Pilgrimage to GenCon 2023

Once in a while, I encounter a game that appeals to me to a point I feel compelled to own everything about it and drop all other hobby to play it immediately. Mythic Earth is such a game. Whole I was familiar with Mythic America, I was never compelled to lay the game, until my fateful encounter with the team from Mythicos at GenCon and the long demo that ensued.  The game has a strong DNA from Rick Priestley’s previous opera but brings a brand new flavor to the table which makes it a unique and exotic experience.

Here is a link to our demo. I hope you like what you see and join the Mythic Earth community. Lots of new stuff on the horizon… https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GUfcRwih_hMw_qg175G-jVjO2kbDO-m0/view?usp=drive_link

I am usually not a huge fan of award ceremonies but I decided to attend the Ennies this year, having some familiarity with some (but not all) the categories and products. It took place in a wonderful venue and was quite entertaining, even pushing me to acquire award winning ‘The Last Air Bender’ RPG the next day.

Hunters book had a release party at Nervermore (see this project part 2) and we headed to the bar for cocktails, tasty chicken strips and a solid dose of heavy metal.  ‘Death to all but metal!’ signed the author in my copy of the core rulebook

Goodman Games is one of my favorite RPG publisher as DCC as given me this old school flavor in a new school package, along with its correlates, MCC, Lankhmar, Dark Trails and Dying Earth. It was great to meet the crew at GenCon (and congratulate a certain Judge for her promotion). Doug Kovacs and  Stefan Poag honored me with signing a DCC book and chatting for a while about art, RPGs, the world and Florida becoming a Chaos kingdom  the like of which GW could only dream of…

ShatterPoint tables with the current terrain were very varied and inspirational for my upcoming build.

While I am no longer a GW gamer, their display was, as usual, impressive.

Miniatures on display were as usual spectacular, which is bad for your ego if you try to emulate these amazing artists.

Life size weapons were not for sale 🙁

Halls were packed but curiously, things got easier from Thursday to Saturday, probably a wibbly wobbly timey wimey thing…

I know, I know, lets get to the convention, but hey, I am, French, so food is a central part of my life. Indulge me in sharing our three favorite p[laces to eat this trip.

The Slippery Noodle Inn a savory place to eat within easy walking distance from the convention. Blues and Rythm N’ Blues on the weekend…

Cafe Patachou, around the corner from the convention center, which offers excellent coffee and breakfast (with matza balls on Friday).

Last but not lest, the many food trucks offer excellent sustenance within a few feet of the stadium.

Too often do GenCon pilgrims focus upon the con proper and ignore the beautiful city that is Indianapolis, along with its myriads of food venues. So I thought I would start with the city before we step into the convention…

Indy’s airport is very pleasant and decorated with the obligatory high speed vehicles…

The city landscape is peppered with impressive industrial buildings and vast hotel vistas.

The city is full of pleasant parks, neighborhoods and indoor malls, all occupied by our gaming tribes during the con.