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CritterCon 2025 (#18)
Con Day One (Thursday)
In which I recap our arrival yesterday, then report on what various groups of us did.
Holy moley! There’s a lot to report, but first, a quick look at our Wednesday arrival/evening.
Arrived at con, which is a bit more than a mile and a half under the Green Mountains, in a huge 3 mile long, 1 mile wide, 300 foot tall metal enclosure…holograms of sky, sun, etc work well…WAY more hotel & con space, plus many other attractions…we are at the Hilton…met up with many friends & family…had dinner at Pizza My Heart…con badges and swag bags delivered to our suites…Guinea Pigs Three agreed to babysit their younger cousins, half of whom were asleep by 8:00 pm…pre con party started at 9:00…theme was “The Summer Of Love”…great party….great tribute bands for Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and others…drank, danced, told youngsters how it was in 67…got back to the hotel at 1:30…slept until 8:00 am
End Of Recap
Okay, so, let’s bullet point the things that various of us did today.
Me, Spike, Other Gms/Speakers: Ran games of Toon, D&D, CoC, various others. Did seminars on Thinking Fast On Your Feet For GMs, How To Run Adventure Pulp Games, and Tips For First Time Con GMs. Ate lunch at Ed’s Big Weenie. Quick tour of about a 5th of the Dealer’s Room. Watched the carnage that was Round One of the Reality Quests World Championships (RQWC from here on). Went to dinner with wives and fam. Went to the GMs Only Party.
Kid Wranglers (Miranda, Blue, Auntie Tucker & Uncle Evan) & Kids: Played many games…toured Dealer’s room…ate lunch at Chez Mom’s…ran wild at “Children’s Safety Park”…played and bought more games…got back to hotel in time to join the rest of the family for snacks…all (including wranglers) were asleep by 5:00…woke wranglers at 6:30 for dinner at India Underground…wranglers then called it an early night.
Radio Crew (Me, Grace, a bunch of others): 8:00 Went to the studios of station WCRT to record our annual 2 hour radio shows, to be heard Friday & Saturday. Most teams were done by 10:30, but we on the Olde Tyme Radio beat were there until just after midnight.
Yoyo, Duke, and their Crews: Staffed booths, sold stuff, did skateboarding demos, oversaw/did commentary on the 4 hours of Round One of the RQNC, ate food, autographed merch, returned to hotel, passed out.
Normal Con Attendees (most of the rest of our extended fam): Played games, bought games, wandered around looking at stuff, etc.
Tomorrow: More of the same, but also the annual Mud Soak and the Gaming Pub Crawl. And now, SLEEEEEEP!
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