DunDraCon is a four day gaming convention run by Dundracon Inc. It is held each Presidents' Day weekend in San Ramon, California

San Ramon, California

-2010 census:The 2010 United States Census reported that San Ramon had a population of 72,148. The population density was 3,991.1 people per square mile...

, with open registration and the first games starting on Friday morning, concluding on Monday evening. The first DunDraCon was in 1976; the organization incorporated in 1980.

History

The first DunDraCon was in 1976, about ten years after the first informal meeting of Gen Con

Gen Con

Gen Con is one of the largest and most prominent annual gaming conventions in North America. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card-style games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, board games, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, non-collectible...

. Nevertheless, DunDraCon is one of the oldest roleplaying game conventions worldwide, and is the longest continuously running gaming convention on the West Coast of the United States

West Coast of the United States

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Features and Events

• Role-playing game
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• Miniatures Games
  Miniature wargaming
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• LARPs
• Board Games
• Card Games, including collectible card game
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  s and dedicated deck card game
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• Other Games
• Seminars
• Demonstrations
• Painting (miniatures)
• Kid's Room
• Society for Creative Anachronism
  Society for Creative Anachronism
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  (includes demonstrations and seminars)
• Dealer’s Room