Tag Archives: Gen Con

Matt Carlson: Gen Con 2022 – RPGs

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Matt J Carlson

Gen Con was back this year in force with 50,000 vaccinated, mask-wearing attendees making their way around downtown Indianapolis. While boardgaming tends to outshine the role-playing part of things, Gen Con’s roots as a RPG mecca remains strong.  It seemed … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: The Dice of Gen Con

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Matt J Carlson

As I mentioned previously, for many years Gen Con was a mecca for role-playing aficionados. As with any pastime, players grow fond of their tools and toys. Role-playing is no different and one can look no further than a player’s … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: Gen Con 2021 – RPGs

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Matt J Carlson

Gen Con started out in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin a little over 50 years ago. It focused on wargames until the mid 70’s when the first tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons, came onto the scene, quickly overtaking prominence at the … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: Gen Con 2021 – M to R

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Matt J Carlson

Recent and upcoming games from publishers attending Gen Con 2021. Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: Gen Con 2021 – Digital Game Tables

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Matt J Carlson

Back in the early Noughties (00’s) videogaming was a large portion of the Gen Con convention.  Several of the “big names” would show up and show off their fare in quite elaborate booths.  The digital size of things has trailed … Continue reading →

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GEN CON for a Day

Posted on August 10, 2019 by xitoliv

Gen Con’s not a convention I favor. Despite only living a few hours away, I’ve only been once, and I didn’t enjoy it too much. This year I gave it another shot, as I had some folks I wanted to … Continue reading →

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