All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

With Origins, Gen Con and Dragon Con done and dusted by September 2, what's a poor gamer to do? Why, find some autumn gaming conventions to attend!

On this episode, we talk about:

• WGG Con, Westchester…

In this episode, your hosts break down the drama, scandals, and even pain points from our time at Gen Con 2024. Such topics include:

• The Gate 10 Eviction
• Housing Block Cancellations
• Counterfeit Blackm…

Hey you, don't listen to that, listen to this. This is the heavy, heavy monster pod -- the nuttiest pod around. So if you've come in off Maryland Street and you're beginning to feel the heat: well, l…

Quarex and Ben have finally pulled together their thoughts about the Great Midwestern Spectacle of Gaming, Gen Con 2024. In this first of two two-parters, your hosts discuss the games, events, and ex…

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, especially if you're attending the pride of the convention scene in Southeastern U.S.—DRAGON CON!1!!!1!!! (https://www.dragoncon.org/).

Dragon Con is held t…

For the second year in a row, Quarex and Ben record their quick hits from right after Gen Con! This year, they took the Quarexmobile to the Elf n'Moon, which has to be the most wonderful thing in all…

Quarex and Ben both had busy days on day 1 of Gen Con. Having forgotten they wrote a script for this episode, you get some real raw thoughts about our day 1 experience.

You won't want to miss it.

Hos…

Quarex and Ben are both in Indianapolis, and we sure didn't record anywhere that we talked about over the weekend.

Nevertheless, listen in for the hot goss and spilt tea about the traffic, the weathe…

In the last of our precapisodes for Gen Con 2024, we devote time to the Gen Con exclusives that you just can't live without... or can you?

• Gen Con PHBs: https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1778-how-to-ge…

In the second of our precapisodes, we highlight the food trucks, restaurants, and other Indy activities you'll want to check out while at Gen Con Indy.

You won't want to miss it.

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In the first of our three Gen Con precapisodes, we looking at the games, the vendors, and the events our dreamers must check out at Gen Con.

FIRST, the games!

• Mutton Bustin' (booth 1233): https://www.…

This episode is special because Quarex lost a bet so he had to talk all about Pin Bazaar. What is Pin Bazaar? You'll have to listen in to better understand this collectible, FOMO driven program at Ge…

With Gen Con a mere 9 days away and many badges completely sold out, Ben and Quarex talk about different ways that you can get your game on at Gen Con with maximum flexibility! In this episode, we di…

Gen Con isn't just about games -- it's also about celebrating games and handing out awards, too. In this episode, we highlight four awards shows: the Diana Jones Award (Wednesday, July 31), the Gen C…

On this very special episode, one of the Gen Con Event Managers comes and talks with us about events at Gen Con.

Marian provides some inside baseball knowledge about how the event sausage is made, an…

This year, Gen Con is trying out something new to help newer attendees acclimate to the convention. This involves a seminar, a passport that probably doesn't let you travel to Canada by authority of …

In this episode, we talk about the unsung hero of an amazing Gen Con experience.

No, it's not speed painting or the jigsaw puzzle tournaments. It's the lowly generic ticket (link), which is the gatew…

Did you know that, when he isn't writing elfgames and Gumshoe tales, renowned RPG author Kevin Kulp is a consultant on fatigue, alertness, and shift work? We are absolutely blessed that he joined us …