Who Goes to Cons These Days?
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beldar1215
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I live in Denver and have been going to our two cons (Genghis Con and Tacticon) every year for the last 10+ years. I look very forward to the cons. Genghis Con is actually in two weeks. I can't wait. This year will be my 4th Gen Con as well. I have always loved going to the cons and was very disappointed that I had to miss Gen Con last year.
Beldar
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Mark Chance
Boingy! Boingy!
I used to go to cons a lot more in the past than today, largely because I don't have the money and I can't afford to travel much. When I was single and in the Army, I had more disposable income and time.
I went to Con-Jour in Clear Lake, Texas, this weekend. You can read a brief write-up about it here.
I'm going to hit OwlCon at Rice University in February. It's been a while since I've been to an OwlCon. The last one I went to was pre-4E and I played in a few RPGA rounds that were only slightly more fun having dental work done.
For such a big city, Houston, Texas, is largely a wasteland when it comes to cons ever since the deaths of NanCon and Con-Troll.
Still, I have high hopes for OwlCon this year. I'm taking my son Giant Boy, and I'm going to studiously avoid the RPGA. Giant Boy and I are signed up for a round of some sort of superhero mash-up game using something called the PDQ system. I'm running a couple of events. Giant Boy's also signed up for a western RPG using the Draw! system (whatever that is). Should be fun.
I went to Con-Jour in Clear Lake, Texas, this weekend. You can read a brief write-up about it here.
I'm going to hit OwlCon at Rice University in February. It's been a while since I've been to an OwlCon. The last one I went to was pre-4E and I played in a few RPGA rounds that were only slightly more fun having dental work done.
For such a big city, Houston, Texas, is largely a wasteland when it comes to cons ever since the deaths of NanCon and Con-Troll.
Still, I have high hopes for OwlCon this year. I'm taking my son Giant Boy, and I'm going to studiously avoid the RPGA. Giant Boy and I are signed up for a round of some sort of superhero mash-up game using something called the PDQ system. I'm running a couple of events. Giant Boy's also signed up for a western RPG using the Draw! system (whatever that is). Should be fun.
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Rodrigo Istalindir
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GenCon for the past few years, and Origins for the first time last year. I intend to make those regular occurences for the forseeable future. Plus as many ENWorld gamedays as I can manage.
Last year was a great year -- LI Gameday, DC Gameday, NC Gameday, Origins, GenCon, Boston Gameday, a second LI Gameday, and a second DC Gameday.
Last year was a great year -- LI Gameday, DC Gameday, NC Gameday, Origins, GenCon, Boston Gameday, a second LI Gameday, and a second DC Gameday.
darjr
I crit!
I have only gone to local cons. Right now we have two major local cons in my City. Nuke-Con and OSFEST. Each 3day cons. OSFEST isn't a gaming con perse but they do have gaming, last time quite a bit. Nuke-Con is the gaming con, whole conference center dedicated to it.
Next year they are teaming up to make each con greater. They both jointly host game days and other events.
I need to become a Gen-Con regular.
Next year they are teaming up to make each con greater. They both jointly host game days and other events.
I need to become a Gen-Con regular.
grodog
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I've been attending RPG cons since I was ~10, but I didn't attend my first (WI) GenCon until the '90s. I grew up on a steady diet of local east coast, regional cons, and find that I really enjoy that size and focus the best. When I lived in San Jose, CA, I hit many of the local cons there, and I miss that (there aren't cons in Wichita, and while KC is close, the few cons there now aren't that hot from what I've heard).
I try to attend DunDraCon whenever I'm able to be in San Jose in February for work trips. I missed this year, unfortunately, but it's a lot of fun (more so than KublaCon, FYI). When I was there last (2008), I played Cosmic Encounter for the first time, which was a wonderful afternoon well-spent in one of DDC's myriad pick-up games!
This year I'm attending GaryCon in March, and the North TX RPG Con in June (for which I just completed my event registration
). Both are small (~200 attendees or so vs. say DunDraCon's ~1500), and old-school-focused, so I'm sure to find games I want to play/run.
I've found GenCon Indy to be a double-edge sword: I like going, and love getting to see folks there I don't otherwise see, play games, hit the auctions and exhibit hall, etc., but in general I find GenCon to have grown beyond my willingness to attend regularly as a gamer. From a publisher POV, I'd like to be in a position to exhibit there again sometime, but that's in our future for now. When I do attend GenCon, I try to dig into board games, minis companies, and the various smaller press RPG publishers vs. WotC, D&D, and the usual behemoths.
I attended the first DragonCon in 1987 and returned to it several times in the '90s, although I haven't been back since then. I'd enjoy hitting that again, I'm sure. Ditto for Origins (last was '99). Both are considerably larger now than when I last attended, I'm sure, though (DC was already pushing 10K in the late '90s, but Origins was still ~5K although it's grown in recent years to be pushing ~10-15K I think).
I try to attend DunDraCon whenever I'm able to be in San Jose in February for work trips. I missed this year, unfortunately, but it's a lot of fun (more so than KublaCon, FYI). When I was there last (2008), I played Cosmic Encounter for the first time, which was a wonderful afternoon well-spent in one of DDC's myriad pick-up games!
This year I'm attending GaryCon in March, and the North TX RPG Con in June (for which I just completed my event registration
). Both are small (~200 attendees or so vs. say DunDraCon's ~1500), and old-school-focused, so I'm sure to find games I want to play/run. I've found GenCon Indy to be a double-edge sword: I like going, and love getting to see folks there I don't otherwise see, play games, hit the auctions and exhibit hall, etc., but in general I find GenCon to have grown beyond my willingness to attend regularly as a gamer. From a publisher POV, I'd like to be in a position to exhibit there again sometime, but that's in our future for now. When I do attend GenCon, I try to dig into board games, minis companies, and the various smaller press RPG publishers vs. WotC, D&D, and the usual behemoths.
I attended the first DragonCon in 1987 and returned to it several times in the '90s, although I haven't been back since then. I'd enjoy hitting that again, I'm sure. Ditto for Origins (last was '99). Both are considerably larger now than when I last attended, I'm sure, though (DC was already pushing 10K in the late '90s, but Origins was still ~5K although it's grown in recent years to be pushing ~10-15K I think).
Philotomy Jurament
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I went to Archon back in the 80s, but then didn't go to any conventions for a couple of decades or so. Last year I went to Owl Con (although I didn't register for any games, just ran a pick-up OD&D game and checked out Lou Zocchi's booth) and to the first North TX RPG Con, which was a total blast. I played in AD&D and OD&D games run by Rob Kuntz, Tim Kask, and Grodog, and I got to meet other special guests and hang out with a lot of cool gamers.
I'm going to the North TX RPG Con, again, this year (and am even running an OD&D session on Saturday morning). It's definitely the best convention experience I've had.
I'm going to the North TX RPG Con, again, this year (and am even running an OD&D session on Saturday morning). It's definitely the best convention experience I've had.
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