On Saturday of Gen Con, Quarex and Ben recorded a live episode of our podcast in the presence of nearly 30 dreamers! As we recover from PAX Unplugged, we are releasing most of the episode from the Lucas Oil Media Room 10 for those who missed out.

And if you want to know more about Quarex's fudge, you really gotta come to these magical events!

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On this episode, Quarex and Ben provide all the late and late-breaking news from PAX Unplugged 2025, such as:

• Philadelphia Marathon Road Closures
• Special Guests from Sit Down & Shut Up
• Oops All Himbos (and Quarex Impersonator) Jay Foster
• AEW Wrasslers at the 9th Level Games Booth
• Twilight Imperium Tournament for Those Who Make Great Decisions
• AEG Big Game Night
• Better Boothing: Making the Most Out of Your First Con Table
• Albi Ceska Repubika at Booth 2701
• Button Shy Games at Booth 3442
• Love, Career & Magic at Booth 3143
• Our Brilliant Ruin: The Tie In You'll Tie Into Your Game Table
• Maybe Don't Sign "The Agreement" from Table Tapas Games?
• The Page That Finally Updated: Pinny Arcade!
• Rumblings of a Trinket Trade
• First Look Showcase at PAX Unplugged

And if you're at PAX Unplugged and want to meet up with your other host Ben, why don't you reach out through social media or email?

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On this very off-cycle episode, your hosts are reviewing some important deadlines you'll want to pay attention to (and soon), like:

• Gen Con VIG Badge Applications are open! Get them in before your chance closes on December 1!
• Origins Game Fair has already opened up its event submissions for June 2026, while badges and hotels go up for sale in the coming weeks!

We'll return tomorrow with our regularly scheduled PAX Unplugged previewsode.

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On this episode, we're joined by three creators doing cool stuff in and around the expo hall at PAX Unplugged 2025!

• Not only have they designed Garbage & Glory, Wrastlevania, and Boom Patrol, Nicole Amato is also the games outreach coordinator at Kickstarter. They're attending the convention in their official capacity, and you might even find some time to meet and show the next great game!
• Stephen from Roll for Combat comes on to talk about the company's current lines for 5E, Pathfinder, and Shadowdark, as well as all the new things coming in 2026! Go say hello at booth 4057, or sign up to play their Shadowdark adventures with Lurking Fears using their Warhorn page!
• He's a professional wrestler! He's a professional wrestling commentator! He's a professional wrestling game designer with SRG Universe! The one and only Triple L... Loudmouth Leo Larynx comes onto to talk about the latest expansion to the #1 card game Supershow the Game... SUPER LUCHA! Check them out at booth 2547, or find their full slate of Supershow the Game tournaments, drafts, and learn to plays.

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On this very special episode of All Year I Dream About Gaming Convention, your hosts dig into some of the details you'll need to know about the overlap and overlay of PAX Unplugged and the Philadelphia Marathon, such as:

• Saturday's 8k run (link)
• Saturday's half marathon (link)
• Sunday's children's races (link)
• Sunday's whole hog marathon that goes right past the convention center (link)
• The road closures owing to the 35,000 runner marathon taking place during PAX Unplugged (link)

Because gosh darn it, someone has to.

(And please email [email protected] to get better information from the Reed Pop Unplugged people.)

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PAX Unplugged, the last of the 2025 Rushmore conventions, is being held in Philadelphia, PA from November 21-23 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Not only will your other host Ben be in attendance for all three days, we have recorded our

• 1 Day Badges before they sell out!
• Spot Hero for parking in Center City
• The hotel block, which is sold out but still open
• Pre-registration events, outside the PAX NAV app
• The many, many, many convention features
• New Mill Industries' Indie Games Night Market
• Reserve a mobility scooter through Scoot Around, Mobility on Wheels, and Cloud of Goods

And don't forget to put in for a medical pass by emailing [email protected] between Friday, November 7 and the start of the convention.

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On this episode, Quarex and Ben are strangely silent while Aimee of the Pod, Aimee, handles the interviews in the Gamehole dealer hall! Listen in for interviews with:

• Matt with Chaosium
• Scott from Trinamyk
• John and Bri from Bright Bard Games
• Jordan from Goosepoop Games
• Richard from Monster Tiles

And for our supporters on KoFi, check out our interview with Erica from Broken Brain Games!

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On this episode, your hosts are joined by Aimee of the Pod Aimee to talk about our time spent at Gamehole Con XII.

But also! Quarex and Ben review the newest member of the Street Team, inconveniently named Ben!

You won't want to miss it.

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On this very special episode of All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions, Quarex and Ben delay the dealer hall interviews to bring you an interview with Ron and Phil from PAGE: the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo. Held this year from January 15-18 in sunny Oaks, PA.

They've got everything you'd want from an RPG con:

• Over 1000 events in their growing event catalog
• Over 100 special guests who will actually interact with and run games for you
• An earnest diversity initiative that is trying to bridge the gap between the convention and gaming communities
• A big old exhibit hall featuring publishers of all sizes
• A charity auction to benefit the Gamer Assistance Program that helps game designers in need

It's our professional podcasting opinion that if you like RPGs and you're not going to PAGE 3, you're gonna regret it.

Don't forget: when you go to get your PAGE 3 badge, put in the coupon code DREAMERS to save $10 off your four day badge.

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This is our previewsode for Gamehole Con 2025... the XII-ening. On this episode, we get you ready for everything you need to know... and the things you don't know you need to know.

Mentioned in the episode:

• The first Wardens of the Eastern Marches adventure (link)
• The rising phoenix of RPEX (link)
• The Dragonbane tourney, The Sinking Tower (link)
• Castles and Crusades for Kids (link)
• Badge Quest with Ron from PAGE (link)
• Portland Oregon Trail (link)
• Playing in Someone Else's Sandbox (link)
• The Beautiful Mess of 5E (link)
• You Should Write a Book about RPGs (link)
• Adventuring in Parenting: Raising the Next Generation of Gamers (link)
• Munchkin: Design Issues, Expansions and Imagery with That Steve Jackson (link)

And don't forget the auction!

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