Neoncon is trying to build a space for "creatives" (dumb term) with a seminar track called CreativeU which attracted quite a few game designers and podcasters from across the country. It seemed to be quite successful, if a little sparsely attended at times. That said, I'm usually a sucker for a good seminar, but I was spending my time playing games ( Read more... )

As it turned out, Saturday was the end of the gaming. Well, almost. I played a second playtest of Tim Rodriguez's card game Meet Your Mecha, a fun two part game of mech building and fighting. I think we had some helpful suggestions for him. So what did I do in Vegas between 10 and 6 on Sunday?

First things first, Hash House A Go Go, that magical ( Read more... )

Friday would prove to be the most gaming intensive day of the con. After a late night of Barcon, our room got up and hit the buffet. Much better than that of the Flamingo in 2008 (Apparently I didn't post about my first Vegas experience at all!), mostly because it was a lot cheaper at $10, but also because I wasn't as rough at the time ( Read more... )

On day two of the Neoncon trip, time started to fold back on itself. Yesterday morning, which was Friday, I sent an email asking someone how their Friday had been and in the evening I referred to a game we played "yesterday" that we had in fact played today. The spatio-temporal anomalies of both Vegas and Conventions are beginning to take hold ( Read more... )

A dramatic win for Waikato sets us up against the new rival rather than the old rival.

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Houston's insistence of passing against the on-fire Indy pass rush and secondary gives one of my fantasy teams its first loss of the season (7-1, the other is 8-0).

I'm going to Vegas tonight. I 'm planning on spending most of my time in the Games on Demand ( Read more... )

Things that are awesome: all of these.

What happens in Vegas, is cryptically leaked on twitter.

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It's disturbingly hard to find a youtube clip of the drug list from Fear & Loathing.

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I have engaged the mobile tweeting for the occasion.

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I'm getting a physical tomorrow, so the fasting has just begun! Alas! Starvation!

But, you know, this is my weekend:


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