About Arkham Con ’25
Arkham Con ’25 was a 4-day gaming convention for fans of Arkham Horror: The Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. The con was organized by a group of gaming enthusiasts brought together through a mutual love of the game and the community that has grown around it.
In previous years, we congregated at the much-loved BusterCon, organized by the MythosBusters. When they announced that they were taking a break and there would be no BusterCon in 2025, we knew how much its absence would be felt by the community. We decided to band together and put on a community-run convention to continue providing spaces for people to gather and celebrate their love for the game.
Arkham Con ’25 took place September 11–14, 2025 at the GameZenter in Roseville, Minnesota.
Arkham Con ’25 featured four days of Arkham Horror: The Card Game epic multiplayer and standalone scenarios, with Saturday featuring a twelve-hour Ironman speedrun of (Return to) The Path to Carcosa. Sunday was a free-for-all where people played a wide variety of games, including the Arkham Horror RPG
Act 1
Thursday, September 11, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am | Con open |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Check-in |
| 10:30 am – 1:30 pm | Limited table epic multiplayer |
| 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Limited table epic multiplayer |
| 5:30 pm – 8:15 pm | Charity Blob |
| 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm | Arkham pub trivia |
| 10:00 pm | Con close |
Act 2
Friday, September 12, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am | Con open |
| 10:30 am – 1:30 pm | Limited table epic multiplayer |
| 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Limited table epic multiplayer |
| 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm | When the World Screamed — an epic multiplayer scenario by The Beard |
| 8:45 pm – 10:00 pm | Dev panel & live podcast recording |
| 10:00 pm | Con close |
Curtain Call
Saturday, September 13, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am | Con open |
| 10:00 am – 10:00 pm | (Return to the) Path to Carcosa Ironman |
| 10:00 am – 10:00 pm | Open gaming for those not Ironmanning |
| 10:00 pm | Con close |
The Afterparty
Sunday, September 14, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am | Con open |
| 10:00 am – 6:00 pm | Open gaming — Arkham and beyond |
| 6:00 pm | Con close |
Arkham Con ’25 Swag
Here’s some of the swag attendees received:
Plus printed copies of Parallel Lola, Film Fatale promo cards, and Film Fatale posters as special gifts from FFG!
Friday Evening Showcase Event
Arkham Con ’25 featured the world premiere of a new epic multiplayer scenario by The Beard, When the World Screamed. Inspired by the Arthur Conan Doyle short story of the same name, When the World Screamed finds your investigators embarking on an expedition to drill to the center of the Earth! But what will they discover, and will they prove the wild assertions of the expedition lead that something is alive down there? Enter the elevator, ride it down to the machinery, and find out what happens when the world screams!
Con attendees got the first ever chance to play this scenario, experiencing it in epic multiplayer mode Friday evening. In addition, every attendee received a copy in their swag bag to take home. Huge thanks to The Beard for creating this epic experience for the con!
The scenario, which also offers a single group mode, is now available for download on Mysterious Chanting and for PnP through MakePlayingCards on Inexorable Fate.
What people were saying about Arkham Con ’25:
If you missed the con, make sure to check out some of our favorite people talking about the event:
Listen to Arkham Con’s own Head Librarian Chad moderate the Friday night panel at Arkham Con ’25 with FFG devs Duke, Nick, and Reid:
See photos from Arkham Con ’25:
Want to get in touch?