tabletop
The Man Who Bought And Sold D&D
Peter Adkison on the ups and downs of running Wizards of the Coast in the ‘90s.
tabletop
Rowan, Rook and Decard pull out of Gen Con 2025 over international travel concerns
"Crossing the border into the US simply isn’t safe for us at the moment, and it doesn’t appear to be getting safer."
tabletop
Solo Games I Got At Gen Con…
…to play while I have Covid, which I also got at Gen Con
announcements
Paizo Announces Upcoming Projects in Gen Con 2024 Keynote.
The Keynote Address shines a light on what’s coming for Paizo into Spring 2025.
announcements
The Art of the Game Master: A Hands-On Workshop for GMs at Gen Con 2024
A practical play experience that gamifies the "core loop" of tabletop RPG GMing to let novice, aspiring, and skill-seeking GMs look under the hood and gain experience responding in the moment to the dynamics among the players at the table.
announcements
Celebrate DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Golden Anniversary at Gen Con 2024
How to Be the First Fans to Crack Open the New Player’s Handbook, Grab USPS Stamps
culture
Your kind, annual reminder that awards aren’t that important
Let’s all politely clap and get on with our lives.
Gen Con 2024
CRIT Awards pulls ceremony from Gen Con citing “safety concerns”
Many online blame the convention for folding to a right wing outrage campaign and forcing the event to end
community
So, who actually got a Gen Con hotel?
This lottery system’s a drag, but smaller cons can step up to fill the niche.