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Earlier this year, I spent upwards of 13 hours crammed into the back of a Kia to get to Indianapolis for the biggest gaming convention I've ever seen. Worth it? Hell yeah! But it made me think that it's time for this part of the Midwest to get a properly massive geek-con of our very own. And the DECC is just the place!

Look at all the gaming we could fit in this thing!

The more support we get and the more quickly we get it; the more incredible Berserkon will be! If we start hitting stretch goals, it'll mean more events, more guests, and possibly even more time.



People on our team have cut their teeth organizing and running a smaller local convention at the University of Wisconsin-Superior known as SoupCon. It's a project they've been involved with for a few years now, and even though it's a one day thing, it's really popular.



Our liaison to the DECC is very involved and terrific at her job. We're honestly blown away at how supportive and helpful she's been with making sure we have exactly what we need when we need it, and offering useful feedback and advice.



There are also game-store owners who have experience running big events on a regular basis. For my part, I'm the one who knows people, and is willing to get in front of the camera and make a boob out of myself. So I guess that means I'm the PR guy and organizer!



I've also been in contact with my ZOE pals who just put on their first convention this year. This is the biggest event most of us (apart from April of the DECC) have been involved with, but these are smart and dedicated people that I have absolute confidence in!

Our location is prime for residents of the US, as well as being just a day's travel away from Winnipeg and Thunder Bay.

Potential sponsors (who might also become backers) will be keeping an eye on this Kickstarter to see how many people will come to this neck of the woods for a bigger piece of the gaming scene!

We've been talking to Paizo, Fantasy Flight, high level M:tG judges, Privateer Press, AEG, and several others.

There will be RPGs, high-profile TCG tournaments, wargaming, a LAN room, board games (CATAN!), costume contests, and all kinds of celebrity guests! More details will be released as more companies see how much demand there is for this event and want to jump on board!

LETS GET OUR BERSERKON!

Vanguard shirt mock up!

(Incidentally, the bad-ass background music is courtesy of purpleplanet.com! Thanks guys!)