How do I buy a badge? How much does a badge cost?

• You can buy badges through our Tabletop.events page.

• Adult full weekend early bird badges are just $35.

• Child full weekend badges are just $5 for kids ages 5-10.

• Individual day badges are also available for: $20 for Friday, $35 for Saturday, $25 for Sunday.

• When is Capital City Gaming Con?

  • Capital City Gaming Con will take place October 11-13, 2024. Hours for each day are as follows:

    • Friday, Oct 11, 12:00pm – 12:00am

    • Saturday, Oct 12, 8:00am – 12:00am

    • Sunday, Oct 13, 8:00am – 10:00pm

• Where will Capital City Gaming Con take place?

  • Capital City Gaming Con will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 205 S 64th St, West Des Moines, IA. See the Venue page for more details.

• Is there a special hotel rate for Capital City Gaming Con?

  • Click here or call the front desk and reference Capital City Gaming Con for a discounted room rate of $149/night (plus tax).

• What can I do at Capital City Gaming Con?

  • There will be plenty to do at Capital City Gaming Con, including, but not necessarily limited to:

    • Open Gaming (bring your own games, or check one out from our library of 1,500+ games)

    • Scheduled Gaming (sign up for schedule games/events on our tabletop.events page)

    • Play-to-Win games

    • Tournaments

    • Special Events

    • Vendors

    • Board Game Garage Sale

    • Artemis

• What games will be available to play? Should I bring my own games?

  • You are more than welcome to bring your own games to play, but we will also have a large library of games available for you to check out, provided by Board Game Wagon. You can find a list of the games in their library here.

• What about food?

  • The hotel has an on-site restaurant and snack bar. They serve breakfast from 6am-10am and dinner from 6pm-10pm. There are also nearly 60+ restaurants within a 1.5 mile radius of the hotel. Many of these offer delivery through third party delivery services like Door Dash, Uber Eats, and Grub Hub.