Can we have a second Gen Con? Ok, we’ll wait until 2025. Join Suzanne and Conesy as we recap our experience at this year’s Gen Con 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Gen Con is most certainly a different convention from any other in the world, and there is always far more to see and experience than there is time in the 4 days to find. We’ll share our favorite experiences and games that we played over the BEST FOUR DAYS IN GAMING!!!!
If you were at the show, make sure you let us know what your favorite experiences and games were at the show in the comments!
Suzanne and Conesy are ready for Gen Con and we hope you are too! Besides tons of new games, we have a list of board game expansions we are really excited to investigate. Find out which expansions you might want to add to your collection as we review our most anticipated expansions that are being shown at this years show.
Check out our list of most anticipated board games:
More of our most anticipated games that Suzanne and I will be checking out at this year’s Gen Con. Of course, if you are looking for even more games then make sure you check out our podcast, WiscoDice 2024 Gen Con Preview: Hottest New Board Game Releases, available now wherever you download podcasts.
10:43:01 Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering – Booth 629
12:01:28 Æterna – Booth 541
13:24:20 Moon Bunny – Booth 2319
15:47:25 Citizens of the Spark – Booth 1363
17:57:11 Oranges and Lemons – Hall A Orange
You can likely pick up any of these games at your local game store. Of course, support your local game store. If you don’t have a local game store, support ours!
It’s been another year of playing games and logging all of those plays. I am still amazed at the types of insights that can be derived from these logged stats. Often, I find myself surprised when looking at the stats. Games that, as a reviewer, I may not have thought were that great may show up with a lot of plays. Meanwhile, games I thought were brilliant may only receive a single play. Logging gameplay is not something everyone should or would want to do, but I share some of the insights derived as I wrap up 2023.
Traditionally, I log all of my stats on BoardGameGeek’s website using the native BGG tools. Moving forward in 2024, I will be using a new App, BGG Catalog, which Suzanne has used for quite some time. There are versions of the App for both Android and iPhone users so give it a try if you are interested in logging your games.
Some interesting statistics jump out immediately:
I played over 480 games
I played over 138 unique games.
May was my best gaming month, with 60 games played.
My collection grew by approximately 66 games, toping now at 731 titles, including expansions.
Less than half of my plays were via online platforms
Most Played Game – Ark Nova
Ark Nova
It’s no surprise to me that Ark Nova from Capstone Games/Feuerland Spiele was played the most. Not only was it my 2022 game of the year, but it also was implemented on Board Game Arena, where I was able to play it 57 times. While I had 5 in-person plays of Ark Nova, it didn’t get to the table as much as I would have liked. It’s a little tricky to fit in a weekly game night, especially if we need to teach it which has made it a bit harder to table.
I enjoyed this game so much that I immediately wrote a review of Ark Nova for this blog. I am still very high on this game, though my online play has slowed. With the release of the Marine Worlds expansion, which I also think is brilliant for the game, I am hoping to have this game hit the table a few more times in 2024.
