James Austin writes: “GenCon, one of the longest-running and best-attended tabletop-gaming conventions in North America, is an overwhelming storm of cardboard-and-dice-based entertainment. What has drawn me there every August for the past four years is the chance to get an early look at—and to play—the games that Wirecutter will be covering in the coming year. Although we don’t have time to go over every new game we saw at the convention this year, here are five that we’re most excited to test.”