Cdn Natnl Gaming Expo - Aug 26-28 - Going?

[Steel_Wind]

(And no - I got nothing to do with this gig)

In the wake of the past weekend's Gencon, it seems that Hobbystar is promoting a large gathering this coming weekend in Toronto at the Metro Convention Centre.

Billed as "Canada's Largest Gaming Event" the Gaming Expo is newly attached to an already very large SF/Comic/Anime/Horror fan show with about 27,000 people expected. Details here

A number of well known artists and authors are at the Con as well as a honkin large number of specialty retailers. The biggest name would be Gargy Gygax who is appearing to run some games, do some seminars and otherwise will be at Troll Lords' booth according to his latest post in the epic "Ask Gygax" thread.

Anyone else planning on attending this? The show is local to me and there seems not to have been a whole lot of promotion of this in my FLGS so I ended up finding out about it only from a friend who is into Anime.

I guess if you are trying to start up a large gaming expo and trying to give it some street cred, there is no better way to do so than by having Gygax attend.

 

[devilbat]

Some of the guests there are pretty good. Elijah Wood, Ed Greenwood, Robin Laws, Peter Laird, Gygax and many more.

This is the first I've heard of this Con. If it weren't so soon after Gen Con, I would be interested. But as it is, I'm pretty sure I'd be getting divorced if I went.

So I probably won't be there.

 

[Steve Conan Trustrum]

I'll be there, and Misfit Studios will have a table to peddle our wares and lots of 2nd hand books I'm trying to unload on the cheap So, if you want to say hi, check out Misfit Studios products or pick up a copy of 1e Oriental Adventures, swing by and see us in the dealer's room.

 

[Roudi]

Since I'm heading down from North Bay to Brampton for a wedding these weekend, we've already made plans to attend at least a day of this expo. If anyone recognizes me, please say hi (I look exactly like my avatar, minus the hat, and will be wearing a swanky MODERNIZED t-shirt).