Meeple Mountain Goes to Gen Con 2025

2025 was another amazing year in the Gen Con history books. According to ICV2, Gen Con had yet another record-breaking year, with attendance hitting about 72,000. While big crowds don’t really bother the Meeple Mountain team, the sardine-tin feel of the exhibit hall was definitely noticeable this year. Despite efforts to reduce congestion by banning wagons and large backpacks (the latter wasn’t really enforced), the flow still felt tight. Still, we swam through the masses to talk with some publishers and get the scoop on cool upcoming games and hot titles.

Since January, the Meeple Mountain team has added 5 new contributors, and two of those team members made the trek to Indianapolis to join us in evaluating the most anticipated games of Gen Con 2025. So without further ado, let’s the gang to talk about the show in their own words.

What’s Old is…Old Again (Justin)

I stopped by the Leder Games room near the main expo hall on Friday; Leder wasn’t debuting any completely new IP in 2025, so I entered expecting to see tables full of Arcs, their hottest release of 2024. Or, maybe Root, a game with thousands of fans around the world. Instead, I found a room full of…Ahoy displays. Ahoy is a good game, but it is certainly not…

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