It was okay. It wasn't great nor was it bad. It continues to have potential.
360° Photo Link (Miniatures Room)
The Vendor room had a good variety of gaming stuff. Certainly lots of space to get around each of the vendors. I didn't buy anything, but I'm sure others did.
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The boardgaming room was certainly hopping on Saturday. The room looked a bit crowded with how the tables were spaced out and the room continues to need more light. Also, ya, the room could use more ventilation and some air fresheners. Glad I didn't play in any boardgames there.
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| Battle of Moscow |
Overall I prefer a convention space that is brighter (my photos have been brightened). This location is way too dark. The miniature room is off the beaten path, so not many gamers saw the games. This is probably due to the layout of the hotel, not a convention issue. The convention price makes a lot of sense for gamers and variety of games is good. I continue to recommend this convention and look forward to running another game next year. A big thank you to Dustin (Convention Chair) for what looked like another successful Hexacon and his support for the Colorado Military Historians.
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| Gaslands |
Here are my thoughts from Hexacon 2019: LINK
Photos below are from Great Canoe race.
Sadly, the number of historical games offered is still miniscule. There were a plethora of D & D, sci-fi, animal raising, trading empires, and other R-P games. I offered Twilight Struggle by GMT. One person signed up early in the week, then cancelled by Sunday. People looked at the set-up, by passed on by. Until things change, I'll forego the long drive and wasted time.
ReplyDeleteSorry things did not work out. All we can do is try.
DeleteI would echo the previous comment. My Firefly game had the optimal amount of players. However, I saw no interest in the knights & Magick game. I really have no interest in driving for hours in each direction, fighting for a parking space (my ability to walk is impaired), packing and unpacking hundreds of figures and scenery, and setting up a game, just to have no one show up. This is a huge issue for me.
ReplyDeleteI was concerned even though the complaint has been made there were not enough miniatures games, the truth is there are not enough players to play in the games which were already offered. It is almost criminal to expect more games when the existing games have empty spots.
I can understand why game coordinators want to get as many games as possible. However, it is counter-productive if people are setting up games only to have no players show an interest in the games. It's a good way to burn up the goodwill of the people running games. The game masters are just as important as the game players.
Unfortunately, I am at the point of demanding that a set number of players pre-register before I will engage in the effort. Also, I won't pay for a badge just to run a game at a convention.
I guess there are more games than there are gamers. I hope word gets out and more people attend.
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ReplyDeleteThe location of the big games in the lower level wasn't helpful to getting players. I ran 3 What a tanker games and had a total of 6 players over the whole day. One was a Historical gamer who didn't know about the CMH but will be going to the next monthly meeting, So for me a win.
Bill Daniel
Maybe the Catan tournament would have been better in the room and miniatures in the open area. Heck, walking by miniature games is a wee bit more interesting to look at than Catan.
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