GameCon at House on the Hill · est. 2021
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GameCon at House on the Hill
A free board game night in NW Portland. Bi-weekly Saturdays since 2021. Hop in the Discord and we'll see you there.
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The venue

A house, and then some.

Nine play spaces across three floors. The main floor is mostly open, so games and conversation flow between rooms. The basement gets loud, the second floor stays quiet.

Each space has its own personality, and its own kind of game. Wander a bit and you'll find yours.

9
Play spaces
3
Floors
100+
Seats
2
Cats
Basement
Theater Room
Two tables, plus karaoke after 9

Two game tables most of the night. Around 9 PM it usually converts to karaoke, so games here are best earlier in the evening (or if you're staying for karaoke too).

Blue Room
The one with a door that closes

Great for games that need a quiet space with a shut door. Run your one-shots here, or set up a larger board game without the foot traffic.

Basement Common Room
Big groups, loud games

Three large tables and one huge one (a pool table with a ping pong top), great for big group games and being loud. Home of the Crokinole board too.

First floor
Living Room
Party central

Party games happen here all night, sometimes several at once. The room flows into the kitchen, so it's the loudest part of the main floor.

Kitchen Table
Closest to the food

Close to whatever's on the potluck counter. Great for more party games or a tight four-person board game while you graze.

Front Game Room
The most coveted table in the house

The most gamey game table in the house lives here. Claim it quick, because everyone wants it, and it's taken all night long.

Second floor
Aquarium Room [real name TBD]
Two tables and a comfy couch

Two tables that work great for 4-to-6 player board games, plus a sweet comfy couch for when you're not actively playing. Lower-key than the main floor.

Unicorn Room
The super secret cold one

Always cold, allegedly because of unicorn magic. Two folding tables joined into one giant table for almost any 8-player board game. Great for making people wonder where the heck you disappeared to.

The Office
Kevin's mad lab

If you know, you know. The cool kids hang out here, where there's just enough room to play a casual 4-player board game.

Around the house

Other spaces to find.

1st floor
The kitchen
Where the food lives

Come load up. Don't be shy. All those dips we leave can't be healthy for Kevin.

Basement
The Drink Fridge
Everything except water

Water lives upstairs. Everything else is down here, right outside the Theater Room. You can't miss it.

Basement
The Crokinole Table
Fun, sandy, harder than it looks

At the bottom of the basement stairs. If you know, you know. If you don't, you'll find out. Takes real skill to master. If Kevin's playing, be on his team.

Basement
The Arcade Cabinet
Hundreds of games on tap

Lives in the Basement Common Room. A good place to reset after a board game ends, especially if you'd rather not help with the cleanup.

Every floor
Restrooms
One per floor

There's one on each floor. We keep meaning to draw a map. For now, just look around.