Indianapolis interest shops put together for Gen Con tourism

INDIANAPOLIS — Tens of hundreds of tabletop avid gamers are coming to Indianapolis for the Gen Con conference this weekend. Local interest shops are prepared for them to spend cash exterior of the conference middle.

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Elf ‘N Moon Gaming & Hobby in Fountain Square will stay open for twenty-four hours straight from now till the tip of Gen Con. The retailer opened final 12 months earlier than Gen Con, and proprietor Scott Woolridge mentioned the conference impact blew away his expectations.

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‘We had individuals from England, individuals from Korea, individuals from so many locations I nearly misplaced observe,” Woolridge said. “There have been individuals from nations I’ve by no means even heard of earlier than. These individuals flew in only for Gen Con, and it was enjoyable to fulfill them.”

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Gen Con has come to the Indiana Convention Center yearly since 2003. More than 70,000 individuals attended final 12 months’s Gen Con, and the conference is already bought out this 12 months.

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Nathan Schroeder visited Indianapolis from Kansas on Monday and made Elf ‘N Moon one in all his first stops on the town.

“Local game stores are so important for community building,” Schroeder mentioned. “There are some games that you might be able to play online, but you don’t really get the same feeling compared to coming into the local store and making friends.”

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Woolridge hopes Gen Con attendees and people who didn’t get a ticket can play collectively at his retailer.

“This is a good opportunity to come in and escape reality for a little while,” Woolridge mentioned.