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 2021
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GAMA has expelled Jeff Bergren and TGG Games from attending Origins Game Fair 2021
Several recent controversies and “numerous instances” of the CEO’s history of harassment led to the organisation’s decision.
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Nigerian board game company Nibcard has won the Diana Jones 2021 award
The committee says it chose Nibcard for its efforts to steward a growing tabletop movement in West Africa.
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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.
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Arkham Horror, Twilight Imperium and Android studio Fantasy Flight is considering a legacy game
Experimenting with “different narrative possibilities” and “original legacy moments” to make future games “stand out and shine” in the genre.
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Lord of the Rings: The Card Game being revived with a revised core set
Plus a new scenario pack.
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Spider-man and Venom themed expansion swinging into Marvel Champions
Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen featured.
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Act II of dungeon-crawler said to be “well on its way”.
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Arkham Horror: TCG is getting a new time-travelling expansion and Dunwich Legacy reprint
Dunwich coming in two separate expansions.
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Star Wars: Outer Rim is finally getting its first expansion, Unfinished Business
Fantasy Flight Games warns not to expect any more information “for some time”.
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Call of Cthulhu marks the horror RPG’s 40th anniversary with a new Keeper Rulebook
Limited-edition tome includes designer commentary and return of classic scenario.
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Feature: 10 board games to look for at Gen Con 2021 - preview
From sequels to beloved classics, to new releases from renowned creators.
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“We write about Dark Futures for fun, but we also believe we have a responsibility to try and prevent them from happening.”
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Gen Con 2021 makes face masks mandatory for all in updated COVID-19 guidelines
Drops option for vaccinated visitors to attend without mask.
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Nibcraft, Elizabeth Hargrave, Session Zero among finalists for the 2021 Diana Jones Award
Diana Jones and the Temple of Doing Great Work.
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Gen Con 2021 will enforce face masks for attendees without proof of COVID-19 vaccination
Vaccinated visitors can choose whether to wear a mask, with event “strongly recommending” protection indoors for all.
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Pandemic, Catan and Pathfinder RPG publishers pull out of physical Gen Con return
Asmodee and Paizo to focus on digital offering Gen Con Online.
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Big tabletop events are likely to return this year, but they might look very different.
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Now running September 16th - 19th.
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Origins Games Fair 2021 postpones return of in-person convention until autumn
Columbus-based convention will run from September 30th to October 3rd.
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Gen Con plans to return with a physical convention next summer
“A variety of factors need to come together for a physical convention to be feasible.”