TenCon: Cards or Die 10th birthday bash.
To celebrate 10 years of bringing people together with board games, Cards or Die is collaborating with Archive to bring you a special gaming convention with 18 hours of gaming! And a massive board games library provided by Cards or Die.
Friday 22nd January from 6pm till Midnight
Saturday 23rd January from 10am till 10pm (Two sessions 10am-4pm and 4-10pm)
There’ll be stalls, playtesting, RPGs, a neurodiverse friendly space and lots of open gaming space.
Food and Drinks
Archive will sustain your gaming energy with their delicious brunch menu until 3pm.
You can pre-order pizza for after 3pm by adding to your order after you've selected your tickets:
Our hand stretched pizzas are made from scratch in-house with our own recipe tomato sauce.
Margherita - Archive Tomato sauce, Mozzarella and fresh basil
Pepperoni & Nduja - Archive Tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy nduja sausage and pepperoni
Hot Honey Chicken - Archive Tomato Sauce, mozzarella, crispy chicken pieces, mixed peppers and jalapeños.
You can also order from the normal evening menu on the night.
Request Games
While we won't be able to reserve games for people, you can get access to the spreadsheet on the Cards or Die website and request games you definitely want to see in the library. There are over 700 to choose from.
Board Games Adjacent activities:
Role Playing Games with Myles from Rune Fable. If you have ever fancied giving role playing games a go, Myles will help you create a character and guide you through a game.
Meet local games creators Ocean City Games and Sneaky Rascal Games who will be there showing off their creations.
Treat yourself to a new game from Hachette Board Games.
Stalls confirmed so far:
Art Soup - a Leeds based art collective that funnels their ADHD chaos into selling at art markets! They sell jewellery, crochet, digital art prints and more.
ANTI - a socially engaged run of zines, aiming to promote analogue art, community building and sustainability. Using whimsy, rage and printmaking, we aim to spread a bit of joy with the weird zines of your dreams..
Wotan Games - discover a range of games suitable for beginners and experienced gamers. Easy to learn, set up, and high replayability. Camelot, War of the 9 Realms & more from our London studio.
Booking Details
You can book for all sessions by clicking on the second Friday option. This will give you a ticket to both days. Or, you can book each session separately: Friday evening, Saturday day and Saturday night.
More details to follow…