{"id":5418,"date":"2012-06-09T13:21:25","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T20:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/?p=5418"},"modified":"2021-03-07T17:00:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T01:00:11","slug":"gama-origins-game-fair-after-action-report-gaming-geeks-go-wild-in-columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/2012\/06\/09\/gama-origins-game-fair-after-action-report-gaming-geeks-go-wild-in-columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMA Origins Game Fair: &#8220;Gaming Geeks Go Wild in Columbus Featuring Wil Wheaton and Geekstress&#8217; Felicia Day and Adrienne Wilkinson!&#8221;"},"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';\">Welcome to Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio! <\/span><\/span><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><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">This game fair is put on and run by 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 (GAMA)<\/a>. It began as an outlet serving gaming of all kinds \u2013 miniatures gaming, board gaming, collectible card games, LARPing, role-playing, and many other fun activities! <\/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';\">Second only in size to <a title=\"Click to learn more about GenCon at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gencon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GenCon<\/a> and being presented by <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\">GAMA<\/a>, 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> is a showcase for game manufacturers, a tune up if you will, leading in to GenCon. Every year GAMA holds an Origins Award Ceremony, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, the winner taking home a Calliope Award.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ljdH1ng8eM?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Origns Game Fair 2012 - Entrance Banner poster\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5630\" title=\"Origns Game Fair 2012 - Entrance Banner poster\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_01-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Entrance-Banner-poster.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Fair 2012 - Entrance Banner poster\" width=\"222\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_01-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Entrance-Banner-poster.jpg 179w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_01-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Entrance-Banner-poster-145x192.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>This year\u2019s <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> ran last week, from Wednesday, May 30, 2012 through Sunday, June 3, 2012. It featured a multitude of Guests of Honor. The special guests of Honor we none other than <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Wil Wheaton on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wilw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wil Wheaton<\/a>, <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Felicia Day on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FeliciaDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Felicia Day<\/a>, and <a title=\"Cisit and follow Adrienne Wilkinson on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Yo_AdrienneW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adrienne Wilkinson<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/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';\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Additional <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 2012<\/a> celebrities included \u201cGaming Guests of Honor\u201d 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 on 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><\/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, my husband, our eldest, and a friend, arrived that Wednesday afternoon; us from New Jersey, and our friend from Chicago. We checked into our hotel, 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 Inns &amp; Suites<\/a>, and then proceeded to the adjoining convention center to get our convention passes, event passes, and our generic tokens. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origins Game Expo 2012 - The Great Hall\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5387\" title=\"Origins 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=\"Origins 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=\"Origns Game Fair 2012 - Grand Time at the Battle Pods\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5374\" title=\"Origns Game Fair 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-320x181.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Fair 2012 - Grand Time at the Battle Pods\" width=\"320\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"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-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-480x271.jpg 480w, 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\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Day One:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Although the convention \u201cofficially\u201d started on Thursday, there was plenty of open gaming and demos being played in the Miniatures Hall, the Battletech Pods were up and running, there were plenty of Role-Playing games to be played as well as. It would not be Origins for us without losing hours at the Battletech Pods, and that of course started the SECOND that all the dust settled. <\/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 had a role-playing event that evening at 8pm called, \u201cAre You a Werewolf?\u201d but for the four hours prior to that, well, at least three and one half were spent at the pods. <\/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=\"Origns Game Fair 2012 - Fun Are You A Werewolf game\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5635\" title=\"Origns Game Fair 2012 - Fun Are You A Werewolf game\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_02-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Fun-Are-You-A-Werewolf-game.jpg\" alt=\"Origns Game Fair 2012 - Fun Are You A Werewolf game\" width=\"352\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_02-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Fun-Are-You-A-Werewolf-game.jpg 352w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_02-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Fun-Are-You-A-Werewolf-game-256x172.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_02-Origns-Game-Expo-2012-Fun-Are-You-A-Werewolf-game-320x215.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a>We started our evening events by playing a game of \u201cAre You a Werewolf?\u201d For this simple game, all that is required is to gather 11 \u2013 15 people in a circle, a moderator, and a specific deck of cards. 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 to the see your card, and through a question and answer session, \u201cvillagers\u201d are weeded out via \u201clynching\u201d due to the disbelief of the village &#8211; they believe you are the werewolf due to suspicious activity, a dislike of your answers and involvement, or through being killed by he (or she) who actually is the 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';\">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 then 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';\">From \u201cAre You a Werewolf\u201d we concluded our first evening at Origins with more Battletech pods. What can we say, we are hopelessly addicted to the pods! They were running a single elimination \u201cgun slinger\u201d competition where two players were paired off, one kill, loser goes home. 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. <a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - The fun programs for kids\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5641\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - The fun programs for kids\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_04-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-The-fun-programs-for-kids.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - The fun programs for kids\" width=\"331\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_04-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-The-fun-programs-for-kids.jpg 331w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_04-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-The-fun-programs-for-kids-256x171.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_04-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-The-fun-programs-for-kids-320x214.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/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';\">Let me now preface our situation by saying it\u2019s going on 11pm at this point and our 9 year old is VEEEEERRRYYYY tired. All she needed to do was get eliminated and we would take her back to the room. Well, as her luck would have it, of us four, she was the only one to survive! With a headshot she defeated her opponent! She was not about to last another round, so she graciously bowed out, taking 3rd place this evening, and we retired.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Day Two: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Thursday, started for us with a hearty breakfast at our hotel. From there we went to the convention hall for a demo event of a long sought after game called \u201cLeviathan\u201d from Catalyst Games. Basic premise of the game centers on the Wright Brothers never inventing the airplane, and Nikolai Tesla inventing anit-gravity (instead). It can easily be called a \u201cSteampunk\u201d game; it marries your classic hex based table top war game with airbourne warships, battleships in the sky. Very simple, very easy to learn, we all enjoyed it immensely.<\/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=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Paint and Take fun\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5638\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Paint and Take fun\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_03-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Paint-and-Take-fun-320x215.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Paint and Take fun\" width=\"320\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_03-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Paint-and-Take-fun-320x215.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_03-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Paint-and-Take-fun-256x172.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_03-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Paint-and-Take-fun.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>From \u201cLeviathan\u201d, we wandered the \u201cGreat Hall\u201d, checking out all the wares, and games, attire \u2013both for sale by venders, and those partaking in cosplay this day. We of course ended up at the \u201cPaint \u2018n\u2019 Take\u201d tables. The \u201cPaint \u2018n\u2019 Take\u201d tables were graciously sponsored by Reaper Miniatures, Wyrd Miniatures, Warlord Games, Zvezda, Sgt Major Miniatures, and Rebel Minis. <\/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';\">As you arrive at the \u201cPaint \u2018n\u2019 Take\u201d area, you will receive one free miniature with your convention badge to paint and keep. The volunteer staff working the tables is always open to help you with any questions and to offer hints and tips if you seem stuck.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - The kids room\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5642\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - The kids room\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_05-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-The-kids-room.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - The kids room\" width=\"329\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_05-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-The-kids-room.jpg 329w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_05-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-The-kids-room-256x172.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_05-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-The-kids-room-320x215.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/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';\">After \u201cPaint \u2018n\u2019 Take\u201d, we strolled the Great Hall some more, and then my daughter decided that she wanted to go to the \u201ckids\u2019 room\u201d. I have to admit, Origins Game Fair is one of the most fami<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">ly friendly gaming conventions that I have been to. Their Kids\u2019 Programs and Kids\u2019 Room are run by teachers, parents, caregivers. <\/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';\">All kids are welcome, and as the Game Fair Program says, \u201cKids five years and older can stay and play with or without their parents or guardians\u201d; children under five must have a pa<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - My Cosplay daughter in the kids room\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5644\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - My Cosplay daughter in the kids room\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_06-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-Cosplay-daughter-in-the-kids-room.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - My Cosplay daughter in the kids room\" width=\"217\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_06-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-Cosplay-daughter-in-the-kids-room.jpg 217w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_06-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-Cosplay-daughter-in-the-kids-room-128x192.jpg 128w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_06-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-Cosplay-daughter-in-the-kids-room-160x240.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">rent or guardian present.\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';\">Our daughter LOVES the kids\u2019 room, and we LOVE the staff. They have begun to recognize her and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">us, and are on a first name basis without even trying!! <\/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 was not an \u201couting\u201d to the kids\u2019 room that did not produce some form of art carefully crafted by our daughter. Day two ended with a GREAT dinner at Schmidt\u2019s Sausage House \u2013 a German Biergarten, complete with an Oompa Band. <\/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';\">Schmidt\u2019s is known for its Bahama Mama sausage, as well as its buffet (all you can eat sausage, knockwurst, bratwurst, meatloaf, red cabbage, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut). It has wonderful two items on its dessert menu \u2013 homemade GIANT cream puffs and homemade cream pies. After dinner, there was of course more Battletech Pods, just as soon as we all \u201cgot into uniform\u201d, as you can see by our daughter\u2019s \u201cevening wear\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Day Three:<a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - My Cosplay hubby in battle armor\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5646\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - My Cosplay hubby in battle armor\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_07-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-Cosplay-hubby-in-battle-armor-241x360.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - My Cosplay hubby in battle armor\" width=\"218\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_07-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-Cosplay-hubby-in-battle-armor-241x360.jpg 241w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_07-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-Cosplay-hubby-in-battle-armor-128x192.jpg 128w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_07-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-Cosplay-hubby-in-battle-armor-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_07-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-Cosplay-hubby-in-battle-armor.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Friday, is the day we\u2019ve all been waiting for, Guest of Honor day! But first, we must armor up my husband so he can be the knight in shining armour to his princess, our daughter. And look, the escalator held up!!! <\/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';\">Our first stop was to say hi to <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Adrienne Wilkinson on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Yo_AdrienneW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adrienne Wilkinson<\/a>. Adrienne is best known for her role as Livia\/Eve, the sometimes warrior, sometimes saint, daughter of Xena on the popular TV show \u201c<a title=\"Click to learn more about Xena Warrior Princess!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0112230\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xena: Warrior Princess<\/a>\u201d. <\/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';\">More recently Adrienne has been sought after for her voice over work, most recently as Maris Brood in the \u201c<a title=\"Click to learn more about Star Wars The Force Unleashed at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lucasarts.com\/games\/theforceunleashed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star Wars: The Force Unleashed<\/a>\u201d video game, as well as a new character on season three of \u201c<a title=\"Click to learn more about Star Wars The Clone Wars at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/explore\/the-clone-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/a>\u201d on Cartoon Network and in <a title=\"Click to learn more about Venice The Series at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.venicetheseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venice The Series<\/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';\"><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Adrienne Wilkinson with my cosplay hubby\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5648\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Adrienne Wilkinson with my cosplay hubby\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_08-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Adrienne-Wilkinson-with-my-cosplay-hubby.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Adrienne Wilkinson with my cosplay hubby\" width=\"251\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_08-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Adrienne-Wilkinson-with-my-cosplay-hubby.jpg 284w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_08-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Adrienne-Wilkinson-with-my-cosplay-hubby-220x192.jpg 220w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_08-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Adrienne-Wilkinson-with-my-cosplay-hubby-275x240.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>Adrienne is also well noted for her charity work, including an annual <a title=\"Click to visit Adrienne Wilkinson at her official web site!!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adriennewilkinson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charity auction hosted by her website<\/a>. Though truth be told, I would have to commend her patience with us; stopping by to say hi EVERYDAY \u2013 starting with Thursday night! <\/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';\">She is awesome! Took all the time in the world to have a conversation with those coming up for autographs and pictures, a really GREAT woman. Not to mention, she didn\u2019t run when she saw us coming!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Adrienne Wilkinson and me FidgetTBC\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5649\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Adrienne Wilkinson and me FidgetTBC\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_09-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Adrienne-Wilkinson-and-me-FidgetTBC.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Adrienne Wilkinson and me FidgetTBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_09-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Adrienne-Wilkinson-and-me-FidgetTBC.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_09-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Adrienne-Wilkinson-and-me-FidgetTBC-230x192.jpg 230w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_09-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Adrienne-Wilkinson-and-me-FidgetTBC-288x240.jpg 288w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_09-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Adrienne-Wilkinson-and-me-FidgetTBC-432x360.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Felicia Day and my cosplay hubby\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5656\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Felicia Day and my cosplay hubby\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_11-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Felicia-Day-and-my-cosplay-hubby.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Felicia Day and my cosplay hubby\" width=\"232\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_11-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Felicia-Day-and-my-cosplay-hubby.jpg 232w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_11-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Felicia-Day-and-my-cosplay-hubby-208x192.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Next up for us was <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Felicia Day on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FeliciaDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Felicia Day<\/a>. Totally awesome in her own right too, Felicia Day was very amiable to taking pictures and signing autographs too. <\/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';\">Felicia Day is an accomplished actress, writer and producer, known widely these days as a maven of web video and social media. Most recently she portrayed beloved character Doctor Holly Marten in the final season of <a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about Eureka at Syfy!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/eureka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eureka<\/a>. Her fans rejoiced when Holly was recently (virtually) saved from the evil Senator Wen (<a title=\"Visit and follow Ming Na Wen on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MingNa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MingNa<\/a>) and returned to her love Fargo (<a title=\"Visit and follow Neil Grayston on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/neilgrayston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neil Grayston<\/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';\">Ms. Day is one of the very nicest people a person could ever meet! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Felicia Day and me FidgetTBC\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5651\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Felicia Day and me FidgetTBC\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_10-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Felicia-Day-and-me-FidgetTBC.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Felicia Day and me FidgetTBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_10-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Felicia-Day-and-me-FidgetTBC.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_10-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Felicia-Day-and-me-FidgetTBC-256x181.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_10-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Felicia-Day-and-me-FidgetTBC-320x226.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_10-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Felicia-Day-and-me-FidgetTBC-480x339.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 learn more about Dr Horrible Sing Along Blog!\" href=\"http:\/\/drhorrible.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1828\" title=\"Click to learn more about Dr Horrible Sing Along Blog!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Dr-Horrible-Sing-Along-Blog-640x299.jpg\" alt=\"Click to learn more about Dr Horrible Sing Along Blog!\" width=\"320\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Dr-Horrible-Sing-Along-Blog-640x299.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Dr-Horrible-Sing-Along-Blog-256x119.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Dr-Horrible-Sing-Along-Blog.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>Felicia co-starred in <a title=\"Click to learn more about Joss Whedon!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0923736\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joss Whedon<\/a>\u2019s Emmy Award-winning internet musical \u201c<a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about Dr. Horrible\u2019s Sing-Along Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/drhorrible.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Horrible\u2019s <\/a><a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about Dr. Horrible\u2019s Sing-Along Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/drhorrible.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sing-Along Blog<\/a>\u201d. <\/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 Felicia Day on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FeliciaDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Felicia Day<\/a> can also be seen in the outstanding hit web series \u201c<a title=\"Visit and learn more about The Guild at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.watchtheguild.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guild<\/a>\u201d; which she created, writes, and stars in. <\/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';\">Most recently, her production company, \u201cKnights of Good\u201d, which focuses on scripted content made for the web, has just announced the project of \u201c<a title=\"Click to learn more about Dragon Age Redemption with Felicia Day!\" href=\"http:\/\/dragonage.bioware.com\/da2\/feliciaday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragon Age: Redemption<\/a>\u201d with EA\/Bioware.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dragon Age Redemption - Felicia Day - Click to learn more at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/dragonage.bioware.com\/da2\/feliciaday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5655\" title=\"Dragon Age Redemption - Felicia Day - Click to learn more at the official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dragon-Age-Redemption-Felicia-Day.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Age Redemption - Felicia Day - Click to learn more at the official web site!\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dragon-Age-Redemption-Felicia-Day.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dragon-Age-Redemption-Felicia-Day-256x106.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dragon-Age-Redemption-Felicia-Day-320x133.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Dragon-Age-Redemption-Felicia-Day-480x200.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-093SQo9NWM\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/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=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Wil Wheaton signing autographs\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5659\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Wil Wheaton signing autographs\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_12-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Wil-Wheaton-signing-autographs.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Wil Wheaton signing autographs\" width=\"204\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_12-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Wil-Wheaton-signing-autographs.jpg 204w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_12-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Wil-Wheaton-signing-autographs-192x192.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a>And finally on the slate for us, last but certainly not least, was <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Wil Wheaton on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wilw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wil Wheaton<\/a>. Needing no introduction, Wil is most noted for his roles in \u201c<a title=\"Click to learn more about Stand By Me!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0092005\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stand By Me<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a title=\"Click to learn more about Toy Solders!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0103112\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toy Soldiers<\/a>\u201d, as well as playing everyone&#8217;s favorite, <a title=\"Click to learn more about Wesley Crusher at the official Star Trek web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.startrek.com\/database_article\/crusher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wesley Crusher<\/a>, on \u201c<a title=\"Visit and learn more at the official Star Trek The Next Generation web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.startrek.com\/page\/star-trek-the-next-generation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/a>\u201d. <\/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';\">More recently Wil has been seen portraying Doctor Perry on \u201c<a title=\"Click to visit and learn more about Eureka at Syfy!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syfy.com\/eureka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eureka<\/a>\u201d and himself in \u201c<a title=\"Click to learn more about The Big Big Bang Theory at the CBS Network web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbs.com\/shows\/big_bang_theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Big Bang Theory<\/a>\u201d. He is an avid gamer, author, blogger, voice actor. <\/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 Wil Wheaton on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wilw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wil Wheaton<\/a> has been featured on the long running Wizards of the Coast D&amp;D podcast as the Eladrin Avenger \u201cAeofel\u201d, and provides voices for numerous video games. Wil also appears with <a title=\"Click to visit and follow Felicia Day on Twitter!\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FeliciaDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Felicia Day<\/a> in her smash hit web series \u201c<a title=\"Visit and learn more about The Guild at the official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.watchtheguild.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guild<\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Wil Wheaton and me FidgetTBC\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5660\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Wil Wheaton and me FidgetTBC\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_13-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Wil-Wheaton-and-me-FidgetTBC.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Wil Wheaton and me FidgetTBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_13-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Wil-Wheaton-and-me-FidgetTBC.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_13-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Wil-Wheaton-and-me-FidgetTBC-246x192.jpg 246w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_13-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Wil-Wheaton-and-me-FidgetTBC-307x240.jpg 307w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_13-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Wil-Wheaton-and-me-FidgetTBC-461x360.jpg 461w\" 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=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Sandra L Garrity and me FidgetTBC\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5661\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Sandra L Garrity and me FidgetTBC\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_14-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Sandra-L-Garrity-and-me-FidgetTBC.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Sandra L Garrity and me FidgetTBC\" width=\"356\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_14-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Sandra-L-Garrity-and-me-FidgetTBC.jpg 356w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_14-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Sandra-L-Garrity-and-me-FidgetTBC-256x171.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_14-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Sandra-L-Garrity-and-me-FidgetTBC-320x214.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a>Now when it comes to art and sculpting, the Guest of Honor this year was <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\">Sandra L. Garrity<\/a>. She is an internationally known award winning sculptor. Sandra has been a freelance artist for over 40 years now and in addition to her sculptures, she has created and sold numerous paintings and drawings. <\/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';\">Her works also appear in the form of murals, for interior design and Fortune 500 companies. Her history with the gaming industry dates back to 1989, when she began to create miniatures. <\/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';\">Her renowned status has taken her to all over the world, and her works are as far reaching as Hasbro, Danbury Mint, Franklin Mint, an<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Sandra L Garrity art masterpiece\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5662\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Sandra L Garrity art masterpiece\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_15-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Sandra-L-Garrity-art-masterpiece.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Sandra L Garrity art masterpiece\" width=\"317\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_15-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Sandra-L-Garrity-art-masterpiece.jpg 317w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_15-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Sandra-L-Garrity-art-masterpiece-256x172.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">d Rawcliffe Pewter. <\/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';\">Sandra\u2019s write up in the program says, \u201cAlthough her sculpting schedule doesn\u2019t allow time for gaming, Sandy thoroughly enjoys working in the gaming industry and meeting with the amazing people who paint and play with her figures.\u201d <\/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';\">I will be the first to stand in line to attest to this, she is one of the sweetest people you will ever come across, very easy to strike up a conversation with, about ANYTHING! And I don\u2019t doubt th<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\"><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Ed Beard Juniors masterpiece DragonLance Van\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5663\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Ed Beard Juniors masterpiece DragonLance Van\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_16-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Ed-Beard-Juniors-masterpiece-DragonLance-Van-320x228.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Ed Beard Juniors masterpiece DragonLance Van\" width=\"320\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_16-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Ed-Beard-Juniors-masterpiece-DragonLance-Van-320x228.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_16-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Ed-Beard-Juniors-masterpiece-DragonLance-Van-256x182.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_16-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Ed-Beard-Juniors-masterpiece-DragonLance-Van.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calibri'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calibri';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">at at least half of the miniatures in my house come from her mind and hands.<\/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';\">I would be remiss if I did not mention Ed Beard, Jr. and his triumph of this year\u2019s Origins. <\/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 he brought with him his air brushed Dragonlance Van. The paint job, appraised at $90,000, took 900 hours to complete. Think about that, 900 hours!! Some of us take 2 hours, or 30 hours, to complete a paint job on a miniature, 900 hours!!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Ed Beard Juniors masterpiece DragonLance Van\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5666\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Ed Beard Juniors masterpiece DragonLance Van\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_17-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Ed-Beard-Juniors-masterpiece-DragonLance-Van.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Ed Beard Juniors masterpiece DragonLance Van\" width=\"641\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_17-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Ed-Beard-Juniors-masterpiece-DragonLance-Van.jpg 641w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_17-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Ed-Beard-Juniors-masterpiece-DragonLance-Van-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_17-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Ed-Beard-Juniors-masterpiece-DragonLance-Van-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_17-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Ed-Beard-Juniors-masterpiece-DragonLance-Van-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri';\">Day Four: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/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=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - My daughter as Pricess Leia of Star Wars\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5667\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - My daughter as Pricess Leia of Star Wars\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_18-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-daughter-as-Pricess-Leia-of-Star-Wars.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - My daughter as Pricess Leia of Star Wars\" width=\"130\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_18-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-daughter-as-Pricess-Leia-of-Star-Wars.jpg 136w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_18-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-daughter-as-Pricess-Leia-of-Star-Wars-90x192.jpg 90w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_18-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-My-daughter-as-Pricess-Leia-of-Star-Wars-112x240.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>Saturday, was cosplay day for ALL of us\u2026another hearty breakfast led to Princess Leia (representing the Rebellion) and two Scout Troopers (representing the Empire). <\/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';\">On this day, it was our turn to do the bidding of Darth Vader\u2026he had bade us to wander The Great Hall, making certain that all was in order, get some Battletech Pod runs in \u2013 a form of \u201cfield simulation\u201d so our skills would not get too rusty, and finally, to take a minute for ourselves, whereupon we could be found again at the \u201cPaint \u2018n\u2019 Take\u201d tables\u2026after all, even Scout Troopers have hobbies\u2026<a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Princess Leia and Storm Troopers\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5668\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Princess Leia and Storm Troopers\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_19-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Princess-Leia-and-Storm-Troopers.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Princess Leia and Storm Troopers\" width=\"319\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_19-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Princess-Leia-and-Storm-Troopers.jpg 319w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_19-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Princess-Leia-and-Storm-Troopers-256x192.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/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';\">What is left to share are a few more photos of the crowded Great Hall, a crowd at Catalyst Games! <\/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';\">Each showcasing their new baby, \u201cLeviathan\u201d, the crowed \u201cPaint \u2018n\u2019 Take\u201d tables (standing room only, notice people in line waiting for an open spot), and finally, a special shout out to a REALLY cool artist named <a title=\"Click to learn more about Rik Deschain at his official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/rdeschain.com\/rdeschain.com\/The_Beginning.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rik Deschain<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to learn more about Rik Deschains at his official web site!\" href=\"http:\/\/rdeschain.com\/rdeschain.com\/The_Beginning.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5676\" title=\"Click to learn more about Rik Deschains at his official web site!\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Rik-Deschains.jpg\" alt=\"Click to learn more about Rik Deschains at his official web site!\" width=\"640\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Rik-Deschains.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Rik-Deschains-256x119.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Rik-Deschains-320x149.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Rik-Deschains-480x224.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=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Captured by Storm Troopers\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5669\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Captured by Storm Troopers\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_20-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Captured-by-Storm-Troopers.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Captured by Storm Troopers\" width=\"320\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_20-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Captured-by-Storm-Troopers.jpg 320w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_20-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Captured-by-Storm-Troopers-256x192.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_20-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Captured-by-Storm-Troopers-318x240.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>We all became acquainted through the commissioning of Rik for a couple of sketches that our friend, Brian, had contracted. <\/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';\">Rik is really fun, great personality, and it was awesome swarming him in the Battletech Pods, he really was a good sport about that \u2013 let\u2019s hear it for \u201cCowardly Lion\u201d!! We hope to see you again at next year\u2019s Origins Game Fair!!!<\/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';\">Due to some leveraging, my husband attained his copy of \u201cLeviathan\u201d at cost plus dinner to the poor soul who allowed himself to be parted with his game. <a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Storm Troopers sign autographs\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5670\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Storm Troopers sign autographs\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_21-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Storm-Troopers-sign-autographs-180x240.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Storm Troopers sign autographs\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_21-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Storm-Troopers-sign-autographs-180x240.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_21-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Storm-Troopers-sign-autographs-144x192.jpg 144w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_21-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Storm-Troopers-sign-autographs.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/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';\">This dinner was from the Thurman Caf\u00e9, a hole in the wall whose waiting room is actually larger than the seating area itself!! <\/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';\">Yet customers are willing to wait, sometimes up to three hours for a table!! Having learned our lesson, we placed our order for takeout, even then waiting for 40 minutes. This place boasts of its burgers ALL being three quarters of a pound AFTER cooking!! And they are delicious!!! <\/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=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Rik Deschains fabulous artwork\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5673\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Rik Deschains fabulous artwork\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_22-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Rik-Deschains-fabulous-artwork.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Rik Deschains fabulous artwork\" width=\"309\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_22-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Rik-Deschains-fabulous-artwork.jpg 309w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_22-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Rik-Deschains-fabulous-artwork-256x145.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a>After dinner, it was off to a \u201cFlames of War\u201d tabletop war-game event. Though the event ran for 4 hours, it was a lot of fun and was a GREAT way to wrap up our weekend. <\/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';\">At 11pm, we all trudged back to hotel (to try) to get a good night\u2019s sleep, as the next morning we were leaving for our respective residences.<\/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';\">In closing, Origins Game Fair is a great geek fest to attend \u2013 for the noobs, and for the veterans, we always have tremendous fun. <a title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Planning on attending again\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FidgetTBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5674\" title=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Planning on attending again\" src=\"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_23-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Planning-on-attending-again.jpg\" alt=\"Origins Game Fair 2012 - Planning on attending again\" width=\"316\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_23-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Planning-on-attending-again.jpg 316w, https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/01_23-Origins-Game-Fair-2012-Planning-on-attending-again-256x171.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/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';\">Having been to GenCon and Origins, there is no compare when it comes to family atmosphere. <\/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 us, we are fortunate to take one FAMILY vacation each year, and EACH year, we choose to go to Origins\u2026as a family. 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