This past weekend was OttoCon 2025, the Society of Daisy's annual show. For the last several years, we've held it at the Comfort Suites in Carlisle, PA.
Attendance was reasonable. We made the number required to pay off the venue. We had several good games and Walt Leach ran an ADLG tournament. We don't have vendors or a flea market, but I think that's going to change for next year.
Keith Wyttenbach ran a big Battle of Navarino Bay from 1827 using "Form On The Admiral's Wake"
Gunfighter Royale was played several times and was one of the most hysterical games I've ever played
Eric Ackermann lent his creative genius to convert Dollar Store figures into War of the Roses miniatures for the Battle of Mortimer's Cross
Paul Kaster ran a playtest of the Battle of Maida with Napoleonic LEGOs
(I played in this game and it was fun)
Phil Jones put a thousand ECW figures on the table and ran the Battle of Edgehill
Marvin the Martian made his 2.0 AQMF appearance
A game of JUNTA where Tracy was a River Unto His People...
Finally, Tim, Josh, and Jim ran a "Save the Montcalm" game, set in Tonkin in 1882
Overall, it was a good show. I do appreciate everyone's effort, GMs, players, and Road Crew. Can't wait for next year.
That looks a most excellent event. Glad it went well.
ReplyDeleteAndy, it was quite fun. I am learning what it takes to run a show and even a small one like this is a bit of a challenge. But everyone seemed to leave happy.
DeleteLooks like it was a fun convention.
ReplyDeleteNeil
Neil, it really was a fun time. Otto would have been proud of Tracy and I, methinks. But we do need to think about coming into the Social Media Age to reach out to more people. I'd like to see a few more folks next year and we'll have to see what games people want to play.
DeleteThanks for sharing your photos Eric.
ReplyDeleteWillz.