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.
Earn Free Rares!
For 2022 Rares: Purchase pins from participating companies and email your receipts for 2022 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
Allen Panakal, Artist (Ancient Ones)
- The Traveller Pin, in pink (floating in space suit)
- The Traveller Pin, in blue (floating in space suit)
- Skeleton Pin (skull in astronaut helmet)
- Aeon of Horus Pin
- Tree of Ardalore (tree in blue/purple tones)
- Ancient Ones Gen Con Pin Bazaar Exclusive (from a previous year)
Andrew Thompson, Artist
- The Banished Pin (skull formed of smoke and roses)
- Hesitation Pin (face and wings… um, just go look)
- Inspiration Pin (hands making magic)
- Squadron Pin (winged beast, dragon?)
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
Asmodee (Z-Man Games)
- Noctiluca Pin
- Pandemic Legacy Season Zero Pin, from Gen Con 2020
- Pandemic Rapid Response Pin, from Gen Con 2019
Atlas Games
- The People’s Pin, Cogs and Commissars (wrench over cog)
Black Oak Workshop
- Limited Edition Gen Con 2021 Pin (Heraldic Dragon on a red shield)
- Dice Goblin Pin
- Black Cat Pin
- Elder Star Pin
- and MORE
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
- Pathfinder Society Faction Pin: Envoy’s Alliance
- Starfinder Society Faction Pin: Exo-Guardians
- Starfinder Society Faction Pin: Second Seekers
- Pathfinder Goblin Pin
Cephalofair
Cephalofair is having a buy one get one sale on pins, puzzles and pint glasses. Add any two pins (or well, other eligible items) to your cart to see the discount applied.
- Gloomhaven Brute Pin
- Gloomhaven Tinkerer Pin
- Gloomhaven Spellweaver Pin
- Gloomhaven Scoundrel Pin
- Gloomhaven Cragheart Pin
- Gloomhaven Mindtheif Pin
Christopher Bair, Author
- Gen Con 2022 “Niall” Angel Slayers’ Plague Doctor Pin (qualifies for rares)
- 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
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
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
Flood Gate Games
- Sagrada Green Enamel Pin, Gen Con 2022 (qualifies for rares)
- Fog of Love Blue Enamel Pin
- Fog of Love Pink Enamel Pin
- Sagrada Red Enamel Pin. Gen Con 2020
- Sagrada Blue Enamel Pin, Origins 2021
- Vivid Memories Logo Pin
Flying Frog Productions
Flying Leap Games
Foam Brain Games
- Gen Con 2022 Dragon Dew Pin (dragon in a glass of Mountain Dew, qualifies for rares)
- Gen Con 2022 3 Pin Starter Set (featuring 2022 Gen Con Online logo, attendee badge and compass, qualifies for rares)
- Gen Con 2021 Dungeon Master Pin
- GenCon 2021 4 Pin Starter Set (featuring Gen Con Online logo, masked meeple, Welcome Bag Gamers sign, and purple wizard hat)
- GenCon 2020 3-Pin Holiday Set (featuring gingerbread meeple, D20 snowflake, and dragon with presents)
- Pin Bazaar Gen Con 2020 3 Pin Starter Set (featuring Red Dragon Pin, 20/20 Sunglasses Pin, and Gen Con 2020 Words Pin)
- Pin Bazaar: Gen Con 2019 Starter Set (lanyard, Game On and Red Dragon)
- Take Out Dice Enamel Pin
- Plus many. many, more gaming themed pins which you can browse through HERE.
Geek Orthodox
Greater Than Games
- GenCon Pin Bazaar Pin: Young Legacy (Sentinel Comics)
- GenCon Pin Bazarr Pin: River Surges in Sunlight (Spirit Island)
- Pairs Logo Pin
HABA USA
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.
- Classic Krampus, Gen Con 2022 (qualifies for rares)
- Cthulhu Ice Scream Pin (Cthulhu on a stick)
Hit ’em With a Shoe
Hit Point Press
Horrible Guild
- Railroad Ink Pin Pack (pins include Railroad Ink Deep Blue, Railroad Ink Blazing Red, Railroad Ink Challenge Lush Green, Railroad Ink Shining Yellow and Horrible Guild logo)
Japanime Games
- 2022 Origins Pin Bazaar Akiko Pin
- 2021 Pin Bazaar Akiko Pin
- 2020 Japanime Games Corgi Pin
- 2021 Japanime Games Raman Pin
- Domina: Pralaya Pin
- Domina: Argoat Pin
- Heart of Crown Pin Set
Kiri Leonard, Artist
Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Author
Legion Premium Supplies
- Complete Trash (racoon with tin can)
- Never Tell Me The Odds Pin (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
- GenCon 2022 Limited Edition Art Pin (an open book with a castle and horizon behind it, qualifies for rares)
- Gen Con 2020 Limited Edition Art Pin (girl reading book while creature looks on)
- Underhill (Hobbit front door)
- Lantern Lamp on Leaves
- Miles to go Before I Sleep Pin (person in cloak riding a stag)
- Cat on Books (cat sitting on stack of books)
- Sea Jelly (jellyfish)
- 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
- Rainbow Meeple Pin
- 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 Playtest 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
- Spellstorm Pistols Pin (crossed pistols)
- Chibi Broadsides Bart Pin
- Chibi Kaya and Laris Alt Pin
- and TONS MORE.
Prolific Games
- 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)
- Deep Apiarist Pin (occult bee)
- Honey Heist enamel pin (sketchy bear)
Sam & Fuzzy / TopatoCo
- “Sneak Attack” Gen Con 2021 Pin Bazaar Pin (cat pouncing on D6)
- Don’t Look at Me Pin (surly medusa with sunglasses)
- Good & Evil Cat Pin 2-Pack
- Vote Dog Pin
Savage Sparrow Studios
- This Lich Pin (lich sipping tea)
- Tabletop Magic Pin (witch casting a D20)
- 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 2022)
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
- Playful Kitten (kitten with rainbow D20)
- Playful Puppers (puppy with rainbow D20, qualifies for rares)
Tea & Absinthe
- Gen Con 2021 Tea & Absinthe Pin (art deco style woman dropping D20 into a tea cup}
- Plus many other geeky enamel pins (the website notes that currently most are marked as out of stock because they have taken everything to their in person GenCon booth, stock availability should update once they return).
Th3rd World Studios
- The Stuff of Legend, 2019 Pin (Max the teddy bear)
- The Eye of Dissonance, 2018 Pin
Ukiyoe Heroes
Ukiyoe Heroes has tons of very detailed limited edition enamel pins available for sale, including many unique hinged style pins that you can flip open.
To celebrate Gen Con they are having a Buy 2 Get 1 Free sale (put 3 pins into your cart and hit the checkout button and the discount will show up). They are also offering 15% off if you sign up for their mailing list (you can use only one of these deals at a time, they do not stack).
Weregeek
Tiny Dragons Pins (cute dragons in various colours, the purple one is part of this year’s Pin Bazaar but it hasn’t made its way online yet )
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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