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PAX Unplugged 2025: Hootenanny Games Brings Fan Favorite Titles and Inventor Events

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Hootenanny Games is heading to PAX Unplugged, the East Coast’s premier tabletop gaming convention, with a full weekend of live events, creator meetups, and hands-on game play. Fans can join the action at Booth #3763, where the company will also showcase its complete portfolio, including Disco Island Escape, Early Bird, and Feelin’ Cute, all recipients of this year’s Parents Magazine Best Family Game Award. PAX Unplugged will take place at the Philadelphia Convention Center from November 21-23.

“PAX Unplugged is one of our favorite events of the year. It’s an incredible chance to connect with players face-to-face and celebrate the creativity that drives the tabletop community,” says Alex Kimerling, co-founder of Hootenanny Games. “We’re thrilled to share our latest releases along with beloved fan favorites. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or new to the hobby, there’s something for everyone at our booth.” 

Throughout the weekend, Hootenanny Games will host interactive fan experiences: Meet the Inventor and Beat Me At My Own Game, inviting players to compete against or learn directly from the game creators. The schedule is as follows:

Friday, November 21st

  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Beat Me At My Own Game – Snarkas

Go head-to-head with inventor Will Sakran in this fast paced intergalactic card game where players zap cards, collect gems, and outthink their opponents. Winners will receive a free copy of the game.

  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm: Meet the Inventor – Floats McGoats

Join inventor Bryan Wilson to hear the story behind this hilarious board game where players race to build rafts, rescue stranded goats, and dodge a hungry shark.

Saturday, November 22nd 

  • 11:00am – 12:00pm: Beat Me At My Own Game – Early Bird

Take flight with Hootenanny founder Alex Kimerling in this quick-draw card game that challenges players to think fast, fly faster, and chase a squishy worm. Winners will receive a free copy of the game. 

  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Meet the Inventor – Disco Island Escape

Creator April Mitchell reveals the inspiration behind her disco-fueled, volcano-racing party game where lemurs dance, dodge and race to safety. 

Sunday, November 23rd

  • 11:00am – 12:00pm: Beat Me At My Own Game – Snarkas

Inventor Bryan Wilson returns for one last showdown. Compete for bragging rights and a chance to win a free copy of the game. 

All weekend long, Hootenanny Games will offer attendees an exclusive show special, buy two games, get one free (equal or lesser value). Fans can choose from the full lineup of titles on display at the booth, including:

  • Early Bird, Parents Magazine Best Family Game Award Winner, a quick-draw, fast-thinking card game that challenges players to get rid of cards, catch flying worms, and complete silly challenges.  
  • Disco Island Escape, Parents Magazine Best Family Game Award Winner, a dance-fueled adventure where lemurs groove their way off a volcano before it erupts. Part party game, part race against time, and all fun.
  • Feelin’ Cute, Parents Magazine Best Family Game Award Winner, a lighthearted guessing game where players debate the adorableness of animals on the “cuteness meter.” Feel good fun for all ages. 
  • Snarkas, Capture cards, collect gems, and win in  this intergalactic card clash. Guaranteed to be a fan favorite. 
  • SIXEM SPK, Parents Magazine Best Family Game Award Winner, a mischievous dice game that brings the sweet-and-sour spirit of SOUR PATCH KIDS(R) to the tabletop. Match patterns, sabotage opponents, and line up six X’s to win. 
  • Floats McGoats, Parents Magazine Best Family Game Award Winner, build a raft to rescue your seafaring goats in this quirky strategy game with a hungry shark.  It’s every wee goat for themselves in this family favorite. 

Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game at PAX Unplugged

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Launching next March with a Kickstarter campaign, Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game, reunites three Warhammer gaming legends – Jervis Johnson, Mark A. Latham, and Gav Thorpe for their first co-created tabletop game! Godzilla puts a team of players in the midst of kaiju attacks with character sheets, collaboration, and playing cards as their tools to defend humanity. This unique new game system uses standard 52-card decks, rather than dice. Fans can sign up for more information on IDW Games.

IDW Games will host Playtests at PAX Unplugged​ (November 21-23, 2025) in Philadelphia. Players who participate will receive exclusive player previews and merchandise. IDW Games will also have a selection of the Godzilla RPG merchandise exclusively available at PAX, including Beanies, Playmats, Notebooks, Pins, Koozies, Playing Cards, Totes, and more. Attendees are invited to sign up to play the game during the convention! Sessions last approximately 1.5 to 2 hours.

The Godzilla RPG Kickstarter campaign will be a 30-day pledge launching early 2026, and will feature limited edition tiers with expected fulfillment by fall 2026.

Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game is the first new release from IDW Games in more than 5 years with plans for other licensed properties to expand their game line. Recently Hunters Entertainment announced the ​Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees – A Storytelling Game Kickstarter campaign meeting their initial goal in less than 72 hours. Backers can still sign up for the campaign and its exclusive products. IDW Games plan to continue future game development via Kickstarter giving brand-devoted fans an opportunity to have something exclusive. 

Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game PAX Unplugged

IDW Games announces Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game by Warhammer legends  Jervis Johnson, Mark A. Latham, and Gav Thorpe

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 Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game

Join G-Force to fight the greatest kaiju of all time when IDW Games releases the first-ever Godzilla Tabletop Roleplaying Game! Launching next March with a Kickstarter campaign, Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game, reunites three Warhammer aming legends – Jervis Johnson, Mark A. Latham, and Gav Thorpe for their first co-created tabletop game! Godzilla puts a team of players in the midst of kaiju attacks with character sheets, collaboration, and playing cards as their tools to defend humanity. This unique new game system uses standard 52-card decks, rather than dice.

The Godzilla RPG Kickstarter campaign will be a 30-day pledge launching early 2026, and will feature limited edition tiers with expected fulfillment by fall 2026.

IDW Games will host Playtests at PAX Unplugged (November 21-23, 2025) in Philadelphia. Players who participate will receive exclusive player previews and merchandise. IDW Games will also have a selection of the Godzilla RPG merchandise exclusively available at PAX, including Beanies, Playmats, Notebooks, Pins, Koozies, Playing Cards, Totes, and more. 

Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game is the first new release from IDW Games in more than 5 years with plans for other licensed properties to expand their game line. Recently Hunters Entertainment announced the Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees – A Storytelling Game Kickstarter campaign meeting their initial goal in less than 72 hours. Backers can still sign up for the campaign and its exclusive products. IDW Games plan to continue future game development via Kickstarter giving brand-devoted fans an opportunity to have something exclusive. 

PAX Unplugged 2024: Gehenna Gaming Brings the Scares with Play Experiences From Hunters Entertainment, Studio Hermitage, Storytellers Forge, and More

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Boutique events and publishing company Gehenna Gaming invites TTRPG fans to the halls of PAX Unplugged this weekend to see the very best the industry has to offer across horror, sci-fi, and fantasy! Drop by Room 105 to join a horde of organized play experiences from Gehenna and its partner studios, or visit Booth 3463 to purchase TTRPG books, accessories, and PAX-exclusive merch.

Gehenna Gaming has partnered with eight studios to provide organized play sessions and short learn-to-play sessions run by talented and knowledgeable GMs, as well as developer-led demos across many exciting horror, sci-fi, and fantasy tabletop games. 

Game Room 105 will feature:

  • Eldritch Automata (Gehenna Gaming) – Organized play and learn-to-play sessions
  • Alice is Missing, Kids in Capes, and Kids on Bikes (Hunters Entertainment) Organized play sessions
  • Call to Power (Hedron) – Organized play and learn-to-play sessions
  • Vast Grimm (Creature Curation) – Organized play
  • Our Brilliant Ruin (Studio Hermitage) – Organized play 
  • Horror D&D featuring The Red Opera and The Black Ballad (Storytellers Forge) – Organized play
  • Liminal Horror (Goblin Archives) – Organized play
  • Outbreak Undead and Gods of Metal: Ragnarock (Hunters Entertainment) – Learn-to-play
  • Sunset (Forteller Games) – Demos run by developer Mike Tomasek
  • OnSlaughter (Oneiroscope Games) – Demos run by developer Talia Dean

In addition, Gehenna Gaming is running organized play sessions for World of Darkness, ALIEN, Vaesen, MÖRK BORG, Mothership, and Delta Green. 

View the full Gehenna Gaming schedule

Players, GMs, and creators can also stop by the Gehenna Gaming booth (3463) to chat with Eldritch Automata developer Nick Francia, or demo the TTRPG homebrew platform, Hedron, with creator Varun Singh. A host of horror TTRPG books, accessories, and PAX-exclusive merch is also available for purchase.

Syrinscape’s Sound Cave to Make PAX Unplugged Debut

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As the 2017 game convention season comes to an end, Syrinscape has announced its Sound Cave will make one more stop at the debut PAX Unplugged tabletop gaming convention, taking place in Philadelphia November 17 – 19, 2017.

Syrinscape, creator of the award-winning apps that put the power of custom, movie-like sound effects, soundscapes, music and dynamic tabletop audio solutions at the fingertips of the gamer, will attend the first PAX Unplugged and bring their famous Sound Cave, where attendee voices will be recorded and then combined with those of thousands collected throughout the year, to be transformed into the mass-voiced madness that is the Shoggoth and immortalized on a forthcoming Cthulhu-themed SoundSet.

PAX Unplugged attendees will also get demos of the official Starfinder RPG and Pathfinder RPG soundtracks, with tips from Team Syrinscape on incorporating sound into any tabletop game. Attendees who register with Syrinscape for free during the show will also get to choose three free bonus Syrinscape SoundSets to start gaming with sound.

The award-winning Syrinscape apps bring fantastic, realistic sound to tabletop gaming and are compatible with nearly any mobile device or computer. Syrinscape’s Fantasy Player, Sci-Fi Player and Board Game Player apps are free to download and the official sounds of Pathfinder, Starfinder, Mutants & Masterminds, Catan and hundreds of other sound creations for nearly any tabletop game are available for sale individually or as part of the Supersyrin Subscription for $10/month.

Syrinscape can also be completely unlocked for free for 30 days at Syrinscape.com/freetrial and includes two free SoundSets to keep after the trial.

PAX Unplugged Tickets Now on Sale

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Tickets for PAX Unplugged 2017, the inaugural tabletop-focused addition to the international line-up of PAX events, taking place November 17-19, 2017 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, are now on sale. Single day badges cost $25, 3-Day badges are $60 and Sunday Kids badges (for 6-12 year-olds) are available for $10.

Providing a familiar experience that has entertained millions of PAX attendees for more than a decade, PAX Unplugged will give tabletop, card and board game enthusiasts a dedicated event to celebrate their rich and thriving culture. Attendees will have the opportunity to witness developers reveal new and exciting titles, play highly anticipated unreleased games, participate in tournaments and observe panels headed by industry luminaries.

Although PAX Unplugged will focus on tabletop gaming, video games featuring tabletop game elements will also be present at the expo.

Game developers and publishers interested in exhibiting at PAX Unplugged 2017 can contact the PAX Unplugged team.

A Different Kind Of PAX

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pax_unplugged_logoDuring PAX South, a new PAX focused solely on tabletop gaming was announced in the ever-growing lineup. PAX Unplugged will be taking place in downtown Philadelphia, PA at the Pennsylvania Convention Center November 17th-19th of this year. Badges have yet to go on sale but are set for Spring.

If you’ve been to a PAX in recent years, you’ve seen the tabletop areas rapidly grow in size and popularity thanks to the current resurgence tabletop gaming is experiencing. The mainstream giants of Magic: the Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons sit next to indie darlings like Munchkin, Dungeon World, and the Burning Wheel with games you probably haven’t even heard of yet peppered between them all. You can find all of it and the table space to give them a try if you have the time. You can even chat with creators and talk to them about the games they’ve made. More and more panels have been dedicated to tabletop gaming and game design as well. Not to mention panels like Adam Koebel’s Office Hours giving GMing advice and others like live Critical Role, RollPlay, and Acquisitions, Inc. It was only natural that this aspect of gaming would even get its own PAX.

PAX Unplugged isn’t the only convention of its kind though. There’s GenCon in Indianapolis, IN at the Indiana Convention Center August 17th-20th that will be celebrating its 50th year and competes with it for size. It’s the largest and longest-running con in the tabletop gaming arena. On the flipside, Go Play NW is a much smaller con in Seattle, WA at Seattle University July 8th-10th.  It focuses more on fostering growth and camaraderie in tabletop gaming as a non-profit and gives space for creators who want to test their story-based games. Dozens of others definitely exist worldwide but few can compare in scope to an offering from Penny Arcade and Reed Pop while providing a basis for a community . Head over to the official PAX Unplugged site to subscribe and keep up to date or follow PAX on Twitter.

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