I have a hard time conveying how geeky yet somehow awesome GenCon is. The pictures capture some
of the sheer randomness of the event. You are likely to run into just about
anything and soon you become completely inured to the
strangeness. Then you can relax and have a good time playing strange
games with strange people.
I think that it is fair to say that the independent RPGs produced by the guys and gals at The Forge booth were the most fun for our group this year. Castor played in a great game of The Shab-al-Hiri Roach and quickly became enamored of it. I snatched copies of Bone Wars and Mechaton: Giant Fighty Robots early and they are both great games. Lehmann discovered Capes later in the convention, and seems quite fond of it. Sara and I also demoed 1001 Nights with Meg Baker. The demo was too short to get a proper sense of it, but it looks like it has a lot of potential.
Other games from proper game studios were also enjoyed including Four Colors al Fresco, GURPS, Champions, and WEGS.
The board game scene seemed to have cooled down a great deal this year after being very active for several years. I suppose the folks at Mayfair and Z-Man have to sleep some time.
I think that it is fair to say that the independent RPGs produced by the guys and gals at The Forge booth were the most fun for our group this year. Castor played in a great game of The Shab-al-Hiri Roach and quickly became enamored of it. I snatched copies of Bone Wars and Mechaton: Giant Fighty Robots early and they are both great games. Lehmann discovered Capes later in the convention, and seems quite fond of it. Sara and I also demoed 1001 Nights with Meg Baker. The demo was too short to get a proper sense of it, but it looks like it has a lot of potential.
Other games from proper game studios were also enjoyed including Four Colors al Fresco, GURPS, Champions, and WEGS.
The board game scene seemed to have cooled down a great deal this year after being very active for several years. I suppose the folks at Mayfair and Z-Man have to sleep some time.