UberCon, is a biannual multi-genre gaming convention rotating between locations in Central New Jersey, with the addition of the first UberCon Great Lakes Region being held in Livonia, Michigan in April 2006. This convention covers a wide range of game formats, including Role Playing Games (RPGs), Board Games, LAN-Based Computer Games, Console Video Games, Miniatures, Collectible Card Gaming. In addition, UberCon has attracted guests of honor ranging from various genres of sci-fi authors to comics artists, and game designers.

History

The first UberCon was held in February 2002. Vladimir the dragon is the official mascot for UberCon, and was created by fantasy artist Phil Foglio for the first UberCon. The first convention also had the distinction of being inundated by a blizzard, trapping many guests in the hotel. However, this led to an extra day of game playing.

Notable Guests and Events

Webcomic artist Pete Abrams and science fiction / horror author CJ Henderson

CJ Henderson

Chris "C.J." Henderson is an American writer of horror, hardboiled crime fiction and comic books. His best known work in the hardboiled genre is Jack Hagee detective series and his supernatural detective Teddy London series, as well as many other short stories and novels featuring many characters...

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UberCon I showcased events, workshops and work presented by Steve Jackson

Steve Jackson (US)

Steve Jackson is an American game designer. After working for many years at Metagaming Concepts designing such games as Ogre and The Fantasy Trip, he left to found Steve Jackson Games in the early 1980s...

, Phil and Kaja Foglio and Greg Costikyan

Greg Costikyan

Greg Costikyan, sometimes known under the pseudonym "Designer X" , is an American game designer and science fiction writer.Costikyan's career spans nearly all extant genres of gaming, including hex-based wargames, role-playing games, boardgames, card games, computer games, online games and mobile...

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Ubercon III showcased events and workshops presented by the team from Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade (webcomic)

Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...

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Ubercon VIII featured workshops given by Guest of Honor science fiction and fantasy 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...

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Ubercon X featured Guest of Honor, Hugo Award-winning science fiction author Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn is a writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His novella Cascade Point won the 1984 Hugo award. He is the author of nine Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, including seven novels featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn: the Thrawn Trilogy, the Hand of Thrawn duology, Outbound...

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