S3E21 Gen Con 2023

GenCon 2023 – the mega game convention in Indianapolis, Indiana – is the focus of this episode of the Lair of Secrets podcast. During the show we rundown our impressions of GenCon (David was there in 2022; Ken hadn’t been back since 2014) and talk about all the cool RPGs we bought and played at the convention.

Included in our wrap up: Marvel Multiverse RPG, Trail of Cthulhu, Mutant Crawl Classics, Dungeons & Dragons (because, of course), Cyberpunk RED, Pathfinder, Solo RPGs, Star Trek Adventures, Hero System, and dice. So many dice…

You can also listen to our GenCon 2023 interviews!

• S3E22 Gen Con 2023 – Modiphius Interview
• S3E25 Gen Con 2023 – Free League Interview
• S3E27 Gen Con 2023 – Paizo Interview

Main Topic: GenCon 2023

• Impressions of GenCon
  • It’s huge. 70,000 attendees.
• Tickets sold by game (Source: En World)
  • Dungeons & Dragons (all flavors) was huge, with 10K+ tickets sold. But a lot of other games ran as well.
• The New Stuff We Played
  • Marvel Multiverse RPG
  • Mutant Crawl Classics … and it wasn’t even a funnel!
    • We also lived!
  • Trail of Cthulhu
    • Messed up, time-splintered family dealing with an extradimensional incursion. 
  • Dresden’s Irregulars with the Hero System (Infinite Imaginations)
• The Stuff We Bought
  • Ken
    • Marvel Multiverse RPG
    • Danger Gal Dossier (Cyberpunk RED)
    • Pathfinder: Rage of Elements
    • Star Trek Adventures: Captain’s Log Solo RPG
    • Solo Game Master’s Guide
    • Dice!
  • David
    • Was good this year and only influenced Ken to buy things.
    • Dreams and Machines by Modiphius 
    • Marvel Multiverse RPG
    • David gave Ken his Space Hulk game with the Deathwing expansion
      • Have fun in those narrow corridors!
• The People We Talked To
  • Modiphius (Dreams and Machines, Cohors Cthulhu)
  • Free League (Alien, Dragonbane, The One Ring, Bladerunner)
  • Evil Genius Games (Everyday Heroes – Pacific Rim, Rambo, Kong: Skull Island)
  • Paizo (Pathfinder, Starfinder 2.0, ORC)

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