Conventions -- Why do you go?
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ghettognome
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Are you just going to small local cons that usually only draw in the 'off' kind of gamers? If so, then that there might be part of the problem. I pretty much stopped going to local cons, and save up to go to big ones. Meeting up with friends you don't normally get to see, and gaming on a very huge level is worth it. I missed Gencon last year because it was too early in August for me to go, and I felt like I missed a lot.
francisca
I got dice older than you.
For me, it's mostly to game, though hanging out with friends is a close second.
For example, I only play CarWars at GenCon. It's also an opportunity to try to play game that I would otherwise never play. This year, I'm playing Deadlands (the original), for example. I also try to play games that I would not normally be able to play, such as Reaper Warlord, Canvas Eagles, etc...
And of course there are all my friends from ENW, CM, DF, and other boards I meet and greet each year at GenCon.
It's hard to fit it all in.
Now, as far as other Cons, I have attended the LGGC a few times, and I really appreciate the laid back atmosphere and old school vibe going on.
For example, I only play CarWars at GenCon. It's also an opportunity to try to play game that I would otherwise never play. This year, I'm playing Deadlands (the original), for example. I also try to play games that I would not normally be able to play, such as Reaper Warlord, Canvas Eagles, etc...
And of course there are all my friends from ENW, CM, DF, and other boards I meet and greet each year at GenCon.
It's hard to fit it all in.
Now, as far as other Cons, I have attended the LGGC a few times, and I really appreciate the laid back atmosphere and old school vibe going on.
1) To actually *play*. In my home groups, I'm the DM; when I go to conventions (large or small), it's to actually be a player.
2) I go to one or two big conventions a year (in addition to several smaller ones); at those, a big part of the draw is seeing friends that I don't get to see often (if ever) otherwise.
2) I go to one or two big conventions a year (in addition to several smaller ones); at those, a big part of the draw is seeing friends that I don't get to see often (if ever) otherwise.
Clueless
Webmonkey
Henry loves us.Henry said:
Seriously - that's another reason I enjoy the NC Gameday that much, I get to catch up with folks like Henry that I only get to see once in awhile. With smaller conventions/gamedays it can be easier to have a serial game going at, so it's a little less of a one shot. In fact, come to think of it, I think most of the good games at the NCGD are serial games.
So... tell us, why'd you ask the question in the first place? In need of an invite to a *good* con?
I go to game, alot. Its a chace to game for almost 72 hours, with nothing else to worry about. No work, no wife, no daily routine. Get up, find a game, play till I passout, get some sleep (usually not a whole lot) and then get up and do it again.
Its also a chance to hang out with my friends, since I have moved its a chance to game with my old group (gamed with them for 10 years before moving 3 years ago). I also have gamer friends that I have met at the Con I attend yearly and only see the one time a year, some of them for over 15 years now.
Iv'e recently also started using it as a chance to play other games that I haven't gotten to play in a while.
Oh, and I do a little shopping at the small dealers room they have.
One thing to add, the Con I attend is a local con that focuses on gaming. (they average about 2300 guests total each year) They don't have guest speakers, or costum contests or a lot of the other things some of the bigger cons have. They have a varitiy of RPG's, Board Games & Mini's games, they also have a group from the SCA that do lectures and Demos, and a few semiars/disscussions about gaming and the industry.
JD
Its also a chance to hang out with my friends, since I have moved its a chance to game with my old group (gamed with them for 10 years before moving 3 years ago). I also have gamer friends that I have met at the Con I attend yearly and only see the one time a year, some of them for over 15 years now.
Iv'e recently also started using it as a chance to play other games that I haven't gotten to play in a while.
Oh, and I do a little shopping at the small dealers room they have.
One thing to add, the Con I attend is a local con that focuses on gaming. (they average about 2300 guests total each year) They don't have guest speakers, or costum contests or a lot of the other things some of the bigger cons have. They have a varitiy of RPG's, Board Games & Mini's games, they also have a group from the SCA that do lectures and Demos, and a few semiars/disscussions about gaming and the industry.
JD
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DM_Jeff
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The dealer's room. A chance to compare and see and hold potential buys before laying out cash (and frequently being able to ask the designers questions).
Seminars about upcoming products, Q&A's are good especially from companies who listen.
Meeting up with friends and all discussions gaming that come about.
Buffalo Wild Wings (well, that's GenCon specific I guess).
As my wife and I play RPG's about 6-7 times a month, the last thing we do when going to GenCon is play games!
-DM Jeff
Seminars about upcoming products, Q&A's are good especially from companies who listen.
Meeting up with friends and all discussions gaming that come about.
Buffalo Wild Wings (well, that's GenCon specific I guess).
As my wife and I play RPG's about 6-7 times a month, the last thing we do when going to GenCon is play games!
-DM Jeff
Festivus
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I used to go to GenCon SoCal, I'd meet the same friends each time and we would play a few games. I would always make a point to try a game I hadn't played before, and run past the auction looking for deals.
It was also the only place I would play in RPGA games, as it seems that my regular game schedule doesn't permit the time to run Living Greyhawk games.
With the demise of GenCon SoCal, I have not been to any conventions. I was hoping to hear from my Arizona friends to see if they decided to go to a different convention in the Southwest somewhere.
It was also the only place I would play in RPGA games, as it seems that my regular game schedule doesn't permit the time to run Living Greyhawk games.
With the demise of GenCon SoCal, I have not been to any conventions. I was hoping to hear from my Arizona friends to see if they decided to go to a different convention in the Southwest somewhere.
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