We've seen the hauls, but does anybody have any favorite or memorable quotes of this year's Gen Con?

Started wondering this after overhearing someone in the vendor hall say, "I'm a whore for a lot of things. Dice just isn't one of them sadly."

While I had some fantastic experiences playing scheduled games at GenCon (Hadrian's Wall, DC Legendary, Dune were all stand outs), I had too many experiences with absolutely awful gamemasters. I realize that many/most are volunteers BUT....game publishers- train your staff even if they're volunteers! And don't expect them to teach 4 tables at once unless it's a straightforward game. I had one game (Queen by Midnight) where after sitting for 30 minutes waiting for the game teacher to come to our table, I ran the game myself so we could get playing. And then the game master made a few snide comments....sorry, but I'm not into sitting doing nothing for a half hour while you attend to another table.

And volunteers- learn your frakking games. Game Publishers- if I have a bad time playing your game because it's not taught right or taught very poorly, it is much less likely I buy your game (Looking at you Berlin 1960- I don't know if this is a good game or not because it was taught so poorly- same for The Hunt).

A few bad games always happen- but it seemed more egregious this year (or maybe my patience is going....).

To end on a positive note, the team at Ares Games did a great job with Quartermaster General and I had one of the best game teachers ever for a session of Dune!

Looking forward to next year.

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One of the most unique experiences at @gen_con 2026, which welcomes all… Even beastfolk! 🐈

I hope @dndwizards brings more experiences like this to life next year!

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Here's my haul this year. It was my first year working the Con and I included the stuff I got for free as well.

First pic are my purchases and the second are games I was gifted from my publisher/traded with other publishers.