Geeky Babble: Con.ect 2023

This year's Con.ect seemed a little smaller than last year, but I don't know whether there's truth to that statement or not. There was definitely more marketing, more hype about the stalls that was going to be there, etc. That said, I enjoyed both days and felt a little overwhelmed on Saturday by the amount of people that rocked up.

When things were still quiet...

I decided to support the convention with a VIP ticket. I heard there was going to be a goodie bag and was pretty hyped about the idea... That didn't pan out exactly. The bag had a decent looking Con.ect hat and pin, and an energy mixer. But otherwise it was just filled with business cards. A missed opportunity, I think. 

As is the custom now with this convention, there were a large number of cosplayers. I didn't snap a lot of pictures of them, but did get two that I thought was rather well done.

Cosplay of For Honor character

Cosplay of Reverse Flash

Bubbly goodness!

I also got to try out 'Bubble Tea' though admittedly, I avoided the tea part and went for a fruit slushie. Still, really good! If they return next year, I'll definitely be another soul who stands in the queue for them. 

I didn't buy a lot of stuff, some armbands, dice (of course), and a little dragon statuette. I did end up buying a lot of food-related things. On the dice baggie that I got was a website link, which I promptly followed and found more stuff to splurge on. 

As mentioned above, contrary to last year, there were dice to be had this time! I went for the most legible which ended up being the cheapest. I also tried to ask for Mordenkainen's Monsters of the Multiverse, but it wasn't available for purchase. The first vendor I asked had a whole bunch of D&D books, but was absolutely bewildered by the question. Poor thing. The second was less bewildered but also not any more helpful. I'm also worried as to how much it would have cost had it been there. Book prices have sky-rocketed to something crazy. It's okay though. I have it on DnDBeyond, so it was more a collecting thing than a 'I need to have it' thing.

The Dune RPG handbook's price was absolutely shocking. Good thing I bought the pdf and that pdfs are a thing that can be purchased, because I would never be able to justify the price that the printed book was going for.

In any case, Con.ect seemed to have been a success with a lot of people arriving and partaking in what they had on offer. 

Cutesy dragon statuette