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title: "Too Many Games 2024 Retrospective"
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date: "2024-06-25"
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series: []
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author: "Nick Dumas"
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cover: ""
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tags: ["tabletop", "travel"]
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summary: "In which I drive to Philadelphia and play a bunch of games."
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---
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## Driving there
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The drive in was really exceptional. It took about six and a half hours, but in light of the 10-14 hour white-knuckle hauls I've had to undertake, it was a dream. The weather was warm but not sweltering, and frequent cloud cover and light rain kept the temperature mostly within reason. The real highlight of the drive was a really tiny boat on a trailer named "Toot Toot". Good luck out there, Toot Toot.
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My packing checklist made sure I didn't miss anything I needed, so as soon as I got on the road it was a genuinely enjoyable trip.
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## The Lodgings
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I thought my friends booked an AirBnB, but they just booked a regular BnB, some secluded farmhouse well into the rural outskirts of Philadelphia. I saw a deer, I think a white tail doe, just around dusk that first day which was a real treat.
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The farmhouse has wireless, hot water, a fridge, and air conditioning so I can't complain. We picked up our badges and got some food, nothing interesting to note.
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## Day 1
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The convention center didn't open until mid-afternoon so I took the time to do some grocery shopping. Rice for the stir fry I prepped before I left, some firewood for smores, nothing extravagant.
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### The Schedule
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My schedule for the first day is pretty light, mostly because the convention opens at 2PM on a Friday. My priorities were board game play/testing, filling in gaps spectating on tournaments.
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#### Friday
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The tabletop offerings didn't really line up with my schedule, I wanted to spend th evening mostly with my friends while we had the time
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##### Character Study, Writing, and Creation - Rachel and Guinevere
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- What Drives a character?
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- goals
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- allies, who qualifies?
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- background/upbringing
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- who is in their life? friend? family? lovers?
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- personality
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- What is their motivation?
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- Character analysis
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- Astarion
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- Trilla something from Jedi stuff
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- Character creation
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- who are they?
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- what kind of world do they inhabit?
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- who is in their life? friend? family? lovers?
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- personality?
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- How does analysis help with creating a character?
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- character goals?
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- how did they get here?
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- why do they want what they want?
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- How do their interactions with other characters affect the story
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- Why do they act the way they do?
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- Ways to get in tune with your character
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- pinterest board
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- playlist
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- collage
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- find an aesthetic that suits them
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- list of inspiration sources
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- pick out a birthday
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- likes and dislikes
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- draw, make a paper doll, visualize the character
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#### Saturday
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I only signed up for a Saturday game of Ten Candles.
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- [ ] 1100: Convention Opens
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- [ ] 1100: THPS2 High Score Competition
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- [ ] 1100: Board game freeplay
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- [ ] 1100: Board game playtesting
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- [ ] 1130: MtG Draft Pods
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- [ ] 1200: Burnout 3: Takedown tournament - hall C
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- [ ] 1200: Twilight Imperium ( game )
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- [ ] 1300: Gaming through Generations - Emerald stage
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- [ ] 1300: Warhammer 40k
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- [ ] 1400: Wandering Towers Demo ( game )
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- [ ] 1400: Cosplay pro wrestling
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- [ ] 1430: Alternative tabletop wargaming - Hall C
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- [ ] 2200: Convention closes
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#### Sunday
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Checkout from the BnB is 1100, so I made the command decision to just leave straight for home.
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