The very name itself has a mystique. It comes from the first convention held at the home of Gary Gygax in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin then called the ‘Geneva Convention’. It is one of the oldest and biggest gaming conventions. By gaming, it is inclusive of all gaming styles, board games, card games, miniature wargames, role-playing games, electronic games and all the various sub types that exist under and between. Also represented is interest in anime, model crafting and writing. As of 2003, this annual event has moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. I have attended at least one day of the convention every year. On those occasions when friends are also attending, I will come out for the full four days.
I love Gencon as it is one of the few times that I feel completely at ease with everyone around me. Nobody has a hidden agenda and we all have the same goal which is to have a great time. I walk in the ICC and get an immediate sense that ‘these are my people’. This year, our friends the Goodwins, came up a day early and we visited and went to the children’s museum. As the day progressed and some normal life stress started to increase (trying to do too many things at once), Sheard reminded me to relax as the next day would be Gencon and that just made it all better.
Unfortunately, the Goodwins came down with some kind of bug that passed through them all. This made me think of the last time they visited Indiana during the winter and all got sick. Sheard assured me that they did not blame Indiana but I sure felt bad for them. Fortunately, they all recovered quickly and were able to enjoy most of the Con.
I have included a lot of pictures here as I have tried and failed often to describe the atmosphere. I would say that they represent about 15% of all that goes on. By Sunday afternoon, I was feeling rather sad knowing that the fun had ended for another year. To anyone looking at this and wondering if you would enjoy it, I whole heartily invite you to come check it out.
Mark your calendars:
Gen Con Indy 2010 August 5-8, 2010
Gen Con Indy 2011 August 4-7, 2011
Gen Con Indy 2012 August 16-19, 2012
Gen Con Indy 2013 August 15-18, 2013
Gen Con Indy 2014 August 14-17, 2014
Gen Con Indy 2015 July 30 - August 2, 2015
Here a a few of the pictures but for more please visit - Flickr
Castle Diorama
Cardhalla (all made with cards)
One of the board gaming halls
An Angel statue
Amtgard guys demo
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