Twenty-six players participated in RevCon at Prezcon last week. Advanced forecasts of an impending snowstorm that ended up hitting the mid-Atlantic region mid-week coupled with unplanned illnesses down the stretch kept at least four players away. Nevertheless, those who did attend had excellent experience during our 19th– annual RevCon. While GMT’s Battles of the American […]
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Convention Report, Designer BlogsAs mentioned in a prior InsideGMT post, Jon Carter, of CoV Transatlantic Team Playtest Team fame*, created a version of the game, from Terry Leeds’ graphic files, for bringing Congress of Vienna to SDHistCon in San Diego. In recognition of a four-hour time limit per play session, Jon chose to present the three turn Desperate Times: The Campaign
Congress of Vienna at Nov. 2024’s SDHistCon Gaming Convention Read Post »
Convention ReportIt was a good year! Thirty-six individuals competed across a spectrum of five Revolutionary War games at RevCon during Prezcon in Charlottesville, Virginia last week. As always, players either played in only a single favorite game, in multiple games, or they competed in all five games in pursuit of the coveted “George Washington Award” for
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Convention Report, Designer BlogsHi everyone! It’s always exciting for us to see our games played in so many different places, so for those interested we’d like to share some photos (and one video) from some of the conventions we’ve seen GMT titles played at recently. Enjoy! Buckeye Game Fest, April 2023 (Convention Report by The Players’ Aid. If
GMT Gaming: Spring 2023 Convention Reports Read Post »
Convention ReportIn a year when boardgaming conventions have – by necessity – had to cancel all events, many organizers are seeking to rebuild their convention communities by taking them online. The popular San Diego Historical Games Convention (SDHistCon) wants to do just that and keep its wargaming community alive and thriving.
SDHistCon 2020: The Great Online Experiment Read Post »
Convention ReportFor the first time in my 40+ years of game design I was invited to a convention as an Industry Guest – all expenses paid (they even gave me food and beer). I had never been to TotalCon, even though I live in New England and it is 90 minutes from home. Thanks to podcaster Jonathan Reinhart,
Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (& Mark McLaughlin) at TotalCon Read Post »
Convention ReportNote: If you would like to view any of the above or below images in a larger size, you can click on the image and it will point you to the full image file. Badajoz is a small and quiet city in the southwest of Spain with 150,000 inhabitants. It is replete with history relevant
