Convention Report: GAMECON-1

By Tom Vasel

Here's a set of reports from the GAMECON-1 game convention which took place from December 3-4, 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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December 14, 2005 - Convention Report: GAMECON-1 - December 4, 2005 (Day Two)
December 13, 2005 - Convention Report: GAMECON-1 - December 2 and 3, 2005 (Travel Day and Day One)

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Convention Report: GAMECON-1 - December 4, 2005 (Day Two)

By Tom Vasel
December 14, 2005

Day Two
Day 2 of the conference I got there a little later, due to it being Sunday morning. Once I did arrive, I played some games with Dale, finally beating him in Columns. I also learned Fire and Ice. I have to say that I’m really impressed with Pin International games, and hope that they get more distribution and press.

I saw the Avalon Hill Cosmic Encounter sitting alone, all by itself and no one playing it. Even though it’s not as good as my Mayfair/Avalon Hill combination, it’s still a tremendous game! So I found some people who were interested, rounded them up, and started teaching them the game. About halfway through, a coordinator came and got me and told me that my next presentation was about to begin. So I left them playing, and went to speak once again.

Convention Report: GAMECON-1 - December 2 and 3, 2005 (Travel Day and Day One)

By Tom Vasel
December 13, 2005

When I first received word that I was able to go to Game Con 1, I was ecstatic. Usually, it’s Rick Thornquist who is off, gallivanting all over the globe, hitting every board game conference in existence, while I languish in Korea, wishing that I could be there and salivating over the pictures. But now I had the opportunity to visit Asia’s first big game conference, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.