All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

Did you know that All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions has a Discord? Join up here to meet your heroes while you still can: https://discord.gg/q6hkw5YSCbIn our precapisode of the very imminent Gamehole Con, your hosts Ben and Quarex get you ready for the next four days of gaming in Madison, WI. In a brisk 15 minutes, we're talking:ParkingBusesThe weather insideThe weather outsideFood of the submarinal varietyFood of the pizzanal varietyFood that's the very bratbest and bratwurstNepalese foodIndian foodMexican foodThe beer that we've eatenThe auctionThe games Quarex is playingThe games Ben wishes he wasThere's also a counter for the number of times we mention Alternate Social Media Intern, Aimee!Best of all, you can meet Quarex (maybe) if you're both at Isthmus-hole Con?Much like the convention, you won't want to miss this episode.

When he wasn't donating blood or running far too many games, your other host Ben interviewed a number of vendors on the exhibit hall floor. Given the long form nature of some of these chats, we picked three interviews for this episode:WizKids (link)Deck of Player Safety (link)Plus One Exp (link)/ RPG Zine Club (link)

When he wasn't posting pictures of the convention or helping coordinate our live podcast recording, Substitute Social Media Intern Brian interviewed a number of vendors from the exhibit hall floor. We picked five interviews for this episode: Baird Crafted (link)The Bracer's Initiative (link)Gen Con Games Library (link)Lost Boy Games (link)Tabletop Tycoon (link)

On this episode, Quarex and Ben start to get you ready for PAX Unplugged, the Penny Arcade Experience convention in Philadelphia, PA from December 6-8! Because the convention doesn't have its events in gear quite yet, your other host is focusing on what you can get ready for -- whether it's the travel to and around the City of Brotherly Love, parking your Titularmobile downtown, buying a full-price badge for you and your children (except on Sunday), and anything else that you need to know now. Badges (link)Hotel Block (link)Downtown Hotels (link)Parking (link)Featured Events (link)Don't worry — both your host and your other host will be back with a PAX Unplugged precapisode once more is known!

On this episode, Ben and Quarex preview GAMEHOLE CON in Madison, WI from October 17-20. Quarex will be in attendance with Alternate Social Media Intern AimeeMadison Airport (link)Alliant Energy Center (link)Hotels by the Convention Center (link)Parking at the Gamehole (link)Badge Registration (link)Events! (link)Dealer Hall List (link)If you're also attending Gamehole, let us know through social media! We'll be back with a precapisode in October ahead of the convention!

On this episode, Ben and Quarex regale our dreamers about conventions we've attended since May 2024 that isn't called Gen Con or Origins. These include:Fargo Core Con (link)CONvergence (link)Kitsunekon (link)Risu Con (link)Phoenix Con (link)Coulee Con (link)Also mentioned in this episode:Shuffle Dungeons from Zero Strategy Games (link)The Silver Throat Himself, Keith David (link)Keeper's Den Tables (link to Facebook)Player Card Holders for your Actual Human Child and Others in your Life (link)

On this episode, we interview John Wells, who is the beating heart behind Quarex's favorite roaming convention — QUAD CON. In addition to regaling us with stories about this convention, we learn just how many shows John goes to all around the world.If you're interested in running games, or showing up as a vendor, you can reach out to John via the Quad Con website (https://quadcitycon.com/).You can also attend at the following locations (updated regularly as Quad Con books new shows):September 8 Dubuque Five Flags Event CenterSeptember 21-22 Champaign IL Market Place Shopping CenterSeptember 28-29 Omaha Oak View MallOctober 5-6 St Cloud MN Crossroads CenterOctober 12-13 Brookfield WI Brookfield Square Mall October 20 St Charles MO Steel Shop Event CenterOctober 26-27 Des Moines Merle Hay MallNovember 2-3 Peoria Northwoods MallNovember 16 LaCrosse WI Valley View MallNovember 23-24 Madison WI East Towne MallDecember 7-8 Davenport Northpark MallDecember 14-15 Des Moines Merle Hay Mall

With Origins, Gen Con and Dragon Con done and dusted by September 2, what's a poor gamer to do? Why, find some autumn gaming conventions to attend!On this episode, we talk about: WGG Con, Westchester NY - August 31-September 1 (link)Tabletop Scotland, Edinburgh UK - September 6-8 (link)Cuse Con, Syracuse NY - September 19-22 (link)Granite State Comic Con, Manchester NH - September 20-21 (link)Edmonton Expo, Edmonton CA - September 19-22 (link)Barrage 2024, Havre de Grace, MD - September 27-28 (link)Essen Spiel, Essn, DE - October 3-6 (link)Con on the Cob, Richfield/Akron, OH, October 3-6 (link)Star City Comic Con ("SGC Con"), Not Really Washington DC, October 4-6 (link)Brasil Game Show, Sao Paolo, BR, October 9-13 (link)Traveller Con, Lancaster, PA, October 11-13 (link)Flat Con, Bloomington, IL, October 11-13 (link)Gamehole Con, Madison, WI, October 17-20 (link)New York Comic Con, New York, NY, October 17-20 (link)Rock Con, Rockford, IL, November 1-3 (link)Effing Con, Effingham, IL, November 1-2 (link)FLAG Con, Ithaca, NY November 8-10 (link)Save vs. Fear, York, PA, November 7-10 (link)Euro Quest, Annapolis, MD, November 7-10 (link)MEPACON, Bethlehem, PA, November 7-10 (link)BGG Con, Dallas, TX, November 13-17 (link)Shorehammer, Ocean City, MD, December 6-8 (link)Tsunami Con, Wichita, KS, December 6-8 (link)PAX Unplugged, Philadelphia, PA, December 6-8 (link)You won't want to miss it!