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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 7739492" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p><strong>EN World's </strong>Christopher Helton talked about the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?555296-What-The-World-Needs-Now-Is-More-Gaming-Conventions" target="_blank">need for more local tabletop gaming conventions</a> and, to that end, I attended <a href="http://www.andocon.org/" target="_blank"><strong>AndoCon</strong></a> (March 9[SUP]th[/SUP] to 11[SUP]th[/SUP], 2018) in Peachtree Corners, Georgia (Greater Atlanta). This was an intimate tabletop gaming convention anchored by Ando Poore and housed in a Marriott. Born of Ando's love of gaming and community, the 2018 edition was funded via <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andocon/andocon-2018" target="_blank"><strong>Kickstarter</strong></a> and managed a nice guest list despite being the same weekend as <a href="http://garycon.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Gary Con X</strong></a>. Creators Sean Patrick Fannon, Eddy Webb, Eloy Lasanta, Jason Stone, Craig Campbell<strong>,</strong> and more attended to debut a variety of games as well as to game. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]95710[/ATTACH]</p><p>[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] </p><p>Despite missing the first day-and-a-half of the con, I arrived around dinner time on the second day for a game of <a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220180/Heavy-Metal-Thunder-Mouse" target="_blank"><strong>Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse</strong></a> with the game's creator, Derek Kamal. On walking through the Marriot's doors intending to look for the registration desk, I hear, "Hey, Egg!" as Derek spots me from across the room (we'd met once before for, maybe, 10 minutes). He was having dinner with Eloy Lasanta of <a href="https://www.thirdeyegames.net/" target="_blank"><strong>Third Eye Games</strong></a> fame. We spoke for two minutes and they told me where to get my badge. I walked toward the registration desk when I spot Craig Campbell (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_1582756696_capers-2Drpg&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=Gqu4GA47VML8UeYdbv2w-tJYzh_vWGV9IAdsE9iMt7k&e=" target="_blank"><strong>Capers</strong></a> is his current <strong>Kickstarter</strong>) and he invites me to pull up a chair. This was the tone of the convention, as warm and friendly as going home. </p><p> </p><p>At Derek's game, <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_shorelessskies_heavy-2Dmetal-2Dthunder-2Dmouse&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=b4NiTinFY4J0nPdBd7GIwblCCw99_NzFaYbGAvOaTzc&e=" target="_blank"><strong>Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse</strong></a>, we played mice on a mission to rescue a mouse, we had motorcycles, and it was Fate, fast, easy, and a blast! Lots of fun. The game took just over two hours and every player played like they were born to play biker mice! After the game, Derek gave every player a free PDF of the game and some scenarios, and he gave us the option to buy the print copy for $15 (every player threw down cash). After that we hung out at the table and talked until 10 when <strong>Craig</strong> hosted a playtest of <strong>Die Laughing 2e</strong>, a GM'less RPG where you play a character in a horror-comedy-movie in which, when you die, you become a producer of the movie. We gamed until midnight to everyone's amusement! I left as Craig and company started to record their <strong>AndoCon </strong>edition podcast for the <strong>NerdBurger Show</strong>. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]95711[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">The author in blue.</p><p></p><p>On Sunday, I participated in <a href="https://www.realmsofpugmire.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Eddy Webb</strong></a>'s first ever playtest crossover of <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_200664283_pugmire-2Dfantasy-2Dtabletop-2Drpg&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=tIkBKAPBdxQOnW78u14jkOxrIkjcFCBqUmZ9HIQRUBI&e=" target="_blank"><strong>Pugmire</strong></a> and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_200664283_monarchies-2Dof-2Dmau-2Dfantasy-2Dtabletop-2Drpg&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=32arEZTaNd0K3SMmFWx5cih1QwNmAF9AROjNN8i-beI&e=" target="_blank"><strong>Monarchies of Moa</strong></a>. At the table were RPG character artisans like Sean Patrick Fannon (of <strong>Savage Worlds Rifts</strong> and <strong>EN World</strong> fame) who nailed his portrayal of a British Bulldog, Chuck Childers (of <strong>DriveThruRPG/OneBookShelf</strong>) who owned the game's pug princess while Chris Tang (also <strong>DriveThruRPG/OBS</strong>) played an amazing cat with endless humor and grace. Each of them, and the other players, nailed delivery over and over again. After the game, I asked Eddy what inspired <a href="https://www.realmsofpugmire.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Pugmire</strong></a> and his story was cute – He wanted an RPG where the setting could be communicated in short order – you play a dog in a fantasy dog world where cats are the villains. Go! </p><p> </p><p>After the game, I had to leave (it was a busy weekend) and the worst part of that was missing a dry run of a <strong>Legend of the Five Rings </strong>adventure. The location - <strong>Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners</strong> - was exceedingly nice. Wish I had been able to make it on Friday and early Saturday because the show was great from end-to-end. So much good at the con that it begs the question, how are the local tabletop gaming shows that you attend? </p><p></p><p><em>contributed by Egg Embry</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 7739492, member: 6808965"] [B]EN World's [/B]Christopher Helton talked about the [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?555296-What-The-World-Needs-Now-Is-More-Gaming-Conventions"]need for more local tabletop gaming conventions[/URL] and, to that end, I attended [URL="http://www.andocon.org/"][B]AndoCon[/B][/URL] (March 9[SUP]th[/SUP] to 11[SUP]th[/SUP], 2018) in Peachtree Corners, Georgia (Greater Atlanta). This was an intimate tabletop gaming convention anchored by Ando Poore and housed in a Marriott. Born of Ando's love of gaming and community, the 2018 edition was funded via [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andocon/andocon-2018"][B]Kickstarter[/B][/URL] and managed a nice guest list despite being the same weekend as [URL="http://garycon.com/"][B]Gary Con X[/B][/URL]. Creators Sean Patrick Fannon, Eddy Webb, Eloy Lasanta, Jason Stone, Craig Campbell[B],[/B] and more attended to debut a variety of games as well as to game. [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]95710[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Despite missing the first day-and-a-half of the con, I arrived around dinner time on the second day for a game of [URL="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220180/Heavy-Metal-Thunder-Mouse"][B]Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse[/B][/URL] with the game's creator, Derek Kamal. On walking through the Marriot's doors intending to look for the registration desk, I hear, "Hey, Egg!" as Derek spots me from across the room (we'd met once before for, maybe, 10 minutes). He was having dinner with Eloy Lasanta of [URL="https://www.thirdeyegames.net/"][B]Third Eye Games[/B][/URL] fame. We spoke for two minutes and they told me where to get my badge. I walked toward the registration desk when I spot Craig Campbell ([URL="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_1582756696_capers-2Drpg&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=Gqu4GA47VML8UeYdbv2w-tJYzh_vWGV9IAdsE9iMt7k&e="][B]Capers[/B][/URL] is his current [B]Kickstarter[/B]) and he invites me to pull up a chair. This was the tone of the convention, as warm and friendly as going home. At Derek's game, [URL="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_shorelessskies_heavy-2Dmetal-2Dthunder-2Dmouse&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=b4NiTinFY4J0nPdBd7GIwblCCw99_NzFaYbGAvOaTzc&e="][B]Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse[/B][/URL], we played mice on a mission to rescue a mouse, we had motorcycles, and it was Fate, fast, easy, and a blast! Lots of fun. The game took just over two hours and every player played like they were born to play biker mice! After the game, Derek gave every player a free PDF of the game and some scenarios, and he gave us the option to buy the print copy for $15 (every player threw down cash). After that we hung out at the table and talked until 10 when [B]Craig[/B] hosted a playtest of [B]Die Laughing 2e[/B], a GM'less RPG where you play a character in a horror-comedy-movie in which, when you die, you become a producer of the movie. We gamed until midnight to everyone's amusement! I left as Craig and company started to record their [B]AndoCon [/B]edition podcast for the [B]NerdBurger Show[/B]. [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]95711[/ATTACH] The author in blue.[/CENTER] On Sunday, I participated in [URL="https://www.realmsofpugmire.com/"][B]Eddy Webb[/B][/URL]'s first ever playtest crossover of [URL="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_200664283_pugmire-2Dfantasy-2Dtabletop-2Drpg&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=tIkBKAPBdxQOnW78u14jkOxrIkjcFCBqUmZ9HIQRUBI&e="][B]Pugmire[/B][/URL] and [URL="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_200664283_monarchies-2Dof-2Dmau-2Dfantasy-2Dtabletop-2Drpg&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=32arEZTaNd0K3SMmFWx5cih1QwNmAF9AROjNN8i-beI&e="][B]Monarchies of Moa[/B][/URL]. At the table were RPG character artisans like Sean Patrick Fannon (of [B]Savage Worlds Rifts[/B] and [B]EN World[/B] fame) who nailed his portrayal of a British Bulldog, Chuck Childers (of [B]DriveThruRPG/OneBookShelf[/B]) who owned the game's pug princess while Chris Tang (also [B]DriveThruRPG/OBS[/B]) played an amazing cat with endless humor and grace. Each of them, and the other players, nailed delivery over and over again. After the game, I asked Eddy what inspired [URL="https://www.realmsofpugmire.com/"][B]Pugmire[/B][/URL] and his story was cute – He wanted an RPG where the setting could be communicated in short order – you play a dog in a fantasy dog world where cats are the villains. Go! After the game, I had to leave (it was a busy weekend) and the worst part of that was missing a dry run of a [B]Legend of the Five Rings [/B]adventure. The location - [B]Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners[/B] - was exceedingly nice. Wish I had been able to make it on Friday and early Saturday because the show was great from end-to-end. So much good at the con that it begs the question, how are the local tabletop gaming shows that you attend? [I]contributed by Egg Embry[/I] [/QUOTE]
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