Open Gaming

Over in the Lampeter Room, it's a tournament area by day and an open area by night. Here, we capture a game of Warrior in mid move.

On the right, the four On Military Matters folks. On the left, one of the opponents. From the right: Dan Burkley (front, light blue shirt), Dennis Shorthouse (pink shirt), Fred Stratton (medium blue shirt), Rich Pichnarczyk (back, dark blue shirt), and on the left foreground, unknown opponent.

A Nit

The only nit to pick was that the "S" events were held in the theater, and that wasn't clearly marked the first day. A sign soon solved the problem and showed people the way. The dealer area map in the program was a tad off in a couple booths. And that's about it. This was a very well-run convention from my perspective. I was very happy to be there.

The Hotel I Stayed In

I wish the Host would allot additional rooms for Historicon folks. I ended up at the Econolodge down the road--$82 a night with towels that most resembled sandpaper. Other than the hair-raising efforts at entering and exiting the parking lot, it was OK, although I doubt we'll stay there next year.

Next Up: Fall In

HMGS East's Fall In continues, but this time at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, MD on November 14-16. I've always been in favor of moving it back towards the population centers of the East, and this is near Baltimore, so that's a good idea. Gettysburg sounded like a great idea, but from a dealer perspective, it wasn't the greatest of shows. We started going all days with a full crew, and eventually cut back to just two of us for a Saturday. As I said before, it wasn't that we were mistreated, on the contrary, it was a well-run show and I never had any problems there. It's just that sales didn't equal the effort, and I ended going to support HMGS rather than gain sales. Lancaster was OK as a transition site, although that was even less appealing sales wise last year.

However, for Fall In 2003, MagWeb.com will be there. Hope to see you there, too.

More Historicon 2003

Introduction
Dealer Area
The Vince Show: Apache Longbow Pilot Back from Iraq
Flea Market
Hanging Around and A Sample of Conversations
Renaissance Fair and Flair
Painting Competition (monstrously slow: 736K)
Conclusion

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