Gen Con 2016 Wrap-Up

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Thank you all for our most successful Gen Con yet! We had more events than ever before, a new bigger booth, and our own room to run games in!

Gen Con Tournaments

The tournaments were a hard fought battleground of death and destruction, but victors emerged:

Quite a crowd gathered for the awards ceremony and raffle drawing!

Quite a crowd gathered for the awards ceremony and raffle drawing!

John F. Watson, winner of the Carnival of the Damned tournament.

John F. Watson, winner of the Carnival of the Damned tournament.

Silas Moore took home the spell duel championship belt from the Way of the Dagon tournament.

Silas Moore took home the spell duel championship belt from the Way of the Dagon tournament.

Daniel Carlson ruthlessly defeated his own son to become Warlord of the Purple Planet.

Daniel Carlson ruthlessly defeated his own son to become Warlord of the Purple Planet.

Connor Skach won 1st place in the Mutant Crawl Classics tournament, so make sure he's on your apocalypse survival team.

Connor Skach won 1st place in the Mutant Crawl Classics tournament, so make sure he’s on your apocalypse survival team.

Haley Skach and Jesse Pittman were tied for 2nd place in the MCC tournament, and had an exciting dice-off tie-breaker! Luck favored Jesse, and Haley ended up with the 3rd place trophy.

Haley Skach and Jesse Pittman were tied for 2nd place in the MCC tournament, and had an exciting dice-off tie-breaker! Luck favored Jesse, and Haley ended up with the 3rd place trophy.

Goodman Games Action at the Hyatt and After Hours Games

For great Goodman Games action, there were only two places to be: the Cosmopolitan Ballroom D in the Hyatt for the official games, and the Embassy Suites lobby for the after hours excitement.

Jim Wampler's players try to survive life on Terra AD in Mutant Crawl Classics.

Jim Wampler’s players try to survive life on Terra AD in Mutant Crawl Classics.

Harley Stroh oversees the battle to become Warlord of the Purple Planet.

Harley Stroh oversees the battle to become Warlord of the Purple Planet.

Players learn the ins and outs of DCC at Dieter Zimmerman's table.

Players learn the ins and outs of DCC at Dieter Zimmerman’s table.

Jobe Bittman runs a session of his "Super Secret Playtest." Pssst. It's a Jack Vance version of DCC.

Jobe Bittman runs a session of his “Super Secret Playtest.” Pssst. It’s a Jack Vance version of DCC.

Wayne Snyder describes the weird world of Punjar 50,000 during the after hours games.

Wayne Snyder describes the weird world of Punjar 50,000 during the after hours games.

Deep within the great city of Punjar in the year 50,000, Bob Brinkman's players try to find their way to the surface.

Deep within the great city of Punjar in the year 50,000, Bob Brinkman’s players try to find their way to the surface.

Goodman Games Gen Con Seminars

As usual, the Goodman Games seminars were popular. In addition to the usual “What’s New With Goodman Games” and “How to Write Adventure Modules That Don’t Suck”, there were three new seminars to attend! Sadly, no one got video of “How to Run a Successful Kickstarter”, but videos for all the others are below!

What’s New With Goodman Games

Wherein we talk about all the exciting things the future hold — including our new license for Jack Vance materials!

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How To Write Adventure Modules That Don’t Suck

Wherein famous Goodman Games authors tell you their tricks!

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The Appendix N Seminar

Wherein Goodman Games luminaries discuss the influences of Appendix N on D&D and their own personal styles.

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Book Manufacturing 101

Wherein Joseph tells all he’s learned as a producer of books.

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