The best four days in gaming is upon us. Gen Con has returned to Indianapolis for four hectic days of every kind of game you can imagine. From the fleeting and glorious halls of Cardhalla to live-action dungeoneering and everything in between, Gen Con has something for every kind of gamer. Unfortunately, not all of us could make the trip out to Indianapolis to experience Gen Con first hand. Fortunately, those of us who were left behind can still share the experience of Gen Con with friends and community figures who are in attendance. Here we will try to capture Tweets, photos, and other media which encapsulate the Gen Con experience, and will entice us all to redouble our efforts to make it out next year.
Day Four: That's a Wrap
(Adam) It's Family Fun Day at #gencon2015. This is all I see. pic.twitter.com/d5ItUQPoly
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 2, 2015
(Adam) It's a dragon! It's a puppet! It's awesome! pic.twitter.com/xApZ6QdTvf
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 2, 2015
Saw old friends, met new ones and had an amazing time playing in the @pastimesonline bounty sealed event! #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/76B3mpXdrn
— Gaby Spartz (@GabySpartz) August 2, 2015
(Adam) Mysterium by @Asmodee_USA was a hit sold out and a constant queue to demo. #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/qivE2IP4uM
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 2, 2015
#gencon2015 worlds to explore pic.twitter.com/gfAIphPkqQ
— animorum tantummodo (@D_S_R_Dan) August 2, 2015
(Adam) Zombie '15 from @IelloGames was an impressive demo. pic.twitter.com/T734XaWEQ8
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 2, 2015
(Adam) Pretty sure this isn't @Revisedangel's style but it's something I liked. pic.twitter.com/sCoNFBq3ja
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 2, 2015
(Adam) Jonathan with Teysa needed a #CMDR game. @GavinVerhey and I answered the call. #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/vjkT7stD42
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 2, 2015
(Adam) Ok. @GavinVerhey's just being mean now. It's also my deck. pic.twitter.com/Rly36WQzGL
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 2, 2015
Goodbye cardhalla #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/MSIx4vDN1C
— Bryan Gerding (@HeirToPendragon) August 3, 2015
(Adam) The lines for the #gencon2015 Artist Guest of Honor @TonyDiTerlizzi were smooth all weekend. pic.twitter.com/F2BeB0cQXB
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 2, 2015
Cthulhu terrorizing the patrons of #gencon2015 and posing for family friendly photos. pic.twitter.com/atd3UaDr5d
— Michael Holland (@MichaelOHolland) August 3, 2015
(Adam) Cosplay Parade! #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/jp79j3fOYU
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 2, 2015
A lot of miniatures games at #gencon2015 and some pretty fantastic displays. pic.twitter.com/dTJ7vbcs8n
— Michael Holland (@MichaelOHolland) August 3, 2015
Day Three: The Gaming has Reached a Fever Pitch
Check today's show opening! To say that people were excited to get in might be a bit of an understatement #GenCon pic.twitter.com/1Mj1ORVxeX
— CoolStuffInc.com (@CoolStuffInc) July 31, 2015
(Adam) As a fan of @LEGO_Group, giant Robo Rally made of LEGO is always amazing. pic.twitter.com/aEFpA4X9u7
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
(Adam) @richardfcastle is working hard to get the inside scoop on Arena of the Planeswalkers at #gencon2015. pic.twitter.com/cAEj7c5mUb
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
(Adam) Giving Arena of the Planeswalkers a try. Gideon's Rhox guys suited up enchantments to beat my Elementals up. pic.twitter.com/L10U76OzYg
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
(Adam) Meanwhile, Jace rolled this. It was an attack. We laughed. pic.twitter.com/HvdXl5hUAI
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
(Adam) Jace unloaded on Gideon, killing him in one turn, then had Aetherspouts for the Hookmaster counter to Jace. pic.twitter.com/DnUsQQR00C
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
(Adam) Jace came around the corner with Unsummon to corner me. Empty battlefield, as blue intended. pic.twitter.com/9dLXUprmqV
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
Charlie got love from some awesome cosplayers outside #gencon2015 this evening. pic.twitter.com/wnTwlBOMkh
— Joe Tamborello (@joetamborello) August 1, 2015
(Adam) @CMDRDecks loves foreign foils for, what else, #CMDR. #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/rNL0eUKlTW
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
Currently undefeated with Dan Frazier @GrandpaBelcher is turning #VintageArtistConstructed on its head #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/M2N3Pv7UQV
— Original Magic Art (@OriginalMtGArt) August 1, 2015
(Adam) I am (the littlest) Groot. #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/0Mpk9h7ivc
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
Too cute #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/LIxcwYnCA7
— Justin Gary (@Justin_Gary) August 1, 2015
We were out on @GeorgiaStIndy teaching @Gen_Con goers the basics of lightsaber combat #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/NwgX4W13HZ
— Indy Lightsaber (@IndyLightsaber) August 2, 2015
#releasethekrakken #halp #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/vQbByNwROF
— ludibriumventis (@ludibriumventis) August 2, 2015
(Adam) Day 3 of #gencon2015? The biggest #MTG day yet! I'm a bounty target in tonight's showdown event. :-) pic.twitter.com/VFdFI00JXk
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
Adam) I knew #gencon2015 was a labyrinth but this took it too far. pic.twitter.com/0QSIBup8Z8
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) August 1, 2015
I found the two listeners for @MTGPotpourri at #gencon2015! @PhillipBryant9 & @MtGSkeptic! (CC: @Conley81 @psgreader) pic.twitter.com/xndvAouWEh
— Adam Styborski (@the_stybs) August 1, 2015
Cardhalla has fallen!!! #gencon2015 @Gen_Con pic.twitter.com/gJOq5pUPEH
— Mirror Box Games (@MirrorBoxGames) August 2, 2015
The aftermath. #cardhalla. #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/PVsKdYNUqR
— ludibriumventis (@ludibriumventis) August 2, 2015
Day Two: The Games Begin in Earnest
(Adam) Cardhalla is coming along well at #gencon2015. pic.twitter.com/WjAtkss0X8
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
(Adam) @cspranklerun is just a humble healer at the @UltraProIntl booth. #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/i35evkPlzj
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
(Adam) Bad Beets by @StoneBladeEnt is fun but I don't get it: I really like eating beets. (Almost won my game demo!) pic.twitter.com/VWgOLoJQt0
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
(Adam) I like dark games. @TuesKnightGames's soon-to-@kickstarter World Championship Russian Roulette is fun bluffs! pic.twitter.com/ByUcmqPwBT
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
(Adam) Champions of Midgard by @GreyFoxGames: Lords of Waterdeep meets Dice Masters. Lots to follow but lots of fun! pic.twitter.com/jd6nlCjALi
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
We survived #TrueDungeon at #gencon2015! With @chrispyha @MeepleGuy @ImBoardWithLife pic.twitter.com/VmHt8ENLHW
— Shoe (@DanShoeHsu) July 31, 2015
Time to rocked with @CMDRDecks and @AlteredCity. Hard. Repeated. Probably against my will. @CAH #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/DHgoYJ9DLL
— Adam Styborski (@the_stybs) July 31, 2015
Production copies of Portal: The Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game from @Cryptozoic are on demo. #gencon2015 —WEM pic.twitter.com/l7zNd4d0nL
— BoardGameGeek (@BoardGameGeek) July 31, 2015
(Adam) My daughter would love meeting cosplayers. pic.twitter.com/6Qr6SrAUEa
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
(Adam) How every giant Jenga story ends. pic.twitter.com/hD35CZTqAk
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
(Adam) @cspranklerun transformed over lunch. pic.twitter.com/tKt0WHWFKi
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
(Adam) Confirmed: Day 2 at #gencon2015 and #MTG is still huge! pic.twitter.com/KYBo8HU5TO
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
(Adam) Artists - of the #MTG persuasion and more - are popular at #gencon2015. The payment queue is overfull! pic.twitter.com/DWKvZogENL
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
More #mtgart for sale at Gaming Etc. #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/4gHL4P0UVS
— Original Magic Art (@OriginalMtGArt) July 30, 2015
@manaburned @prestongisch @A_Magrini WIP no longer! pic.twitter.com/dZ06nX5XrH
— Drew Sitte (City) (@AlteredCity) July 31, 2015
(Adam) The @mayfairgames mascots freak me out. I've been assured they're adorable. pic.twitter.com/XDJu1aCr6f
— Gathering Magic (@GatheringMagic) July 31, 2015
I needed something that wasn't in the press room at #gencon2015. pic.twitter.com/iq2EFpP93X
— Adam Styborski (@the_stybs) July 31, 2015
Day One: So it Begins
Got to see a couple of bad Mothershipers @manaburned and @the_stybs. pic.twitter.com/HDLGu94ulD
— CMDR Decks (@CMDRDecks) July 30, 2015
Bumping into friends. Special guests @THEJRRR, @CMDRDecks, and @SunmesaGlenn via @Max_Protection. pic.twitter.com/FhjPDBIiFz
— Adam Styborski (@the_stybs) July 30, 2015
GenCon says "Good Morning!" pic.twitter.com/Fxr6atKC1J
— Bruce Richard (@manaburned) July 30, 2015
#gencon2015 @Gen_Con @RealEvilGenius @JackieDaAwesome @dmonproductions pic.twitter.com/2y68O2Kc9j
— brian (@propsofprophecy) July 30, 2015
(Adam) #CMDR with @manaburned, @A_Magrini, and @CMDRDecks. So far it's a battle. pic.twitter.com/VefntwfK3O
— Adam Styborski (@the_stybs) July 30, 2015
(Adam) Right now it's Archenemy @A_Magrini in the hot seat. #CMDR at #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/zWX4RdCcPg
— Adam Styborski (@the_stybs) July 30, 2015
Commander is played on so many levels! pic.twitter.com/7BmH3wkCgX
— Bruce Richard (@manaburned) July 31, 2015
To be fair, #mtg is pretty giant at #gencon2015. pic.twitter.com/TxZZQlty9z
— Adam Styborski (@the_stybs) July 30, 2015
Perspective shoe says this is indeed a mammoth sized catan board! #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/lqKz0UlHIM
— Original Magic Art (@OriginalMtGArt) July 30, 2015
I always forget @TabakRules is a literal giant of #mtg. #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/UbS9zykNXm
— Adam Styborski (@the_stybs) July 30, 2015
(Adam) Cyclonic Rift into Tutor for Teferi gave me the turn to win with Super Silumgar. #CMDR at #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/GLJAio8FcB — Adam Styborski (@the_stybs) July 30, 2015
The construction of Cardhalla has begun #gencon2015 pic.twitter.com/Ka3VlwCr3L
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) July 30, 2015
Thank you everyone that made Day 1 of #gencon2015 awesome. We want you to share moments too: http://t.co/vH0IlOLmxD pic.twitter.com/YLooIY4isW
— CoolStuffInc.com (@CoolStuffInc) July 30, 2015