I just finished out an amazing weekend at UBCON here in Buffalo, and I wanted to let everyone who is within driving range know that it is not to be missed next year. This little con is growing up and offering great great games and a slew of other madness to get caught up in.
I was fortunate enough to be one of their guests this year (along with Jess Hartley, of White Wolf fame, who really is too cool for words!) and the con staff is an amazing core of dedicated gamers who really know how to bring on the fun. I plan to be there every year with my new company Sinister Adventures, from here on out, running a slew of rpg events. Next year, I'll even bring a legion of GMs with me and offer all sorts of insanity (maybe even an Iron DM Buffalo!).
I highly recommend this convention to everyone who wants a weekend of gaming insanity! Under the astute eye of their Con Director Nikki Lewandowski and her wolverines, this sucker is only going to grow and grow.
Some history: I cut my teeth at UBCon when I was fifteen and I remember in my youth that this convention was HUGE. It drew hundreds of people every year and offered innumerable opportunities for fun. The con fell on some darker times several years back and barely limped along.
However, this new core of fierce and mighty SARPA (Strategists and Roleplayers Association) members are unstoppable. They are juggernauts. I literally saw UBCon rise from the ashes, reborn like a mighty Phoenix this weekend. Close to three hundred people in attendance this year, with TONS of events and activities, and with Steve Hoffman running the open gaming room for the ENTIRE duration of the con, offering all manner of evil amusements to the late night diehards. I wouldn't be surprised to see nearly a thousand people descend on the SUNY Buffalo campus for this next year. I know I'll be there and I'll be running D&D nonstop. Come check it out next year!
Thanks Nikki and EVERYONE for making my weekend wonderful!