Ropecon
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Ropecon is a role-playing convention held annually in Finland. The convention is one of the largest non-commercial annual event of its kind, attracting 3900 participants in 2006. The current venue is the Dipoli convention centre and surrounding buildings in Espoo (close to Helsinki, the capital city of Finland).
Ropecon hosts a wide variety of different types of games, including role-playing games, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, miniature wargames and strategy games. The event also has a range of lectures, panel discussions and other presentations covering different aspects of gaming. The guests of honour include several prominent game designers, such as Steve Jackson.
Ropecon is organised by the Ropecon Society, a joint venture of several Finnish role-playing associations. The practical arrangements are made by the unpaid members of an organising committee and hundreds of voluntary workers at the convention. Any profits are used to support various other role-playing activities.
The name "Ropecon" comes from the Finnish language word "roolipeli", meaning role-playing game, not from the English language word "rope". For a convention involving ropes, see BoundCon.
[edit] List of Ropecons
- Ropecon 2006 in Dipoli, Espoo. Guests of honour: Kenneth Hite, Bruno Faidutti, Olle Jonsson and Tobias Wrigstad
- Ropecon 2005 in Dipoli, Espoo. Guests of honour: Greg Stafford, Bill Bridges and Claus Raasted
- Ropecon 2004 in Dipoli, Espoo. Guests of honour: John Kovalic, Erick Wujcik and Emma Wieslander
- Ropecon 2003 in Dipoli, Espoo. Guests of honour: Jonathan Tweet, Ramon Laan and Martin Ericsson
- Ropecon 2002 in Dipoli, Espoo. Guests of honour: Justin Achilli and Eirik Fatland
- Ropecon 2001 in Dipoli, Espoo. Guest of honour: N. Robin Crossby
- Ropecon 2000 in Dipoli, Espoo. Guests of honour: Steve Jackson and Richard Dansky
- Ropecon '99 in Dipoli, Espoo. Guests of honour: Mike Pondsmith and Rick Priestley
- Ropecon '98 in Dipoli, Espoo. Guests of honour: Ray Greer and Mark Rosewater
- Ropecon '97 in Paasitorni, Helsinki. Guest of honour: Greg Costikyan
- Ropecon '96 in Paasitorni, Helsinki. Guests of honour: Tom Dowd and Andy Chambers
- Ropecon '95 in Helsinki Fair Centre, Helsinki. Guest of honour: Sandy Petersen (a joint event with Assembly demo party)
- Ropecon '94 in Paasitorni, Helsinki. Guest of honour: Steve Jackson
