U-Con 2023 - Saturday

So, Saturday. Today I went to check out the Vendor Hall. While U-Con didn't have a particularly big one when I was there in 2019, unfortunately this year the place was rather dire. Very few vendors, and most of them selling what could at best be described as "tat" - stuff that is vaguely peripheral to gaming, but that's about it.

Between the pandemic and the proximity to Thanksgiving, this year the convention is rather small and it feels like it. Still, the place where the vendor hall is located is hardly a large room to begin with, as the convention is just more focused on playing games than buying them.

And speaking of which, today I was only in one game. 

The Great Egg Race - Three Racoons in a Trench Coat

Finally made it to the eggs!

The game was run by Brett Slocum. The concept is simple - we divide into two teams of three, and each team is, in fact, three racoons hidden in a trenchcoat. As a friendly challenge we go into a human supermarket to get some eggs and abscond with them. The trio with the most eggs gets bragging rights.

It was a fun party game, honestly something very much in the style of Honey Heist. Our team went for a much more chaotic approach, taking jars off shelves and throwing them at the other team, at their cart and in the end - at the supermarket security! Not much to really say about it, except that it's a decent idea for a short con-game and worth running if you want something like Honey Heist, but with racoons instead of bears.

All in all a fairly chill convention day. Unfortunately with the vendor hall being what it is, there is not much else to do, except I suppose play board games. 

Last day of the con tomorrow.