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A roleplaying convention in Melbourne (no longer active). A joint venture between the roleplaying clubs of Melbourne University, Monash University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), amongst others.  
A roleplaying convention in Melbourne, [[Australia]]. No longer active. Regularly hosted [[Australian freeform]] larps. A joint venture between the roleplaying clubs of Melbourne University, Monash University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).  


==Mission statement==
==Mission statement==
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In 2004, folks from II and MURP revived the project, with help from 3WA, holding the resurrected con at University of Melbourne Arts Centre in September.
In 2004, folks from II and MURP revived the project, with help from 3WA, holding the resurrected con at University of Melbourne Arts Centre in September.
In 2007 the con was cancelled due to a lack of venue; and in 2008 the venue shifted to Melbourne High School.


The main organisers at the last run in 2014 were Random, Adrian, and Django.
The main organisers at the last run in 2014 were Random, Adrian, and Django.
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'''''Unicon 2007 cancelled due to lack of venue.'''''
 
===Larps run at UniCon (2008)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name || Country || Run by
|-
| The Gossip According To... || Australia || Loki Carbis
|-
| Lockdown || Australia || Random Jones
|-
| Min Min || Australia || Fi McConachie
|-
| Murder at the Blue Mamba || Australia || Justin Puopolo
|-
| The Trial of Lucifer || Australia || Travis Hall
|}
 
===Larps run at UniCon (2009)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name || Country || Run by
|-
| Blood Simple || Australia || Sean Murphy, presented by [[Caligo Mundi]]
|-
| Haisuku Ru Horror (The US Remake) || Australia || Elizabeth Vinton
|}
 
===Larps run at UniCon (2010)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name || Country || Run by
|-
| A Day at the Races || Australia || Random Jones; presented by the [[Beyond the Sunset|Camarilla Australia]]
|-
| A Montgomery Family Christmas || Australia || Sarah Western
|-
| Murder at the Blue Mamba || Australia || Justin Puopolo
|-
| Shades of Green || Australia || Justin Puopolo
|-
| Snoots Family at the Circus || Australia || John D'Alton
|-
| Village on the Sand || Australia || Stephen Silk (writer); Random Jones (GM)
|}
 
* Shades of Green is a sequel game to Murder at the Blue Mamba.
 
===Larps run at UniCon (2011)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name || Country || Run by
|-
| 100 Years Ago Today... || Australia || Random Jones
|-
| A Night at the Blue Dragon Inn || Australia || Random Jones
|-
| Homeward Bound || Australia || Random Jones
|-
| Hearts that Bleed: The Mask || Australia || Fiona McConachie & Ivan Nevill, presented by [[Caligo Mundi]]
|-
| Until We All Sink || Australia || John D'Alton
|}
 
===Larps run at UniCon (2012)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name || Country || Run by
|-
| The Hijack of Patient Zero || Australia || Travis Hall
|-
| Werewolves || Australia || Vincent Cao
|}


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [https://murp.arsimagica.net/events.html Melbourne University Roleplayers] old website
* [https://murp.arsimagica.net/events.html Melbourne University Roleplayers] old website
[[Category:Australia]]

Latest revision as of 18:41, 22 April 2026



UniCon

UniCONLouiselogo.gif
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Focus
General roleplaying
Established
1997
Website
Archived on the Wayback Machine


A roleplaying convention in Melbourne, Australia. No longer active. Regularly hosted Australian freeform larps. A joint venture between the roleplaying clubs of Melbourne University, Monash University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).

Mission statement

Designed to compliment Melbourne's other larger gaming cons, UniCon is a smaller, more relaxed affair and the ideal forum for trying out new ideas, rerunning old favourites, and generally having a good time. The focus has been on role-playing games, but UniCon has expanded to cover other forms of popular gaming as well.

History

UniCon was originally the lovechild of Infinite Images(II)(Melbourne University roleplaying club), and Monash University Role Players (MURP), way back in 1997. It grew out of MURP's Capricon convention, and II's desire to also run a convention. In 1999, UniCon credited Euan Lindsay and Sarah Johnson as the two lead organisers.

That particular version of UniCon ran for 3 years, before MURP was unable to continue participating due to a drop in the interest level in running a convention from the general membership. UniCon then continued for a couple more years, run by II and RMIT's Science Fiction and Gaming Association (SFGA) before morphing into IntensiCon, a single day, multi-session convention and finally lying down for a little rest.

In 2004, folks from II and MURP revived the project, with help from 3WA, holding the resurrected con at University of Melbourne Arts Centre in September.

In 2007 the con was cancelled due to a lack of venue; and in 2008 the venue shifted to Melbourne High School.

The main organisers at the last run in 2014 were Random, Adrian, and Django.

Games Run

Larps run at UniCon (1997)

Name Country Run by
Happily Ever After Australia Jo Griffith
Samhain Eve Australia kate and kendall
Moonlight And Vodka Australia Caitlin May
The Tale of CIND-R-ELA Australia James Haughton
The Trial of Fauntleroy Australia James Haughton. "A Corporate grave Production dug by The Gelfling."
1901 - An Etheric Odyssey Australia Django Upton
The War of the Roses Australia Sean Jennings
  • Moonlight and Vodka previously run at Arcanacon ’92 and Maquariecon ‘95.

Larps run at UniCon III (1999)

Name Country Run by
An ``Anime Free-For-All!" Australia Luke Coughlan and Tom Wark
The Big 2K Australia Loki the Unsworn
BlackAdder II: Birthday Australia Becka Orth & Andrew MacKennan
Feast of All Sinners Australia by Avery and Iago (Andrew Stewart and Kristian Zirnsak)
Vlad the Impaler Australia Adam Raymond

Larps run at UniCon (2000)

Name Country Run by
Anime2k Australia Luke Coughlan and Nik Pavlovski
Cthulhu Does Shinjuku Australia Exploding Goldfish Productions (Alex Neilson, Nick Pavlovski and Peter Strong)
I Was Abducted by Aliens and All I Got Was This Stupid T-shirt. Australia The Evil Government Conspirators
Love-Trek Australia Cameron Stone
Mists and Shadows Australia Scott Vandervalk & Matt Eyles
Respect My Arete 3.0: Redemption Australia Aaron Fenwick and Ivan Nevill

Larps run at UniCon (2004)

Name Country Run by
The Ashen Empire Australia Aaron Fenwick
In the Quiet of Evening Australia Camarilla Australia]
The Raven of War Australia Fi McConachie
Stormy Waters Australia Louise Zanon
Veni, Vidi, Visa Australia Alex Loke, Ken Blakey and Kyle Lake

Stormy Waters was a sequel to "Party at the Poder Vale Pub" run at IntensiCon 2002.

Larps run at UniCon (2005)

Name Country Run by
The Forest Australia Fi McConachie
Illuminated Melbourne Uni Australia Laura Wilkinson
Mistress Martha Hildegard's School for Young Ladies Australia Louise Zanon
Pathway to Eternity Australia AJ

Larps run at UniCon (2006)

Name Country Run by
Homeward Bound Australia Random Jones
Muppets Family X-Mess Australia Stephen Soymonoff
Singles' Night Australia Alicia Cameron and James Wright
The Underground Movement Australia Liz Vinton


Larps run at UniCon (2008)

Name Country Run by
The Gossip According To... Australia Loki Carbis
Lockdown Australia Random Jones
Min Min Australia Fi McConachie
Murder at the Blue Mamba Australia Justin Puopolo
The Trial of Lucifer Australia Travis Hall

Larps run at UniCon (2009)

Name Country Run by
Blood Simple Australia Sean Murphy, presented by Caligo Mundi
Haisuku Ru Horror (The US Remake) Australia Elizabeth Vinton

Larps run at UniCon (2010)

Name Country Run by
A Day at the Races Australia Random Jones; presented by the Camarilla Australia
A Montgomery Family Christmas Australia Sarah Western
Murder at the Blue Mamba Australia Justin Puopolo
Shades of Green Australia Justin Puopolo
Snoots Family at the Circus Australia John D'Alton
Village on the Sand Australia Stephen Silk (writer); Random Jones (GM)
  • Shades of Green is a sequel game to Murder at the Blue Mamba.

Larps run at UniCon (2011)

Name Country Run by
100 Years Ago Today... Australia Random Jones
A Night at the Blue Dragon Inn Australia Random Jones
Homeward Bound Australia Random Jones
Hearts that Bleed: The Mask Australia Fiona McConachie & Ivan Nevill, presented by Caligo Mundi
Until We All Sink Australia John D'Alton

Larps run at UniCon (2012)

Name Country Run by
The Hijack of Patient Zero Australia Travis Hall
Werewolves Australia Vincent Cao

External Links

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