Hey Wyrdos,
This week, Waldo welcomed us back from Gen Con with open arms. After a moment, however, it became clear he was simply asking for an armful of food since he had run out while we were all out of the office. So, while we get back to the grocery store for Waldo AND recover from the convention, let’s look back at exactly why we think Gen Con is truly The Best Four Days in Gaming™.
Thursday
Opening day! As soon as the clock struck 10, the doors opened, and the halls flooded with people. Within minutes, our booth was full of fans wanting to pick up the latest Witness keyword, Iconic models, and Vagrantsong scenarios.
Have you ever wondered whether Parker and Basse could team up to defeat Reva and Kaeris? Over in the Event Hall, 12 brave players took part in our first official Double Random Rush event! Each round, players were assigned random masters and random teammates to face off using a thematic Double Rush format. While it may have been a snapshot of chaos, the whole event was a great time, and everyone seemed to embrace the entropy.
Friday
Gen Con didn’t cool down at all during the second day. We sold out of a bunch of stuff that we expected to last the entire convention. Our booth remained filled with people speculating the models we had in our cabinets and new players wanting to find out more about why Malifaux is so awesome.
And on Friday night, we held a special Vagrantsong event for the Fox Sisters. 32 players joined in on the fun as we all unraveled the puzzle of who they are and what they wanted with us poor souls. While two groups went Westbound in this challenging Scenario, everyone walked away with Vagrantsong-themed prizes and memories of some wild antics.
Saturday
On Saturday morning, 28 Wyrdos sat down for our annual Tyrants Tournament. They battled for three rounds to claim the ultimate prize: The Tyrant’s Belt! This year was an exciting start for the new Season of Gaining Grounds and we are looking forward to seeing the community embrace it the coming months. It was also a great start for our favorite new Witness-watching Arcanist, Damian Ravencroft, who made his first official start at the tournament being played in all three rounds by one very daring player. At the end of it all, Doug Bowman playing the Neverborn came in third place, while Andre Demings piloted the Explorer’s Society to second place. But it was Landon Sheehan and his Ten Thunders who ended up taking home the belt this year.
Sunday
To celebrate the end of The Best Four Days in Gaming™, we spent a Steam-Powered Sunday trying something completely new: the Honeypot Casino Bonanza Brawl! An extra wacky version of the standard All-Out Brawl, this event saw groups of 5-6 players stapling various treasures to their model of choice and battling for control of a Honeypot Casino-themed board. This event led to the inception of some interesting… creations… like the Uncomfortably Slippery, Still Drippy, Peacekeeper. When the dust settled and drip finally dropped, each player left the Casino with their very own copy of the Loot Deck. If you’re interested in trying out this scenario for yourself, check it out here. Special thanks to the Steam-Power Scoundrels, who pioneered the new game mode, helped to run this event and without whom this Casino Brawl would not have been possible.
Lastly, we wanted to give a huge thank you to all our incredible volunteers across the entire weekend who helped us put on the best Gen Con show we’ve had in years, and to everyone who stopped by to say hello! We can’t wait until we get back together next year, so thanks for keeping it Wyrd.