Well, it's certainly been an eventful start to the Canterbury Gaming Convention. It all kicked off this evening with a quiz hosted by Fantazma Gaming and That Baldy Gamer, and sponsored by Ralbru Games, and what a riotous time it was!
The quiz went on for 6 rounds that included guessing the video game music, e-sports, the history of gaming, and even a touchy-feely round. The variety of different formats was incredibly fun and the hosting was very entertaining. There was also a fantastic turn-out with over 16 different teams competing to win a huge array of prizes at the end.
The evening also had a fun twist, with each team requiring to nominate one person per round to go into an adjacent space and play a game of the charmingly named, ButtChess. This provided a unique tactical aspect to the evening as each team needed to nominate the person who would be of least help to the quiz round, lest they hinder their chances of getting the questions right.
It was our first time playing ButtChess and we were very taken with the simplicity of its draughts-esque gameplay. Players take it in turns to move their tokens across the board in an attempt to either get 3 tokens to the opposite side, or remove 4 of their opponent's pieces by jumping over them, not unlike in the game checkers.
Hand Limit was well represented with 6 of it's contingency and a varied background in table top gaming and video gaming knowledge. We played under the name Lizards of the Toast, which came from the sleep deprived brain of our most recent dad, Tom, but made us all chuckle.
And from that slightly stupid name we went into the evening not expecting to place in any position at all, but reader, we only went and bloody won! To our surprise we placed just 1 point ahead of second place and took home an amazing stash of new games for the Hand Limit library. But most importantly of all, we got badges marking us out as winners of the Canterbury Gaming Convention Quiz.
I cannot understate the bragging rights that these badges will give us, so if you see us around the convention this weekend and want us to regale you with tales of our grand victory, be sure to stop us to say hello. And while you're at it, grab a copy of our summer zine!
If you've not got tickets to Canterbury Gaming Convention yet, you can pick them up here.
See you tomorrow for more updates!
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