Well, King Con 2009 is in the bag, so to speak, and it was a great three days in gaming indeed! We’d like to thank everyone involved, from organizers to GMs, players and volunteers and everyone in between. Kingston’s second annual game convention was a blast and we couldn’t have done it without you!
As this is our blog, I'll focus on Minotaur’s events. Here are the quick and dirty results:
First, our Akanul adventure proved to be a killer. Both parties failed to save the dragonborn or to bring justice to the conspirator behind his wrongful murder conviction. This was one heck of a tough adventure, and kudos go to the players for a strong showing despite ultimately coming up short. Besides, a battlegrid covered in wraiths is just such an evocative image. If it’s going to be a total party kill, at least it’s a memorable one!
John Dupont was the winner of the “Mega” Eurogame tournament, squeeking out with a victory over Robert Holiday in the five game, sixteen player event. John maintained control over which games he played for the entire tournament and it showed. And while Calvin Chan gave him a run for his money in Caylus, John wasn’t about to lose in his signature game. So until next year, John's our King of Con (at least insofar as Eurogames go - nyah!)
And finally, for the biggie: Ian Watson took home the crown for the Settlers of Catan tournament in a hard-fought victory over Huss (Brown Sugar!), Robin (all the way from Waterloo!), and Jason (He of "The Shirt"). For those who don't know, Ian had to be convinced to enter – he’s sure glad he did! Even though this year isn't officially a "Canadian Championship" due to Mayfair's loopiness, Ian's got serious chops... consider him your national champ, ya? So congratulations, and good luck at GenCon: win one for the team!
This year's King Con was brought to you by 4 Colour/8-Bit, Minotaur, Nexus, and The Rocking Horse. Our new venue for 2009 -- Confederation Place Hotel -- worked out quite well, being spacious and accomodating... and even though the Friday night social was a bit of a scheduling muckup alongside the nursing grad party, all turned out well in the end!
Patrick
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Christeas Cup Table Hockey Tournament 2009
Doubles winners - The Prairie Punks
Singles winner - Elden McClenaghanTuesday, March 10, 2009
Inaugrual Akanul Adventure Is a Hit!
So it took a bit longer to get our ducks in a row and post them, but check out some pictures of our first Akanul Adventure!
We had two solid groups run roughshod over baddies on February 28th -- our intrepid adventurers made mincemeat* out of their spellscarred and genasi adversaries en route to almost apprehending the fugitive dragonborn wanted for the horrific lumberyard murders. On the way, the question of guilt or innocense arose -- now the dragonborn may not be the quarry after all!
With the enigmatic Hurley Burley Man burbling out his half-cooked prophecies, it seems that this little adventure is only just the beginning... a far more sinister plot lies beneath, one in which our providential adventurers will no doubt find themselves sooner rather than later!
Stay tuned for the next installment this April -- King Con 2009 baby!
* Using a massive, automated lumbermill rotary saw to hamburger a genasi assassin proved to be both gruesome and hilariously popular at the same time!
We had two solid groups run roughshod over baddies on February 28th -- our intrepid adventurers made mincemeat* out of their spellscarred and genasi adversaries en route to almost apprehending the fugitive dragonborn wanted for the horrific lumberyard murders. On the way, the question of guilt or innocense arose -- now the dragonborn may not be the quarry after all!
With the enigmatic Hurley Burley Man burbling out his half-cooked prophecies, it seems that this little adventure is only just the beginning... a far more sinister plot lies beneath, one in which our providential adventurers will no doubt find themselves sooner rather than later!
Stay tuned for the next installment this April -- King Con 2009 baby!
* Using a massive, automated lumbermill rotary saw to hamburger a genasi assassin proved to be both gruesome and hilariously popular at the same time!
- Patrick
Monday, March 2, 2009
March 2009 Newsletter!
To check out our spiffy March '09 newsletter, clicky clicky on:
www.minotaurgifts.com/news/09mar.pdf
Cheers!
Patrick
www.minotaurgifts.com/news/09mar.pdf
Cheers!
Patrick
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Settlers Of Catan Tournament Photos
This year's in-store Settler's of Catan tournament was our qualifier for the North American Settler's tournament qualifier at King Con (Kingston's game convention - more about this later).
John Dupont came away with the top prize - tickets to the con and entrance into the Settler's tourney there. If he wins that tournament, we'll be sending him to Gen Con Indy to play in the NA Catan Championship. Sign up and see if you can beat him!
-Justine
Round one - Huss' crushing victory.
Round three - Hard at play.
Round three - Stealing Cards
The Final Game - Huss: Oh, the Agony...
The final four: Bernhard, Huss (still trying to win), John and Geoff
John Dupont - Lord of All Catan
John Dupont came away with the top prize - tickets to the con and entrance into the Settler's tourney there. If he wins that tournament, we'll be sending him to Gen Con Indy to play in the NA Catan Championship. Sign up and see if you can beat him!
-Justine
Round one - Huss' crushing victory.
A quick game of Lost Cities between rounds.
Round three - Hard at play.
Round three - Stealing Cards
The Final Game - Huss: Oh, the Agony...
The final four: Bernhard, Huss (still trying to win), John and Geoff
John Dupont - Lord of All Catan
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Staff Party
Just to show you how much we love each other, here's the staff playing Cash & Guns. Kevin is having so much fun he's gleefully commiting suicide!
- Justine
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