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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 5076647" data-attributes="member: 34175">I went to GenCon in 2006 as a "once in a lifetime" gamer vacation.  When I got back I told the wife, "when we go next year...." and I've been back every year.  I met Kevin (P-Cat), Dave (Crothian), and Jody (Rodrigo) back then and have been pretty good friends with them ever since.  Unlike Dave - I think True Dungeon is good every year - of course I work for them now, so my judgment may be clouded. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  I'm also the audio producer for the ENnie's - a great little affair we seem to have every year, sponsored by some web site. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />But, he's right, every year it becomes more about friendships and less about the actual gaming - not that I don't game, just that I go to game with my other friends, the ones I only see once or twice a year.If you get the chance take it.  As for who shows up, it's a mixed bag: Gamers of all shades, pnp, ccg, electronic, wargamers, simulationists, and from every walk of life, race and age - from families with small children to doctors, I've seen it all.  There are quite a few comic/anime enthusiasts beginning to make GenCon their home too and while it means the tone is changing a bit, it's still a gaming convention.</blockquote>

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