Day 2 started off with breakfast at the
Yolk. A pretty good place that won out because of its proximity to the hotel. Day 2 was the day I was looking forward to the most. This was the day that I get to play some Battlestar Galactica (BSG). BSG is my all time favorite game. Getting the game to the table can be difficult because of the time commitment - usually 3 hours. Enough about that for now.
First game out of the gate was a RPG called
Demon Hunters: A Comedy of Terrors. Just so you know - I have very little experience with role playing games. I have a semi-regular DnD group, but that has been my only excursion into this world. I am not much into the role playing aspect, but I do like rolling dice. So, off we go to hunt some demons. The beauty of GenCon is getting to play games with people you have never met, and having a good time. My table was taken up mostly with people I have never met, and probably will never see again. I say mostly because Jason was at the table with me. This game is based on the FATE system which meant nothing to me, but I was game. I had a good time. Mostly because the people at my table were a lot of fun. We had a guy that was vision impaired, another guy dressed in chain mail, a boyfriend/girlfriend combo, and Jason and I. I might be missing someone, but I feel good that I remembered that much. Some went all-in on the role playing. The girlfriend at the table talked like a robot the whole time because her character is mnemonic. The vision impaired dude's character was dumb as a box of broken hammers. This prompted the guy to play the character with a southern accent. I guess in his world stupidity is enhanced with the accent.
The story we played was a murder mystery at a theatre. The main actor was killed and his body was found half sunken into the floor. So, this gives us the clue that paranormal is at play here. Of course, I played a character that is a meat shield. Battling ghosts with my fists didn't seem like an option. So, I was pretty sure my character would have nothing to do. This wasn't the case. I had to break out of a room the suddenly had its door disappear to be replaced by a wall. So, it was a Hulk smash moment for me. I liked it, but it wasn't the best my character had to offer. At the end of the battle there was a floating skull and a giant venus flytrap terrorizing the theatre. I decided to go all Michael Jordan and have my character leap into the air, grab the skull, and slam dunk it down the throat of the flytrap. Luckily I rolled really well and was able to complete the action with style. We ended up beating the demon and all is well.
After that we went back to the library to play some games. We ended up playing only two games. The first was Discworld:
Ankh-Morpork. A fun game based on the Terry Pratchet book series. We had fun and I lost spectacularly. Mostly because we didn't understand a rule and it caused my to use a strategy that I didn't need, and I lost. Oh well. It happens.
Next up was
The Castles of Burgundy which is a fun euro game. Jason and I had no idea how to play, but we slowly figured it out. You guessed it - I lost. This was a game I had been curious about for a while and glad I got to try it out. It ended up being a game I have no desire to own, but would play again if it ever pops up.
After another session of walking around the vendor hall, it was time to go play BSG. I was excited. Tired, but excited. We got there early and had to wait for the allotted time. The time came and went and nobody ever showed to play the game. No game. No players. It was like I missed a memo or something. Needless to say, but I as bummed out. I really wanted to play this game. Luckily some newbies at my home gaming group want to play. So all is not lost, but how do you set up a game to play and not show? I would never do that to someone.
After that we walked back to the hotel, and called it a day. It was both fun and frustrating. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Spoiler - it was.
