All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

On this episode, Your Other Host Ben has collected five interviews from the board game space:

• Emily from Pink Hawk Games (link), whose first published game Knitting Circle is finishing its Kickstarter…

On this episode, Your Other Host Ben has collected four interviews from the RPG space:

• Jon from Beadle and Grimm (link), who are making big waves beyond just D&D and Magic the Gathering -- and remembe…

In this episode, Ben and Quarex march you through many of the gaming conventions you need to know about in January, February, March and April, including (but not limited to because of character const…

On this episode, Ben recaps his experience at Sunday of PAX Unplugged 2024.

On this episode, we're talking about (some of) the games Ben played:

• Ziggurat, a board game from Mindware (link)
• Butterfly G…

It's smack dab at the beginning of the holiday season in December, and only one convention is bold enough to hold itself out for attendance: PAX Unplugged 2024 (link) from December 6-8 in famously su…

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On this episode, Ben and Quarex talk about the conventions they attended this fall that don't rhyme with Namevole John. This includes:

• Vintage Computer Festival Midwest in Schaumburg, WI (link)
• Flat …

On this episode, we are elated to talk with Mike Boozer about the Gen Con VIG Program.

The Gen Con Very Important Gamer Program (link) is a way to supercharge your Gen Con experience. While the badge…

While at Gamehole Con 2024, our Alternate Social Media Aimee recorded about 10 interviews. These five recordings are curated from the following exhibitors:

• Michelle from Crafted, a girl-powered, coff…

With the help of alternate social media intern, Aimee, your hosts recap their experience at Gamehole Con 2024 in autumnal Madison, WI. This episode is jammed pack with commentary about the games, the…

On Saturday, August 3, Ben and Quarex recorded a live episode from Meeting Room 12 of Lucas Oil Stadium, where we were joined by many dreamers who bought tickets (or handed us generics). This is the …

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In our precapisode of the very imminent G…

When he wasn't donating blood or running far too many games, your other host Ben interviewed a number of vendors on the exhibit hall floor. Given the long form nature of some of these chats, we picke…

When he wasn't posting pictures of the convention or helping coordinate our live podcast recording, Substitute Social Media Intern Brian interviewed a number of vendors from the exhibit hall floor. W…

Dreamers, important news has rustled your hosts from our brief hibernation after Gen Con. Origins Game Fair (link), held in Columbus in June, as well as Super MAG Fest (link), held in the Washington …

On this episode, Quarex and Ben start to get you ready for PAX Unplugged, the Penny Arcade Experience convention in Philadelphia, PA from December 6-8! Because the convention doesn't have its events …

On this episode, Ben and Quarex preview GAMEHOLE CON in Madison, WI from October 17-20. Quarex will be in attendance with Alternate Social Media Intern Aimee

• Madison Airport (link)
• Alliant Energy Cente…

On this episode, Ben and Quarex regale our dreamers about conventions we've attended since May 2024 that isn't called Gen Con or Origins. These include:

• Fargo Core Con (link)
• CONvergence (link)
• Kitsunek…

On this episode, we interview John Wells, who is the beating heart behind Quarex's favorite roaming convention — QUAD CON. In addition to regaling us with stories about this convention, we learn just…