C3 GameCon

Get your tickets in advance for two days of cosplay, RPGs, fanart and more! With Cosplay contests, live tabletop gaming, and local vendors, this event is for the community to celebrate all things gaming and RPGs! Age varies for Games, Contests and Panels.

• General Admission: All ages welcome.
• Ages 13 and under: Must be accompanied by an adult.
• Advance Tickets: $15 for a 1-day pass (April 11 or April 12) / $21 for a 2-day pass
• Door Tickets: $21 for a 1-day pass / $30 for a 2-day pass
• Dates & Times: Saturday, April 11, 10am-11pm & Sunday, April 12, 10am-8pm
• Location: Corvallis Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave, Corvallis, OR 97330

• Check out our popular C3 GameCon attractions below!

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  Interested in volunteering for Game Con 2026? 
  Email PRvolunteer@corvallisoregon.gov

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Facilitated Games

Saturday and Sunday — registration begins at 10 AM each day (pre-ordered tickets may expedite access to the signup station). Attendees need to show their badge or wristband to register.  Attendees may sign up for one initial session each day.  Starting at 1:50 PM, attendees may sign up for additional remaining sessions. Check out Game Descriptions here starting next week!

Facilitated games are led by volunteer gamemasters. Please show up to your designated table on time, late-arrivals may lose their slot to drop-in players, or the GM may deem it too late to incorporate a late-arrival.

Rules for Facilitated Games:

· Be respectful to other players and the gamemaster

· Have fun while working with others

GameCon is at a community center to focus on the community aspect of games.  Please remember roleplaying games are a collective experience, and while playing characters might disagree, the best result is one that is good for the group.  Being disrespectful to other players may result in you being asked to leave the table.

Each gamemaster may follow their own safety tools for roleplaying and narration. Two common examples being the X-Card and Lines and Veils. Please be respectful of other players’ requests and keep the game appropriate for a community center and enjoyable for all players.

Stay tuned for the 2026 Game Schedule!

Open Play, Demos & Competition

Open Gameplay Community Library 

Saturday and Sunday: Checkout a community library in the Willow room to try out a new game or sign-up to have a new game taught to you by a community gamemaster. 

Facilitated Board Games: able to sign up at the convention (select board games playthroughs with a community game master)

Matt’s Open Gameplay: Checkout a new favorite at Matt’s Cavalcade of Comics open game library in the Chandler Ballroom on Sunday. 

Deck Building Demos and Competition 

Sunday April 12th — checkout Matt’s Calvacade of Comics game library (open-play), including game demos for HeroClix, Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, and more. 

Magic: The Gathering Commander open play tables.

Magic: The Gathering draft tournaments (on demand: a minimum purchase of three card packs required for entry.) 

Learn from gaming experts! We have a variety of panels and workshops planned, including a mini figure painting workshop. Our game-focused speaker will lead the discussion, followed by interactive workshops that are open to all attendees. 

Workshops and panels are included with your ticket. Seating may be limited. 
 

Worldbuilding Basics | Rodrigo D. Lopez | Saturday 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Oak Room

Discover key worldbuilding tips to improve and inspire your next creation, exploring themes, naming conventions, and more to plan your next world better than ever!

Worldbuilding Tips & Pitfalls | Rodrigo D. Lopez | Sunday 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Oak Room

Expand your worldbuilding storytelling skills by learning ways to plant hooks and immersive histories into a campaign while creating space for players’ imagination.

Rodrigo D. Lopez is an author, producer, podcaster and storyteller. He is the game master for the popular Critical Hit podcast. He wrote Prismaxia, a supplement for Beacon RPG, as well as The Tale of Tallest Rabbit, a novel for young readers. You can check out Rodrigo's work below! 

Bluesky: @superdracula.bsky.social

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Critical Hit Podcast

Youtube

Tallest Rabbit

Prismaxia Setting Book 

Role Playing Cartography | Rev at Lantern Light Eploration | Sunday 12:30–1:30 PM (PT) | Oak Room (Hybrid)

Checkout Rev’s live Zoom workshop to help create your next role-playing map.  He will demonstrate various softwares: Canvas of Kings and Dungeon Alchemist (free demos on Steam) and Inkarnate (free browser application).  Join in the mapmaking process on your own device (or sketch out ideas and tips).  Attend in Oak or via Zoom (QR code at convention).

Rev is a TTRPG cartographer and storyteller who enjoys creating maps and point-of-view scenes to make (digital) TTRPG games more immersive. He recently joined the collaborative project Fantastical Geographic as a cartographer and occasional columnist. You can find Rev's work at the following:

BlueSky: @lanternlightexp.bsky.social

Reddit

TikTok: @lantern.light.explorer

Patreon (free versions of Rev’s maps can be found here)

Workshops, Wargames and Miniatures

Miniature Painting Workshop — Sunday will have two, one hour-long miniature painting workshops that you can sign up for at the event. Secure a spot on Sunday, sign-ups open at 10 AM.

· Session One: 12–1PM

· Session Two: 1:30–2:30PM

Miniature Painting Competition — displayed on the Chandler Ballroom Stage. Judging and community votes will take place from 2:45–3:45 PM. Enter your miniatures on Sunday Winners will be announced at 4:00 PM

Rules:

Attendees may submit a maximum of three miniatures (one in each category — from home or painted at the convention). Miniatures displaying nudity, hyper-sexualization, or gratuitous violence will be prohibited from entry.

Award Categories:

· Best Speed Paint (must be painted at one of the convention’s hour-long workshops)

· Best Sci-Fi Miniature

· Best Fantasy Miniature

Wargaming

Saturday — Deth Wizards wargaming facilitated game and demo. 

- Session One from 2–3:30 PM and Session Two from 3:30–4:50 PM.

Saturday, April 11

Vendor Hall from 10am-6pm in the Chandler Ballroom with approximately 30 vendors.  From local shops to indie artists, this is a great place for game enthusiast to share their love of all things TTRPG, Anime, and more!

Sunday, April 12

 A select vendor hall will run from 10am-6pm with around a dozen stands in the Chandler Ballroom.  With space to check out a game library, Magic: The Gathering competitions, and game demos hosted by Matt’s Cavalcade of Comics. 

Food Vendors

Ugly Dough Pizza: 11am-6pm - Saturday & Sunday

3 Potato More: 10am-7pm - Saturday & Sunday 

La China Mexican Food Truck: 10am-11pm - Saturday & 10am-8pm Sunday

The food court will be located on C3's west parking lot off 27th and Tyler, and C3 GameCon will have additional outdoor seating underneath a canopy on the park plaza for the food court.

Other local food options, within walking distance

Show off your best cosplay at C3 GameCon! The contest is open to cosplayers 14+ (or ages 10-13 with a guardian). Register the week ahead to secure one of the slots. Judging will take place on Saturday 11am-3pm. Register the week ahead to secure a time slot. Don't miss the Cosplay Walk and Awards on Saturday at 5 pm to celebrate everyone's amazing creations!

Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/GameConCosplayContest

Cosplay Award Categories

1. Audience Choice
2. Best Craftsmanship
3. Judges Choice

Cosplay Rules

1. Be courteous to guests and judges.
2. No nudity.
3. Prop weapons must be clearly marked as non-lethal.

Sponsors

• Matt's Cavalcade of Comics, Cards, and Collectibles

• Sick Town Roller Derby

• Kumoricon

• VintagetoysPDX

Interested in volunteering at this event? Email PRvolunteer@corvallisoregon.gov