Gen Con 08, part 5

[maverick_weirdo]

Sunday

• Did:
  • Wandered Dealers Hall (Cheese Weasel Quest)
  
  
  • Watched last session of Tower of Gygax
  
  
  • Picked up my ENnies booth Swag Bag
  
  
  • Napped
  
  
  • NW/CM dead dog, board & card gaming
  
  
  • Slept (2am)


• Met:
  • Joan Wendland
  
  
  • Connor Walsh


• Played:
  • Demos
    • Walk the Plank by Green Ronin
    
    
    • En Guarde by Slugfest Games
    
    
    • "Lascaux"(Mayfaire) earning a Sheep ribbon for CGC
    
    
    • "Falling"
  
  
  • Race for the Galaxy
  
  
  • Three Dragon Ante


• Bought:
  • Hat
  
  
  • Dice Bag with a zipper (for CGC)


• Lunch:
  • Lunch: P.F. Chang's
  
  
  • Dinner: Weber Grill Restaurant


• Nots:
  • Race for the Galaxy expansion not out yet
  
  
  • Looney Labs were not there
  
  
  • Ellen Baker was not there
  
  
  • Did not play Dread
  
  
  • Did not do True Dungeon
  
  
  • Dealers ran out of Zombie Master (Fluxx) Box

Sunday morning was time for serious Dealer's room shopping and finishing the Cheese Weasel Quests. I finished the last punch on my Yellow card and also got the Red card done. While working on the quest I discovered a zipper dice bag that chaoticgoodchic can use for her tiny dice and a fun hat that I feel suits me. I then found out that the woman selling me the hat is Joan Wendland, publisher of Get Fuzzy the Sluggy Freelance card game. I also picked up my Swag Bag for volunteering at the ENnies booth.

Unfortunately Looney Labs did not come to Gen Con this year, and by the time I was ready to spend money on Sunday all the dealers were sold out of the Zombie Master (Fluxx) Box

For completing three Cheese Weasel Quests, I got the Elite Quest Card, however I needed lunch at that point and so did CGC. I headed to the mall to get some takeout, and discovered that the Chick-Fil-A was closed. I then decided I was not impressed with the food court Chinese food so I decided to get take-out from P.F. Chang's.

Once I had food I went to the final session of Tower of Gygax. There was heavy audience participation and a happy ending due to some quick thinking on the part of the thief. As I was wandering the end of the con I happened to stop and chat with Connor Walsh who I know from WPI SFS Gaming Weekend. Things were getting deserted at the hall, so I headed over to the Embassy Suites to hang out with EN/CM people there.

Around 5:30 CGC and I headed back to the room for a nap before dinner. We went to eat at Weber Grill Restaurant. CGC was pleased with the brand of root beer that they carry. We both ordered the French onion soup. Unfortunately they were out of ribs, so she got the barbeque chicken. I got the filet with sautéed mushrooms and garlic mashed potatoes. We were both well pleased with our meal.

After dinner we took another nap before heading over to Embassy Suites for some board/card gaming. I played a game of Race for the Galaxy and learned Three Dragon Ante. CGC played some Fluxx. About 1 am we called it a night and went back to the room.

All together it was a full Gen Con. There are some things I'll have to do some other time, such as meet Ellen Baker in person, and play "True Dungeon", but on the whole I would say the experience was worth it.