Gen Con 2025: Exhibitor Spotlight highlighting Phase Shift Games, Rollacrit, Weird Giraffe Games, Steve Jackson Games, Kess Games, Mindware, Loke Battle Mats, Wise Wizard Games, and Dead Alive Games!

Gen Con 2025 was a record-breaking event full of awesome tabletop gaming experiences well worth attending for Stack Up Deputy Editor Michael Stern. Check out his highlights from the event.

Anime Central (ACEN) is a 72-hour convention held in Rosemont, IL. This convention covers anime, Japanese culture, gaming, and much more!

The Stacks represent Stack Up offline and host in-person events. Check out these highlights of what they got up to in March and April 2025!

C2E2 2025 was full of great events, panels, and exhibitors on the convention floor. Here are a few we'd like to highlight from 2025's event.

C2E2 in Chicago, IL continues to be a great experience for a reasonable price for those in the Chicagoland area looking for a con experience.

It's Obvious! Is a new entry into the social deception card game category and is a fun and fantastic game well worth playing with friends.

Romeocon III 2024 featured plenty of great guests and exhibitors. This exhibitor spotlight highlights some of those wonderful exhibitors.

Located in Romeoville, IL, RomeoCon is a great adventure for those looking for a growing convention in the Chicago area.

Star Trek goes full deck-building game with Star Trek: Star Realms Edition from the reliably great Wise Wizard Games.

Monster Hunter World gets a crossover into tabletop gaming with Monster Hunter World: The Board Game.

Caution Signs is a fun sketching game great for parties with your friends from Wise Wizard Games.

While Gen Con boasted over 540 exhibitors, some tabletop game exhibitors stood out more than others for Michael Stern. Here are his top 5.

Journey with Michael Stern as he recounts his adventure at Gen Con 2024 which hosted over 540 exhibitors for 71000 attendees to check out.

Omega Crafter is an open-world survival crafter where your programmable sidekick Grammi makes all the difference in your survival.

Doomlings is a hilarious and cute card game that's full of appeal for the whole family!

Michael Stern has benefitted from nearly all of Stack Up's programs and for the 4th of July we wanted him to tell his story with Stack Up.

Predecessor fuses MOBA strategy with shooter action for a wild and uniquely action-packed game.

Abiotic Factor throws players into the role of scientists fighting to survive in a world of paranormal anomalies and other dangers.

Michael Stern breaks down the differences between the Star Realms Physical and Digital Deckbuilding games.