Gen Con 2013 Attendance Figures Here’s the really important bit: INDIANAPOLIS (August 20, 2013) Gen Con Indy 2013, completed August 15-18 at the Indiana Convention Center, experienced record attendance numbers and unprecedented growth. Weekend turnstile attendance of 159,364 and unique…

Last day. Not sure what I’ll do with it, to be honest. Hanging out at the hotel seems like a waste, but my motivation is always a bit iffy post-con. I can wander over to Victory Field & see whether…

So, that was Gen Con 2013. ~ sniff ~ It was pretty good. ~ sniff ~ Actually, it was really good. ~ lower lip quivers ~ I had a fantastic time, even when I wanted to kick the people in…

Woke up vastly early at 6*, when I didn’t really want to be awake until 7, so I spent my time weighing things; I think I can get all of my Gen Con purchases into cabin baggage, which pleases me.…

Dropped off a couple of board games with the collection for Military Persons in the VIG Lounge. This, I think, is an awesome addition to the lounge, since there’s always something a person’s not interested in, and I know I…

Woke up to my alarm, which was deeply confusing to me for some reason. In retrospect, maybe “The Weekenders” by The Hold Steady wasn’t the best choice for wake-up music. Good song though. She said “The theme of this party’s…

I set an alarm this morning, then woke up a solid hour & a half before it. ~sigh~ Still, breakfast with steel-cut Oatmeal was good, and then, on my way to the VIG lounge, this happened; We, by which I…

I slept pretty well last night, woke up feeling good, and headed down to breakfast to find that a storm of gamers had blown in, littering the lobby, the restaurant, and most importantly the Starbucks, with throngs of people. Around…

Last year, I wound up chatting late into Wednesday night with the Family Lewis, eventually wandering back to my hotel sometime after midnight, suddenly realising I was hungry, and ordering room service at 1:30am. That totally didn’t happen again, because…

My book for the trip was Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, which was quite good, and which I have now finished. And started reading again, thanks to the Insomnias. Clearly I need a new book, so I picked up an on-sale…