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GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – Odds n Ends

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

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 →

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GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – H to Z

Posted on August 31, 2017 by

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 →

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GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – A to G

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

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 →

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GenCon 2017 Mega Rundown – Kids

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

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 →

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GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – Strange but True

Posted on August 12, 2016 by

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 →

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GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – G to Z

Posted on August 11, 2016 by

  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 →

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GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – A to G

Posted on August 10, 2016 by

Welcome back to the 2016 Mega Rundown.  Today we start into the gamer games in earnest, hitting them up alphabetically by publisher.  Sit back and let the photos wash over you to see what games caught my fancy.

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GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – Kids Games

Posted on August 9, 2016 by

I was able to attend GenCon for a couple days this year.  As a gamer with children (and a writer for GamerDad.com) I have a special place in my heart for games I can play with my kids.  The following … Continue reading →

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GenCon 2016 Mega Rundown – RPGs & Digital

Posted on August 8, 2016 by

GenCon 2016 has come and gone.  Thankfully I was able to attend, if only for a couple days.  Do not worry, however, as I have once again undertaken to cruise the dealer hall, looking for photos to share with you … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: GenCon 2014 Mega Rundown – Eclectic

Posted on August 22, 2014 by

GenCon is split into three roughly comparable parts.  We’ve already talked about the boardgaming side of things, but there are also a host of gamers there to compete and play in trading card games.  Possibly the largest segment in attendance are … Continue reading →

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