As I've said before, I've been going to GenCon now for nearly 15 years. Over them, I've built up some fun memories of the place that I still look back fondly on. So, in absolutely no order and as random as my mind can come up with them, here are some of my favorites.
-Playing Live Action Kill Doctor Lucky and Devil Bunny Needs a Ham
-Playing Killer Bunnies with the creator (several times)
-Driving around looking for Adam's Mark to discover that the Hilton had bought it a couple months prior, and then discovering that they had overbooked our room, so we got a free upgrade to the Presidential Suite, the largest room we've ever had by far.
-Playing Killer Bunnies around the dining room table in the Presidential Suite, and having somebody play The Conch, a card that forbids anyone from talking for three full rounds, and having one of the players decide taking off their pants and throwing them at another player was a good tactic to get people to talk.
-Attending the Wizkids and Privateer Press game organizer parties
-Participating in the final huzzah for GenCon while it was still in Milwaukee
-Going to the Safe House in Milwaukee and having three of the four people there know the password, and leaving the poor fourth person to gain access by proving his spy training by putting on a wig and doing a dance. He got back at us with his snoring, however.
-Standing in line to pick up The Order of the Stick, and playing DS games with those also in the same line.
-Watching a sculptor create a clay griffin statue as well as a dragon's head
-"Hacking" into the hotel TV's to hook up our Gamecube / Wii
-Participating in the MKRealms.com Clan Cup Challenge for Mage Knight, and fighting our way up to second place.
-Having the pool in the Westin spring a leak above the Privateer Press party, causing a massive waterfall down the chandeliers and escalators on the second floor.
-Watching a small religious group parade through the center chanting something about saving our souls.
-Haggling with a dealer to trade Magic cards for my first Katana
-The Last Mage Knight National / World Championships - When I think back on memories, this one stands out the most. Wizkids was stopping their Mage Knight line and was throwing one last championship and good bye party for it. I had qualified for Nationals months before, so thought I should give it a shot, despite that I had already stopped playing for about two months. The first day of champions led way to the second day, and after the second day, I had won, becoming the last Mage Knight national champion. I was awarded my trophy and prizes in front of a huge crowd of friends cheering for me.
If you have some great memories from GenCon, post them below in the comments or send me a message on Twitter @videogamingat30. Tomorrow's post: Things to Not Forget to Take to GenCon
