CoastalCon 2026: Beaufort, South Carolina (December 12-13)

CoastalCon is a small wargaming convention originally started in 2020 (yep, poor timing!).  The convention is generally aimed at indie-developed games or smaller wargames...but it open to any kind of gaming/event.

 

While it had a rough few years, including missing out on 2025 entirely, 'Mac', the guy behind it has brought it back for 2026.

 

It is organized primarily through Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Coastalcon

 

This year it is being held on December 12th and 13th (Sat/Sun) at the Holiday Inn & Suites Beaufort - located at 2225 Boundary Street, Beaufort, South Carolina.

 

It's generally around $20-25 to get access for both days, and is a great way to learn about wargaming conventions.  No huge tournaments, no crowds of hundreds/thousands of people.  Attendance has been in the 30-70 range the past few years, and I'm looking to bump that a bit with some local guys.

 

People will be hosting lots of demo games on small tables for a variety of skirmish/wargames, etc. 

 

I'll be running Famine, Sword, & Fire, and likely Caverns, Crypts, & Catacombs - maybe Shoot N' Skedaddle if I feel up to it. 

Scrapheap: Files Updated to Version 1.2

 

An updated version of the digital contents for Scrapheap has been released.  This is Version 1.2 and should be available via Gamecrafter under your purchased products.

 

Version 1.2 Changes

• Appendix A: Changed price of Ganger and Gang Leaders
• Appendix B: Modified rules for Spear, Shield, Injector Pistol, Injector Rifle, Mesh Rifle, and 'Scattergun' trait.
• Appendix C: Changed skills under Gunfighter, Brutality, Nomad, Espionage and Scrap Hacker disciplines.
• Appendix D: Modified some NPCs due to change in skills.
• Appendix E: Modified Rocket Boots, Ammo-Feed Mechanism, Cybernetic Eye, Mindspike Inhaler, and Seismic Charge.  Added Mecha-Mandibles and Murder Drone - modified wording on some other items.
• Appendix G: Modified some campaign benefits for certain locations.
• Appendix H: Modified some scenario events, spoils, and rules for 'the creature'.
• Appendix J: Modified some pit-fighters due to new skills.
• Rulebook: Grammer/wording sweep.
• Rulebook: Modified Jumping/Climbing/Dropping/Swimming to be much more streamlined and easy.
• Rulebook: Revised 'On Guard' status to simplify and streamline.
• Rulebook: Added section regarding suppressing fire against adjacent/mounted Models.
• Rulebook: Clarified turrets default to 'aimed' fire.
• Rulebook: Modified rules for sentries to trigger alarms.