Windycon 50

What does it mean today?

Historian Ben Riggs will unfold to you the complete history of D&D in 50 minutes. From the birth of D&D in 1974, through its rise, peak, decline, and awesome re-birth in the 21st century.

Join our distinguished Guests of Honor as they share the stories behind their favorite tabletop games, the paths they’ve traveled, and the defining moments in their careers. In this panel, they’ll discuss the passion, creativity, and dedication that propelled them to success in the world of tabletop gaming. From design and development to storytelling and strategy, they’ll offer a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges they faced and the games that inspired them. Whether you're an aspiring game designer, storyteller, or just a fan of tabletop games, this is your chance to hear firsthand what it takes to succeed in this ever-evolving world.

Join us in this informative talk about supermassive black holes, dark matter, dark energy, etc...

Where Did We Come From? How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Headed?

Come enjoy a digital concert by returning Windycon favorite, Tom Smith, the world's fastest filker. Tom is always funny and always entertaining. This concert will be streaming digitally due to an unforeseen conflict.

Enjoy our musical guests, The Faithful Sidekicks, in concert. We're delighted to have Eric and Jen Distad as our guests this year as they bring us their original approach to (mostly) humorous geek comedy rock, If you haven't seen them before, you're in for a treat.

This is the first of two shows this weekend from the Wanderverse a live-action improvisational sketch comedy RPG where you are an essential NPC (that's non-player character, if you're not familiar with the abbreviation. The "essential" part means that the adventurers should not kill you if they'd like to succeed). As audience members, you get to interct tieh their Digital Participation Software to directly influence the outcome of the heroes' journey,

The Klingon Pop Warrior will host our foray into Klingon Karaoke. Come on down and sing!