2025 PHOTO GALLERY

Every year Art tries to capture the vibe all around the convention. This year we captured about twice as many photos as in the past. With over 300 in attendance, that was a lot of photography over those amazing 4 days. Take a look at the gallery (it may take a few seconds to load, there are a ton of pictures of both the war games and all our hobby euro and thematic gaming! Plus some pics of the great tournaments like Pandemic in action. Click the photo below to jump over to the gallery.

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2026 is sure to sell out pretty quickly this year. We are still limited to 300 and we added almost 100 first timers this year alone, so be ready when we open up the official registration you won't want to wait ! Follow along now.

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Bring N Buy : Sell More - Buy More

Due to the great success of previous years game market, we are keeping the INCREASED number of items each seller can offer at the "Bring n' Buy" event on Saturday. You may now bring up to 25 games for sale. You will still need to fill out a "seller registration form" AND an "item form" for each one and they can be found on the bring n buy page. Games for sale should be kept in your room or vehicle until Saturday morning as there is very little room for storage prior to the Saturday sales event.

Open Gaming Convention

Everyone knows the best part about any con is the open gaming... countless hours of play, hundreds of games, a huge community of friendly people waiting for you to join them at the table. These are not just your grandma's old parcheesi boards... NBW opens its doors Thursday morning at 9:00am and runs through Sunday, 6:00pm  (some folks like to arrive on Wednesday night to get a little extra gaming in, either in their room or at the Crux. ) NBW is a friendly gathering of 200 to 300 gamers playing euro-games, war-games, heavy theme, cube pushers, social deduction, fillers, new releases, and gaming classics. There are no schedules or events to book, the whole convention is open/pickup gaming... and it really does pick up ! Start Wednesday night to hit the town, meet old or new friends, go grab a dinner at the Falls... and be ready to jump right in Thursday morning.

Gaming... Northern Style

You don't want to miss 4+ days of gaming just east of one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada. Book your stay, buy your pass, and game all weekend.

Niagara Boardgaming Weekend... 

• Amazingly affordable weekend or full convention passes
• Stay right in the hotel you will play in, no travel required at all
• Meet a group of gamers you will know by name
• It's like a mini-version of the Origins board room with a fraction of the cost and all the fun