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Vul-Con Trophies Are Amazing!
Vul-Con, the gaming convention taking place in Phoenix, Arizona on February 25th and 26th posted a shot of the amazing trophies for their main events. Roman swords! I will be posting more information about Vul-Con as the date draws closer. Livingdice is a sponsor of this convention, so I will be there in person. Drop [...]
Gen Con 2011 Report Part 1
Gen Con 2011 is over and I survived! Normally it takes nearly a week for me to pull my life back together and get this post up, but I am strangely energized. Perhaps it was my decision to limit my backpack’s weight to an absolute bare minimum. Nothing like strained shoulders to sap the strength. [...]
Origins Game Fair 2011 Exhibitor and Vendor Web Sites
(Bumped, since Origins ended today.) Summer game convention season opens this year with the 2011 Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio. While not as big as the venerable Gen Con, it is still a formidable convention with many game offerings. To make you con-going experience more pleasant [...]
Phoenix Comicon 2011– A Gamer’s Perspective
Phoenix Comicon 2011 was my first comic book convention, so I write this post with no real baseline for comparison. I started in the exhibitors area, just to check out what was for sale because my wallet seems to open more freely at conventions. Must be something in the $4.00 bottles of water. The vendors [...]
Trask Invades Phoenix Comicon for Gaming Action
I am not normally one to attend comic/pop culture conventions, but one of my regular gaming group notified me that there is substantial gaming at Phoenix Comicon this year. With this information I acquired media credentials and decided to drop by this Saturday. Other than my usual reporting duties, I may sneak in a game [...]
GAMA Trade Show 2011 Exhibitor Coverage–Part 12
Today’s featured vendors include Mayfair Games, Cryptozoic, Wizards of the Coast and Wizkids!. My co-conspirator has one more post tomorrow to complete our exhibitor coverage and then we name our “GTS Best of Show 2011″ winner on Monday. The end draws nigh! Mayfair Games “Vikings of Catan” is a new metal miniature token set [...]
Vul-Con Arena 1 at Gamers’ Inn Aprils 2nd, 2011 in Mesa, AZ
Vul-Con, the newest game convention in the southwest is not until February 2012, but that has not stopped them from running some warm-up “arena” events. I am a sponsor of the convention and hope that interested gamers in the Phoenix, Arizona area would drop by for some gaming action. Here are the games on offer [...]
Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East Vendor and Exhibitor Site List 2011
The PAX East video gaming convention is this weekend and I checked out the exhibitor list for any tabletop game companies in attendance. My research complete, it occurred to me that many tabletop gamers have an interest in video games as well and might find my research useful. Below you will find the vendors [...]
The Ultimate Geek Showcase Showdown
I was alerted to a very interesting happening on Daytime Television yesterday (2/16/11). And by my father, of all people (of course he is retired and can watch daytime TV). On the venerable game show, The Price is Right, they had a rather interesting prize package for their Showcase Showdown. In addition to a new [...]