This morning after having had my first cup of coffee of the day I decided it was a good idea to plant the idea of Renegade doing something with Rivals at UKGE in 2023.
After all UKGE this year is (or will be after GenCon and Essen have happened) the third largest boardgame convention in the world. Usually it’s third or fourth depending when you look at the numbers. It’s competitor for those spots is Origins. Which fell into fourth place this year.
At this years UKGE there was nothing done with Rivals at the show. A missed opportunity for sure.
I’m hoping that with enough time they have time to organise a tournament like a Prince of the City at the show.
It seems incredibly silly that Renegade didn’t do something at such a large show. A big missed opportunity. But I can understand why considering recent world events, and event organiser policy on covid. The fact that they could repeat this missed opportunity next year doesn’t bear thinking of.
Why do I need to know now if they will be doing something?
I enjoy my mini holidays attending UKGE. Spending three days there, catching talks, more time to do stuff like take part in tournaments (which I have done in the past), some gaming in the evenings.
But to be able to do this and have it affordable you have to book well in advance to get the cheap hotel rates.
If I miss the window of opportunity on the cheap rates it becomes harder to justify a multi day visit to the show. In fact in these very tough economic times nigh on impossible. Even with the cheap rates it’s still a tough decision.
Most tournaments take place over a couple of days at these big shows. So you need accommodation.
Even if it was a single day event the decision to enter is not easy. Having paid to get into the show you want time to look around and do stuff, as well as take part in the event. Sadly the event stops that.
If you are going for a day you have to decide which of the two things you are going to do. You can’t really do both.
That’s why I need to know now. My show planning has started now with deciding if I’m going for multiple days and if so getting that affordable hotel rate.