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<blockquote data-quote="David Howery" data-source="post: 5150846" data-attributes="member: 17239"><p>ah, Gencon.&nbsp; The first one I went to was in 1989, the last one in 2000, and I have lots of fond memories.&nbsp; The convention grew a LOT in those years, and registration went from 'mail it in and get everything you want' to 'preregister 10 minutes after they open the site and hope for the best.'&nbsp; I remember the hotels around MECCA ranging from high priced and perfect to 'affordable' with roaches on the walls.&nbsp; I remember playing a huge variety of games, from familiar D&amp;D to a whole pile of miniature wargames that I didn't really understand the rules for, but enjoyed all the same (somewhere around here, I still have a certificate for a Battlestar Galactica miniatures game, where by sheer random luck, I took out a lot of Cylons and was awarded 'Savior of the Fleet').&nbsp; I remember meeting a lot of famous-in-the-business people, everyone from EGG himself to most of the staff from Dungeon and Dragon.&nbsp; I remember shopping in the main exhibit hall, and buying a massive pile of stuff over the years that I have, sadly, mostly lost now.&nbsp; I doubt I'll ever go back to a Gencon, but I'll remember the ones I did go to for the rest of my life...</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="David Howery, post: 5150846, member: 17239"] ah, Gencon. The first one I went to was in 1989, the last one in 2000, and I have lots of fond memories. The convention grew a LOT in those years, and registration went from 'mail it in and get everything you want' to 'preregister 10 minutes after they open the site and hope for the best.' I remember the hotels around MECCA ranging from high priced and perfect to 'affordable' with roaches on the walls. I remember playing a huge variety of games, from familiar D&D to a whole pile of miniature wargames that I didn't really understand the rules for, but enjoyed all the same (somewhere around here, I still have a certificate for a Battlestar Galactica miniatures game, where by sheer random luck, I took out a lot of Cylons and was awarded 'Savior of the Fleet'). I remember meeting a lot of famous-in-the-business people, everyone from EGG himself to most of the staff from Dungeon and Dragon. I remember shopping in the main exhibit hall, and buying a massive pile of stuff over the years that I have, sadly, mostly lost now. I doubt I'll ever go back to a Gencon, but I'll remember the ones I did go to for the rest of my life... [/QUOTE]

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