What would you like to see at a convention?

[Dakkagor]

So, you walk into a local convention that has been locally advertised. Its going to be a small convention, maybe 50-60 people or so every day over the course of a weekend. You walk up, open the doors, and. . . . in an ideal world, what do you see inside? What kind of things would you like to see on the schedule?

[x-esiv-4c]

A non-Euclidian dirigible hanger where yards of beer are served to you by golems composed of cats hapzardly stitched together.

[nagash66]

A non-Euclidian dirigible hanger where yards of beer are served to you by golems composed of cats hapzardly stitched together.

I could dig that.


But to the op i have to ask what type of convention is this? Warhammer? Movie? Comics? Fishing ( people still fish right?) ?

[blackcherry]

Thats a hard question to answer unless, like nagash66 says, we know what sort of convention it is. The closest I've been to going to one is GD(which I suppose is one) and those tournaments that also have areas for displays and stands like PAW. They seemed ok but I was there for a reason, so all the peripheral stuff passed me by.

[BigbyWolf]

A convention dedicated entirely to me.

[Dakkagor]

A non-Euclidian dirigible hanger where yards of beer are served to you by golems composed of cats hapzardly stitched together.

Let me get to work on that. . .

Lets say a gaming convention, so board games, card games, wargames.

[Chaos and Evil]

A demo table and sales stand for Troublemaker Games.


What?

[AndrewGPaul]

Based on all the better bits of the local shows I've been to, and assuming we mean a wargames show ...

A variety of well-presented participation games run by friendly, outgoing people. Ideally, games which have a unique theme, scenario or set of miniatures.
A good variety of interesting retail stalls - not just seven different stands selling the same GW, Warlord and Wargames Factory stuff. A small demo table wouldn't go amiss, if they're floggng a complete game.
Decent catering. Somewhere where I can get a good sandwich, a cup of tea and a scone, and somewhere where I can sit down to eat it.
Good lighting and environment.

[Hrw-Amen]

I would like to see a room that was not full of stinking unwashed teenage pimply people using bad language, wearing T-Shirts, jeans etc that have not been washed for a year and playing ridiculously loud death metal with artificial lighting and no air conditioning. (Or just windows that could not be opened.)

[yabbadabba]

Some good, communicative examples of the local hobby community. Its the best bit of any convention for me. The hobby is happening at the grass roots, not at the top.

[canberraguy]

I would like to see a room that was not full of stinking unwashed teenage pimply people using bad language, wearing T-Shirts, jeans etc that have not been washed for a year and playing ridiculously loud death metal with artificial lighting and no air conditioning. (Or just windows that could not be opened.)

I agree!! Exactly my first thoughts! Although it's not just teens stinking usually, lots of older blokes with questionable hygiene, at least at Aussie conventions

Just a better face of gaming is what I would like to see i know a lot of people get put off gaming by the image of the unwashed gamer in an ancient metal tshirt. Let's make our hobby a little more accessible. If I was not a gamer and my son was keen and i walked into a convention hall i doubt I would be too keen for him to start.

[Dakkagor]

Thanks for the input so far. I'll make sure to hand out soap to all my demo guys.

[Easy E]

Nah, give them Fabreeze to cancel out the smell of others.

I'm also looking to try games I have not played before, find minis I have not seen before, and see/hear people talk about starting and succeeding as a games club..