Not so much an announcement as a bit of a rant. A couple of us drove up to Lancaster PA yesterday (Friday the 13th) for Historicon...ugh, it was tough. The venue is in a pretty rough condition as it continues what looks to be a bottoms-up renovation, so things were in a state of upheaval. The flea-market was held in the theater, and the vendor area was packed to the point of bursting. A couple of my faves were absent...calls revealed they were unable to get space.
We hung around until 1500 for a game we signed up for (F-424) - the GM failed to show up, presumably due to unforeseen circumstances. We've never had that happen before.
Just a tough day. We did manage to blow $300+ on Dragon 1/72-scale armor, so not a total loss, lol. Also found a nice copy of General Quarters Part II from 1977 for the collection (always nice to see where we came from), and a nice Britains D-Day commemorative set.
HMGS moved the con back to The Host in Lancaster after what were reportedly a few lack-luster years in Fredericksburg, VA. I get that, but it sure would be great if they could find a new venue with a bit more space somewhere in central or eastern PA.
Healey