Geek Kon - Instant Classic Con Report

High light: A great local con that continues to grow out of its anime con roots to provide fun to geeks of all stripes.

Low light: Geek Kon's move to the week after Gen Con got a lot of "I'd love to go, but I'm broke/tired/sick" response from people who normally would have gone.

Best experience: Being on four panels and getting to talk about Firefly, Star Wars, Shadowrun and tabletop RPGs as if I were an expert on these subjects.

Worst experience: Only doing fly-bys of most of my Madison peeps.

Best bargain (had to buy it, no freebies): The only thing I bought at the show was Sentinels of the Multiverse, but Pegasus Games had it on sale.

Best Freebie: Two words: per diem. 

Most welcome surprise: Spending time with my Madison friends.

Most unwelcome surprise: Dashing off to panels instead of spending time with my Madison friends.

Best costume: As much as steampunk feels played out, there were some good examples here.

Best costume try: Doctor Who costumes are quickly becoming the Jedi robes of the decade.

Stuff bought:
Sentinels of the Multiverse

Stuff got for free:
Guest of honor badge

Best Quote:
"I can't believe I just made a room full of people laugh at a joke about lung cancer."

Geek Kon 2013 - Schedule

No rest for the wicked. This Saturday, I'll be a guest of honor at Geek Kon. I'm on a bunch of panels involving the various games I write for, including Firefly, Star Wars and Shadowrun. My schedule is after the jump.

Geek Kon - Guest of Honor

I'm happy to announce I'll be at Geek Kon Saturday, August 24th in Madison. I'll be talking Star Wars Saga Edition, Shadowrun, Firefly RPG, Fate, CAMELOT Trigger and more!

Old School Con Report - Geek Kon 2012

High light: Talking with Michael Stackpole and giving him my card.

Low light: The lack of Sarah and Sharon.

Best experience: Playing board games with a table full of good friends.

Worst experience: Getting the evil eye from the wedding the double booked the same weekend. Mazeltov!

Best bargain (had to buy it, no freebies): $20 is still a great deal for the show. It's a great day trip con from Milwaukee.

Best Freebie: There are no additional fees at the show.

Most welcome surprise: We filled the room for our Dating For Nerds panel.

Most unwelcome surprise: Half of our panel showed up late due to the storms.

Best costume: Pete Radke came as Mugatu and got stopped for pictures constantly.

Best costume try: Seems like an easy costume - suit+hair product= 10th Doctor.

Most amusing costume: Someone was driving a Dalek.

Coolest booth and why: Flames Rising. Always good to see Matt and Monica.

Strangest moment:The moment when one of the audience members took over our panel with detailed knowledge of dating websites.

Favorite item available in the Exhibit Hall: Anime buttons.

Stuff bought:
Extra passes

Stuff got for free:
Vampire Dark Ages books

Stuff that was wanted that was unavailable:
Samurai Champloo soundtrack
Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack

Things to buy after Geek Kon:
TeslaCon tickets.

Best Quote:
"Nobody else would think of doing Mugatu".