Historicon 2008
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 8 SEP 2008 by Jim Zabek
Nearly 3700 of the faithful made the pilgrimage to Lancaster, PA for Historical Miniature Gaming’s Biggest Summer Vacation and, per the Wall Street Journal, the “mother of all wargaming conventions.” The theme was the World on Fire – the Seven Years and French and Indian Wars, and our own Colonel Bill captured all the glorious details.
Heat of Battle II - WWII Museum Gaming Convention Coverage
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 25 AUG 2008 by Jim Zabek
The best wargaming convention on the planet returns for a second round. What it lacks in size it more than makes up for in atmosphere and history.
GenCon 2008 Day 4 Coverage
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 18 AUG 2008 by Jim Zabek
Stormtroopers, Zombie hunting, pirates, RPG tools, and more. As GenCon’s last day unfolds read about all the variety this general gaming convention(it’s why it’s called GenCon) has to offer.
GenCon 2008 Day 3
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 16 AUG 2008 by Jim Zabek
Why do I feel like I need a nap at a quarter to three in the afternoon? Maybe because I was up killing zombies until 2 AM Last night…
GenCon 2008 Day 2 Coverage
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 15 AUG 2008 by Jim Zabek
Monsters are the theme of the day, brought to you by pirates.
GenCon 2008 Day 1
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 14 AUG 2008 by Jim Zabek
Get ready for some serious gaming...and costumes.
Origins 2008 Day 2
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 15 JUL 2008 by Jim Zabek
Origins' Second day coverage.
Origins 2008 Coverage - Day 1
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 28 JUN 2008 by Jim Zabek
As the early part of Origins unfolds, The Wargamer’s Jim Zabek muses, “Clearly, I have no bias against electronic games, but there is something inside me that believes tabletop games are an integral and different part of the brain’s learning process.” They can be fun, too.
Cold Wars 2008
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 21 APR 2008 by Bill Gray
Arrrrrr, Colonel Bill provides this review of the 25th Anniversary of HMGS East’s winter con, where pirates reigned and swashbuckling a very common virtue.
PrezCon 2008
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 13 MAR 2008 by Bill Macon
Follow Bill Macon to Charlottesville, Virginia as he staves off the February doldrums at PrezCon 2008. The DoubleTree Hotel was sold out for this year's active gaming convention.
Dungeons & Dragons 4
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 19 DEC 2007 by Brant Guillory
The Wargamer's Brant Guillory recently spent some time with WOTC's Chris Perkins and Scout Rouse to get a sense of where the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition would be headed.
Heat of Battle 2007
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 21 OCT 2007 by Jim Zabek
If you weren’t one of the select few attendees at the Heat of Battle Convention in N’awlins, you missed the best gaming convention on the planet. Period.
Fantasy Flight Games Tour At GenCon
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 26 SEP 2007 by Brant Guillory
Fantasy Flight Games has established a reputation for creating tabletop games with high quality game components and fun gameplay. Now they have taken the dive into serious wargaming. See what The Wargamer's Brant Guillory found out at this year's GenCon.
Catalyst Game Labs Tour at GenCon
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 21 SEP 2007 by Brant Guillory
Randal Bills of Catalyst Game Labs spills the beans about the upcoming Catalyst products and the future of the Classic BattleTech game and universe. Brant Guillory turns a 10-minute chat into this 45-minute sit-down.
HISTORICON 2007
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 27 AUG 2007 by Colonel (Ret) Bill Gray
Once again Colonel Bill makes his yearly pilgrimage to what the Wall Street Journal has called “the mother of all wargaming conventions.” Here is his report.
GenCon 2007
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 22 AUG 2007 by Brant Guillory
Brant tackles GenCon 2007 in search of what's new, neat, and hot in gaming. And while dodging 25,000 other gamers, he unearths a few gems that will appeal to strategy gamers everywhere.
2007 World Boardgaming Championships
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 21 AUG 2007 by Bill Macon
Bill Macon visits the vendors at the World Boardgaming Championships in Lancaster, PA. Read about the latest that many publishers had to offer and what Bill gleaned during his stay at the Lancaster Host Resort.
Origins 2007 – Day 2
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 19 JUL 2007 by Jim Zabek
Jim Zabek plays an intriguing game in Witch Hunter, and takes a peep at new RTS Hegemony: Philip of Macedonia. But it wouldn't be a convention without sitting around drinking, brawling, and gambling away winnings from a dungeon crawl.
Origins 2007
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 10 JUL 2007 by Jim Zabek
Attend Origins vicariously through Jim Zabek's log of day one. The local Arena Football League team was not the only thing heating up Columbus, Ohio….
TillerCon II
CONVENTION COVERAGE posted on 18 JUN 2007 by Jim Cobb
The Wargamer's Jim Cobb gets his hands on a coveted ticket to Tiller Con II> Read on to see the competitive, serious, and just plain fun things that went on there.
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