Wellycon

Wellycon is the largest board game convention in New Zealand.[1][2]

The Wellycon Convention is held annually in Wellington, New Zealand on the Saturday and Sunday of Queen's Birthday Weekend. The first Wellycon was held in 2008, with Wellycon XI held in 2018 at Wellington Girls' College, with over 600 attendees.[3][4]

The 2018 Wellycon offered an exclusive promo card for the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiel_des_Jahres#2017_awards-nominated boardgame Raiders of the North Sea.[5]

References

  1. "Hundreds expected at NZ's largest board game convention Wellycon". nzherald.co.nz. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  2. "Wellington's big weekend: geeks, artists and gamers converge on capital". Stuff.co.nz. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  3. "Hundreds expected at NZ's largest board game convention Wellycon". nzherald.co.nz. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. "Wellycon Way Back When". wellycon.org.nz. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. "Raiders of the North Sea: Ceedee Promo Card (2018)". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
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