Why do you shop at Gen Con
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Posted by stryder_crb dreamitdoit 7 years agoon 8/3/2017 at 7:15 PM
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...we're in vacation mode.

I'm kind of thinking of it like that too. I have a short list of games I'd to like demo and maybe pick up at the show... (Unearth in particular)

But this is one of those rare golden ticket times where if there's something a little more pricey I want to get I can pickup without the wife getting too upset. 

Posted by doombunny 7 years agoon 8/3/2017 at 7:25 PM
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I don't like buying stuff online that much so and what I buy at Gen con is usually things that my flgs doesn't carry like miniatures from small or obscure miniature companies or something out of print or hard to comeby that I find a good deal on.. Sometimes I'll buy a game if if I really like the demo or the booth had a great sales pitch, not often though, space is often a premium as we carpool down. I definitely don't spend hundreds and certainly not thousands but that may mostly be that I really don't have that kind of disposable income.

Posted by stiehle doombunny 7 years agoon 8/3/2017 at 7:27 PM
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doombunny wrote:
I don't like buying stuff online that much so and what I buy at Gen con is usually things that my flgs doesn't carry like miniatures from small or obscure miniature companies or something out of print or hard to comeby that I find a good deal on.. Sometimes I'll buy a game if if I really like the demo or the booth had a great sales pitch, not often though, space is often a premium as we carpool down. I definitely don't spend hundreds and certainly not thousands but that may mostly be that I really don't have that kind of disposable income.

Are minis cheaper at GenCon than you might find online?  Or about the same price (or more expensive?)  Just curious, as I'm looking to get some for my upcoming Out of the Abyss 5e campaign.

Posted by truelink armadilloal 7 years agoon 8/9/2017 at 5:46 PM
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armadilloal wrote:FYI:  Star City Games will not be at Gen Con this year.  Other Magic dealers obviously will, but I don't think any of them had as extensive of a "Heavily Played" section as SCG.
Well, damn. That was my main vendor.

Posted by dwintheiser 7 years agoon 8/9/2017 at 7:49 PM
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Mainly, the stuff I'm looking to buy at GenCon falls into one of two categories:

- stuff that's not at the FLGS yet, and
- stuff that's too old for the FLGS to carry

I generally spend at least a half-hour each GenCon combing through the bookshelves at a vendor, whose name I can't remember, but festoons the shelves with signs exclaiming "Buy 1, Get 3 Free" -- it's a good way to find those out-of-print RPG books that'll help inspire your next dungeon or other project.

Also purchased older boxes of D&D Miniatures that haven't been in the FLGS since 2010.

This year, I'm hoping to visit one of the board game vendors and see if I can find a copy of SPI's "Freedom in the Galaxy", and also an original Star Fleet Battles boxed game with counters. I might be able to find those sorts of things on e-Bay, but I feel better being able to see and handle the thing I'm looking to buy rather than relying on photos.

Just my $0.02US.

Posted by kochy1313 7 years agoon 8/9/2017 at 7:58 PM
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MY FLGS mainly caters to MtG and other similar games. I prefer non deck based games. The next closest one for me is an hour away. I shop for the unique "I need it now" fabulousness. Last year I was able to buy my kids, my boyfriend, and my best friends their Christmas gifts and be done. This year, I have a list of games to try and maybe purchase for our gaming potlucks. 

I also am trying to locate expansions I know are coming out.

Posted by doombunny stiehle 7 years agoon 8/11/2017 at 4:10 PM
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stiehle wrote:
doombunny wrote:
I don't like buying stuff online that much so and what I buy at Gen con is usually things that my flgs doesn't carry like miniatures from small or obscure miniature companies or something out of print or hard to comeby that I find a good deal on.. Sometimes I'll buy a game if if I really like the demo or the booth had a great sales pitch, not often though, space is often a premium as we carpool down. I definitely don't spend hundreds and certainly not thousands but that may mostly be that I really don't have that kind of disposable income.

Are minis cheaper at GenCon than you might find online?  Or about the same price (or more expensive?)  Just curious, as I'm looking to get some for my upcoming Out of the Abyss 5e campaign.
Sorry I didn't see your post until just now.
Generally minis aren't cheaper at Gen con, they are about the same price.
However some companies like Iron Wind will have a pay by the ounce bin that is cheaper. There are also a few third party booths that might have some at discounts or be selling extras of old prepaints, and there is usually a booth that sells old Warhammer minis and those are usually cheaper as well.

The actual miniature companies won't have discounts typically but, keep an eye open and you may find some unique looking stuff. There are a lot of interesting companies that come.

 

Posted by burrfoot72 dwintheiser 7 years agoon 8/11/2017 at 8:43 PM
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Posted by glory 7 years agoon 8/14/2017 at 2:25 PM
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The one thing I always shop for at Gen Con - art and books.

I love to support smaller, independent writers and I always come home loaded down with books. Most of them are really good!

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