Episode 377 – Gen Con 2024 with Nick

We waited an extra week for this podcast so we could bring you all the Gen Con goodies with Nick. 377 Fact The most people wearing aviator sunglasses is 377, achieved by ProofPilot (USA) in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 7 February 2023. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/727771-most-people-wearing-aviator-sunglasses Sponsor Message If you’ve got questions about home ownership, debt, or any other financial question, go to FirstMoveFinancial.com/FamilyGamers (https://FirstMoveFinancial.com/FamilyGamers) . There, you can set up a quick (free) phone call to see if First Move is a good fit for you. What We’ve Been Playing Sausage Sizzle Renature Gnome Hollow Xylotar Sagrada Floating Floors Secret Identity Welcome Community Members Whoa! A whole bunch of people have come to spend time in The Family Gamers Community over the last few weeks! Let’s gather ’round and say hi! Welcome! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/3772291206393675/) Backtalk Not many kid-friendly board game clubs among our listeners. Maybe you could help start one (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-376-board-game-club/) ? Gen Con Adventures Nick tells us about his adventures at Gen Con. Picking up cheap older games at the used game consignment market and the auction, demoing others, escape rooms, meeting designers, and of course, being our roving reporter! Nick highly recommends Snatch It! (https://heidelbaer.de/en/heidelbaer-games-en/snatch-it/) from HeidelBAR Games. (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/paper-app-dungeon/) SNAP Review – Paper App Dungeon Looking for a portable game your kid can play all by themselves? Our boys highly recommend Paper App Dungeon. Watch the video or read the transcript of our review. (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/paper-app-dungeon/) But seriously, watch the video (https://youtu.be/rxP_bhIu5YM) ! Gen Con 2024 Interviews Calliope Games with Chris Leder Brand new: Patrician: Towers of Influence Coming: Day of the Brambles – “a card-flicking throwdown” Coming: Legends of the Monster Academy Doing well: Four Corners and Hive Mind and a few we’ve reviewed in the past: Enchanted Plumes (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/enchanted-plumes/) and Mass Transit (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/mass-transit/) Find more at CalliopeGames.com (https://calliopegames.com/) Amigo with Corey CloudShip Pick-a-pen games Cabanga! 30th anniversary of Take 5 / 6 nimmt! 20th anniversary of Saboteur 2?th anniversary of Bonanza (and check out Bonanza Dahlias !) 26th anniversary of No Thanks! coming soon: 3 Chapters Find more at Amigo.games (https://www.amigo.games/) Perplext with Chris Handy Set 3 of Pack-O-Games, with WIN – distilled version of Long Shot the Dice Game BOG – 2 player card programming / hand-management MAD – trick-taking Long Shot: The Dice Game Find them at PackOGame.com (http://packogame.com/) or Perplext.com (https://www.perplext.com/) Grandpa Beck’s Games with Brent Coming soon: 3-2-1 Countdown Out now: Toil & Troublez Another Man’s Treasure Classics: Cover Your A$$ets Skull King GrandpaBecksGames.com (https://www.grandpabecksgames.com/) or check the bottom of any of their boxes and find Brent’s phone number For a discount, use GET15 on their website for 15% off. Grand Gamers Guild with Marc Tir na Nog (sold out! There’s now a reprint campaign on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/tir-na-nog-reprint-tir-na-nog-escape) ) Endeavor: Deep Sea (with Burnt Island Games) La Familia Hort (review coming soon) Words of a Feather (our preview (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/words-of-a-feather/) ) Holiday Hijinks games (we love these (/tag/holiday-hijinks/) ! and more are coming soon) Endangered – Red Wolves expansion, and Endangered: Australia (coming 2025 – with koalas, toads, Great Barrier Reef) For more, check out GrandGamersGuild.com (https://grandgamersguild.com/) . Happy Camper Games with Jason Trio (we love it! – our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/trio/) ) coming soon: Combo Find more at HappyCamper.Games (https://happycamper.games) Envy Born Games with Mathue Tiny Games series Confusing Lands – expansions are in the works coming soon: Dragon Roost Kalahari (coming 2025 – not a tiny box) Find more at EnvyBornGames.com (https://envyborngames.com/) , or on social media. Mathue says “I spend a lot of time on TikTok”. New Backtalk Question! Anitra mentioned playing Sagrada after being at the Sagrada Familia. Have you ever played a game at a location it’s based on? Or has a trip ever motivated you to play a certain game? We know that we have to go visit the Greek town of Santorini because of how much Asher likes the game. Find Us Online: ...