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Gen Con Card Heist Suspects Are Card Game Designers

Earlier this month at Gen Con, a palette of Magic : The Gathering cards worth an estimated $300,000 was stolen from the Indianapolis Convention Center by two thieves who apparently just nabbed it and wheeled it out with no resistance. Images from security cameras have been shared in order to get help identifying the thieves,…

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GenCon 2023 – The Ins and Outs

It’s the largest board game convention in North America, with over 500 exhibitors and over 1,600 events. And it’s just around the corner. (Aug 3-6 to be exact). In its 56th year, GenCon tends to draw a crowd — some 50,000 last year, and that’s down due to COVID. It will undoubtedly be bigger this…

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Origins Attendance Numbers Increasing

The Origins Game Fair had 16,082 attendees this year, up 38% from last year. This marks the second post-pandemic year for the popular convention, and the trend is up. Last year there were 11,689 attendees. GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), who put on the convention every year, have also released data showing 330 exhibitors (up 63…

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Origins Game Fair Starts Tomorrow

The annual tabletop gaming convention, Origins Game Fair, opens its 2023 season tomorrow. Hosted by GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), the annual event is held in Columbus, Ohio. It boasts over 5,000 gaming events over the week, along with a vendor hall and other events, and has attracted over 10,000 attendees for each convention since returning…

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Origins 2023: What to Expect

It’s that time of year again! The Origins 2023 Game Fair will take place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center from June 21 through June 25. With over 300 vendors, there’s a lot to see and do. And that includes seeing us from the Game Talk Network! (We’ll be in booth 831) There are certain…

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Warhammer Fest Reveal: Kill Team

GW announced a new boxed set for Kill Team, introducing a new and different way to play the game. Called Ashes Of Faith, the set brings the Inquisition into the Kill Team game. It’s also the first narrative expansion for this edition of the game, and offers a full campaign with affects that stay with…

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Warhammer Fest Reveal: The Horus Heresy

The Horus Heresy reveals were all about new models, as well as the next campaign book, called Siege Of Cthonia. Cerastus Knight Lancer The Knight Lancer will be available as a polystyrene (“plastic”) kit, replacing the old resin one. There’s a lot of detail here, down to the sculpt of the pilot himself! Siege Of…

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Warhammer Fest Reveal: The Old World

I was delighted to see this on the schedule and hoping for at least and estimated release date, but we were told it’s “still a little way off.” Still, GW revealed some exciting new models and announced plans to continue development so it does seem like this release is actually coming at some point. It’s…

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Warhammer Fest Reveal: Age Of Sigmar

The big reveal for Sigmar was the Freeguild Cavaliers, additions to the Cities Of Sigmar faction. The free cities folk are “actual human” fighters, as opposed to the other order faction, the Stormcast Eternals (cheekily called “sigmarines” by some fans, due to their similarity within Age of Sigmar to Space Marines in 40k). Dawnbringers These…

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Warhammer Fest Reveal: Warcry

At Warhammer Fest GW revealed the new Warcry box, called Nightmare Quest. It’s the final installment in the current season of Warcry. Nightmare Quest features two new warbands as well as some unique terrain. The warbands are for the Flesh-Eater Courts and Stormcast Eternals factions. The terrain includes a pyramid, some trees, and bridges. Stormcast…

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