Once again, thousands of gamers from across the world descended on central Indiana for the gaming nexus of North America that is Gen Con 2018. This year saw its attendance totals increase yet again, boasting over 60,000 unique attendees over...
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Gen Con 2018 approaches! Somehow the largest board game convention in North America seems to sneak up on us every year right up until the point where suddenly it’s the only thing the entire hobby is talking about. By now...
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There’s no such thing as a one size fits all gaming convention. Just as there are a litany of gaming genres, subgenres, and individual player preferences as to what you like to spend your time on – not to mention...
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Spring in New England is typically a joyous time. It’s a time when the trees start budding, the birds migrate home, and the seemingly endless grey skies of winter are pierced by what we remember is called sunlight, raining down...
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Back in November, Kickstarter saw the launch of Lunarchitects, a science-fiction themed tile-laying game by a first-time campaigner Dan Cunningham. We were also fortunate enough to preview the game. Just over a week ago, the campaign closed 10k above the...
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What is your favorite convention? That’s a common question in the gaming world, names bandied about as if comparing your favorite movies or restaurants. Yet just like movie genres, it’s not always that easy to perfectly compare one to another....
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It should come as no surprise that for those in the northern regions, the winter months have a tendency to feel as if they’re moving at a glacial pace. It’s cold, grey, and you can go for days without seeing...
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When I was young, my parents occasionally took the family to amusement parks. It often was a best of both worlds scenario, because, as anyone with multiple siblings can attest, agreeing on any family outing can be more like a...
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By now, several sites are already going over games that has been deemed the hot games of the convention, along with those that may not be so enticing. I feel that our latest podcast covers our take on that part...
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This week, all of the the perennial attendees will be parsing the things they liked at Gen Con 2013 versus the things they didn’t in great detail. There will be detractors who will elaborate on how Thing A was better...
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