This post is part of a series of answers to the Reverb Gamers 2012 blogging prompts (full list in PDF format here).

REVERB GAMERS 2012, #24: Have you ever been to a game convention? What was it like to be surrounded by so many other gamers? If not, would you like to go to one? Why or why not?

I’ve been to CanCon in Canberra a few times and GenCon Oz. I didn’t play with anyone but it was great to have so many other gamers around. Everyone was having a great time and it was good to know we all had common interests. CanCon had more wargaming and cards that RPG stuff, so I wasn’t as interested. GenCon was great; I mostly went to some awesome seminars and listened to authors and game designers, scoped out some cool dice, accessories and games.

I was a bit hesitant to play any games with strangers, but the main reason I didn’t play was because our schedule was packed full of other awesome stuff. If I had the change again to attend a big con I would like to try to get involved in some gaming, for a real con experience.

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