Nuke-Con is a not-for-profit organization, formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

, dedicated to promoting the positive social, educational, and entertainment aspects in all types of gaming

Game

A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...

 hobbies through their game days and annual convention.

Convention and Game Days

Nuke-Con was founded in 1990 in the Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

 Metro Area.

Nuke-Con is a not-for-profit, all volunteer, organization dedicated to promoting the positive social, educational, and entertainment aspects in all types of gaming hobbies.

Traditionally held the first weekend in October, Nuke-Con's annual gaming convention

Gaming convention

A gaming convention is a gathering that centered on role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, video games, or other types of games. These conventions are typically two or three days long, and often held at either a university or in a convention center hotel...

 features a spectrum of games, from table-top and live-action role playing to board game

Board game

A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...

s, card game

Card game

A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games...

s, miniature games and computer games

Computer Games

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.

Dealer tables are positioned around the edges of the main gaming room, with other events, such as an anime/SciFi room and Art Show, being located nearby.

Nuke-con actively promotes a family-friendly environment with age-appropriate games and activities for younger children.

Recent guests have included game designers James Earnest and Bruce Glassco, artists Aaron Williams

Aaron Williams

Aaron Williams is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward and center positions.-Basketball career:...

 and Scott Johnson, as well as Author David Wellington. Perennial guest-artist emeritus is Fredd Gorham.

Game Days are held periodically throughout the year and frequently emphasize a particular type of game. These community days are called "Aftershocks" keeping in the Strategic Nuclear theme.

More information about current events and volunteer opportunities may be found at their web site.

Organization

Nuke-Con is governed by a board of 7 volunteer members and is registered with the State of Nebraska as a Not-for-Profit Corporation.

Nuke-Con's events, game days, and annual gaming convention are managed by an all volunteer staff.

Locations by Year and Guests

2011: Mid-America Center

Mid-America Center

The Mid-America Center is an arena and convention center located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, just five minutes from downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The arena's maximum capacity is about 8,000 for concerts and 6,700 for ice hockey and arena football. The arena continues to provide free parking.It is the...

, Council Bluffs, IA- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham and Jennie Breeden

2010: Mid-America Center

Mid-America Center

The Mid-America Center is an arena and convention center located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, just five minutes from downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The arena's maximum capacity is about 8,000 for concerts and 6,700 for ice hockey and arena football. The arena continues to provide free parking.It is the...

, Council Bluffs, IA- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham

2009: Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, IA- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham and Peter Schweighofer

The Metabarons Roleplaying Game

The Metabarons Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game set within the mystically-inclined and oppressive space opera setting, the Jodoverse created by Alexandro Jodorowsky originally in the form of French language comic books. In the game, players play, not the Metabarons themselves, but common...

2008: Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, IA- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham and Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson

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2007: Creighton University, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham and Bruce Glassco

2006: Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, IA- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham and David Wellington

David Wellington

David Wellington is a contemporary American horror author, best known for his Zombie trilogy.-Biography:Wellington was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Syracuse University and received an MFA in creative writing from Penn State...

2005: Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, IA- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham, Aaron Williams

Aaron Williams

Aaron Williams is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward and center positions.-Basketball career:...

, and Matt Ragan

2004: Days Inn, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham and Steve Long

2003: Days Inn, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham, Jean Rabe

Jean Rabe

Jean Rabe is a fantasy and sci-fi author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and BattleTech series, as well as many others.-Career:...

, and Rich Wulf

Legend of the Five Rings

Legend of the Five Rings is a fictional setting created by the John Wick and published by Alderac Entertainment Group in 1995. The setting primarily involves the fictional country of Rokugan, though some additional areas and cultures have been discussed. Rokugan is based roughly on feudal Japan...

2002: Days Inn, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham, James Ernest

James Ernest

James Ernest is an American game designer and juggler. He is best known as the owner and lead designer of Cheapass Games. Prior to founding Cheapass, he worked as a juggler at various venues, including Camlann Medieval Village, and as a freelancer with Wizards of the Coast. He also worked for...

, and Brian Jelke

2001: Ramada, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Mark Arsenault and Fredd Gorham

2000: Ramada, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham, Shane Lacy Hensley

Shane Lacy Hensley

Shane Lacy Hensley is an author, game designer, and CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment Group and is currently a resident of Gilbert, Arizona.-Career:...

, and author Michael A. Stackpole

Michael A. Stackpole

Michael A. Stackpole is a science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and Battletech books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont...

1999: Four Points Sheratan, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham and Travis Heermann

1998: Four Points Sheratan, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham and Steve Kenson

Steve Kenson

Steve Kenson is a writer and designer of fantasy role-playing games and related fiction.His most notable creation is the d20 System superhero roleplaying game Mutants & Masterminds for Green Ronin Publishing, which won multiple ENnie awards. He also designed True20 Adventure Roleplaying and the...

1997: Holiday Inn Old Mill, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Fredd Gorham and Dan Smith (artist)

Dan Smith (artist)

Dan Smith is an illustrator and graphic artist known for his distinctive "SMIF" signature, and his work for Wizards of the Coast, FASA, White Wolf, Steve Jackson Games, Iron Crown, Hasbro, Nintendo, Namco and others...

 "SMIF"

1996: Holiday Inn Central, Omaha, Nebraska- Special Guests: Tom Prusa and Fredd Gorham

1995: Midlands Reception Center, Papillion, Nebraska- Special Guests: Stan West

Stan West

Stanley Bryon West was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, the New York Giants, and the Chicago Cardinals...

, Tom Dowd

Tom Dowd

Tom Dowd was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multi-track recording method. Dowd worked on a virtual "who's who" of recordings that encompassed blues, jazz, pop, rock and soul records.- Early years :Born in Manhattan, Dowd grew...

, and Fredd Gorham

1994: Midlands Reception Center, Papillion, Nebraska- Special Guests: Merle M. Rasmussen

Top Secret (role-playing game)

Top Secret is an espionage-themed role-playing game written by Merle M. Rasmussen and first published in 1980 by TSR, Inc.-Top Secret :...

, Fredd Gorham, and James Davis

1993: St. Bernard's Church, Omaha, Nebraska- Special Guests: Stan West and Fredd Gorham

1992: American Legion Post #331, Omaha, NE- Special Guests: Stan West and Fredd Gorham

1991: Quality Inn Crown Court, Bellevue, Nebraska- Special Guest: Fredd Gorham

Referenced from...

Osfes- Omaha Area Convention History

Nuke-Con Homepage

External links

• Nuke-Con
• Fallout Shelter

Related Fandom Groups

• Otaku Omaha- Omaha area Anime group that runs an annual convention, anime days, and coordinates the Anime Room at Nuke-Con
• Omaha Science Fiction Education Society- Omaha area Sci-Fi group that has an annual convention and is running the Atomic Arcade at Nuke-Con