As I obliquely mentioned on Friday, this past weekend was the debut of B-Con, a tabletop board game convention in Denver. In addition to the standard “sign up and play” events, the show also featured lots of both open gaming and prototype games from local designers and publishers.
No, I didn’t bring my Haunted Hotel prototype. (I didn’t have time to get it actually, you know, playable by Saturday.) But I saw a bunch of sweet-looking prototypes with happy players gathered around them, and that was pretty awesome. In fact, the convention sponsored a game design contest that attracted a couple dozen prototypes that were ready to be pitched to publishers. It was inspiring to see the results of so much local game-design talent.
I can’t speak to attendance number or anything, but from what I saw, I’d call B-Con 2016 a success. Happy gamers? Great games? A chance to sample the new hotness before it’s been signed? Check, check, and check!
Here’s to B-Con, and its many happy returns!
