Over Spring Break, my host family and I went to the so called "Whosyer Con", which is a Gaming Convention. The people here call themselves "Hoosiers" which pronounced the same way as "Who's
y'er"which is a little play with words. Technically it should stand for "Who is yours", I think, which would be a bad grammar for "which is yours" asking, 'what your favorite game of the convention
is.
The convention is mostly about playing games (like strategy board games like Munchkin or deck building games like Dominian) with other people. Trying out new games is a good way for companies to
introduce and advertise their games. But also the old Classics like "Settelers of Catan" or other games you could borrow from the game library were played quite a lot! Also role playing games
like D'n'D (Dungeons & Dragons) found their way into the arcades.
During the night it is a tradition to play "Are you a Werewolf?/ Werewolf". It is a different role playing game than the one I knew from summer camps back in Germany. I can get really intense
with all those special cards!
And of course they had a vending hall. There were so many interesting things to look at! I have to admit that I spend hours there ... ^^' hehe
All in all it was a pretty fun experience! At first I didn't really know how to fit in but after a short time I found the connection and started to enjoy it!
On the road and ready to play some games ... ;D
All about the vending hall ...
Our hotel room
A yoga class to different movie soundtracks...
People from AEG introducing new games.
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Vati (Sonntag, 24 April 2016 17:23)
Bei dieser Convention mußte ich an eine Folge von Sheldon & Co denken, die ja mehrfach auf einer Convention waren, um sich kostümiert mit anderen zu vergleichen.
Da muß man bestimmt sehr stark sein, um nicht den Reizen zu erliegen und einiges zu kaufen. Aber sicher wird trotzdem ein zusätzlicher Koffer notwendig werden, um die ganzen Jahreserinnerungen mit in Deine Heimat zu nehmen.
Herzliche Grüße in Vorfreude Dein Vati