Origins International Game Expo - Definition and Overview

Origins International Game Expo is North America's second most prominent annual gaming convention (Gen Con is typically considered the largest). Origins is held every year in Columbus, Ohio, in late June or early July.

Origins is run by The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) as one of their two shows for the adventure gaming industry. (The second show, GTS, is for game manufacturers and retailers only.) Unlike Gen Con, Origins is specifically chartered to serve adventure gaming in general, including wargames and miniatures gaming, which you don't tend to find as well represented at Gen Con. Board games, trading card games, and role-playing games are also popular at Origins.

Origins is the site of the annual Origins Awards ceremony.

External links

• http://www.originsgames.com/
• http://www.gama.org/