GENCON 2024 - 30 Must See Board Games!

GENCON is the best board gaming convention in the world, so lets celebrate this convention by giving you my must see board games of Gen Con 2024. These games are my favourite most anticipated board games of Gencon. If you are interested in any of these games, quite a lot of these board games will launch on Kickstarter in 2024 and the remainder keep an eye out in board game retail stores near you.
So what is your most anticipated board game from this board gaming convention?
Best Gencon 2024 games -
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Natera: New Beginning board game
01:25 Galactic Cruise board game
02:34 Harvest board game
03:42 Reef Project board game
04:34 Let's Go To Japan board game
05:26 Knitting Circle a Calico board game
06:30 Lone Wolves board game
07:48 Nature board game
09:00 Perseverance Castaway Chronicles board game
09:44 SETI board game
10:29 Rock Hard:1977 board game
11:28 River Valley Glassworks board game
12:39 Foundations of Metropolis board game
13:18 Cities board game
14:03 Cafe Baras board game
16:03 Lairs board game
16:09 Maki Master board game
16:23 Dodos Riding Dinos First Race board game
17:08 Cascadia Rolling Hills roll & write
17:09 Cascadia Rolling Rivers roll & write
17:55 Sea Dragons board game
19:14 Yokohama board game
19:42 Farcry Escape From Rook Islands board game
20:25 Surf's Up board game
20:55 Aquatica Coral Reefs Expansion
22:08 Distilled Cask Strength Expansion
22:39 Canopy Evergreen board game
23:20 Cubitos Fowl Play Expansion
24:15 Tiny Towns Architects Expansion
25:00 Barcelona Passeig De Gracia Expansion
25:20 Final Thoughts
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[@eric.fugere]

Hey there! Natera: New Beginning designer here! Thank you for the shoutout, we look forward to presenting the game at Gencon :) Don't hesitate to come see us in the events section!

[@BangersProject]

Hey Eric, thank you for checking out my video. Well Natera is my number 1 most anticipated for a reason, this game sounds and looks amazing! Cant wait to check it out and eventually get it on my shelves.

[@eric.fugere]

@@BangersProject Thank you for your support :D

[@JacobRamirez-li9dt]

Me and my wife are all about Harvest! Can't wait to see more on that one!!

[@BangersProject]

Yeah Harvest looks amazing. Animals farming in a light to medium weight game that i can play with my gaming group or my family, well I'm completely sold!

[@donnakeferlis1649]

SO MUCH goodness! If I'm able to get any of these they will have to be retail. Knitting Circle and Cafe Baras would be my most anticipated. (plus Harvest, which my husband already mentioned)

[@BangersProject]

Cafe Baras and Knitting Circle look like heaps of fun. My partner loves her knitting and loves Calico, so I will keep this a secret from her and pick this up as a present when it hits stores!

[@NadDew]

as a biology teacher this trend of biomes, natural themed is making me the coolest teacher in my school 😁

[@BangersProject]

It's such a massive trend and I don't think it's going away anytime soon. You certainly picked the right occupation 😁

[@ianwilz1979]

River Valley Glassworks looks deceptively simple but it's a lot more thinky than it looks like. I've been playing a lot on BGA. All Play is the main sponsor for Dice Tower. They used to be known as BoardGameTables. KTBG games have different artists. Can't wait for Maki Master to deliver. Very intrigued by Lairs and Cafe Baras as well.

[@BangersProject]

Hey Ian, yeah River Valley Glassworks looks great and I love that you have got a chance to play it. Now I'm even more hyped to get to play it. I'm shocked KTBG have different artists, I just assumed it was the same artist as they all flow so well with each other. Power Plants is super underrated and Creature Comforts is just perfect, I very much look forward to every release from them now. Appreciate the comment 👍

[@Mimi-ca]

In this list, I’m interested in Natera, Nature, Canopy Evergreen and Seti! I’m also patiently waiting on Unconscious Mind and Trailblazer Arizona to come to retail.

[@BangersProject]

I can definitely see all those games on my shelves in the future. I can see Nature being this year's Meadow or Earth - every year there is always a nature themed game that blows up and does incredible.

[@GirlyGamer-BoardGameGran]

Natera looks so good!!! But there's no way my group would play it (looks too heavy for them). Harvest looks cute, color me interested too! I need Cafe Barras for my grandson who is obsessed with them. Don't feel silly... could have been... Cafe Barristas! Definitely looking forward to Architects for Tiny Towns. Great list! Still working on my list so can't answer yet!!

[@BangersProject]

Yeah animal games is my absolute weakness for sure, I'm so intrigued by these animal worlds and little animals doing human type jobs! Its just the best 😁 Natera does look a fair bit heavier compared to most of the other games in this list, so certainly not for everyone. But I reckon you and I are on a winner with both Harvest and Cafe Baras - they look great!

[@keith2570]

You focus on the theme, which is fine, but don't forget to mention the mechanisms.

[@BangersProject]

Really valid point, I do this list every year so will try and go in more detail next time with the mechanics 👍 Appreciate the feedback

[@koltinthompson1321]

Thanks so much for featuring Galactic Cruise on this list! 🚀

[@BangersProject]

This is amazing, thank you for stopping by. You certainly have an incredible game on your hands and I'm super impressed with everything I have seen so far 👍 Can't wait to see this on the table!

[@JJ_TheGreat]

Wasn't Galactic Cruise already on KS?

[@BangersProject]

Sorry about this, you were correct 👍

[@AnkitGarg]

Where is that Wonder Woman type game from the thumbnail 😅

[@BangersProject]

It was Cosplay from the convention a few years back. Sorry no awesome Wonder Woman game this year 😁