All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

Listen in as Quarex and Ben review the very great time we had at Gamehole Con XIII: The Badger Mitzvah!!! And don't forget that you can still get your badges for the next Rushmore convention: PAX Unplugged Philadelphia ! Three day badges have already sold out, but you can still buy one day badges while there's still time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we recover from our long weekend of gaming in Madison, we are talking with Ron Meischker and Phil Wert from the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo known as PAGE! They are coming up on their fourth year—a veritable Conan-za of gaming that promises to be bigger and better than those before it. Of course, we wanted to provide dreamers with an early preview so they can attend the show January 14-17! Che...

On this episode, Quarex and Ben give our patented previewsode treatment to the thirteenth edition of Gamehole Con in Madison, WI! Here are the links in the show notes, in order of appearance: Adventures in the D&D Studio Escape from Dork Tower Interview with Vampire RPG Anvil Run: Shadowdark Breachers RPEX Events from Studio 6d6 Dialect: A Game About How a Language is Born and Dies Secrets of...

On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk with three folks whose wares you will want to sample at Gamehole Con 2026! First, Katie from Luma Imports tells us about all the board gaming fun they are bringing to the Badger Mitzvah! Check out the numerous ticketed events , including learn to plays and even tournaments. (If you're more a Quarex, you can try out Cat Rescue... while if you're more lik...

If you weren't one of the almost fifty people who came to the Crowne Plaza on Thursday at 3 pm, you can listen in as Quarex, Ben, and moderator Matt from Hit 'Em With a Shoe Games speculate about what gaming conventions will look like in 2031. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, the dreamers really step up and spread their wings to help interview cool folks attending Gen Con and Necronomicon 2026, like: Jonah with Goodman Games at Gen Con 2026, who was hawking Mutant Crawl Classics, X-Crawl Classics, and the One True DCC... Dungeon Crawl Classics! Adam from Archon Games , who had been running non-stop demos of their games Eschaton and Nexus Infernum at th...

On Thursday night of Origins, a gaggle of dreamers packed into the GAMA Media Events room to hear about how our Origins had been so far! If you missed it, the second best thing to the live experience is the recorded with version with 600% less ice cream! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Quarex and Ben are releasing the audio from our three annual Live Podcast Recording and Killer Fourth Meal.. with absolutely no meal or fourths (although some of the jokes may have been killers). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk about the conventions that we attended (and those we wish we could have attended). Listen in to hear about our time at: Anime Magic in Chicago Michigan Retro Gaming Expo NOVA Open Tad and Craig's Excellent Party ... and listen in to hear our very special coverage of Necronomicon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we're getting you ready for the thirteenth version of Gamehole Con 2026, held in gorgeous Madison, WI! Referenced on this episode is: Dane County Regional Airport The Badger Bus from MKE Housing and campgrounds around the Alliant Energy Center Get your tickets to Faster, Purple Worm: Kill, Kill ! Take part in the Mad Orc Fun Run Play in one of the learn to play and tournaments tha...

On this episode, Quarex and Ben are talking about the importance of budgeting for a summer of gaming conventions in 2027. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, you can attend five of the seven G7 conventions, to say nothing of the many larger US conventions during that period... including a new entrance that is holding its first convention in late June 2027! And if you want to see where the tea is spilt...

Are there too many conventions! Hardly, even if our convention roundups are routinely our longest episodes! Conventions in September (after Labor Day) are plentiful and include:  Strong Tower Con  Council Con  Tabletop Central  CuseCon  Justacon  Dice Tower Retreat  GAMEMason Hawkland Gaming Festival  Southern Front  SkålCon   Barrage  BR...

On this episode, Quarex and Ben award our Games of the Convention for the 2025-26 Gen Con Ludinal Year! Whether the games are freshly released, a little older, awaiting crowdfunding or just about to be released... these are our favorite games we discovered over the last 12 months. Featuring nominations from our friends and contributors: Ben T. Barackus, Yonit, David Havelka, and artificer of the p...

On this episode, Quarex and Ben review the drama at Gen Con 2026... from the big stuffed owlbears at the D&D Carnival to the tornado touchdown that didn't involve the Colts to everything in the exhibit hall. Listen in because you won't want to miss it. Reminder : if this is you're first time listening in, our podcast offers almost exclusively positive coverage for most conventions—we generally...

On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk about everything that wasn't gaming or drama at the best four to eight days in gaming. Video evidence that Ben attended the Block Party (go to 6:50)! Video evidence that Ben and Quarex were in the same aisle in the exhibit hall at the same time but Quarex ignored Ben (go to 15:30)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we're focusing on the most important part of the Best Four to Arguably Eight Days in Gaming... the games! Listen in to hear about: The new board games! The new RPGs! The announcements from WOTC! The announcements from NOTC! The awards shows! You won't want to miss it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you gotten your badge for PAGE 4 yet? This amazing convention in the Philly suburbs of Oaks, PA is held from January 14-17, 2027, and it's one of the fastest growing, most fun RPG convention that started in the last decade! Need another excuse? If you don't have your badge , you can't register for all the great events... including those we're talking about on this episode. SO GET ON IT!!! ......

On this episode, Quarex and Ben have just gotten back from Gen Con, and they're already covering the next one? You wouldn't expect any less from the premier podcast for gaming convention coverage, would you? It's only 366 days, baby! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the third year running, we're coming to you live from Elf Con at Elf N Moon in Indianapolis, IN. Listen in to get our hot takes from Gen Con that are fresh out of the oven that is the ICC! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Quarex and Ben commit our thoughts about Gen Con 2026 to recorded memory with everyone else at the Oceannaire this evening... including MIke Carr at Gen Con 60 minus 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quarex and Ben record our fourth annual live episode from Gen Con. From the Rathskeller to the regular Marriott to the Omni Severin to now the regular Hilton, it's a Gen Con tradition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Quarex and Ben are talking about everything else you need to know for Gen Con 2026 beyond the games... including the traffic, the construction in and around the ICC, the will call lines, the food trucks, and of course: the auction. Gen Con starts tomorrow with Trade Day!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we review everything gaming at Gen Con 2026... at least that will fit into a 20 minute previewsode! Highlights include: Forest Shuffle: Smoky Mountains Potemkin Villages Crime Scene Tamperer , featuring the Homestar Runner cast Bring Your Own Book Ghosts Galore Cats vs. Cucumbers Wizard Community College Fatherfog 0e Call of Cthulhu: Innsmouth Call of Cthulhu: Campfire Tales Court...

On this episode, we're talking about the dietary restrictions that dreamers might have to contend with at Gen Con 2026. Listen in to hear our tips, tricks, and advice for the following diets: Kosher Halal Vegan Vegetarian Food allergies Diabetic friendly foods Gluten free for the Celiac and gluten sensitive crowd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Quarex and Ben are talking with three cool creators and designers who are doing cool things at the coolest convention around... Gen Con! Adam from Tabletop Vibes , the YouTube channel promising "Good Times, Great Vibes, Let’s Play". Check out their YouTube channel , filled with First Takes, How to Plays, and Play Through videos of new games coming to crowdfunding! For shorter form...