EVENT: Con-Quest derby 2011
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General Biakal
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General Biakal
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the sad thing is, i am probably the worst person on the forum to have attended this event: it turns out there was not too much there for me. I think Mortis or Rob would have had a much better time!
the Con Quest day was aimed squarely at the RPG and alternative gaming crowd. sadly this is not something im very experienced in, so sadly I can't really say if it was a good event or not!
(i know its out of focus- to protect identities)
it cost £9 to enter, and for me that seemed a bit steep. however when you notice just how many playing tables there were all over the venue, and that it was open 10-8pm and you could return all day, if your a real RPG gamer this is pretty cool.
my personal highlights were:
MANTIC GAMES
mantic had a small stall
they had a small stall showing their new dungeon quest game. they were also demo-ing the main wargame.
i think mantic are in a very precarious position- they are genuinley stressing GW, but the mini quality is still (IMHO) not quite GW quality, and they seem to be bumping their prices up. plus i watched a demo game and their own ruleset seemed a bit lacking in character. if they are going to challenge GW they need to undercut like fuck and match them on style. time will tell...
STEVE JACKSON GAMES
i had a demo game of "Lord of the Fries"
what a con! now dont get me wrong- its aa fun game and a nice pickup thing. but it has zombies all over the box and artwork, but when you start playing its just the kind of game you play at school- nothing to do with zombies! cheeky fuckers! however- it was nice enough and would be very fun pissed up.
BRING AND BUY STALL
this was where i expected the most GW stuff to be and i was not wrong. there was also a lot of other games for sale second hand.
6D6 GAMES
these MIGHT be one to watch- they have built there own mechanic, and from that have three core games- a sleuth game, a zombie (inevitable) game and a wild west shoot out. these are very new but hopefully get a bit of a following as they seem nice guys
PAGAN ANGEL
the lady had a PVC dress and her tits out. cant really remember much else... but why would i wanna?
a list of traders and their URLs are here.
for those of us with mor eof an interest in questing and role play games i would say "come up son". the large number of gaming areas, the huge number of companies just showing their stuff (for example Steve Jackson games didnt have a retail presence, just a "look at this" bit which i respected) meant a broad minded gamer would find lots to enjoy. i might also possibly suggest it would make a nice venue for our SECOND forum meeting next year should this years go ok...
the Con Quest day was aimed squarely at the RPG and alternative gaming crowd. sadly this is not something im very experienced in, so sadly I can't really say if it was a good event or not!
(i know its out of focus- to protect identities)
it cost £9 to enter, and for me that seemed a bit steep. however when you notice just how many playing tables there were all over the venue, and that it was open 10-8pm and you could return all day, if your a real RPG gamer this is pretty cool.
my personal highlights were:
MANTIC GAMES
mantic had a small stall
they had a small stall showing their new dungeon quest game. they were also demo-ing the main wargame.
i think mantic are in a very precarious position- they are genuinley stressing GW, but the mini quality is still (IMHO) not quite GW quality, and they seem to be bumping their prices up. plus i watched a demo game and their own ruleset seemed a bit lacking in character. if they are going to challenge GW they need to undercut like fuck and match them on style. time will tell...
STEVE JACKSON GAMES
i had a demo game of "Lord of the Fries"
what a con! now dont get me wrong- its aa fun game and a nice pickup thing. but it has zombies all over the box and artwork, but when you start playing its just the kind of game you play at school- nothing to do with zombies! cheeky fuckers! however- it was nice enough and would be very fun pissed up.
BRING AND BUY STALL
this was where i expected the most GW stuff to be and i was not wrong. there was also a lot of other games for sale second hand.
6D6 GAMES
these MIGHT be one to watch- they have built there own mechanic, and from that have three core games- a sleuth game, a zombie (inevitable) game and a wild west shoot out. these are very new but hopefully get a bit of a following as they seem nice guys
PAGAN ANGEL
the lady had a PVC dress and her tits out. cant really remember much else... but why would i wanna?
a list of traders and their URLs are here.
for those of us with mor eof an interest in questing and role play games i would say "come up son". the large number of gaming areas, the huge number of companies just showing their stuff (for example Steve Jackson games didnt have a retail presence, just a "look at this" bit which i respected) meant a broad minded gamer would find lots to enjoy. i might also possibly suggest it would make a nice venue for our SECOND forum meeting next year should this years go ok...
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