"RECRUITS GAMING CON - LEE'S SUMMIT, MO" Topic

Forgive me if this has already been posted but this is a great con, good people,great games, and the whole weekend is only $5. USD It's well worth the time if your in the area or even if you have to drive 3 or 4 hours. That's about our time from Lincoln NE. Anyway it's next weekend Sept 19th though the 21st. Check out their sites.

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recruitsconventions.com

I'm going to miss it due to a prior commitment. Not happy…

RECRUITS 2014 REVIEW:

I attended Recruits 2014 in Less Summit Missouri (in Kansas City). It is a 4 hour drive each way from Tulsa, OK.

Summary – really well put on convention – highly recommended for gamers/dealers in the region.

Recruits Convention Fee
Entry fee – $5.00 USD pp for entire weekend. (including vendors & game masters – funds go to support the school).
Con times: Fri from 5pm to Sunday 1pm.

Hotels
Several in the area set up with rates for the Con.
Super 8 – just 2 minutes drive was $58 USD/night for double queen + tax – $138 USD for 2 nights all in. There is also a Perkins restaurant and an Aldi supermarket in same parking lot as hotel.

World War I Museum – in Kansas city – can be tagged on to the convention weekend.

Facility
The Lee Summit High School Gym & Cafeteria – was really good – in as much as the a/c was excellent as was the lighting.

They use the Gym for dealers and all games except the tournaments which are in the cafeteria below. Dealers around the edge of the gym and tables in the middle.

The floor being wood (covered with a tarp) was softer on the feet and sound was not an issue either as the high ceiling and acoustically well made too.

Restrooms clean and plentiful.

It would be great to see more conventions linked to High Schools as the facilities are great for moderate sized conventions – and there are no ‘minimum room nights' etc. Proceeds do go to the school , which is great.

Concession stand
This was run by convention organizers with fair pricing (soda – $1 USD/can) for example.

PARKING:
Free in HS parking lot
Parking easy and I stayed at the nearby Super 8 – $58 USD/night double queen room with fridge, microwave, coffee maker and (limited choices) included breakfast – but sufficient.

DEALERS:
There were a good number of dealers for this sized convention. With a variety of gaming related goods. I don't believe they charge for dealer tables at this time either – so the $5 USD entry fee is very affordable.
Those individuals with a lot of gaming stuff to sell can also take a dealers table in the main gym if they wish to staff it through the day/weekend.

GAMES:
For a smaller con there were a lot of games going on – many historical some fantasy/Sci Fi – land, air, sea games, plus Axis and Allies, DBA & Warhammer 40K tournaments. Plus open gaming tables.
Some good terrain, some basic, but games all well attended and well run that I saw. The convention is designed to help introduce children/teens into gaming – and there were a lot of sons/fathers in attendance.

Flea Market Tables:
Again provided free of charge throughout the convention as long as one wants to staff the table.

Silent Auction:
Very popular event – put anything out you want to sell with a minimum bid and others write in their bids on the sheet up to a timed end. Many many items for sale – many sold. There is a 10% fee on sold items that goes to the school.

PLAN TO ATTEND IN 2015!

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My convention participation and blog report.

Actually, this is the first year they charged for dealer tables, but hardly painful.

"sons/fathers" but some daughters/mothers. Don't want to leave MY daughter and hers out. Now, my grandson DID make me proud, mind you.

I do miss the twice a year, but that did lead to burnout of the organizers. Means we just have to cherish the one we have the more!

Doug