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 Field Marshal Gaming Convention A BRIEF HISTORY

 Website http://www.fmgcon.com

Venue

The convention has been held at the #420 (City of Oshawa) Wing Royal Canadian Air Force building located at 1000 Stevenson Road North in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada since its inception. This venue is a relatively small (occupancy of 120 guests) banquet hall with a relaxed atmosphere and a great historic ambiance as one of the original, and still standing, buildings from the era of the Commonwealth Air Training Programme (CATP) that was launched in World War Two.

Programming Tabletop Gaming

Featuring board, card and dice games along with Tabletop Miniatures gaming. Includes regular open (free) play and a number of competitive or signup game events. The convention is also host to a number of groups who reserve tables to play a variety of games (most notably Axis and Allies 1940 Global and Axis and Allies Miniatures).

Competetive Gaming and Prizes

Guests are welcome to submit applications to run tournaments or other competitive based tabletop game events at the convention. Door prizes and raffles are also held throughout the weekend.

Starting in 2013 the event is host to " Midnight Munchkin Madness " (a nod to Felicia Day and "The Guild" web series) where those who enter to play this card based game have a chance to win prizes throughout the game.

Live Outdoor Events

Several years have featured live events put on by the Ontario Regiment Military Museum (Live tank demonstrations, tank rides) and the RCAF 420Wing and Cadets (Battle of Britain ceremony). These events are scheduled throughout the year and the convention has been fortunate enough to be located in the same facilities for guests to step out for a bit and enjoy them.

Event History

Founders The convention was founded by Jeremy Blowers and Aaron Farr of Field Marshal Games, a small tabletop gaming company specializing in Axis and Allies accessories and war/strategy-themed board games sales and support.

In its second year James Campbell and Ken Bertrand of I Will Never Grow Up Gaming (an online tabletop gaming news, information and sales company) were brought in to help with the organization and support of the convention.

As of 2013 the convention has been run by a dedicated Convention Committee of elected officials and a group of loyal volunteers who help out immensely during the weekend of the convention.

Committee to be updated

Volunteers to be updated

Sponsors to be updated