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PHILADELPHIA — Oct 12, 2022 — PAX Unplugged, the most attended tabletop gaming convention on the East Coast, returns to the Philadelphia Convention Center from Friday, Dec. 2, through Sunday, Dec. 4, once again reuniting tens of thousands of members of the board and card game communities from across the world.
ReedPop and Penny Arcade welcome McElroy Brothers Travis and Griffin to deliver the Storytime Keynote at the Main Theater on Friday, Dec. 2, at 10:30 am ET. Most famous for the array of pop culture podcasts they have created including My Brother, My Brother and Me, Til Death Do Us Blart, and The Adventure Zone, the brothers were part of the founding team of entertainment site Polygon, voice actors in an array of animated projects including DreamWorks’ Trolls World Tour, Cartoon Network’s Clarence, Disney’s Big City Greens, and more.
Visit fan-favorite tabletop developers and publishers allowing fans to go hands-on with their latest and hottest upcoming releases including The Pokemon Company, Games Workshop, developers and publishers of the legendary Catan games Catan Studio, creator of the strategic phenomenon Gloomhaven and its sequel Frosthaven Cephalofair, and many more.
Experience both beloved and unannounced independent board games, role playing games, miniatures, and card games with a massive show floor populated by Direwolf Digital, Queen Games, Northstar Games, Lucky Duck Games, Smirk & Dagger, Portal Games, and Alderac Entertainment (AEG), among others.
PAX Unplugged attendees can count on a weekend brimming with excitement, with expert panels from popular content creators, personalities, and top tabletop game creators in the industry, as well as special play testing opportunities through Unpub, community meetups where fans can safely make new friends, and freeplay areas filled with countless classic and modern tabletop games.
“While all kinds of games are capable of bringing us together, board and tabletop games are capable of connecting people in a special way that some other games can’t,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder, Penny Arcade. “We’re excited to safely bring everyone back to The City of Brotherly Love with our health and safety requirements set in place for the wellbeing of the tabletop and Philadelphia communities."
For the safety of every participant, including attendees, exhibitors, guests and staff, PAX Unplugged 2022 will require all attendees to show proof of vaccination and attendees must wear face coverings at all times. For more information, please see the official health and safety guidelines.
Three-day badges for PAX Unplugged 2022 are on sale right now for $78, while individual Friday, Saturday, and Sunday badges are priced at $37 each. Sunday Kids Day badges are also available at $12 for kids 7-12.
For badge purchasing, travel info, event schedules, FAQs, and more, check out the PAX Unplugged website, and follow PAX on Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram.
About PAX
PAX, or Penny Arcade Expo, is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world's leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010, making it the two largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade established PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop focused show, held in Philadelphia.
About ReedPop
ReedPop is a boutique group within RX – one of the world’s leading events organizers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events across the globe as well as a full service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localized audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America and Europe, including: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), Star Trek Missions and more. In addition to organizing and managing events, ReedPop also runs and operates the Gamer Network and its portfolio of leading gaming websites including Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun and GamesIndustry.Biz. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based, globally focused group of professionals that are uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion.
About Penny Arcade
Penny Arcade has been the world’s most popular webcomic for over 20 years, with over 3.5 million readers. Started in 1998 in the living room of Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins, it has grown into a media empire encompassing multiple beloved properties such as Lookouts, Automata, and beloved D&D live-play series Acquisitions Incorporated. Penny Arcade was responsible for the creation of Child’s Play, a gaming charity that has raised over $45 million dollars for children across the world. They are also the founders of PAX, the number one consumer gaming festival in North America, with hundreds of thousands of loyal visitors every year.