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Author Topic: ORIGINS 2022 - 8-12 JUNE  (Read 23572 times)

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Reply #60 on: June 13, 2022, 05:54:03 AM
Everything else

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/events/cons/origins-2022-the-rest-of-origins/

Kudos for getting pics of Stellaris: Infinite Legacy.  :bigthumb:  (Although I can already tell it's going to be a chore to unpack...) 


Also:  That photo of the Scotsman playing the Spaceball trooper might be the most iconic one of the entire convention.  ;D 



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Reply #61 on: June 13, 2022, 07:07:22 AM
there weren't nearly as many costumes this year as normal

if you were going to enter the contest, this was the year to do it since your odds were greatly improved

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Reply #62 on: June 13, 2022, 08:43:38 AM
Made it back home! Great drive through the WV mountains yesterday. On the downside I'm at about 65% on the battery meter and I sound like a bad impersonator doing Barry White's voice. Hopefully it's just from all of the talking (I'll take a COVID test later on just to make sure).
For me personally, this was probably my favorite Origins as a GM so far.  :bigthumb:

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Reply #63 on: June 13, 2022, 10:30:53 AM
Glad 'you're home safe and had a good trip. :bigthumb:

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Reply #64 on: June 14, 2022, 03:59:44 AM
Glad you guys made it back home okay!  And bbmike, that's awesome.  :party: 






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Reply #65 on: June 14, 2022, 07:20:42 AM
got home in time for dinner last night.

missed the Discord happy hour but was there for the start of Gary's show

everything's out of the car, but a lot of it is still in bags / boxes.  I gave the family their loot, but the rest is in my office waiting to unpack

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Reply #66 on: June 23, 2022, 03:00:49 PM
ICv2 reports Origins attendance numbers at 11,689.  Up from 2021 (10,746) but still way down from 2019 (20,642).
Still had a great time at our Wargame HQ with all the wonderful players that stopped by to sling dice with us.

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51478/gama-reports-origins-2022-attendance

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Reply #67 on: June 24, 2022, 02:58:58 PM
Interesting.  I got the impression this year's Origins was at least somewhat busier than what those numbers are showing, but of course I wasn't there. 


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Reply #68 on: June 24, 2022, 03:01:08 PM
Interesting.  I got the impression this year's Origins was at least somewhat busier than what those numbers are showing, but of course I wasn't there.

Maybe next year?

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Reply #69 on: June 24, 2022, 05:11:17 PM

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Reply #70 on: June 25, 2022, 04:31:37 AM
Interesting.  I got the impression this year's Origins was at least somewhat busier than what those numbers are showing, but of course I wasn't there.

Maybe next year?

I'm going to try to make it work, brother.  No promises at this point, but the itch to go back has remained strong ever since that first time I attended. 



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Reply #71 on: June 25, 2022, 08:17:49 AM
 :bigthumb:

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