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Gen Con 2024 –  Catching Up I

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Matt J Carlson

The con is over but I still have scraps of photos left. Let’s take a few last gasps of effort to cover those stragglers I left behind. It’s now the lightning round and we’ll start the last few 25th Century … Continue reading →

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Gen Con 2024 –  The Hachette Booth

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Matt J Carlson

Hachette USA had its usual conglomeration of individual publishers melded together into an exhibit hall booth whole. Wander the tables and you could find any number of publishers happy to tell you about their fine games, usually with a nice … Continue reading →

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Gen Con 2024 –  Dire Wolf Digital, Starling Games

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Matt J Carlson

Dire Wolf was generating a lot of buzz about their new bag-building game, Invincible: The Hero-Building Game, based on the comic and Amazon series.* The procedurally generated Clank! Catacombs gets a Lairs and Lost Chambers expansion. Finally, the cute little … Continue reading →

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Gen Con 2024 – Contention Games, Matagot, Bézier Games, Geek Attitude Games

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Matt J Carlson

Deckbuilders continue to be a popular mechanic, present in both the interaction-heavy exploration and area majority Galactic Renaissance by Matagot and Slay the Spire: The Board Game by Contention Games.  Slay the Spire is of interest as it is a … Continue reading →

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Gen Con 2024 – Friendly Skeleton and Kosmos

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Matt J Carlson

*Back from a brief hiatus, here’s more Gen Con coverage: I hope I’m forgiven for occasionally mixing up my blue-themed German publishers, they both put out some excellent games. This time around we’re talking Kosmos – home of the Exit … Continue reading →

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Gen Con 2024 – Ravensburger

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Matt J Carlson

Always fun to check out my favorite booth full of puzzles and blue triangle goodness. This year, the Lorcana craziness was mostly moved out of the booth so getting there was much less traumatic than last year. The big banners … Continue reading →

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