Category Archives: Convention Report

Larry’s Gathering Impressions

The 2013 Gathering was a blast as always, the highlight of my gaming year.  Thanks, as always, to Alan Moon for organizing such an amazing shindig! There were plenty of good games on hand to sample, but nothing that really … Continue reading

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Tom Rosen: Eighty-Nine Games in Seven Days and 5,700 Words

I had the good fortune of traveling to a week-long convention last month at which I tried many new games and new-to-me games, so I’m here to report back on my experience… and opinions of course. Day 1 – Discovering … Continue reading

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Good Games & Great Friends: The Gathering 2013

Set the Wayback Machine For 2002 My first Gathering of Friends was back in 2002 and even though I’d been in the hobby for a long time, it was an overwhelming experience. Puerto Rico had just been released… and multiple … Continue reading

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Dale Yu – Report from the Gathering of Friends, Day 4 Part 2 – Monday

  Well, this wasn’t a gaming day. Lots of social invitations today, and I ended up spending a lot of the day out of the gameroom. There is a group going Letterboxing today, and I’ve never done that – and … Continue reading

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Dale Yu – Report from the Gathering of Friends, Day 4 – Monday

  Well, this may or may not be a gaming day. Lots of social invitations today, and I think it would be a good day to possibly spend hanging out with friends and enjoying my vacation in a non-gaming sense. … Continue reading

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Dale Yu – Report from the Gathering of Friends, Day 3 Part 2 – Sunday

  Some questions sent in – one I always hear – what are people playing? At 4:28pm, I walked the tables – here’s what I saw in play 1. Space cadets 2. Prototype 3. Last will 4. Clash of cultures … Continue reading

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Dale Yu – Report from the Gathering of Friends, Day 3 – Sunday

  Woke up this morning – a bit later than I had expected, and I was immediately accosted by a bunch of roving Canadians. As horrific as that sounds, at least they came bearing gifts… they were holding the one … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Report from the Gathering of Friends – Day 2 – Saturday

OK, this is short today. Too busy playing games to take time out to write. The games played today La Venice du Nord Qwixx Kingdom Builder Dungeon Star La Patissier Monster prototype Town Center The Little Prince My Prototype Roach … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Friday Report from the Gathering of Friends – Day 1

  I’m back in Niagara Falls for a somewhat truncated trip to the Gathering of Friends. This is the annual invitational convention organized by Alan Moon. I think that this is the third year where we’ve been located in Niagara … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Report from Essen 2012 and my Adventures in Packing

Finally getting a breather from work to catch up here on the blog.  The tempo of the week was more like the first Essens that I went to – the week again starts on Tuesday, and much game procurement was … Continue reading

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