Still, if you have never been to a convention quite as large as a PAX, it’s still a lot to take in. While you see less flashing lights and glitzy displays, it also means you don’t end each day exhausted. PAX Unplugged is a convention that’s all about the board games, the tabletop, the analog it moves slower, but that doesn’t mean less fun. While Unplugged is a bit more established now, it's still a calmer, less rushed tempo than others we've been to. The crowds aren’t quite as large, developers and organizers are still trying to figure out the right tempo there’s less of a rush to it all.

At this point, our staff enjoys it more than PAX East! There’s good reason for that though: there’s a certain magic to seeing a game convention in its early years. We were fortunate enough to go, and we had an absolute blast. In 2017, PAX Unplugged launched in Philadelphia. Still, PAX East is now a titan, a behemoth with 60,000 people, something that was overwhelming for those gamers new to conventions. It let us forget about reality, forget the stress of new jobs, and let us revel with a few thousand like-minded people.

It was our sojourn, our chance to get out of New York for a long weekend. To prepare for PAX Unplugged 2022 on December 2nd, we've updated the article with some new hints and tips! We hope you find it useful.Ī few years ago, Zoë and I wrote a guide to our favorite convention, PAX East. This article was first published on November 27th, 2018.

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