....a few more pictures, from Sunday August 4th....

That is me and Tim the Bike cab guy who practically became my driver back and forth to the convention center
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If you look in the background you can see the Gen Con store tent and some of the food trucks...
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Here I am posing with my friend Liz. She and her husband manufacture and sell a miniatures game of tall sailing ships combat.
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This person did a very GOOD costume version of Ygritte from 'Game of Thrones'...
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She and realized that I was wearing a T-shirt that said "I Climbed The Wall" in Westeros - so we had to get a picture together,,,
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...might have one or two more leftover...
- Ed C.

Quote from: jeff37923;1098963If only someone who worked at a game store could get that same accuracy with a new game being premiered! At GenCon! You know, the "Best Four Days In Gaming". It is no wonder that the FLGS is going the way of the dinosaur.

EDIT: I'm going off right now because we just had a thread here asking if GenCon was relevant and from the photos you are showing us (plus the commentary), it isn't. At least not for gaming anymore.

Well, except for WotC who want all the moneys when they do a con, all the RPG publishers who can afford it, go.  

Sure, RPGers have a huge crossover with all other forms of Geek-Chic and so tons of other people are there too.

There's one truism about RPG cons(or any gaming con):  The bigger they become, the less they become about gaming, and the more they become about the "Geek Chic Lifestyle".  Everything is branded, everyone is flying their particular Identity Flag, etc.

All that having been said, I'm sure a lot of people got in a lot of great gaming.  Not only in the event spaces, but in all the hotels, restaurants, bars and everyplace else throughout the city.

A big con is like any big city really.  Go where all the money shines, it's a soulless corporate hellhole.  Go off the beaten track, it's amazing, because there's people from all over the world to talk to.

Quote from: CRKrueger;1101792.There's one truism about RPG cons(or any gaming con):  The bigger they become, the less they become about gaming, and the more they become about the "Geek Chic Lifestyle".

THIS is very true.

It's why some cons refuse to grow. They want to maintain a certain feel and focus and growing would dilute that.

Cons who do grow to the 5k+ range certainly cross-over into "Lifestyle" cons, and the con organizers focus on maximizing attendance which translates to dilution and segmentation.

Some great pictures here, Koltar. Sorry for my delayed response.

Quote from: RPGPundit;1103415Some great pictures here, Koltar. Sorry for my delayed response.

Thank you...

Figured you were busy with stuff.

- Ed C.