TABLETOP FREEPLAY

SEE YOU AT THE SUMMIT

In 2024 tabletop gaming expanded its presence in the Summit building of the Seattle Convention Center. Fans enjoyed twice as much seating for tabletop freeplay with the same great library and more RPGs, plus new and returning show features like Paint and Take and The Deception Zone. Expect to see even more greatness added to the tabletop areas at PAX West in 2025. 

Browse this page and check back closer to the show for exciting news, tournaments, and more.

BOARD GAME LIBRARY

Seriously, we have so many tabletop games, you have no idea. Look, here’s what I want you to do. Think of a tabletop game, and go to the Tabletop Library. We’ve probably got it. Check out the game. Find a table.  If you’ve come with friends, force them to play with you. It shouldn’t be hard. If you’ve come alone, we’ve got a solution for that too...ask a Tabletop Freeplay Enforcer for a Looking for Group marker. Look, we’ve got this down. All you need to worry about is rolling them crits.

TABLETOP TOURNAMENTS

If playing for fun sounds like a waste of your incredible talents, you may be interested to know we also have an absolutely bonkers schedule of Tabletop Tournaments every PAX for your to partake in. Literally, we often have so many events, it breaks our schedule page! And don’t even get me started on what it takes to print out 200 events on a physical schedule banner!

FIRST LOOK

Learn, play, and shop for the buzziest games from around the US. You’ll get to be among the first to play brand new/up and coming games curated specially for PAX fans, all included with your badge. 

CROKINOLE ZONE

Test your Dexterity

This year we’ll have an area of our show dedicated to games that test your dexterity skills. The 2013 Danish favorite Klask will have a spot to test your steering skills, and *new* this year we’re adding Canadian favorite Crokinole to flick your way to a win.

TCG ZONE

Ever wanted to try your hand at a Trading Card Game (TCG) or Collectible Card Game (CCG)? PAX West will offer a variety of events from casual to competitive and old to new. Come try your hand with the latest sets of Pastimes Events is returning to the show to run Magic: The Gathering and Disney’s Lorcana. Play Star Wars: Unlimited run by Zulu’s Game Café, and Flesh & Blood run by Legend Story Studios

RPG ZONE

We're bringing more RPGs to PAX West THAN EVER BEFORE! Returning to the show, Alexandria RPG Library and Baldman Games will be running familiar RPGs for you to explore, and new to PAX West, Games on Demand (Indie) will be joining the fray.

MINIATURES

Paint and take, tutorial games, and tournaments are happening in our miniatures section of tabletop all weekend long. No matter your skill level, you can jump in and learn games including Marvel Crisis Protocol, Star Wars X-Wing, Legion, Shatterpoint, and more.