The MN Gathering 2025

 

The MN Gathering 2025 is the annual meetup of Minnesota Gamers, including several of the original Blackmoor Bunch.This year the event took place last night. 

Looks like people were having fun! :)

Did you attend the event last night? I would love to hear from you!

Photo: Castle Blackmoor

-Havard

The Minnesota Gathering of Blackmoor Fans Happening Right Now

 

I talked about the Minnesota Gathering earlier this month. It is a small convention of sorts, and a meeting of some of Dave Arneson's players and friends along with other gamers. This gathering is not associated with ArneCon or DaveCon. The convention organisers were kind enough to remind me that The MN Gathering is happening right now. I will share updates if I can get some reports!

Are you at the Minnesota Gathering right now? Please let me know if you are having a good time! I would love to hear about your experiences!

-Havard

MN Gathering 2024 for Friends and Fans of Blackmoor to Take Place on August 29

 

The Minnesota Gathering is one of the smaller get togethers involving the original Blackmoor players and friends. I mentioned this event last week, but now we know a little bit more. They are referring to the event as a Micro Convetnion taking place on August 29th:

 The following was announced today on their Facebook page:

August 29th. Perkins in Roseville MN at 6 pm. Next event. This year we reflect a bit on the 1969 GenCon pre event where Hoyt, Arneson, & Gygax met to discuss doing a Fictional Napoleonic like Arneson was doing But set in a medieval time. A suggestion posed By Gary. Arneson already wanting to do his version of a Braunstein pulled a lot from this as well. This is why those in MN say it started with Role-Playing, not Wargaming… the seed was already planted. But a lot more had to happen. The game started in 1970 Spring being as accurate to the tech and time as was logical. And Dwayne Jenkins would push for the Fantasy additions for those playing in MN when Hoyt took a job and had to move in the fall (August). Williams fort name changed to Blackmoor. Still more coming.

Date: August 29 

Venue: Perkins Restaurant, Roseville MN. 

Dave Wesely and David Megarry are among the attendees. David Fant, Ken Fletcher and others may also show up. 

If you are in the area and decide to drop by, please let me know if you had a good time! :)

-Havard

The MN Gathering 2024 - Arneson's Legacy Honored by Friends and Minnesota Gamers in August

 

Friends and fans of Dave Arneson have a number of chances to meet up this year. The MN Gathering is organized by The people behind the Castle Blackmoor website and other gamers from the Twin Cities. This year, the gathering will take place towards the end of August. 

In the past the MN Gathering has been organized in October for Dave Arneson Game Day, but this year the convention has been moved to August. The reason given for this is that it will honor the meeting of Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson and Bill Hoyt in 1969. 

It is always great to see the Blackmoor Bunch getting together with other gamers and fans honoring the legacy they helped create with Arneson. 

This blog celebrates all such events and all activities commemorating he early roots leading to the creation of Dungeons  &  Dragons. I wish the attendees of The MN Gathering a great time!

-Havard