Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
Because I am “in the business”, it is hard to watch a con deteriorate like Trinoc*Con. I walked away thinking to myself “how could a con-com be satisfied by something like that?” Not only was the attendance obviously very low, (non-RPGA) gaming was a joke, and the programming tracks somewhat haphazardly thrown together, but the location was not ideal…
First of all, the most surprising thing is that I am willing to write a report the day after the con. Usually that doesn’t happen because I have to get over the emotional and physical drain I suffer from at the con. However, this year, itwas considerably less. There are MANY reason for that and…
It happens every year. This year, it seems that it is occuring more so. People have this expectation that CC will become another Dragon*Con or people want to compare CC with Dragon*con. ARRRRGGH! We’re not Dragon*Con and we’ll never be. One way to analyze this is to look at Dragon*Con like the beast is is…
Some one recently accused me of having a bad attitude towards ConCarolinas and that it is better off without me in a leadership position (in so many words). Although I do not put a lot of credence into the person that said this, it did start me thinking. I do have a negative reaction a…
I’ve posted my comments about StellarCon on my blog. Let’s just say I was pleasantly surprised. I think part of it is that StellarCon has a good following and it is still basquing in the success of the past, but part of it is the hard work of the new college students to at least…
Blown completely out of proportion Back before MACE 2006, Ryan Jackson, owner of Above Board Games, suggested a feeder tournament for the PrezCon Settlers of Catan championship tournament. I thought it was a good idea for MACE, so we set the wheels in motion to plan the tournament. This is the first event of the…
Well, what can I say? What a fantastic year! This year, MACE was bigger than ever with more evets, more things to do and more variety. The gaming industry may be in trouble, you could not tell it if you were at MACE. Of course, all the usual thanks and shout-outs – my lovely wife…
Special & Featured Events at MACE * Settlers of Catan Carolina Feeder Tournament for Prezcon s Settlers of Catan 2006 Mid-Atlantic World Championship Qualifier Tournament (There is a fee for this tournament) * Treasure Quest Live Dungeon (inspired by GenCon’s True Dungeon) (There is a fee for this event) * MACE BOWL IV Bloodbowl tournament…
February 17-19, 2006 – High Points My 6th and final year as Gaming Coordinator, I really wanted to go out with a bang. At a sci-fi con, it is a little hard but I tried to at least improve from the previous year at this hotel (SC 28). I think I accomplished what I wanted,…
Went to get JMS’s autograph. Only had to wait a couple of hours in line, but it was LONG! While I stood in line, saw a few other people like Warren Ellis (only just learned who he is). Got JMS to sign my Babylon 5 RPG book. He’s cool.