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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

In "All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions," your hosts Ben and Quarex discuss how to prepare for, how to get to, and how to have the best time at gaming conventions. We interview the people who attend, exhibit, and yes even run gaming conventions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:39

Episode 31: The Scoop on Kobold Con (May 10-12)

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2024/03/19

This week, we interview Kendo (@kendomakesfilms), the media production manager for Kobold Press. We chat about Kobold Chats, attending gaming conventions, KP's new game Tales of the Valiant, and the upcoming online convention Kobold Con! Kobold Press website (link)Info about Kobold Con (link)Kobold Chats (link)Kobold Press Discord (link)Check out Start Playing dot Games to sign up to even or even run games at Kobold Con!!!Please note: neither Ben nor Quarex received remuneration of any kind from

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Episode 30: Live from Gameface Con

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2024/03/12

Five interviews from Gameface Con 2024!Gameface ConSite: http://www.gamefacecon.com/Coming back for 2025! Severed Books, Games and ToysWebsite: http://www.severedbooks.com/Prelaunch for the Mork Borg Action Figure: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/justinsirois/mork-borg-action-figure-w-zine-by-stockholm-kartell/Plus One ExperienceWebsite: https://plusoneexp.com/RPG Zine Club: https://plusoneexp.com/pages/rpg-zine-clubFeral Indie StudioWebsite: https://www.feralindiestudio.com/Into the Cess and

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Episode 29: Gen Con Game Submissions

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2024/03/07

In this episode, Ben educates Quarex as well as our dreamers about what they can do to submit their Gen Con events through the EO/GM Dashboard, available at the following link: https://www.gencon.com/event_submissions?c=indy2024Also, Quarex regales us of his recent trip to Lake Geneva, WI... famously the home of lake houses, the first Playboy resort, and a simple cobbler and insurance underwriter named Gary Gygax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 28: The Wake for the Gen Con Lottery

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2024/02/27

Quarex and Ben do a post-mortem on just quickly the Gen Con block sold out this year. There's some opining, some speculation, and as always — the best gaming convention podcast advice in the industry. Gen Con Hotels: https://genconhotels.com/Donate to the Gen Con Hotels Guy: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=I4_q-Im9rZuUiZDQFr9jK_OP9qfpJxmucZ_ngiuG_4UxcTCWnUMz4YMrsGS0JUxVMTD3EXWb8F0vB5hX Partners for Pets: https://www.partnersforpets.org/adopt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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10:56

Episode 27: Gen Con Hotel Lottery Massacre

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2024/02/25

Are you stuck on the outside looking in, with not a room in sight that will let you stay near the Best Four Days in Gaming? Dreamers, your hosts Ben and Quarex are here with the best of the worst options you have left. Listen in so you know how to get a room!Gen Con Hotels: https://genconhotels.com/Gen Con Hotels Script: https://github.com/mrozekma/gencon-hotel-check Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 26: The Man Writing the Book on Gen Con

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2024/02/21

This week, we interview game designer, archivist, author and (most importantly) OG dreamer, Matt Shoemaker about his years of attending Gen Con and the book he's writing about the history of Gen Con. You wanna know what year Matt thinks is the most pivot for Gen Con and the gaming industry as a whole? You gotta listen. You wanna know whether Matt thinks Indy is better than Milwaukee? You gotta listen. You wanna know how to horde cards for the game Spellfire in 1994? You gotta listen. You wanna know

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Episode 25: Cold Weather Con Season Heating Up

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2024/02/15

Quarex regales Ben with his tales of Winter Fantasy that somehow do not involve Anna or Elsa. Your hosts review the upcoming convention schedule, including two awesome opportunities to game: Dreamation in Morristown, NJ (https://dexposure.com/d2024.html), and Gameface Con in Baltimore, MD (http://www.gamefacecon.com/).If you're attending the latter, why don't you play You And Your Friends (Have Been Turned Into Bears And The Only Way To Turn Back Is To Do All These Odd Jobs About Town) with Ben as

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10:58

Episode 24: The Housing Lottery

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2024/02/07

Have we talked about Gen Con lately? If we haven't, we really need to do this now because you can buy your badges this Sunday February 11th.Buying a badge gets you a ticket into the Gen Con housing lottery, which (like Ron Burgundy) is kind of a big deal. But your pals Quarex and Ben are here to help you navigate this process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 23: Upcoming Convention Round Up

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2024/01/11

Ben is actively missing a convention to record this podcast, and Quarex hasn't been to a convention since December -- not even a QuadCon?!? Dreamers, we're starting the year off right by looking at a bunch of fun conventions in January, February and March: Midwinter Gaming Convention, January 11-14, in Pewaukee (https://tabletop.events/conventions/midwinter-gaming-convention-2024)Super Magfest. January 18-21 in the DC Metro Area (https://super.magfest.org/)Winter Fantasy. February 7-11 in Fort

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Episode 22: PAX Unplugged Recap and International...

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2023/12/20

In this episode, Ben gives his review of PAX Unplugged 2023 -- aka LINECON. We've also pulled together advice from you international dreamers on how to best navigate the mini-boss of your convention adventures... the US Border. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 21: Lorcana Litigation

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2023/12/12

In this week's episode, we talk about the latest drop of Gen Con Roll-A-Crit merch, just in time for whatever holiday you celebrate in December. https://www.rollacrit.com/collections/gen-con-winter-collectionWe also talk about the filings and status of Upper Deck's lawsuit against Ravensburger, publisher of Disney the Gatheri... we mean Lorcana. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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D 20th Episode, Naturally: Gen Con 2024 Very Slowly...

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2023/11/21

I think Ben uploaded the last few, so I apologize if you are the kind of person who actually reads this section as I cannot imagine Ben fills those in. He is not the kind of person to waste time on something that likely nobody will ever read. Whereas I am the kind of person who almost exclusively wastes time on things nobody will ever read. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 19: Back in the Saddle Again

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2023/11/14

After a fall away from the show with that pesky "real life", Quarex and Ben are back with an update about conventions Quarex has attended -- and conventions that Ben dreams about attending. If you're interested in what's kept Ben away from conventions, check out Kobold Press' Trouble at Mossbeard Mill. This is the second of the adventures for the new Tales of the Valiant gaming system. Ben would tell you it's a great investigative adventure module, if that's your cup of horchata, set in a small town

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24:49

Episode 18 — Dragon Con with Baka

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2023/08/29

Our maybe too late episode on Dragon Con 2023. But seriously, who schedules a huge convention less than 30 days from Gen Con? (Also, our friend Baka walks us through the whole experience.)We swear this doesn't have a "finished the paper the night before" feel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 17: Gen Con 2023 Recap, Part 2

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2023/08/22

Ben and Quarex reflect upon their goals in attending Gen Con 2023—budgeting, sleeping, eating, time management, packing and repacking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 16: Gen Con 2023 Recap, Part 1

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2023/08/15

Ben and Quarex review their experience at Gen Con 2023 — the good, the bad, the true neutral. Topics include the ENNIES, the auction, LORCANA, and Malort pickles. (We shan't speak of them again.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 15: Sunday Evening Coming Down

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2023/08/07

On a Sunday evening JW Marriott couch, we're wishing (Lord) that we were still gaming... 'cuz there's something in the last day of the convention that leaves our bodies all alone. And there's nothing short of dying that's half as lonesome as the sound of the departure from the convention, and Sunday evening coming down. Twelve hours later than expected (QUAREX), we are recording our last live show from Indy before we head back to our lives and resume dreaming about gaming conventions. Hosted on

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Episode 14: Lorcana Debacle

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2023/08/04

What we did, what we're doing, and why Quarex is running the nerds TOMORROW instead.Also, the peanut gallery joins in to express opinions about 25 year old ska records and some mooches ask for pizza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 13: The Eye of the Storm

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2023/08/02

It's the Wednesday before Gen Con, and Ben and Quarex are in the same room for once — the Rathskeller, Indy's finest bier garden. In the corner of a crowded room, we discuss traffic, temperature and our convention friends. 12 hours until Gen Con! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 12: Late Breaking Gen Con Indy Updates Part 2!

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2023/08/01

Make sure to check out Dungeons, Dudes, & Ginny Di: https://www.gencon.com/events/230909; A Letterkenny Tabletop Homebrew: https://www.gencon.com/events/224431; and DA GOF ROCKERZ: https://gencon.eventdb.us/event.php?GameCode=ENT23ND222128! Beyond that, just please go to Gen Con Indy and say hello to us! Quarex in particular is easy to find! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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