Origins Game Fair

Origins Game Fair is a multi-day tabletop gaming convention in Columbus, Ohio. The official site describes board games, roleplaying games, tournaments, workshops, seminars, social events, open gaming, guests, and an exhibit hall. It is a useful DICEWIKI record because it connects dice rules and products with the wider communities that play, publish, teach, and collect tabletop games.

What the event is

Origins combines scheduled programming with open play. Visitors can attend a tournament or workshop, browse an exhibit hall, join a roleplaying session, or choose a game for informal play. The event also includes industry and community activity, so a single edition may provide context for games, dice accessories, designers, publishers, and educational discussions.

Scale and program

The official Origins site describes the fair as one of North America’s largest tabletop gaming conventions and says it brings together thousands of players, creators, publishers, retailers, and industry professionals. Its event pages list board games, RPGs, tournaments, workshops, seminars, and open gaming. These statements support the event’s scope; they should not be expanded into unsupported claims about every edition or every exhibitor.

Dice relevance

Dice are used in roleplaying sessions, board games, tournaments, demonstrations, and social play. The official stage-events archive has also listed a “Championship of Dice Rolling,” which illustrates how dice can be both a game component and a subject of public programming. DICEWIKI should still separate an event reference from a product claim: a convention listing cannot prove a die is fair, balanced, or made from a particular material.

Planning and dates

The official site lists the 2027 Origins Game Fair for 9–13 June 2027 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The 2026 FAQ lists 17–21 June 2026 for the preceding edition. Visitors should use current official pages for registration, hotels, accessibility, exhibitors, and the final schedule because event information can change.

How DICEWIKI records it

The event record stores date range, venue, city, country, organizer, official URL, event type, region, scale, and dice relevance. Historical dates remain in the body so readers can distinguish an earlier edition from the next scheduled one. Editors should update the structured fields when the organizer publishes a new official edition page.

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Sources and editorial notes

1. Origins Game Fair official site, for the event scope and 2027 dates.
2. Origins official events page, for program categories.
3. Origins official stage events, for the dice-rolling program example.
4. Origins official 2026 FAQ, for the preceding edition dates.
5. Last verified by DICEWIKI editors: 2026-09-10.