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Tag Archives: GenCon
GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – Odds n Ends
The reporting is winding down, but not without sharing photos of things that amused me as I wandered the convention center, like the sleeping giant to the left who was a loaner from the popular live-action True Dungeon experience (think LARPing in … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Humor / Satire, Reviews
Tagged cosplay, GenCon, history, horticultural hall, larp, Mattel, rock em sock em robots
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GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – H to Z
Post number 2 of my main 2017 convention coverage. Once again I cover games, in rough alphabetical order by publisher, that inspired me enough to snap a few photos. *As always standard disclaimers apply. After learning the gist of the … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Reviews
Tagged brynk, coop, GenCon, hero realms, Iello, Kosmos, Mattel, North Star Games, Pandemic, tomb of annihilation, WizKids, Z-man
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GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – A to G
Time to head wholeheartedly into the meat of my 2017 convention experience. In rough alphabetical order by publisher, here are a few of the games that caught my eye enough to snap a few photos. *As always standard … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Reviews
Tagged AEG, Asmodee, cryptozoic, days of wonder, dr who, freedom, Freedom: The Underground Railroad, gale force 9, GenCon, greater than games, Photosynthesis, smash-up, sonar, star trek
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GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – Kids
Women and children first, well children anyway. This year’s barrage of GenCon photos starts with all the games that I deemed best fit for kids, and there were a lot of them this year (mostly thanks to HABA and Peaceable … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Reviews
Tagged 2016, children, GenCon, Haba, Iello, kids, Kosmos, Mattel, Mayfair, Peaceable Kingdom, Playground Adventures, Wonderforge
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GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – Strange but True
There’s more to GenCon than a bunch of publishers hawking their wares. I would hazard a guess that GenCon is the largest convention around for trading card and roleplaying games. There are minis galore and grognards in deep concentration playing … Continue reading
GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – G to Z
Time to head into part two of the 2016 Mega Rundown. Yes, we did A to G yesterday, and today we do G to Z. There’s a lot of G’s around, OK? More photos to scroll by until you pass … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report
Tagged GenCon, gencon 2016, Haba, Mayfair Games, reviews, Stronghold Games, Z-man, Z-Man Games
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