With Gen Con taking place both in person and virtually this year, part of the hunt for pins has moved online!
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, many publishers and vendors create cool enamel pins that you can earn or purchase during Gen Con (and other large conventions, my own pin collection started at Origins).
There are so many beautiful enamel gaming themed pins out there. Sometimes it’s a little fuzzy as to what’s an official Gen Con or Pin Bazaar Pin and what’s not. I decided to err on the side of including more pretty shinies and have included anyone that I had in my Pin Bazaar list from last year, as well as anyone who is having a Gen Con sale or booth during GenCon weekend who also happens to have a pin available for sale on their website.
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Earn Free Rares!
For 2023 Rares: Purchase pins from participating companies and email your receipts for 2023 pins to rares@foambrain.com for free rare and ultra rare pins!
7 Pins: 1 Random Rare Pin
13 Pins: 2 Random Rare Pins
18 Pins: 3 Random Rare Pins
24 Pins: All 4 Rare Pins + Ultra Rare
For full details check out the official Gen Con Pin Bazaar page.
If you look at the list below you will see that I have marked the pins that will qualify towards earning rares. They look like this (qualifies for rares).
The Giant List of Where to Find Gen Con Pins:
25th Century Games
- Ra Gold Bird Pin
- Ra Auction Statue Pin, Gen Con 2022
- Ra Sun Boat Enamel Pin, Origins 2022
- Ra 2022 Pin Bazaar Bundle, with Origins and Gen Con Ra pins
- Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner Pin
- 25th Century Games Logo
Aeclipse Press (a.k.a. author Laura VanArendonk Baugh)
- Book Phoenix Rising Pin, Gen Con 2023 (qualifies for rares)
- PenDragon Pin, Gen Con 2021
Allen Panakal, Artist (Ancient Ones)
- The Traveller Pin, in pink (floating in space suit)
Archon Games
They have a few pins, all on the same sales page.
- Sigil of the Dark One
- Edict of Corruption
- Dark One Plush
- and more.
Asmadi Games
You will need to scroll down a bit to find these, they are all on the same sales page.
- Gen Con 2020 Good Pupper! Pin
- 1001 Odysseys: Brumigum
- 1001 Odysseys: Terragast
- 1001 Odysseys: The Odyssey
- 1001 Odysseys: Avallonis
- 1001 Odysseys: Flimwait
- Glooping Ooze
- Molia Thagden, Plumplim Mechanic
- Federation Insignia
Atlas Games
- Dice Miner pin, Gen Con 2023 (qualifies for rares)
- Stained Glass Gloom pin, Origins 2023
- Politburo pin, from Cogs and Commissars
- Magical Kitties rainbow paw pin
Black Oak Workshop
Blood & Cardstock Games
- Blood and Cardstock Gencon 2019 Collectible Pin (Jack of hearts playing card, buy one of their boxed games and get this for free, or pick it up for $5)
- Zoo Illuminati 2021 Gencon Collectible Pin
Campaign Coins
See their full list of pins here.
Here’s a partial list:
- D20 Crit Pin in Red/Gold
- D20 Fail Pin in Blue/Platinum
- Starfinder Logo Pin
- Pathfinder First Edition Logo pin
- Starfinder Skittermander Pin in Blue
- Starfinder Society Faction Pin: Exo-Guardians
- Starfinder Society Faction Pin: Second Seekers
- Pathfinder Goblin Pin
Cephalofair
Cephalofair has a series of pins based on the character classes from Gloomhaven.
- Gloomhaven Brute Pin
- Gloomhaven Tinkerer Pin
- Gloomhaven Spellweaver Pin
- Gloomhaven Scoundrel Pin
- Gloomhaven Cragheart Pin
- Gloomhaven Mindtheif Pin
- Set of 6 pins
Christopher Bair, Author
- Gen Con 2023 Pin Bazaar “Angel Slayers – Niall” plague doctor pin (qualifies for rares)
- Gen Con 2022 “Niall” Angel Slayers’ Plague Doctor Pin
- Gen Con 2021 “Talons” Lizardman Pin
(I know, it looks weird that these are eBay listings but they are the direct links from the author, this is how they are selling their pins.)
Creature Curation
See their full list of pins here.
Here is a partial list:
- Dragon Head, Purple Gen Con 2021 Exclusive
- Mimic Pin
- Gelatinous Cube Pin
- Natural 20 Pin (red D20)
- Cthulhu Pin
- Eyegor Pin in orange (beholder)
- Fumble Pin (blue D20 rolling a 1)
- Rusty Pin (rust monster)
- Dragon Head in green
- Space Squid in blue (mind flayer)
- Space Squid, Gen Con Pin Bazaar Edition
- Salazarite, Drake Edition Pin
Free shipping within the US.
Cryptozoic
- Four Cryptkins of the Apocalypse Limited Edition 5 Pin Set
- Cryptkins Holiday Set
- Cryptozoic 10 Year Anniversary Pin
Dead Alive Games
Direwolf
- Bandit Queen Trading Pin
- Dr. Whiskers Trading Pin
- Nictotraxian Trading Pin
- Helpful Doorbot Trading Pin
- and MORE.
Dragon Shield
- Tiny Stabby Dagger Of Pinning (Dragon Shield logo pin)
Dryad Tea
- Gen Con 2023 Pin Bazaar Pin (teapot full of crystals) (qualifies for rares)
- Gen Con 2022 Pin Bazaar Pin (D20s firefly lantern)
- Gen Con 2021 Pin Bazaar Pin (teacup full of crystals)
- Gen Con 2020 Pin Bazaar Pin (D20 in a teacup)
Plus tons of cute pins that are all variations on dice in a teacup or dice in a potion bottle (D4. D10, D12, D20, etc). See their full selection HERE.
E.D.E. Bell, Author
Existence Games
- Gen Con 2021 Cloudscrape Sovereign
- Gen Con 2020 Chibi Drangel Pin
- Official Pin Bazaar Set, Cloudscrape & Drangel
Fireside Games
- Castle Panic Dragon Pin, from Gen Con 2022
Flying Frog Productions
Flying Leap Games
Foam Brain Games
- Foam Brain’s Pin for Pin Bazaar: Gen Con 2023 (floating elf throwing a flaming d20) (qualifies for rares)
- Gen Con 2023 Pin Bazaar Starter Set (South St Food Truck, Gen Con Logo, meeple on a football field and energy plus drink) (qualifies for rares)
- Gen Con 2022 Dragon Dew Pin (dragon in a glass of Mountain Dew)
- Gen Con 2022 Starter Set (featuring 2022 Gen Con Online logo, attendee badge and compass)
- GenCon 2021 Starter Set (featuring Gen Con Online logo, masked meeple, Welcome Bag Gamers sign, and purple wizard hat)
- GenCon 2020 Holiday Set (featuring gingerbread meeple, D20 snowflake, and dragon with presents)
- Gen Con 2020 Starter Set (featuring Red Dragon Pin, 20/20 Sunglasses Pin, and Gen Con 2020 Words Pin)
- Plus many. many, more gaming themed pins which you can browse through HERE.
Game Envy
- The Order of the Miniature Enamel Pin (this is identical to their 2023 Gen Con pin, except with a red centre instead of purple)
Geek Orthodox
- St. Draconis pin, 2023 Gen Con (qualifies for rares)
- Chinese-style dragon with D20, 2022 Gen Con
- Blessed Are The Geek pin
Greater Than Games
- GenCon Pin Bazaar Pin: Young Legacy (Sentinel Comics)
- GenCon Pin Bazarr Pin: River Surges in Sunlight (Spirit Island)
- Pairs Logo Pin
- Dr Lucky Pin
Harebrained Games
They have many styles of pins available, including several licensed characters like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Beebop, Rocksteady, Beetle Juice, Edward Scissor Hands and more.
- Call of Cthulhu, Gen Con 2023 (cutie Cthulhu on the phone) (qualifies for rares)
- Classic Krampus, Gen Con 2022
- Cthulhu Ice Scream Pin, Gen Con 2021 (Cthulhu on a stick)
Hit ’em With a Shoe
Hit Point Press
- Humblewood Allies Pin Set
- Humblewood Enemies Pin Set
- Griffon’s Saddlebag pin
- The Wanderer’s Guide pin
- and many MORE.
Japanime Games
- 2022 Gen Con Akiko and Toast
- 2022 Origins Pin Bazaar Akiko Pin
- 2021 Pin Bazaar Akiko Pin
- 2020 Japanime Games Corgi Pin
- Domina: Pralaya Pin
- Domina: Argoat Pin
Kiri Leonard, Artist
Leder Games
- Root Portrait Pin Set (character art from Root)
- Oath Currency Pin Set, Origins 2022 (coin and secret tokens from Oath)
- Root Marauder Set
Legion Premium Supplies
- Overthinking, Gen Con 2022 (hedgehog and the words “Hold on, I’m overthinking.”)
- Complete Trash, Gen Con 2021 (racoon with tin can)
- Never Tell Me The Odds Pin, Gen Con 2020 (in iconic Star Wars style font)
- Sad Panda Pin (crying panda)
Looney Labs
Metallic Dice Games
- Glow in the Dark Rainbow Unicorn (unicorn with a rainbow and a D20)
- Polyhedral Dice Set Pin
- Tiger with D20
- Beholder with Dice Eyes
My Little Demon
They have an assortment of enamel pins based on their popular My Little Demon plushies and art prints.
Naomi Vandoren, Artist
- Gen Con 2023 Limited Edition Art Pin (purple battle axe in a field of flowers, qualifies for rares)
- GenCon 2022 Limited Edition Art Pin (an open book with a castle and horizon behind it)
- Gen Con 2020 Limited Edition Art Pin (girl reading book while creature looks on)
- Hobbit front door
- Witches Hat
- Lantern Lamp on Leaves
- Miles to go Before I Sleep Pin (person in cloak riding a stag)
- Plus many other pins based on her art.
Nations & Cannons
- Wax Stamp Enamel Pin (note this is not the Pin Bazaar version and does not count for rares)
- Tricorne Hat Enamel Pin
Norse Foundry
- GenCon 2021 Octopus D20 Pin (mind flayer devouring a D20)
- D20 Mimic Pin
- Dieholder Pin (D20 beholder)
- Gelatinous Cube Pin
- Potion Bottle Pin, in 8 different colours
- Plus many other gaming themed pins.
Paizo
Paizo has a bunch of Pathfinder and Starfinder themed pins, which are made by Campaign Coins. You can also find these for sale on the Campaign Coins website (listed above), however, I noticed the stock/availability differs between the two sites, so if Pathfinder/Starfinder pins are your thing you might want to check both.
List of what’s available at Paizo:
- Paizo Golem Pride Pin
- Pathfinder First Edition Logo pin
- Pathfinder Second Edition Logo pin
- Pathfinder Society Faction Pin: Concordance
- Pathfinder Society Faction Pin: Grand Lodge
- Pathfinder Society Faction Pin: Liberty’s Edge
- Pathfinder Society Faction Pin: Silver Crusade
- Pathfinder Goblin pin
- Pathfinder Goblin pin, Pride/Rainbow edition
- Starfinder Logo pin
- Starfinder Society Faction Pin: Acquisitives
- Starfinder Society Faction Pin: Dataphiles
- Starfinder Society Faction Pin: Exo-Guardians
- Starfinder Society Faction Pin: Second Seekers
- Starfinder Society Faction Pin: Wayfinders
- Starfinder Skittermander Pin in Blue, Purple, Green, Red or Rainbow
Privateer Press
Privateer Press has over fifty different enamel pins in their online store. See the full list HERE.
Here’s a partial list:
- Hordes Core pin set
- WARMACHINE Core Pin Set
- Dire Troll Pin
- Warpwolf Pin
- Chibi Broadsides Bart Pin
- and TONS MORE.
Prolific Games
- Sasquatch Pin, Gen Con 2022
- Axe Slip Pin (lumberjack who’s lost a leg)
- Flapjacks Pin (pile of pancakes with syrup)
Rowan, Rook and Decard
- Vermissian Knight enamel pin (company logo)
Sam & Fuzzy / TopatoCo
- Sneak Attack Pin, Gen Con 2021 (cat pouncing on D6)
- Roll For Initiative Pin, Gen Con 2019 (cat attacking D20)
- Don’t Look at Me Pin (surly medusa with sunglasses)
- Tomb of Horrors, Come in We’re Open Pin
- Good & Evil Cat Pin 2-Pack
Savage Sparrow Studios
- This Lich Pin (lich sipping tea)
- Tabletop Magic Pin (witch casting a D20)
- Rocket Goblin (goblin riding rocket)
- Dice Panda (racoon in shades with D20)
- Brain Freezy (mind flayer drinking a slushy)
Shire Post Mint, Authentic Fantasy Coins
- Memento Mori pin (free with purchase of $20 or more when you used code GENCON2020, code is still valid as of August 2023)
Slugfest Games
- Gen Con 2020 Pooky Pin (rabbit rolling dice)
- Gen Con 2020 Evil Pooky Pin (evil version of Pooky)
Steve Jackson Games
- Gen Con 2021, Car Wars 40th Anniversary Pin
- Deadly Doodles Dragon Pin
- Munchkin Head Pin
- Munchkin Uniduck Pin
- Super Kitty Bug Slap Pin
- Zombie Dice Pin
Tabletop Gaymers
- Displacer Kitty, Gen Con 2023 (kitten/displacer beast playing with D12, qualifies for rares)
- Significant Otter, Gen Con 2023
- Diversity Dragon
- Playful Kitten, Origins 2022 (kitten with rainbow D20)
- Playful Puppers, Gen Con 2022 (puppy with rainbow D20)
Tea & Absinthe
- Tea & Absinthe Gen Con 2022 Pin (green and gold diamond with teacup and D20)
- Tea & Absinthe Pin, Gen Con 2021 (art deco style woman dropping D20 into a tea cup}
- Deadly Nightshade Teapot pin
- Plus many other geeky enamel pins
Th3rd World Studios
- The Stuff of Legend, 2019 Pin (Max the teddy bear)
- The Eye of Dissonance, 2018 Pin
Weregeek
- Tiny Dragons Pins (cute dragons in various colours)
If you’re looking for more beautiful pins to collect, here’s a small list of etsy artists that are creating lovely tabletop gaming themed enamel pins:
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If you’d like to add one more Pin Bazaar enamel pin to this list, here’s one from Brotherwise Games! For just $12, this Call To Adventure pin also comes with a Night of the Ninja mask cover and Boss Monster card pack.
https://www.brotherwisegames.com/shop/brotherwise-2021-convention-pack
Added it. Thanks for the heads up!
Please note that the NATIONS AND CANNONS “Wax Seal” pin that you have linked does NOT count towards Rares. Though the pin looks identical, the version on their website is not the Pin Bazaar version. This has been confirmed with Foam Brain.
Ella,
Thanks for the heads up. They look identical but aren’t the same pin is pretty silly! We’ll get that updated.
Moe T
hey who was selling pins that were diff dogs and cats dressed as adventurers?
Anyone know which retailer sold cat/dog pins that were dressed like adventurers?
Thanks!
Is this what you’re looking for:
Dog Cleric: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/804236810/dog-cleric-enamel-pin-dungeons-and?click_key=7642730e8d2ac60144ea1aa2629815460b6c49a4%3A804236810&click_sum=00c71e5e&ref=shop_home_active_20&pro=1
Cat Monk: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/818116221/cat-monk-enamel-pin-dungeons-and-dragons?click_key=e79868c13f1aea5e12cb849abf234907297e1e7b%3A818116221&click_sum=e1c440cb&ref=shop_home_active_50&pro=1
Oh! I also just found this, https://frostdragondesigns.com/collections/rpg-pins
Super cute cat adventurers. No dogs though.