Is it a con? A festival? Both? Whatever you call it, it’s amazing. Located in Hobro, Denmark (pronounced closer to ‘hobo’ – the ‘r’ is silent, but the ‘b’ has a slight explosion of air) and held annually since 1992, Fastaval’s 5 days of scenarios and...
Airecon – welcome to the real world. It’s been months since the last real-world con I’ve had the pleasure of attending. Airecon is sold as the second-largest board game convention in England (first is UKGE, or simply the ‘Games Expo’ to...
So the Meeple Syrup community made a thing – introducing Pecha Kucha Kon 2021, all about board game design from many different perspectives. For those hearing the term ‘Pecha Kucha’ for the first time, it’s basically a presentation format where...
Well, that was a full weekend… Two virtual conventions, both replacements for physical events… Better still, being on two different time zones and being virtual events means it was easy to switch back and forth between them. UKGE’s ‘Virtually...
In past years, GenCon’s sold-out events have helped elevate the American convention to become one of the biggest on the planet. This year, I looked at GenCon.online as the highest-profile look into how a real-world event transforms into a virtual event. While...
