Aug 6, 2024

  Drac has a chat with Dave Beck at Gen Con 2024, We talk about Distilled and the current kickstarter for Luthier. The kickstarter (as of this posting) will be active for another 38 hours, back it today! – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paversongames/luthier          ...

Jul 22, 2024

  Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast announced a Gen Con 2024 special edition of the Dungeons & Dragons: 2024 Player’s Handbook, which will be on sale during the show at the Lucas Stadium Northwest Concourse from August 1-4, 2024.   WotC will bring the first 3,000 copies of the 2024 Player’s Handbook to Gen Con 2024 for collectors and fans to...

Jun 13, 2024

  DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, brought a bold new type of game to tabletops all over the world, one in which players collaborate by telling an open-ended story guided by books, dice and their own imaginations. By inviting participants to imagine themselves as wizards, warriors and other adventurers in exciting and...

Feb 15, 2024

  Pick up your favorite dice and get ready to play! March kicks off our gold anniversary celebrations with a return to the tournament-style play the original creators of D&D once loved.   Fans around the world will enjoy a free classic dungeon-delving experience with Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, an excerpt from an upcoming adventure...

Jan 20, 2024

Gen Con, the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America, announced badge registration information for its upcoming 2024 convention. Gen Con Indy 2024 will run August 1-4 in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, celebrating 21 years of events in Indianapolis since the convention moved to the city in 2003.    ...

Aug 7, 2023

  Pandemic? What pandemic!   The gamers came back significantly after the pandemic, as Gen Con reports record attendance for the 2023 event. More than 70,000 people attended.   Gen Con is estimated to have generated nearly $75 million in economic impact for Indianapolis-area restaurants, hotels, and other businesses. This year was the 20th...

Jul 27, 2023

  Welcome to the End of July! As of this posting, we have a short 7 days to Gen Con 2023! This is the 56th anniversary. Our coverage of Gen Con is shaping up well. I have over 10 interviews scheduled with game companies, plus I plan to stop by many other booths and do interviews, so it’s going to be a busy time! As it always is 🙂 This year, we have no...

Apr 30, 2023

Gen Con Indy 2023 Event Catalog Coming May 7 Event Registration Opens May 21     Get ready for thousands of events spanning gaming, entertainment, arts, and crafts, cosplay, minis, and more in the Gen Con Indy 2023 Event Catalog! The catalog will go live on our website on May 7, so start thinking about what awesome events you’ll be attending....

Jan 28, 2023

  Gen Con, the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America, today announced badge registration information for its upcoming 2023 convention. Gen Con Indy 2023 will run August 3-6 in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, celebrating 20 years of events in Indianapolis since the convention moved to the city in 2003....

Aug 15, 2022

  One of the big shocks at Gen Con 2022 was Avalon Hill dropping the bombshell news of Heroscape coming back.   Heroscape, the beloved hex-based battle game, is coming back with a brand-new starter set. Titled Heroscape: Age of Annihilation, the set will include a massive red dragon as well as a rogues gallery of humanoid, dwarven, and other fantasy...

Aug 14, 2022

    Gen Con 2022 is over and was a resounding success, attracting over 50,000 attendees for its 55th edition. We were there! And our videos will be coming very soon!     Gen Con, North America’s largest and longest-running table gaming convention, returned to Indy August 4-7, drawing a one-time attendance of more than 50,000 gaming fans to...

Jul 25, 2022

Welcome to the End of July! As of this posting, we have a short 10 days to Gen Con 2022! This is the 55th anniversary. Our coverage of Gen Con is shaping up well. I have over 8 interviews scheduled with game companies, plus I plan to stop by many other booths and do interviews, so it’s going to be a busy time! This year, we have no sponsor for Gen Con! So if...

Jul 21, 2022

  San Diego Comic-Con is upon us, and the first juicy bit of news we got was the official trailer for the upcoming D&D movie.   Based on the first trailer for the upcoming film “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” nerdom has never looked better. Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, and Justice Smith, the scenes...

Jul 20, 2022

  Gen Con has updated safety protocols once again. They lay it all out in a new update over on the blog.     These are the final and confirmed plans for health and safety requirements to attend Gen Con Indy 2022. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Gen Con requires every participant, including attendees, exhibitors, event organizers, guests, and Gen Con staff, to...

May 24, 2022

  Gen Con has updated safety protocols once again. They lay it all out in a new update over on the blog.     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...

May 12, 2022

  The day we all wait for and hope that we get a good place in line to nab those events is almost here..     Event Registration will open at noon (Eastern) on Sunday, May 15th. For those who have never participated before, it’s a good idea to build and submit a wish list to reserve your spot at events during Gen Con. Please keep in mind that...

May 11, 2022

  Today, for the first time, you can begin your exploration of the Gen Con 2022 Exhibit Hall through official convention maps.     You can view the downloadable PDF document. Convenient to print and a handy web bookmark, this map is a great way to begin your Gen Con 2022 plan of attack for the show floor! So you don’t miss a booth. 85 days...

Feb 16, 2022

  So on Sunday those wishing to secure a room for Gen Con 2022, has there chance at the fun of the Gen Con Hotel Block Stampede.  AKA the Housing Lottery.     This used to be a epic free for all, where at Noon on the given Sunday everyone would log in and crash the Gen Con servers as they tried to get a room for the best four days in gaming. For...

Jan 6, 2022

  Gen con Indy is back in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium for The Best Four Days in Gaming™! Aug 4th-Aug 7th 2022     Badge Registration Badge Registration for Gen Con Indy 2022 will open at noon Eastern on Sunday, January 30! The convention will continue to operate in a hybrid format, featuring virtual Gen Con Online event...

Oct 14, 2021

  Stack Up is a military charity supporting US and allied active duty and veterans’ mental health through the power of gaming and geek culture!       Learn more and donate at the official...