Information

GothCon är ett av Sveriges största spelkonvent och är, i och med starten 1977, även det äldsta. Varje år lockas närmre 2000 besökare till konventet för att fira påsk med spel i alla dess former - rollspel, brädspel, kortspel, figurspel, lajv och liknande. GothCon äger rum i Göteborg varje påsk och vem som helst får delta, även om vi rekommenderar att våra besökare under 15 år kommer i sällskap med vuxen. Konventet är helt drogfritt.

Du kan även hitta information i vår folder.

  • When, where, price?

    When: Easter, March 25-27 2016
    Where: Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet, Gothenburg
    Price:
    Pre-registration: 300 SEK
    At the door: 400 SEK
    Youth ages 8-17 pay half price.
    Kids below 8 years of age enter for free.

    Single day, Friday or Saturday: 200 SEK
    Single day, Sunday: 100 SEK
    Single day youth (8-17 years): 100 SEK for any day

    There may also be additional fees for tournaments or events. To enter wares or to bid at the auction requires that the entry fee has been paid. If you just want to walk around an take a look, without spending the night or taking part in any games or competitions, no entry fee is needed.

  • Where does the money go?

    The entry fees are primarily used for paying the rental fees of Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet and to print the folder sendouts. Additional expenses are competition prices and printing fees for scenarions. Game fees are used to cover expenses for printing, figures, terrain and similar. All work done by the staff is non profit.

  • Hosting at GothCon?

    Would you like to host an event or game at GothCon?

    There is still hope! Please contact the appropriate area manager as fast as you can. The longer you wait, the harder it will be for us to find room for your event.

  • Free entry?

    Would you like to help make GothCon an awesome convention? Fantastic!
    Every year we need helpers who assist us with everything that's going on. Besides having a really great time while working, you're convention will be even cheaper by helping.
    Everyone's welcome in our family of grunts, no matter your level of experience at working at conventions.

    You can choose to work between 1 and 4 shifts, where each shift is around 5 hours long. That's between 7,5 and 30% of the total convention time. The number of shifts you want to help is completely up to you! If you don't want to work during the actual convention, but still want to help, there are opportunities to work both before the convention starts and after it's finished.

    As gratitude for your assistance we'll make your entry fee cheaper, we'll give you food, clothes and other nice bonuses!

    Registration as a worker at GothCon is located here: http://grunt.gothcon.se

    There you will also find more information about what areas you can help in, what the rewards are, etc.
    If you have any further questions, please contact personal@gothcon.se.

  • Sleeping - At the convention

    If you would like to sleep at GothCon, shared sleeping rooms are available from Thusday night through to Sunday. For 50 SEK you get access for all nights, and you can either pre-order or register for it at the check-in. At the check-in you will also get information on what sleeping room you've been assigned to.

    You're allowed to use the sleeping rooms between Thursday and Friday, even if the events don't start until Friday. The sleeping rooms do not come with beds, so remember to bring sleeping pad, sleeping bag, pillow and anything else you need for a good night's sleep. There are showers available on the premise.

    It is strictly forbidden to sleep in or on hallways, stairways, closets, book shelves or any other area that's not a sleeping room. If you would like to switch to another sleeping room, please contact the reception to sort it out.

  • Sleeping - Hotel Lorensberg

    Tired of sleeping under a school bench in a room full of snoring visitors?

    Try our great deal at Hotel Lorensberg, just on the other side of Götaplatsen! GothCon visitors get a special price on their single rooms:
    1 night: 730 SEK
    2 nights: 1350 SEK
    3 nights: 1875 SEK
    4 nights: 2300 SEK

    For prices on doubles, please call Hotel Lorensberg or check their website.

    Prices are for booking by phone on +46-31-81 06 00 or email on info@hotel-lorensberg.se, for the period March 23-28 2016. Breakfast is included.
    When booking, let them know that you're visiting GothCon.
    Hotel Lorensberg is located at Berzeligatan 15. Visit their website at www.hotel-lorensberg.se for directions.

    Please observe that Hotel Lorensberg have received many bookings for the Easter weekend this year, so please contact them soon if you plan to stay there.

  • Food at GothCon

    Food is one of the most important aspects for us to have a good convention. To ensure you'll never need to go hungry we're offering a varied menu of food, baguettes, sandwiches and snacks. Read more about our options under the sections Breakfast and dinner and Café and Gothmoj.

    Do you have specific needs?
    If you have any allergies or other specific needs regarding food you need to inform us when you book your entry. We have the possibility to accommodate a wide verity of diets, but we need to know in advance what your preferences are. One of our chefs is completely dedicated to giving all visitors the opportunity to eat at the convention!

    Remember that GothCon is hosted at a Swedish school. That means that there is a complete ban on nuts at the convention. That includes all forms of candy, food and snacks, even if you bring it yourself.

    For further questions, please contact mat@gothcon.se.

  • Breakfast and Dinner

    Breakfast
    Friday, Saturday and Sunday we're serving breakfast. Breakfast is served between 08:00 and 10:00 and includes sandwiches, cereal, porridge, eggs, cheese, vegetables, hummus, bean salsa, and much more.

    Breakfast is 30 SEK when pre-ordering and 40 SEK on site.

    Dinner
    Friday and Saturday we're serving a cooked dinner between 18:00 and 20:00. It includes a cooked meal, salad, a drink and bread. We really appreciate if you pre-order dinners as it helps us plan the orders a lot.
    The dinner is served in lunch boxes that are easy to bring along if you don't want to sit in the café to eat.

    Dinner is 50 SEK when pre-ordering and 65 SEK on site.

    Menu
    Friday:
    Veg: Pad thai
    Meat: Meatloaf, oven baked vegetables, cream sauce & lingonberries

    Saturday:
    Veg: Filled chickpea burgers with vegetable gratin
    Meat: Cheese baked chicken with rice

  • The café and the GothMoj

    Welcome to the café, the heart of GothCon.
    Here you can buy sweets, snacks, drinks, sandwiches and lunch boxes. Did you forget your toothbrush at home? Don't panic, we have that as well.

    In the café there are a lot room for sitting down if you want to take a break, or if you're just hungry.
    The café is available 24/7 and we also offer free coffee and tea during the entire convention.

    If you're in the mood for som hot food, there's always the GothMoj, where we serve hot-dogs, meatballs, vegetarian alternatives, and much more.

    Would you like to work with us?
    The café can always use an extra pair of helping hands! Are you interested in working for a shift or two?
    Email personal@gothcon.se or cafe@gothcon.se before the convention, or talk to C personnel or C café on site.

  • Check-in and information

    The reception is open at the following times:

    • Thu: 20-08
    • Fri - Sat: 08–04
    • Sun: 08–14

    If you need help or information during the night, please contact the café.

  • The info walls

    At the cafeteria entrance there are cardboard walls where information from event hosts, changes in schedule, etc. will be posted.

    Please keep an eye on them for up-to-date information.

  • Parking

    We no longer have the opportunity to provide free parking at the convention, as the school now charges for it's parking spaces.

    Up-to-date prices and parking locations can be found at www.p-bolaget.goteborg.se.

  • Luggage storage

    As usual we will provide a free luggage storage to stow your stuff when you don't need it.

    Please avoid leaving valuables in the sleeping rooms, as these are used as gaming rooms during the day. Due to a limited storage area, sleeping bags and sleeping mats are not allowed in the storage.

    Opening hours for the luggage storage is:

    • Fri - Sat: 09–23
    • Sun: 09–16
  • Also remember...

    If there are different times indicated in the folder or in the schedule, the schedule takes precedence. We're trying our hardest to let everyone play whatever they want, but there is always a risk that some games are so popular that they fill up. In those cases the order will be determined by the order which we received payment.

    If you're not allowed to play due to lack of GMs we'll refund you the event fee for that game. You can check the status of your payment and your position in the queue for each event on the website.

    Recommended minimum age for the convention is 15 years.

    You need to pay the entry fee to play games, and to attend the auction.

    You're only allowed to sleep at your designated area. Please ask the reception if you're unsure.

    GothCon is a drug free convention, so alcohol is forbidden during the convention.

    Smoking is only allowed outdoors.

    We reserve the right to remove people from the premise who are acting disturbingly or who are playing games without having paid the entry fee.

  • GothCon merch

    Do you wanna be as cool as everyone else? Get the official GothCon T-shirt and mug! The T-shirt with this year's logo only costs 100 SEK.

    If you want a T-shirt, you will need to pre-order it tough! Pre-orders close on February 6:th. Don't forget to pick your size and if you want a lady's or men's model when ordering. Lady's models are small and available in the sizes S-XL. Men's sizes are XS-XXL.

    We're also selling our mugs with this year's logo. You can either pre-order before February 6:th or buy one at the Café for 50 SEK.

  • Advertisement and sales

    Every year there are shops and companies visiting GothCon to show their stuff or host events. If your company wishes to sell or show products, please contact our shop manager at butik@gothcon.se.

    Please observe that no person, company or organisation is allowed to sell wares or services during the conventions, or post/hand out price lists, advertisement or similar without the expressed approval of Föreningen GothCon. GothCon will take the liberty of removing such material from the area.