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RinCon

Overview

RinCon is an active annual tabletop gaming convention in Tucson. It's run by the Southern Arizona Gamers Association (SAGA) and has been held since every year 2008 except for 2011, which was cancelled.

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History

Chronology of Arizona Conventions | Index of Program Books

# Date Location Chair Guests Book Web Notes
1 2008
31 Oct
2 Nov		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 Amy Black
Thomas Deeny
Boyan Radakovich		 see below
30 MB
2 2009
9 Oct
11 Oct		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 see below
3 2010
8 Oct
10 Oct		 Tucson Convention Center
Tucson		 see below
4 2011 1
5 2012
28 Sep
30 Sep		 Holiday Inn Tucson Airport
Tucson		 Seth Jaffee see below
9 MB
6 2013
4 Oct
6 Oct		 Holiday Inn Tucson Airport
Tucson		 Seth Jaffee see below
7 MB
7 2014
10 Oct
12 Oct		 Holiday Inn Tucson Airport
Tucson		 Seth Jaffee see below
9 MB
8 2015
2 Oct
4 Oct		 Clarion Hotel and Conference Center
Tucson		 Seth Jaffee see below
9 MB		 2
9 2016
30 Sep
2 Oct		 Sheraton Hotel and Suites
Tucson		 Karen Arnold Ewing see below
11 MB
10 2017
29 Sep
2 Oct		 Sheraton Hotel and Suites
Tucson		 Karen Arnold Ewing see below
12 MB
11 2018
22 Sep
24 Sep		 Sheraton Hotel and Suites
Tucson		 Karen Arnold Ewing see below
10 MB
12 2019
4 Oct
6 Oct		 Sheraton Hotel and Suites
Tucson		 Karen Arnold Ewing see below
14 MB
13 2020
25 Sep
27 Sep		 DoubleTree Reid Park
Tucson		 Karen Arnold Ewing
14 2022
2 Sep
5 Sep		 DoubleTree Reid Park
Tucson		 Karen Arnold Ewing 3
15 2023
23 Jun
25 Jun		 Casino del Sol
Tucson		 Karen Arnold Ewing
16 2024
15 Nov
17 Nov		 Casino del Sol
Tucson		 Karen Arnold Ewing 4
17 2025
3 Oct
5 Oct		 Casino del Sol
Tucson		 Karen Arnold Ewing

Notes

  1. RinCon 2011 was cancelled, to be replaced by the one day NotACon charity event.
  2. RinCon 2015 started a green initiative, continued in further years, in which program books were digital only, unless specifically requested otherwise.
  3. RinCon 2022 was an unusual event in that, rather than being an independent standalone convention, it mostly served as the gaming track at Tucson Comic-Con. However, after TCC closed in the evenings, RinCon continued at the Ramada by Wyndham. Also, while TCC was a three day event, running from Friday to Sunday, RinCon continued at the Ramada by Wyndham on Monday.
  4. RinCon 2024 had an attendance of approximately 650 and there were over 650 scheduled games, their largest number ever.

Other Documents

Index of Ephemera

RinCon 2

Business Card (225k)

RinCon 7

Flyer (Female) (459k)
Flyer (Male) (446k)

RinCon 11

Bookmark (1 MB)

Guests

Even as a gaming convention, RinCon has too many guests to comfortably list in the table above. Here are the guests listed:

2008: Larry Hammer, Jess Hartley, Rick Loomis, Michael Nickoloff, Janni Lee Simner and John Wick.

2009: Kelley Barnes, James Ernest, Andrew Hackard, Jess Hartley, Shane Hensley, Rick Loomis, Jeff Mariotte, Janni Lee Simner, Michael R. Stackpole, Paul Tevis, Wil Wheaton and John Wick.

2010: James Ernest, Mike Selinker and Wil Wheaton.

2012: James Ernest, Marissa Kelly, Michael Mindes, Pulp Gamer, Ken St. Andre, Mark Diaz Truman and John Wick.

2013: James Ernest, Shane Hensley, Seth Jaffee, Marissa Kelly, W. David Mackenzie, David Niecikowski, Ian Stedman, Brennan Taylor, Mark Diaz Truman and John & Ro Wick.

2014: Sean Patrick Fannon, Shane Hensley, Seth Jaffee, Marissa Kelly, David Niecikowski, Pulp Gamer Media, Mark Diaz Truman, Ross Watson, John Wick and Ben Woerner.

2015: Shane Hensley, Seth Jaffee, Marissa Kelly, David Niecikowski, David Short, Mark Diaz Truman, John Wick and Ben Woerner.

2016: Madame Askew, James Ernest, Sean Patrick Fannon, Gentleman Robot & Lady Pepper, Dr. Lance Gharavi, Seth Jaffee, Andy Looney, Mark McLemore, David Short, Ross Watson, John Wick and Ben Woerner.

2017: Brendan Conway, Liz Danforth, James Ernest, Darrell Hayhurst, Brendan LaSalle, Eloy LaSanta, David Short, Mark Diaz Truman, Todd VanHooser, John Wick and Ben Woerner.

2018: Michael Coe, James Ernest, Jessica Feinberg, Brandish Gilhelm, Darrell Hayhurst, Marissa Kelly, Brendan LaSalle, Dante Lauretta, Meeple Lady, Officially Late to the Party, Sarah Reed, David Short, Mark Diaz Truman, John Wick and Ben Woerner.

2019: Jim Davis, James Ernest, Gloryhoundd, Shane Hensley, Brendan LaSalle, Meeple Lady, Jonathan Pruitt, David Short, Mark Diaz Truman, John Wick, Ben Woerner and Cheyenne Wright.

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Last update: 24th February, 2025