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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · 3d

On this episode, we are joined by industry legend John Kovalic about his convention within a convention: Dorkstock! If you're going to Gamehole Con, why don't you head upstairs to Kammer's Farm for 4 days of peace and gaming?

You won't want to miss it.

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · 6d

This episode is for all the publishers out there who are interested in exhibiting at Gen Con but were too afraid

And if you're not a publisher, listen in anyways! It's a window into the world of how the exhibiting sausage gets made.

You won't want to miss it.

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · 15d

Such good people too. We were honored that they would come on our show.

All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · 17d

On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk with Ethan Yen and Lyla Fujiwara. In addition to being great game assignments, they are the organizers of the POC Designers Dinner at Gamehole Con, as well as a bunch of really great seminars that you want to check out this year.

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Episode 159: POC Industry Dining with Ethan and Lyla at Gamehole | All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

... don't forget their seminar track either!

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · 23d

On this episode, your hosts help you prepare for Gamehole Con 2025! And with the help of Madisonchlorians, we even get some localized tips and tricks from our Aimee of the Pod!

Watch us for the few weeks, as we have 3 more Gamehole episodes coming out soon!

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · 28d

With Final Three Con badges going on sale this Sunday at 3 pm, your hosts Ben and Quarex felt this was a great time to release our interview with convention organizer, Emily!

With badges likely to sell out in hours instead of days, you'll want to set an alarm!

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Sep 9

Quarex and Ben, traveling to a dozen conventions each quarter so you don't have to.

Listen in to find your next favorite summer convention... or to avoid the next disaster con!!

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Sep 2

This episode your hosts highlight conventions you'll want to check out between now and the end of the year... all in 23 minutes or less!

From the the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic, the Northeast to the Southwest, and even Europe and Asia, you won't want to miss it.

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Episode 155: Autumn Convention Round Up! | All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

All the cons fit to game

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Aug 28

On this episode, your other host Ben interviews four exhibitors from the exhibit hall floor of Gen Con 2025!

Assimilate yourself to Pirate Borg! Find a new game with your Amigo! And more!

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Aug 26

On this episode, we talk about building a convention calendar to keep track of all your comings and your gamings in 2026 and beyond.

You won't want to miss it.

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Episode 153: Constructing Your Convention Calendar | All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

.... for 2026 and beyond

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🕷️Gory Thing🕷️ @korybing.bsky.social · Aug 25

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Aug 25

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Aug 20

No one forgot to pay the lease on the parking lots. Hardly anyone brought wagons into the exhibit hall. Even onsite bag storage went off without a hitch.

We talk about the almost drama and the room for improvement for Gen Con 2026.

What do you think we missed?

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Episode 151: Total Drama Island, Gen Con Style | All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

After 17 positive episodes, we think we've accrued enough karma for this one.

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Aug 14

On the second of our Gen Con reviewisodes, your hosts Quarex and Ben talk about everything that isn't the games -- the travel, the food, the vibes, the weather, and of course the auction.

Tune in to hear if you want about Ben's TSA escapades while flying home.

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Aug 12

It's the week after Gen Con, and your hosts Quarex and Ben have recovered from the best four days in gaming — physically, emotionally, and professionally. We're already back with the first of our 4 eps reviewing Gen Con 2025 — and how could we not focus on the games?

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Aug 5

Congratulations, dreamers — you survived the best four days in gaming!

As you return to your regular schedule, your hosts discuss everything you want to know about the road to Gen Con 2026.

Subscribe for updates, because Gen Con is a marathon, not a sprint.

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Jul 29

On Gen Con Eve's Eve, Ben and Quarex cover everything about the convention you still need to know about -- from the traffic to the weather to the Stink to the food trucks.

Dreamers, what songs are you listening to get pumped up for the best four days in gaming?

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Jul 28

With only three days until Gen Con, our hearts are in Indy -- even if our bodies are stuck elsewhere.

This ep highlights exhibitors and events worth checking out, as well as highlighting new games to try, buy or demo.

Tomorrow, we preview everything else Gen Con!

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Jul 23

Cons within cons slip under the radar at Gen Con, like with competitive puzzling, the Film Festival, and especially the Writers Symposium.

Maurice Broaddus joined us to discuss the Symptoms. It's not just for authors, and you can still get tickets for events!

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Jul 23

Gen Con banned luggage, wagons, and strollers not holding an actual human child... Just in the exhibit hall. They've added limited storage options on the 2nd floor of the ICC.

Without much information forthcoming, your hosts try to make sense of this whole change.

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Jul 17

This episode we talk to Bri from the Gen Con Trinket Traders group! This grassroots movement is growing fast, and Bri educates us on trinkets, trading, and the etiquette. It's not too late to do something to participate!

What trinkets are you bringing to Gen Con?

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Jul 15

On this episode, your hosts talk with Matt Shoemaker -- the author of Gathering of Gamers, which will undoubtedly become an instant classic in the growing field of gaming convention literature.

While you listen, dreamers -- what was your favorite Gen Con and why?

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Jul 11

This week, we've helped you prepare for Gen Con, except the one that everyone sleeps on: proper rest.

We talk to Kevin Kulp, game designer by night and sleep consultant by day, about the importance of sleep.

Because you don't want to be this guy on Saturday.

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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions @gamingconventions.bsky.social · Jul 9

Your hosts have helped you pack and travel to Indy. Having worked up quite an appetite, we're finding you places to eat.

There's only one way to eat at #GenCon, and we walk you through all six of the only ways.

bonus: diabetes, allergy, and gluten limitations.

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Episode 135: There's Only One Way to Eat at Gen Con | All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions

... and it's by listening to this episode

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