Polar Vortex Game Convention

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Polar Vortex Game Convention Welcome to the Polar Vortex Game Convention. Chicagoland’s general tabletop gaming convention held in February. Get updated con info here.

Stay out of the cold and join in the fun for Polar Vortex 5! We will have D&D Adventure League, SPARKS, Fuzzy Logic Escape Rooms, Costume Contest, Miniature Painting Contest, and Virtual Vendors. The fun returns January 22-24, 2021

Got more games you will find in the Play and Win shelves for attendees to try out.
08/30/2026

Got more games you will find in the Play and Win shelves for attendees to try out.

08/27/2026

We at Polar Vortex truly enjoy hosting a fun community tabletop gaming event for our attendees every year. If you too enjoy being part of a gaming convention community, here is what has become a growing list of Fall gaming conventions within a reasonable driving distance you might also enjoy.

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Protospiel Chicago, Countryside, IL Sept. 11-13
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Autumn Wars, Chicago, IL Oct. 2-4
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Flat Con, Bloomington, IL Oct. 9-11
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Newgameapalooza, Oshkosh, Wisc. Nov. 6-8
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Lodge Con, Peotone, IL Nov. 6-8
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Lyon Con, Western Springs, IL Nov. 14-15

Need to catch up and share more games that have arrived for PV 11's Play and Win. Look for more very soon.
08/21/2026

Need to catch up and share more games that have arrived for PV 11's Play and Win. Look for more very soon.

Good News Everyone!Badge sales are now open for Polar Vortex 11.https://tabletop.events/conventions/polar-vortex-2027/ba...
08/16/2026

Good News Everyone!

Badge sales are now open for Polar Vortex 11.
https://tabletop.events/conventions/polar-vortex-2027/badgetypes

Polar Vortex invites you to the Sheraton Naperville Lisle Hotel on February 12th -14th 2027 for a weekend of RPGs, board games, miniatures games, vendors, costumes, miniature painting, and more!

We want to welcome and thank Troll Lord Games as our first Yeti Sponsor for Polar Vortex 11. The provided titles represe...
08/03/2026

We want to welcome and thank Troll Lord Games as our first Yeti Sponsor for Polar Vortex 11. The provided titles represent their two flagship Siege Engine RPGs: Amazing Adventures modern and sci-fi RPG and Castles & Crusades fantasy RPG. The extra copy of Amazing Adventures Player's Handbook will go into the Charity Auction and the other titles will go into the Extra Life raffles.

Our Polar Vortex 11 dice have arrived and we have hundreds of them! Just to be clear, the logo white on the "6" side of ...
07/23/2026

Our Polar Vortex 11 dice have arrived and we have hundreds of them! Just to be clear, the logo white on the "6" side of each die despite the difference in appearance between the two photos. May they roll in your favor.

The first batch of 2-player games for our "Date Night" 2-player games event has arrived.We are open to recommendations o...
06/22/2026

The first batch of 2-player games for our "Date Night" 2-player games event has arrived.
We are open to recommendations of other 2-player games you would like to see for "Date Night." Let us know in the comments below.

Here we have the first batch of games we acquired for PV 11's Play and Win offerings. Caylus 1303 is a modern remake of ...
06/10/2026

Here we have the first batch of games we acquired for PV 11's Play and Win offerings. Caylus 1303 is a modern remake of the multiple award winning Caylus (2005). Got to have a Horrified game for everyone to play, so here is the 2025 D&D tile to take out for the spin. Next is a little nod to history with the original 2003 Magical Athlete for which the big hit from 2025 reimagined. And, a brand new game from Fireside games, Please Don't Burn My Village.

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3000 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL
60532

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