DEXCON | |
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Status | Defunct |
Genre | board games, roleplaying games, video games |
Location(s) | Morristown, New Jersey |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 1992 |
Attendance | over 2200 |
Organized by | Double Exposure, Inc. |
Website | http://www.dexposure.com/home.html |
DEXCON is a five-day gaming convention, held annually every July in Morristown, New Jersey, run by Double Exposure, Inc. It has a reputation for attracting leading game industry talent to participate, [1] and hosts several national and world gaming championships. [2] It includes a number of different departments hosting multiple types of gaming,[3] including board gaming, Larping, video gaming, and wargaming. It also hosts a number of special events and new game releases.[4][5]
DEXCONs 1 through 6 were held yearly from 1992 to 1997. After a seven-year hiatus, the convention returned to an annual schedule in 2004.[6]
Event | Date | Location |
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DEXCON 1 | 1992 | |
DEXCON 2 | 1993 | |
DEXCON 3 | 1994 | |
DEXCON 4 | July 16–20, 1995[7] | Somerset, NJ |
DEXCON 5 | July 10–14, 1996[8] | Somerset, NJ |
DEXCON 6 | July 2–6, 1997[9] | Rutherford, NJ |
Seven Year Hiatus | ||
DEXCON 7 | July 14–18, 2004[10] | East Brunswick, NJ |
DEXCON 8 | July 13–17, 2005[11] | East Brunswick, NJ |
DEXCON 9 | July 12–16, 2006[12] | East Brunswick, NJ |
DEXCON 10 | July 18–22, 2007[13] | East Brunswick, NJ |
DEXCON 11 | July 16–20, 2008[14] | East Brunswick, NJ |
DEXCON 12 | July 8–12, 2009[15] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 13 | July 7–11, 2010[16] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 14 | July 6–10, 2011[17][18] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 15 | July 4–8, 2012[19] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 16 | July 3–7, 2013[20] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 17 | July 2–6, 2014[21] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 18 | July 1–5, 2015[22] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 19 | June 29-July 3, 2016[23] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 20 | July 5–9, 2017[24] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 21 | July 4–8, 2018[25] | Morristown, NJ |
DEXCON 22 | July 3–7, 2019[26] | Morristown, NJ |