PAX in Pictures:
Today has been crazy! I visited the panel where Gabe & Tycho created Wednesdays strip (the tradition is to do Monday's but Monday's strip completes the Armadeaddon series).It was a riot. Not only did Gabe show off his Pac Man tattoo, we called Jack Thompson, and Scott Kurtz (of PVP online fame). Unfortunately we didn't get to talk to a live person but the crowd made their presence felt through boo-ing (Thompson) and Cheering (Kurtz).
After Tycho spent a brief moment typing out the panels (in wordpad no less, kickin it old school) Gabe took the reigns and began his process of drawing the strip. Tycho fielded questions from the audience with his usual charismatic self. Seemingly following suit from last year's bacon cheeseburger incident there were endless requests to modify the strip including: add a blue ball, put a lampshade on his head, add Div (I support that one), add a hot dog fairy and even to add a crown to the hot dog fairy. This panel is probably the highlight of PAX for many and certainly this year didn't disappoint. Look for the strip on Wednesday.
After that, it was time to head into greener pastures. Specifically, the Red Lion Inn where the Tabletop gaming has been moved to this year. I was happy to find that crowd in full swing. We got their just in time to see the final War Machine battle and interview the winner. I also got together with some of the players and mingled, learning about some of the interesting games they were playing. I initially thought it'd be a hot room full of stinky men in old t-shirts referencing obscure in-side jokes. What I found was exactly that. But you gotta love it. This is PAX and this is why we come. Surprisingly, there were quite a few women mixed into the crowd. More than last year. So if you are here at PAX and haven't checked it out, you might find it worth your while to take a couple of hours and stop by. Who knows, you might gain some experience in the process...
I invite you to take a look at ALL the pictures from this year's PAX and get an inside view of the expo. So visit our FlickR set!