Gen Con 2017 Live Blog: Day Three!
Join Ben, Justin, Dawn & Gianna as they head out to Indianapolis in the USA to cover Gen Con! Today is the third day and we’re all very excited to see what's popped up on the show floor as we get towards the weekend.
Gen Con 2017
Gen Con is held in Indianapolis and will run from August 17th – 20th. Featuring 500+ exhibiting companies from the game industry, award-winning authors and artists, costumed attendees, more than 19,000 events, a Family Fun Pavilion, and the debut of exciting new games, Gen Con truly is The Best Four Days in Gaming!
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Make sure to stick with BoW throughout the event as they cover all the awesomeness across four days via the Live Blogs.
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Welcome To Day Three Of Gen Con 2017!
Welcome to Day Three of Gen Con 2017 here in Indianapolis over in the USA! We've got plenty more for you to get stuck into throughout the day with competition prizes for you to snap up.
We are also going to be taking you beyond the bounds of the convention centre and checking out the Lucas Oil Stadium (it's more of an Ultramarine stadium we think...).
"Wait Until You See The Stadium & The Gen Con Museum!"
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New Forces Join The Ranks For DUST - Is That Cthulhu?!
DUST 1947 is bringing out the big guns as we see Cthulhu forces joining the game. They've been hiding in the shadows up to now, but they're ready to join the game and shake things up a bit!
If that's no cool enough, the Japanese are teaming up with the SSU (hooray for Dawn & Lloyd!).
Walk About Time; Heading To The Lucas Oil Stadium (Board Game Library)
We thought it was about time that we headed out of the convention centre and made our way over to the Lucas Oil Stadium to check out the board games library and more there.
So, with that in mind - follow Ben & Dawn as they go for a wander. Funny music ensues...
Watch Out For Our Gen Con Museum Video Soon
We took some time to check out the Gen Con Museum here, and it really was a fantastic experience seeing how the show had grown.
The video is coming soon but in the mean time here are a few images to let you know what we had to be pried away from!
Board Game Library Spotlight
Board Game Libraries are a great idea at these kind of conventions. They allow you to chill out, blow off steam and play some old classics as well as a whole bunch of new games too.
The one over in the Lucas Oil Stadium is very much in the same vein and comes packed with plenty to choose from. You could easily spend your entire weekend here we reckon.
Games Galore In The Board Game Library
There was a game for every age group in every genre in the board game library in the Lucas Oil Stadium.
Shapeways & Their 3D Printing Line-Up + Win A Dice Set!
We stop in for a chat with some of the designers and the community manager behind Shapeways who are bringing a lot of 3D printed products to the tabletop and allowing people to stretch their imaginations.
See Ian's Store here: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/nvenom8
They have some amazing dice here to show off and so we're also going to be giving away a set (of your choice) of Chuck's Dice from his particular store - https://www.shapeways.com/shops/madebywombat
Saying Goodbye For Day Three
It has been a long day here and we're coming to a close for Day Three and Saturday at Gen Con.
We have had an absolute blast and can't wait for Sunday where we have MORE prizes and MORE videos...oh, and some special stuff too hopefully.
Enjoy and we'll see you again tomorrow.
bring me the marvellous, magnificent and all things most magical.
infinity, of coarse.
KD:M, naturally
shadows of esteren , if you can find them.
We should be talking with Kingdom Death/Adam a little later this weekend so watch this space. Infinity is in Day One if you want to check it out!
thanks Ben
I agree on shadows of estern vastly underrated game imo yes I think it’s THAT GOOD
I really hope yall have more from Time of Legends: Joan of Arc. A demo game perhaps!
Need to talk with more of the vendors, please!
It’s on our list, got a lot of appointments today 🙂
Any more news from Mythic Realms Pantheon?
Are the mythic games chaos at Gencon?
Chaps even…
They are. Leo was interviewed on yesterday’s blog IIRC.
Any chance of seeing the guys and gals of Flying Frog Productions to find out how things are moving on with all the Shadows of Brimstone stuff (especially delivery to us here in the U.K.)
Take a look at Big Trouble in Lttle Chinia from Everything Epic.
Also, Hirst arts is there.
…and they’re still going… somehow… just!
Time to catch up…
WOOHOOO – Finally ticked over my 1000 karma!
you should also unmask every cosplayer you see, just on the off chance it’s Adam Savage
He would have gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for those meddling kids
Great seeing you all having a great time! Wish could have gotten together but maybe next year after you get warren to come with you
Great seeing you all having a great time! Wish could have gotten together but maybe next year after you get warren to come with you
Hope we get some Star Saga vids looking forward to seeing what changes they’ve made from Dungeon Saga
Amazed that the jeg lag hasn’t hit so far
Models look great. Will they be painted or is that up to us?
Wasn’t there going to be coverage of the Corvus Belli seminar?
Well done for keeping up the enthusiasm, looks like a great con to be at, but exhausting at the same time.
Love to see some indie games from companies that we might never have heard of.
Still catching up, catching up and up!
The end of day video just goes to show how awesome Dawn and Gianna are as they normally have to cover the event on their own. Great job everyone, looking forward to today’s installment.
One of my goals in life is to attend Gen Con. Love all the coverage for those of us that can’t be there!
I have never been to Gencon, or any con for that matter. Would definitely like to make it to gen-con someday.
More Fallout, please
Impressive!
Keep the coverage coming! In the final stretch!
This was fun
All I can say is Kingdom death!