I just got home from another amazing year at Dice Tower West! It’s hard to believe this is the third-year demoing Project Aleutian at this convention. This year I had 5 time slots, and I had play testers for 4 of them! During the 5th timeslot I didn’t end up catching anyone as they walked by but I got to pick the brain the designer of Zeal who was demoing his game next to mine. There was a lot of encouragement from all of those who play tested Project Aleutian on everything from the mechanics to the artwork! Of course, there was also a lot of good feedback on a few things to tweak here and there, but all in all I came away very encouraged!
Beyond just playtesting Project Aleutian, Dice Tower West has become very special reunion of sorts with friends who live far away. We get to set aside our day jobs and meet up in Las Vegas and just have a great time enjoying this hobby that we all share together. We played several games and I plan to share a few of those during the Antibyss Remark next weekend!
If you’ve never attended a board game convention I would highly encourage you to do so (even if you only do it once). It is a really fun and unique way to enjoy the hobby that, in my experience, always brings great memories and goes by too quickly.
I just want to give another big thank you to all of the players and designers I interacted with who made this weekend amazing!
