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If you haven’t heard, Central Michigan University, in cooperation with Gen Con, started offering classes focusing on Applied Game Design. These six-week online courses make it easy to learn new game design techniques and pursue a new gaming passion, learning from RPG Industry Experts of all stripes. The next and newest class begins on January […]
Greetings, Gamers! Excitement is growing as temperatures rise, because we know summer brings Gen Con. There’s nothing quite like the Gen Con experience: catching up with friends from all over the world, tasting the delights offered by food trucks, and of course playing games 24/7. But this year, Gen Con will be extra special for […]
Show Your Mettle as the Next Great Summoner to Win Epic Prizes from The Op! The Op Games is welcoming board gamers from near and far to step into the Ultimate Disney and Pixar tabletop battle arena to compete in an in-person, real-time strategy challenge! Inspired by the popular mobile game, Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic […]
A Handy Field Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Entertainment Outside the Convention Center — 55th Anniversary Edition! In less than a month, Gen Con will celebrate the 55th Anniversary of The Best Four Days in Gaming! And the celebration isn’t limited to the interiors of the Indiana Convention Center, Lucas Oil Stadium, and the nearby […]
Upper Deck launched its inaugural Legendary Gamer Giveaway last year, with a grand prize including an all-expense-paid trip to Gen Con 2022. The contest was introduced to recognize gamers from across North America who have made a positive impact on the gaming community. Additionally, the Legendary Gamer Contest also helped bring gamers together to share […]
You asked, and Mike Boozer Answered Mike Boozer, Gen Con’s Customer Service and Event Team Manager, and the revered GM of Series Three of Actoroke on Gen Con TV has all the answers to your most dire Dungeons & Dragons questions. How do you get your players to do their homework? Make things enticing enough […]
Final Plans for Masking and Vaccination Requirements With Gen Con just a few short months away, we want to update everyone and provide more information on how Gen Con is going to work this year with respect to vaccination and masking requirements. As announced previously, Gen Con Indy 2022 will implement mandatory mask-wearing in all […]
Everyday Heroes from Evil Genius Productions Now On Kickstarter Twenty years ago, in November of 2002, Wizards released d20 Modern, and it was a very different sort of RPG. The game system was designed by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, and Charles Ryan, aided by Chris Perkins and Stan! Brown. The game was edited […]
Greetings good friends of Gen Con! Back when we started bringing Gen Con Indy back to life post-lockdown we emphasized two key principles: consistency and communication. Consistency means minimizing changes to plans and policy, and communication means telling you what we’re thinking on a regular basis, even if it means overcommunicating a little (is there […]
As Gen Con turns 55 this year, we’re taking a look back through the archives at program book covers from throughout our storied past. Flip through the slideshow and join us on a trip through Gen Con history as we get ready for Gen Con Indy 2022!