Why This Gaming Convention Feels Like a D&D Dungeon

Every year, Gary Con is held on the grounds of the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a sprawling campus of Frank Lloyd Wright style architecture that was once the Lake Geneva Playboy Club Hotel. The layout of the main Grand Geneva building, the epicenter of Gary Con, is strikingly reminiscent of the old D&D module maps from the early eighties. Join Tabletop EIC Mike Dunn as he walks through the labyrinthine halls with you and chats with a few folks attending the con! (Also, check out that Grand Melee Event we stumbled onto!) This video originally appeared in S2E3 of Tabletop Throwdown [This video was original posted on our main channel April 14th, 2026] 0:00 Intro — Mike Dunn Explores Gary Con 18 0:38 Central Lobby — Luke's Daily Deck of Gary Things 0:53 D&D Pinball Machines — Free to Play from Stern Pinball 1:16 The Lounge & Bar — Celebrity Hangout & Saturday Metal Party 2:24 Convention Layout — The D&D Dungeon Map Experience 3:37 Grand Melee Event — 8-Player D&D Gladiator Battle 5:38 Dealer's Room — Unique Handmade & Indie Vendors 6:25 Lake Geneva Map Art — Old-School D&D Module Style 6:56 Gary Con Merch — Hawaiian Shirts & Saturday Group Photo 7:23 Attendee Stories — 10 Years of Gary Con Memories 8:47 Artist Chris Arneson — Returning to Gaming Artwork 9:30 Artist Diesel — Old-School D&D Art & TSR Reunion Dinner 11:09 Jeff Easley — Classic D&D Era Cover Artist 11:26 Jeff Butler — Reuniting with Former TSR Art Department 13:01 Original Chain Mail Rules — Lord of the Rings Scenario Thanks to John Phillip Sousa Official Gary Con website: https://www.garycon.com/ #garycon #garygygax #dungeonsandragons 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