Quarex and Ben have finally pulled together their thoughts about the Great Midwestern Spectacle of Gaming, Gen Con 2024. In this first of two two-parters, your hosts discuss the games, events, and exhibitors that made attending worth it.

• Can of Worms (link)
• Butter Princess (link)
• D&D Player's Handbook 2024 (link)
• Grimdark Future (link)
• Goonies Never Say Strategy Game (link)
• Tales of the Valiant (link)
• Larian Studios (link)
• Rathskellers (link)
• DeVir Games (link)
• Games Plus (link)
• Cubicle 7 (link)

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Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, especially if you're attending the pride of the convention scene in Southeastern U.S.—DRAGON CON!1!!!1!!! (https://www.dragoncon.org/).

Dragon Con is held this year from August 29 to September 2 over a long Labor Day weekend. Combining the five day experience of Origins, the August dates of Gen Con, and the nerdy joy of Mardi Gras, you can attend if you can only get to Atlanta... which Ben and Quarex can't, sadly.

NOT MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: a subscription to Dragon Con TV is a mere $10 and can be obtained here: https://dragoncon.tv/. Why not watch the cosplay parade on your laptop while you play Azul? It'll be just like you're there.

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For the second year in a row, Quarex and Ben record their quick hits from right after Gen Con! This year, they took the Quarexmobile to the Elf n'Moon, which has to be the most wonderful thing in all of Indiana. Go and check it out, because much like this episode, it's nice.

Elf n Moon: https://elfnmoon.com/

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Quarex and Ben both had busy days on day 1 of Gen Con. Having forgotten they wrote a script for this episode, you get some real raw thoughts about our day 1 experience.

You won't want to miss it.

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Quarex and Ben are both in Indianapolis, and we sure didn't record anywhere that we talked about over the weekend.

Nevertheless, listen in for the hot goss and spilt tea about the traffic, the weather, and why the auction registration didn't start on time.

Listen in tomorrow, when Quarex gives us the skinny on what happened with Gate Ten. (You won't want to miss it.)

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In the last of our precapisodes for Gen Con 2024, we devote time to the Gen Con exclusives that you just can't live without... or can you?

• Gen Con PHBs: https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1778-how-to-get-the-2024-players-handbook-six-weeks
• Star Trek Adventures 2E: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gp6UDmTHDLkNoK9N/?mibextid=xfxF2i
• Exclusive Kelly's Heroes card for Con-Quest: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/EgTWrEq1xAkCdD5P/?mibextid=xfxF2i
• WizKids Exclusive Minis: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/vFrtaLDtvjrJCkeG/?mibextid=xfxF2i
• The Art of Elaine Ho: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/vmRj3225rhBxMcXj/?mibextid=xfxF2i
• Cryptozoic Games Egregious Ephemera: https://cryptozoic.com/blogs/articles/gen-con-2024-pr
• BCW's Genevieve Card Sleeves and Boxes: https://www.bcwsupplies.com/blog/2024/06/20/2024-gen-con-bcw-products/

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In the second of our precapisodes, we highlight the food trucks, restaurants, and other Indy activities you'll want to check out while at Gen Con Indy.

You won't want to miss it.

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In the first of our three Gen Con precapisodes, we looking at the games, the vendors, and the events our dreamers must check out at Gen Con.

FIRST, the games!

• Mutton Bustin' (booth 1233): https://www.25thcenturygames.com/store/mutton-bustin-1
• Skyfall RPG (booth 2965): https://capycat.games/
• A.E.G.I.S. Combining Robot (booth 2939): https://zephyrworkshop.com/aegis/
• Turnip (booth 255): https://www.rosegauntlet.com/pages/turnip
• Minecraft Explorers (booth 2001): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/413403/minecraft-explorers
• Lords of Baseball (booth 2236): https://www.mrbgames.com/products/pre-order-lords-of-baseball-board-game

Next, the exhibitors!

• Larian Studios (booth 2811): https://larian.com/
• The Arcane Library (booth 2856): https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/
• Harebrained Designs (booth 2559): https://www.harebraineddesign.com/
• MIT Press (booth 256): https://mitpress.mit.edu/campaign-game-studies/
• Dryad Tea (booth 1742): https://dryadtea.com/
• Goodman Games (booth 109): https://goodman-games.com/

Finally, those events!

• OUR LIVE PODCAST RECORDING: https://www.gencon.com/events/251393
• Design an RPG Module LIVE: Plots, Themes, NPC’s and Setting: https://www.gencon.com/events/250231
• Traitor Tots: https://gencon.eventdb.us/keyword.php?searchBy=traitor+tots
• D&D for Kids (Motley Kids): https://www.gencon.com/events/261598
• MOAR Storytime Events from Japanese History: https://www.gencon.com/events/247624
• Dungeon Crawl Classics—Enter the Dagon: https://gencon.eventdb.us/keyword.php?searchBy=enter+the+dagon

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This episode is special because Quarex lost a bet so he had to talk all about Pin Bazaar. What is Pin Bazaar? You'll have to listen in to better understand this collectible, FOMO driven program at Gen Con.

• The Pin Bazaar page for Gen Con 2024 (link)
• Our guide to finding all the Pin Bazaar offerings -- just start at Aisle 100 and keep moving to the right (link)

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