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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenada" data-source="post: 9384614" data-attributes="member: 70468">I played in a con Call of Cthulhu at Origins pre-pandemic (when Rogue Cthulhu was still a thing). It was a railroad where your character got killed at the end. I figured that was the point. I don’t think I’ve ever played a con game that wasn’t to some degree.(I thought the Call of Cthulhu game was lame but not as bad as the 5e AL game I did one year. My favorites are playing Konosuba TRPG a few years ago and a 5e killer dungeon where someone got a hand of Vecna, and the GM used traps from Grimtooth’s traps.)⁂I had fun at this year’s convention, but if I weren’t local, I wouldn’t bother to go. Origins is mostly an excuse to take off work and play games with friends. I spent most of my time in the board room. A friend had been given a copy <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345972/cat-in-the-box-deluxe-edition" target="_blank">Cat in the Box</a> for his birthday, so we tried that, which was an interesting trick-taking game. I played a couple of games of <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130/iron-dragon" target="_blank">Iron Dragon</a>, which is always fun.The dealer room was better than last year, but it was still pretty lame. There were several booths selling artisanal, handcrafted dice but few there just to sell games. I’m not talking about producers selling their wares but shops coming to the convention to sell games. Cool Stuff Inc was my go-to in past years, but they pivoted a few years ago to focus on CCGs and weren’t even at Origins this year.Barley’s was just okay this year. I got my glass and had lunch there a few times. Food was fine if a bit pricey. It’s nice being able to have a beer or two with lunch. I didn’t care much for this year’s con brew.I was also looking forward to trying the donuts at the North Market, but I was disappointed. The yeast ones (like the bismarks) weren’t bad, but the cake donuts were too dry. I thought Stauf’s coffee was so-so. If I hadn’t wanted to get breakfast at North Market, I would have been better off going to the Crimson Cup in the convention center.</blockquote>

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