#GenCon Preview

[tabletopbellhop]

New Episode!

Stories and Games from GAMA Expo 2025

The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 267, our #GAMAExpo re-cap episode.

The first half we tell stories from the show and tell you why you should attend, the second half we highlight great games we saw!

[orcelito]

I'm genuinely so excited for gencon, it made me do my homework early and I'm gonna do my exam today. So that it won't risk getting in the way of gencon.

Things I'm going to do that I'm most excited about:

Combat Classes for: sword, knife, longsword, saber, kendo, And rogue stage fighting

Introduction to dice making class

Panel on Eberron With Keith Baker AND it'll give out a commemorative d20 as part of it

Panel with critical role artists (not the players themselves, but people who work on the comics and such)

TAZ book launch event for the latest comic book WITH copies of said comic book handed out as part of it

McElroy TTRPG liveplay panel

Signing & selfie with the McElroys (Minus Justin lol)

And those are just the panels!!! Not even all of them. I also have panels for making a hollow book box, making a dice set bracelet, and a panel on gamemaster & writing (specifically bridging between being a gamemaster and being a writer, which is great for me, the writer who wants to gm at some point)

There's also going to be the merch room (so many DIIIIIICE) and assorted other open things. The biggest tabletop gaming convention in North America!!!!!!! I'm PUMPED!!!!!!!!!

[featherbow]

D&D's star-studded live show at GenCon celebrating the game's 50th anniversary, previewing the 2024 rules update and an exclusive look at Project Sigil, the immersive 3d sandbox from Wizards of the Coast. Astarion and Karlach from Baldur’s Gate 3 strike out on their own adventure after Tav doesn’t choose them for their adventuring party, meeting new friends and encountering challenges as they explore the Underdark.

Aabria Iyengar as DM Anjali Bhimani as Miriannan, Human Evocation Wizard Brennan Lee Mulligan as Dorbin Kragstone, Dwarven Life Cleric Neil Newbon as Astarion, Elf Arcane Trickster Rogue Samantha Béart as Karlach, Tiefling Barbarian

[markrosewater]

At my SDCC panel, I showed eight images from eight products that we’ll be previewing over the next two weeks (at MagicCon and GenCon). I’m going to post the images here for you all to discuss. I’m going to make each image its own post.

[kierongillen]

This week's newsletter! WE CALLED THEM GIANTS preview! A datapage from issue two of THE POWER FANTASY! Lots of TPF stuff, in fact! Links! Gencon, Worlcon, Etc. Also, a reminder of something I'd forgotten.

[ratwavekayla]

Transgender Deathmatch Legend II launches on October 29th. There's been a lot of previews over on my blog; the Rules of a Fight, a post about Character Creation and the full opening essay; Looking Up at the Lights.

You might have read the original game. You can watch a demo of the original game over on GenCon TV or listen back to the Party of One episode. The rules have been revised since then (which you can see in that preview post) but the thrust of play remains the same. If you are interested in the game and want to learn or see more there's loads out there.

Strangely for me this makes it kinda hard to think of what else to talk about to promote that campaign that isn't repeating the same stuff over and over again. I'll likely do some previews of the different scenarios this week. But first I thought I'd talk about the different pledge levels and the box set on offer.

(fun fact: I made the box set mock-up image very suddenly cause BackerKit told me my cover image was too scandalous to use as a main image for the project)

(what's the charge? Etc etc but yeah the project had to be flagged as NSFW which has got me worrying about if that'll kill the reach)

Anyway so the first pledge levels are PDF, then the first physical tier is the core book which will be printed as A4 landscape with horizontal wiro-binding (calendar esque). There are then levels which include signed versions of the core book and the book plus donating community copies.

After that there is the deluxe box set. That'll include the book, a deck of cards and a custom token for moving across maps. The first stretch goal to the campaign will involve creating a supplement of playable characters (titled Hot Rising Talents) which will immediately be added to the box set for all backers at that level.

(from there there's also signed versions of the box set, plus box set with community copy donations and there's a limited tier where you can name a wrestler on a poster line up I'll build into the layout)

It's close! Like 15 days away, and being honest the numbers are starting to worry me, so's the possibility of the art being a problem, and I'm also running into some personal stress as the same time. (It's the Hangman Page line; I'm angry, I'm frustrated, I can't sleep at night, and so on)

[hemochromevtm]

THE GENCON GEHENNA WAR PREVIEW LOOKS SO FUCKIN GOOD

NEW WAY FOR THINBLOODS TO TURN FULL CLAN! SIP ON A METHUSELA! A REGULAR ELDER!!???

[overgrown-estate]

Image previews from GenCon surrounding the actual Magic the Gathering sets from now until the beginning of 2026. Sorry, but they have way too many Universes Beyond sets coming out. You know, the product that wasn't supposed to be every quarter year but actually is? Yeah, no thank you.

Anyways, as far as real MtG goes, I'm excited. So after 'Wilds of Eldraine' and 'Lost Caverns of Ixalan', we'll be going back to Ravnica for a murder mystery. This is only for one set and is not tied to the guilds. There will be a stand alone product that incorporates the characters and storyline into the game of Clue for that game's 75th Anniversary.

Next, though I'm not too terribly a fan of westerns, I think Outlaws will be fun, at least. And perhaps a little nostalgic as I used to watch the Western Channel with my uncle when I was taking caring of him. And the set will take place on a new plane but with some familiar villainous faces.

I'm glad a new Modern Horizons set is coming out and with double-sided cards now. Not much was said about it besides the double-faced cards will help bring even more mechanics to a MH set.

After that we have 'Bloomburrow' which is set on a plane of talking animals, no humanoids so all the creatures will be true to scale. A mouse character will be the size of a mouse, etc. And after that will be 'Duskmourn' which is set on a plane that is surrounded by a haunted mansion. I'm guessing that the concept is similar to Ravnica being covered in world-city. So Duskmourn is a world-haunt?

[dndhistory]

18. TSR - The Strategic Preview #4 (1976)

The second issue (although it says 4 because it continues the numbering from Strategic Review) of the TSR inhouse pamphlet isn't particularly relevant to D&D, but it is fun. It starts off by stating that the company has had a coup by adding the miniature gaming magazine Courier to their own magazine Little Wars, but then goes on to give us the fact that TSR has managed to get The Playboy Mansion (at Lake Geneva) as a venue for GenCon X. 

That's right, there was a Playboy Club there and a bunch of nerds got to play D&D in the rooms populated by Bunnies and everything... The 70s were a crazy time. Also it shows how TSR and GenCon was an absolute bro club at the time.  

[coolyo294]

i was incredibly excited when i saw that legend of the five rings was going to be a major focus at asmodee's gencon booth but all the news they've been previewing has left me cold. a bunch of con exclusive collectibles, two boardgames, a roguelite autobattler video game, and an adventure module for the shitty dnd 5e l5r port. sad sad day

[luftgames]

Cazadores 1.6 available for preview!

New rulebook updated for GenCon this week! Go check it out on the Luft website!

Downloads — Luft Games (luftoffline.com)

[g4zdtechtv]

X-Play Classic - Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Preview

A game you might get when the nerdy-birdies from Anime Expo, GenCon, and your local Star Trek convention come together.

(SAVE THE GIANT G4 NES CONTROLLER)

(HELP GET G4 REBOOT STAFF BACK ON THEIR FEET)

[boardgametoday]

Gen Con 2023: The Op Games Debuts Two New Strategy Games

Gen Con 2023: The Op Games Debuts Two New Strategy Games #gencon #gencon2023 #tabletopgames #boardgames

Usaopoly (The Op) is debuting two new strategy games, The Perfect Wave and Express Route, at Gen Con Indy 2023, the largest and longest-running gaming convention in North America taking place from August 3-6. During the convention, the more than 50,000 gamers and attendees will be among the first to preview, demo, and purchase limited copies of the newest games within The Op’s Booth…

[puillustrated]

🦚🌸 Heres a preview to a brand new piece that I've been working on. ⁣ ⁣ The muses haven't told me what the name to the piece is just yet. ^^;;⁣ ⁣ I'm thinking of putting together a big metal paper print, originals(this piece included) and variant sales in line with the upcoming Gencon/Otakon online weekend. July 30-Aug 2nd.⁣ ⁣ Let me know your thoughts. 🥳⁣ ⁣ #puillustrated #preview #gencon #otakon #upcoming #timedevent #original #eyes #untitled #watercolor #ink #pen #art #wip (at Volo, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjZYSzDnYx/?igshid=eix52g4jqoek

[spikeybits]

Atomic Mass Games MiniStravaganza Details Atomic Mass Games has a huge event filled with hobby goodness, as their own form of GenCon-preview excitement starts soon! Since they took the reins of the Star Wars miniature games, Read More The post Atomic Mass Games MiniStravaganza Details appeared first on Spikey Bits . https://spikeybits.com/2021/09/atomic-mass-games-ministravaganza-details.html

[mtg-realm]

Magic: the Gathering - Commander 2019 Previews

GenCon 2019 MTG Panelists Gavin Verhey, Scott Larabee, Mike Turian and Ethan Fleischer