Category Archives: Convention Report

LX Con: “And Fun Was Had By All”

As I wrote last week, “With yet another trip around the sun, my personal odometer has turned over and I am… sixty years old. When I was younger, 60 sounded really, really old… and sometimes the aches & pains of … Continue reading

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Heroscape – Wave 2: The Story Continues to Unfold

It wasn’t all a dream… there’s really more Heroscape coming. Yes, I’ve already told you all about the stuff that’s coming in August 2024 (just 2 short months away!!!) – and now we know something about the plans of the … Continue reading

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Tokyo Game Market 2024 Spring

Greetings from another trip to the Tokyo Game Market! Happening twice a year in Tokyo, and supported by smaller events throughout the year, the Japanese board scene manifests shokunin in a wonderous way. I’ve talked a lot about the show … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Report from the Gathering of Friends  (Day 0 – 5)

Well,  it’s that time of year again, where I trundle up to basically Canada (Niagara Falls NY) and get ready for a long weekend full of games.  This year is the 34th edition of the event, and I think this … Continue reading

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Play – The Games Festival – 2024 edition

PLAY – The Game Festival, the international event dedicated to Board-Games, Role-playing Games,Miniatures Games, Live, and Collectible Card Games returns from May 17th to 19th at ModenaFiere with more than 28.000 square meters of covered area in five different pavilions. … Continue reading

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ReJuvenating Gamer Con or RJGCon or How to create your own Board Game Convention

There are a gazillion different conventions for almost any variety of interests that span the globe for anything and everyone on the planet. Board game conventions are no exception. There’s Germany’s Essen Spiel which drew over 193,000 visitors this year, … Continue reading

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