The Beginners Guide To GenCon
What is GenCon? GenCon is the greatest convention in the world. For four magical wonderful super hot days in August, people from all over the world ascend to the small sleepy village of Indianapolis, Indiana to play board games, test board games, and if they can budget it between hotel rooms and food, buy new games. It's a place where board game companies and players interact. It's also one of the biggest board game conventions ever. There are several smaller ones throughout the year that happen all over the world but GenCon is the biggest. Each year, the number of attendees triple so by 2020, they estimate 900 gazillion people will show up, which is a feat itself since there's only 7.1 billion people on the planet. But for people who've never been to a board game convention, or any convention really, it can be overwhelming. What do you do first? How do you plan your day? How do I not spend all my money on Day 1 and spend the next three turning tricks on the c...