I just got back from attending Gen Con. It's a four day, tabletop gaming convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. During the convention, I took a 6 hour class on the Art of Airbrushing. The class was taught by Caleb from CK Studios. It was great! I learned a lot and I'm now going to save up for an ...
Cardboard Bits’ Most Anticipated Games of Gen Con 2018
Gen Con 2018 is just under two weeks away. This will be my 7th year attending the convention and I'm excited to return to one of my favorite happy places. Here are a few of my most anticipated games of the convention (order not relevant): Ice Cool 2 from Brain Games I love dexterity games ...
Gen Con 2017 Recap & Review
A few weeks ago I attended Gen Con 50. Gen Con is a 4-day tabletop gaming convention located in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year the convention was celebrating it's 50th year. It was my 6th year attending the con. I had a great experience this year (as I have in past years). In this blog post I ...
Gen Con 2016 Recap & Review
Gen Con is over. This year was my 5th year attending the convention. I had a blast. My gaming group and I logged about 16 hours worth of role playing games. We had one session of the Legend of the Five Rings RPG and the remaining 12 hours were spent in a 3 part D&D adventure hosted by ...
Cardboard Bits’ Most Anticipated Games of Gen Con 2016
Gen Con 2016 is one week away! I browsed through the BGG's Gen Con 2016 Preview GeekList and compiled a list of games that I found most interesting. Buying before trying: Beyond Baker Street from Z-man Games Most reviews and previews compare Beyond Baker Street to Hanabi. I really enjoy ...
Gen Con 2014 Recap & Review
Gen Con 2014 marked our third year attending the convention! As always, it was a really fun experience. That year a few friends from our gaming group attended the Con for the first time. Highlights from 2014's convention include: Playing D&D. Our GM was awesome and we had a ...
Gen Con 2012 Recap & Review
In the summer of 2012, I attended my first gaming convention: Gen Con. It was a wonderful experience, and I have been back every year since. Here are a few lessons learned from our first convention: Don't schedule any events before 10 am. After a late night of gaming, we really ...
