SNAFU Con
Sierra Nevada Anime Fans Unite!
SNAFU Con is an anime convention in the Reno/Sparks area of Nevada. Friday, October 31st through Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 in The Reno-Sparks Convention Center, 4590 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502
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Programming
2025 Tabletop List
| Open MTG Commander League | Come take a breather, play some Commander, and win a couple prizes. This open commander league will run the length of the convention. | |
| Learn to Play: Magic The Gathering | New to Magic, New to Card games? Learn the basics in between a panel or two. | |
| Learn to Play: Shadowverse Evolve | Want to expand your card game knowledge, come learn how to play SVE | |
| Learn to Play: UniVersus | Want to expand your card game knowledge, come learn how to play UniVersus | |
| Learn to Play: Riftbound | Want to expand your card game knowledge, come learn how to play Riftbound | |
| Final Fantasy Magic Draft | Come draft one of the best sets of the year with Final Fantasy, no experience required. Make some decks and win some packs. | |
| All Day Open Play | Need a break from the con? Or do you just really love board games? Stop by Tabletop at any time and play something! We will have a library of a variety games, so feel free to try out any that we have! | |
| 5e Character Creation Workshop | Want to learn how to create a D&D 5e character? Or maybe you want to learn how to optimize your current character? Whatever your fantasy, TheAcademy is here to help it come true. Stop by any time and spend some time building your perfect character. | |
| Gorewood USA, 1985 | It’s the day before Halloween and while you and some fellow students are in detention all hell breaks loose. Literally. Zombie cheerleaders, a possessed mascot, and a necromancer are all part of the plan of Chem Tech's ghoulish plan to level the town for a new factory. It's going to be a spook of a time. A heavily Dungeons and Dragons 5E-inspired homebrew trilogy set in the time of dolphin shorts, big hair, and cassette tapes. A level 5 role-playing adventure. Pre-made thematic characters will be provided. | |
| The Sunken Choir | When a shipwrecked crew vanishes into the depths, the adventurers are hired to investigate a ruined cathedral beneath the sea. Armed with magic to breathe underwater, they descend into an alien world of darkness, pressure, and haunting beauty. This is a 4-hour level 5 adventure. Premade Characters will be available but we encourage you to bring your own. Character Creation will be also available 1 hour before game. | |
| Murder at Blackthorn Manor | On a storm-lashed night, the adventurers find themselves guests at Blackthorn Manor, home to the wealthy and despised Lord Alaric Blackthorn. What begins as a tense dinner among nobles, soldiers, priests, and scholars quickly turns grim when Alaric collapses at the head of the table — poisoned. Trapped inside, the adventurers must investigate the manor’s shadowed halls, interview nervous suspects, and uncover hidden motives before the killer strikes again. This Is a 4 hour level 5 Adventure, Premade Characters will be available but we encourage you to bring your own. Character Creation will be also available 1 hour before game. Written by DM Redwolf. | |
| The Fallen Shrine of Korthun | Long ago, the shrine of Korthun — once devoted to a forgotten god of stone — was buried in a quake and lost to memory. Now, strange lights flicker in the hills and villagers vanish in the night. The quake has split open the earth again, exposing the shrine’s entrance. To save the region, the adventurers must brave the shrine’s traps, fight its corrupted guardians, and stop a necromancer’s ritual before he awakens a power too great to contain. This Is a 4-hour level 5 adventure. Premade Characters will be available but we encourage you to bring your own. Character Creation will be also available 1 hour before game. Written by DM Redwolf. | |
| The Final Fantasy 14 RPG | In this introductory story for the Final Fantasy XIV Tabletop RPG, four heroes come together to face a threat to all of Eorzea. Can your party end the machinations of an ambitious Garlean general? This is a tabletop gaming session for four players and suitable for beginners. Class sheets, dice and accessories are provided. | |
| Paint and Take | Take a rest and focus on the small details with our Take and Paint table. Minis are available. | |
| Magic the Gathering Regional Qualifying Championship 2025-2026 Round 2 | SNAFU Con 2025 is proud to host the second round of Regional Championship Qualifiers for Magic the Gathering, sponsored by Kobold's Keep. This round is open play, so anyone can come play to try to win an invitation to the next level of competition. All games are Standard, so bring along your best deck! | |
| Call of Cthulhu (Mail-Order Bribe) | Step into a world of mystery, investigation, and creeping unease in this Call of Cthulhu session for 4–6 players. No experience is required—just a curious mind and a willingness to face the strange. Mail-Order Bribe (Call of Cthulhu: Gaslight): Boston, Massachusetts, December 1922. With the turn of a post office box key, investigators are pitted in a deadly game of snake and mouse against a soul-stealing entity and a Southern belle who is so much more than she appears. | |
| Call of Cthulhu (Crossing Guard) | Step into a world of mystery, investigation, and creeping unease in this Call of Cthulhu session for 4–6 players. No experience is required—just a curious mind and a willingness to face the strange. Crossing Guard (Call of Cthulhu: Modern): Oddball mythvestigators gathered by eccentric lore expert, Mr. Ed, attend conventions to disguise their exploration of mythos rumors. In November 2025, they meet under cover of SNAFUCon in Reno, Nevada by day and hunt for a cemetery-lurking mythos creature by night. | |