A very brief overview with more later:
The swag bag was good again like last year. An Axis and Allies booster, A World of Warcraft CCG starter, a Star Wars mini, and a sample pack of Tokkens (I want to pronounce that like "Dokken"). When we found out that the GAMA booth was handing out Origins '07 goodie bags, we all picked one up. I got some of the items that the others didn't want, so more Pirates boosters and Cineplexity samples for me!
I didn't bring as much spending cash as I had hoped to, so I limited my purchases. Most often I try to pick up only those things that I can't easily get through a shop. My big purchases included:- Savage World of Solomon Kane rulebook with T-shirt, GM screen and art prints
- Bawidamann Cosmonaut T-shirt
- 40 Years of Gen Con book
- AT-43 Gen Con exclusive figure
- Robert E. Howard Blbliography from McFarland (out-of-stock but ordered at 30% off)
My brushes with greatness:
- Rode in the hotel elevator with Chris Pramas
- (Almost literally) bumped into Ken Hite in one of the dealer's room aisles
- Got an autograph from Frank Mentzer
- Spoke with artist Wayne Reynolds at the Paizo booth for about 15 minutes. I, and another really nice guy who's a regular on Paizo's board, had his full attention as he talked about where he finds his inspiration -- from English seaside towns to Turkish riveted armor.
- Met and had books signed by noted Robert E. Howard scholars Paul Herman and Dale Rippke.
In another post I'll have some photos I took at the show.
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