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BGG.CON 2014 Report

I went to BGG.CON again this year, this time Julie joined me and we hung out with friend Jim for the weekend. This was "9 out of 10" for Jim and me, so of c...

What I Hope to Play at BGG.CON 2014

I will return to BGG.CON this year, and I get to bring a friend this time! Yes, Julie will join me for the first time! This will be my ninth visit. Of cours...

BGG.CON 2013 Wrap-up

BGG.CON 2013 Wrap-up BGG.CON 2013 did not disappoint and I have no plans to stop attending in the future. Looking back on my posts from past years brings a...

BGG.CON 2013 Day 5

This post is about day 5 at BGG.CON 2013. You can also read about day 1, day 2, day 3, and day 4. The last day of BGG.CON 2013 and we almost finished a sing...

BGG.CON 2013 Day 4

This is day 4 of BGG.Con. You might want to check out Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 first. On Saturday morning Jim and I strolled through the hot games area and w...

BGG.CON 2013 Day 3

This is part 3. You can read part 1 and part 2 first. Here's a quick recap on day 3, which featured mostly new games for me that I universally liked. A goo...

BGG.CON 2013 Day 2

Day 2 started off on a very nice note as I joined a group of two with a willing teacher to play Core Worlds, a game that was on my list to play last year bu...

BGG.CON 2013 Day 1

Day 1 at BGG.CON is over for me. No promises that I'll be be able to keep up with daily posting but here's a quick recap. My first stop was the dealer room...

BGG.CON So Far

We are living in a time warp. New games to us are the games from last year, so by playing stuff that has held up we are avoiding stinkers. This is what Thurs...

Ora et Labora

Played the last-year released Rosenburg game last night. I like it more than Le Havre, though it feels similar. We had a hard time with language as we played...

To BGG.CON

Today I arrive at BGG.CON, the annual BoardGameGeek convention in Dallas. This is my (n-1)th convention, where n is the number of conventions they've held. I...

BGG.CON 2011 Days 1 and 2

Here's a quick rundown of what I've played so far: Thursday Alien Frontiers -- One of my hope-to-play games from 2010. Reminds me of Mission: Red Planet but...

BGG.CON 2010 Report

I thrust myself back into the world of gaming this weekend with my return to BGG.CON 2010. This convention keeps me coming back largely because of it’s simpl...

Games I want to play at BGG.CON 2010

This Wednesday I return to Dallas for my fifth BGG.CON, having missed only the 2006 event (too much hangover from Essen that year!) (you might enjoy reading ...

BGG.CON 2009 Wrap-Up

I’m only about a month late on this wrap-up. Maybe two. Though my trip to the convention was shortened by a day and a half due to work commitments, I had a g...

BGG.CON 2008 Wrapup

BGG.CON continues to impress and remains at the top of my list of conventions to travel to, surpassing Origins, Gen Con, and even Essen.

BGG.CON - Day 5

Sunday at BGG.CON - the exodus begins and gamers try to fit in an as many games as they can before the library closes. Jim had been lugging around his copy o...

BGG.CON - Day 4

Saturday began with a scheduled game of Steam Over Holland with David Fair, Tom McCorry, Jeff, and Jim. This was a last-minute substitution over 18VA and tur...

BGG.CON - Day 3

Friday started with a mini photography meetup with Mark Hamzy, Jeff Jones, and me. We enjoyed chatting about equipment, lenses, and Sony vs Canon.

BGG.CON - Day 2

Day 2 (Thursday) was a day of longish games - a series of 3-4 hour plays that were very rewarding. Jim and I hung out around registration and played The Batt...

BGG.CON - Day 1

Thanksgiving weekend gives me a chance to catch up on my BGG.CON posts. As much as I’d like to crank these out while at the convention, gaming takes preceden...

History of BGG.CON Posts

As the gaming world turns its attention to the “vast gaming experience” that is BGG.CON, here is a summary of my posts on the convention from 2005 and 2007 (...

BGG.CON 2007 Wrap-up

Convention Summary BGG.CON 2007 was quite a bit different than 2005, the last time I attended.

BGG.CON 2007 Day 4

My primary gaming buddy at BGG.CON was nowhere to be found on Sunday as he had an early flight to Indy, so I had to fend for myself to get some final gaming ...

BGG.CON 2007 Day 3

Saturday was full of great gaming and even better Texas BBQ thanks to a trip to the Baby Back Shack courtesy of Tim and Carrie.  The day did not start off to...

BGG.CON 2007 Day 2

This will be another brief post - having a blast and don’t want to miss out on any gaming! I continued to play new games to me that were very good, including...

BGG.CON 2007 Day 1

Check out the photo stream with more photos over at Flickr. Wow, what a fun-packed and tiresome first day at BGG.CON.

BGG.CON 2007

Two weeks from now I’ll be at BGG.CON. Are you going? If so, leave a comment so we can meetup there. I’m really looking forward to this. Why? I’m ...

BGG.CON 2005 Day 4

This will be my final report on BGG.CON.  We started the morning with a game of Alhambra down in the plaza courtyard (apropos, yes?).  This was a six-player ...

BGG.CON 2005 Day 3

For those of you that have been following the Flickr photo set for BGG.CON, please note that my camera’s date/time was off by about 12 hours (forward), so so...

BGG.CON 2005 Day 2

Hard to keep up on these reports with so little sleep.  I’ll try and catch up and give a brief report on how Friday went. I finally got to play one of the bi...

BGG.CON 2005 Day 1

It’s late but there’s always time for a quick post with some photos and game comments.  Probably more photos than comments today.  Reminder: you can follow m...

Travel to Dallas for BGG.CON

KC, Rita, and I safely arrived in Dallas tonight for BGG.CON.  This will probably be our last convention to exhibit until Essen next year, and our goal is to...