GottaCon 2013 Gaming Convention Feb 1st - 3rd, 2013
GottaCon 2013 Gaming Convention February 1 to 3, 2013
After a fourth successful year, GottaCon 2013 is set to take place on February 1st to 3rd, 2013 at the Pearkes Recreation centre in Victoria, BC. The 2012 show saw an increase in attendance which exceeded 1,500 individual attendees and attendance for the 2013 show is expected to continue to grow.
GottaCon is a three-day broad spectrum gaming convention that is held annually on the first weekend in February in Victoria, British Columbia. GottaCon celebrates the science fiction and fantasy genres, covers many related hobbies and offers a one stop experience for the fans and enthusiasts of those genres.
The vision of GottaCon is to host something for everyone including free-play and tournaments in board games, collectible/non-collectible miniatures, collectible trading cards, role-playing games, and electronic gaming as well as demonstrations, contests, information sessions, workshops, a variety of exhibitors.
Our goal is to deliver a high quality and exciting environment that will establish GottaCon as an annual destination that participants will return to for years to come. Our 2013 event, called GottaCon 2013, will be our fifth show. The convention doors open at 5:00pm Friday and do not close until 7:00pm Sunday (around the clock gaming for an entire weekend).
GottaCon will take place at Pearkes Recreation Centre at 3100 Tillicum Rd. with over 24,000 square feet of floor space (for facility details, visit: [url]http://www.saanich.ca/parkrec/recreation/pearkes.html[/url]).
History of GottaCon Attendance
First show (GottaCon 2009) attendance: 600
Second show (GottaCon 2010) attendance: 900
Third show (GottaCon 2011) attendance: 1100
Fourth show (GottaCon 2012) attendance: 1500
Anticipated GottaCon 2013 attendance: 1800 to 2000 Individuals
If you still haven’t experienced what GottaCon has to offer then you should definitely check out our 2013 show. For more information, please visit our web site at [url]http://www.gottacon.com[/url] or e-mail one of the owners or our staff at the following addresses:
Owners
Carson Upton, Partner: [email][email protected][/email]
Evan Hatch, Partner: [email][email protected][/email]
Staff
Bonnie Beyea, Volunteer Manager: [email][email protected][/email]
Mike Gruber, Role Playing Game Manager: [email][email protected][/email]
Lee Guille, Board Games Manager: [email][email protected][/email]
Jules Sherred, Special Events Manager: [email][email protected][/email]
Paul Puhallo, Miniatures Manager: [email][email protected][/email]
Alex Larente, Social Media Manager: [email][email protected][/email]
Spencer Whitney, LAN Operations and Video Games Manager: [email][email protected][/email]
We will also be making numerous announcements over the next few weeks around sponsors, events and developments so please keep an eye on our website at [url]http://www.gottacon.com[/url], facebook group and twitter account to stay up to date.
We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our convention!
Advance Ticket Price Ends Tuesday: Only 5 Days Left!
Advance Ticket Price Ends Tuesday: Only 5 Days Left!
If you plan on attending GottaCon 2013 and the massively huge and impressive amount of games at it you should buy your ticket while it is still on sale and save yourself some cash. For instance a full weekend ticket can now be bought for $40 whereas after January 22nd they will cost you $50. Other pass options offer savings now as well, check our site for details. It just makes sense to buy them now. Go here to buy your tickets [url]www.gottacon.com[/url].
How and Where to Get Your Tickets
There are two ways to get tickets! Methods of payment that will be accepted will include:
1) Paypal - Pay from the comfort of your own home on our site
2) Purchase a ticket at a local participating retail location
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IMPORTANT!
It is very important to remember that when you purchase your ticket that you include your first and last name and the full name of the individual(s) that the ticket(s) are for it is also helpful to include an email address or phone number in case there are any issues.
If you purchase your tickets via a store location you will receive a ticket from the store with a unique code. You must bring this ticket with you to gain entry to our event this year.
When you show up we will enter the code into our database and check you in. Without this code we will not be able to check you in and thus you will not be able to enter GottaCon 2013.
This year we will have "Will Call" which means starting at 1:00pm Friday February 1, 2013 you can come to the entrance to GottaCon 2013 and check in, receive your badge and be told a location where, once the doors open, you will be able to enter the event simply by presenting your pass. Will Call is only available to advance ticket holders. This is in an effort to relieve the line congestion we saw at our 2012 show.