Gen Con Online Archive

Gen Con 2022 dates confirm return of US board game convention next summer

After this year’s in-person event sees 50% of 2019 attendance.

Gen Con’s day-one crowd left attendees and online onlookers worried despite safety guidelines

The board game and TTRPG convention proved unable to enforce vaccination cards, relying on masks and best safety practices.

Pandemic, Catan and Pathfinder RPG publishers pull out of physical Gen Con return

Asmodee and Paizo to focus on digital offering Gen Con Online.

Feature: "Hope for the best and plan for the worst": The challenges facing tabletop gaming conventions after lockdown

Big tabletop events are likely to return this year, but they might look very different.

Gen Con pushes back dates to September, will host digital and pop-up events at FLGS alongside in-person convention

Now running September 16th - 19th.