We sortied out to the local game convention for a load of photos, and more ~

Brant Guillory, 26 February 2017

Raleigh, NC has a pretty thriving game community – 2 local colleges have digital game design programs, there are at least 4 pretty active game clubs, and all three major game stores are packed most nights for any combination of D&D Encounters, minis warfare, Friday Night .\\agic, or general board gaming.  The Triangle Simulation Society runs 2 minis-focused conventions each year, but this year the Playthrough Gaming Convention took over one of the exhibit halls at the Raleigh Convention for a weekend of digital, tabletop, and live-action gaming, as well as seminars, tournaments, and a costume contest.

Looking over the gaming hall. Booths in the front, video games on the right, and tabletops in the back.

So what did we find?  Plenty of gaming, and a few retro surprises at some of the booths.

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We stopped at a few booths, and even checked out a couple of demos.  First up, Badlands, a coop-edition city-builder

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We walked around the hall for a few, too

A 16-player PvP game (at least, it looked like they were all after each other)

The game library – not sure why the video is so choppy.

Multiplayer videogame tournaments

An explanation of the Curse Chasers game, with The Dig on the table next to it.

Next year, 17-18 FEB 2018) we’re hoping for a little more time at the show to sit down and talk with a handful of the speakers & presenters, convention staff, and more of the vendors, too.

We had a bunch of coverage live from the show on our Twitter feed, as well as our Facebook page.

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