{"id":5344,"date":"2012-05-31T21:39:54","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T04:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/?p=5344"},"modified":"2021-03-07T17:01:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T01:01:39","slug":"gama-origins-game-fair-geek-fest-featuring-felicia-day-wil-wheaton-and-adrienne-wilkinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/2012\/05\/31\/gama-origins-game-fair-geek-fest-featuring-felicia-day-wil-wheaton-and-adrienne-wilkinson\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMA Origins Game Fair: Geek Fest Featuring Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton, Adrienne Wilkinson and MUCH MORE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 banner - Click to visit the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originsgames.com\/Home\/tabid\/2737\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5346\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 banner - Click to visit the official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Game-Fair-2012-640.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 banner - Click to visit the official web site!\" width=\"640\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Game-Fair-2012-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Game-Fair-2012-640-256x51.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Game-Fair-2012-640-320x64.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Game-Fair-2012-640-480x96.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Hello Game Geek Conventions fans!<a title=\"Origins Awards Nomineeseal Medallion - Click to learn more at the GAMA web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gama.org\/OriginsAwards\/tabid\/2720\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5351\" title=\"Origins Awards Nomineeseal Medallion - Click to learn more at the GAMA web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Awards-Nomineeseal-Medallion-640-240x240.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Awards Nomineeseal Medallion - Click to learn more at the GAMA web site!\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Awards-Nomineeseal-Medallion-640-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Awards-Nomineeseal-Medallion-640-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Awards-Nomineeseal-Medallion-640-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Origins-Awards-Nomineeseal-Medallion-640.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">For whom the bell tolls\u2026ugh\u2026it\u2019s 3:41am\u2026double ugh\u2026 If you opened ANY dictionary and looked up \u201cmorning person\u201d, you would invariably see a picture of my husband (and to a minor extent, my 9 year old too); you would DEFINITELY find a picture of me listed as THE antonym.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">However on this morning, the morning of our trek to Columbus, Ohio for the <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about GAMA - Game Manufacturers Association!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gama.org\/OriginsAwards\/tabid\/2720\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game Manufacturers Association<\/a> (GAMA) <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about the Origins Game Fair at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originsgames.com\/Home\/tabid\/2737\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Origins Game Fair<\/a>, the shower does not even help \u2013 I am already civil, cordial, CONVERSATIONAL, practically smiling to the world!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IKqV7DB8Iwg?&amp;autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Drury Inn and Suites Columus Ohio - Click to learn more at the official web site!\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwc.druryhotels.com\/PropertyHotelServices.aspx?Property=0107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5358 alignleft\" title=\"Drury Inn and Suites Columus Ohio - Click to learn more at the official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Drury-Inn-and-Suites-Columus-Ohio-02-320x212.jpg\" alt=\"Drury Inn and Suites Columus Ohio - Click to learn more at the official web site!\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Drury-Inn-and-Suites-Columus-Ohio-02-320x212.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Drury-Inn-and-Suites-Columus-Ohio-02-256x169.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Drury-Inn-and-Suites-Columus-Ohio-02.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>Our drive was uneventful, the most pleasant and uneventful drive out to <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about the Origins Game Fair at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originsgames.com\/Home\/tabid\/2737\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Origins Game Fair<\/a> that I can honestly say that I have had in years. We checked in at the <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about Drury Inn and Suites Columbus Ohio!\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwc.druryhotels.com\/PropertyHotelServices.aspx?Property=0107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbus Drury Inn and Suites<\/a>, hassle free, relaxed for a moment or two while we waited for our friend to arrive.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">When he finally did arrive, we all headed over to the Columbus Convention Center to \u201ccheck-in\u201d and get our weekend passes, game tickets, and generic tokens.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Entrance Banner\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5352\" title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Entrance Banner\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_01-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Entrance-Banner-IMG_1700_Z.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Entrance Banner\" width=\"640\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_01-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Entrance-Banner-IMG_1700_Z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_01-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Entrance-Banner-IMG_1700_Z-256x100.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_01-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Entrance-Banner-IMG_1700_Z-320x126.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_01-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Entrance-Banner-IMG_1700_Z-480x189.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Generic tokens\u2026two words that are practically dirty\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Generic Tokens\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5360\" title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Generic Tokens\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_02-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1701.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Generic Tokens\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_02-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1701.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_02-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1701-256x128.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_02-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1701-320x160.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_02-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1701-480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">To feed our addiction to the Battletech Pods, our first order of business was to secure $400 worth of generic tokens for our entire weekend\u2026starting with this afternoon and evening!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Purchasing Generic Tokens\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Purchasing Generic Tokens\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_03-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Purchasing-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1702.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Purchasing Generic Tokens\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_03-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Purchasing-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1702.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_03-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Purchasing-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1702-256x149.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_03-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Purchasing-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1702-320x187.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_03-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Purchasing-Generic-Tokens-IMG_1702-480x280.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Our first \u201cdrop\u201d took place at 3:55pm, and it didn\u2019t take long for any of us to feel right at home. Our daughter was seemingly entertaining the crew while she was on her mission, she could be heard by all that were near her cackling and having a grand old time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Grand Time at the Battle Pods\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5374\" title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Grand Time at the Battle Pods\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_04-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Grand-Time-at-the-Battle-Pods-IMG_1709a.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Grand Time at the Battle Pods\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_04-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Grand-Time-at-the-Battle-Pods-IMG_1709a.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_04-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Grand-Time-at-the-Battle-Pods-IMG_1709a-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_04-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Grand-Time-at-the-Battle-Pods-IMG_1709a-320x181.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_04-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Grand-Time-at-the-Battle-Pods-IMG_1709a-480x271.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">After we ran a couple of missions in the pods, we walked around the convention center for a bit, exploring what was to be seen today. \u201cThe Great Hall\u201d and the majority of the con officially opens tomorrow.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Rows of fun Battle Pods\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5375\" title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Rows of fun Battle Pods\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_05-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Rows-of-fun-Battle-Pods-IMG_1705a.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Rows of fun Battle Pods\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_05-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Rows-of-fun-Battle-Pods-IMG_1705a.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_05-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Rows-of-fun-Battle-Pods-IMG_1705a-256x128.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_05-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Rows-of-fun-Battle-Pods-IMG_1705a-320x160.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_05-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Rows-of-fun-Battle-Pods-IMG_1705a-480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Event Co-Sponsor Mayfair Games\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5376\" title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Event Co-Sponsor Mayfair Games\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_06-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Event-Co-Sponsor-Mayfair-Games-IMG_1704.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - Event Co-Sponsor Mayfair Games\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_06-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Event-Co-Sponsor-Mayfair-Games-IMG_1704.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_06-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Event-Co-Sponsor-Mayfair-Games-IMG_1704-256x149.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_06-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Event-Co-Sponsor-Mayfair-Games-IMG_1704-320x186.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_06-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Event-Co-Sponsor-Mayfair-Games-IMG_1704-480x279.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow Wil Wheaton on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wilw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5377\" title=\"Click to visit and follow Wil Wheaton on Twitter!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wil-Wheaton-227x240.jpg\" alt=\"Click to visit and follow Wil Wheaton on Twitter!\" width=\"142\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wil-Wheaton-227x240.jpg 227w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wil-Wheaton-181x192.jpg 181w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wil-Wheaton-341x360.jpg 341w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Wil-Wheaton.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about Mayfair Games at their official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mayfairgames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayfair Games<\/a>, a favorite of many gaming geeks, is one of the great convention co-sponsors again this year\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">This year\u2019s fabulous <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about the Origins Game Fair at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originsgames.com\/Home\/tabid\/2737\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Origins Game Fair<\/a> will feature a bevy of wonderful special guests including fan favorites; the handsome <a title=\"Visit and follow Wil Wheaton on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wilw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wil Wheaton<\/a>, the very lovely <a title=\"Visit and follow Felicia Day on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FeliciaDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Felicia Day<\/a>, and the beautiful <a title=\"Cisit and follow Adrienne Wilkinson on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Yo_AdrienneW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adrienne Wilkinson<\/a>.\u00a0 <a title=\"Felicia Day with her own The Guild trading card!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DrRachelleSmith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4488\" title=\"Felicia Day with her own The Guild trading card!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_0643-256x170.jpg\" alt=\"Felicia Day with her own The Guild trading card!\" width=\"206\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_0643-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_0643-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_0643-480x319.jpg 480w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_0643.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Also being deservedly honored this year at the <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about the Origins Game Fair at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originsgames.com\/Home\/tabid\/2737\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Origins Game Fair<\/a> are the events very special &#8220;Gaming Guests of Honor&#8221; featuring <a title=\"Click to learn more about Rob Schwalb at his official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.robertjschwalb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rob Schwalb<\/a> (Game Design), <a title=\"Click to learn more about Jeff Tidball at his official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jefftidball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Tidball<\/a> (Game Design), <a title=\"Click to connect with Sandra L. Garrity at LinkedIn!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/sandra-l-garrity\/8\/248\/210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandra L. Garrity<\/a> (Artist), and <a title=\"Click to learn more about Aaron Allston at his official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronallston.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Allston<\/a> (Author).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow Adrienne Wilkinson on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Yo_AdrienneW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5383\" title=\"Click to visit and follow Adrienne Wilkinson on Twitter!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Adrienne-Wilkinson-153x192.jpg\" alt=\"Click to visit and follow Adrienne Wilkinson on Twitter!\" width=\"117\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a>As we walked around, one could see the outstanding <strong>Origins Game Fair<\/strong> areas such as the <strong>Board Room<\/strong> and <strong>War Room<\/strong> for table top and board gaming! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">There is also an <strong>Open Gaming Area<\/strong> and the <strong>Lending Library<\/strong>, as well as the set up for <strong>Origins After Dark<\/strong> and the <strong>Origins Beer Haus<\/strong> \u2013 each as family friendly as Origins ALWAYS is! This last area lends itself to a more mature crowd in its themes for the adult gaming geeks in attendance!<a title=\"Click to learn more about Rob Schwalb at his official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.robertjschwalb.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5392\" title=\"Click to learn more about Rob Schwalb at his official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Rob-Schwalb-144x192.jpg\" alt=\"Click to learn more about Rob Schwalb at his official web site!\" width=\"119\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Rob-Schwalb-144x192.jpg 144w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Rob-Schwalb-180x240.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Rob-Schwalb.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">We started our evening events by playing a game of \u201cAre You a Werewolf?\u201d As simple as the name implies and really easy to learn, all that is required are 11 \u2013 15 people sitting in a circle, a moderator, and a specific deck of cards. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to learn more about Jeff Tidball at his official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jefftidball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5393\" title=\"Click to learn more about Jeff Tidball at his official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jeff-Tidball.jpg\" alt=\"Click to learn more about Jeff Tidball at his official web site!\" width=\"116\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a>The moderator shuffles the deck and then hands a card to each of the players. The card will inform the player of if they are a villager, a seer, or a werewolf. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">No one is allowed to see your card, and through a question and answer session, \u201cvillagers\u201d are weeded out via \u201clynching\u201d due to disbelief of your village (they believe you are the werewolf due to suspicious activity or a dislike of your answers and involvement) or through being killed by he who actually is the werewolf.\u00a0 <a title=\"Click to connect with Sandra-L-Garrity on LinkedIn!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/sandra-l-garrity\/8\/248\/210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5394\" title=\"Click to connect with Sandra-L-Garrity on LinkedIn!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Sandra-L-Garrity.jpg\" alt=\"Click to connect with Sandra-L-Garrity on LinkedIn!\" width=\"121\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">The seer\u2019s job is to know for certain who is or is not a werewolf through \u201csecret\u201d interaction with the moderator and to take that information and help to sway the villagers on to a correct path of identifying the \u201cwolf in sheep\u2019s clothing\u201d amongst them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronallston.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5395\" title=\"Click to learn more about Aaron Allston at his official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Aaron-Allston.jpg\" alt=\"Click to learn more about Aaron Allston at his official web site!\" width=\"112\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a>From \u201cAre You a Werewolf\u201d we concluded our first evening at Origins with more Battletech pods.\u00a0 What can we say, we are hopelessly addicted to the pods! They were running a single elimination \u201cgun slinger\u201d competition where 2 players were paired off, 1 kill, loser goes home.\u00a0 I should have won my match because I killed my opponent, however, since I took too much \u201csplash damage\u201d and was also killed, I was also eliminated.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - New Mayfair Game Catan!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5386\" title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - New Mayfair Game Catan!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_07-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-New-Mayfair-Game-Catan-IMG_1706a.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - New Mayfair Game Catan!\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_07-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-New-Mayfair-Game-Catan-IMG_1706a.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_07-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-New-Mayfair-Game-Catan-IMG_1706a-256x136.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_07-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-New-Mayfair-Game-Catan-IMG_1706a-320x170.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_07-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-New-Mayfair-Game-Catan-IMG_1706a-480x255.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Let me now preface our situation by saying it\u2019s going on 11pm at this point and our 9 year old is VEEEEERRRYYYY tired.\u00a0 All she needed to do was get eliminated and we\u2019d take her back to the room.\u00a0 Well, as her luck would have it, of us 4, she was the only one to survive! With a headshot she defeated her opponent! She was not about to last another round, she graciously bowed out, taking third place this evening, and we retired.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">So, in closing of this LOOOOOOOOOONG first day Origins (I myself have now been up for 21 hours!!), we had a lot of fun, but this is just the beginning! The Great Hall, and much, much, more is in store for tomorrow and the rest of the weekend!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - The Great Hall\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5387 aligncenter\" title=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - The Great Hall\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_08-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-The-Great-Hall-IMG_1710a.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Expo 2012 - The Great Hall\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_08-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-The-Great-Hall-IMG_1710a.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_08-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-The-Great-Hall-IMG_1710a-256x171.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_08-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-The-Great-Hall-IMG_1710a-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/00_08-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-The-Great-Hall-IMG_1710a-480x321.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WormholeRiders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7396\" src=\"http:\/\/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 <a title=\"Click to visit and follow WR_Systems (Kenn) on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WR_Systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenn<\/a> for final staging and many thanks to you for reading and for visiting <a title=\"Click to visit and follow WormholeRiders News Agency on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wormholeriders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WormholeRiders News Agency<\/a> to read about our news coverage at the great Origin 2012 event in Columbus Ohio! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this news article or you can chat and <a title=\"Click to visit and follow FidgetTBC on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by visiting and following me on Twitter<\/a>, just click on my avatar to the right.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Click to visit and follow FidgetTBC on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5364\" title=\"Click to visit and follow FidgetTBC on Twitter!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FidgetTBC-2012-240x240.jpg\" alt=\"Click to visit and follow FidgetTBC on Twitter!\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FidgetTBC-2012-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FidgetTBC-2012-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FidgetTBC-2012.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Love and regards,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to visit and follow FidgetTBC on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">FidgetTBC<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Game Geek Conventions fans! 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