We could not be more pleased with the turnout and experience of our first minicon. Great games, great volunteers, great attendees, great attitudes and -- thankfully! -- great weather.
Here are some pix!
The view from the library.
Good turnout!
Splendor
Camel Up!
Merchants & Marauders... Seriously there were too many games to keep track of. Probably half the games played at the con were brought by other people.
One of the 4 tables in Round 1 of the Splendor Tournament.
Shadow Hunters, and Microvores (presented by the game designer)
Sequence (Note: All ages of well-behaved kids are welcome! )
Wasabi
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Dragonology
RoboRally & Takenoko
Brewmasters & Run Fight Or Die!
Castles of Burgundy
Iron Horse, game in development
Let the gaming begin!
Pictures to be posted here tomorrow!
A special feature of FlaMinGoCon the First will be a special type of raffle called Play To Win.
We will have 4 games in our library -- RoboRally, Resistance, Jungle Speed and Night of the Grand Octopus -- available to win.
How it works is:
1. You play the game.
2. If you like it, you and anyone else who played it can write your names and contact info on a slip of paper to go in a corresponding jar.
3. At the end of the con, that exact game that was played will be given to one of the people who entered. You do not need to be present to win, but you do have to leave contact information.
Basically: Try it before you (maybe) win it!
You enter for all four games by playing all four of these games, but you can only enter once for each game.
The address of the church is 211 Trinity Place. Following your GPS to this address WILL get you to Holy Trinity, but the opposite side of the building from the entrance we are using. The entrance for the parish hall is facing Tanglewood, which is the street that runs between the church and the tall white towers (Trump Plaza).
If you don't see the parking lot -- keep going around the church.
You are looking for this: You can find it from Flagler or from Tanglewood, which runs between Flagler and Olive.
We will have signs guiding you as well.
At FlaMinGoCon the First on Jan 24 in West Palm Beach, we know we will mostly see friendly, smart, adorable gamers. Here is a funny article about six OTHER kinds of gamers. If folks leave the cooking and relationship woes at home, we only have to worry about that killer grandma, right?
Google map directions to location of 10 hour gaming day in downtown West Palm Beach!
Between that pink building and the two white Trump Plaza towers.
If you see this church below while on Flagler Blvd, you are in the right place! (Yes, our event is at a church, but FlaMinGoCon is a secular event and everyone is welcome. This church is just nice enough to rent us a nice sized hall with plenty of parking.)
Following GPS to the address, 211 Trinity Place, will get you on the SOUTH side of the church. The entrance you are looking for is on the NORTH side of the church -- facing a small street called Tanglewood. If you don't see a big parking lot with a big tree... keep going around the church.
In the back is the entrance to the parish hall. Look for the red awning behind this tree.
FlaMinGoCon the First on January 24 will feature a Roborally tournament and a Splendor Tournament. Demos of both games will be offered earlier in day. Prizes are adorable plastic flamingos. No, you can't pay your rent with pink rubber duckies, but your bathroom will be much cuter!
Roborally rules
RoboRally review by Tom Vasel of Dice Tower
Splendor rules
Splendor review by Tom Vasel of Dice Tower
Board games have certainly improved our lives around here. Fun, friends and occasionally a life lesson.
And here at FlaMinGoCon, we hope to improve your community relations in West Palm Beach on January 24!
From Lifehacker: How to Use Board Games to Improve Your Real Life
One fun thing about game conventions is getting to play more obscure games you can't find at the book store or national toy store chain. We have game creators trying out new games and avid game owners wanting to find new players to try out their favorite little-known game.
FlaMinGoCon is small, but you can still have some of this experience on January 24. Three more games you will be seeing are Microvore, Super Dungeon Explore and Conjure, along with folks who will teach you how to play!