Tuesday, July 24, 2018

going to GENCON!



So, by a chance of fate, I am going to the biggest gaming convention in the world. 60K+ will be attending

This is the first time I am going to a Con and not running any games... I get to travel light for a change, usually I have to bring all sorts of stuff to run games. 




I have avoided GenCon because of several things
  • The amount of people attending
  • Trying to run games would be crazy
  • Trying to get into a game with thousands competing for a seat is insane
  • Cost of hotels
  • Cost of the badge
  • Location: Indianapolis

So, since being involved with Envoy and doing board game demos (PAX Unplugged in Philly was my first big event) they put out a call for demo crew at GenCon... giving Rooms and Badges and goodies from the companies... 

So my first venture to Gencon will be doing board game demos. I will be with Breaking Games




I requested Breaking games because I love the Sparkle Kitty and Sparkle Kitty Nights Games.  




I will be doing demos of Rise of Tribes and Expancity




I am trying to pick up as many Demo team opportunities as I can so I can remain as busy as possible without overdoing it... 

So, What am I looking forward to:
  • Collecting as many Promo cards for games that I can
  • Taking lots of Pictures 
  • Getting lots of new games 
  • Maybe running a game or 2 off the grid
  • Playing an RPG game
  • Playing in a few board games


I signed up for one event, that looks amazing... 



So, I will most likely get the game through Envoy, but this mug will be pretty cool....

I tend to Eat light when I am at a Con, Usually 1 meal per day and 2-3 Protein bars, This cuts down on food costs by a great amount... I try to spend less than 10-15 on Food and Drink... hoping to find a cheap coffee seller somewhere


So I get to pack light for GenCon
One suitcase for Clothes, 
Shorts
1 set of Long pants
TShirts
Hawaiian Shirt
essentials - shaving 

CPAP

Backpack
Spare Shirt
Travel Towel (always have a Towel) 
Deodorant
Protein bars
snacks (usually unsalted Sunflower seeds and salted peanuts)
Notepad, Pen and Pencils, Sharpie
Dice, a few choice sets 

3 small games
Sparkle Kitty Nights
Firefly Fluxx
Fuji Flush

My Duffel for bringing games back with me. 

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