Hi there, Rob Masters and myself are running the boardgame stream at Swancon this year over Easter.

Hi there, Rob Masters and myself are running the boardgame stream at Swancon this year over Easter.

Call for papers – do you have something to say about boardgames or a panel suggestion? Let us know! 

Is there a gaming group that you would like to see at Swancon 40? Let’s see what we can do!

Want to help? Want to teach games? Got something you want playtested? Want to playtest something? Is there anything I haven't mentioned?
What would you like to see?

Boardgame design in Australia

A look at the past, present and future of the history of board games in Australia. You will be surprised at the breadth, depth and scope, not to mention ingenuity of Australian designers past and present.


Would you like to help with this panel?
Contact us!

Retro boardgames

A look at the enduring classics. Jenga, Monopoly, Scrabble, Trouble. Do they deserve their place, and if so, what is it about them, and do modern boardgames have a thing or two to learn from them?

Would you like to help with this panel?
Contact us!

"This game is so good, I'm prepared to speak for 3 minutes in public on it."

Lightning presentations:

Are you passionate about a game? You have 3 minutes to give a lightning presentation to persuade the audience that the game is worth trying! Watch as 9 other people speak passionately about games they think are worth it.


Ugg-Tect Royale: The Second Clubbing!

Thag great Ugg-Tect! Thag team build great star stone! Many watch Thag team. Bog team no one watch. Doog team watch because laugh. We not talk about Roga’s team. Or Roga, her club too big.
All tribes come watch. Come watch Thag team build better star stone. And laugh at Doog team.

What our good friend Thag is attempting to convey is that a second Ugg-Tect Royal will be showing at Swancon 40. This modification of the hilarious Ugg-Tect party game pits 4 highly skilled (mystified looks a specialty) along with their long suffering Ugg-Tects against each other in a race to complete megalithic monuments. While the audience and the Ugg-Tects know what the structure is meant to look like, the builders have no idea, and instructions are in strict caveman talk and gesture.

Leece & Rob are for looking for up to 16 participants with good communications skills and the ability to work in a small, tightly integrated team. They must be willing to provide endless looks of confusion, bafflement and frustration.

Word of the day: Konguku – “Make upper”
Gesture of the day: Tilt your head sideways “Yellow Piece”

Look for the sign up sheet at the front desk or the gaming room or contact Rob or Leece.

Training sessions will be available at Swancon and the March WABA Mt Claremont meetings. 

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