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My favorite picture from GenCon 2008

With GenCon only a few months away, I got a little nostalgic. Last year, I took a lot of pictures at GenCon but, for me, this one is by far my favorite.

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There are three reasons I love this picture.

1. The man at the podium is none other than Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of D&D. He was being presented, appropriately enough, with a lifetime achievement award at the Ennies.

2. The picture is a great image of gaming’s “old guard” and gaming’s “new guard.” I always appreciate the older generation helping the younger generation into the genre.

3. This is my most personal reason: The little boy holding the plaque that he would eventually give to Mr. Arneson is none other than my son. He’s six and already loves to game. I know that he will look back on this picture when he’s older and appreciate that he was able to meet the man who, along with Gary Gygax, gave us so much enjoyment.

So for all of you out there I say this: Teach the youth to play! Show them what it means to game and let them pass it down to their own kids. Keep gaming alive!

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4 Responses to “My favorite picture from GenCon 2008”

Stargazer February 20th, 2009 at 2:56 AM

Hmm, it’s a bit tragic that I never actually have seen a picture of Dave Arneson until a few minutes ago. Everyone knew Gygax, but Arneson was probably more the one in the background. But I am pretty sure he was at least as much responsible for the success of D&D as Gygax was…

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Questing GM February 20th, 2009 at 8:46 AM

Same here and it must be really cool to have your son met the man himself. This is probably a chance that I will never get in my lifetime. I’ve already missed Gygax.

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Mad Brew February 20th, 2009 at 12:10 PM

All I have to say is: that’s pretty cool.

My daughter is isn’t quite three yet, but she loves to shows that have fantasy themes… and she loves directing me where to place minis on the game table.

I only hope her interest doesn’t fade!

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reveal February 20th, 2009 at 1:03 PM

I’m still jealous of a few friends of mine. At GenCon 2007, they got to play in a game run by Gary Gygax himself! It was just Gary and 5 mods from EN World. Lucky bastards!