The last post in my Gen Con post series is my haul! This is all the things I bought throughout my time roaming the exhibit hall. I do want to make one thing clear, everything in this picture is everything I paid for. I did not receive anything in this picture for free in exchange for an honest review. These were all things that stood out to me or something I wanted to have for myself. In no particular order, I will detail everything I bought at Gen Con.

As a side note, I did receive a press badge from Gen Con. This means that I did attend the convention for free. When I applied for my press badge, I applied under Twin Cities Geek versus BizarreBrunette. While I did receive a press badge, all my thoughts are my own.

Final Girl Core Box + Hans Box – Van Ryder Games

Final Girl is a game designed by Van Ryder Games where players play as a Final Girl. For those who aren’t familiar, Final Girl is a term for a girl in a Horror film who is the only one left and has to take on a killer by herself. The one thing that I find fascinating about the Final Girl games is that they are solo games. I can play this game by myself at any point in time. I love that honestly. One of the biggest barriers of playing board games for me is finding the time and the group to play the game I want to play. I have heard nothing but good things about Final Girl, so I decided to give it a shot. I will for sure post my thoughts once I have had time to play it.

Candela Obscura Core Rulebook – Darrington Press

It’s too bad that Darrington Press didn’t have a booth at Gen Con this year. This might be for the best because if they did, I would not have stuck to my budget. With that said, I ended up finding a copy of Candela Obscura at Miniature Market. I liked paging through the book as the art is stunning. I wasn’t planning on buying Candela Obscura, so it was a nice surprise to see a copy of the book was available to purchase.

Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook + Keeper Tips – Chaosium Inc.

This is the purchase I am the most excited for. I’m writing this to hold myself accountable, I want to be a DM for Call of Cthulhu. I want to page through the rules, read the Keeper Tips, and write my own Call of Cthulhu one-shot. I have seriously thought about being a DM, but not for Dungeons & Dragons. I want to commit and as a future goal, I would love to work myself up to running a game at CONvergence next year. Will it happen? I have no idea, but I really want to dedicate myself to do this. Call of Cthulhu holds a special place in my heart since this is the system that got me into TTRPGs to begin with, so it seems fitting that it would be the system that I try to learn.

I will say that my haul for Gen Con is smaller than prior years. I was much more intentional with what I wanted to purchase and if that particular game or rule book would be something I would use in the future. I’m so excited to dive into Call of Cthulhu and Candela as I’d love to write a few one-shots to run my friends through.