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This year I only had time to visit Dreamation on Saturday.  Even though I was only in attendance for a single day I had a great time mixing it up with fellow BattleTech fans (some new some old) as well as giving some new and interesting games a try.

The dealer room was well stocked with gamer goodness and the usual suspects were in attendance with all the Iron Wind Metal and Catalyst Game Labs product you could want.

Dexposure conventions are known for their diversity.  Every gamer is going to find something to enjoy.  I came for the wargaming room but there were many temptations for those with varied tastes.  Available are video games, board games, war games, anime showings, card games, and plenty of sweet treats for those looking for it.

I was disappointed by the cramped war gaming room.  It was simply not enough space for the many games being played.  The most cramped war gaming venue I have ever attended and that’s a fact.  I would hope that the convention organizers will provide a more spacious room for future cons at that venue.

Enough of the basics, lets see what BattleTech fans had to look forward to.

Recon Cavalry

Two Clan forces faced off in a battle for intelligence on a far away planet.

This was a well balanced fight with a lot of action and eventually a clear winner inside of seven turns.  A great convention game accomplished in three hours and change.  I plan on writing up a full after action report shortly.  Look for the full report here at the ScrapYard.

City Fight

I chose to participate in another game during this time slot so I won’t be able to have a full report.  I did snap some pictures as the game evolved.  Looked like another great game by Demo Agent “ShadHawk”.

The fight was a combined arms battle between the Federated Suns and the Word of Blake.  The Fed Suns put up a good fight but the Word of Blake got ahead of the body count and came away with a decisive win.  The Word of Blake are always hard opponents on the battle field.  Good match by both participants.

All the Rest

There were some great terrain pieces on display during the convention.  Picture are the only thing that do them justice.  Take a look below for pictures of the terrain as well as other games I managed to snap a few pictures of.