On the road again. . . Finally!

 


For the past three weeks, we’ve had no conventions on schedule. The two worst months for conventions are May and December. May has high school graduations nationwide and December is a major holiday time.

It’s not to say we haven’t been busy. Both Kevin and I are working on a tome of artifacts, trying to polish off a module, along with living our normal lives. However, staying home for three weeks is a bit wearing. Traveling from city to city and meeting some of the people we meet is actually very exciting. There is a certain allure to the open road.

Of course, this is coming from a person who taught in a classroom for 30 years and lived on a shoestring budget, supported four boys, and ‘made it work’. There’s not a whole lot of time for extended travel or resources to do it. As a retiree, the rules have changed.

This week, we’re on our way to MomoCon. We’ve worked this show before and it’s always been a good performer for us. Most impressive is the game presence. Showcasing our game here has helped us tremendously. The crowd has always been eager to see what new products we’ve developed and return customers always want to chat about their adventures with the system.

For those of you never having heard of MomoCon, it’s huge. I’m not sure what size crowd the show draws, but it’s enough to completely occupy the vendor floor which has an area of nearly a hundred acres and a gaming hall having half the area. Please note, the gaming hall we are concerned with is the tabletop room. The video room is equally as large as the tabletop with people milling throughout the area. I’m sure there are areas I’m not even remotely familiar with.

The only issue I have with the show is the location. Atlanta is a great place to visit if you’re in a normal vehicle. Traveling there in a 16’ box truck complicates the matter exponentially. Parking is a continual problem regardless of the vehicle size. Box trucks are awful. Even the hotels place a charge on parking in their lots in addition to the room rates. It’s a problem found in every large city throughout the country. It’s also the main reason we rarely do shows in heavily populated areas. We face the same issues in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Fort Worth, and New Orleans. Atlanta, of the list, offers the least issues. It’s the main reason we continue to vend at MomoCon over the others.

Interestingly enough, MomoCon draws a large out of town crowd. We’ve met people from across the globe at this convention. Last year, we met a couple of Australians and New Zealanders. The international airport found nearby allows for easy access to the convention center and direct flights to nearly every state. The drive to Atlanta is nice and pleasant – most of which involves driving through the rural regions of the state.

For those of you interested in the convention scene, it’s something to put on your radar.

As always, thank you for reading. With the upcoming convention schedule, you’ll be hearing a lot about the shows we go to and the areas we get to see.

 

Thank you,

K. B. Kidder

 

For more about Tortured Earth, please visit our website at www.torturedearth.com

Here are a few pictures of the areas we got to see so far:






 

 

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