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🗺️ The DARECon 2026 map is here! 😍 Our official convention map, beautifully illustrated by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social, is ready to explore! Find Board Gaming, The Heron’s Perch TTRPG space, Wargaming, Family Area, Play & Win, vendors & more! 📅 17–18 Oct 📍 Osprey Hotel, Naas #DARECon2026

Putting Maestro through its paces before the DARECon Play and Win this weekend. Da Vinci and Michelangelo go head-to-head in this Renaissance brain-burner. A huge thanks to Board&Dice for their support! Sign up to our Learn-to-Play on Aftergame here: aftergame.app/events/7281d...

A huge thank you to @wehrlegig.games for supporting our Play and Win with the one and only John Company: Second Edition. A game like no other, you and the other players will wrestle for control of the East India Trading Company, as you are forced to reckon with the evils it wrought upon India.

The glamorous side of convention organising…😅 Punching, sorting and prepping hundreds of lanyards ready for DARECon this weekend! We’re getting close now. 🎲 #darecon2026

🌲 A small village in Éiru lives by two rules: Stay where someone can see you. And no matter what… don’t go into the trees. The villagers are afraid - and now they’ve asked for your help. @thedreadeddm.bsky.social brings The Trees to DARECon 2026! 🪑 Save your seat: aftergame.app/events/3b03f...

🌱 From little acorns... At Bord an Dearcáin - The Game Designer's Table, you can sit down with Irish game designers, try prototypes and upcoming releases, and give your feedback directly to the people creating them. 🎲 Find Bord an Dearcáin at DARECon 2026 📅 17–18 October | Osprey Hotel, Naas

Dice Sized Tales C2 continues at 7:30PM GMT+1. Alliances are tested as the pressure builds aboard the USCSS Cronus, but Oliver has cut ties and made a break for the Sotillo. Just what plans has he in motion and is it too late for the crew to stop him? www.twitch.tv/emerald_coll...

I love supporting local conventions. Can't wait to hang out with you guys that weekend

The last great city is dying. Beyond the woods, there may still be hope. 🌳 Play @oldoakgames.bsky.social’s Irish-myth-inspired TTRPG Beyond the Woods: Dead Wood at DARECon. 🎲 D&D 5E | 3–5 players | 12+ 📍 The Heron’s Perch 🗓️ 17–18 Oct Reserve via Aftergame. #DARECon2026 #TTRPG

🎲 Vendor Reveal: Rebel Dice! Delighted to announce that Cork-based Rebel Dice are joining us at DARECon 2026, with handmade & curated dice, from resin and metal to glass sets, oversized D20s and more! Come find your next favourite set!! 📅 17–18 Oct 📍 Osprey Hotel, Naas #DARECon2026 #rebeldice

More lovely Play & Win goodness!!! Thank you so much to @leder.games for supporting us again this year! Really means a lot! ☺️ #darecon #darecon2026 #play&win

Tabletop RPGs have a dedicated home at DARECon 2026. Welcome to The Heron’s Perch: two days of adventures, new systems, experienced GMs and stories waiting to be told. Individual game reveals start now. #DARECon2026 #TTRPG

And the great games keep coming!! 🎲 💪 DARECon Play & Win continues to grow with help from the lovely folks at @allplay.bsky.social !! Huge thanks to @azkadorkablegamer.bsky.social and team at @allplay.bsky.social for their support, can’t wait to get these titles to the table at DARECon 2026! 🍁🧡

⚔️ PARTNER REVEAL! ⚔️ We’re delighted to welcome Eastern Fringe Gaming Club as DARECon 2026’s official wargaming partner! Expect demos, miniature painting, campaign storytelling and Sunday’s Warhammer 40K narrative event! Tickets @ darecon.ie Programme @ aftergame.app/events/539bb...

Another amazing Play & Win title has arrived at the DARECon doorstep, this time from our lovely friends at @czechgames.com 🤍❤️💙 #darecon2026 #czechgamesedition

Our lovely poster and flyers have arrived!! Keep your eyes peeled for them out in the wild soon! #darecon #darecon2026

Join us tonight at 8PM GMT+1 for another episode of ‘EC Spotlight’. Tonight Dave will be chatting with Declan, the mind behind @d8dungeon.bsky.social about the group’s origins, their many achievements and of course D8 DungeonDrive 2026! Join us later on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/emerald_coll...

If you missed our chat with Kevin & Luca from @darecon.bsky.social you can catch the VOD on our YouTube channel now! We spoke about the convention’s origins, what the organisers learned from their first outing and what we can expect from a bigger and better DareCon 2026. youtu.be/uzEzpT7U_Zo?...

We’re so grateful to @emeraldcollective.bsky.social to have been asked to help them kick off their new EC Spotlight series! Was great to get the word out about DARECon - October can’t come quickly enough!!

First DARECon 2026 Play & Win titles have just landed!! An enormous thank you to the amazing folks at @stonemaiergames.com for their continued support of DARECon! ❤️ 🍁

Join us at 8PM GMT+1 as we sit down with the organisers of Kildare’s newest TTRPG @darecon.bsky.social as part of our new series ‘EC Spotlight’. GM Dave will chat with Kev & Luca about the origins of DareCon, what to expect this year and who you might see at the con. www.twitch.tv/emerald_coll...

Join us on Tuesday as we kick off our new show ‘EC Spotlight’ where we shine a light on some of the most hard working and wonderful creators we know! On Tuesday we meet the awesome folks at @darecon.bsky.social Join Dave as he chats to Kev & Luca about Kildare’s newest gaming convention!

DARECon looks good craic so I’ll be attending this year, playing some games, having a pint with @oldoakgames.bsky.social. What else should I look out for? Anyone else planning to go?

We’re incredibly proud to unveil the official DARECon 2026 poster, illustrated by the exceptionally talented @dyllboy.bsky.social A huge thanks to Dylan for creating another incredible piece to represent DARECon, bringing together all strands of Tabletop! #DARECon2026 #supportartists #humanmade

So excited to share our Official 2026 DARECon poster by artist @dyllboy.bsky.social tonight! It’s a whopper and we couldn’t be prouder!!! 🎃

#DARECon2026 is now live on the @aftergame.app platform! 🎲 Browse the programme now at aftergame.app/groups/darec... To reserve seats, join waitlists, and submit games, You'll need a private link to join the event - included with every DARECon 2026 ticket! Get yours now at darecon.ie!

We’re delighted to welcome Life Credit Union back as a Gold Sponsor of DARECon 2026! 💚 Their support helped make our very first convention possible, and we’re incredibly grateful to have them with us again as we grow into a full weekend event. Thank you for believing in our community!

DARECon arrives on @aftergame.app this Friday at 6pm! Browse the first wave of games and events, with more added regularly in the weeks ahead. Download the app now - you won’t see DARECon until it goes live on Friday. #DARECon2026 #Aftergame

We’ll be at the Barretstown Big Picnic on Sunday 16 August! Stop by to discover modern board games, learn something new, and say hello to the DARECon team. We’re proud to support this fantastic fundraiser for barretstown.org ❤️ #BoardGames #DARECon #BigPicnic #Barretstown

🇮🇪 We’re delighted to welcome @cilldaralegaeilge.bsky.social back as a Silver Sponsor of DARECon 2026! Their support helps us celebrate gaming through the Irish language, including the debut of our Irish Language Table. Go raibh míle maith agaibh! 💚 #DARECon2026 #Gaeilge

Richard “Rahdo” Ham is coming to DARECon 2026! 🎲 One of tabletop's most recognisable creators, Rahdo will be with us for a weekend of gaming! He’ll be accompanied by his wife, Jenefer Ham of GamerGlass, who’ll be bringing along her beautiful handmade glass gaming accessories. #Rahdo #DARECon2026

📢 Vendor applications for DARECon 2026 are now open! Join us at the Osprey Hotel, Naas, on 17–18 October for Ireland’s newest tabletop gaming convention. Applications close 23 August, 5PM. Apply here: forms.gle/yU5NghxqnXMs... #DARECon2026 #BoardGames #TabletopGaming

Can you guess who’s joining DARECon 2026? 👀 Here’s your only clue… Drop your predictions below! 🎲 The full announcement lands tomorrow! #DARECon

We’re excited to welcome both @oldoakgames.bsky.social and @emeraldcollective.bsky.social back to DARECon 2026! 🎲 Expect 30+ RPG sessions, a dedicated RPG area, live plays, panels, workshops and many more fantastic GMs still to be announced! #DARECon #TTRPG

We’re delighted to welcome Old Oak Games as a major supporter of DARECon 2026! Their support is helping us create our first dedicated Tabletop RPG Area, with dozens of RPG sessions planned across the weekend. More announcements soon! 🍂🎲 #DARECon #oldoakgames #TTRPG

Every DARECon starts long before the doors open. Behind the scenes we’re finalising sponsors, confirming guests, planning hundreds of gaming sessions and working to make this our biggest convention yet. More announcements are coming very soon! 🎲 #DARECon #TabletopGames #Kildare

The Sopherone Saga continues on Friday with GM Dave. With Scales’ sister Vereth returned from her petrified state, she may hold answers from aeons past. But it seems that the presence of a Dragonborn in the Drakewar Forest has awoken an ancient evil. www.twitch.tv/emerald_coll...

We are pumped!! We are all set up for Gen Con with @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social so find us at the giant mouth! Room 126. Booth 1555.

Ink Ribbon just passed 2,000 followers on Backerkit! Thank you to the shambling hordes who have already joined us - and we still have over 7 weeks before we go live! If you want to learn more about Ink Ribbon, our new survival horror #ttrpg, just click here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...

DARECon 2026 is getting bigger. More space. More games. More gamers. We’re expanding into even more of the Osprey Hotel, with dedicated areas for RPGs, miniature wargaming and more. More exciting announcements are coming this week, including Aftergame, our platform partners for DARECon 2026. 👀

Hello, Bluesky! 👋 We’re DARECon, Kildare’s tabletop gaming convention. Join us this October in Naas for two days of board games, tabletop RPGs, miniature wargaming, family gaming and much more. We’re looking forward to becoming part of the tabletop community here! darecon.ie