Entrepreneurs Avenue

For more than 50 years, Gen Con has provided a home for innovative new game companies and a showcase of the best new titles and products in the industry. Entrepreneurs Avenue honors that legacy, dedicating space in the Exhibit Hall for companies making their Gen Con debut, from groundbreaking startups promoting their first game to established brands you know and love that have yet to grace The Best Four Days in Gaming!

Gen Con 2024 marks the 15-year anniversary of Entrepreneurs Avenue. Demo hot new games, discover up-and-coming publishers, and help us welcome the best and brightest newcomers to the tabletop gaming industry!

2024 Marketing Fellowships

Six top applicants accepted into Entrepreneurs Avenue are awarded Marketing Fellowships, which provide them with greater exposure through expanded booth space and on-site marketing. Read below to learn about this year's Marketing Fellows!

Burn The FORT

Ya’at’eeh, Hello. Burn the Fort is a game of anti-colonial Indigenous resistance created and designed by Klee Benally.

Colonizers have built a military fortress and are waging a brutal invasion of your lands. Can you prevent their wagons from bringing supplies to the fort and burn it to the ground before the train reaches the Golden Spike? In Burn the Fort, each player takes the role of a historic warrior fighting to stop the colonial invasion of their lands. Players take turns gathering & playing cards, trading, battling wagons, and gathering Fire Tokens and the necessary Arrowhead Tokens to burn the fort. To win the game, players determine how much they wish to work together while facing colonial forces and waging fierce anti-colonial resistance. Burn the Fort is a semi-cooperative game where you’ll face history in challenging & empowering ways.

CAPYCAT GameS

We are CapyCat Games, a Brazilian tabletop game developer and publisher. We are committed to creating innovative mechanics and fantastic worlds that break away from the conventional. In addition to developing and publishing our own games, we also act as curators of outstanding international titles, ensuring that the best and most creative games reach the Brazilian audience (such as Horrible Guild's Wilderfeast and Glass Cannon Unplugged's Apex Legends: Board Game).

At Gen Con Indy, we are going to present a first look at Skyfall Campaign Setting, a tragic and magitech take at 5e 2024 ruleset, inspired by Final Fantasy and greek tragedy and comedy. The campaign booklet presents new legacies replacing species (and our takes on few familiar ones), omens, new subclasses and mechanics to dive deeper into the lands of Opath.

IRON STUDIOS

Since 2012, Iron Studios has led in creating meticulously detailed collectible figures, becoming Brazil's first company to offer licensed products for collectors. Our global fan base appreciates our dedication to precision and authenticity. At Gen Con 2024, we are excited to showcase our latest co-op board game set in the universe of OZOB. This game is a partnership between Iron Studios, Jovem Nerd, and UaiPiá Studios, combining high-quality miniatures, exceptional art direction, and innovative gameplay mechanics.

Attendees can experience demo sessions, where players collaborate to achieve mission objectives across various difficulty levels. We will also feature a stunning statue of Ozob, exemplifying our commitment to artistry and craftsmanship. Iron Studios, known for our innovative concepts and 1/1 scale replicas, continues to expand our diverse portfolio, capturing the essence of beloved characters. Join us at Gen Con to see the passion and detail that define Iron Studios.

MIGHTY BOARDS

Coming from the small island of Malta, Mighty Boards will make its Gen Con debut! Mighty Boards is a board game publisher known for Art Society, Hamlet: The Village Building Game, Vengeance, Posthuman Saga, Petrichor, and more.

This Gen Con, they will release the highly anticipated new co-op action adventure Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan. The game offers an accessible, RPG-like board game experience for 1 to 4 players, and can be played in episodes of under an hour! Meaningful narrative choices and action-packed combat scenes are the heart of this game. Choose your hero and embark on a thrilling adventure full of increasingly challenging situations and surprising encounters where you’ll have to combine the full potential of your hero’s abilities to succeed!

Mighty Boards will also bring one of 2023's hottest games, Art Society, and you'll be able to take a sneak peek at upcoming Reiner Knizia game Rebirth.

SOUL MASTERS TRADING CARD GAME

What is Soul Masters TCG? A Tactical Trading Card Game, with a unique blend that combines the nature of trading card games with resource management and strategy. You take control of a Commander and their army to engage the opponent Commander’s while managing resources and lowering their Commander’s Health Points to win the game.

Key Features:

• Fast Gameplay (25-30 min).
• Beautiful art with hand-drawn characters.
• Very appealing price to attract players without quitting other games.
• Direct communication and distribution to stores.
• Stores that carry our product will have access to monthly kits that will provide materials for events.
• Weekly scheduled events for casual players.Organized play for competitive players with 1K tournaments, Regionals, etc.
• Players can acquire products with our regular boosters while collectors can aim to invest in the limited release Collector Packs.
• Stores interested in more information or wanting to run our first ever Pre-release event can communicate thru soulmasterstcg.com. At Gen Con we will have promo, collector cards and accessories.

UNIVERSES of LEGENDS Trading card game

UrbanTCG Entertainment LLC is a small indie game company created in 2022 by Vincent Wideman. Based in South Carolina, UTE was developed with the goal of creating interesting and imaginative trading card and tabletop games. Coming from a TCG background and growing up playing tabletop games with family and friends, Vincent aims to create fun and easy-to-learn games that support deep strategies and rewarding gameplay. Alongside game development, representation, and equality are big driving forces for each IP that will be developed.

The first game in development that we are bringing to Gen Con is "Universe of Legends TCG." UofL is a 2-year passion project that takes inspiration from well-known TCGs but remixes them with fresh and fast-paced gameplay that is fun for all ages but will have lore and stories that keep people playing for each set to come. Be sure to swing by, meet the creator and learn to play "Universe of Legends."