Nah, it wasn't bad. Quite the opposite really. It was FUN.
Pacificon Convention Report
Pacificon is in the Bay Area, which is where Zombiesmith is located. Zombiesmith is the maker of Quar. So I reached out and said "hey, I'm gonna be at Pacificon, soOOOoo if you were thinking of going to Pacificon as a vendor, then I have a GREAT idea...How bout I run a bunch of Quar games all weekend long on my nice terrain boards for you?"
"Go On..." said Zombiesmith, and I went "well, that's basically it....."
And a deal was struck. I would spend all weekend hosting Quar games and Zombiesmith would reward me for the effort by giving me an exorbitant amount of store credit. At least I thought it was an exorbitant amount. I am hesitant to state actual numbers as that seems gauche, and I am nothing but the epitome of sophistication. Lets just say it's enough to keep me steeped in Quar for a while. Especially at the glacier slow rate of painting that I am known for...but not enough to purchase one of everything in the store.
So my con experience was: All Quar, All the Time.
Being the Busy Bee that I was, I neglected to take any pictures. But other folks did. Here they are collected for your enjoyment. So enjoy them, I guess.
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| Extra credit. Count how many times I'm pictured pointing at the table... |
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| Kinda counts |
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| definitely counts |
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| doesn't count |
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| hard to tell, but that counts That's my hand pointing behind the tree... |
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| These aren't my figures. A guy named Nate spent a lot of time at the Zombiesmith Paint and Take, painting up his troops. I had to let him use them in a game. |
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| not pointing... |
Hopefully Zombiesmith got a few more sales. I got to cosplay and pretend like I was one of the Gaming industry. So maybe it was a win-win? I didn't really ask for numbers. Pacificon in general is kinda a small con with regards to miniature games. It seems to do more Board and roleplaying.
We talked briefly about doing it again for Dundracon, which is held in the same place but at a different time of the year, and reportedly has more miniatures gaming. We'll see how it goes. Maybe its the start of meing being some sort of game booster. Maybe it's the end. Maybe it's need more experimentation.
I enjoyed hanging out with Mr HeadZombie and Mr AB (the head rules writter) and being mistaken as a member of Zombiesmith when I'm really just an euthiastic fan of the game. And if I didn't correct everyone then so be it...
For my haul, I picked up yet another box of Quar that I don't have:
So another Quar faction. Ending my convention experience of All Quar, All the Time with yet more Quar. I'm nothing but consistent.
End Note
When I got home the wife told me that a shelf in the hobby room had come off the wall. It was full wqargaming rule books which survived the fall but it also had half of my very LARGE, Very COOL, very EXPENSIVE Viking Great Hall. And of course, being the most expensive thing on the shelf and the hardest to replace (notwithstanding the company that made it is gone) it did not survive the fall so well....
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| trust me, there are snapped pieces everywhere.. |
I'm gonna have to think about what to do next...I mean, of course I'm gonna have to fix it...couldn't possibly just throw it into a tub and put it in the garage and forget about it right....right?
Double thanks for writing a comment.
Till next time.