The Official Gen Con Blog
Check out Avalon Hill’s 2026 Gen Con lineup: an award-winning game by Elizabeth Hargrave, an updated classic that turns (and chops) heads, and more! SANIBEL: Breathe in the salt air and walk the gleaming white sands of Sanibel, one of the newest titles from designer Elizabeth Hargrave. Collect stunning watercolor shells as you stroll along […]
Cyberpunk Trading Card Game ended a historic campaign with over $28M in pledges and over 50,000 backers — the #3 Kickstarter project in history! Tell your local game store reps that they can sign up as an official Cyberpunk TCG organized play store through this application. Meet WeirdCo and Play Cyberpunk TCG! The entire team […]
Check out the Gen Con 2026 Hasbro Games lineup: a beloved blast from the past with Crossfire, a push-your-luck, quick-slapping card game with That’s Mine, even more ruthless set-swapping in Monopoly Deal No Mercy, and so much more! As we count down to Gen Con 2026, we can hardly wait to play these exciting games […]
Gen Con is excited to host the Immigrant Welcome Center (IWC) as one of our two official charity partners for the 2026 convention. This partnership is particularly special as the IWC celebrates its 20th anniversary of providing support and advocacy for immigrants in Indiana. We chatted with Rachel Leininger to learn more about the IWC […]
Meet Carolyn Noe, the founder and visionary behind Super Heroines, Etc. (SHE), one of the official 2026 Gen Con charity partners. Read on to learn how she is using her powers for the good of the tabletop community and leading the charge to inspire advocacy and inclusion through gaming. What inspired you to establish Super […]
Gen Con is the undisputed Best Four Days in Gaming™. The energy, the community, the discovery—it’s like no other experience. But once the dice are packed away and the last badge is tucked into the memory box, the inevitable question arises: what do we do between Gen Cons? If your answer is “play more Dungeons […]
If you’re going to Gen Con, I’m going to guess you might like trading card games. You’ll probably come home with some booster packs. You might even have some boxes stashed in your attic. If for whatever reason you find yourself with a dragon’s hoard of cards, you might be interested in knowing what they’re […]
From dice bags to damaged costumes, Pintuck & Purl is here to show that sewing deserves a place in every gamer’s toolkit—and it’s a lot easier (and more fun) than you think. We’re thrilled to return to Gen Con 2025 for the second year. We’re bringing sewing machines, creative energy, and a mission to make […]
Yesterday marked the official launch of Fanroll’s Catan Masterpiece Series Kickstarter, and Fanroll is thrilled to introduce these upgrades to the board game community. Fanroll worked with the Catan team to reimagine each element of the classic game and create a line of premium upgrades. The CATAN Masterpiece Series started with just two words: What […]
As we brew with enthusiasm for Gen Con 2025, take a look back at all the Sun King Beer collabs from the past 10+ years. Ale of Destiny | 2012 – The Ale of Destiny was crafted from the blood of an Onyx Dragon. We battled monks from three different monasteries to procure the yeast […]