I did more than just
play games at Dice Tower West 2020. Every day I walked to the venue, coming in through the back of the Westgate Casino. That means I came in through the Superbook, a sports betting area. It wasn't as glamorous as walking through the front entrance but it saved me ten minutes of walking around the building complex.
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| The entrance I used |
The convention was in one hall with registration outside.
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| Convention entrance |
Registered attendees got a free bag, pin, and board game. I paid a little extra to get a dice tray. Hopefully my kids will stop tossing the dice all over the place (i.e. off the table)!
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| Initial swag |
Some tables at the con had oversized items (games and other things) for people to enjoy.
I saw some cool dice towers, which are used to toss the dice without them going all over. Some towers are more elaborate than others. The one below is made up of stackable towers, making it extra tall. Also, there's a side chute for dropping dice in half-way down.
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| Ultimate dice tower |
One merchant was selling custom components and other fun items, like this shorter dice tower that's a t-rex who poops out the dice!
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| Cute t-rex |
Fireside Games is going to release some deluxe components for
Castle Panic--miniatures!
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| Castle Panic miniatures |
I tried out the Math Trade, where participants make a list of games they are willing to offer for trade and games they are willing to swap for. A computer does a fancy algorithm to maximize the trading.
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| Math trade room |
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| Games I got in trade |
After playtesting a game, I got a free die!
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| Two-color, twelve-sided die |
The convention was a lot of fun. I would definitely go again!
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| The game room |
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