If you want to hear more about Gen Con and tabletop history check out this post which lists where I've been talking about this history and links to listen or watch. When your ready to take a deep dive on the topic pick up a copy of Gathering of Gamers!

🎙️New Pod Alert!🎙️ We talked to Matt Shoemaker about GenCon and his new book, A Gathering of Gamers! dmofnone.libsyn.com/373-a-gather...

Listen to Matt Shoemaker talk to gaming historian Kevin Impellizeri about the satanic panic and how it impacted tabletop games and Gen Con. This is the first in a 4 part podcast series with Scandalous Games.

Listen to tabletop gaming historians Jon Peterson and Matt Shoemaker talk about Gen Con, the challenges in writing about game history, and the newly released book Gathering of Gamers from this seminar they held at Gen Con 2025!

Want to hear this first chapter of the Gen Con history book Gathering of Gamers? Check it out as read by Ethan of the Gamer's Haven podcast as a preview to a soon to be released episode where we talk about analog game history, Gen Con history, and Gathering of Gamers.

It's finally here! Gathering of Gamers has been released and is available in print, ebook, and PDF. Check it out to learn more about the history of modern tabletop and Gen Con. playstorypress.org/books/gather...

If you're coming to Gen Con next week come see me and Jon Peterson talk about creating gaming histories! Link in the bottom of the blog post about the upcoming book Gathering of Gamers.

Come listen to me talk to Ben and Quarex about the upcoming book Gathering of Gamers about the history of Gen Con and tabletop gaming! shows.acast.com/all-year-i-d...

A project I've been working on to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Origins Game Fair is live! Come to origins50.org and check out a written history of the convention, nearly 2 dozen oral history interviews, and more! See you in Columbus next week!

Announcing Gathering of Gamers, a book about the history of tabletop gaming through Gen Con! The book will be released later this summer. You can sign up to be notified when it comes out at the publisher's (Play Story Press) website here: playstorypress.org/2025/05/29/c...