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THE HAUNTED MANSION.. CALL OF THE SPIRITS
Venture into a haunted mansion full of ghosts, ghouls, and spooks! If you dare...
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW GAME
Bakers: ready your decks, prepare the ingredients, and get baking!
DANDELIONS
Float on the wind, spread your dandelion seeds, and flower across the gardens in this elegantly simple mixture of area control and dice.
LIFE OF A CHAMELEON
Adapt to the shifting board, change your colors, and blend in to hunt down colorful bugs.
Ethics of Gaming: The Unspoken Rules & Norms at the Table
My fiancée tells of a childhood memory of Monopoly in which her father her against trading other when it was not her turn.
THE CONVENTION USES THE BYPASS TO RETURN TO GLORY
In its 55th iteration, the detours caused by COVID were still figuratively and literally visible throughout the convention. Masks of all varieties and sizes were visible, and yellow wristbands proving one's vaccination status dripped from everyone's wrists after variable waiting times through the proofing line. It didn't help matters that outside the walls of the Indiana Convention Center (ICC), there were many incomplete construction projects coupled with recent real-world events, which stymied traffic to and from the ICC.
Origins 2022: A Smaller Convention Can Still Be a Blast
Origins Game Fair 2022 felt like Origins 2021.
DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET
Stroll down to the farmers market, buy tasty food, and complete your shopping goals in this tricky little tile-laying puzzle game.
SO, YOU'VE BEEN EATEN.
Dive into the bowels of the beast to mine rare crystals or work hard to digest the miner inside of you for a good snack!
Kabuto Sumo is Major Fun!
If you listen closely, you can hear it...KLONK! The mighty Kabutomushi, the magnificent rhinoceros beetles are knocking heads, sumo wrestling.
OH MY RING!
Looking for a dexterity challenge? Try this tricky, ring-sliding game where players race to shift chunky, colorful rings from finger to finger to complete patterns.
Origins 2022: A Smaller Convention Can Still Be a Blast
Origins Game Fair 2022 felt like Origins 2021.
Ethics of Gaming: The Unspoken Rules & Norms at the Table
My fiancée tells of a childhood memory of Monopoly in which her father admonished her against trading with other players when it was not her turn.
EXITING THE PAST: THE 200-YEAR TIMELINE OF THAMES & KOSMOS
One of the USA's hottest game publishers has a long history overseas.
LAST DEFENSE!
Sentient plants and spider robots are wreaking havoc through town! It's up to you to save the day.
POWER FAILURE
Help supply the cities with energy in this game that is a unique combination of engine building and dexterity.
GEN CON DRIVES 55
THE CONVENTION USES THE BYPASS TO RETURN TO GLORY
POWER FAILURE
Help supply the cities with energy in this game that is a unique combination of engine building and dexterity.
SO, YOU'VE BEEN EATEN.
Dive into the bowels of the beast to mine rare crystals or work hard to digest the miner inside of you for a good snack!
Castle Panic: SECOND EDITION
A NEW LOOK COMING THIS FALL
CANVAS
Create beautiful works of art, one element at a time. Earn points for the striking artwork that results.
Kabuto Sumo is Major Fun!
If you listen closely, you can hear it...KLONK!
OH MY RING!
Looking for a dexterity challenge? Try this tricky, ring-sliding game where players race to shift chunky, colorful rings from finger to finger to complete patterns.
PHANTOM INK
Contact the spirits, choose your question wisely, and deduce the mysterious object only they know.
Flamecraft
ENTER A WORLD OF DRAGONS...TINY ARTISAN DRAGONS!
Flamecraft
ENTER A WORLD OF DRAGONS...TINY ARTISAN DRAGONS!
GAME REVIEWS: CANVAS
Create beautiful works of art, one element at a time. Earn points for the striking artwork that results.
SURPASSING THE SPEED LIMIT
What about the games? Below are just a smattering of the games to look out for coming out of Gen Con. These games made their debut at Gen Con and are now available for everyone to purchase.
DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET
Stroll down to the farmers market, buy tasty food, and complete your shopping goals in this tricky little tile-laying puzzle game.
LAST DEFENSE!
Sentient plants and spider robots are wreaking havoc through town! It's up to you to save the day.