AB Con 2024
AB Con is returning for the 8th edition!
Since 2016, there has been an annual gathering of tabletop games enthusiast from around the world at the African Boardgames Convention. Considered as the oldest exclusive boardgame convention in Sub-Saharan Africa, AB Con is also the largest gathering of Tabletop games lovers, enthusiasts, designers, publishers and manufacturers in Sub- Saharan Africa!
With the aim of introducing people to the beautiful experience of tabletop games and the joy of being in a convention with people that enjoy board and card games. Since the first edition of AB Con in 2016, AB Con has boosted the growth of tabletop gaming in Africa while bringing together a community of tabletop games enthusiasts, designers, publishers and many other stakeholders.
We’re glad to announce that the African Boardgames Convention is returning this year with its 8th edition- AB Con 2024!
AB Con 2024 features a gaming arena with over 100 African games and over 500 foreign games, AB Con Kids which is a special dedicated event for children, AB Con playtest which is a design competition, AB Con awards to recognize people of impact in the past year and so much more including new game releases, Games sales and promotion, content creation, panel sessions, industry stakeholders meet up and many more.
We look forward to sharing the AB Con experience with you. See you there!
Location and Time
Venue
B.M.O Events Arena Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria
Date
Saturday, 30th November, 2024
Time
9am- 6pm
Attendance estimation
2,000
Proposed AB Con 2024 Hall Experience
A typical hall experience will involve walking around the big hall and checking out various activities. The hall will be divided into 4 segments.Each segments will contain different booths and gaming tables.
All gaming tables are free and will always have an AB Con Game Master assigned to recommend and teach participants games, while some booths will require an extra fee to participate.
The AB Con 2024 programme will contain more information about the booths and games.
AB Con 2021 Guest Appearance
Eric Lang
This year we have confirmed; the participation of Eric Lang – world renowned and award-winning Tabletop Games designer with ties to CMON including working on a Marvel themed game. Eric’s presence has already caused a ripple effect – attracting other publishers and designers to the convention.
AB Con People's Choice Game Award
This year, and for the first time, AB Con will fully fund the participation of a People’s choice game award.
Category:
Party games
Children games
2-player games
Family games
Educational games
Entry criteria:
Must be an African designer or publisher.
Must be a published game no earier than 2020.
X-rated games are ineligible.
Games can not be repeated in multiple category
NOMIATION DATE
Application opens: 09/13/2024
Application closes: 10/18/2024
VOTING DATE: announced later.
Nomination and voting will be done via a link and the winners will be announced at AB Con hall.
Prize: 1,500,000 Naira worth of prize
See you at AB Con 2024!
Security
Abuja is relatively safe and the venue is located in the urban area that houses Government parastatals, offices, Top hotels and expatriate residences. However, we always advise everyone to be security conscious and report anything that seems suspicious. In this regards, during the event, we will;
- Make provision for security to control crowd disruption in the hall and within premises.
- ‘Ask Me’ dedicated points in the hall and vicinity.