HalCon 2011

Choose your weapon wisely

So here's an odd thing.  HalCon is only two days this year, Saturday and Sunday, because it's taking place the same weekend as Remembrance Day which is on that Friday. A cruel trick of the calendar, or booking agents depending upon where you score on the paranoia scale.

Hal-Con is in it's second year after a decade long hiatus. They have a varied and extensive guest list.

I go to these things when I can so that I can catch up on gaming news. Not video games so much - I have different channels for that.

I will crush your head

I'm talking about board games, historical simulations, and other pen and paper games. If the games have anything to do with sience fiction, I'm your sucker.

I'm quite excited. I'll get to visit with some cool friends
I haven't seen all year and we'll attend a "con". We alway hope to play a game or two and this year hopefully chat with a game industry pioneer.



Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games will be at HalCon. His company makes a very cool cybernetic tank game called OGRE. I have several products from this line and I'm hoping for an autograph.

I suppose I sound like a fanboy and I can't deny how much fun it is to attend these events.  Just keep in mind, I will not be dressing up nor will I be wearing Spock ears.

They called him Baby Fett one too many times

Lots of others dress up though - these pictures were all taken last year - and I plan to take more this year. Speaking of pictures, a friend of mine - Sandy Carruthers - will be doing some drawing over the weekend.

So, if you're in Halifax in a couple of weeks, visit HalCon. I'll be the 50something babbling about cybernetic tanks.

Axis and Allies