I had a wonderful time at Comic-Con, but Gen Con — the largest tabletop games convention in the world — is just around the corner. I’ll be there all four days, and here’s where you can find me.
Wednesday, August 2
- 9 PM–Midnight: The Diana Jones Award Ceremony. As the president of the Diana Jones Award Foundation, I host the party and the award ceremony, at which we spotlight the winners of our Emerging Designer Program and this year’s winner of the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming. If you’re a gaming industry professional, ping me at matt@forbeck.com for an invitation.
Thursday, August 3
- 10–11 AM: Signing the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game at the World of Game Design booth (2661).
- 1–2 PM: But This is How I Write: When and How to Talk to Editors About Voice. With Brady McReynolds (moderator), Sarah Hans, and Karen Menzel. Part of the Writer’s Symposium. Free!
- 3–4 PM: How to Get Into Tabletop Roleplaying Game Writing. With Whitney Beltrán, Ajit George, and Brandon O’Brien. Part of the Writer’s Symposium. Free!
Friday, August 4
- 10 AM–12 PM: Portfolio Review: Tabletop Games. With Whitney Beltrán and Carlos Hernandez. Part of the Writer’s Symposium. Get 20 minutes of one-on-one time with one of us. $20.
- 3–4 PM: Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Panel 1 – Creating The Game. CJ Cervantes (the producer of the new Marvel TTRPG game line) and me explain how the game came to be. Free!
- 4–5 PM: Signing the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game at the World of Game Design booth (2661).
Saturday, August 5
- 11 AM–12 PM: Signing the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game at the World of Game Design booth (2661).
- 12–1 PM: Writing Tie-In Comics. With John Jackson Miller, Jennifer Brozek, Dan Jolley, and James Lowder. Part of the Writer’s Symposium. Free!
- 2–3 PM: Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Panel 2 – How to Play. I explain how to play the new Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game (for which I’m the lead designer and writer). Plus I’ll answer questions about the game. Free!
- 4 PM–6 PM: 37th Annual Gen Con Costume Contest. Once again, I’m the MC of the Gen Con Costume Contest. This is always amazing fun, and the costumes blow me away. Free!
Sunday, August 6
- 12 PM: Andrew Hackard Memorial Munchkin Game. My kids and I played a game of Munchkin at the Steve Jackson Games booth with Munchkin Czar Andrew Hackard every year at Gen Con until he passed away due to glioblastoma. We continue that tradition by playing a game in his honor. We have loads of con-exclusive Munchkin cards and prizes to give away to those who attend, provided by Steve Jackson Games. We’re also taking donations for the Diana Jones Award Foundation. Show up and cheer my kids on as they ruin my plans for victory. $2.
Of course, the biggest draw for me this year is the debut of the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Core Rulebook. Here are the details as I know them. I will add more as they come in:
- The game comes out on August 2. (That’s the official comic-book store date. Book stores often get theirs a day early, so you might be able to find copies on August 1. Hell, some book stories might be breaking the street date already.)
- Marvel will have a booth at the show (#2661) staffed by World of Game Design, who will be running demos of the game there in the booth. If you play a demo, you get a con-exclusive transparent Marvel die for free!
- You can purchase copies of the game at that same booth.
- They will have limited quantities of the official dice for the game (produced by CMON) for sale at that same booth. They plan to sell just 200 per day.
- They’re also running 25 sessions of the game at other locations in the show, both in 2-hour and 4-hour slots. These are almost entirely sold out.
I would be honored to sign copies of the game any time you can find me. See above for some ideas on how to manage that.
I hope you can make it to the show, and if you do, I look forward to seeing you there!
