{"id":11963,"date":"2018-05-28T19:03:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T02:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/?p=11963"},"modified":"2018-05-28T19:04:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T02:04:21","slug":"2017-origins-dragons-and-a-dungeon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/2018\/05\/28\/2017-origins-dragons-and-a-dungeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Origins 2017 &#8211; Dragons! And a Dungeon&#8230; A Wonderful Memory of Family Gaming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Origins Game Fair Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/originsgamefair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11930\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Banner-400x88.png\" alt=\"2017 Origins Banner\" width=\"641\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Banner-400x88.png 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Banner-256x56.png 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Banner-320x70.png 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Banner.png 1017w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Origins Game Fair Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/originsgamefair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11951 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Origins-Monster-192x192.jpeg\" alt=\"Origins Monster\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Origins-Monster-192x192.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Origins-Monster-320x320.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Origins-Monster.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Origins Game Fair Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/originsgamefair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Origins Game Fair<\/a> is a premier event for <a title=\"GAMA Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/gama.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GAMA (The Game Manufacturers Association)<\/a>, an opportunity for the fan, gamer, and nerd alike play purchase, paint\u2026to get cozy with industry giants across all the genres of the gaming industry of all media and category you can think of. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">Billed as the best 5 days in gaming, Origins is much more than gaming alone. Bringing in major authors, artists, designers \u2013 just about anyone and anything you can think that that is gaming related. This year the convention ran from June 14 \u2013 18, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fmI_Ndrxy14?&amp;autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"GAMA Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/gama.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11964 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_GAMA-230x192.jpg\" alt=\"GAMA Webpage\" width=\"230\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_GAMA-230x192.jpg 230w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_GAMA.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>I would be remiss if I did not issue a huge thank you GAMA to granting us our media credentials this year, it was an opportunity not taken lightly, and VERY much taken to heart, we at <a title=\"WormholeRIders Convention Corner\" href=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WormholeRiders News Agency<\/a> greatly appreciate this chance to showcase Origins and all that it encompasses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">This year\u2019s theme was \u201cDragons\u201d and the theme carried well across the convention, and was highlighted by the Origins Guests of Honor. This year\u2019s guests of honor were author <a title=\"Margaret Weis Home Page\" href=\"https:\/\/margaretweis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margaret Weis<\/a>, designer <a title=\"Julie Guthrie Bio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miniatures-workshop.com\/lostminiswiki\/index.php?title=Julie_Guthrie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Guthrie<\/a>, artist <a title=\"Heather Kreiter Bio from My Little Demon Webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/mylittledemon.com\/pages\/about-the-artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heather Kreiter<\/a>, and designer <a title=\"Jennell Jaquays Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jaquays.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennell Jaquays<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Margaret Weis Home Page\" href=\"https:\/\/margaretweis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11965 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Margaret-Weis-192x192.jpg\" alt=\"Margaret Weis\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Margaret-Weis-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Margaret-Weis-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Margaret-Weis-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Margaret-Weis.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>If you are reading this, then you are most likely very familiar with the name Margaret Weis. Having authored or co-authored over 50 pieces of fantasy literature, Ms. Weis is a familiar name and face to and of the fantasy genre, and to \u201cDragons\u201d. Along with <a title=\"Tracy Hickamn Webpage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trhickman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tracy Hickman<\/a> (a previous guest to Origins and industry giant) Ms. Weis created the <a title=\"Dracgonlance Website\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110322025234\/http:\/\/www.dragonlance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragonlance<\/a> game world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">Ms. Weis is one of the nicest and most approachable people you will ever meet, often making time to chat with fans, just a really nice person who loves her public.\u00a0 Not a stranger to gaming, sci-fi, fantasy conventions, Ms. Weis is a great friend to Origins Game Fair, and it&#8217;s big cousin <a title=\"GenCon Home Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gencon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gen Con<\/a>, and been inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame (2002).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"2017 Origins - Julie Guthrie of Reaper Miniatures\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11966\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_-Julie-Guthrie.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Origins - Julie Guthrie of Reaper Miniatures\" width=\"220\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_-Julie-Guthrie.jpg 243w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_-Julie-Guthrie-147x192.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>Julie Guthrie is one of the designer Guests of Honor for this year and is no stranger to Dragons or the gaming industry, having enjoyed success as a freelance sculptor since the 1980s! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">I am sure that without even realizing it, I (and my family) have more than probably, most likely painted miniatures from <a title=\"Ral Partha Home Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ralpartha.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ral Partha<\/a> and <a title=\"Reaper Miniatures Home Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reaper Miniatures<\/a> that have been originally sculpted by Ms. Guthrie. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">Known for the details in her humanoid sculptures, Ms. Guthrie is also an inductee into the Origins Hall of Fame, Class of 1995, as well as an inductee into the 2016 Reaper Hall of Fame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Heather Kreiter Bio from My Little Demon Webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/mylittledemon.com\/pages\/about-the-artist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11967 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Heather-Kreiter-148x192.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Kreiter\" width=\"240\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Heather-Kreiter-148x192.jpg 148w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Heather-Kreiter.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>My kids are fans of this next Guest of Honor, artist Heather Kreiter. For those that grew up in the late 80s and early 90s, we will all remember what the <a title=\"Garbage Pail Kids on Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garbage_Pail_Kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garbage Pail Kids<\/a> were to<a title=\"Cabbage Patch Kids Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cabbagepatchkids.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Cabbage Patch Kids<\/a>. Well, Ms. Kreiter\u2019s creation of \u201c<a title=\"My Little Demon Website\" href=\"https:\/\/mylittledemon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Little Demon<\/a>\u201d is exactly that but to the <a title=\"MLP Website\" href=\"https:\/\/mylittlepony.hasbro.com\/en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Little Pony<\/a> line instead. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">Extremely creative and funny, with a hint and a twinge of the ghastly, Ms. Kreiter calls herself the \u201ccreator and twisted mind behind the Dark Side of Ponies\u201d. With over 15 years in the, working in the gaming industry for the majority of her time as an artist and illustrator, Ms. Kreiter\u2019s works can be seen in <a title=\"Legend of the Five Rings Website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasyflightgames.com\/en\/products\/legend-of-the-five-rings-the-card-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of the Five Rings<\/a> and the <a title=\"World of Darkness Website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofdarkness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World of Darkness<\/a> as well as her My Little Demon series, which has really taken off in popularity of late.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Jennell Jaquays Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jaquays.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11968 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Jennell-Jaquays-192x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Jennell-Jaquays-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Jennell-Jaquays-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Jennell-Jaquays.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>Rounding out the list of Guests of Honor is Jennell Jaquays. Another designer Guest of Honor, Ms. Jaquays is a TITAN of the game design industry! Drawn into the genre by, yep you guessed it, <a title=\"Dungeons and Dragons Website\" href=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/?p=11853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dungeons and Dragons<\/a> in the mid-70s, Ms. Jaquays first started as a writer and creator of a fanzine during her college years, and not soon after that she was creating and submitting works for <a title=\"TSR from Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TSR_(company)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TSR<\/a>, <a title=\"Flying BUffalo Games Webpage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flyingbuffalo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flying Buffalo<\/a>, <a title=\"Traveller on Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traveller_(role-playing_game)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traveller<\/a>, and <a title=\"Amazing Stories Magazine Webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazingstoriesmag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazing Stories<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">She hit her stride in the video gaming industry working for <a title=\"Coleco from Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ColecoVision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coleco<\/a> designing home arcade versions of none other than <a title=\"Pac-Man Website\" href=\"http:\/\/pacman.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pac-Man<\/a> and <a title=\"Donkey Kong at Classic Gaming\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classicgaming.cc\/classics\/donkey-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donkey Kong<\/a>. You will see more of Ms. Jaquays\u2019 work in the <a title=\"Quake from Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quake_(video_game)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quake<\/a> series from <a title=\"id Software Website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idsoftware.com\/?\/age_gate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">id Software<\/a> as well as some works from <a title=\"Ensemble Studios Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ensemblestudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ensemble Studios<\/a> and <a title=\"Electronic Arts Website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electronic Arts<\/a>. She is also credited with co-founding <a title=\"Guildhall at SMU Website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/guildhall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guildhall at SMU<\/a>, a video game education program. These Guests of Honor are all important in their own right and contributions to the gaming and arts industries, thank you for your attendance!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Inhumanwich! Webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/inhumanwich.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11969 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Inhumanwich-128x192.jpg\" alt=\"Inhumanwich!\" width=\"220\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Inhumanwich-128x192.jpg 128w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Inhumanwich.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>Over 30 films competed in the <a title=\"Origins FIlm Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originsfilmfestival.com\/the-festival-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Origins Film Festival<\/a> this year, with the categories ranging from Sci-Fi Short and Fantasy Short to Gaming Feature and Sci-Fi Feature. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">This year\u2019s winners included: <a title=\"Domain Official Website\" href=\"http:\/\/domainthemovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domain<\/a> (Best Sci-Fi Feature), <a title=\"Inhumanwich! Webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/inhumanwich.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inhumanwich!<\/a> (Best Sci-Fi Film and Audience Award), Penguins in Space (Best Short Film), <a title=\"The New 8-Bit Heroes Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenew8bitheroes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New 8-Bit Heroes<\/a> (Best Gaming Film), The Old Men (Best Fantasy Film). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">Having only five winners in no way diminishes the creativity brought forth by each of the contestants. In addition to the Origins Film Festival, there were also Anime Events including an Anime Viewing Room and a Manga Library!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"PnutTBC_WHR on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnuttbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11970 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Levi-Ackerman-144x192.jpg\" alt=\"Pnut as Levi Ackerman\" width=\"220\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Levi-Ackerman-144x192.jpg 144w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Levi-Ackerman-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Levi-Ackerman-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>Costumes and Cosplay are always a huge part of the convention and weekend, and that does not get by my family either. In years past we have dressed up as <a title=\"Scout Trooper\" href=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/?p=11833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scout Troopers from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi<\/a>, Ninjas, and <a title=\"Oz The Great and Powerful Website\" href=\"http:\/\/movies.disney.com\/oz-the-great-and-powerful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wicked Witch of the West from Oz:The Great and Powerful.<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">This year, my husband and eldest were the only ones partaking in the cosplay. My husband suited up in his suit of armor for a day, and our eldest suited up for two days, \u201cborrowing\u201d my Wicked Witch costume (I can\u2019t believe she\u2019s that big now!) and on another day she cosplayed <a title=\"Levi from Attack on Titan\" href=\"http:\/\/attackontitan.wikia.com\/wiki\/Levi_Ackerman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">One of the best years we had was when as a family of five (the twins were only 4, making it 7 years ago now) we all dressed up as Ninjas, that day was soooooooooo cute and so much fun for all of us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Get The Cheese from Stronghold Games\" href=\"http:\/\/strongholdgames.com\/store\/board-games\/get-the-cheese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11971 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Get-The-Cheese-149x192.jpg\" alt=\"Get The Cheese!\" width=\"220\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Get-The-Cheese-149x192.jpg 149w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Get-The-Cheese-320x413.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Get-The-Cheese-400x516.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Get-The-Cheese.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>We played a lot of games this year, it seamed as if we focused on the quick and easy card games, picking up <a title=\"Battle Kittens from UltraPro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ultrapro.com\/product_info.php?products_id=5115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Battle Kittens from Ultra Pro<\/a> and <a title=\"Get The Cheese from Stronghold Games\" href=\"http:\/\/strongholdgames.com\/store\/board-games\/get-the-cheese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get the Cheese! from Stronghold Games<\/a> \u2013 both are extremely family friendly and fun. A friend of ours that met us there this year picked up <a title=\"Get Bit at BoardgameGeek\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/30539\/get-bit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Bit from Asmodee<\/a>, at our insistence, and he was not disappointed, having tons of fun each evening! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">From the tabletop miniatures games, we were introduced to the game of <a title=\"Paolo Parente's Dust\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dustgame.com\/introduction.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dust<\/a>. It is set in an alternate history where WWII never ended, the war has spread around the world, and the superpowers have adapted to the changing warfare and conditions. Another super easy and super fun game, the miniatures come in three different stages of \u201ccomplete\u201d \u2013 primed miniatures, base coated miniatures, and fully painted miniatures (all for an appropriate cost), allowing the gamer to be game ready or finish the paint themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"MeckJock.com the home of VirtualWorld LLC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mechjock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11972 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Pods.jpg\" alt=\"BattleTech Pods\" width=\"311\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a>The <a title=\"BattleTech\" href=\"https:\/\/www.battletech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BattleTech<\/a> pods from <a title=\"BattleTech Pods\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mechjock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VirtualWorld LLC<\/a> were back again this year. A fun time for all, and a spot that we can most often be found at, as a matter of fact, it was used by us as a \u201crally point\u201d this year if the family got separated. Run by a great bunch of people, the pods are virtual reality cockpits that allow you to immerse yourself as the pilot of a battle mech. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">You chose your mech based upon weight class, allowing for a variety of weapons load outs, speed variances, and armor variances based upon the weight class. Then you and five other pilots are launched onto a random map and do battle for 6 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"T. Shaffer on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maultbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11973 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Karina_Speed-Painting-192x192.jpg\" alt=\"Speed Painting by MaulTBC\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Karina_Speed-Painting-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Karina_Speed-Painting-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Karina_Speed-Painting-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins-Karina_Speed-Painting.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>Our favorite spot by far was the painting area, hosted by Reaper Miniatures and the Paint and Take area. 2017 saw the introduction to a speed painting contest that ran over the 4 major days of the weekend (Thursday \u2013 Sunday), each day the winners of the various rounds advanced to the next round or day of competition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">The culmination was a 4-painter final on Sunday, each advancing round came with a greater degree of difficulty to the miniature generously supplied by Reaper. The final round also added a little bit more time to the round. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">The staff at the Reaper booth were helpful, funny (especially during the speed painting competitions, trying to trip up the competitors), and just genuinely friendly; offering helpful painting tips to their knowledge of their product (how to paint, how the paints work, where miniatures can be found, how to get them if not available at Origins. A quick shout out to Cheryl Storm, Bryan Stiltz, and Kevin Williams, thank you for all of your help guys!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Origins Game Fair Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/originsgamefair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11974 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Attendance-256x171.jpg\" alt=\"Origins 2017 Crowd\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Attendance-256x171.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Attendance-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Attendance-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Attendance-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Attendance-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Attendance.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>As this year\u2019s Origins Game Fair comes to a close, there was much revelry and gameplay, cosplay and just plain play. As the Origins homepage reflects, this year was quite the success, building on years past with increasing numbers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">As the final stats were tallied, this year\u2019s unique attendance numbers were 17,001 \u2013 a record high, an increase of over 1500 from 2016. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">We have been attending since 2005, and in the years since, I know we have added 3 attendees to our family, making it a total of 5 for us. 2005 also saw the gr<a title=\"Origins Fun Collage\" href=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Collage.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11975 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Collage-192x192.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Fun Collage\" width=\"242\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Collage-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Collage-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Collage-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2017-Origins_Karina_Collage.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a>eatest attendance before a few lean years, dipping as low as 10,030 in 2009. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">Since then though, Origins has made tremendous gains. 2017\u2019s numbers show that attendees this year were committed to Origins, as the convention itself was genuinely committed to its fans and its supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">In closing, thank you very much, kudos to GAMA and to Origins Game Fair 2017, we appreciated the opportunities that our Press Pass bestowed us, we realize and understand the gravity that comes with the credentials that hung around our necks this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">Thanks again! We cannot wait to see what you have in store for us this year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7396\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/WormholeRiders-New-Logo-150TS-Dark.png\" alt=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Thanks to Kenn for the final audio, video-remastering, and image staging, and many thanks to you for reading and for visiting <a title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WormholeRiders News Agency<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this article, or you can chat and follow me on <a title=\"Twitter Home Page\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, just click on my avatar to the right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\">Thank you,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"FidgetTBC on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fidgettbc?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11976 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Karina-FidgetTBC-Twtter-Avatar-192x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Karina-FidgetTBC-Twtter-Avatar-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Karina-FidgetTBC-Twtter-Avatar-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Karina-FidgetTBC-Twtter-Avatar-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Karina-FidgetTBC-Twtter-Avatar.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a>Karina (<a title=\"FidgetTBC on Twitter!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fidgettbc?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@FidgetTBC<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Origins Game Fair is a premier event for GAMA (The Game Manufacturers Association), an opportunity for the fan, gamer, and nerd alike play purchase, paint\u2026to get cozy with industry giants across all the genres of the gaming industry of all media and category you can think of. 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