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Classroom Game Design? Yes, You Can!

Get to Know Christienne L. Hinz and Why You Need to Take Her New Course Gen Con has partnered with Central Michigan University’s Center for Learning through Games and Simulations for another exciting, online course: “Classroom Game Design? Yes, You Can!” by Dr. Christienne L. Hinz. Are you a committed tabletop/role-playing gamer and a K […]

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Exploring the Educational Power of Playful Teaching

Get to Know Liz Davidson and Why You Need to Take Her New Course Gen Con has partnered with CMU for another exciting virtual class, “Using Games to Teach: What You Can Convey Through Play.“ Teaching is my day job, but when I got a chance to teach a class as part of a collab […]

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My First Gen Con

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 […]

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What We’re Playing-Spooky Edition

With Gen Con 2023 behind us, we have asked a few of our favorite content creators and staff members what they are playing, spooky edition. Elder Sign – Dani Kennedy “Halloween is my favorite holiday, and absorbing anything spooky makes me so happy. I was introduced to Elder Sign back in 2014 and have loved […]

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Modiphius Entertainment Launches New “Dreams and Machines” IP at Gen Con 2023

Modiphius is incredibly excited to announce that we’ll be attending Gen Con. Find us at booth 3053 this year where you’ll be able to chat with the team, learn more about our lines, and purchase that book or miniature you’ve been keeping your eyes on! Gen Con will see the launch of our newest in-house […]

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Four Reasons to Take “Finding Your Niche”

Gen Con and CMU are back to give you a look at the upcoming course in applied tabletop game design, “Finding Your Niche: Expanding Your Skillset Across Five Different Gaming Genres.” Below, instructor and game designer Travis D. Hill gives four reasons to take “Finding Your Niche.” “Finding Your Niche: Expanding Your Skillset Across Five […]

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Join The Op Games Road to Gen Con and Compete in the Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances World Championship!

Our friends at The Op Games have some exciting news! In case you missed the first Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances championship tournament at last year’s Gen Con, you’ll be excited to hear that Disney and Pixar fans and gamers alike are still heading to their local game stores to take part in The Op […]

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Meet the Designer Behind the New CMU Course

Gen Con has partnered with CMU for another exciting virtual class, “Using Games to Teach: What You Can Convey Through Play.” Meet Liz Davidson, the designer and instructor behind the class. Teaching is my day job, but when I got a chance to teach a class as part of a collab between Gen Con and […]