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SMOF News, volume 2, issue 11

PaizoCon moves back online, and news in brief.

Petréa Mitchell
Nov 17, 2022
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PaizoCon Moves Back Online

In 2020, many conventions were cancelled to wait the pandemic out. In 2021, many tried dodging the Delta variant by moving later in the year, only to be hit by the Omicron wave instead. Now, with an uncertain winter ahead and decisions about spring events needing to be made soon, at least one convention has said the heck with it and moved back online.

PaizoCon is Paizo Inc.’s marquee event for its Pathfinder and Starfinder roleplaying games. Usually held in the Seattle, Washington area, it moved online for 2020 and 2021, followed by a hybrid event this year. The 2023 announcement explains that part of the reason is the online events worked pretty well, but also COVID-19:

Last year, after several years of online-only PaizoCons, we produced a hybrid convention with both in-person and online events. We learned a lot, and we’ve decided the time isn’t right to produce a physical show. Why? We’ve learned the best way to make the PaizoCon experience accessible and affordable for the most people is to keep it virtual. And yes, COVID and its variants continue, which makes in-person commitments unpredictable for us all.

However, Paizo also says it is exploring the accessory pop-up event model that Gen Con recently shelved.

In Brief

  • An official convention for Game of Thrones has been announced on short notice. It will be in Los Angeles, December 9-11, operated by Creation Entertainment.

  • KuroNekoCon (Spokane, Washington, USA) is planning to return from its hiatus next year, according to its representatives at Kumoricon this past weekend. Exact dates have not been finalized but the new convention is expected to take place sometime in the summer.

Event Calendar

Weekend of November 18-20

  • Philcon 2022, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA

  • Consequences O: Otherworldly Consequences (gaming), Christchurch, UK

  • Condensed 2022 (gaming), Billing, UK

  • Free Play Florida (video games), Orlando, Florida, USA

  • DreamHack Atlanta 2022 (video games), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

  • Colossalcon North (anime), Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA

  • Kaiga Anime Convention, Perth, Australia

  • Anime NYC, New York City, New York, USA

  • Anime Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

  • Anime Pasadena, Pasadena, California, USA

  • Sin City Anime, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

  • Con Nichiwa 2022 (anime), Tucson, Arizona, USA

  • Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention #12, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

  • Naiccon 2022 (media), Nairobi, Kenya

  • Heroes Dutch Comic Con, Utrecht, Netherlands

  • Comic Con Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

  • CharlestonCon (media), North Charleston, South Carolina, USA

  • Meglos 2022 (Doctor Who), Holtsville, New York, USA

  • Nakamacon (One Piece), Panama City Beach, Florida, USA

  • Pokécon Memphis (Pokémon), Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Weekend of November 25-27

  • Loscon 48, Los Angeles, California, USA

  • Chessiecon 2022, Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA

  • Chambanacon 51 (relaxacon), Normal, Illinois, USA

  • GobbleCon (gaming), Burlingame, California, USA

  • LFG Canberra: Essen Unplugged (boardgames), Griffith, Australia

  • De Bello Ludico (wargaming), Bracciano, Italy

  • FG Con 2022 (RPGs), online

  • Anime Festival Asia, Singapore

  • Anime Dallas, DFW Airport, Texas, USA

  • Akimatsuri (anime), Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

  • Comic Con Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

  • Stars of Time Comic Con, Weston-super-Mare, UK

  • Fan Expo San Francisco (media), San Francisco, California, USA

  • Chicago TARDIS 2022 (Doctor Who), Lombard, Illinois, USA

  • Starbase Indy 2022: Imagine Anew (Star Trek), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Weekend of December 2-4

  • Smofcon 38 (con-running), Montréal, Québec, Canada

  • Midwest Furfest: Heroes (anthropomorphic), Rosemont, Illinois, USA

  • Dragonmeet (gaming), London, UK

  • Midwest GameFest, Independence, Missouri, USA

  • PAX Unplugged (tabletop gaming), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Shorehammer (miniatures gaming), Ocean City, Maryland, USA

  • Winter’s Tide (video games), Asheville, North Carolina, USA

  • Anime Frontier, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

  • Columbia Anime & Video Game Expo, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

  • Anime Town: Pensacola 2022, Pensacola, Florida, USA

  • Geek Days Lille (media), Lille, France

  • Abilene Comic Con, Abilene, Texas, USA

  • GalaxyCon Columbus (media), Columbus, Ohio, USA

  • Comic Con Okinawa, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan

  • For the Love of Sci-Fi 2022 (media), Manchester, UK

  • L.A. Comic Con 2022, Los Angeles, California, USA

Weekend of December 9-11

  • Aetnacon 2022/Italcon 2022 (Italian national sf convention), Catania, Italy

  • Cosplay Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

  • FURUM 2022: Con of the Lost (anthropomorphic), Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

  • Cayden’s Ascension 4722 (Pathfinder and Starfinder RPGs), online

  • 28 Manga Barcelona (anime), Barcelona, Spain

  • Kuri 2022 (anime), San José, Costa Rica

  • Yama-Con 2022 (anime), Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA

  • Heroes Assemble 2 (media), Richmond, Virginia, USA

  • Ocean City Comic Con, Ocean City, Maryland, USA

  • Maui Comic Con, Wailuku, Hawaii, USA

  • Raptor Con (media), Evansville, Indiana, USA

  • RADP 27 (Disney theme parks), Walt Disney World, Florida, USA

  • Game of Thrones Official Fan Convention, Los Angeles, California, USA

Weekend of December 16-18

  • Furcan 2022: Viva la Feria (anthropomorphic), Puebla, Mexico

  • TwinConRPG (gaming), London, UK

  • Sac Gamers Expo (video games), Sacramento, California, USA

  • Holiday Matsuri (anime), Orlando, Florida, USA

  • Con+Alt+Delete (anime), Rosemont, Illinois, USA

  • Nashville Anime Day, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

  • Anime Winter Festa 2022, Kingston, Jamaica

  • Comic Fiesta, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Supernatural Official Convention, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Coda

  • Kittens raised in vintage jet (Washington Post, hat tip: Fear of Landing)

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