I was unable to get to GenCon before Friday morning. I had a class Thursday evening. Either way, this being my first GenCon, I was pretty stoked about it.
I think I took ten pictures with folks dressed up like everything I could imagine and then some, before actually getting onto the main floor. I think
Boba-fett was the best.
I walked in through the main entrance and my senses were assaulted. Dice, video games, dice, people beating each other with foam covered weapons, dice, almost
naked women....scratch that, one pasty came un-glued.....lucky me....one naked women, dice....did I meantion dice?
First of all, some people should have to have a license to be in public almost nude. Seriously.
I have been to numerous conventions, all for work; the biggest being in Chicago for IMTS which is an industrial machine show. GenCon just blows it all away.
They pack so much gaming in that center that there is hardely room for walk-ways. It is awsome. If you have not been, you must go. I enjoyed Red Dragon Inn
by Slugfest games. It had a tavern atmosphere and the folks at the booth were great fun! I had to purchase games there.
Be warned, there are people who prepare by not taking showers prior to the convention. There were some real stinkers. The almost naked women are very
friendly and love to be in pictures with you. Aaaaa....the 20-something guy who shaved all the hair off his body and wore a little 4-year-old girl's
dress....disturbing. The officials had him change. It was clear that it offended more than just me. All the others were just fantastic. So much fun!!
Where a geek can be a geek!
At the Tabletop Games booth, the Necro-boarders met to make lunch, dinner and gaming plans. I met Sen the Collector, Casandra, Treebore, Sangrolu, Mr. Baron,
Tacojohn, The Aracanist, and others (will add when memory starts working). It was so good meeting people face to face. I was also honored to game with a few.
Everyone needs to now right now that if you get lost in the Caverns of Thracia, Sen the Collector plays an excellent magic user (he likes the same pizza as me
too). If you are ever short a few 6-siders, Sen carried about 42,000 in his bag. It was great avoiding Tacojohns encounters for four and a half hours. Dont
know how we did it.
I want to thank Tacojohn and Sangolu for beng so good as to invite me and my posse to game with them. We had a great time. Let everyone be for-warned that
Sangolu likes drawing porno on the mapping grid (chuckles). It was not intended, but the group got the giggles by the time he had drawn the entrance orafice
and insertion ramp entrance to the mineret of screams. It was hillarious. All good times.
Thank you to everyone, it was great meeting you and gaming. We must do it again next year!








