I was in attendance at this years Historicon as always. And as always, there were many beautiful games and lots of attendees. There were also lots of problems. However, when taken into consideration overall, the convention was a success. I arrived on Wednesday and was amazed by the number of gamers already at the convention. By Thursday, the whole place was full of games and geeks (myself included). I had the by now predictable Snafu with pre-registration. None of the games for which I registered were on my badge. They also failed to have a table number for my games. The Program gave a room name only and said "See Host". Now there's a trick! I am always amazed at the problems I encounter with this process. However, I had my two games to run and lots of vendors to keep me busy. I had little time to complain. The games filled with walk-ups anyway. Rich Hasenauer's new WWII rules, Battlefront, were prominently displayed as well as GHQ's "The Game". There was a very nice setup of a ruined French town and the usual fine terrain from Triangle Simulation Society. This years subject was "Battle Road", an AWI game. The biggest problem this year was the flea market. It was moved from the usual location to a smaller one in the hotel's former bar space. It was literally elbow to elbow. After seven minutes, I had to leave from claustrophobic tendencies. I am sure this will not be in the same room next year. Overall attendance may have been over 4,000 this year if early indications are correct. The best game I saw was a beautiful "Fallen Timbers" vignette featuring Old Glory figures from their MadAnthony Wayne's Legion line. The painting on the figures was superb and the terrain was very nicely done. Included in the terrain were several cascading rivulets feeding the river and prominently displayed tree stumps and, who would have guessed, fallen timbers. The Indians even had their faces painted in war paint. Watch the HMGS East site for an "official" AAR. Back to Rebel Yell No. 20 Table of Contents Back to Rebel Yell List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by HMGS South This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com