James Ernest at GenCon 2025

Published: Tue 19th Aug

Gen Con is the largest US tabletop gaming convention, with more than 70,000 gamers packed into the Indianapolis Convention Center for the "best four days of gaming."

James Ernest started on day zero, giving three design talks for the Game Design Academy. After that, he walked the show floor, met with friends, played games, and spoke to them of the various offerings of the day.

Read more about Cheapass Games, James Ernest, and Crab Fragment Labs:

Crab Fragment on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crabfragment
Crab Fragment Labs: https://crabfragmentlabs.com/

0:00:01 Introduction (James Ernest)
0:01:18 Paul Peterson
0:02:24 Adam Stichter
0:03:34 Jeff Tidball (Prolific Games)
0:04:20 Grant Lyon
0:05:24 Nicki Wehrs (Calliope Games)
0:06:09 James Portnow and Irene Malatesta (Night Crew Games)
0:06:53 Chris Leder (Calliope Games)
0:08:08 Alex Yeager (Amigo Spiele)
0:09:18 Gillian Foxglove and ThePlayMatt
0:10:00 Rick Wys
0:11:14 Jeff Morrow (Slugfest Games)
0:12:10 Matt Bender and Andy Arenson

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