Gen Con 2025!

This week, I’m off to my favorite event of the year: Gen Con! I’ve gone to it every year since Gen Con XV back in 1982, which makes this my 44th year in a row. Whew!

If you’re going to be at the show, I hope to see you there. I don’t have any official signing sessions set up at the moment, but I’m happy to autograph anything I’ve worked on if you can catch me in a free moment. In any case, I hope to see you there!

Here’s my public schedule:

Wednesday, July 3011 AM: The Interplay Of Mechanics & Narrative In Games: A Game Academy talk I’m giving for Trade Day. When designing a game, should you start with the mechanics or the story? Why not both? Come learn how narrative and mechanics can blend together to form a whole greater than the parts. 9 PM: Hosting the Diana Jones Award ceremony. (This is an industry-only event, not open to the public.)Thursday, July 3110 AM: Marvel Multiverse RPG: Escape From Planet Hulk! (with Matt Forbeck) SOLD OUT2 PM: Marvel Multiverse RPG: Escape From Planet Hulk! (with Matt Forbeck) 1 ticket left! 3 PM: Coffee Klatch with Matt Forbeck SOLD OUT4 PM: For the Love of (Writing) the Game: Join our panel of game writers as they get together and celebrate all things regarding writing games — and loving what you do. Featuring: C. S. E. Cooney, Karen Menzel née Bovenmyer, Kelli Fitzpatrick, Will Sobel, and me. Friday, August 110 AM: Marvel Multiverse RPG: Escape From Planet Hulk! (with Matt Forbeck) SOLD OUT2 PM: Marvel Multiverse RPG: Escape From Planet Hulk! (with Matt Forbeck) SOLD OUT6 PM: The Interplay Of Mechanics & Narrative In Games: Same as the Game Academy talk from Trade Day, but during the regular show. When designing a game, should you start with the mechanics or the story? Why not both? Come learn how narrative and mechanics can blend together to form a whole greater than the parts. SOLD OUTSaturday, August 210 AM: Marvel Multiverse RPG: Escape From Planet Hulk! (with Matt Forbeck) SOLD OUT4–6 PM: 39th Annual Gen Con Costume Contest. I’m emceeing this for the fifth year in a row. SOLD OUTSunday, August 312 PM: Andrew Hackard Memorial Munchkin Game: Watch Matt Forbeck and family continue their tradition of playing Munchkin at Gen Con in honor of departed Munchkin Czar Andrew Hackard. Proceeds go to the Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program. We have a big box of prizes donated by Steve Jackson Games to give out during this, so come on by!