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Colorado Dreamin’

On September 4, 2022

In Cabin Con, Frostgrave, Infinity, Relicblade

Summer is coming to a close and I was able to get the kids up to Colorado before school started. We were supposed to go in June but I got COVID so that derailed things and we pushed it to early August (replacing our pilgrimage to Gen Con). We’re still figuring out how to work out the kinks in getting “back to normal.” At the same time, I got a chance to get in some gaming with friends. With me coming back into town, we tried to pull another Cabin Con together but only three of us were available with the late notice and the normal cabin out of commission for renovations, it was more of a jump start to realign.

House Con – Dallas

By Christian

On July 3, 2022

In Conventions, Dracula's America, Miscellaneous, Relicblade, Session Report

Back in May, I got the chance to head out to Friend Taylor again and throw down some more games. It was a good time and I got to see a few new games of interest. We usually focus on miniatures games but this time, the time was 50/50 board games.

More Loopin’ Chewie Testing

By Christian

On July 26, 2020

In Gen Con

Gen Con Online is this week and we have been testing and perfecting the remote experience to fine tune the experience. In early July we had gotten things to a stable state that included separate control boards for each paddle. This helped to make sure that command responses were tied to the specific paddle you were playing with and would not be hung up by the board trying to sequence multiple inputs at one time.

Gen Con Online

By Christian

On July 13, 2020

In Gen Con

Today Gen Con Online’s event registration goes live and while there are a lot less events this year, I was able to throw my hat in the ring to keep a Gen Con tradition alive: Remote Loopin’ Chewie!

Going To Be A Long Summer

By Christian

On May 20, 2020

In Conventions, Dropzone Commander, Frostgrave, Gen Con, The Walking Dead: All Out War

Gen Con 2019: Haul

By Christian

On August 19, 2019

In A Song of Ice & Fire, Dropzone Commander, Gen Con, General, The Walking Dead: All Out War

With Gen Con over and my Recaps done, I finally had time to put everything away and get life back to normal. While putting everything back is never the most exciting thing to do, it does give me time to see what all I came home with.

Gen Con Recap 2019: Day 4

By Christian

On August 13, 2019

In Gen Con, Star Wars: Armada, X-wing Miniatures Game

The final day of the Con is always bittersweet as I prepare for my big event: the annual Loopin’ Chewie tournament. While this is one of my favorite experiences, it also means that the convention is coming to a close.

Gen Con Recap 2019: Day 3

By Christian

On August 12, 2019

In A Song of Ice & Fire, Gen Con

After running my events Friday night, Saturday is typically for me and where I stack most of my events. Typically, Saturday is the busiest day in the dealer hall so it works out well. Still… I can’t stay away so I had some time before my 11:00 am event so I went on tour.

Gen Con Recap 2019: Catacombs Cubes

By Christian

On August 9, 2019

In Gen Con, Reviews

While most of my time out at Gen Con is playing and hosting games, I also enjoy meeting up with publishers and designers to discuss their upcoming projects. I’ve been working with Aron West out at Elzra Games, developer of the Catacombs series of dexterity games. A new, non-dexterity game that Elzra has in development is Catacombs Cubes.