Podcast #180: Gen Con 2026: The news, the games, the almost-tornado
It was a whirlwind of a show!
It was a whirlwind of a show!
It's been a month of playing a ton of new card games.
Tech journalist/author and first-time designer Dan Ackerman joins the podcast this week to share his perspectives on many things board games!
When you need to know what's the best and worst of everything else around Gen Con...
Our favorite board games from our favorite board game convention, as determined by our friends...er, a panel of experts
Sweet (and huge!) mech models loom inside this board game from Weta.
Our huge Gen Con wrap-up episode: best games of the show, best prototypes, and more! Special guests: Derek and Lizzy Funkhouser of Board Game Spotlight.
Wait -- don't put your phone away after all.
Converting multiplayer board games into a one-person experience
Prepping for Gen Con (w/ advice for newbs), fave memories from the show, and the unlimited-auction game Q.E.
So many Kickstarters, new editions of older titles, epic space games.
Our "3 games we'd save in a fire," our collecting habits, the hardships of being an indie designer, Tokyo Game Market.