About ConsimWorld Expo 2008

  • The Ultimate Gaming Experience — CSW Expo 2008, featuring MonsterGame.CON 8.0, has it all! The best and grandest games ever assembled, the most enthusiastic gamers and industry personalities coming together to celebrate the hobby, fantastic hotel accommodations and event facility, exhibitor showcase, seminars, game auction, flea market, breakfast speakers, TONS of door prizes, the ever-famous and free "bottomless" afternoon break station, and much more.
  • About MonsterGame.CON — The mission of MonsterGame.CON 8.0, a CSW Expo exclusive, is to provide a dedicated venue for one to participate in the monster game of their choosing. A single game title. With today's demanding schedule and responsibilities, many gaming enthusiasts find themselves hard-pressed to find the time or colleagues necessary to orchestrate such an ambitious multiplayer undertaking. Such desire is usually relegated to never-realized dreams, or result in games being played over a disjointed, extended period. But no more! ConsimWorld Expo delivers a truly memorable gaming experience, delivering the realization, "I finally got to play that game!"
  • Open-Gaming Nirvana — Not into monster gaming? Fret not! If open-gaming is more your speed (which is the case for nearly half our attendees), we have added a dedicated ballroom facility to cater to those unable to attend the entire event or preferring to partake in multiple open-gaming endeavours.
  • Expanded Floor Space — That's right, you read above correctly. We have added another ballroom to our venue. We were literally filled to the rafters last year, so we've added 3,000 SQUARE FEET of gaming space. For the first time ever, open-gaming and monster gaming now have their own dedicated ballrooms!
  • An Incredible Venue — Here's a short list of special activities you'll experience at ConsimWorld Expo: Evening Welcome Reception, Charles S. Roberts Award Nominee Announcement, Year in Review presentation, Game Demonstrations and Sneak Peeks, Special Gaming Events, Featured Playtest Sessions, Open-gaming, Breakfast After Action Reports, Flea Market Tables, Game Auction, Exhibitor Room, Door Prizes, and even more surprises in store for 2008!
  • Special Events Galore — Every year we host more than 30 special events, including our always popular Down in Flames Aces' Campaign and various playtest sessions hosted by participating publishers.
  • Register Today and Save! — Expo pricing is $95 for the full event, $50 for a 3-Day/Weekend Pass, or $20 for a single day (payable at the door). The event site is the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, one of Arizona’s premiere resorts in a prime location (also great for families), and we have secured an excellent guest package for all attendees (including complementary airport shuttle service). Double room accommodations are $139 per night ($129 for singles), including free buffet breakfast for two served during our entertaining breakfast seminar sessions. RSVP by calling Tempe Mission Palms, 800-547-8705 and mention this ConsimWorld event for these reduced rates, guaranteed through April 30.
  • A Who's Who List of Industry Personalities — We're just getting started, so expect to see this list grow! Game industry personalities scheduled to appear including Richard H. Berg, Gene Billingsley, Ty Bomba, John Butterfield, Christopher Cummins, Tony Curtis, Alan Emrich, Wray Ferrell, Bill Gibbs, Gary Graber, Mark Hinkle, Joseph Miranda, Gar Olmsted, Steve Rawling, Michael Resch, Mark Simonitch, Adam Starkweather, Jeff Tibbets, Vance von Borries, Ian Weir, Rick Young, Brian Youse, Joe Youst, and many more!
  • A Truly Memorable Gaming Experience — How’s this for an awe-inspiring atmosphere? Here’s a sampling of the monster game titles you will be able to choose from and may see played, many of which are grand out-of-print classics! Rest assured that countless smaller titles will be played as well.

    A Fearful Slaughter (MMP/The Gamers), A World at War (GMT), AETO (Decision), Ardennes '44 (GMT), Atlantic Wall (SPI), BAR Series: Zorndort/Kolin/Brandywine (COA), Campaign to Stalingrad (Rhino Games), DAK (MMP/Gamers), Duel for Kharkov (PWG), East Front Series (GMT), Empire in Arms (AH), Enemy at the Gates (MMP/Gamers), EuroFront II (Columbia), Flat Top (AH/Battleline), Guderian's Blitzkrieg II (MMP/Gamers), HASL Campaign (MMP), Highway to the Reich (SPI), Home Before The Leaves Fall (COA), Korsun Pocket (PWG), La Bataille series (COA), Operation Crusader (GDW), Operation Typhoon (SPI), Pacific War (Victory), Streets of Stalingrad (L2Design), Summer Storm (COA), The Longest Day (AH), The Next War (SPI), This Hallowed Ground (MMP/The Gamers), This Terrible Sound (MMP/The Gamers), Three Days of Gettysburg (GMT), Totaler Krieg! (DG), Vietnam (Victory), Wacht Am Rhein II (DG/SPI), War Between the States II (DG/SPI), War in Europe (DG/SPI), War in the Pacific (SPI), Wellington's Victory (SPI), World in Flames Deluxe (ADG), and many more!