Issue dossier
The official registration pairs a badge and CTF access, the founder says the badge could be used in Pieces of Eight / Pirate Scavenger Hunt play, the official schedule credits DEAD MEAT SOCIETY and SHIPSTONE for a CTF and Badge Intro, and Matt Aragon announces two NFC games. The reviewed sources do not publish the exact badge-to-game mapping, operation, scoring, rewards, results, participant privacy/data flow, or a reliable badge designer/manufacturer attribution.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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CTF, game, and authorship boundary · official schedule and named first-hand announcements · activity relationship source-backed; artifact roles unresolved
Schedule and announcement context remains discoverable without attributing badge design to the game host or scheduled organizations, or inventing a finished challenge system.
- Badge
- NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
- Category
- CTF, game, and authorship boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- official schedule and named first-hand announcements
- Status
- activity relationship source-backed; artifact roles unresolved
- Timeframe
- 2026 source review
- Source note
- NaClCON registration and schedule, Luke McOmie announcement, and Matt Aragon announcement.
first-hand event-game announcement
Aragon publicly announced custom-built NaClCON NFC Scavenger Hunt Pieces of Eight and Pirates vs British Navy interactive social-networking games. His post does not establish that he designed or issued the conference badge.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
first-hand organizer announcement
The event founder's public pre-event announcement calls the artifact a 3D-printed/NFC conference badge and says it can be used in the Pieces of Eight CTF / Pirate Scavenger Hunt. It is not a post-event manufacturing or technical release.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
named post-event attendee report
A named attendee reports that the first NaClCON convention took place in Carolina Beach. The account corroborates completion of the event, not an individual badge's receipt, fabrication, NFC behavior, or image licence.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
official organizer ticketing
Organizer-operated ticket page marked sales closed and listed the May 31 opening ceremony and Badge Intro. It confirms the event/ticket context but does not disclose a badge design or final fulfilment ledger.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
official registration page
Primary inclusion source: regular admission explicitly includes a NaClCON Badge and access to the Pirate Pieces of Eight CTF, alongside the official May 31-June 2 Carolina Beach event context.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
official schedule
Primary event-program source: the opening ceremony listed a CTF and Badge Intro brought by DEAD MEAT SOCIETY and SHIPSTONE. It does not specify badge hardware, manufacture, or final attendee delivery.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
Bravo 6 Events / NaClCON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Organizer ticketing source for the closed-sale event and the opening Badge Intro. It does not describe final badge material or technology.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
Luke McOmie · retrieved 2026-05-15
First-hand founder announcement that specifically says 3D-printed/NFC conference badge and ties it to Pieces of Eight / Pirate Scavenger Hunt play; the stated May 30 start conflicts with the official May 31 start date.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
Matt Aragon · retrieved 2026-05-15
Named live-game host's public announcement of the NaClCON NFC scavenger-hunt and social-networking experiences, without a badge-manufacturing or software-release claim.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
NaClCON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official evidence that regular admission included a NaClCON Badge and access to the Pirate Pieces of Eight CTF.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
NaClCON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official program source for the May 31 opening CTF and Badge Intro and the schedule's DEAD MEAT SOCIETY / SHIPSTONE credit.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
Robert Huba · retrieved 2026-05-15
Named post-event attendee account corroborating that the first NaClCON convention occurred. It does not confirm badge issuance or technical behavior.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge