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While board games are at the heart of Gen Con, our annual convention offers up so much more for the hungry, nerdy soul. We’re introducing a new blog series for you, featuring all things beyond games at Gen Con. Today, Alex from Bored Board Games gives us the top five reasons she continues to come […]
While board games are at the heart of Gen Con, our annual convention offers up so much more for the hungry, nerdy soul. We’re introducing a new blog series for you, featuring all things beyond games at Gen Con. Today, this blog post focuses on the wonders of the Exhibit Hall, written from the perspective […]
While board games are at the heart of Gen Con, our annual convention offers up so much more for the hungry, nerdy soul. We’re introducing a new blog series for you, featuring all things beyond games at Gen Con. Today, this blog post focuses on Trading Card Games and Tournaments by Professor Walt. As kids, […]
While board games are at the heart of Gen Con, our annual convention offers up so much more for the hungry, nerdy soul. We’re introducing a new blog series for you, featuring all things beyond games at Gen Con. Today, this blog post focuses on Event Tickets and demos, written by Teresa from Playin’ A […]
We’re back with more! Continuing the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons, we’ve asked some of our favorite Gen Con TV personalities about their memories of D&D. Tinnel (She/Her) How long have you been playing (or DMing) D&D? About 3 years now What has D&D taught you? D&D has taught me that anyone and […]
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, we’ve asked some of our favorite Gen Con TV personalities what their relationship with D&D is. Check out Part 1 of our Q&A with our special guests! And stay tuned for Part 2… Banzaibaby or Banzai (She/Her) How long have you been playing (or DMing) D&D? […]
For as long as wild souls have taken to faraway lands in search of adventure and for as long as they have returned to us with their stories, they have told tales of the Red Dragon. When needed most, she appears in a flash of crimson wings and golden scales to give advice, protection, or […]
We were lucky to work with a fantastic content creator, Prof Walt, during Gen Con Indy 2023. It was his first Gen Con! Here are some of his thoughts. “My first Gen Con was this past August! How I would sum up my first experience… Overdelivered and Overspent. It really does live up to the […]
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 […]
Interesting People Encountered at Gen Con With Gen Con Indy 2021 in full swing as the weekend began, attendees spent time on Saturday browsing and shopping in the Exhibit Hall, trying out new games, and meeting up with friends old and new. Our man on the street met some of the folks attending and asked […]