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| Photo Credit: KublaCon Website |
Feeling the Blues
I am still feeling the post KublaCon blues weeks later. I do wonder if it’s similar to how people feel when they come back from vacation or coming home from Disney World. Being with others who are interested in the same hobby as you, talking about backing crowdfunding campaigns for games, playing at an in person table – I really love that feeling. When I got bored waiting for the Running TTRPGs for Kids seminar, I’d walk around and see what others were playing. It’s one thing to read online what people are playing, but to see people IRL playing really solidifies it.
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| Food Menu - Photo taken by me |
I will admit I wasn’t too crazy about the food options this year. I know convention food can be hit or miss-but the theme food didn’t appeal to me in the slightest. I had Kubla Curry with rice and…it was fine. Anyways on to the good stuff–some of the highlights of the convention for me this year include:
- Playing Interns in the Dark with the games designer Adam Yee. Shout out to the 10:00 AM group I played with-ya’ll were awesome.
- Visiting the Free League Publishing booth and talking with the lovely folks there. I was able to get the Dragonbane Core Set while my Uncle bought the Twilight: 2000 Core Set.
- On a side note the person working the booth showed me the Blade Runner Core Set and I was blown away by the handouts and stuff included. I love when games make in-world artifacts.
- My Uncle came down at the last minute to hang and check out the convention!
- I also attended The Running TTRPG for Kids seminar. I did leave with some food for thought such as streamlining rules for kids and having resurrection options for kids who don't want their characters to die. It also gave me some things to think about when running TTRPG for kids/teens in the future in a library setting. How do I make sure kids/teens don't hog the spotlight? Will teens play a lone wolf character? I will admit I don't have these answers to these questions today but it does give me something to think about.
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| Books! Books! Core Set! - Photo taken by Me |
Overall, I had a lot of fun. Maybe next year I’ll get a 4 day badge. Don’t know if I’ll be able to make it to Kubla Fall but we’ll see.
