Kellye and Adam discuss why they are culling over 50 perfectly good games. Follow along with the full list.

We also talk about this song, which will make more sense after listening to the episode: https://open.spotify.com/track/6rsbsdiGDrYvhbb1K7ziTL?si=bf06b65e61a64a21

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Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Adam, Kellye, and Aaron talk about what they've been playing this month. They'll discuss what games they want to play more, which ones they want to get rid of, and their picks for game of the month.

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Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye, Adam, and Aaron discuss their tips and tricks for Gen Con 2023 based on experiences from Gen Con 2022. Where should you stay? What should you eat? What should do you? They've got you covered with lots of advice for next year.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Aaron talk with Adam about what they saw, bought, and did in the exhibit hall of Gen Con 2022.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Aaron and Kellye talk with Adam about the food they had while at Gen Con 2022. You won't hear anything about fine dining. Surprisingly, this episode ends on an aside about the future of Gen Con, and America.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Aaron discuss the events they attended at Gen Con 2022. Those events include: Fit Fighter Fitness Class, First Exposure Playtesting, Furnace: Interbellum, Dice Hunters of Therion, Tai Chi Sword, Indianapolis Indians game, Dice Tower Live Show, El33ts Concert, and a magic show.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Aaron and Kellye discuss the games they played in July of 2022.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Adam and Kellye blaze through 92 games added to the Board Game Geek Gen Con 2022 Preview list in the second half of July. After our lightning round, we shoot the breeze and dive a little deeper into some of the games.

We aren't linking all the games this time due to how many we covered. And, another FIFTY have been added since we recorded this, including titles such as:

• Riverside
• Viticulture World
• Dulce

You can find the entire list of games at Gen Con 2022 on Board Game Geek's Preview List.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

The whole gang is here to polish off the last of the Board Game Geek Gen Con 2022 preview list! We're circling back to the games that were added, taking a quick pass over demo games, and sharing what we'd buy with $500 to spend in the exhibit hall. Here's the last of the preview games:

• Dice Hunters of Therion
• Saboteur: The Dark Cave
• Cult of the Deep
• Sync or Swim
• Sounds Fishy
• USPS: The Great American Mail Race
• Zillionaires on Mars
• Dandelions
• Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go to the Ghost Town
• Riftforce: Beyond
• Lacrimosa
• Mazescape Hipnos
• Mazescape Cryo-C
• Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix
• Factory 42
• Gray Eminence: Year of Chaos
• Maeshowe: an Orkney Saga
• Ogre Sandwich
• Robotech: Reconstruction
• Blood Orders
• Nightmare Productions
• TrollFest
• World-Z League

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

We've (almost) made it! Adam and Kellye finally reach the end of the Board Game Geek Gen Con 2022 Preview list. But, a couple dozen new games have been added, so... this is the penultimate preview episode. Finishing out the alphabet, this episode features games from Le Scorpion Masqué, Smirk & Dagger Games, Smirk & Laughter Games, Solis Game Studio, Spin Master Ltd., Studio H, Thunderworks Games, Ubisoft Montreal, Van Ryder Games, and Weird Giraffe Games:

• Turing Machine
• The Spill
• boop.
• Pocket Paragons: AEGIS (English edition)
• Pocket Paragons: Origins (English edition)
• Pocket Paragons: Rivals of Aether (English edition)
• Pocket Paragons: Temporal Odyssey (English edition)
• The Godfather: Last Family Standing (English edition)
• Less Is More (English edition)
• Marvel United: X-Men (English edition)
• Marvel Zombies: Heroes' Resistance (English edition)
• Northgard: Uncharted Lands
• Suspects
• Cartographers Map Pack 4: Frozen Expanse – Realm of Frost Giants
• Cartographers Map Pack 5: Kethra's Steppe – Redtooth & Goldbelly
• Cartographers Map Pack 6: Hornhelm – Wasteland Market
• Tenpenny Parks
• Orlog: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Dice Game
• The Dark Mage (English edition)
• Final Girl
• Final Girl: Frightmare on Maple Lane
• Final Girl: Slaughter in the Groves
• Final Girl: The Happy Trails Horror
• Final Girl: The Haunting of Creech Manor
• The Grand Tournament (English edition)
• Keepers: A beautiful game for clever people
• Sherlock Holmes: International
• Sherlock Holmes: The Beginning
• Space Brigade
• Gift of Tulips
• Studies in Sorcery
• Studies in Sorcery: Divination
• Wicked & Wise

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!