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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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Episode 160: Live Recording from Origins 50

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions ·

2025/09/30

On this episode, your hosts Quarex and Ben held court for a crowd of attentive dreamers on the 2nd floor of the Greater Columbus Convention Center. You've heard our after action episodes (128-131), now here what it was like in the heat of the moment! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 159: POC Industry Dinner with Ethan and Lyla...

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2025/09/22

On this episode, we're talking with Lyla Fujiwara (link) and Ethan Yen (link), who are both amazing game designer in their own rights. However, Ethan and Lyla are the driving forces behind the POC Industry Dinner and related seminar events! Over the course of a half hour, they help explain the impetus behind the dinner, what they're doing in year 2, and where they envision the POC Dinner expanding in future years. And you're a convention organizers who is looking to foster this kind of offering,

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22:02

Episode 158: Preparing to Delve the Gamehole

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2025/09/16

All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray... but we won't be feeling forlorn on some Madison autumn days!Gamehole Con is being held from October 23-26 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI, and both your hosts will be present this year. To help you prepare for your own trip to the capital, we are reviewing the best ways to travel, the sliver of a hope at lodging, the parking situation, and the food & drink...... to say nothing of the gaming and special events. We even hear there's a

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22:01

Episode 157: Badge Deadline for Final 3 Con 2026

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2025/09/11

At the prompting of a dreamer, your host Ben checked out a convention in Northern Virginia called Final 3 Con, which focuses on social deduction games like Blood on the Clocktower, Werewolf, and Mafia. Ben had a great time, and we've sat on this interview... until now. On September 14, 2025 at 3 pm ET, tickets for Final 3 Con 2026 go on sale. You'll want to set an alarm, because the full day badges will sell out in hours, not days or week. And if you want to hear just how fun and unique Final 3 Con

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27:24

Episode 156: A Summer Filled with Conventions

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2025/09/09

From May 1 to September 2 of this year, your hosts Quarex and Ben made it to the following conventions: Congress of Gamers, Spring SessionDes Moines Con ... or was it Des Moines Comic Con?Living Dead WeekendOrigins Games Fair EGG ConGen ConOtakon Once Upon a Con... buckle up for the drama NOVA OpenGames and groups highlighted include: Love, Career, Magic by Wonmin Lee1490 Doom by Buer GamesGoblins and Growlers in Richmond, VAAnd let's not forget the dreamer dispatch from Kristine, who attended

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22:36

Episode 155: Autumn Convention Round Up!

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2025/09/02

On this episode, your hosts Quarex and Ben go through all the conventions you'll want to attend* from September 2 to December 31, 2025, including: Dice Tower Retreat, Council Con 2025, Metagame 2025, Mini-KennyCon, CuseCon, Meeples & Peoples, MegaMooseCon, RockyCon, World Series of Board Gaming, MañanaCon, Barrage 2025, FriendCon, The Ettin, Tabletop Scotland, Game mORe Con, Con on the Cob, ICON, Gem City Gathering, Tsubasacon, Arnecon, ConQuest Avalon, Be Excellent Festival, Congress of Gamers

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30:58

Episode 154: Live from the Exhibit Hall at Gen Con 2025

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2025/08/28

In this selection of interviews from the exhibit hall floor at Gen Con 2025!Luke of Limithron, publishers of Pirate Borg!Corey from Amigo Games, fine makers of Where Is Mausi?Sarah from Astra Fauna, the accelerant for your other host Ben's nightmare fuel since Gen Con 2024 Bri from Rollacrit, who are the publishers of Heroes of Barcadia, makers of the renewed Bags of Holding, and official merch partner of Gen Con! Listen in to hear some cool stories in each interview, and check their products out

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Episode 153: Constructing Your Convention Calendar

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2025/08/26

On this dreamer-requested episode, Quarex and Ben discuss their best practices for constructing and following a convention calendar to keep track of all the key dates and deadlines for the conventions you want to attend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 152: The Second Annual GOTCs

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2025/08/21

Rarely imitated, never duplicated — Ben and Quarex are back with our second annual Games of the Convention!!! This is the only annual award given out by a podcast about gaming conventions. Who will win the GOTC for the best kids game, best RPG, or best board game? Who will take home what is undoubtedly the electrum for the game of the year? Will either host ever acknowledge the acronym itself? You'll have to listen in to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:31

Episode 151: Total Drama Island, Gen Con Style

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2025/08/19

On this episode, Quarex and Ben discuss what passed for drama at Gen Con 2025... which, much like the weather, was mild and manageable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 150: Everything But the Games at Gen Con

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2025/08/14

On this very proud conventioncast, your hosts Quarex and Ben talk about everything Gen Con 2025 that didn't involve a game -- from the travel to the parking lots to the TSA agents to (yes) the live auction. You gotta listen to learn all our opinions, but this picture posted to Reddit sums up our feelings about a transitional Gen Con. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 149: The Games of Gen Con 2025

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2025/08/12

On the first episode of our patented two 2-part reviewsodes from Gen Con 2025, your hosts Quarex and Ben review the games we experienced that are worth checking out, including but not limited to: Rocket Age: Blood Red Mars Savaged (link)Hues and Clues (link) Cat and the Tower (link)Blind Jack (link)Caution Signs (link)The Super Show (link)Tricky Kids (link) Cookie Run Braverse (link) Triangle Agency (link) And listen in on Thursday for the next reviewsode!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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4:45

Episode 148: Gen Con 2026?!?

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2025/08/05

The only way to recover from Gen Con while still recording an episode is to talk about Gen Con 2026. 358 days, dreamers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 147: Saying Goodbye to Gen Con 2025

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2025/08/03

As we say goodbye to Gen Con 2025, Quarex and Ben have made a secondary pilgrimage to the year-round home of Indianapolis gaming: the Elf N Moon! While we will bring the heat with our patented four part review episodes later this month, we couldn't let the opportunity pass to provide our thoughts about this year's show for everyone's drive home. We're also joined by Diana, the 2025 National Munchkin Champion! You won't want to miss it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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Episode 146: First Impressions of Two Days of Gen Con

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2025/08/01

We didn't record at the VIG Mixer! Instead, here's some live content from the ground from the Omni Severin! Come catch the live recording tomorrow at 9 pm in the Lucas Oil Stadium! You won't want to miss it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 145: Feeling Presidential on Gen Con Eve

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2025/07/31

President Quarex and Vice President Ben cast pod from the balcony of the presidential suite of the Omni Severin while the sun sets on Indy. We talk about the vibes, the experience and the excitement of the next best four days of gaming. Now with special guests Michael, Sean, and Abacus!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 144: Previewing the Spectacle of Gen Con

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2025/07/29

It's the night before Gen Con Eve, and all through the house, a not Quarex was stirring... because he's already in Indianapolis for day negative four of the best four days in gaming. On this episode, Quarex and Ben bring you: A traffic report straight from the heart of Gen ConA weather report that seems less dire than last weekA cashless ICC -- except for the exhibit hall -- and where to find ATMs in the convention space A trip to the Indy farmer's market might be in order! A brief review of the Gen

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Episode 143: Previewing the Games, Events, and...

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2025/07/28

You can find the interactive list of exhibitors for Gen Con 2025 here. Check out: AMIGO Games at booth 19071985 Games at booth 1459Hammerdog Games at booth 2309Q-Workshop at booths 149 and 1749Rowan, Rook and Decard at booth 455Pelgrane Press at booth 623 Two Little Mice at booth 1929 and 2029Family Time Fun is at booth 459, where you can find the promo card for Calliope Bush. Lisa Falkenstern is at table 65 of the Art ShowSchmandrewArt is at table 61 of the Art ShowGoater Mac's Funhouse is at the

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Episode 142: Content Creators at Gen Con 2025

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2025/07/24

On this episode, Quarex and Ben introduce you to three content creators that we're big fans of -- and not just because they'll be at Gen Con 2025.First up, we interview Correy from the YouTube channel Travel the Board. Correy who vlogs about his travels across the US on conventions and cruises with real life not-internet human partner and his regular probably cohost, Scott the Bard! (We're trying to make fetch happen on this one.) Adding a layer of slight jealous: Correy is also an official Gen Con

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28:06

Episode 141: Maurice Broaddus and the Gen Con...

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2025/07/23

On this episode, we're joined by the esteemed author Maurice Broaddus. An Indianapolis local, Maurice has attended Gen Con since 2008. This year, he's taken an active leadership role in the Writer's Symposium -- the convention within the convention where authors and aspiring authors hone their craft, learning how to tell better stories, and maybe even how you get those stories published in a way that you're proud of. The Writer's Symposium2025 Writer's Symposium EventsMaurice's Books Maurice's

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