Gateway Con

For Labor Day weekend I attended Gateway which is part of Strategicon, a gaming convention that is held three times of year near LAX. I attended GameX which was a few months back and had a great time. This time I decided to attend Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday started with a fun game of historical BuffytVS in which we played Muskateers trying to protect the Slayer and fight evil. After that I got to run "Guess Who is Coming to Dinner." A World of Darkness oneshot I created and ran for a group of friends a few months ago. They loved it so I decided to run it at the con. It went really well and I was told by one player it was the best con game she had ever played and it was the first time her husband actually got involved in a rpg.

Sunday I played in "Executive Decision," a game where you take the rolls of the presidents cabinet (I was the Chief of Staff) and try to convince the president to choose a specific direction on a issue according to your own agenda. It was fun and different. After that I played in a Star Wars: Spirit of the Century game which was the best con game I played in.

Overall, a great experience and I look forward to next years LA gaming cons.

Also, I bought Stephanie an engagement ring on Monday. It has diamonds and glitters.