The summer heat is intense, but it’s not as hot as Gen Con 2026. Soon gamers from all over the world will descend on Indianapolis for North America’s largest board game convention. Just like in past years, hundreds of new board games will make their debut – over 600 this year, an overwhelming number. But never fear, the Meeple Mountain team is here to help you find the gems among the coal. Our staff have scoured through the upcoming titles to select our most anticipated games of Gen Con 2026! So without further ado, here are our picks!

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Andy Matthews

Class of '89

As someone who graduated from high school in 1989 I am, as the marketing literature says, “the target audience” for this upcoming release from Paverson Games. Class of ‘89 is set back in time when hair was…

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Gen Con is Gen Coming, so we’re looking in our wizard’s glasses to tell you what’s what. Whether you’re going or not, you’re gonna want to know what the hot games are, and we’ve got you covered. Before we Indianapolize, we talk about Koinobori, Compania, and Mood Swings.

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Timecodes:

02:32 – Koinobori
09:50 – Compania
19:52 – Mood Swings
25:39 – Gen Con preview
24:57 – Prague Unseen
28:27 – Triangulation
30:24 – All Mine!
32:25 – Hell of a Deal
34:51 – Night at the Zoo
36:22 – Stonk Market
39:45 – Bullseye
41:57 – Jibber Jabble
44:38 – The Lord of the Rings: Circle of Conflict
46:05 – Revenant
48:11 – FaeKin
49:32 – Mythologies
50:18 – World Order
52:28 – Greylune
57:22 – Corps of Discovery Duo

Thank you to Heart Society for generously letting us use What’s On Your Mind, Kid? from their album Wake the Queens.

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