All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions
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Episode 242: Third Annual Games of the Convention!
Episode 241: The Drama at Gen Con 2026
Episode 240: The Spectacle of Gen Con 2026
Episode 239: The Games at Gen Con 2026
Episode 238: GET ON IT with Event Registration at PAGE 4
Episode 237: An Entirely Too Early Look at Gen Con 2027
Episode 236: A Tornado of Thoughts about Gen Con 2026
Episode 235: First Day's Worth of Impressions from Gen Con 2026
Episode 234: Drink Deeply from the Joys of Gen Con
Episode 233: Previewing Everything Else for Gen Con 2026
Episode 232: All About the Games at Gen Con 2026
Episode 231: Dieting Your Way through Gen Con 2026
Episode 230: Creators and Designers at Gen Con 2026
Episode 229: Resurrecting The Guild with Felicia Day
Episode 228: Super Heroines, Etc. at Gen Con 2026
Episode 227: Megagame at Gen Con 2026
Episode 226: Don't Sleepwalk through Gen Con 2026
Episode 225: All the Flavors of Event Tickets at Gen Con 2026
Episode 224: Eating Like a King at Gen Con 2026
Episode 223: The Gen Con 2026 Travel Episode
Episode 222: Packing for Gen Con 2026
Episode 221: In Memoriam
Episode 220: A Fair Review of Origins 2026
Episode 219: Even More Exhibit Hall Interviews from Our 2026 Travels
Episode 218: More Exhibit Hall Interviews from the Origins Exhibitor Hall, Part 2
Episode 217: Exhibit Hall Interviews from the Origins Exhibitor Hall, Part 1
Episode 216: An App-etizer for Origins 2026
Episode 215: GET ON IT with your 2026 Gen Con Badge
Episode 214: Creators and Organizers at Origins 2026
Episode 213: Getting Unpublished at Origins Game Fair 2026
Episode 212: The Tournament of Pieces at Origins 2026
Episode 211: Conventions We Attended In March, April, and May
Episode 210: Conventions We Attended In January and February
Episode 209: Going Once, Going Twice with Alex Kammer
Episode 208: GET ON IT for your Gamehole Con Badge
Episode 207: Prepare to Jack into the Neon Future at Origins 2026
Episode 206: What Did You Get In Your Wishlistmas Stocking?
Episode 205: Cruise Con Redux, with a JoCo Twist
Episode 204: Highlights for the Gen Con Event Catalog
Episode 203: Your Wish List for Gen Con 2026
Episode 202: Yoshi Directs Gaming at Balticon!
Episode 201: Convention Calendar from May Day to Labor Day
Episode 200: UK Games Expo with Richard and Tony
Episode 199: Exhibit Hall Interviews from Our Early 2026 Travels
Episode 198: Oh What an Event The Gamehole Can Be
Ep 197Episode 197: Our Th-re(e)viewisode of Gary Con, Awesome Con, and Adepticon
On this episode, your hosts review their time at some of the best conventions of the year — each inconveniently held in the month of March! Listen in to hear about:Gary Con (link)Awesome Con (link) Adepticon (link), along with challenger to the Undisputed Midwestern Inter-convention-ental belt... Ben T. Barackus! And even though we have an exhibit hall interviewisode coming up later this month, Quarex manages to squeeze in some discussion about his favorite kind of pod... the BattleTech Cockpit Simulator Pod! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 196Episode 196: Light Clerical Work with Wes from Ecclesicon
On this episode, we talk with Wes from DM Tales about the charity convention he hosts in Palmyra, NJ: Ecclesicon!Ecclesicon is held May 1-2, 2026 — check out the games at Tabletop.Events!Book Smiles—the charity partner for Ecclesicon!Check out the DM Tales YouTube channel!And support Wes's Ko-Fi page that will get you access to the TTRPG Book Club!You won't want to miss it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 195Episode 195: DIE Valiantly with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
On this episode, Quarex and Ben are talking with esteemed author Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan about his past works, the Irish RPG scene — and of course, his upcoming project for the DIE RPG, the DIE Metadungeon (link). Listen in to hear why this should be an auto-back for anyone who loves RPGs and the history of RPGs, because Gar is putting chocolate into that peanut butter! Visit Gareth's website (link)Check out one of Ben's favorite novels of the last decade, The Sword Defiant (link)Check out DIE: The Roleplaying Game products (link)Publisher: Roward, Rook and Decard (link)But don't forget to check out Hijinx Con, coming to New Hampshire from August 14-16! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 194Episode 194: Our Adepticon Preview
Adepticon 2026 is returning to the Baird Center in Milwaukee, WI! From March 25-29, you can attend the preeminent miniatures convention in the United States.This year is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. Listen in for our take about some of the things you can do, especially if you've pulled a Quarex and haven't signed up for anything yet.Links in the Show Notes!Baird Center Policies (link)Adepticon Parking (link)Pop Up Lockers (link)Fria Ligan (link)Jolly Lark (link)Panda Cult Games (link)Buer Games (link) and the 1490 Doom Narrative Event (link)Eldritch Foundry (link)Para Bellum Games (link)Hero Clix! (link)Heat: Pedal to the Metal Tourney (link)Gaslands Refueled Tourney (link) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 193Episode 193: GET ON IT (Gamehole Con 2026)
The pride of Madison, WI itself—Gamehole Con has grown from being just a regional convention and is now the largest RPG-focused convention in the US! Starting on Monday, March 16 at noon CT, you can start getting ready for Gamehole Con 2026 by booking your hotel through the block! The important event dates come fast and furious over the next several months (link), culminating in the best four days in fall Midwestern Gaming from October 16-19, 2026.Set your calendar to get tickets to the Faster Purple Worm Kill Kill live event! (link)Check out the Gamehole Con GM policies and benefit! (link)Join the official Gamehole Con Facebook group! (link) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.