VCON 34 – Oct 2-4, 2009

The following post is an announcement received from Jenni Merrifield at VCON in Vancouver, BC. The convention sounds like a lot of fun! Hi! My name is Jenni Merrifield and I have recently taken over the role of Games Coordinator for VCON 34. I am sending out this message to gamers and gaming groups primarily [...]

Dragonflight overview on Seattle Geekly

Episode 25 of the Seattle Geekly podcast talk about Dragonflight and interview Ken Cassady (Convention Director) and Wilhelm Fitzpatrick (Events Manager). The interview starts about 15 minutes into the podcast. Also features an overview and interview about the costuming convention Innocente Seraphim (InnoSera). Hosts Shannon Flowers and Matt Hammond will be at Dragonflight on Saturday, [...]

Dragonflight coming to you in August!

Have you seen the new ads for Dragonflight on Metro Seattle buses? I think they look pretty darn cool. They’re reminding you that the oldest game convention in the Northwest — celebrating its 30th edition this year! — is coming in just four weeks. You can pre-register for $40 for the entire weekend until July [...]

LAN Game coordinator needed

Dragonflight is looking for someone to oversee the LAN and computer gaming at this year’s Dragonflight.  Perks include free admission and lodging for the convention, plus unending fame and the gratitude of many convention-goers. Anyone interested should contact Ken Cassady

Cross-posted from Alan Barclay

Hello Story Gamers, The Seattle roleplaying community is having it’s third annual story games convention. We have 70+ attendees so far. The schedule is nothing but games. Some are pre scheduled, but Go Play also has lots of unscheduled and pick up events — and this is where I’ve often had the most fun. Attendees [...]

Dragonflight XXX draws near!

DRAGONFLIGHT XXX Dates: Friday through Sunday, August 7-9, 2009 Location: Bellevue Hilton Hotel 300 112th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA Convention Hours: Non-Stop 12:30 PM Friday to 6:00 PM Sunday Onsite Registration Hours: Friday, 8/7/09, 12:30 PM to 9 PM (Noon for Pre-registered attendees) Saturday, 8/8/09, 8 AM to 9 PM Sunday, 8/9/09, 8 AM to [...]

Midnight Urchins: Game Recap

My game was quite fun to run. The players made me laugh a lot and I let them get away with too much because of it. Dramatis Personae Players Chum Budley as played by Michael Talents Projectile Vomit Iron Liver Stabbing Survivor Chunk Budley as played by Michael Talents Crazy Face Scary Fast Even Chum [...]

Review: Cat RPG

Wicked Dead Brewing Company’s role-playing game Cat: A Little Game About Little Heroes is great fun for pick-up games with players of all ages.

Games for NW Conquest

Here are the games I am running for NW Conquest Friday 2 pm Arkham Horror (Board Game) Based on the popular works of HP Lovecraft. The year is 1938. The Old Ones seek to rise and crush the pitiful race of man. Their minions flock to their bidding and open the gates between their worlds [...]

Midnight Urchins at ConQuest NW

I will be running a game of “Urchin” starting at midnight on Sunday the 18th. Urchin is a crazy storygame which involves playing crazy homeless people who live under the subway system in New York. I ran it at midnight at last year’s Conquest and I also ran a midnight game at Dragonflight. It’s a [...]