In which Dixie, Matthew, and Eddy queue up and buy their badges for a chat about conventions

* Tangent 1: Dixie and Matthew argue about Japanese

* We're at Gen Con! But not yet. But we are now. It's very confusing.

* The food trucks are quite good

* Matthew's first con experience at UK Games Expo

* Dixie's first con experience at Dragon Con

* Tangent 2: Matthew as a DC fan at New York Comic Con

* Eddy's first con experience at Origins and the early 90s LARP scene

* Very few (US) cons these days are focused on just one thing, but gamers are sometimes very focused

* How often do we get to play games at cons?

* Dixie has never played a game at a con. Or has she?

* Fomo: The fear of missing out

* Playing and running con games/one-shots is different from playing and running a game with a regular group

* Midwinter is a great show

* What's the difference of attending as a professional over attending as an individual?

* The RPG industry is a drinking culture

* Tangent 3: People telling us we suck

* How to chat with pros and ask for autographs

* Tangent 4: Harry Potter discussion

* What we're looking forward to at Gen Con 2018

* Matthew got wrestled without consent. Consent is important!