Total Confusion XXVI – if you’re going to be there, come say hello!

 Argyle & Crew, Board and Card Games, Conventions, Role Playing Games  2 Responses »
Feb 222012
 
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It’s late February and another Total Confusion is almost upon us! I am once again attending as an industry guest, although I admit I’ll be spending as much time as possible playing, hanging out and generally connecting with people who love gaming just as much as I do.

I have to say that last year was the most fun I’ve had at a convention in years. TotalCon is big enough to always find something to do or someone to chat with, yet small enough that you’re constantly bumping into friends and acquaintances and don’t feel crowd fatigue (PAX East, I’m looking at you).

Last year I ran several Pathfinder games of Aruneus, did the Talisman thing and also participated in a bunch of great games and panels. This year I’ll be doing a bit with some sock puppets and Talisman (details below) and I’ll also be covering the convention for the site. Expect a full report next week!

If you’re looking for me there, well this is what I look like as of this morning.

You can expect a little bit more ‘dark circle’ under the eye, and a slight bit more of ‘burning with the light of a thousand RPGs’ in the eyes themselves.

If you’re going to be there, please feel free to come on over and chat for a bit. If you’re interested in meeting up, I’m always game for a good breakfast/lunch/dinner/beer/pick up game/dangling from the inside balcony over the player tables by our hands. Just hit me up on Twitter, or Google+ or email me!

Now – my tentative schedule for the convention.

Friday

Arrive somewhere between 1pm and 4pm, hang out, grab some dinner, find some people.

7pm – Cube of Death!

11pm – Win Cube of Death! – go to bed.

Saturday

8am – 10am – breakfast, check out the vendor rooms, stroll about looking pleased with myself.

10am – 12pm – Argyle & Crew event for young players. We’ll be making Soppets and conducting a scavenger hunt! This event is currently full, but stop by and if I have any extra socks you may be able to join in the fun.

12pm – 9pm – a few meals, playing in various games, looking to do a few pick up games.

9pm – 11pm – Talisman! I’m ‘running’ a session of my favorite board game.  This event is full.

11pm(ish) to early in the morning – Drinking Woodchuck with friends.

Sunday

10am – Gaming

12pm – 1pm hanging around a bit and then off to pick up my daughters!

I was lost but now I’m found

 Ben's Corner, Role Playing Games  No Responses »
Jan 012011
 

Actually, I got myself lost on purpose.  Over the past 12 days, I’ve done nothing but spend time with my family, enjoy my kids and perhaps get in a smidge of computer gaming as well.

It was glorious!  I’m very thankful I have the kind of job that affords me a lot of time off around the holidays.  My decision to spend all of this time with my family of course left TC out in the dark, as far as my contributions are concerned.  I apologize for not adding any new content, but I’d also like to let you know that I have lots of cool stuff planned for 2011, and this two weeks of rest was needed so that I could recharge my batteries and move forward with the site.  I haven’t really been home all that much, or in front of a computer, which means work on Aruneus has halted for the past 12 days as well.  I’ve got 2 more days full of family events and then I’ll be moving forward with the site.

I’ve recently launched my old school actual play gaming podcast, and I’ll be having more episodes out in the next month or so.  We’ve got more reviews coming down the line, as well as a bit of work being done on the site itself.

I hope to have at least one representative at PAX East (and maybe make it out there myself), plus I’ll be putting in my first ever appearence as an industry guest at a con this February, with Total Confusion XXV.

There’s a lot more in the works as well, but for now – it’s back to vacation!