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 they bought and played at the convention.
Included in our wrapup: 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…
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!
- Ken
- 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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