All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

On the fourth of our five Gen Con prepisodes, we're looking at all the ways you can move around the greater Gen Con convention center. From skywalks to escalators, from alarms to calendar events, you'll want to listen in for all the best tips and tricks when it comes to moving around the convention spaces.

In the third of our prepisodes, we talk about each and every only way to eat at Gen Con 2025... from the restaurants to the concessions to the food trucks to the food delivery apps to bringing/buying your own food from a grocery store like Major... I mean Meijer. Ben and Quarex also discuss other food based concerns, like diabetic-friendly diets, managing allergies, and the meager gluten free dining in Indianapolis. You won't want to miss it.

On this Gen Con prepisode, Quarex and Ben get your pistons firing on how you can travel to Indianapolis for Gen Con 2025, as well as other key considerations when traveling outside the convention spaces during the best four days in gaming. Planes? Trains?Automobiles? Microscooters? PARKING?!?You won't want to miss it.

On this Gen Con prepisode, Quarex and Ben get your gray matter working for all the things you'll want to consider when packing for the best four days in gaming. Bags? Food??Toilets in trees?!?You won't want to miss it.

On this episode, we're joined by a very special guest — Alex Kammer, the principal owner of the only convention bold enough to call their exhibit hall a dealer hall... GAMEHOLE CON! We had the best time talking everything gaming with Alex, including Gamehole Con 1, Gamehole Con 12, the other conventions he attends, and what the Gamehole Con's bar mitzvah might look like.Important links: Get your Gamehole Con badges before they sell out! (Log in is required.) Gamehole Publishing's new living RPG campaign, The Wardens of the Eastern Marches, including their new adventure paths by Alex, Joshua Hoyt and someone named Ed GreenwoodThe End of Everything, Alex's epic 5E D&D adventure that properly brings the Cthulhu mythos into 5E The rest of Alex's RPG publishing pedigree on RPG Geek

Our recap of Origins 2025, the 50th anniversary of this esteemed convention — a celebration you might have missed if you blinked — all delivered to you hot and ready in thirty minutes or less. Get your Origins Merch here: https://www.originsgamefair.com/origins-merch-storeAnd see how Quarex helped JP Coovert become a better GM! https://youtu.be/68Kcdi4WHU0?si=mTMrscwUV58xUbW- You won't want to miss it.

Both Ben and Quarex were at Origins Game Fair for all five days of this historic 50th anniversary, and we spoke with so many great exhibitors. On this episode, we highlight some of the exhibitors who have new releases or awesome events at Gen Con, too. Thanks to:Matt from Motley Kids, where kids can be kids at Origins, Gen Con (check out the event schedule), and other midwestern conventions Aly, Richard, and Michael with Kess Co, who was demoing Tamagotchi Collection ahead of its Gen Con release Chris at Capstone Games, who was showing off new Gen Con releases like Tea Garden, Meltwater, and Up and Down You won't want to miss it.

Both Ben and Quarex were at Origins Game Fair for all five days of this historic 50th anniversary, and we spoke with so many great exhibitors. On this episode, we highlight some of the exhibitors with cool and future releases on display at Origins. Thanks to:Bobby and Ted with Cavernwire Games, who were selling pre-sale copies of their new game Vine, coming to Kickstarter in July Jim from The Museum of D&D, who was showing off what this nonprofit is looking to do in Orlando David from Recycled Realms, who was selling bespoke wargaming terrain — contact him to commission your next boss scene Theresa and John from Geekify. who sell books, maps, and other ephemera at great prices Cheyenne from Action Fiction, who was demoing Goblin Cave, which is coming to crowdfunding later this year You won't want to miss it.

Both Ben and Quarex were at Origins Game Fair for all five days of this historic 50th anniversary, and we spoke with so many great exhibitors. On this episode, we highlight some of the publishers with new and newish releases at Origins. Thanks to:Sabrina at Ludoliminal Games, who was releasing an early GOTC candidate "Uh Oh Dino"Heather at 9th Level Games, who just released the second edition of the Nazi-punching space opera Rebel ScumBreeze at Zephyr Workshop, whose Second Ignition of AEGIS: Transforming Robots beat the tariffs across the sea Josh from Arc Knight, whose Mimic Dice delight Quarexii and Actual Human Children alike Eric from Escape Mail, who braved the U.S. border to show off The Shackleton Series Box Set for your next game nightYou won't want to miss it.