Volunteer Roles

Breakout is, at its heart, an amazing community of gamers. Our goal is to offer the Breakout community the opportunity to play and explore the very best of what tabletop gaming has to offer. We could not do that without the community’s continuing support, particularly the many volunteers who keep Breakout running smoothly!

Volunteering @ Breakout

General volunteers, board game hosts, and RPG facilitators whose applications are successful will receive a complimentary day pass for each day they complete a four-hour shift or run four hours of games. Individuals who volunteer for at least 16 hours during Breakout will receive a complimentary four-day pass. 

Please note: there are a limited number of spaces for board game hosts and RPG facilitators. Preference will go to volunteers offering to facilitate games that best fit our vision of the convention. We love to see new games, games with a strong tie to popular culture, and games designed by under-represented and marginalized voices in the game design community. 

Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age. If your volunteer application is not successful, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Check out the many opportunities below to see if there is one that interests you!

General Volunteers

General volunteers help many aspects of the con run smoothly. Opportunities here include: pre-con set-up, working at the registration desk or indie book store, teaching games in the board game hall or running the board game library, staffing the RPG HQ table, assisting the team running the panels, supporting other guests as a hospitality ambassador, and/or post-con clean-up. The application link to be a General Volunteer will be available in early November and will include contact details should you have any questions. 

Board Game Hosts

Board game hosts are an essential part of the Breakout experience as they help us expand the variety of games on offer at the con! They act as facilitators, running tabletop games that any Breakout guest can sign-up for in advance.

We welcome all types of tabletop games, from old favourites to the newest titles!

Board game hosts are expected to foster an inclusive and welcoming environment at their table. They must bring their own copy of the tabletop game they expect to play and have a strong working knowledge of the game's rules.

The application link to be a Board Game Host will be available in early November.

If you have questions about being a Board Game Host, please contact davidk@breakoutcon.com. 

Roleplaying Game Facilitators

Breakout is proud to host one of the largest and most diverse collections of roleplaying events offered at any convention in Canada. We’re interested in everything ranging from classic, traditional systems to the newest games fresh on the market.

The application link to be an RPG facilitator (GM) will be available in early November.

If you have questions about being a Board Game Host, please contact christian@breakoutcon.com.