We’d like to take this opportunity to announce our prospective show dates for the 2021 calendar, and before we do, we want to be completely clear about why we’re announcing them now, and how the global COVID-19 situation impacts our plans in the coming year. If a game is part of the Rising Showcase, it's because we believe the title stands out from the crowd in gameplay, entertainment, or inventiveness regardless of which genres you favor. We’re announcing our dates now to help partners plan for the upcoming year on how they might attend as well as provide a chance to start conversations about how to bring attendees, panelists, exhibitors, and our broader community together with these events that are 7 months away. REGISTRATION IS NOW PAUSED UNTIL PAX BEGINS - If you would like a seat at an open table, please head to the RPG HQ & Library (Room 108), where each of. The PAX Rising Showcase sponsored by Kickstarter, is an intensely curated collection of games selected by the PAX Team and highlighted on the show floor. ![]() Our rationale: with things being this complicated, why not tell everyone all at once? Safety is always our highest priority, and we want to put these shows on for you and in a way that still feels like a PAX, but these things require runway. Let’s just say the quiet part out loud: if COVID-19 remains a major barrier to safely gathering at one of our shows, we won’t do it or we will take it virtual. As much as we miss, even crave, the togetherness and magic of a PAX, we will not put attendees, exhibitors, or our guests at risk for the sake of an event if things aren’t on the up and up. Now, on to the good news! If things progress positively then there’s a good chance that we would be able to put on live events in the summer and later half of the year. PAX West will take place September 3 - 6, 2021 PAX East will take place June 3 - 6, 2021 In that optimistic scenario our new event calendar for 2021 will be: ![]() PAX Unplugged will take place December 10 - 12, 2021 PAX Aus will take place October 8 - 10, 2021 With a mixture of events taking place over the weekend, participants will be able to find games to play, tournaments to compete in, as well as panels to visit. Unfortunately, because of what would have been the prospective timeline in early next year we won’t be able to put together a PAX South in 2021, but we look forward to bringing it back for you in 2022. PAX Unplugged, as the resultant show, is a celebration of tabletop, taking place in Philadelphia US from Friday 10th December 2021 to Sunday 12th December 2021.
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