
So - Day 1 - COMPLETE CHAOS!! Remember, you can receive LIVE tweets as they happen by following @dicetower_news!!
The day started out calm enough, with the troup gathering for morning sustenance:

As many of you may realize, the hall opens at 9:00 for VIP guests. This gives those that paid an insane amount of cash to get their first pick at their favorite releases. THEN, 10:00 hits and BAM, the crowd enters:

The boys manned the Dice Tower Booth:

And even the TARDIS couldn't take me away from all the fun:

But I had to watch out for those pesky Daleks:

I was able to meet Ignacy Trzewiczek, designer of Imperial Settlers, this year's popular card drafting, player power, and hand management game:

I was able to get pretty much everything I was wanting. I ran them back to the hotel, but took time out to tweet open box pics:

King of New York

Pathfinder Card Game Skull & Shackles

Mice & Mystics Downwood Tales Expansion
So Gen Con isn't complete without a few staples like:

Cardhalla

Long Lines

Balloon Sculptures

Game Demos

Cosplay

Gaming Statues
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