Touted as the best four days in gaming, gen con 2016 is now over, and there are seven extremelytiredyetsmilingbig geekdads who have a lot to share with you about their experiences in indy. Even with tens of thousands of attendees, lots of tabletop fans cant make it to the event, and im here to help. If its your first time planning for gen con please be sure to read our gencon advice and tips post first. Attend home trade day information account information attendee information. If you have seen these program guides, they are a huge lie. Conventiongoers burst toward the exhibit hall as doors open at 10 a. The gen con press release notes that the convention is reducing its paper usage by three million pages, saving more than trees.
Goodman games gen con 2017 program book dcc trove of. Event registration opens on may 15th, so you can prepare your wishlists ahead of time. Goodman games gen con 2016 program book dcc trove of. More than 2,500 backers unlocked dozens of new projects for delta green, the awardwinning modernday setting of cthulhu mythos gaming. The gen con guide for first time attendees polygon. Metamorphosis alpha adventure and resource supplement index. For those of you that cant make it to gen con this year, you can get a taste of the program book via the gen con website.
Gen con 2016 tore through indianapolis last weekend with hundreds of new games. Hundreds of games are showcased, but here are several of the hottest titles getting buzz at this years event. The goodman games gen con program guide is an annual compilation of one off materials for fans of dungeon crawl classics, metamorphosis alpha, and. Gen con 2016 is finally in the books and what a week it was. If you find an event sold out, try dropping by the table. Aug 04, 2016 indianapolis wthr if youre coming downtown over the next few days, dont be surprised if you see zombies, wizards or anime characters parading around. That blasted samophlange 6,654 that blasted samophlange 6,654 member.
Subscribe gen con 2018 thursday, august 2, 2018 to sunday, august 5, 2018 all day event details. From the games, to the events, to the atmosphere of the convention in general, it truly was the best four days in gaming. Salvatore is our guest of honor, art show, and more, gen con is a cantmiss event. Preston, gerry, rob, jim, john, jonathan, and dave. It features traditional penandpaper, board, and card games, including roleplaying games, miniatures wargames, live action.
Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Full text of gen con 2016 program book internet archive. Release for gen con 2017 contains two short adventures sisters of the moon furnace the thing. How is it possible for gen con to both feel too short and too long. This actionpacked publication recaps a year of awesome rpg adventures, and includes exclusive content celebrating the life of gaming. With thousands of events, a costume contest, film festival, anime, authors avenue r. Roll for initiative official gen con program book august 20 indiana convention. Goodman games gen con 2016 program guide goodman games. Top 10 most anticipated gen con 2016 new releases board. Tales of the invisible hand will be launching at gen con, and on friday and saturday from 24, miles holmes will be at the booth to sign copies. Thursday, august 2, 2018 to sunday, august 5, 2018 all day where.
Aug 15, 20 issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The cosplay deviants booth at gen con 2016, where models signed autographs. May 18, 2016 when the list of 2016 panelists was posted on the gen con website, and price discovered her speaker application was accepted, she was ecstatic. Northup maps make sense when navigating outdoors, but for indooruse, you may need to adjust the maps for what makes most sense. Aug 05, 2016 posted august 6, 2016 this was posted by team covenant on their youtube channel. James eviljelloman united states san francisco california.
Epsilon city sourcebook robots among us sourcebook the long hard mile solo adventure gen con 2014 program guide. Aug 11, 2017 gen cons cosplay community is incredible and not to be missed. The symposium is one of the largest and fastest growing professional events for speculative fiction writers in the world, and in 2015 we offered nearly 185 hours of programming, welcomed an estimated 2700 unique. Tides of time was released at gen con 2016 and it ended up being a great 2 player card drafting game. It also includes two complete dcc rpg adventures and an xcrawl adventure. Gen con 2016 program book in pdf posted by drac in beyond ddo, conventions, gen con 0 comments for those of you that cant make it to gen con this year, you can get a taste of the program book via the gen con website. It features traditional penandpaper, board, and card games, including roleplaying games, miniatures wargames, live action roleplaying games, collectible card games, and strategy games. Gencon 2019 program book by that blasted samophlange, july 27, 2019 in star wars. Gen con 2016 program guide the goodman games annual returns for its fourth year in a row. Portal games is back again with tides of madness, a game that takes tides of time, and puts a great cthulhu spin on it. As always with this type of product, i will be primarily focused on. Tabletop gamings most coveted trophy is a burned book. Top 10 highlights and lessons learned from gen con 2016. We begin our annual gen con recap by talking about the games.
Megacon 2016 walkthrough tour comic book and entertainment convention. This marks the first book for skull island expeditions to be set outside the iron kingdoms or level 7 universes, and is a harrowing tale of adventure set in a steampunk world. Gen con indy is the original, longestrunning, bestattended, gaming convention in the world. Gen con is the largest tabletopgame convention in north america by both attendance and.
Dont forget out gen con coverage, will start in full on wednesday, aug 16th. The deviant models dress in sexedup versions of comic book heroes, cartoons or other common cosplay characters. Although we love the games gen con offers we play them too, our program is purely about writing and the business of writing. The explosively successful kickstarter for delta green. Make sure youre following us on facebook and twitter, as my plan is to go live at some point. Gen con 2017 program book now available in pdf ddo players. One of the most popular releases of the year returns for the fourth year in a row. The goodman games gen con 2016 program book is described on rpg now as being written and illustrated by goodman games, and is published by goodman games as well. Goodman games gen con 2016 program book one of the most popular releases of the year returns for the fourth year in a row. Gen con event listing goes digitalonly, saves trees. Aaron zimmerman we just got back from the 49th annual gen con tabletop gaming convention, arms aching from all the dicerolling. Thousands of people are in indianapolis for gencon 2016. Nov 09, 2017 the goodman games gen con 2017 program guide is described on rpg now as being written and illustrated by goodman games, and is published by goodman games as well.
We are also looking to have events at friendly local game stores near you. Release for gen con 2016 contains two short adventures death by nexus not in kansas anymore gmgc2017. They are massive amazing annuals filled with gaming material. The gen con 2016 and 2017 program guides were 306 pages each. Polygon was there searching the vendor floor for all the best games and gear. Top of the table the games of gen con 2016 game informer. The gen con 20 program book is a new idea for communicating with our fans. Apart from specific adventures or articles, and selfreporting bios, author notes, etc. I expect this list to grow dramatically in the coming months. From a small group of friends in a lake geneva basement to the thousands of gamers who flock to indianapolis each year, gen con will always be the home of tabletop gaming. Goodman games gen con 2016 program guide drivethrurpg.
Gen con returns to indianapolis july 30 august 2, 2020. Other attributions are listed on the table of contents, and will be reproduced below. Fwiw, you can still go to gen con s website to check out programs there, and buy event tickets for them if still available. We are pleased to announce that cherie priest, author of such awesome books as maplecroft, boneshaker, brimstone, and i am princess x, is going to be our. Aug 10, 2016 gen con 2016 is finally in the books and what a week it was. Jul 21, 2016 top ten 2016 gen con new releases im looking forward to honorable mention. Concluding thoughts with gen con 2016 now behind us, i wanted to offer my concluding thoughts on the convention, put together my anecdotal list of the top 20 hottest games, and offer thoughts on a few continue reading. Alexander 3 comments this one isnt a new game, but none of us had ever played it before so as we walked by the booth, we were drawn in and had to play at least one game.
I imagine that i am just overlooking it, but can someone tell me where to find an online version of the 2016 program book for gen con. It clocks in at 68 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorialtoc, 1 page back cover, leaving us with 65 pages of content, though not all of this would be directly usable gaming material. Download a digital version of the gen con 50 program book and read about the epic action of gen con 50. Our most favorite things about gen con, 2016 edition geekdad. In this case, the exhibit hall is oriented with the doors at the bottom, which prevents people from walking in the door, then stopping to hold their map upsidedown to figure out the path to their destination. You may have seen us promoting our program at gen con and origins, but were expanding out to more shows. I think well only have demos for the base game, and well schedule just a few. Attendee information attendee faq policies and show. These are games that will be releasing on or about gencon 2016, and since ill be there, ones that i might want to pick up. The gen con program has a physical map, but theres also a downloadable pdf that youll want to toss in your dropbox right away.
Gen con indy 2016 takes place august 47, 2016, and as the largest and longestrunning game convention in the u. Gen con 2016 schedule for kobold press kobold press. I was bummed that the sound quality dropped about onefifth to onequarter of the way into the video. Alexander and i just had to stop when we walked by their booth and saw all of the beautifully sculpted and painted miniatures. This was my fourth gen con, and unlike the other three times. The surface book packs an intel 6th gen skylake dualcore processor into a magnesium casing with a silver finish. The only game to be on the event schedule every year since the conventions inception is fight in. The home of tabletop gaming since 1968, weve gathered people together to play games. Matt wanted to make a special giveaway for gen con even though he wont be there how nice is that. The goodman games gen con program guide is an annual compilation of oneoff materials for fans of dungeon crawl classics, judges guild, metamorphosis alpha, and everything else goodman games publishes. I also wrote up a couple of magical swords for the goodman games gen con 2016 program guide.
Whats hot, and what i played posted on august 7, 2016 by chris wray saturday seemed to be the most crowded day yet, which is normal, but i was still able to get in plays of some solid games. Aug 09, 2016 39 comments on top 10 highlights and lessons learned from gen con 2016 10 ratings for gen con 2018 stonemaier games says. This program book, originally released as a means to connect to fans, was released as the first of its kind, for gen con 20. Use the tactile keyboard and touchpad to stay productive. The goodman games gen con 2017 program guide is described on rpg now as being written and illustrated by goodman games, and is published by goodman games as well.
A gen con 2016 minizine, written by me, illustrated by fred dailey, and designed by matt hildebrand, will only be available at gen con. Please see the rules below and post anything about gen con. The deviant models dress in sexedup versions of comic book. Green ronin publishing is looking for some great new folks to run our games at select conventions. This time at gen con 2016, the game that caught my eye was robotech rpg tactics by palladium books.
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