"Who's going to Gen Con?" Topic

Gen Con starts in a few days.
Wondering which TMP'ers here might be going.

If you do, have fun, be safe, and let us know how it is.

Nah. A pity: it's only a bit over two hours away. But if there are any historical miniatures games left--accounts vary--they're just lost in the RPGs and card games. Probably something there for the F&SF crowd.

I believe HMGS Mid West is planning a historical gaming presence. They and the Great Lakes chapter were at ORIGINS and the selection was bigger than it has been in years….

Dave

I've been going since 2015 and there have been historical miniatures games every year – this year there are 141 such events listed. I ran 28mm ACW games last year and the year before. Unfortunately this year I will have to work during the day (working remotely on the hotel wifi) on Thursday and Friday (my wife and our friends will get to game – lucky them). But I'll be gaming Thursday and Friday night, as well as all day Saturday. Won't be doing miniatures, but quite looking forward to games of "Shogun" (i.e. "Samurai Swords") and "Kingmaker" among others.

Hmm. Honest historicals, Eumelus? Once HMGS-(Formerly East) took up listing Nazi zombie games and "weird war" as historical WW2, I stopped paying attention to convention program counts.

The first ten listings:
WWI Aviation; Ancient Naval; Chicago Bootleggers; Flames of War; Lee Marches on Maryland 1862; British civil unrest 1970s (hypothetical); skirmish action at Stalingrad; Pirates vs Spanish; Quartermaster General (operational East Front); Team Yankee

That's literally the first ten listings of the 141 events. Seem pretty honest to me.

I have not gone to Gencon, since the year they were merged with Origins. I think that was 1985 but may have been the year after.

I went about 10 years ago but now the whole thing seems a little sus. We have badges with pronouns and a big advert about a company called Fitz Games and their game The Queer Agenda.

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"

I used to go every year. It got too big for me, honestly. Too hard to get a room, too hard to register, too many people on site. It just got so big I no longer enjoyed it. Last two times I went because I was paid to go for my day job. I still didn't really enjoy it, even though I was there for free with an exhibitor badge. Honestly, I now enjoy much smaller, much more intimate regional shows.

I spend my time now at shows like Little Wars, Gary Con (which kept the spirit of the original alive), and day shows. Historicon is about as big as I get these days.

That all said, Gen Con has always had great historical events for those that search for them. Some are great spectacle. Ironically, I heard someone announce yesterday that they were going to Gen Con and described it as a 'huge show for wargamers.' I thought that was funny, as I doubt the majority would call it that these days.

Haven't gone since it left Milwaukee. Was pleased to see Adepticon is moving to Milwaukee. Looking forward to that.

Grattan54 +1.

I gotta go…just down the street about a mile from my house. :)

I think these "count" as honest historicals. And these are only from our group.

HMGS-Midwest and the Ottawa Red Shirts continue their long standing partnership promoting historical games at Gencon.

Registration opens on May 19th, and the link is provided below. All 40 gaming events will be held at the Lucas Stadium. Come and join us.

Games include:

Ancient Naval: Roman -vs- Carthaginians
Chicago Bootleggers: The Lake Michigan Beer Runners
Lee Marches on Maryland, 1862
Scotch on the Rocks- Force on Force
Stalingrad 1942 – House by House
Sails of Glory: Battle of the Nile (1798)
Thunder Rolls
Battle of Alam el Halfa: Operation Beresford – 3 Sep 1942
General Glen's WWII Combat
Wild West: Jail Break at High Noon
Wild West: At Sundown We rob the Bank – Wait
Frederick the Great in Saxony, October 1758
Dogfight over Midway Atoll
WWI Knights of the Air – Bloody April –
Chicago Bootleggers: The Great Whiskey Raid of 1932
Napoleon in Bavaria, 1809
Retreat From Benghazi; Battle for Soluch – Feb 1st, 1941
WWII– Storm in Stepanovka, August 1944

Thank you, Eumelius, kcabai. Not only historical, but three of them horse & musket! Not this year, but next year, I may have to put it on the schedule.