MastodonCon 2025

November 15-16, 2025
Walb Classic Ballroom at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Saturday 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM -- Sunday 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Presented by the PFW Tabletop RPG Club and the Department of Organizational LeadershipAll proceeds from the event support the TTRPG Club's programs and projects.

Events

MastodonCon offers a full day of tabletop gaming events and open play space, featuring:

  • Large open play space for "bring your own game" fun (it's like an all-day Spielfreaks!)

  • Scheduled rounds of modern designer board games like Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan, Acquire, and others (depending on volunteer game masters)

  • Access to the 100+ titles in PFW Student Life game library

  • Roleplaying games like Pathfinder, Starfinder, and Dungeons and Dragons

  • ...and more!

Event Schedule

Our convention is dedicated to open gaming -- finding a game, grabing some folks, and playing (or learning!) -- so we have plenty of space to make that happen.And if you want to schedule a particular game at a particular time, you can do that too!Event registration opens closer to the event. Watch this space for updates!

Badges

Badges will be available at the door on the day of the convention. (We'd love to have pre-convention badge sales, but we can only accept in-person cash payments this year.)

  • NOTE: Badge prices are NOT final yet!!

  • All college students with valid student ID $5 (includes $5 snack card)

  • Community members $20 (includes $5 snack card)

  • Additional snack cards $5 (available all day)

  • Minors 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian in order to play at this event.

WAIT! Did you say free food?Yes! Every badge includes a $5 snack card good at the MastodonCon Snack Bar!! (And if you get hungry during the day, you can buy extra snack cards any time.)

About MastodonCon

MastodonCon is a one-day tabletop game convention serving all current college students, along with the Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana community at large.The event is designed to give PFW students in organizational leadership and student volunteers in the ETCS Ambassadors/Envoys program a resume-ready opportunity to learn how to plan and deliver a conference-style event. Our student volunteers get hands-on experience planning and operating convention registration, the game library, hosting events, event marketing, and more. Funds from the event support the TTRPG Club’s activities and programs.