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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 168: PAX Unplugged is a Marathon, Not a Race

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2025/11/06

On this very special episode of All Year I Dream About Gaming Convention, your hosts dig into some of the details you'll need to know about the overlap and overlay of PAX Unplugged and the Philadelphia Marathon, such as: Saturday's 8k run (link)Saturday's half marathon (link) Sunday's children's races (link)Sunday's whole hog marathon that goes right past the convention center (link) The road closures owing to the 35,000 runner marathon taking place during PAX Unplugged (link)Because gosh darn it,

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21:27

Episode 167: Get Ready for PAX Unplugged in November

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2025/11/04

PAX Unplugged, the last of the 2025 Rushmore conventions, is being held in Philadelphia, PA from November 21-23 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Not only will your other host Ben be in attendance for all three days, we have recorded our 1 Day Badges before they sell out! Spot Hero for parking in Center City The hotel block, which is sold out but still open Pre-registration events, outside the PAX NAV app The many, many, many convention features New Mill Industries' Indie Games Night

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27:00

Episode 166: Interviews from Gamehole Con 2025

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2025/10/30

On this episode, Quarex and Ben are strangely silent while Aimee of the Pod, Aimee, handles the interviews in the Gamehole dealer hall! Listen in for interviews with: Matt with ChaosiumScott from Trinamyk John and Bri from Bright Bard GamesJordan from Goosepoop GamesRichard from Monster TilesAnd for our supporters on KoFi, check out our interview with Erica from Broken Brain Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:56

Episode 165: Autumnal Evaluation of Gamehole Con

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2025/10/28

On this episode, your hosts are joined by Aimee of the Pod Aimee to talk about our time spent at Gamehole Con XII. But also! Quarex and Ben review the newest member of the Street Team, inconveniently named Ben! You won't want to miss it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:31

Episode 164: Turn the PAGE in Philly This January

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2025/10/21

On this very special episode of All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions, Quarex and Ben delay the dealer hall interviews to bring you an interview with Ron and Phil from PAGE: the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo. Held this year from January 15-18 in sunny Oaks, PA, They've got everything you'd want from an RPG con: Over 1000 events in their growing event catalogOver 100 special guests who will actually interact with and run games for you An earnest diversity initiative that is trying to bridge the

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16:59

Episode 163: Sneaking a Peak at Gamehole Con 2025

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2025/10/13

This is our previewsode for Gamehole Con 2025... the XII-ening. On this episode, we get you ready for everything you need to know... and the things you don't know you need to know. Mentioned in the episode: The first Wardens of the Eastern Marches adventure (link)The rising phoenix of RPEX (link)The Dragonbane tourney, The Sinking Tower (link)Castles and Crusades for Kids (link)Badge Quest with Ron from PAGE (link)Portland Oregon Trail (link)Playing in Someone Else's Sandbox (link)The Beautiful Mess

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23:54

Episode 162: Four Days of Peace and Love with John...

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2025/10/06

On this episode, your hosts Ben and Quarex get a chance to speak with Madison area illustrator, game designer, and charity biker John Kovalic! In addition to being the artist of the long-running comic strip Dork Tower, John has illustrated Apples to Apples, Munchkin, Kobolds Ate My Baby, and Chez Geek. For the last several years, John and... let's face it, this is really his crew of friends who run Dorkstock, which is a celebration of all things that John loves with gaming. But also: you can attend

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24:02

Episode 161: For Those Who Want to Exhibit at Gen Con...

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2025/10/03

Everything you wanted to know about applying to exhibit at Gen Con but you were too afraid to ask! (Or read.) Gen Con Exhibitor PageNew Exhibitor ApplicationAppendix A: Exhibitor Rules and RegulationsFern ExpoTable covers and podiums"Let Them Eat Thomas Paine" taken from Dillinger Four's "Versus God" album (link). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:32

Episode 160: Live Recording from Origins 50

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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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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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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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