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!