My family is off today to Gen Con. My wife and I began going to this gaming convention in 1986 (My, how the years fly by.) That year about 5,000 people attended the Convention that was then held in Milwaukee. The Convention switched to Indianapolis in 2003. Last year attendance was 61, 423. As usual I will be hanging out at the game auction along with the other grizzled grognards as we remember historical boardgames of long ago and talk about the latest games. My bride will be crocheting in the craft section. My daughter will be participating in True Dungeon, live action D&D. My son, who is about to begin his final year in law school, will be prowling the exhibit hall looking for bargains. Hopefully I will not be tossed into the Klingon gaol and if I do, I trust I will not end up in Rura Penthe.
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You again win the title of Tecnogeek 🙂
I always have to fight to retain the title of Chief Geek of the blog Don!
You lucky bastard. 😉
A buddy I play games with semi-weekly is going up there this weekend too. I’m hoping he can find some Monsterpocalypse (greatest miniatures game ever) and I’m always wanting to go to see if I can find some of the LotR hex game and a few others I need to finish out.
Oh BTW, don, BEST Star Trek game ever? (and by that I mean, MOST like star trek without being too cumbersome to play) ST: Fleet Captains. Play that if you see a game of it somewhere.
*sigh* Meanwhile I’m slaving away making the house presentable for sale.
Bring us back good stories!
How old were your kids when they first went? I’ve been wanting to go, but I’m figuring I’m not getting there until I can at least take the oldest.
We were taking them when they were seven.
Always Foxfier!
Have fun. It looks like it’s Halloween in August.
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My “old” Boy Scout and fishing buddies and I go to the same sportsmen’s Expo each March.
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And, at 4AM this Saturday we’re driving off to Maine for a few days of bass fishing, and not a word on Obama, Hillary, or any of other tragic event coming down on our country.
I will look for it Nate!
Sounds like Heaven on Earth T Shaw!
Thank you for your response. Maybe I’ll get there in a couple of years.