TSR, Inc RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Mary Lynn E. Longsworth Long, long ago there was a partnership called the Tactical Strategic Rules that published one of the first tabletop roleplaying games. Time brought experience, and Advanced Dungeons and Dragons was born. Come learn and play the old way or join in on teaching folks how it was in the before times.
4DC77 Cobra has new toys G.I. Joe Renegade Games RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Chris Osburn As new recruits you are selected to go on a mission based on a rumor that cobra has a new weapon, but when you get there you find more than a rumor. As new recruits can you stop cobra and prove yourselves worthy of being a joe.
join me and find out!
4DC78 A Bard With A Clue Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Wizards of the Coast RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Les Hostetler In the ancient city of West Lynecastle, the time of the Bardic Revels has come! The fortnight-long festival brings every performer from 300 leagues around into the city. New in town, the party is approached by Johan The Brave, a traveling minstrel and perennial also-ran for the top festival awards. He has a proposition: I have information regarding the location of a musical instrument of prodigious power (he's vague about the details). Help me find it, he says, and there will be a significant payoff to you for your services when I win the Revels… "A Bard With A Clue" by Tom and Gwen Rowe is the first in a series of adventures for D&D 5E coming from Big Grapefruit Publishing, and will be released later this year. This event is a playtest dungeon taken from that adventure. Players will be asked to provide feedback during and after the event. Dice will be provided to each player, and a free digital copy will be sent to all players upon release.
4DC79 (New) Hope's Last Day Alien Free League Publishing RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Jeff Jake Hadley’s Hope, jointly funded by Weyland- Yutani and the United Americas, has a “them and us” feel to it, with any visiting corporate folk looking down their noses at the colony’s laborers. Despite this, the colony has been developing well. There’s opportunity aplenty—and risk aplenty, too. Four days ago, a wildcatter named Russ Jorden was brought back, infected with something.
4DC81 The Forgemaster Deadlands Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Michael Rectenwald Body snatching is never a good sign, but add in the appearance of a new breed of abomination and this demands the attention of a special breed of investigator.
4DC82 Danse Macabre Tower Universal Fantasy (TUF_RPG) unpublished RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Tom Kinder Master Theron, the lich, has been reborn! Undead swarm the city of Stronghold, but the bigger threat could be your friends. A PvPvE role playing battle royal with multiple victory conditions. Will you team up to fight the evil lich lord, join the side of evil, or pursue your own goals?
4DC83 Mouse Knights of Pavilion FAST FAST Games RPG Saturday 2:00 PM Rick "Yogi" Weibel “Sure, boy-o, you could stay here inside the walls of Pavilion where it’s safe, comfortable, and boring, or you could venture out into the wilds around The Mouse-Kingdom and see what’s there to discover!” You are no ordinary rodents. You defend what needs to be defended. You explore what needs to be explored. You slay what needs to be slain. You are the Mouse Knights of Pavilion! Do you and your furry companions have what it takes to keep The Kingdom safe from all that threatens it, be that friend or foe? Only the dice can decide your fate.