It's Official! I'll Be Returning to PAGE in 2026 as a Special Guest!

PAGE 2025,  held in January of this year, was a blast, plain and simple. For a con only in its second year, things ran very smoothly. Everyone appeared to be having a great time, and the weekend went by in the blink of an eye.

I am pleased and flattered to have been invited to return to the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo (PAGE) as a Special Guest in 2026. Get your tickets NOW, as the Special Guest list will simply grow to a ridiculous size, and you'll kick yourself for missing out on the festivities. You can get more info about PAGE here.

Apparently, for the candid shout used above, I was inspired by THIS man below ;)

I hope to see many of you later this month at TotalCon (Feb 20-23).

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PAGE 2 - It's Almost a Wrap!

 

Yep, they had me warming the bench this morning for none other than Zeb Cook in the Autograph Booth ;)

Afterwards, I tried to tae a picture of every booth in the Vending Hall, but I know I missed a handful, especially GaxLand - Heidi and Erik's booth was constantly mobbed, and that's a damn good thing! I may swing by the Vendor Hall tomorrow in the AM.

This afternoon's SWL/B&A game was in Conference Room A at the Hilton Garden. One small problem - there was no Conference Room A at the Hilton Garden. There was, however, a board room, and by an 8 to 0 vote, we designated the Board Room "Conference Room A". Problem solved ;)

Sad to see the con is already wrapping up. Ah well, Total Con in a month. One needs to pace one's self ;)

PAGE 2025 - This Con Glows!

 

I received the above "Gelatinous Cube" at the Severed Books table (far left vending aisle, next to the Frog God table). The Cube, to me, is a great representation of PAGE 2 - it has some hidden features you didn't quite expect at first, but damn, its special!

For as many tables, and people, that I saw at Day One of PAGE, the noise was surprisingly controlled. And yes, there were tons of people, way more than I could ever hope to name, but it was great to finaly meet friends from The Tavern's Discord, our YouTube Channel, and even ENWorld.

At 3PM. I hosted, along with YouTubers and authors, Jistin Alexander & Mike Shes, a panel on "Starting a YouTube/Teith Channel After Using Other Media." Blogging might not be dead, but much of the blogging world has moved on to other ventures.

I wish the panel had been recorded, as the questions asked were good oned, as were the answers from the hosts in my opinion. If you take home just a single lesson from the panel - if you want to start a YouTube Chnnel, just do it. Unless you stsrt, it will never haaen.

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PAGE - 2025 - Woot!

 

Rach and I made it to PAGE 2, and I'm impressed - and we haven't made it yet to the convention site, just the main hotel.

If nothing else, I've been reminded how awesome the gaming community is in general and the OSR in particular.

I wish I had thought of taking pictures with everyone, but hopefully I'll remember tomorrow ;)