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All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions
In "All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions," your hosts Ben and Quarex discuss how to prepare for, how to get to, and how to have the best time at gaming conventions. We interview the people who attend, exhibit, and yes even run gaming conventions.
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Episode 255: Philcon at 90
On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk with Andy from Philcon. This longest running sci-fi convention celebrates its 90th year in Cherry Hill, NJ from November…
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Episode 254: Recharging Our Batteries at Gamehole Con XIII
Listen in as Quarex and Ben review the very great time we had at Gamehole Con XIII: The Badger Mitzvah!!! And don't forget that you can still get your badges…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 253: Getting Ready for PAGE 4
As we recover from our long weekend of gaming in Madison, we are talking with Ron Meischker and Phil Wert from the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo known as PAGE!…
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Episode 252: Ride the Shai Hulud to Gaming Vitality at Gamehole Con XIII
On this episode, Quarex and Ben give our patented previewsode treatment to the thirteenth edition of Gamehole Con in Madison, WI! Here are the links in the…
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Episode 251: Gamehole Con 2026 Creatorsode
On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk with three folks whose wares you will want to sample at Gamehole Con 2026! First, Katie from Luma Imports tells us about…
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Episode 250: What Will Gaming Conventions Look Like in Five Years?
If you weren't one of the almost fifty people who came to the Crowne Plaza on Thursday at 3 pm, you can listen in as Quarex, Ben, and moderator Matt from Hit…
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Episode 249: Interviews from Gen Con and Necronomicon
On this episode, the dreamers really step up and spread their wings to help interview cool folks attending Gen Con and Necronomicon 2026, like: Jonah with…
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Episode 248: Our Live Recording from Origins Game Fair 2026
On Thursday night of Origins, a gaggle of dreamers packed into the GAMA Media Events room to hear about how our Origins had been so far! If you missed it, the…
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Episode 247: Ticketed Live Recording from Gen Con 2026
On this episode, Quarex and Ben are releasing the audio from our three annual Live Podcast Recording and Killer Fourth Meal.. with absolutely no meal or…
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Episode 246: Conventions We Attended Between Memorial Day and Labor Day
On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk about the conventions that we attended (and those we wish we could have attended). Listen in to hear about our time at…
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Episode 245: Preparing for Gamehole-ing in 2026
On this episode, we're getting you ready for the thirteenth version of Gamehole Con 2026, held in gorgeous Madison, WI! Referenced on this episode is: Dane…
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Episode 244: GET ON IT by Budgeting for Summer 2027 Conventions
On this episode, Quarex and Ben are talking about the importance of budgeting for a summer of gaming conventions in 2027. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, you…
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Episode 243: Rounding Up the Back Third of the 2026 Convention Calendar
Are there too many conventions! Hardly, even if our convention roundups are routinely our longest episodes! Conventions in September (after Labor Day) are…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 242: Third Annual Games of the Convention!
On this episode, Quarex and Ben award our Games of the Convention for the 2025-26 Gen Con Ludinal Year! Whether the games are freshly released, a little older…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 241: The Drama at Gen Con 2026
On this episode, Quarex and Ben review the drama at Gen Con 2026... from the big stuffed owlbears at the D&D Carnival to the tornado touchdown that didn't…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 240: The Spectacle of Gen Con 2026
On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk about everything that wasn't gaming or drama at the best four to eight days in gaming. Video evidence that Ben attended…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 239: The Games at Gen Con 2026
On this episode, we're focusing on the most important part of the Best Four to Arguably Eight Days in Gaming... the games! Listen in to hear about: The new…
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Episode 238: GET ON IT with Event Registration at PAGE 4
Have you gotten your badge for PAGE 4 yet? This amazing convention in the Philly suburbs of Oaks, PA is held from January 14-17, 2027, and it's one of the…
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Episode 237: An Entirely Too Early Look at Gen Con 2027
On this episode, Quarex and Ben have just gotten back from Gen Con, and they're already covering the next one? You wouldn't expect any less from the premier…
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Episode 236: A Tornado of Thoughts about Gen Con 2026
For the third year running, we're coming to you live from Elf Con at Elf N Moon in Indianapolis, IN. Listen in to get our hot takes from Gen Con that are fresh…
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Episode 235: First Day's Worth of Impressions from Gen Con 2026
On this episode, Quarex and Ben commit our thoughts about Gen Con 2026 to recorded memory with everyone else at the Oceannaire this evening... including MIke…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 234: Drink Deeply from the Joys of Gen Con
Quarex and Ben record our fourth annual live episode from Gen Con. From the Rathskeller to the regular Marriott to the Omni Severin to now the regular Hilton…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 233: Previewing Everything Else for Gen Con 2026
On this episode, Quarex and Ben are talking about everything else you need to know for Gen Con 2026 beyond the games... including the traffic, the construction…
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Episode 232: All About the Games at Gen Con 2026
On this episode, we review everything gaming at Gen Con 2026... at least that will fit into a 20 minute previewsode! Highlights include: Forest Shuffle: Smoky…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 231: Dieting Your Way through Gen Con 2026
On this episode, we're talking about the dietary restrictions that dreamers might have to contend with at Gen Con 2026. Listen in to hear our tips, tricks, and…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 230: Creators and Designers at Gen Con 2026
On this episode, Quarex and Ben are talking with three cool creators and designers who are doing cool things at the coolest convention around... Gen Con! Adam…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 229: Resurrecting The Guild with Felicia Day
On this episode, we're talking to the only, the only, the amazing, the incomparable Felicia Day. Her golden voice graces screens of all sizes, from silver to…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 228: Super Heroines, Etc. at Gen Con 2026
On this episode, we are talking with Carolyn from SHE! Super Heroines, Etc. is a joyful and inclusive non-profit organization that uses the power of fandom to…
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Episode 227: Megagame at Gen Con 2026
On this episode, we're focusing on one of the events that you can only play at the biggest conventions like Origins, PAX Unplugged, and of course... Gen Con…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 226: Don't Sleepwalk through Gen Con 2026
On this episode, Quarex and Ben return to a very special topic that should be near and dear to the heart of every dreamer: proper sleep practices at gaming…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 225: All the Flavors of Event Tickets at Gen Con 2026
On this episode, we discuss two great topics to get prepared for events at Gen Con 2026! This year, Gen Con has pushed for more electronic ticketing, which…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 224: Eating Like a King at Gen Con 2026
This prepisode is our kinda early and not entirely complete because where is the food truck list, Mr. Hoppe! However, it is the first of our episodes that…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 223: The Gen Con 2026 Travel Episode
On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk about all the ways that you get into Indy, around the city, through the conventions spaces, out to dinner, and back home…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 222: Packing for Gen Con 2026
Everything that you wanted to know, and probably a few things you hadn't considered when it comes to packing for the best four, five, or even eight days in…
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Episode 221: In Memoriam
On the event of our third anniversary, Ben and Quarex remember: Cosmo Joe of Studio 6d6, RPEX, and Phoenix Con fame Tim Kask, the curmudgeonly TSR editor and…
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Episode 220: A Fair Review of Origins 2026
On this episode, Quarex and Ben give our unvarnished—but still pretty positive—opinion about our time at Origins 2026. Whether we're yammering about our travel…
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Episode 219: Even More Exhibit Hall Interviews from Our 2026 Travels
On this interview episode, Ben, Quarex, and Ben interviewed designers at conventions earlier this year! Stuart from Warcradle Studios, who was showing off…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 218: More Exhibit Hall Interviews from the Origins Exhibitor Hall, Part 2
On this episode, it's chatting from the Origins exhibitor hall about RPGs and merch! Kelly with Red Raccoon Games, who was the lead at the Origins Merch Booth…
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Episode 217: Exhibit Hall Interviews from the Origins Exhibitor Hall, Part 1
On this episode, it's chatting from the Origins exhibitor hall about board games and components! David from Intersection Games, who was showing off Flip Draw…
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Episode 216: An App-etizer for Origins 2026
On this episode, Quarex and Ben are previewing Origins at the speed of GAMA! The following is a list of things that we talk about... The security and metal…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 215: GET ON IT with your 2026 Gen Con Badge
Coming up on Friday, June 12, it's the deadline to elect to have your Gen Con badge shipped to you! No need to brave the will call line, because your badges…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 214: Creators and Organizers at Origins 2026
On this episode, we're talking with three creatives who will be at Origins Game Fair 50 Plus 1! Bug Boll of 9th Level Games, who is running so many games in…
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Episode 213: Getting Unpublished at Origins Game Fair 2026
On this episode, your hosts talk with game designer Ian Zang, who is a board member of the Unpublished Games Network! Check out the Unpub Network! Get involved…
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Episode 212: The Tournament of Pieces at Origins 2026
One of the more unique programs at Origins Game Fair is the Tournament of Pieces! This section of the exhibit hall is filled with all kinds of puzzling — speed…
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Episode 211: Conventions We Attended In March, April, and May
In the first part of our patented convention review, Quarex and Ben discuss all the conventions we attended in March, April, and May 2026 that we haven't…
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Episode 210: Conventions We Attended In January and February
In the first part of our patented convention review, Quarex and Ben discuss all the conventions we attended in January and February of this year that we…
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Episode 209: Going Once, Going Twice with Alex Kammer
On this episode, Quarex and Ben bring back Alex Kammer for another interview: this time, about gaming auctions, consignment shops, and flea markets. Alex isn't…
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Episode 208: GET ON IT for your Gamehole Con Badge
On this very special, very quick episode, your hosts Quarex and Ben remind you when and why you want to get your badges for Gamehole Con 2026... the badger…
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Episode 207: Prepare to Jack into the Neon Future at Origins 2026
Everything you need to know to get ready for Origins 2026—just under a month away! Buy Night City 2045 and pick it up at Origins! Play in some great cyberpunk…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 206: What Did You Get In Your Wishlistmas Stocking?
On this episode, Quarex and Ben take stock of the best and/or worst afternoon in the Mays of Gen Con: Wishlistmas! How did your wish list process? And also…
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Episode 205: Cruise Con Redux, with a JoCo Twist
On this episode, your hosts interview Ben Reed, who is renowned as both a progenitor of the dungeon synth AND for being one of the 23 Mike Carrs of the JoCo…
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Episode 204: Highlights for the Gen Con Event Catalog
Ahead of the upcoming wish list processing day, your hosts Quarex and Ben go through the highlights from the event catalog depending on your flavor of Gen Con…
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Episode 203: Your Wish List for Gen Con 2026
Over the weekend, Gen Con published its biggest ever day 1 event catalog — over 23,000 events! While our next episode is our summary of the events you want to…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 202: Yoshi Directs Gaming at Balticon!
On this episode, Quarex and Ben interview Yoshi, the director of gaming of one of the oldest sci-fi conventions in the US... Balticon, the 60th anniversary…
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Episode 201: Convention Calendar from May Day to Labor Day
On this episode, we are talking about a number of conventions in 2026 you can attend from May Day to Labor Day! May Conventions Ecclesicon Beefy Wizard Con…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 200: UK Games Expo with Richard and Tony
Can you believe it's already been 200 episodes? We can't, but we also recognize that a big occasion deserves a big celebration. Neither Quarex nor Ben could…
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Episode 199: Exhibit Hall Interviews from Our Early 2026 Travels
On this episode, we bring you interviews from our convention travels over the first four months of 2026, including: Tiger Wizard of Exalted Funeral (link) at a…
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Episode 198: Oh What an Event The Gamehole Can Be
The event submission process has opened up for Gamehole Con 2026. To help our dreamers get their submissions in before space fills up, we're talking with…
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Episode 197: Our Th-re(e)viewisode of Gary Con, Awesome Con, and Adepticon
On this episode, your hosts review their time at some of the best conventions of the year — each inconveniently held in the month of March! Listen in to hear…
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Episode 196: Light Clerical Work with Wes from Ecclesicon
On this episode, we talk with Wes from DM Tales about the charity convention he hosts in Palmyra, NJ: Ecclesicon! Ecclesicon is held May 1-2, 2026 — check out…