I was curious how Fall In would roll out this year as is it seemed like it had a late start, though I wasn't paying particularly close attention. Fortunately, it seemed fine on Saturday morning when Number 2 and I made the rounds in Pennsylvania's Wyndham Lancaster Resort and Convention Center.
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like the more suburban Highway 30 vibes. It's a smaller con, more spread out than downtown Hyatt allows, but overall, it seemed like the ratio of great to bad tables was very good this year as the pictures below illustrate.
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Best in show for me was this grand Isandlwana set up!
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First, let's see what's set up in the tournament room. It was a little after 9 am but folks were already at it, though the WWII area was quiet.  |
Not too far from the front desk was this spectacular Poland 1939 game which enjoyed a room nearly all to itself.
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You know me - a sucker for cemeteries.
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I love these 3d printed buildings in the foreground. They like Hovels. but are not Hovels.
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Across from the Zulu game was this big 54mm FIW skirmish and siege. 54mm is increasingly a staple at HMGS cons.
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This table rounded out the entries before one can enter the main Distelfink Ballroom:
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Lovely collection of Crescent Root buildings!
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Mark's and the lads from his Game Room had a large corner of the space - with this being the most arresting - a colofrul and lively Plancenoit refight!
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Note to self - pick up this Cigar Box battle mats one of these days.
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Then we headed to the HAWKS room
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Where Wars of Ozzz remains a hit with the kiddos.
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In the Dealer Hall was an attractive Learn How to Play Saga set up - love the shields!
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After the dealer hall and a short walk through Wally's basement we went to see what came up at the Ballroom again. Another lovely Crescent Root Studios Peninsular/Mediterranean building at left.
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Some tables are hard to access at times because of the crowds of players. I was glad to circle back to this D-Day game.
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Beautiful buildings and details abound!
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There were also some new (to me) faces in the Vendor Hall that helped freshen things up a bit: notably, Recreational Conflict and also AK Interactive, who had a huge booth of paint and modeling supplies on hand. I'd love to see more paint vendors like Monument (ProAcryl) or even Vallejo who could make a big splash with their new offerings this year. I also miss seeing Scenic Express. They've come to a HMGS con at least once before.
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