Neoncon 2008 - Registration Now Open!

Fellow Gamers,

I am happy once again to welcome everyone to Neoncon; Las Vegas' biggest gaming convention. In 2007, we went from an average attendance of eighty in previous years to almost two-hundred and fifty last year, with around 350 individual gaming sessions running over three days. As of this writing, Neoncon is on track to see over 400 attendees in 2008, with that number being larger if a few things fall in place.

Despite our growth last year, Neoncon 2007 attendees had good things to say across the board. Some said it was the best RPGA event they had ever attended. We were truly humbled by the overwhelmingly positive response.

Doug Daulton

Never willing to rest on our laurels, Neoncon 2008 aims to be bigger and better; but not so much so that we lose our touch and our audience. While Circus Circus served us well last year, that choice of venue was our biggest complaint. Overall, folks thought the hotel did not provide much value for their dollar. So, this year we are happy to partner with Palace Station Hotel and Casino. Not only is our convention space now bigger and better, the rooms and rates provided to our attendees are the best overall value in Las Vegas. In particular, the Tower Rooms are stunning after a late 2007 remodel. Be sure to check out our rooms/rates and get the discounted booking code.

In addition, we have expanded to four days while moving to Halloween weekend. Our expanded schedule allows us to add even more games for you. We are still working to confirm all of the gaming groups and vendors who have expressed interest in being part of Neoncon 2008. So far, I can confirm that we will have full slate of Living Greyhawk, Living Forgotten Realms, Pathfinder Society, Warhammer & Warhammer 40K, D&D Miniatures and Star Fleet Battles on the schedule. Other games in the mix are World of Darkness LARPs, Magic: The Gathering and several variations of Cthulhu games. And, we are working on a few big surprises that we cannot announce yet.

Convention registration is now open. This year, we have added single-day badges, so if you can only make one or two days, you do not have to pay full price. Still, the 4 Day Badge offers the best overall value for your dollar. Right now, we are offering special early bird pricing. Early bird pricing and ends on September 19th at Midnight and is limited to 200 one day badges ($25) and 50 four day badges ($45). On September 20th, standard pre-registration pricing takes effect through October 17th at midnight. After that, on-site pricing is in effect. So, do yourself a favor and register now.

As a favor to our friends at Xanadu, we have set up a special discount code which will run until the show opens. When prompted for a discount code at checkout , enter "XANADU" and take another $5.00 off of your order. At $10/day for an jam-packed schedule, that is one smoking deal!

In closing, I would be remiss if we neglected to thank all the volunteers who donate their time and effort on behalf of Neoncon; now and in the past. You know who you are. Those who spent hours play testing games, reviewing stat blocks, making phone calls, stuffing bags, running games, manning desks, entering data, traveling cross country, sacrificing hotel room and air fare, driving hours on end, and doing a ton of other self-sacrificing stuff, we thank you!

I look forward to spending Halloween with everyone, playing games, making friends and, of course, defeating evil!

See you October 30th!



Doug Daulton
Owner/Producer
Neoncon 2008
Kansha Media