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Zack's 2014 Gen Con Blog!

Started by Zachary The First, August 13, 2014, 08:20:31 PM

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Zachary The First

#15
August 14, 2014, 06:41:25 AM
Quote from: One Horse Town;779488Ha! Is that you Zach?

Nope. Gray polo and KC Royals hat today. Not a lot of Royals fans here....or anywhere.

Standing in the line for a press badge right now. Long line already!
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Endless Flight

#16
August 14, 2014, 07:17:45 AM
Impressive!

If I lived in Indiana still, I might have gone.

Psychman

#17
August 14, 2014, 07:24:57 AM
It may be a little early in the Con to find out, but can you keep an eye out for Moon Design's product announcements? I already know of the webcomic, Heroquest Glorantha, and 13th Age in Glorantha,  but even more was being held back for Gencon.  Also let us know how Mythic Britain and the other RQ6 stuff looks, please?

Have a good show!
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Harrowedsmiley

#18
August 14, 2014, 08:28:48 AM
Quote from: Goober;779449nice shirt

Okay, where did you score that? Cause I want to troll someone.
Call me Harrowed

Omega

#19
August 14, 2014, 08:40:34 AM
Quote from: Harrowedsmiley;779505Okay, where did you score that? Cause I want to troll someone.

Funnier would have been if they could have gotten Gen Con to give them out to everyone in the freebies packet. :D

One Horse Town

#20
August 14, 2014, 08:50:57 AM
Quote from: Harrowedsmiley;779505Okay, where did you score that? Cause I want to troll someone.

Welcome Harrowed!

BarefootGaijin

#21
August 14, 2014, 09:46:56 AM
Quote from: Goober;779449nice shirt

Pic of this shirt and Mearls. Naow!!!11!
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jcfiala

#22
August 14, 2014, 09:50:19 AM
Quote from: YourSwordisMine;779452haha that is going to cause a stir at The Big Purple

Actually with the current ruling on no discussion of Zak & Pundit, it's not.  Folks may see it and get steamed, but if they try to discuss it then red text is going to fly.
 

YourSwordisMine

#23
August 14, 2014, 10:10:22 AM
Quote from: jcfiala;779522Actually with the current ruling on no discussion of Zak & Pundit, it's not.  Folks may see it and get steamed, but if they try to discuss it then red text is going to fly.

booo...

That would have been a week or more worth of entertainment... oh well...
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#24
August 14, 2014, 10:12:29 AM
Quote from: jcfiala;779522Actually with the current ruling on no discussion of Zak & Pundit, it's not.  Folks may see it and get steamed, but if they try to discuss it then red text is going to fly.

That's actually funnier. If we could harness all that pent-up purple rage our energy problems would be over. :)
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flyerfan1991

#25
August 14, 2014, 10:19:43 AM
Why GenCon can't make posters of their artwork for sale is beyond me.  Last year's and this years art is great.

Marleycat

#26
August 14, 2014, 10:23:42 AM
Quote from: Goober;779449nice shirt
:D Carry on.
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Zachary The First

#27
August 14, 2014, 11:11:50 AM
Update incoming....
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dragoner

#28
August 14, 2014, 11:24:16 AM
Quote from: Endless Flight;779497Impressive!

If I lived in Indiana still, I might have gone.

I have family visiting, or I would go, probably Saturday though.
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Zachary The First

#29
August 14, 2014, 11:34:56 AM
Holy cow, what a crowd this morning! I was able to get in a bit early to the Exhibit Hall to take some pics, but not without wading through thousands of gamers.



Inside, gamers were already queuing at booths like Fantasy Flight and Paizo--most Very Important Gamer passes, or folks who otherwise squoze their way through a bit early.



Doomtown from AEG--holy cow, the line seemed to never end. My goodness! People were going nuts over the re-issue of this game.



My first stop as soon as I could grab something was at Inkwell Ideas, where Joe Wetzel had his cool new versions of his DungeonMorph dice, and  a great show special on his Cityographer software.





I also picked up the new Black Box from Troll Lord Games. Super-cool guys, will to chat with the customers and cut a deal if you're buying enough. Trollzah!



A pic of the TLG booth before the doors opened:



Fantasy Flight's Star Wars Armada game looks amazing:



Devious Weasel's booth has dancers doing rhythmic stuff in sync. One of the nearby booths was talking about how that was Sending The Wrong Message:

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