Matt Shoemaker

Want to Learn More about Gaming History and Gathering of Gamers? - Hit 'Em With a Shoe Since Gathering of Gamers was announced Matt has been talking about the book and gaming history. To help you find this content here are links and descriptions.

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!

Dungeon Master of None: 373 - A Gathering of Gamers with Matt Shoemaker Matt and Rob talk with historian, game designer, and GenCon expert Matt Shoemaker about his new book, ! Free PDF: Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  &nb...

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We talked to Matt Shoemaker about GenCon and his new book, A Gathering of Gamers!

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You can actually get print and ebook copies now if you don't want to read a pdf! Check here:

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Pat Pulling and Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons, Part 1: William Dear's dungeon quest - Scandalous Games Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Kate Lynch, Andy Hunter, and Phil Thomas. We are also joined by a special guest: Matt Shoemaker, who is a game…

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.

Game History, Gen Con, and the book Gathering of Gamers Listen to game historians Jon Peterson and Matt Shoemaker talk about analog game history, Gen Con, and the newly released book Gathering of Gamers: Dungeons & Dragons and other Games through Gen Con.…

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!

Gathering of Gamers Chapter 1 - The Original Gamer's Haven Podcast With the upcoming interview with Matt Shoemaker, here’s a little taste of the Gathering of Gamers book. He has allowed us to read a portion of the first chapter to give you an idea of what the book…

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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.

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Gathering of Gamers, a Book on the History of Gen Con and Tabletop Games – The Official Gen Con Blog Have you ever wondered about how modern gaming got to where it is today?  Are you interested in hearing some of the stories from game conventions that have helped shape gaming to what it is today? Do ...

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!

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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!

Image of the upcoming book Gathering of Gamers on the history of tabletop games through Gen Con. The image announces that the book will be available soon, published by Play Story Press.

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:

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