Check out our board game library list to find some of your favorite games and discover your new favorite here!
The Hot Games tables (located in the Bezier Ballroom) do not require registration/sign-ups. The games will remain set up throughout the convention. If a table is open, feel free to sit down and play. At certain times there will be teachers available to assist with the rules, but you may need to learn the game on your own.
These games will be in the Hot Games Area:
Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig
Redwood
Apiary
The White Castle
Barcelona
World Wonders
The A.R.T. Project (Thursday and Friday)
Raising Robots (Saturday and Sunday)
Sign up to learn a new game starting on January 3 (Jan. 1 for Premier Badge holders). Check out the events schedule now to start planning games you'd like to learn.
We are grateful to the MANY sponsors that have provided TantrumCon attendees with the opportunity to play and WIN a copy of their games. At the convention, look for the play-to-win area in the large ballroom. Select a game, play it, and put your name on this list. We will select a random winner for each game! Plan in advance, and review the rules to some of the games below so you'll be all set to play when you arrive :)
R&R Games - The Plan, Ferret Out, and Bug Off!
Thames & Kosmos - High Score, Inside Job
Indie Game Studios - Crossed Words, Noch Mal So Gut (Bravo)
Bezier - Cabo Deluxe, Werewords Deluxe
Smirk & Dagger Games - The Spill, The Deadlies
Lucky Duck Games - Tidal Blades: Banner Festival, Small Islands
Grandpa Beck's Games - Toil & Troublez, Reign of Dragoness
AMIGO Games - Dealt!, What the Heck?
Red Raven Games - Knight Fall, Megaland
Facade Games - Trophies, Hollywood 1947
Devir Games - Savernake Forest, Castle Party, LUNA Capital
Adam's Apple Games - Thrive, Four Humours
Genius Games - Ecosystem: Coral Reef, Cellulose: A Plant Cell Biology Game
Chip Theory Games - Triplock
Weird Giraffe Games - Roar & Write, Studies in Sorcery
PlayMonster - Reign, Zombie Chase
Left Justified Studio - Broken and Beautiful, Cooking Customers, Kill the Unicorns
Wattsalpoag Games - Echidna Shuffle, A Fistful of Penguins, Claim It!
Ninja Star Games - Arkham Ritual, Reputation
Capstone Games - Riftforce, Juicy Fruits, Beer & Bread
Floodgate Games - Kites, Everything Ever Sagrada Artisans (Use as you see fit)
The Op - usaopoly - Disney Sorcerer's Arena: Epic Alliances, Smash Up: Disney Edition, Marvel Dice Throne: 4 Hero Box
Dragon Dawn Productions - Darwinning, White Hat
Forbidden Games - Raccoon Tycoon
Restoration Games - Unmatched: Marvel Redemption Row, Unmatched: Marvel Hell's Kitchen
Enginuity - Spicy Dice
Arcane Wonders - Furnace, Picture Perfect, Dubious
Resonym - Retrograde, Glitch Squad
Breaking Games - Luck, Mansplaining
Inside Up Games - Gorus Maximus, The Quick and the Undead
Skytear Games - Skytear Horde
Brexwerx Games - Holotype
Bad Comet - Wild: Serengeti
Portal Games - Dreadful Circus
Steve Jackson Games - Pathfinder Revolution, Groo: The Game
Connected Clues LLC - Connected Clues
JACK LABRADOR Games - JACK LABRADOR
Underdog Games - Trekking Through History
Bluencore - War of Civilizations
Draco Studios - Lords of Vaala, Regroup! Chicken Army
GoChuckle - Hasty Baker
Ares Games - Masters of the Night, Hunt for the Ring, Inkognito
Fireside Games - Castle Panic (second edition)
On the events schedule, you will see the following types of games available for sign up in January.
Learn to Play (LTP, L2P): These games are often run by volunteers and are open to new players. Most of these events are held in the Learn to Play area of the Bezier Ballroom.
VIP Gaming: These games are run by Special Guests, designers, publishers, media content creators, and Tantrum House members. You get to play with them. Most of these events are held in the VIP Gaming area of the Bezier Ballroom. These tables have Game Toppers on them.
RPG: These events feature a variety of Role Playing Games. The RPG area is in the upstairs ballroom and is being run by Luck Factory Games.
Social Deduction: These events include social deduction games like Ultimate Werewolf, Blood on the Clocktower, and Two Rooms and a Boom. Some of the events will be held in the Social Deduction Hallway (Werewolf Way) and others in the upstairs Boardrooms.
Tournameals: These events feature food (a meal or snack) and a game that will be taught to attendees. Each table will have a copy of the game to play, and one player from each table will be randomly selected to take the copy home. These events have an extra cost.
Tournaments: These events often have multiple rounds with the winners advancing. Prizes are listed in the event description. Some tournaments are qualifiers with the winner receiving entry to the next level and a free badge to the convention where the event will be held.
Special Event: These events don't fit in the other categories. Some examples are the Flea Market, Magic Show, and Comedy Show. Some of these events have an extra cost.