Events

GenCon 2019: A Retrospect

October 13, 2019

Chris takes a look back at GenCon 2019 and offers insight on how to enjoy GenCon to the fullest. Tabletop gaming has never been so big!

by Chris Hecox

IDW Games centipede, asteroid, missile Command

The Best Four Days in Gaming Folks, it’s 2017 and that means GenCon has celebrated 50 years of dice rolling and game playing. This year brought turnstile attendance to just over 200,000 people. What’s more, for the first time in GenCon history, the [...]

by Chris Hecox

Origins Games Fair 2017 Recap

June 26, 2017

Last year was my first at Origins Games Fair, located in Columbus, Ohio. For those in the know, in terms of the largest US conventions, Origins is a no-brainer. The size of the con means you can talk to any game designers/publishers you want, not have to [...]

by Chris Hecox

Gen Con: Day 3 Recap

August 7, 2016

Friends, we’ve made it to the third day of Gen Con. If you have been concerned about our nourishment this week, don’t worry, because we only waited 45 minutes in line for BBQ at a food truck. We weren’t at the convention for as long today (Aug. 6), but we [...]

by Chris Hecox

Gen Con: Day 2 Recap

August 6, 2016

Two days of GenCon are in the books. Wes and I continued our descent into the dealer’s hall, playing demo after demo, and meeting plenty of wonderful people in the industry, as well as reuniting with an old friend from high school. Get ready for bottle [...]

by Chris Hecox

GenCon: Day 1 Recap

August 5, 2016

GenCon 2016 is here, and it’s bigger than ever. Seriously though. The dealer’s hall is growing and slowly absorbing more space every year. Wednesday is sort of an unofficial kickoff, but we will call today the official first day. Today we spent most of [...]

by Chris Hecox

A Day at Origins 2016

June 22, 2016

Introduction Hello! My name is Derek Thompson, and I’ve recently joined Chris Hecox in our Tabletop journey here at Geeks Under Grace. I’ve been writing for MeepleTown for the past five years, and played Magic: the Gathering an excessive [...]

by Derek Thompson