ArneCon 4

Welcome to the Fourth Arnecon Gaming Convention!

October 9-11, 2026 • Minneapolis, MN

Brought to you by The Fellowship of the Thing, Ltd - creators of the film, Secrets of Blackmoor and the book, The Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg.

“...After all, the keynote is, that ‘Anything is Possible’, just that some [things] are more likely than others.” - Dave Arneson

Officially sanctioned by the Estate of Dave Arneson

Set in an intimate locale, Arnecon is a gathering honoring the creative genius of Dave Arneson, Co-Creator of Dungeons & Dragons, and his game group, The Blackmoor Bunch. It is a panoply of game experiences - featuring miniatures war-games, board games, and role playing games.

Come game with the people who were there when Role Playing was invented. This is the biggest meeting of the original "Blackmoor Bunch"! Don't miss it!

A celebration of the friendships formed through gaming - where everyone is welcome and "anything is possible".

Come, try a new game, make new friends, and explore the unlimited possibilities of gaming. Most of all - have fun!

View the Events Schedule - Here!

List of Special Guest Gaming Events - Here!

Special Guests:

Jeffrey Talanian

Jeffrey Talanian is the publisher at North Wind Adventures and creator of HYPERBOREA, a swords & sorcery tabletop game inspired by Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, and Clark Ashton Smith. He previously coauthored Castle Zagyg with E. Gary Gygax. He lives in New Hampshire with his family and is always working on the next HYPERBOREA project.

Richard Whitters

Concept artist, art director, and world builder that has worked on D&D, Magic the Gathering, and with Larian Studios. He’s currently working on his own TTRPG project called Ruttigers with three of his oldest friends. Winston is their puppy mascot!

David R. Megarry

The very first game that five-year-old David learned was the card game War, taught to him by his Grandpa Weberg. His father then taught him how to play chess. Once he learned to read, Scrabble was added to his list of games. In grade school, he enjoyed playing the Parker Brothers games Monopoly and Sorry. During high school, he discovered Avalon Hill games, and in college, he explored miniature figure gaming. Gaming has been a significant interest for him throughout his life. In November 1972, he invented the fantasy game Dungeon!, which was published in June 1975. Remarkably, the game has gone through six editions and, after 50 years, is still in print today.

Alexander Macris

Alexander Macris is a tabletop role-playing game designer, writer, and blogger. He has been lead designer on four complete game systems (Adventurer Conqueror King, Adventurer Conqueror King II, Ascendant, and Modern Spearhead) and has written dozens of tabletop sourcebooks, accessories, and modules. He has written a primer for GMs, Arbiter of Worlds, much of which has also been presented on the Arbiter of Worlds substack and Arbiter of Worlds YT channel. Prior to going full-time as an RPG designer, he was the co-founder of The Escapist, which he ran from 2005 to 2017 

Ronin Wong

Ronin has been playing and running tabletop roleplaying games since discovering the Holmes Basic D&D set in 1980. Known for a GM style that blends vivid character portrayal with tight control of complex systems, he runs fast-moving, cinematic tables where roleplay and tactical play flow seamlessly. In the 1990s, he worked professionally on Shadowrun 2nd Edition, co-writing Paradise Lost and contributing to the Denver Boxed Set. He is currently working on the revision of Mutant, an early 1970s science-fiction RPG that developed from the original Twin Cities gaming circle that spawned Braunstein and Blackmoor. A working actor with numerous film and television credits including Man in the High Castle, and Kung Fu, Ronin brings that performance background to the gaming table. 

Matthew Tapp

Matthew Tapp is a Proto-D&D 3rd wave OSR tabletop rpg game designer, writer, and YouTuber. He produced the Weird Science Fantasy TTRPG Barrows & Borderlands, and has been writing/playing tabletop games for well over a decade. He also runs a Massive Multiplayer Tabletop Roleplaying Game using his B&B-Game of Games mixed system that is connected to the same campaign he started in 2014. It currently has over 200+ players, and 10+ Referees that all run 5-30 Characters in a shared 1:1 open sandbox world. It boasts a multiversal setting that spans 10+ universes at this moment. Each player may bring in classes/races from almost any Classic Fantasy ttrpg and mix it in. 

YoDanno

Yo Danno (Dan Collington) is a devoted old school Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast and historian, passionate about preserving the spirit of the game’s earliest days. Through his social media, he shares rare art, deep cut history, and personal stories that bring classic D&D to life for a new generation. Returning as ArneCon’s “Gamer At Large,” he’s excited to once again celebrate Dave Arneson’s legacy and connect with fellow fans who still believe the magic lives at the table. 

Malia Arneson

Dave Arneson's daughter will be in attendance. Bring your Dave Arneson books and get them signed with an official faux Arneson autograph (there's a story behind this)! David Wesely A half-elf in Blackmoor. Known for Strategos - An adaptation of Totten’s Strategos; The American game of war, The Braunstien RPG, Valley Forge, and Co-author of Source of the Nile.

Ross Maker

Ross has been active on the hobby side and business side of gaming for decades, and is co-author (with David Wesely) of the award-winning board game, Source of the Nile

Paul Stormberg

Owner, The Collector's Trove, and Creator of the Legends of Wargaming & Legends of Roleplaying.

More to Come!

Important Dates:

Vendor Applications Open

January 25th (Noon Central)

Event Submissions Open

Jan 17th (Noon Central)

Badge Sales Open

Jan 17 (Noon Central)

Event Registration (Ticketing) - All times Midnight CST

Patrons: August 15th

Gold Badge: August 20th

Silver Badge: September 1st

Bronze Badge: September 8th