Exiles review of a busy week

Well what a week I have had from the high of Blog-Con to a very low at work mid week. I want to thank every one who was at Blog-con for making my 40th Birthday weekend one to remember.

I may have shared this one but the second was all mine :)

Always great to start the day with a sunny smile

Not Christmas yet but we had our own three wise men.

I am looking back at Blog-con and see many positives, the venue was perfect Foundry made us very welcome and kept us supplied with plenty of hot drinks.The atmosphere was all I hoped and wanted it to be, very relaxed and friendly. A few bits I will drop going forward, the demos just did not fit in with the relaxed schedule I wanted, I am most grateful to Andres and his family for showing up and it was great to put a face to another blog but I think demos would need a more planned and scheduled event. The pick up games were just not needed as every one there was either playing a demo game or chatting. Talking to guys who where there we have decided that next year will be a one day event but with a planned meal and night out after for any who wants to. I plan to speak to Foundry once we have nailed down a date about maybe opening longer for just the one day. I will also encourage people putting on demos to pair up so they do not spend all the day demo running and get a chance to join the fun. I am happy to say that both Dave and Ian have agreed to continue helping with the Blog-Con 2014 planning, so keep an eye on the blog and like our Face Book page.
I was truly inspired by Dave's Blazing Dice game and along with the Zombicide board game I got for my Birthday I see a great an fun table top game. I have been buzzing all week about it and used all the birthday money (its great when family find you hard to buy for so give cash) to invest in a dozen or so figures and buildings to start my village. I have completed the first draft of the rules and once I have doctored a deck of playing card will start some play testing. I will be refining the game over the year and bringing it along to Blog-con 2014. Following Dave example i will be sharing all the materials I create with you either on this blog or on its own dedicated blog.
I was so happy to get an email from Curt drop into my email inbox this week inviting me to join in the fun of the Winter Painting Challenge this year, as you will have seen I preempted this invite and have started prepping away, I have almost prepped all my NWF figures, started on some SYW and FIW figures and I will have loads of Zombies and survivors.