This September, Gen Con was back in Indianapolis after taking a gap-year break. (I’m not sure if it went to Europe or tried to find itself in Colorado, but it managed to find its way back…) It was clearly smaller than before – it was starting to take over Lucas Oil Stadium as well, but this year it didn’t completely fill the exhibit hall. Many of the “big names” took a breather from the convention, but there were still plenty of companies around to slack one’s thirst for information on new games coming down the pike. I did my best to explore the back alleys to see if there might be something new to you, the reader, but like everyone else I also wanted to see the newest shinies that were getting lots of buzz. My scribbling skills were put to the test again as I tried my best to take notes and learn how to play 20+ boardgames a day. Without further ado, here’s the start of some of my explorations. More to come later as time for writing permits. As always, any errors on dates, publishers, titles, (and spelling) are mine alone. Don’t go blaming the poor publishers or their overworked booth helpers.
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