Hi

European gamer here flying this year for first time to Gen Con.

I know there are a lot of events to which you can/should register in advance.

Which ones will you say are the top 10 anyone should try?

So far only True Dungeon has been recommended to me...

Thanks a lot

I think the first question you have to answer is: What are you going to Gencon for?

What are you interests?

What games?

What game types?

What companies?

What licenses?

Once you can answer those questions you can start to narrow your choices at the con.

If you can't decide before you go, get Generic tickets and see what catches your eye when you get there. Spots usually fill up quick, though, so I would save that as a last resort.

If you can't decide before you go, get Generic tickets and see what catches your eye when you get there. Spots usually fill up quick, though, so I would save that as a last resort.

Thanks

My main problem it that I don't know exactly what to expect. My experience is limited to the Spiel Messe in Essen (Germany) but that is a Fair, with companies basically displaying their new stuff, not a convention of gamers in the sense Gen Con is.

So, I have problems to imagine what the Gen Con experience will be.

I will try narrow down my search and see what happen :)

I am really excited about going there :)

Well, the companies will be running demos in the Exhibitor Hall.

Really, you just need to look through the catalog of events. There is a LOT of different things going on.

I just wanna go to get all the FFG early releases. And maybe some CMON comvention-only promos. And MAybe.... just maybe play a game if I have time left.

If you can't decide before you go, get Generic tickets and see what catches your eye when you get there. Spots usually fill up quick, though, so I would save that as a last resort.

Thanks

My main problem it that I don't know exactly what to expect. My experience is limited to the Spiel Messe in Essen (Germany) but that is a Fair, with companies basically displaying their new stuff, not a convention of gamers in the sense Gen Con is.

So, I have problems to imagine what the Gen Con experience will be.

I will try narrow down my search and see what happen :)

I am really excited about going there :)

Imagine a room the size of a football pitch that houses all of the companies showing stuff off similarly to what you describe with the Spiel Messe, with two or three more rooms the same size full of gamers of all types, playing games of all types, in official and non-official tournaments. Just don't go there hoping to see absolutely everything. Even if you go all day for the four days, you probably won't see everything or play every game there.

Edit: Oh, there will also be several smaller rooms with more games going on as well, it's all spread out over a pretty large convention center.