John Wickee 🔜 Gary Con

Wooden table with 4 sector board game base with various items laying in it include tape, USB drive, sun glasses, charger cord, and inhaler.

New episode of @20mintabletop.com is out now! We put our tetris packing and organizational skills to the test in Junk Drawer, tell you what this game has to offer and what we like about it. So go have a bite size listen today on the return of 20 Minute Tabletop!

#boardgames #tabletop #20mintabletop

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It's alive! 20 Minute Tabletop is back. Episode 25 is live now, where we talk about Junk Drawer, one of our PAX Unplugged board game pickups. Find out all about this game, in a bite size listen today!

#boardgames #tabletop #paxunplugged #20mintabletop #podcast

New episodes start dropping tomorrow! Very excited. Been so much fun getting back in the groove.

#tabletop #podcast #boardgames #ttrpg

It's @garycon.com silver badge game registration day! Here's my FIVE games I'm running this year, if you want to join me.

DUKK BÖRG, Pirate Borg, Pathfinder 2e (adventure by @steviesgames.bsky.social), Brindlewood Bay, and Blades in the Dark.

#garycon #ttrpg #pirateborg #dukkborg #brindlewoodbay

In a little over a week we’ve recorded two more episodes and two interviews for @20mintabletop.com. We’ve lined up a third interview now and have three more episodes to record soon. Feeling good to be getting on a roll, but I suppose I have to get back on board editing asap!

An illustration of a man in a blue jumpsuit and white crash helmet floating aloft with his arms outstretched. His face is pointed at the sky in agony (reverie?) as his mouth goes slack and his eyes glow red. Wisps of glowing red energy envelope his open palms and his legs dangle limply above the ground. Waves of energy radiate from his helmeted head. Caption: Blades in the Dark. Blades '68. Launching soon on BackerKit.

In TWO WEEKS we launch Blades '68!
The timeline of Blades in the Dark spins forward as the strange city of Doskvol slams into the Swinging Sixties.
New tech, fresh crews, and DANGER await you beneath the B.L.U.E. array.
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Birds Eye view of snow covered Love Park in Philly where someone has written FUCK ICE in the snow.

Philly knows what to do with snow.

Two orange books titled Why We Fight. One is Core Game and other is slightly smaller and Direct Action. Stack of circular stickers.

Very excited that my physical books - and stickers - have shown up for Why We Fight from @sdrgames.bsky.social. I immediately jumped at this Kickstarter. I love that it is a zero prep and GMless gameplay. And what's not to love about being "eco-punks fighting fascism"?

#TTRPG #tabletop #WhyWeFight

Uneven stack of around 29 books

And to be clear, I do mean “tower”

If you’re a creator in the tabletop space - board games, card games, TTRPGs, artists, writers, anything - and are up for a remote interview, send me or the @20mintabletop.com account a message.

◦ Get back to regularly frequenting the farmers markets
◦ Make monthly meals from only the farmers market ingredients
◦ Make a serious dent in my "to be read" book tower

I'm not as much of a fan of "resolutions" but here is my Side Quests list for 2026

◦ Relaunch @20mintabletop.com podcast with regular episodes
◦ 10 episodes of Friday with Friends interviews
◦ Publish two adventures
◦ Create video content for 20 Minute Tabletop

Table listing of games. DUKK BÖRG Thursday at 09:00 am 4 hours Just Another Haunted House Friday at 19:00 4 hours Knitting, Tea, and Murder - Brindlewood Bay Saturday at 13:00 4 hours Do Crime, Get Paid - Blades in the Dark Sunday at 09:00 4 hours

The @garycon.com schedule is officially live! I have 4 games this year I'm running: DUKK BÖRG, Brindlewood Bay, Blades in the Dark, and a Pathfinder 2e adventure by @steviesgames.bsky.social. PLUS I'll also be running a Pirate Borg session (TBD where I get slotted in their schedule).

Skinny Christmas tree on left with green and pink lights. Fire in brick fireplace in center. Muppet Christmas Carol pops on mantle.

How we handle the Florida chill. Happy when I get a chance to use our fireplace.

And yes our Christmas tree lights were colored for a Wicked marathon yesterday.

Ooo. I’ll definitely need to check that out as well then

Oh yeah, I didn’t take it that way but it is quite interesting. I didn’t know that. I’m glad it gets this second life.

I mean, I wasn’t of the age to play the TTRPG at the time anyway, but also I didn’t start playing TTRPGs also until later in life on top of that.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness box. Deck of cards. TCRI roll. Ooze Dice.

I'm so excited! My Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness TTRPG is here from Palladium Books! So excited to get this Kickstarter. My favorite show as a child but I didn't play TTRPGs then... so now I get to do it!

#TTRPG #TMNT #tabletop #kickstarter

Remember to check out your local game stores!

Local game stores are a great place to go for off-line holiday shopping, plus many of them are community gaming hubs and stock games from indie creators!

Shopping at your FLGS usually helps a few small businesses (the game store + any creators who have works there)!

I love an indie TTRPG hype train! Check out this thread. Some great ones in here and some that sound amazing that I’m definitely going to be checking out!

Book in warm tones. Name is Kids in Capes. See kid with long hair, t-shirt, shorts, sneakers, and a cape. Call out box states Your origin story starts here! Authors: Jon Gilmore-Long, Doug Levandowski, Morgan “Mo” Nuncio, Austin Taylor, Nick Sauer

Enjoying digging into a new book - Kids in Capes. Loving the Cape, Power, and Trope to build out your kid / superhero.

Man in red shirt and red vest with patches and black and gray kilt

Forgot to post first thing but I’m rocking the kilt for day 3 of #PAXUnplugged!

Join me or one of the many other amazing Harbormasters and live a pirates life all three days at PAX Unplugged!

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I'll be running Venom in the Veins from the brand new, not yet released book for #PirateBorg - Down Among the Dead at #PAXUnplugged. My game is Friday at 4pm. Signups for Limithron games are all on Warhorn, so you can sign up now! No prior experience necessary.

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And in the end, trust and follow my feelings and go with the flow to enjoy the time.

The queen of clubs to me is reminding me to have compassion and caring, as myself, family or others I see may have stress in traveling or the con. It is reminding me in my new endeavours to trust my gut, which is good because I'm hoping to do more in video content with creators and games we see.

Box with a female pirate with tricorn had, white shirt with red broach and purple belt. She stands with a flint lock pistol raised. On top sit the Queen of Cups tarot card, at an angle. A female pirate sits upon a stone throne, with a golden goblet raised. She wears blue with a red clock draped over her shoulder, brown pants, and tall boots. The throne is surrounded by water.

Did a draw from my new deck today focusing on the upcoming #PAXUnplugged. I find tarot nice to use it as a guide to interpret and guide my thoughts. Looking at meaning in the card and the illustration and applying it towards what I'm focusing on.

*My dog on my lap tries to drink from my mug*

“No tea for you. You’re not an English Bulldog, you’re a Boston Terrier. You’re supposed to throw tea in the harbor!”

I look around, see that family has headphones on or deep in a book.

“Well I’m proud of that, even if no one else heard it.”

Brown Boston Terrier named Kronk lays on ottoman looking at TV with Anjali on

Watching @sweeetanj.bsky.social run The Puppy Roll II: The Rise of Gato with MY puppers.

Pictured below is Kronk. His brother Kuzco is sprawling in the couch.

HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid. available until November 5th, 6PM EST

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HELLO//GOODBYE is a charity bundle containing 203 games for only $12. Every dollar goes directly to Virginia charities providing free legal aid to people facing injustice. Available now until November 5th.

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