When a convention is actually a tribal gathering | Tabletop Throwdown S1E8

Mike finally recounts his magical trip to Lake Geneva, WI, where he attended Gary Con XVI, kicking off the fiftieth year of Dungeons & Dragons with current and past designers, artists, and luminaries of the game. Luke Gygax explains how Gary Con came to be, and Mike (sloppily) recounts a historical D&D tour of the tiny resort town where Gary Gygax started it all. Find out more about Gary Con here: https://garycon.com 0:00 Introduction 0:15 Meet the Hosts: Mike Dunn, Dan Hinken & Steven Starky 0:50 What Is Gary Con? Origins & the Gygax Legacy 4:31 Luke Gygax on Starting Gary Con After His Father's Passing 8:18 The First Gary Con — From Funeral Gathering to Annual Event 11:14 Gary Con 16 & D&D's 50th Anniversary Celebration 15:30 D&D 2024 Player's Handbook — New Edition or Iteration? 26:15 The Grand Geneva Resort — Former Playboy Club & Early Gen Con Venue 28:06 Meeting D&D Legends: Ed Greenwood, Joe Manganiello & More 35:13 The Lake Geneva Historical Tour — Where D&D Was Born 38:28 Gary Gygax's Desk & Typewriter — Seeing History Up Close 41:02 The Basement Sandbox — Where Wargaming Became D&D 42:14 Horticultural Hall — Site of the First Six Gen Cons 45:00 Don Kaye's House — First Distribution Site for D&D 46:10 The First TSR Office & the Original Dungeon Hobby Shop 50:40 What D&D Means: Community, Life Skills & New Generations 58:46 Luke Gygax's World of Oakim & Gax Works Publishing 1:07:35 D&D in the Military — Bonding Over a Shared Passion 1:11:12 Gary Gygax's Compassion — A Story from Gen Con 1:13:50 What D&D Teaches: Teamwork, Empathy & Life Skills Subscribe for more gaming and gaming culture content: 🔴    / @gamingtrendtabletop   Need more? 🌐 Head on over to https://gamingtrend.com 📈 Subscribe to our weekly round-up newsletters: https://gamingtrend.com/#/portal/sign... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gamingtrend.com Twitter/X:   / gamingtrend   Facebook:   / gamingtrend   Instagram:   / therealgamingtrend   Twitch:   / gamingtrend   Discord:   / discord