🏨 Hotel Blocks Are Closing SOON — Book Now! If you're planning to stay near the convention, this is your friendly (urgent!) reminder that our hotel room blocks are about to close: Embassy Suites Kansas City–Overland Park — Block closes June 16 (that's less than a week away!), 10601 Metcalf Ave., just 1.1 miles from the convention center. Book here: https://group.embassysuites.com/rgai0d Sheraton Overland Park — Block closes June 25, 6100 College Boulevard, right on the conve

By Brendan Howard Almost every board game, miniature game, and tabletop role-playing game played at the KantCon Tabletop Gaming Convention July 16-19 at the Overland Park Convention Center will involve a select group of people: whoever’s at the table at that moment. Grab a board game from the library, sign up for an RPG at a particular time, or wrangle up some strangers or friends to kill some time with a card game you’ve bought from the vendors: There’s your crew for the gam

By Brendan Howard Every year, brave, excited vendors at KantCon pack up their cars, vans, and trailers and shlep merchandise dozens or hundreds of miles to show off their stuff to attendees. Employees of 2026 KantCon sponsor TableTop Game and Hobby, however, only need to make a small trek: Their brick-and-mortar store is just three miles away from this year’s convention July 16-19 at the Overland Park Convention Center. “Yes, I run the friendly local game shop,” said Walter S