Third Day of Origins, Second Day in the Booth

Steve Cole reports:

Everything is going well due to our expert, veteran staff.

Sales are always slow on Friday because the people there for the entire weekend have already bought their stuff and the people coming for only one day come on Saturday, not Friday. This year however we were pleasantly surprised by sales 50% higher than normal. We began the day within $100 of breaking even and ended the day within $100 of our overall sales goal.

Tournament attendance for all events within the convention is lower than normal due to the economy, but the level of competition is higher than ever due to the number of players with multiple ace cards.

I took Steve Petrick on the TerrorWerks live-action, machine-gun combat simulator. I arranged with the gamemasters for Petrick (who is a US Army infantry captain) to be the mission commander. I served as his trusty sergeant. The mission was a success. The team said they had a very good time seeing what an expert leader could do with the simulation. The GMs were flabbergasted to see what happened to their game when real soldiers showed how it is really done.

We had the annual miniatures conference where people were able to see and comment on several new ships as well as the new fighters, drones, and plasma torpedoes. We took suggestions from the attendees about what ships they would like to see in the future.

We are all looking forward to tomorrow  when the tournament finals will be held and crowds of new people will come to the dealer room. If you live within driving distance, it isn't too late to come and see us!