Ropecon, the largest non-commercial roleplaying festival in Europe, is celebrating its 20′th birthday from 26th to 28th of July in Otaniemi, Espoo. The festival attracts over 3500 visitors for roleplaying, card games, miniatures, board games, LARPs and assorted spoken programs and workshops.
The 2013 Ropecon is the 20th annual, largest noncommercial roleplaying festival in Europe. The event has been held each year from the year 1994, though the first Ropecon was held in hotel Paasitorni, Helsinki. After realizing that the venue would not take the volume of enthusiasts the event was moved to Dipoli, Espoo, which is seeing its’ 14th Ropecon this time – fantastic!
Roleplaying enthusiasts hungry for their yearly fix of Ropecon have grown in numbers year by year. The 1994 Ropecon saw a few hundred people, and the year 2002 saw the 3000 visitor limit break. The record of visitors is held by year 2007 with a grand total of 3946 people.
Guests arrive from all across Finland and other countries, though the bulk of the visitors live near Helsinki.
Previous Ropecons and Guests of Honor:
- 2012 Dipoli, Espoo, 27-29.2012 Peter Adkinson (USA) Larson Kasper (GER)
- 2011 Dipoli, Espoo, 29-31.7.2011 Frank Mentzer (USA) Erik Mona (USA)
- 2010 Dipoli, Espoo 23-25.7.2010 Keith Baker (USA) Friedemann Friese (GER)
- 2009 Dipoli, Espoo, 31.7-2.8.2009 L.Scott Johnson (USA) Suzi Yee (USA) Malik Hyltoft (DK) Antti Malin (FIN)
- 2008 Dipoli, Espoo, 8-10.8.2008 Greg Stolze (USA) Chris Pramas (USA) Peter Andreasen (DK)
- 2007 Dipoli, Espoo 10-12.8.2007 Robin D.Laws (USA) Emily Care Boss (USA) Jakob Rune Nielsen (DK)
- 2006 Dipoli, Espoo 11-13.8.2006 Kenneth Hite Bruno Faidutti Olle Johnsson Tobias Wrigstad
- 2005 Dipoli, Espoo 22-24.7.2005 Greg Stafford (USA) Bill Bridges Claus Raasted (DK)
- 2004 Dipoli, Espoo 23-25.7.2004 John Kovalic (USA) Erick Wujick Emma Wieslander (SWE)
- 2003 Dipoli, Espoo 8-10.8.2003 Jonathan Tweet Ramon Laan Martin Ericsson (SWE)
- 2002 Dipoli, Espoo 26-28.7.2002 Justin Achilli Eirik Fatland
- 2001 Dipoli, Espoo 10-12.8.2001 N.Robin Crossby Tuomas Pirinen (FIN)
- 2000 Dipoli, Espoo 4-6.8.2000 Steve Jackson Richard Dansky
- 1999 Dipoli, Espoo 20-22.8.1999 Mike Pondsmith Rick Priestley
- 1998 Dipoli, Espoo 24-26.7.1998 Ray Greer Mark Rosewater
- 1997 Paasitorni, Helsinki 1-3.8.1997 Greg Costikyan
- 1996 Paasitorni, Helsinki 2-4.8.1996 Tom Dowd Andy Chambers
- 1995 Messukeskus (Fair Center), Helsinki 12-13.8.1995 Sandy Petersen
- 1994 Paasitorni, Helsinki 6-7.8.1994 Steve Jackson