Gen Con is not too far away, and I have set-up my schedule, though, I will say, that my schedule is very light at this point in time. I’ll go into that in a little bit. But Gen Con, if you’re not familiar, is the biggest table top game convention in the United States. It started out with Dungeons and Dragons and role playing games, but now has a ton of board games as well. I was there in 2019, and while I expect 2022 to be different in terms of size and what is available, I am really excited to go.

2019 Schedule Compared to 2022 Schedule

So, let’s talk a bit about why it is a very light schedule. The main reason is the dealer hall. In the dealer hall there are a ton of games that you can demo, for free. Now, I don’t have an issue paying for events. And I wish I had found a couple more events that interested me. But this year it was a bit lighter, like I said, for games coming in. I had hoped for at least one more on my schedule or even two, but some of the playtests were already full.

Gen Con 2022 Schedule

So I have three events on the schedule, My plan for the first day is to just wander around checking things out. There is the initial mad rush of people going in, but some of the gaming areas and things going on are going to be less busy.

The Dice Tower Gen Con Live

Normally I like my events to be playing games. But often times when you’re wandering around for a while, it is nice to have a chance to sit down and just relax. I enjoy the content that the Dice Tower puts out, and I’m not sure what will be at this event. But it is going to be a Top 10 list of some sort, from the looks of it, so that should be fun.

I know in previous years it has been an event where games were announced or things like that. But you can see here, that during the Summer Spectacular, a lot of that already happened. But a live Top 10 list should be a grand old time. When they do them at a con, I always hope they are recorded and I have a good laugh.

The Batman: Everybody Lies Launch Party

This is a game that I didn’t pre-order, but I wanted to. Mainly because I am trying to be patient and get games more when I can play them. Right now I have a fair amount of this game system sitting on the shelf. The Batman: Everybody Lies is a game based off of the Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game system. Players use a website and cards, and deduction to figure out a crime in that game.

The Batman: Everybody Lies, from Portal Games, is a game set in Batman’s world with that same system. So it is a game that I definitely want to play. I don’t know what this launch event will really be. Looks like maybe tackling the first scenario, which is fun with Ignacy Trzewiczek, president of Portal Games, hosting the event.

Legendary: Marvel – Win-A-Box

Finally, this is a game that I don’t even love. But I picked a slot for it on Sunday because it is a cheap event. But also because on Sunday, last time, no one showed up besides myself and my friend. That meant that we were guaranteed to go home with a box and he collects or has been, a lot of the Marvel Legendary stuff. So, I figured I’d do that again. And I might be the one who doesn’t show up, we will see. But the game is fine and I can sit down and generally play it well, it’s just too long for me.

Final Thoughts

I wish I had another event, I have one for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, which means I will have a lot of time to demo. But an early or mid morning game on Thursday would be a lot of fun. However, unless I can find a game with electronic ticketing, which you can’t filter by, that is unlikely to happen. But I am browsing now.

But, like I said before, one of the best parts for me of GenCon is finding games to demo. Sitting down, playing a few rounds or a whole game of something is a blast. It is where I found out about Homebrewers, Deranged: Zona The Secret of Chernobyl and more in 2019. It is also where I found some games that were certainly not my speed.

Are you going to Gen Con 2022? Let me know, walk the halls with me and find some games to demo.

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