{"id":985,"date":"2015-07-24T20:06:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T01:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=985"},"modified":"2015-07-24T20:06:03","modified_gmt":"2015-07-25T01:06:03","slug":"rppr-episode-117-slouching-towards-gen-con-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2015\/07\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-117-slouching-towards-gen-con-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Episode 117: Slouching Towards Gen Con 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"986\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2015\/07\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-117-slouching-towards-gen-con-2015\/attachment\/gencon2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1111,833\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gencon2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-986 size-medium\" title=\"ever and ever in a widening gyre, the dungeon cannot hear the dungeoneer\" src=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"gencon2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015-386x290.jpg 386w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015-193x145.jpg 193w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/gencon2015.jpg 1111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>News<\/strong>: RPPR will be part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gencon.com\/events\/78403\">Podcast-a-Ganza<\/a> at Gen Con. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseraiders.com\/boiling-point\/\">Boiling Point Conversion Guides<\/a> are out and are available for download. <a href=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/forums\/index.php\/topic,1926.0.html\">Red Markets will soon have a beta available for playtesting. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>: Another Gen Con is upon us and RPPR shall be there. This year, Caleb and I will be hosting a bunch of panels on topics ranging from game design to measuring fun in games. Aaron is running several games, and Tom wants to demo a bunch of new games at the exhibit hall. We also share tips about surviving the con, shout outs, and anecdotes from Call of Cthulhu and Red Markets. See you at Gen Con!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/forums\/index.php\/topic,1893.msg43706.html#msg43706\">RPPR Panels at Gen Con<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gencon.highprogrammer.com\/gencon-indy-2015.cgi\/gm\/Aaron_Carsten\">Aaron&#8217;s Games at Gen Con<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gencon.highprogrammer.com\/gencon-indy-2015.cgi\/gm\/Daniel_McDowell\">Dan&#8217;s Games at Gen Con<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/2015\/07\/arc-dream-and-delta-green-at-gen-con-2015\/\">Arc Dream events at Gen Con<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shout Outs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/adamjury.com\/2015\/executing-at-gen-con-and-other-conventions\/\"><strong>Adam Jury&#8217;s Gen Con advice<\/strong><\/a>: Executing at Gen Con and other Conventions<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2015\/07\/watch-stewart-brands-6-part-series-how-buildings-learn-with-music-by-brian-eno.html\"><strong>How Buildings Learn<\/strong><\/a>: A great and free documentary about architecture, both high and vernacular.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/boardgamewarehouse.com\/\"><strong>Board Game Warehouse<\/strong><\/a>: Buy their board games! Great deals on great games.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lordsofthestorm.libsyn.com\/\"><strong>Lords of the Storm Podcast:<\/strong><\/a> If you want to master Heroes of the Storm, then you need this podcast.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayfairgames.com\/game.php?id=421\"><strong>Villainy<\/strong><\/a>: Be the super villain you were always meant to be.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anhonestliar.com\/wp\/\"><strong>An Honest Liar<\/strong><\/a>: A documentary James Randi the magician and skeptic.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/drug-lord\/\"><strong>El Chapo:<\/strong><\/a> A fascinating documentary from Frontline about the infamous cartel boss.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nihilist_arbys\"><strong>Nihilist Arby&#8217;s:<\/strong><\/a> Arby&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t give a fuck. Eat at Arby&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/botnit.bandcamp.com\/album\/to-the-max\">Song: It&#8217;s Supercharged by botnit<\/a><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"RPPR Episode 117: Slouching Towards Gen Con 2015\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2015-07-24T20:06:03-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H35M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"News: RPPR will be part of the Podcast-a-Ganza at Gen Con. The Boiling Point Conversion Guides are out and are available for download. 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