Golden Ticket Procedure for the 2026 Token Year
2026 Golden Ticket Locations
You may use your Golden Ticket at any one of these three Cons. Note that a Con might sell out of GT tickets before you can claim a spot in an adventure.
Ring Con
- Fang & Fury (4-room) Fri May 29 12:36 PM
- Fang & Fury (4-room) Fri May 29 12:48 PM
- Fang & Fury (4-room) Fri May 29 1:00 PM
- Fang & Fury (4-room) Fri May 29 1:12 PM
Gen Con
Due to a change in Gen Con's policy, we are no longer allowed to host Golden Ticket adventures on Wednesday night. The three GT runs will instead take place on Thursday afternoon at 5:00pm, 5:01pm and 5:02pm. More info to come.
Gamehole Con
We will present three Golden Ticket runs at GHC as per our usual schedule of the first events on Thursday. More info to come.
If You Got Your Golden Ticket as a Component of a Patron (aka "$8k") Order
Since a Golden Ticket is now guaranteed in each $8k order (while supplies last), physical Golden Ticket tokens will not be included with any $8k shipment. Instead, once you place your order online, within one or two standard business days you'll receive an email with a link to a Google Form. In that form you'll submit your contact information as well as the convention at which you want to go on your Golden Ticket run. After the form is submitted, you’ll be emailed a unique code that allows you to claim one Golden Ticket event slot when that code is entered into your account at td.events. Once the code is used on td.events, the ticket to the event belongs to the person who redeemed it, and you cannot transfer it to another account. If your situation changes and you're no longer going on the run, email Lori (using her at true dungeon • com address) explaining the situation and she'll be able to transfer the ticket to the person of your choosing.
If you have more than one Golden Ticket email, you--or the person to whom you forward the email--need to fill out the form one time for every email when you’re ready to claim it. If you redeem a GT for one convention and you want to redeem a Golden Ticket for a different convention (i.e., not a previous convention you already claimed), you can do so. However, the td.events ticketing system only allows one Golden Ticket per convention per account. If you want to claim a Golden Ticket for the same convention you had previously claimed, it must be claimed on a different td.events account. E.g., if you have two GT emails and want to go on a GT run at both Gen Con and Gamehole Con, you'll fill out the Google Form twice (using a different emailed link each time), indicating a different convention each time. You’ll be emailed two different codes to redeem at td.events and be able to claim two different GT admissions. But if you have two GT emails and you and a friend want to go on one GT run together, you and your friend each need to fill out the form once using the link in the email you forwarded to them. (Don't send your friend the link you used to fill out the form.) Each person needs to enter their unique code into their account at td.events to claim tickets for the same convention.
Golden Ticket slots become available to be claimed starting at noon CDT on Monday, October 6th, 2025. Anyone who placed an order by noon CDT on Friday, October 3rd should receive the email with the link to their Google Form by 4:00 pm CDT that day. We ONLY email the unique codes for td.events after the Google Form has been completed, so please complete that as soon as possible.
If You Found a Random Golden Ticket in a Pack of Treasure Tokens
The traditional Golden Ticket tokens used in years past will be randomly distributed into these orders. Similar to what we've done for the last few years, finders of a Golden Ticket token must go to the "Special Redemption" section of the Token Exchange Program page and add a Golden Ticket claim to their order. You do not need to email a photo of your GT token. The physical Golden Ticket token is then sent to TDHQ. After the GT token is received and verified, we change the order status to "Golden Ticket Received". Within two business days, you'll be emailed a link to the Google Form. After that form is completed, you'll receive a unique code to redeem at td.events to select your Golden Ticket event and time. The sooner you complete the Google Form, the sooner we can email your unique code.
To view Golden Ticket slots and ticket availability for 2025 (not 2026), please click HERE. You do not need to be logged in to td.events to view the list.
Treasure-Enhancers on 2026 Golden Ticket Runs
For 2026 Golden Ticket runs:
- No Treasure Enhancers may be equipped.
- All players receive 25 Treasure at the end of their run.
- Your player level does not affect the amount of Treasure you earn.
- You may show off whatever Level Reward(s) you have earned, but none of them affect the amount of Treasure you get.
- If you are in possession of a Badge of Nobility--and have earned the right to use it--you may use it to bump up your AC, but it won't affect the amount of Treasure you receive.
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2026 Golden Ticket Redemption FAQ
Q: If I have three Golden Tickets and I want to go on one GT run at each convention, how do I do that?
A: It depends on how each Golden Ticket was acquired:
- Via an $8k: You will receive three emails, each with a unique link to the Google Form. Using each link once, complete the form three times, each time indicating a different convention.
- Not Via an $8k: Go to the “Special Redemption” section of the Token Exchange Program page and redeem three GTs. Ship the three GT tokens to TDHQ along with the required signed paperwork. After we receive and verify the tokens, we’ll email you three separate Google Form links. Using each link once, complete the form three times, each time indicating a different convention.
Q: Can I sell my Golden Ticket? If so, how does the new owner register?
A: Yes, you may sell, give, bequeath, barter, or bestow it to whomever you like. As long as you don’t fill out the Google Form, you can forward the email with the Google Form link to the person you want to go on the run. Once they fill out the form, they get the code emailed directly to them and can register themself.
Q: What happens if I registered to go on a run, but at the last minute I'm not able to attend? Can I still designate someone to go in my stead?
A: Email Lori with the details, including the name, phone number, and email address of the person you want to go on the run.
Q: Why are the year icons on the 2026 Golden Ticket token face show the icons from 2025 -- and not the bat wings from 2026?
A: Um...because of some very good reasons we can't ever reveal due to national security agreements. Rest assured that the GT token's graphic designer has been sacked, and he was replaced by a pack of dancing llamas.