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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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Episodes
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 135: There's Only One Way to Eat at Gen Con
In the third of our prepisodes, we talk about each and every only way to eat at Gen Con 2025... from the restaurants to the concessions to the food trucks to…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 134: Jetsetting to Gen Con
On this Gen Con prepisode, Quarex and Ben get your pistons firing on how you can travel to Indianapolis for Gen Con 2025, as well as other key considerations…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 133: Time to Pack Your Bags for Gen Con
On this Gen Con prepisode, Quarex and Ben get your gray matter working for all the things you'll want to consider when packing for the best four days in…
All Year I Dream About Gaming ConventionsEpisode 132: Spending Our Second Anniversary with Alex Kammer
On this episode, we're joined by a very special guest — Alex Kammer, the principal owner of the only convention bold enough to call their exhibit hall a dealer…
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Episode 131: Origins is about the Meeples
Our recap of Origins 2025, the 50th anniversary of this esteemed convention — a celebration you might have missed if you blinked — all delivered to you hot and…
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Episode 130: Origins Exhibit Hall Interviews, Part 3
Both Ben and Quarex were at Origins Game Fair for all five days of this historic 50th anniversary, and we spoke with so many great exhibitors. On this episode…
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Episode 129: Origins Exhibit Hall Interviews, Part 2
Both Ben and Quarex were at Origins Game Fair for all five days of this historic 50th anniversary, and we spoke with so many great exhibitors. On this episode…
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Episode 128: Origins Exhibit Hall Interviews, Part 1
Both Ben and Quarex were at Origins Game Fair for all five days of this historic 50th anniversary, and we spoke with so many great exhibitors. On this episode…
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Episode 127: Call of Ctholumbhus
Are you ready for the 50th anniversary of Origins Game Fair? It's here on Wednesday morning! EVENTS! Origins Events…
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Episode 126: Live Auction and Consignment Shops at Gen Con and Origins
On this episode, Ben and Quarex interview Josh Berling, who is the other TOVA auctioneer for the Gen Con Live Auction (link), as well as the magician behind…
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Episode 125: Getting Ready for Origins 50
With Origins coming up this month, Quarex and Ben help you prepare for all the fun you can have at the 50th anniversary show. Highlights include: Tournament of…
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Episode 124: Bringing Your Kids to Conventions
Ahead of a summer of massive Rushmore conventions, Ben and Quarex sit down to discuss whether and how to best bring kids to gaming conventions. Replete with…
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Episode 123: It's Never Too Early to Get Ready for Gen Con
While your hosts Quarex and Ben are gearing up for the 50th Anniversary of Origins next month, there are still plenty of things our dreamers want to know about…
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Episode 122: Giving Blood at Gaming Conventions
On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk with Joe Smiddie-Brush, the blood drive chair of the Heinlein Society, who has partnered with Gen Con to arrange for the…
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Episode 121: Gen Con on the Cheap
On this episode, Ben and Quarex share their tips and tricks on how to do Gen Con without spending too much money. Topics include travel options to Indy…
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Episode 120: Two Guarantees in Life—Convention Attendance and Taxes
On this episode, Ben and Quarex review the conventions we attended thus far in 2025... other than Gary Con, Adepticon, and Awesome Con. Congress of Gamers…
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Episode 119: Matt from Lurking Fears
On this episode, Quarex and Ben talk with Matt from the Lurking Fears GM Group! Matt regales us with his tales of starting and maintaining one of the best GM…
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Episode 118: The Biggest Gen Con Event Catalog Ever
On a day where the fourth might have been with us, the Gen Con event catalog definitely joined in all its Midichlorian glory. When you can find all the events…
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Episode 117: All About Cruise Cons
On this episode, your hosts Quarex and Ben discuss the latest phenomenon in gaming conventions -- con cruises! We discuss the why, the whether, and the cruises…
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Episode 116: May We Interest You in Some Conventions through Labor Day?
On this episode, we talk about the conventions you want to know about between May 1 and September 2, including: Buckeye Game Fest, Midwest Games Fest…
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Episode 115: Convention Recruiting
In the furious vortex of March and April conventions, Quarex and Ben carved out some time in the recording schedule to discuss how you can convince your…
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Episode 114: Adepticon *and* Awesome Con?
On this episode, your hosts Quarex and Ben talk about their time at Adepticon (Milwaukee, WI) and Awesome Con (Washington DC) as members of the gaming media…
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Episode 113: Origins is Coming
The 50th anniversary of Origins Game Fair starts June 18, 2025... which is so much sooner than you think! Your hosts Quarex and Ben walk you through everything…
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Episode 112: The Impeccable Vibes of Gary Con
On this episode, Quarex regales your other host Ben with all the things he missed by not attending Gary Con XXVI. But first: have you ever wondered what the…
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Episode 111: Tag Teaming Old School Interviews
On this episode, Quarex and Ben release the interviews you want to hear from Gary Con and Gameface Con. Michael of Night Noon Games (link), whose successfully…
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Episode 110: Celebrating a Life Well Played by the Sixth Great Lake
On March 20-23, the Gygax Convention Industrial Complex is returning to its roots for the 17th Gary Con! Much like Waldo, Quarex is able to be found at the…
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Episode 109: Digging the Perfect Gamehole
The Gamehole Con housing portal opens up on March 15. If you want to attend, this is the first step to the Gamehole Con of your dreams! More information on the…
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Episode 108: The Podcast that Became a Convention
On this episode, your hosts Quarex and Ben sit down with James Winfield, the organizer of 1d4 Con, which you can attend from March 28-30 in Charles Town, WV…
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Episode 107: Man Plans, WOTC Laughs
Last week, Wizards of the Coast released their plans for Gen Con 2025—this time, actually on time…
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Episode 106: Gen Con Housing Slaughter-y
The episode title says it all. For many dreamers, hopes of a downtown room came crashing down on Sunday afternoon. Standing amidst the wreckage of these…
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Episode 105: The Gen Con Housing Lottery, As It Happened
Well hopefully you got a good hotel, but if you did not then we just want you to remember DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE! There are always more hotels added! More…
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Episode 104: Convening for Shadowdark in All the Dark Places—An Interview with Kelsey Dionne (Part 3 of 3)
Quarex and Ben were so lucky to have had the opportunity to interview the the illustrious Kelsey Dionne, who wrote a little RPG you might have heard of called…
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Episode 103: Are You Still Afraid of the Shadowdark? An Interview with Kelsey Dionne (Part 2 of 3)
Quarex and Ben were so lucky to have had the opportunity to interview the the illustrious Kelsey Dionne, who wrote a little RPG you might have heard of called…
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Episode 102: Are You Afraid of the Shadowdark? An Interview with Kelsey Dionne (Part 1 of 3)
Quarex and Ben were so lucky to have had the opportunity to interview the the illustrious Kelsey Dionne, who wrote a little RPG you might have heard of called…
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Episode 101: Gen Con Housing Lottery Reminder!
On Sunday, February 9, Gen Con opened up their system to purchase badges for Gen Con 2025. With that, the collective Gen Con-osphere is preparing for our…
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Episode 100: Our Most Special Guest, Peter Adkison
In our 100th and longest episode, your host Quarex and Ben secured a special interview the man who needs no introduction—Peter Adkison. Listen in to learn…
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Episode 99: Preview for the Crown Jewel of the Gygax Convention Industrial Complex
On this first of our episodes of #GaryCon|Tent, Quarex and Ben preview everything Gary Con ahead of its XVII show, like: Hotels: https://garycon.com/hotels/…
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Episode 98: Simon Says It's Time to Buy a Badge
On this episode, your hosts Quarex and Ben talk about the badge process for Gen Con 2025, including: 4 Days Badges Single Day Badges VIG Badges GM Badges Media…
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Episode 97: The Siren Song at Conventions
First, we want to recognize the passing of Jim Wade, one of the RPGA Paragons. His impact on RPG play experiences at conventions can't be understated, and we…
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Episode 96: Event Submissions for Gen Con 2025
As of Sunday, January 5, everyone can begin submitting events for Gen Con 2025. The rules and process behind this is encapsulated by the Event Host Policy…
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Episode 95: A Second Helping of PAX Unplugged Interviews
On this episode, Your Other Host Ben has collected five interviews from the board game space: Emily from Pink Hawk Games (link), whose first published game…
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Episode 94: A First Course of PAX Unplugged 2024 Interviews
On this episode, Your Other Host Ben has collected four interviews from the RPG space: Jon from Beadle and Grimm (link), who are making big waves beyond just…
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Episode 93: The Slow March to New Gaming Conventions
In this episode, Ben and Quarex march you through many of the gaming conventions you need to know about in January, February, March and April, including (but…
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Episode 92: Plugging into PAX Unplugged 2024
On this episode, Ben recaps his experience at Sunday of PAX Unplugged 2024. On this episode, we're talking about (some of) the games Ben played: Ziggurat, a…
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Episode 91: One Line to Rule Them All
It's smack dab at the beginning of the holiday season in December, and only one convention is bold enough to hold itself out for attendance: PAX Unplugged 2024…
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Episode 90: Giving Thanks for Conventions
On this episode, Ben and Quarex meet up in a spooky Midwest town like Eerie, IN or Normal, IL and give thanks for the bounty of podcasting, conventions…
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Episode 89: Laboring Our Way Through Fall Convention Season
On this episode, Ben and Quarex talk about the conventions they attended this fall that don't rhyme with Namevole John. This includes: Vintage Computer…
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Episode 88: Our Very Important Guest, Mike Boozer
On this episode, we are elated to talk with Mike Boozer about the Gen Con VIG Program. The Gen Con Very Important Gamer Program (link) is a way to supercharge…
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Episode 87: Madison WI's Interviewhole
While at Gamehole Con 2024, our Alternate Social Media Aimee recorded about 10 interviews. These five recordings are curated from the following exhibitors…
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Episode 86 - The Whole Gamehole Experience
With the help of alternate social media intern, Aimee, your hosts recap their experience at Gamehole Con 2024 in autumnal Madison, WI. This episode is jammed…
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Episode 85: Live Recording from Gen Con 2024
On Saturday, August 3, Ben and Quarex recorded a live episode from Meeting Room 12 of Lucas Oil Stadium, where we were joined by many dreamers who bought…
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Episode 84: The Isthmus of Gamehole Con
Did you know that All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions has a Discord? Join up here to meet your heroes while you still can: https://discord.gg/q6hkw5YSCb…
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Episode 83: Gen Con 2024 Exhibit Hall Interviews, Part 2
When he wasn't donating blood or running far too many games, your other host Ben interviewed a number of vendors on the exhibit hall floor. Given the long form…
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Episode 82: Gen Con 2024 Exhibit Hall Interviews, Part 1
When he wasn't posting pictures of the convention or helping coordinate our live podcast recording, Substitute Social Media Intern Brian interviewed a number…
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Episode 81: Early Bird Specials with Origins and Super MAG Fest
Dreamers, important news has rustled your hosts from our brief hibernation after Gen Con. Origins Game Fair (link), held in Columbus in June, as well as Super…
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Episode 80 - The Earliest Line for PAX Unplugged
On this episode, Quarex and Ben start to get you ready for PAX Unplugged, the Penny Arcade Experience convention in Philadelphia, PA from December 6-8! Because…
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Episode 79 – The Madison Sized Hole Where Games Go
On this episode, Ben and Quarex preview GAMEHOLE CON in Madison, WI from October 17-20. Quarex will be in attendance with Alternate Social Media Intern Aimee…
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Episode 78: Ketchup on Recent Gaming Conventions
On this episode, Ben and Quarex regale our dreamers about conventions we've attended since May 2024 that isn't called Gen Con or Origins. These include: Fargo…
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Episode 77: Quad Con Man
On this episode, we interview John Wells, who is the beating heart behind Quarex's favorite roaming convention — QUAD CON. In addition to regaling us with…
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Episode 76: Fall into Gaming Conventions!
With Origins, Gen Con and Dragon Con done and dusted by September 2, what's a poor gamer to do? Why, find some autumn gaming conventions to attend! On this…