Th ChillCon team had seen us at Partizan earlier in the year and as they were having a bit of a Greek theme asked if we'd be able to come along.
As Derby is just down the road from Nottingham we decided to give it a go.
In contrast to our more usual approach we decided this would be a laid back affair, using existing models and without a specific scenario or anything new made for the game.
James bought his folding tale and one of his terrain cloths and all three of us bought soldiers and various terrain bits and bobs.
And then we played games and chatted for most of the day with people.
In the morning we ran several participation games, mostly with younger gamers and in the afternoon when the rush had calmed down James and Martin played through a big full battle.
The scene of battle. We had a small table on the left intended for participation with a larger space intended for a three player game on the right.
In the end we were too busy to really get three players going, so James and Martin played out a regular game.
Notice lurking Kraken - it was a big favourite of the young players to summon him from the depths.
The battle was for the sacred grove (or temple in this case)
In the end Hekate managed to banish Athena who then failed to return for the final turn.
Despite the best efforts of Herakles and his one eyed chum the shadowy goddess held on for the win.
Overall ChillCon was a great little show with a good buzz about it. It had a heavy sci-fi/Fantasy vibe to it, along with a board game presence, all of which seemed to attract a younger crowd and more families.
And with an added bonus of being less than half an hour away!
We enjoyed ourselves a lot - hopefully we'll be back.
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