Rochester Area Gaming
This page lists roleplaying clubs and organizations,
gaming conventions and events, game retailers,
and other information of interest to roleplaying gamers in the Rochester metro area and
western New York. Links are provided when available.
If your club, event, store, or other item of interest does not
appear below, please Email quixote@frontiernet.net.
Include "R3 Rochester Area Gaming" on the subject line.
Roleplaying Clubs and Organizations
The
University of Rochester Simulation Gaming Association (URSGA)
URSGA, at the University of Rochester, is the region's longest-established gaming
organization, its existence predating roleplaying games back to when the group was known
as the UR Wargames Club. Membership is open to anyone wishing to join -- no
affiliation with the University is necessary. Besides holding weekly meetings and
helping to organize games throughout the week, URSGA sponsors the annual SIMCON games
conventions (see below), and also holds regular big-screen showings of Japanese animation,
or anime.
URSGA meets on Monday nights at 7:30 PM in the UR's Wilson Commons student union.
Meetings will resume in September when UR classes begin.
Rochester
Wargamers' Association and Guild (RWAG)
RWAG, at the Rochester Institute of Technology, is also open to all persons
interested in attending. Despite the name, RWAG organizes and promotes all forms of
adventure gaming, including roleplaying, strategic and tactical games, and collectible
card games. RWAG is also home to many of the area's LARP (live-action roleplaying)
enthusiasts. Sponsors of the annual Rudicon gaming conventions (see below), RWAG
meets on Tuesday nights at 7:00 PM in the RIT Student Union Cafeteria when RIT is in
session.
Geneseo Area Gaming
Group (GAGG)
A newer, but very active and enthusiastic group, GAGG, at the State University of
New York College at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo), has already sponsored two small-
but-successful annual conventions (see RunningGAGG, below). Check their Web site for
further details and contact information.
UB Strategists
and Role Players Association (UB-SARPA)
Located at the SUNY University at Buffalo, UB-SARPA sponsors the UBCon gaming
conventions (see below) as well as open gaming and other events. Their excellent Web
site explains all the details.
Conventions and Events
SIMCON
University of Rochester, March. Sponsored by the URSGA.
Rudicon
Rochester Institute of Technology, October. Sponsored by RWAG.
RunningGAGG
SUNY Geneseo, February. Sponsored by GAGG.
UBCon
SUNY Buffalo, Spring. Sponsored by UB-SARPA.
Game Retailers
NOTE: Most of the following retailers do not have Web sites
at the present time. Links are provided where available.
Adventures and Hobbies (716) 342-1070
Comics, Etc. (716) 473-7150
Crazy Egor's (716) 392-0230
Millennium Games and Hobbies (716) 427-2190
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