The Bay Area's premier Summer tabletop game convention returns July 25-28th!

GoB Con IV takes place Thursday July 25 through Sunday July 28. And this year's convention is lining up to be bigger and better than ever!

We're bringing back all of the events you love like the minis speed painting contest and adding a bunch of new ones like a Heat: Pedal to the Metal Grand Prix.

This year, we are partnering with other neighborhood merchants to offer special promotions at restaurants and other spots on Telegraph for the weekend!

Badge registration is now open! Use the button at the bottom of this page to purchase your day or weekend badge. Use the link in the badge description to access the limited-seating event preregistration portal.

Badge Registration

- Thursday-only ($10)
- Friday-only ($15)
- Saturday-only ($15)
- Sunday-only ($15)
- Full Weekend ($40)

Badge registration includes:

- Access to the convention including all drop-in games, activities, and promos
- Early preregistration for all limited seating events including roleplaying games, miniatures painting and jigsaw puzzle speed competitions, and more. Click here to browse all preregistration games and sign-up once you have your badge.
- Convention booklet containing discounts and promos for Games of Berkeley and other merchants in the neighborhood.

Access the event preregistration portal here to browse and sign up for games once you have your badge!

Tentative Schedule of Events

Thursday July 25th

5:00 - 9:00 PM - Roleplaying Games
- D&D5e, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, The Green Knight RPG

5:00 - 9:00 PM - Open Gaming

5:00 - 9:00 PM - Open Miniatures Painting

Friday July 26th

12:00 - 4:30 PM - Roleplaying Games
- The Devil's Dandy Dogs, Interns In The Dark, Brindlewood Bay

12:00 - 5:00 PM - Open Miniatures Painting / Kitbash

12:00 - 5:30 PM - Open Gaming

5:00 - 9:00 PM - Roleplaying Games
- D&D5e, Sail the Oceans Queer, more D&D5e

5:00 - 9:00 PM - MtG: Bloomburrow Prerelease (non-con event)

6:00 - 8:30 PM - Jigsaw Puzzle Team Speed Competition

Saturday July 27th

12:00 - 4:30 PM - Roleplaying Games
- Power Rangers RPG, D&D5e, Star Trek Adventures 2e

12:00 - 4:30 PM - MtG: Bloomburrow Prerelease (non-con event)

12:00 - 9:00 PM - Open Gaming

12:00 - 9:00 PM - Open Miniatures Painting
- Beginning painting; theory and application workshop with @sams_minipainting

12:30 - 6:00 PM - Heat: Pedal to the Metal Grand Prix

3:30 - 7:30 PM - Locally-grown Game Demos

5:00 - 9:00 PM - Roleplaying Games
- Everyday Heroes, Pirate Borg, Goblin City

5:30 - 8:30 PM - Miniatures Speed Painting Contest

Sunday July 28th

12:00 - 7:00 PM - Locally-grown Game Demos

12:00 - 7:00 PM - Roleplaying Games
- Mork Borg, Dune RPG, Kids on Bikes

12:00 - 7:00 PM - Open Gaming

12:00 - 7:00 PM - Open Miniatures Painting
- That's based! Intro to basing and dioramas workshop with @sams_minipainting

12:30 - 7:00 PM - Catan Tournament

And be on the lookout for more events added to the calendar!