Yes! At 2023 PAX Unplugged, I spent a lot of my non-work time in the First Look section. So I wanted to do that again. I had friends who spent their ENTIRE convention experience at First Look; and I spoke to them at length. I own 700 games (by BGG count), so it helps me to survey games before I buy. My friend Andrew has similar tastes as I do; that's why in this video I didn't highlight just the highest BGG ranked games but also ones that were really creative or introduced a novel game mechanic. I knew that the UNPUB area also had a lot of fantastic games in various stages of development. I didn't even take a picture of the GAMES LIBRARY, which is also amazing. I only attended one show, but I had friends who attended many panels. I heard the panels with Andrew Parks and Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan) were good. I had friends who attended Star War Unlimited and Magic tournaments. My friend, Lil, taught at a Learn and Play. My friend Howard participated in a BGG game "flea market". There's SO MUCH to do and see at PAX Unplugged!
The First Look section is great; very well curated.
Yes! At 2023 PAX Unplugged, I spent a lot of my non-work time in the First Look section. So I wanted to do that again. I had friends who spent their ENTIRE convention experience at First Look; and I spoke to them at length. I own 700 games (by BGG count), so it helps me to survey games before I buy. My friend Andrew has similar tastes as I do; that's why in this video I didn't highlight just the highest BGG ranked games but also ones that were really creative or introduced a novel game mechanic. I knew that the UNPUB area also had a lot of fantastic games in various stages of development. I didn't even take a picture of the GAMES LIBRARY, which is also amazing. I only attended one show, but I had friends who attended many panels. I heard the panels with Andrew Parks and Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan) were good. I had friends who attended Star War Unlimited and Magic tournaments. My friend, Lil, taught at a Learn and Play. My friend Howard participated in a BGG game "flea market". There's SO MUCH to do and see at PAX Unplugged!
Minor point: Those were the 2023 maps.
oh thanks! I didn't realize that