Conventions

Octocon presents a special Gaelcon feature.

This year, some of the team form Gaelcon, Ireland's largest gaming convention, are running some games for us at Octocon. In the words of their boss-man:

Hi Octocon!

I'm Andrew Coffey Gaecon's Con Director. 
I'm really excited about Octocon and all the fun stuff that Cat, Nichola and crew have promised for it. 
In return I and one of my minions are gonna take a few tables and try to sell ourselves and our con to you.

I'm running a scenario for Dark Heresy the Warhammer 40k roleplaying 
Every member of a Concorde of Acolytes have been killed investigating riots in the lower city. Find out what happened and find out who is rioting.

A Dark Heresy game for 4-6 players

Hudson will be treating you to Red Dwarf roleplay. 
It's cold outside there's no kind of atmosphere, we're all alone.... Check that. We've got an orange swirly thing  coming in hard and fast on a hostile appoach

A Red Dwarf scenario for 4 players

I'm promising nothing but I might even get the Star Wars scenario I've been threatend with.

 

It’s well-known amongst the voices in my head that Octocon is the modern equivalent of the old pagan festivals such as Winter Solstice, May Day, Hallowe’en, and Leaving Cert Results Day. Just as the pagans arranged their year around those events, those of us who are regular attendees at Octocon tend to base our year around the con: things are either pre-Octocon or post-Octocon. Admit it: you’ve all done it! You’ve all caught yourself saying “Not until after Octocon” or “Sorry, I won’t be available in the middle of October because of Octocon, officer.” In fact, it is a recognised psychological phenomenon that many people now take almost twice as long to type the word “October” because they spell it o-c-t-o-c-o-n-backspace-backspace-backspace-b-e-r.