For those who have never attended a mammoth sized board game convention such as Gen Con, one thing to realize when deciding whether or not you want to partake for the first time is precisely that: it is an expo....
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Like a flock of origami swan flying home to roost, thousands of gamers from across the world once again recently descended on Indianapolis to engage in the massive, sprawling board gaming convention that was Gen Con 2019. And then some....
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Gen Con 2019 approaches! If you follow even the most modest of board game media content, it’s hard to have not heard that the largest board game convention in North America and its much touted Best Four Days in Gaming...
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Conventions can be a strange thing to encapsulate, regardless of their size, audience, or industry. They can be small and intimate, a gathering of individuals coming together over a shared interest, whose focus is primarily on the human experience of...
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No convention is going to be enticing to all people at all times. Just as there are innumerable genres, subgenres, and individual preferences that compete for your attention and your budget, no one single convention is going to perfect for...
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For North American audiences, the largest convention of the year is Gen Con: a massive, sprawling, and even intimidating convention annually showcasing many, many new titles. It’s at least three times larger than the next biggest US board game convention...
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No matter how many new games get shown off at a convention, even one with as many shiny new options to captivate your free time, there is always a contingent of gamers who can’t help but continually look past them...
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Gen Con may cast a heavy spotlight on the physical games as the primary focus of the event, but it’s hardly the only notable thing that occurs there, as you’d expect when 60,000 people descend on one city at the...
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Predicting any market behavior is a guessing game. No matter how much data you accumulate, how many experts you consult, or how much ad time you buy, humans are only predictable to a certain point. The same goes with gaming....
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If you’ve never attended the massive board gaming trade expo that is Gen Con, one of the things we try to convey to those deciding whether or not to attend for the first time is precisely that: it is an...
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