Episode 14: Conventions

In which Dixie, Matthew, and Eddy queue up and buy their badges for a chat about conventions

  • Tangent 1: Dixie and Matthew argue about Japanese
  • We’re at Gen Con! But not yet. But we are now. It’s very confusing.
  • The food trucks are quite good
  • Matthew’s first con experience at UK Games Expo
  • Dixie’s first con experience at Dragon Con
  • Tangent 2: Matthew as a DC fan at New York Comic Con
  • Eddy’s first con experience at Origins and the early 90s LARP scene
  • Very few (US) cons these days are focused on just one thing, but gamers are sometimes very focused
  • How often do we get to play games at cons?
  • Dixie has never played a game at a con. Or has she?
  • Fomo: The fear of missing out
  • Playing and running con games/one-shots is different from playing and running a game with a regular group
  • Midwinter is a great show
  • What’s the difference of attending as a professional over attending as an individual?
  • The RPG industry is a drinking culture
  • Tangent 3: People telling us we suck
  • How to chat with pros and ask for autographs
  • Tangent 4: Harry Potter discussion
  • What we’re looking forward to at Gen Con 2018
  • Matthew got wrestled without consent. Consent is important!