Congress of Gamers

06/19/2026

Did you buy a copy of Eclipse in 2025 and are missing the base game components? I have the Plano box with the components.

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05/16/2026

The Fall convention registration, Auction Store submissions, scheduling, and volunteering are open.

Congress of Gamers is dedicated specifically to supporting board gamers. In addition to organizing local board game conventions, Congress of Gamers produces and maintains online web sites, lists, blogs, and wikis that support board gamers. Click the links at left to see some of them.

05/15/2026

CoG uses http on our web site. Visit http://emsps.com/cog/ to view all CoG content.

On an http site, you should never enter passwords or anything else you wouldn't want a tech-savvy criminal to able to intercept. The good news is that CoG's web site doesn't accept ANY inputs, of any kind, except after transferring users to PayPal (an https site), Google Sheets (an https site), etc. Here are the tech details:
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/computer-networks/difference-between-http-and-https-2/

05/11/2026

The winner of the Spring Session tournament program is Erik Mooney, at left. Runner-Up and tournament program director Joey Glatz, at right, congratulates him and presents prizes.

04/26/2026

Exhausting day Saturday, but the con ran well. Sunday should be a pleasant, relaxing game day.

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04/25/2026

Thanks to a small army of wonderful volunteers, the bulk of the convention setup is done. Forecast is cloudy and cool, with rain late Saturday -- perfect for board gaming! If you have a badge holder, bring it, along with plenty of cash for registration fees, Auction Store game purchases, and snack bar items. See you there!

04/24/2026

Crates of con materials are packed, snack bar final shopping has begun, SUVs and trailer are loaded, schedules and signage are printed, and the Auction Store computer is loaded with 1540 lots and ready for sales.

There's still time to volunteer! Con setup begins at 5pm sharp this afternoon and continues until 7pm. You can just show up and ask how you can help.

Don't forget to bring a badgeholder (if you have one) and plenty of cash (it's cash ONLY) for Auction Store purchases.

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04/23/2026

Pre-registration closed last night, but, given numbers relative to last Spring's con, there should be no shortage of additional badges at the door. Just be sure to bring enough cash for the registration fee and any snack bar and auction store purchases.

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04/20/2026

The final Auction content list is online at last. Sorry for the delay posting this, but a seller with many lots dropped out and new sellers stepped in to fill the void. The final list of 1540 items:

04/16/2026

The designer and publisher of Swords & Sails (and other games) is a returning vendor who will be selling and leading games at next week's convention.

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