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 including Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, Starfinder, and one-shots

  • ...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.If you want to schedule a particular game at a particular time, you can do that too!We'll do event registration on Warhorn.net this this year before October 1.

Badges

NEW THIS YEAR: Badges will be available online with a credit card!Badges will also be available at the door with cash.

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

  • Single-day Community member $20 (includes a $5 snack card)

  • Weekend Community member $35 (includes TWO $5 snack cards)

  • 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 two-day tabletop game convention serving current college students, along with the Fort Wayne, northeast Indiana, and general gaming community.The event is designed to give PFW students 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.All proceeds from the event support the TTRPG Club’s activities and programs.