Links
This is a collection of links endorsed by the Gophers for a variety of reasons. Enjoy!
Game Conventions
GenCon - The Grandaddy of them all!Winter War - Champaign's own gaming convention, and one of the oldest in the country.Egyptian Campaign - Carbondale, Illinos' own convention. Good crowd and great games!Flat-Con - Convention in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Always a good time!I-Con - Springfield, Illinois convention with a wide variety of events!Game Companies
Catalyst Game Labs - Publshers of Shadowrun, 4th edition and Classic Battletech.Games Workshop - The outfit behind Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Fantasy Battles, and more!Privateer Press - Publishers of Warmachine, Hordes, Mosterpocalyse, and Infernal Contraption.Rackham - Designers of Confrontation and AT-43. Products distributed in the US by Fantasy Flight Games.Rio Grande Games - Publishers of great board and card games like Puerto Rico, San Juan, Race for the Galaxy, and many more!Wizards of the Coast - Publishers of Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: the Gathering, and other fine games.Z-Man Games - Up and coming publisher of some really cool board and card games like Fairy Tale, Pandemic, and Neuroshima Hex.Game Stores
The Dragon's Table - Champaign, Illinois - The best stocked game store in Champaign-Urbana. If we don't have something, they probably do.Master Consignment - Urbana, Illinois - CCG-shop extraordinaire! Best selection of Pokemon, Yu-Gi-oh, and Magic the Gathering singles in town. Castle Perilous - Carbondale, Illinois - Scott has built one of the best game stores in the state in his 15+ years in business. Check it out!Gryfalia's Aerie - Bloomington, Illinois - Ken runs the best shop in Bloomington-Normal!Mecca-Anime - Springfield, Illinois - Paul and the guys have a good store and run some great events! NewsSmilePolitely- Local reporting on arts, entertainment, music and life outside of gaming in CU