Diecon Retrospective

Diecon was everything a gamer could want. Tabletop wargaming for days and RPGs to match. Friendly bunch of people in attendance and running the thing. I saw naval engagements of sailing ships as well as ironclads, WWII skirmishes and larger battles. The RPG area continually emitted a cacophany of excitement and cheers — sometimes strange voices. If you go to cons for gaming, you couldn’t do much better than Diecon, whether you wanted to learn something new or play your favorites with a new bunch of people. And for vendors, it was awesome because our exhibit tables were right in the gaming area, so even during gaming sessions we felt like part of the con. Events like that make me want to keep at this alternative randomizer thing as long as it’s viable.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to talk about the Rota Fortunae and to everyone who took the time to explain their original rpg, gaming accessory, or favorite campaigns. I’m gonna have to try Soul Shards before long.

Enthusiastic shout outs to some of my neighbors:

James the genius inventor of Hexacube dice has improved the functionality of our common polyhedrals in a really fun way, and every gamer owes it to themselves to check out what he’s done.

Deb at Blue Barrel Props has a really cool selection of cosplay prop weapons, miniatures, and other fandom novelties that surpass the usual fare.

Matt from dicegeeks.com offered an extraordinary array of random gaming tables and other original gaming accessories for all genres. The ones I bought will most likely be supplemented with more from his catalog.

And to the brilliant novelist in the booth next to me — whose name I may never recall — hearing about the worlds you’ve created and the characters you’ve endowed with life were such a nice way to pass time in the few lulls between passerby.

Overall, Diecon is a must for anyone who wants to game at a gaming convention, and I hope to exhibit again next year. Right now, I’m still catching up on the rush of online orders that came along in the days after the convention. Thanks everyone.