Listen, those complex intense board games that have huge multi-day tournaments where people don't shower or stand up for days are simply just not my scene. That being said, it wouldn't do this event justice to not highlight them, since in truth that is what the purpose of this convention was from the start. Rows and rows of crammed booths full of all types of sit down board games that invoke strategy and thoughtfulness were clearly incredibly popular among the crowd, as evident by the hundreds of people sitting and playing in these long-winded demos with hundreds more waiting nearby for their turn. I did not demo any of these games, I don’t have the patience to wait in the line, the patience to actually do the demo, or the care to spend an hour of time learning the basics of a game I do not care for and will never buy or play again. What was most interesting to me though was the wide variety of topics and ideas for these games. There were your large scale expected ones like I mentioned at the beginning of this article along with other strategy games like Disney Lorcana and Star Wars Unlimited, but there was also a unique array of small board game developers picking distinctive settings and tropes for their games such as pirates on the open seas or underground bunker building. From a glance, they catch your eye even if you are not a fan of the subject matter, but solely due to the curiosity of human nature and seeing so many different connected pieces. It is almost difficult to not, at the very least, be impressed by it all. At the end of the day though, those complex board games and the other clear cut nerd shit is not my style, so I’ll move on to the true highlight of this event, the party games.