Feast of Blades 2011: Video Recap Part 1

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Nov 14 2011

It’s been a week since I returned home from the Feast of Blades… and yea, it’s taken that long to recover enough to write a recap for the Mob!

Too much fun is almost too much work. There are some details on Strictly Average documenting how I was able to attend last minute, but suffice it to say Duke…

…the Tournament Organizer and BoLS Lounge Guru-in-Chief…

…managed to arrange the whole thing for me. How’s that for hospitality!

So on Thursday (11/3/11), I hitched a ride from some enterprising wargamers from the Dallas / Ft. Worth area, then settled in for the 10+ hour drive. Neil dropped me off at the hotel around dinner time; not soon after, Duke called.

And I learned how a TO wields indirect influence: “Hey, do you mind helping us set up?”

My carcass drug itself to the room at 2am. It took Friday to recover.

Still, on Friday (11/4/11), I took the opportunity to gawk around, hanging out with staff and peer and generally absorbing the atmosphere. The highlight was the scenery: the tables were absolutely decked out with top-notch terrain!

Despite the hour, there were a few enterprising gamers up and rolling.

The highlight was the Team Tournament, which was also a charity event for the Wounded Warriors.

Okay, so this article is hitting a variety of topics… but the following is perhaps my favorite of the event. The Fabricator General is the dude responsible for the terrain at Feast of Blades, in addition to a number of other Indies out there. So, in the course of talking to him, I learned he has a bag of tools…

…and what follows is darn near educational!

To Be Continued