Vendors and Designers

Game-itoba is excited to partner with so many different companies as part of our event, here is a sneak peak of the vendors and designers who you can find at our event!

Marquee Vendors

A massive thank-you to our Marquee vendors. Without them our event simply would not be possible.

ÎLO – a leading figure for over 30 years in the Canadian toy and game industry, ÎLO is a Quebec-based distribution company founded in Montreal. ÎLO distributes a wide range of products, from toys to board games for all ages.

ÎLO, it’s the joy of playing together.

A Muse N Games – is your friendly local game store specializing in card games, role playing games and board games as well as locally made fantastic creations. We share our love of tabletop gaming by providing an exceptional retail experience and a welcoming place for people to share their hobbies with others through organized play.

Game Knight Games and Cool Stuff – Winnipeg’s source for all your tabletop gaming needs. Featuring the city’s largest selection of board games, we have a huge gaming capable of holding more than 50 people, plus additional smaller more intimate rooms. We rent board games, have a huge selection of used games, and an amazing selection of miniatures paints and supplies. Some of the brands we carry include: Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Magic the Gathering, WarHammer, Pokemon, Chessex Dice, Wizkids and Reaper miniatures, and too many board game titles to mention!

McNally Robinson – an independent bookseller with excellent board game and RPG section, committed to the values of community bookselling, and determined to present an alternative to corporate-chain bookstores.

Victory Pints – is here to quench your thirst for board games. We strive to have the best variety of board games in stock, and we are happy to order in anything you are looking for. Our shop is conveniently located less than 5 minutes away from the convention, down Henderson at the corner of Hespleler Ave. Come check it out!

Table Sponsors

The following companies were generous enough to support multiple games tables at our convention, please consider supporting them and if you do, let them know how you heard about them and thank them for their generous support.

  • Across the Board – A game store and cafe in Winnipeg’s Exchange District seconds away from Main Street.

Vendors

  • Blacks Sideshow features the artwork of Stephan Black an award-winning queer Canadian artist. A staple at cons of all sorts for years with a unique and memorable style Stephan Black has been the Artist Guest of Honour at Wild Prairie Fur Con 2023 in Winnipeg Manitoba. Nerdy humour and liminal fantasy with a pinch of nostalgia for a time that never was Black’s Sideshow provides visual entertainment for fandom fans, geeks and fine furry folks who delight in the unexpected humour of life.
  • Compose Dreams Games is both the publisher of Simple Superheroes and the Unleashed Engine and a purveyor of multi-publisher Canadian RPG Marketplace.
  • Firby Creations, offering handmade goods inspired by a love of table-top gaming,  epic fantasy and steampunk: hand poured resin dice, foam craft terrain, leather goods such as dice pouches, rolling trays, notebooks and more!
  • Interlake 3D Printing currently specialize in printing table top gaming and display models. However we also offer custom printing services. If you can provide the file I can try to print it!
  • Manitoba Tabletop Designers Group, a community of tabletop game designers across RPG, board and card games! We showcase local talent and local products created right here in Manitoba. Come check out our booth and support some local talent and join the group if you have ever wanted to create a game yourself!
  • North Lake Leather will be joining us with a selection of Leather dice bags, dice trays, 3D printed dice towers, dragons, keychains and bookmarks!
  • Two Nerdy Minds a 3D printing company on a quest to upgrade nerdy pastimes! Whether it’s strategizing the next big victory, rolling for initiative, or celebrating a favourite fandom, we craft pieces that level up the experience—specializing in board game upgrades like tokens and replacement cases. Custom requests are always welcome, and we love bringing new ideas to life.  

Local Designers

As always we are excited to support the local tabletop games design community, expect to see these designers out on the game floor demonstrating, promoting and selling their games.

  • C.J.R.R. Penner Productions – a passionate game developer and fantasy writer working on the Arcane Dominion TTRPG project, which is designed to give players the freedom to customize their characters through in-game Training. Find rulebooks, stories, quests, items, characters, and more to add to your world of adventure!
  • Bardic Inspirations – DM Lytha, a professional DM and Community manager for Elite Adventures will be joining us to run a number of their game modules for both D&D 5e and indie systems over the convention weekend!
  • Glass Jar Games – Whether it’s facing a friend head-to-head or bringing a party to the next level, we’ve got games for you.
  • GMB Chomichuk is an award-winning writer and illustrator whose work has appeared in comics, graphic novels, books, role-playing games, film, television and theatre. They will be the games room running Danger in the Details games all weekend.
  • Q4ia is a company focused on creating fun, memorable experiences for people of all ages through our tabletop games, reviews, tutorials, printables, and more! Come check out the medley of their own games and favourites from other publishers through the weekend.
  • Trapped Chest is a Manitoba based developer/publisher owned and operated by Jed Doerksen that produces board games and TTRPGs. While we have physical games available we also promote accessibility by ensuring that our games have a free digital version, so those living in poverty can still afford to play.
  • Valor & Villainy, creators of Lludwick’s Labyrinth, Minions of Mordak and Antagonists Arsenal will be with us all weekend!

Special Thanks!

We would also like to extend our appreciation to The Army Painter who have very graciously donated paints, brushes and supplies for our paint & take table. If you have ever wanted to dip your toe into painting the lovely miniatures in your board games the Speedpaint range is a great way to shade and highlight in just one coat.

And last, but very much not least, our ongoing thanks to

  • scorpiusoka7 who not only designed our fabulous logo but a lot of the graphics and layouts we use.
  • WinSFA for their ongoing support and partnership.