Beasts Of War Journey To Gen Con 2013!
August 13, 2013 by brennon
Gen Con 2013 kicks off between the 15th and 18th of August at the Indiana Convention Centre and it's just around the corner. Beasts of War couldn't obviously miss out on this massive event and so we have sent a roving reporter to make sure we soak up all the awesome.
Our very own community member and all round nice guy wildchevy (click the link and make friends with him!) is going to be rushing around getting shots of all the shiny stuff on offer. Maybe you could even meet up with him yourself!
But for those of you who are heading to Gen Con we thought we'd help you out with a few bits of information to make things easier. The first thing that I think most people will be heading for is the Exhibitors Hall and you can check out the map HERE to find your company.
Practically every company you could think of is going to be there from Fantasy Flight Games and with their myriad selection of role-playing games and board game to Mantic, GCT Studios (the guys behind Bushido), MERCS Minis and Wizards of the Coast, to name a few!
As a heads up don't forget that Malifaux is returning for its 2nd Edition at Gen Con and the deliciously evil looking Miss Step is going to be at the event as their big model of the year. Dark Age are also relaunched with their 2013 rules set and the Firecaste will be out in force.
There is plenty more to see and do including participation games and on the 17th there is a dance of the living dead! Zombies cavorting around to music can't be missed.
Information for arriving at Gen Con 2013
If you're going to the event and have a company or game that you're itching to see, drop it in the comments below!
Have fun!
So who will be attending?
http://www.icclos.com/floor-plans.aspx Look at the floor plans for the convention center (both floors). The Exhibit Hall is “just” halls H, I, J & K. All of the other exhibit halls, and almost all of the conference rooms are for gaming. Several of those really large halls will be the main gaming space, open 24hours from the open of the con on Thursday until the close on Sunday. Randall Bills at Catalyst posted this image this morning of the gaming hall pre-setup http://ow.ly/i/2RGCh That’s what GenCon is really about, playing. The vendor hall, as huge as it is, is really only a… Read more »
Sadly (sort of), I won’t be able to make it this year. Hard to fit GenCon and a wedding (+honeymoon) in the budget in the same year. I think I’m still coming out ahead in the end, but I wish I made a few thousand bucks more this year just so I could go.
Yup it’s going to be pretty awesome seeing what games get played there. Should be lots to get involved in. Just want to make sure no one misses out on any exclusives from the vendors there! It’s one thing I regret about the UK Games Expo. A friend and I didn’t get tickets for some of the participation games and role-plays and just had a look around on the day. Would be able to get much more of an experience if we’d joined in. So if folks are going make sure to let us know what games you’ve been playing… Read more »
Shiny syndrome will be at its highest. I learned my lesson from last year and made sure to sign up for other panels and events. Sadly I wont have anything finished for the painting competition.
I’ll be demo-ing the new Firefly game for Gale Force Nine…
My Brother is part of the Infinity crew for Corvus Belli…..