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[[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/simucon-2022/ Indiegogo Campaign Link]]
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==Visitor Information==
The convention is typically held at the Sheraton Westport Chalet, located at 191 W Port Plaza Dr, St. Louis, MO 63146. Below are some nearby shops and other information for visitors. All distances calculated from the host hotel.

===Accommodations===
{| {{prettytable}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
! Name||Distance||Address||Link
|-
|'''Sheraton Westport Chalet (Official Hotel, Discounted Rate)''' || onsite || 191 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || [https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1636045437853&key=GRP Booking Link]
|-
|Sheraton Westport Plaza (Sister Hotel next to the Chalet) || onsite || 900 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || [https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlps-sheraton-westport-plaza-hotel-st-louis/ Booking Link]
|-
|Staybridge Suites || 0.3 miles || 25 Progress Pkwy, St. Louis, MO 63146 ||
|-
|Comfort Inn Suites || 0.7 miles || 12031 Lackland Rd., Saint Louis, MO, 63146 || [https://www.choicehotels.com/missouri/saint-louis/comfort-inn-hotels/mo608/rates?checkInDate=2022-08-03&checkOutDate=2022-08-79 Booking Link]
|-
|Residence Inn St. Louis Westport || 0.6 miles || 11918 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 || [https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlwr-residence-inn-st-louis-westport/ Booking Link]
|-
|Farfield Inn and Suites St. Louis Westport || 0.6 miles || 11918 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 || [https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlfw-fairfield-inn-and-suites-st-louis-westport/ Booking Link]
|-
|Courtyard by Marriott St. Louis Westport || 0.7 miles || 11888 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 || [https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlwp-courtyard-st-louis-westport-plaza/ Booking Link]
|-
|}

===Dining/Eating===
{| {{prettytable}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
! Name||Type||Distance||Address||Link
|-
| Drunken Fish || Sushi || onsite || 639 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || https://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop || Baja Tacos || onsite || 302 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || https://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| IMO's Pizza || Pizza || onsite || 318 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| Kobe Japanese Grill || Japanese/Hibachi || onsite || 645 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| McDonald's || Fast Food || onsite || 25 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| Paul Mineo's Trattoria|| Italian || onsite || 333 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| St. Louis Bread Company || Coffee/Sandwich/Soup || onsite || 147 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| Smoothie King || Smoothies || onsite || 324 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| Starbucks || Coffee || onsite || 111 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| Trainwreck Saloon|| American/Grill|| onsite || 314 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.westportstl.com/drinkdine
|-
| Dino's Deli||Mediterranean|| onsite || 314 West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://dinosdeli.us/
|-
| O'Fallon Brewery || Beer/American Food || 0.3 mi || 45 Progress Pkwy, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 || http://www.ofallonbrewery.com/
|-
| Giola's Deli || Sandwiches || 0.8 mi || 11855 Adie Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 || https://www.gioiasdeli.com/
|-
| Companion Bakery || Bakery/Sandwich || 1.2 mi || 2331 Schuetz Rd, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.companionbaking.com/
|}

===Off-Site Dining===
For attendees who want to explore St. Louis cuisine, local players recommend the following restaurants.
{| {{prettytable}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
! Name||Type||Distance||Address||Link
|-
| DD Mau || Vietnamese / Bao || 1.3 mi || 11982 Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 || http://www.ddmaustl.com/
|-
| Gobble STOP Smokehouse || BBQ Poultry || 2.8 mi || 1227 Castillon Arcade Plaza, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 || http://gobblestopsmokehouse.net/
|-
| Nudo House STL || Ramen / Japanese || 3.0 mi|| 11423 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63141 || http://nudohousestl.com/
|-
| Dave & Tony's || Premium Burgers || 3.2 mi|| 12766 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63146 || http://www.daveandtonys.com/
|-
| Nick & Elena's Pizzeria|| Pizza/Italian || 5.4 mi|| 3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114 || https://www.facebook.com/NICKnELENAS/
|-
| Sugarfire Smokehouse|| BBQ || 6.0 mi|| 9200 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132 || https://sugarfiresmokehouse.com/locations/mo-olivette/
|-
| Salt + Smoke || BBQ|| 9.0 mi|| 501 S Main St, St. Charles, MO 63301 || https://saltandsmokestl.com/
|-
| BEAST || BBQ || 17.1 mi || 4156 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 || https://beastbbqstl.com/
|-
| Pappy's Smokehouse || BBQ || 18.7 mi|| 3106 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63103 || https://www.pappyssmokehouse.com/
|-
| Bogart's || BBQ || 20.8 mi || 71627 S 9th St, St. Louis, MO 63104 || https://www.bogartssmokehouse.com/
|-
| Broadway Oyster Bar || Cajun|| 23.7 mi || 736 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102 || http://www.broadwayoysterbar.com/
|-
| Ted Drewes|| Famous local frozen custard || 21.6 mi || 6726 Chippewa, St. Louis, MO 63109 || http://teddrewes.com/
|-
| Bombay Food Junkies || Vegan Options || 5.2 mi || 3580 Adie Rd, St Ann, MO 63074 || https://www.bombayfoodjunkies.com/
|}

===Shopping/Groceries===
{| {{prettytable}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
! Name||Distance||Address||Link
|-
| Target || 5.9 mi || 12275 St Charles Rock Rd, Bridgeton, MO 63044 || [https://www.target.com/sl/bridgeton/12 website]
|-
| Costco || 13.3 mi || 200 Costco Way, St Peters, MO 63376 || [https://www.costco.com/warehouse-locations/st-peters-saint-peters-mo-382.html website]
|-
| Schnucks Dorsett (Grocery Store) || 1.5 mi || 2030 Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 || [https://locations.schnucks.com/mo-maryland-heights-117 website]
|-
| Gateway Newstands || onsite || 519 W Port Plaza Dr, St. Louis, MO 63146 || https://www.westportstl.com/specialty
|-
| Walgreens|| 1.6 mi|| 12509 Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 || [https://www.walgreens.com/locator/walgreens-12509+dorsett+rd-maryland+heights-mo-63043/id=9481 website]
|-
| BP Gas Station|| 0.3 mi || 11988 Westline Industrial Dr, St. Louis, MO 63146 ||
|-
| ALDI|| 2.6 mi || 11745 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 || [https://www.aldi.us/ website]
|-
| Trader Joe's || [https://goo.gl/maps/3aV8WLBakaB2 2.4 mi] || 11505 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141|| [https://locations.traderjoes.com/mo/creve-coeur/694/ website]
|-
| D&J Liquor || [https://goo.gl/maps/a6m73h9w4ynWnWqh8 1.5 mi] || 1914 McKelvey Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 ||
|}

===Attractions===

Most attractions are a 15-30 minute drive from the hotel. For tourism information, click here: https://explorestlouis.com/

{| {{prettytable}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
! Name||Description||Address||Link
|-
| The Gateway Arch ||Oh look, it's the Arch ||200 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102 || https://www.gatewayarch.com/
|-
| Busch Stadium ||Cardinals Baseball Stadium ||700 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102 || https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/ballpark
|-
| Forest Park ||Large public park, home to several free attractions ||5595 Grand Dr, St. Louis, MO 63112 || https://forestparkmap.org/
|-
| St. Louis Zoo ||Free zoo, located inside Forest Park ||Government Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110 || https://www.stlzoo.org/
|-
| St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station|| Opened Dec. 2019, the otters and spitting fish are worth the admission, skip the wheel || 201 S 18th St, St. Louis, MO 63103||https://www.stlouisaquarium.com/
|-
| St. Louis Art Museum ||Free art museum, located inside Forest Park ||1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110 || https://www.slam.org/
|-
| Creve Coeur Lake Park || [https://goo.gl/maps/7s9nUCbcyBM2 3.4 mi] from the hotel. Trails, kayak rentals, Go Ape || 13725 Marine Ave, St. Louis, MO 63146 || [https://www.stlouisco.com/Parks-and-Recreation/Park-Pages/Creve-Coeur website]
|-
| The Muny ||Outdoor theater, located inside Forest Park ||1 Theatre Dr, St. Louis, MO 63112 || https://muny.org/
|-
| Missouri Botanical Gardens ||Outdoor garden ||4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110 || http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/
|-
| Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery ||Main brewery, offers tours ||1200 Lynch St, St. Louis, MO 63118 || https://www.budweisertours.com/locations/st-louis-missouri.html
|-
| City Museum ||Architectural Anomaly/Interactive Art/Climbing Museum ||750 N 16th St, St. Louis, MO 63103 || https://www.citymuseum.org/
|-
| Grants Farm ||Free wildlife park with tram tours and free beer ||10501 Gravois Rd, St. Louis, MO 63123 || https://www.grantsfarm.com/home.html
|-
| The Butterfly House ||Indoor butterfly pavilion ||15193 Olive Blvd, Chesterfield, MO 63017|| http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/visit/family-of-attractions/butterfly-house.aspx
|-
| Science Center ||Kid-friendly interactive museum, includes IMAX and planetarium ||5050 Oakland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 || https://www.slsc.org/
|-
| Magic House ||Kid-friendly interactive museum, includes magic ||516 S Kirkwood Rd, St. Louis, MO 63122 || https://www.magichouse.org/
|-
| Fox Theatre ||Historic theater, offers tours ||527 NORTH GRAND BLVD., St. Louis, MO 63103 || https://www.fabulousfox.com/visit/tours
|-
| St. Louis Neighborhoods||Shopping/Nightlife/Exploring||Various || https://explorestlouis.com/things-to-do/neighborhoods/
|-
| Live Music Venues||St. Louis is known for its blues and jazz scene ||Various || https://explorestlouis.com/discover/st-louis-music-lovers/st-louis-live-music-venues/
|-
| Casinos||Gambling ||Various || https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g44881-Activities-c53-Saint_Louis_Missouri.html
|-
| Cahokia Mounds || Ruins of the largest prehistoric civilization north of Mexico, 30 min drive from hotel || 30 Ramey Street Collinsville, IL 62234 || https://cahokiamounds.org/
|}


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 14:16, 17 June 2022

SimuCon is the annual Simutronics convention held in St. Louis, Missouri.

The first SimuCon was in 1990, several years prior to DragonRealms' creation, and it was actually called GemCon (for Simutronics biggest game of the time GemStone).

The next SimuCon was in 1997 and was called SimuCon II. After that all SimuCons were named by the year they were held from SimuCon '98 through SimuCon 2007, though no SimuCon was held in 2006.

In 1999 a large number of players, led by GameMaster Treveri, started a player-run DragonRealms convention in Las Vegas called VegasCon. The first VegasCon was coincidentally scheduled the same weekend as a similar GemStone meeting in Las Vegas. After 1999 all VegasCons have been planned with both DragonRealms and GemStone at the same location.

Learn More

GemCon

  • Location: King Henry VIII (hotel closed)
  • Approximate Number in Attendance: 10
  • Memorable Events:
  • Memory Sites:

SimuCon II

SimuCon '98

SimuCon '99

  • Location: King Henry VIII (hotel closed)
  • Approximate Number in Attendance: 437 (162 DragonRealms)
  • Memorable Events: Duffy's Pub, Quavvy's Bar, Kygar Festival, Hero's Journey preview
  • Memory Sites:

SimuCon 2000

  • Location: King Henry VIII (hotel closed)
  • Approximate Number in Attendance:
  • Memorable Events:
  • Memory Sites:

SimuCon 2001

SimuCon 2002

SimuCon 2003

SimuCon 2004

SimuCon 2005

SimuCon 2007

  • Location:
  • Approximate Number in Attendance:
  • Memorable Events:
  • Memory Sites:

SimuCon 2014

  • Location: Sheraton Westport Chalet, St Louis, MO
  • Dates: August 6th-10th, 2014
  • Other Links:

Indiegogo Goodie Bag

SimuCon 2015

  • Location: Sheraton Westport Chalet, St Louis, MO
  • Dates: August 6th-9th, 2015.
  • Other Links:

Auction information

Item Details
Gore Voucher Allows for the gorification of one weapon.
Full Feature Alteration Voucher Read Feature Alteration for more info.
Forgebinding Voucher Good for 1 Forgebinding.
Treasure Hunter's Sack Contains four treasure maps with valid destinations.
Rebecho Voucher Good for three sessions of work (must be completed at the same time.) Read Rebecho for info.
beanbag homunculus Incredibly verby, worn, TAP-changing toy.
Custom Chakrel, Soulstone, or (50 mana) Cambrinth Voucher Any rares must be provided.
Shockwave Voucher Allows for the wind slash/stomp/shockwave effect to be added to one weapon. Enemy blow back w/damage. Effect is similar to spiked steel mace with a raccoon carved into its ebony handle and Ice-blue two-headed hammer marked with silver-inlaid lightning bolts.
Food Creating Voucher Allows for the food-creation effect to be added to one weapon. These items will randomly make food on successful hits (Related Post).

Indiegogo Goodie Bag

SimuCon 2016

  • Location: Sheraton Westport Chalet, St Louis, MO
  • Dates: August 17th-21nd, 2016.
  • Other Links:

Indiegogo Goodie Bag

SimuCon 2017

  • Location: Sheraton Westport Chalet, St Louis, MO
  • Dates: August 2nd-6th, 2017.
  • Other Links:

Indiegogo Goodie Bag

SimuCon 2018

Indiegogo Non-Attendee Goodie Bag

Indiegogo Attendee Goodie Bag

  • Custom Login & Logout Messages
  • St. Louis Themed Goodies (Designed based on places gone to at 'Con)
  • 500 SimuCoins
  • 2x RPA4
  • Custom Title (SimuCon themed)
  • Scripted item designed with SimuCon only special materials

SimuCon 2019

Attendee List

The below lists are of those people that have made mention that they are attempting to attend the 2019 conference. You may edit this page to add your character to the list.

Prime Players

  • Atanamir
  • Bellicia
  • Lemb
  • Nikpack
  • Randdon
  • Tenike
  • Thamoir
  • Totenus
  • Zharen
  • Grenhart

Platinum Players

TF Players

Game Staff

  • Armifer
  • Evike
  • Iocanthe
  • Javac
  • Lyneya

Indiegogo Non-Attendee Goodie Bag

SimuCon 2020

Cancellation

On March 26th, 2020, it was announced that SimuCon 2020 was canceled.

Hi friends,

We've gone ahead and made the very difficult decision to cancel SimuCon this year. I know it's a long way off still, but we feel it's the best thing to do for our playerbase and everyone's families and friends. We're giving you as much advanced notice as possible so you can do what you need to do with any resources you may have devoted to SimuCon, like airfare or hotel reservations or vacation time.

We're still going to offer non-attendee goodie bags (the in-game swag) and put the funds raised from that into the budget for SimuCon 2021. In addition, we're looking at how we can livestream some events, like round table discussion and the State of Elanthia. We'll keep you posted about how we decide to handle that when it gets a little closer, but the plan is to do at least the SoE when it would have been scheduled in St. Louis.

~ A Very Disappointed Lyneya, Kveta, and Xeraphina

Attendee List

The below lists are of those people that have made mention that they are attempting to attend the 2020 conference. You may edit this page to add your character to the list.

Prime Players

Platinum Players

TF Players

Game Staff

  • Evike
  • Lyneya

SimuCon 2022

  • Location:
    Sheraton Westport Chalet
    191 Westport Plaza,
    St. Louis, MO 63146
    (314) 878-1500 - Main
    (314) 212-2100 - Sales
    (314) 212-2133 - Office
  • Official Simucon Dates: August 4nd-7th, 2022.
  • Dates: August 2nd-9th, 2022.
  • Group Block Name: Simucon August 2022
  • Group Rate: $110 USD per night, plus tax.
  • Room Options: 1 king bed or 2 double beds.
  • Other Links:

How To Book

Options for booking
  1. Use the Hotel Booking link above.
  2. Call the Sheraton via one of the phone numbers listed above and request to book with the Group Block Name listed above.
  3. Call Marriot directly at 1 (800) 627-7468 and request to book with the Group Block Name.
Group Rate Applicable Dates
Start Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022
End Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022
Last Day to Book: July 13, 2022

Attendee List

The below lists are of those people that have made mention that they are attempting to attend the 2022 conference. You may edit this page to add your character to the list.

Prime Players

Platinum Players

  • Imrimid

TF Players

  • Pending

Game Staff

  • Lyneya


SimuCon 2019 Logo

SimuCon is a yearly gathering in St. Louis near Simutronics headquarters usually taking place near the end of the summer.

OFFICIAL dates for 2022 are Wednesday, August 3 through Sunday, August 7, 2022 at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel. Room reservation link here.

2022 Schedule

Preliminary SimuCon 2022 Schedule
ALL TIMES CST
(CENTRAL TIME)
Day Time Activity Open To
Wednesday
August 3
3:00 PM Lend a hand with setup and hang out (Check-in actually starts on Thursday) ALL
Thursday
August 4
ALL DAY Check-in and socialize ALL
11:00 AM Settlers of Catan Tournament ALL
12:00 PM Lunch break (on your own) Pool Party [Side Quest] ALL
2:30 PM DR/GS "Design-A-____" Contest Kickoff/Instruction Session ALL
3:00 PM DR/GS Live Alteration Sessions* ALL
5:00 PM DR/GS Quest Runs* ALL
7:00 PM Masquerade - Role assignments/Icebreaker ALL
8:00 - 10:00 PM Masquerade Murder Mystery/Costume Contest ALL
10:00 PM Radio Free SimuCon and Hanging Out ALL
Friday
August 5
ALL DAY Check-in and socialize ALL
11:00 AM Munchkins Tournament ALL
1:00 PM GS State of Elanthia GS
2:00 PM GS Panel Discussions GS
3:00 PM GS Panel Discussions GS
4:00 - 6:00 PM Poker Tournament ALL
6:00 PM Dinner break (on your own) D&D One-Shots** [Side Quest] Must Pre-register for D&D
7:00 PM Dinner break (on your own) D&D One-Shots** [Side Quest] Must Pre-register for D&D
8:00 PM DR State of Elanthia DR
9:00 PM GS Blindfolded PvP Tournament DR Quest Runs* D&D One-Shots** [Side Quest] Must Pre-register for D&D
10:00 PM RadioFree SimuCon and Chill ALL
Saturday
August 6
ALL DAY Check-in and socialize ALL
9:00 AM D&D One-Shots** [Side Quest] Must Pre-register for D&D
10:00 AM D&D One-Shots** [Side Quest] Must Pre-register for D&D
11:00 AM DR Roundtable Discussion Panels DR
12:00 PM DR Roundtable Discussion Panels DR
1:00 PM DR Roundtable Discussion Panels GS Quest Runs* ALL
2:00 PM DR/GS Live Alterations* ALL
3:00 PM GS Panel Discussions GS
4:00 PM GS Panel Discussions GS
5:00 PM GS Panel Discussions GS
6:00 PM SimuCon Dinner
Design Contest entries due 		ALL
7:00 - 9:00 PM Game Night TBD ALL
9:00 PM Line Dancing Lesson D&D One-Shots** [Side Quest] Must Pre-register for D&D
10:00 PM DJ Kveta (not a real DJ)'s Dance Party D&D One-Shots** [Side Quest] Must Pre-register for D&D
Sunday
August 7
9:00 AM Clean up! ALL
11:00 AM Lemp Mansion [Side Quest] MUST sign up with GM Kveta - 25 max
2:00 PM Room closes - Con ends ALL
  • This is still subject to revision! Check back later!
  • *You must bring your own laptop and have an active account to participate
  • **Per the Side Quest runners: These will be 60-90 minutes sessions, 5 players for each session. You must pre-register for a session. More details will be forthcoming!

Indiegogo Campaign

The annual Indiegogo Campaign's purpose is to fund expenses for SimuCon, and all funds raised are used for the direct support of the convention. Any funds raised beyond the original goal are used for additional perks such as extra snacks and prizes for attendees.

[Indiegogo Campaign Link]

See Also

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