Convention’al Wisdom October 9, 2009
Posted by webofwebhead in Conventions.Tags: AndCon, BASHcon, DecipherCon, GenCon, Origins, PentaCon
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While clearing out the office, I came across all of my saved up convention badges. As I sort through them, I thought it would be as good a time as any to relive some of the gaming history they represent for me…
September 28 – October 1, 1995, Toledo, Ohio – AndCon: This was my first big con, and luckily it was found right in my own back yard. At this point, I had been playing Magic for a little over a year, and we had just started playing Marvel Overpower as our casual game. I remember playing in Magic tournaments matching Ice Age commons against Power Nine rare decks.
September 12 – 15, 1996, Toledo, Ohio - AndCon: In ’96 I was playing both Magic and the Star Wars CCG, attempting to play tournaments for both games. Star Wars already is beginning to eclipse Magic in our play group.
September 25 – 28, 1997, Toledo, Ohio - AndCon: By this year my play group is basically Star Wars CCG only, and this is reflected in my gameplay for the weekend. I remember unloading a lot of Magic cards that I wish I still had today.
September 1998, Toledo, Ohio - AndCon: This was the final year AndCon was held, and attendance was way down. We were still playing Star Wars CCG and I still remember furtively trying to track down Overpower singles. Ironically I would be working across the street from the convention center the following year and never have the chance to simply walk across the skywalk from work to the con.
November 1999, Virginia Beach, Virginia - DecipherCon: The first DecipherCon held near Decipher’s home offices. This was a great venue for playing cards, overlooking the water. We were playing Young Jedi competitively at the time. We also picked up a lot of the Austin Powers CCG which was pre-released at the event. This would be my first and only DecipherCon. (more…)
GenCon Bound Again August 6, 2009
Posted by webofwebhead in About This Blog, Conventions, UDE.Tags: Arcane Legions, GenCon, HeroClix, Indy, Magic, Marvel, NECA, UDE, Wizkids
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I had pretty much resigned myself to the fact that for the first time in many years I wasn’t going to make it to either of the big gaming conventions in my neck of the woods. For a long time Origins down in Columbus felt like my “home turf”, only a couple hours away, it could be done as a day trip, though we usually made a weekend of it. Likewise of late with GenCon, Indy is only about a three hour drive as well, and though we’ve also done it as a day trip, it’s much nicer to spend the weekend. But time and schedules didn’t seem to lend themselves well to attending either this year.
As these things sometimes do though, the clouds parted so to speak this week, and we were able to make a nice plan for an overnight stay in the Indy area to both catch a full day at GenCon and attend a concert my wife REALLY wants to see at the State Fair. (Keith Urban, for those that care.)
I’m excited to get that general GenCon buzz again this year. I plan on taking a lot of pictures for the benefit of those of you that drop by here from time to time. I really look forward to getting my hands on some Arcane Legions, just to see how it lives up to the hype. I want to try my hand at the new Marvel card game from UDE. I want to get any sort of scoop I can on the HeroClix/WizKids/NECA news. And of course I expect to pick up a lot of Magic singles to round out some decks I’ve been working on.
But mostly I look forward to seeing all of my hobby gaming friends that I only usually have the chance to catch up with once a year. If you will be attending on Saturday as well, drop me a comment here and please say hi if you see me in the crowd.
