All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

On this episode, Quarex and Ben are talking with three cool creators and designers who are doing cool things at the coolest convention around... Gen Con!Adam from Tabletop Vibes, the YouTube channel promising "Good Times, Great Vibes, Let’s Play". Check out their YouTube channel, filled with First Takes, How to Plays, and Play Through videos of new games coming to crowdfunding! For shorter form content, go follow their Instagram page Christopher High of Valor Mountain Games and the Board Again Gaming podcast, who is bringing new games to Gen Con 2026!Check out the 3 trick taking games he's looking to publisher through Kickstarter!Email Christopher at boardagaingames@gmail.com if you're interested in checking out the games he's brokering at Gen Con!Michael Putlack of Night Noon Games is going to be at Gen Con 2026 helping to run The Arcane Library's booth at booth 2464!Check out his next Shadowdark adventure, Attack the Light: Avenge the White Mare -- on Kickstarter now!Check out Nyarlathotep's Liegemen and the Sea Weed on Itch, and get the base game for your own Baywatch meets Lovecraft fun!

On this episode, we are talking with Carolyn from SHE! Super Heroines, Etc. is a joyful and inclusive non-profit organization that uses the power of fandom to fight for equity and representation who is one of the official charity partners for Gen Con 2026!SHE WebsiteSHE events at Gen Con 2026Donate by buying merch from the SHE Shop!Donate to the cause! Listen in to hear about all their great work!

On this episode, we're focusing on one of the events that you can only play at the biggest conventions like Origins, PAX Unplugged, and of course... Gen Con. On this episode, we're talking with Riley from the Megagame Coalition and Philly Megagames about the events they're bringing to Gen Con 2026. Check out the 15 events that you can play this year—even if it's using generic tickets!

On this episode, Quarex and Ben return to a very special topic that should be near and dear to the heart of every dreamer: proper sleep practices at gaming conventions. In the past we've spoken with Kevin Kulp, sleep specialist and RPG designer extraordinaire. This time, we're going through how you feel, hour by hour, as you go without sleep.

On this episode, we discuss two great topics to get prepared for events at Gen Con 2026!This year, Gen Con has pushed for more electronic ticketing, which means your event ticket envelope is understandably lighter! Given the different types of tickets, you'll want to be sure to have different types of tickets to play the events you couldn't get into before the convention!Listen in, listen up, because you don't want to get caught with the wrong kind of ticket around your lanyard! And don't wait... buy some generic tickets right now!

This prepisode is our kinda early and not entirely complete because where is the food truck list, Mr. Hoppe! However, it is the first of our episodes that approach the topic of food and drink at Gen Con, cus you'll need repeated and rapid infusions of liquid and calories to ensure that the best four days in gaming is number one to the max! Listen in for our sneaky good recommendations about fast food, healthy food, and even booze as a food in and around the convention center. You won't want to miss it!!!

On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk about all the ways that you get into Indy, around the city, through the conventions spaces, out to dinner, and back home with all your games. You won't want to miss it!

Everything that you wanted to know, and probably a few things you hadn't considered when it comes to packing for the best four, five, or even eight days in gaming: GEN CON 2026Happy Gen Con advent to all who celebrate! (For dreamers dying to know: this is the list of things that you can bring onto an airplane.)