Top 10 Games to *Buy, Try or Spy* at GenCon 2024 | Most Anticipated

We're heading over to the US to attend one of our favourite board game conventions - GenCon 2024! We've started researching games and can foresee it being very expensive with NO OVERLAP in our most anticipated lists. We hope that this research helps you navigate through and find some gems that work for you and your gamer group.

Please come and say hi if you see us!

We'll shortly update the list below with timestamps where you can find each of these games at GenCon (to the best of our knowledge!) so be sure to come back when you're marking your map.

Note: all B-roll in this video is credited to game publisher and/or designer of the game

********Warning Spoilers in Timestamps Below!**********
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Location in GenCon 2024 exhibition hall shown in brackets (COMING SOON)
MSRP shown where publisher has listed (COMING SOON)
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Games we've covered
Witchcraft! https://youtu.be/hgQIdZkCxhQ?si=gNY48Ix_iyjYTYtC&t=1568
Stonespine Architects https://youtu.be/PJyxU379eGM?si=CAqZz74i1GKvHiYN
Confusing Lands https://youtu.be/Sy187HhUDxU?si=SwGuNBrJPxoP1rgv
Evenfall https://youtu.be/WmDMxooHhQU?si=RYokbbwVdkrT4YGn&t=1851
Rebel Princess Deluxe https://youtu.be/hgQIdZkCxhQ?si=i8-mESsmWSKDLhZo&t=314
Vegetable Stock https://youtu.be/qXE2RxCUwGg?si=HE8rCFAQ8sEZ52kR&t=2832
Hamster Roll
Things in Rings https://youtu.be/ichgHNSPp1M?si=IDhMAiY5G8xHOfUd
Fairy https://youtu.be/Sy187HhUDxU?si=tdacMiPjh0TNLisF
Rebirth prototype https://youtu.be/SQbDilInhvQ?si=FEH-6X765KzNEKWW
Luthier prototype https://youtu.be/OG8lZZZtIaY?si=MM3wP0uu_uOUPak0
ARCS https://youtu.be/bn85UTGWogg?si=FG50rJxEELPiDGCM
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:53 - Highly recommended games that we've played
06:37 - 10 (Maggie) Cities (Devir, 2827)
09:01 - 10 (Amy) Tir Na Nog (Grand Gamers Guild, 2838)
11:07 - 9 (Maggie) Don't Starve The Board Game (Glass Cannon Unplugged, 1939)
12:56 - 9 (Amy) Landmarks (Floodgate Games, 439, $25)
15:14 - 8 (Maggie) Seers Catalog (Bezier Games, 3035, $15)
17:47 - 8 (Amy) March of the Ants (Weird City Games, 2956, DEMO)
19:41 - 7 (Maggie) Cafe Baras (KTBG, 2004, $20)
20:48 - 7 (Amy) Lone Wolves (Wonderful World Board Games, 1356, $20)
22:32 - 6 (Maggie) Fromage (Road To Infamy Games, ?, $50)
25:14 - 6 (Amy) Gnome Hollow (The Op Games, 135, $50)
27:23 - 5 (Maggie) Citizens of the Spark (Thunderworks Games, 1363, DEMO)
28:40 - 5 (Amy) The Fog: Escape From Paradise (XOLLOX Games, ?)
32:13 - 4 (Maggie) Rock Hard 1977 (Devir, 2827)
34:28 - 4 (Amy) Decorum Movin' Out (Floodgate Games, 439) but also Forest Shuffle Alpine (Lookout Games, ?, $13), Radlands Cult of Chrome (Roxley, 2662, $13) and Innovation Ultimate (Asmadi Games, 2555, DEMO)
39:00 - 3 (Maggie) FateFlip: Washed Ashore (Alley Cat Games, 2052, $15)
40:53 - 3 (Amy) Knitting Circle (Flatout Games, 403, DEMO)
42:34 - 2 (Maggie) Endeavor Deep Sea (Burnt Island Games, 2004, $55)
45:59 - 2 (Amy) SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CGE, ICC 235-239, DEMO)
47:30 - 1 (Maggie) Windmill Valley (Board & Dice, 2611, $60)
50:42 - 1 (Amy) The Gang (Kosmos, 2619, $15)
55:58 - Bonus Round
55:95 - Wrap Up

Thanks for stopping by! We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience.
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