What is the role of attendees at a con? And how much should they pay for the privilege? Emphasis on membership The role of attendees at cons has has been an ongoing, but somewhat subtle, conflict within fandom. When you … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Con of the North
How to actually form games, schedule them, publicize them, registered for them, and (when necessary) cancel or communicate further about them is a huge problem for a gaming con — probably the single biggest one. When do games run? One … Continue reading
The call for submissions to Con of the North has come and gone. For a long time, it has been my main gaming con. I like most things about it, but it has its little problems. And now it’s kind … Continue reading
I haven’t even written up Con of the North, Minicon is this weekend, David Ladyman is kickstarting a new version of Star Traders, and games with the weekly group deserve to be written up… But there are big changes going … Continue reading
Friday, I got to the Con late as usual. I was hoping to get there in mid-afternoon, but several minor crises meant the first game I could actually play started at 6pm. Even more unfortunate, John had had to cancel … Continue reading
Con of the North 2016 is now over. I’m recovering from a little bit of con crud. I usually don’t suffer from that kind of thing, but other commitments necessitated getting to the con on Saturday with far too little … Continue reading
Con of the North 2016 starts tomorrow, and I still have a lot to do: Paint some markers for my Blade & Crown game Transfer a bunch of prep to my netbook Create one or two more PCs Print all … Continue reading
Eek! Life is busy, and deadlines sneak up. I just realized that the deadline for event requests for Con of the North is today! If you’re planning to go and you haven’t already submitted your event picks, go to the … Continue reading
Convergence has just posted their call for games to be run at the con. Seems like last year, with the scheduling app, it was much easier to get a game organized than in previous years. Should I run a game … Continue reading
Following Lady Blackbird, I finally met up with Adam of the Side Project Podcast. We’d been trying to get together all con, but the con’s schedule grid — four hour sessions with no transit time — doesn’t allow for much … Continue reading