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¿Question #848?
TomVasel: Best convention?

PolarDad: OkieCon!
purplewurple: Jacoby transfer
Jrtolf: IndyCon.
ocdspectrum: Origins. Then GenCon.
imyourskribe: BGG.con is good, but not being surrounded by a thousand million people is better
Shleeg: the one at home with close friends that isn't surrounded by thousands of spazzes?
the manatee: Geneva.
Woelf: PulaskiCon (starts next year maybe?)
xofour: Wow, that's cool the previous question (which wasn't a question so I clicked "never answer") was "The Rain in Spain falls mainly on the..." and now this says "Best Convention?" How cool is that? I think it is particularly awesome. Thank you for timing your question so perfectly.
RobertaTaylor: I like the convention whereby a gentleman holds the door for a lady. It's handy when my arms are full.
dgutierrez22: Driving on the right side of the road.
cgund: sigh
The Unbeliever: 42
Frubgarde: Fairport Convention.
dogzard: I've been to so few, I wouldn't know
dogea: Orc'Idée
atrium: Hey, never seen a geekquestion by TomVasel before. Cool. Oh, and never been to a convention, sorry.
paattymaton: KinkkuCon
papa_bear_is_asleep: The English-language convention of including a verb in every sentence.
phantomvortex: That BoardGaming Thing (in NC).
jeffwolfe: My favorites are my favorites because they're here in Columbus. For gaming cons open to the public, that means Origins and Buckeye Game Fest. They each bring something different to the table, so I can't say either is better than the other.
DHEK: I've only been to one. And it was a local one and not very grand...
Butterbane: Star Trek
aleo09: i've only been to car shows, never a game con,,,,
POvidiusNaso: GenCon, maybe. I'm pretty convention-limited.
StuartF: Standing to the right, walking to the left on escalators
Brentoon: o good lord, had I been to a convention before it would be one of my deepest darkest secrets
tdyck: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2.0 - Rock The Launch of 2005
Geosmores: E3
LordT: SpellenSpektakel
Leo-T: Gathering
Boomer: Prezcon
Moves: OrcCon
Beelzebub: Soldier of Fortune, 1986
stevegamer: WBC.
Ebon Wendigo: Phoenix Con Games ( In my limited experience)
greglios: London Film and Comic Convention was pretty cool. I haven't been to any major conventions though.
Russ G.: Avaloncon 1992
vampywife: essen
KenRude: Gamestorm
FrozenHoHos: For me? Either Essen or an international cooking convention.
Nekura: GenCon
Shotmagnet: Homercon North
Frankenfletch: the oven
brainrob: Geneva
Grimwold: ACOL
mrspank: Beer brewers.
Great Dane: Alan Moon's Gathering of Friends
Felderin: GenCon.
jasta6: FitS spring Mini Con (a Dawn Patrol only convention) Just Love it!
Loquutus: The WBC by far. If you haven't been, you shouldn't even be allowed to answer this question.
xlorp: KublaCon
Tushratta: Enfilade! Every Memorial Day weekend in Olympia, WA
GrandpaDave: The only one I've ever been to. A-Kon.
CharlieWonka: Hangover from Hell, UK
Reloaded: never been to one yet since finding this obsession... :)
Belash: haven't been
ssmooth: Two clubs after a one no-trump opener so strong hand can pick the major suit
skrutsch: BGG?!
edosan: Geneva.
scriptorum: Wearing clothing.
Mangler: Unfortunately No!
kennyb: the next one i go to
redhuntingcap: I haven't been to any yet, so i can't say. :(
heli: Essen Spiel
GoblinKing: Has to be DCOIV "DrunkenCon Oi Vay"
bluebehir: I have never had the opportunity to attend a convention.
meshuggener: Drunkencon 04
Sceadeau: DragonCon
glookose: Dragon Con by a long shot ..30k people cant be wrong
ThatFalafelGirl: only been to WBC, and i had a lot of fun personally. never EVER a line for the girls bathroom! W00t
Lord_Prussian: Avaloncon
Jocab: Orkon and Fastaval - both in Denmark!
Admiral Fisher: Beer and Pretzels in England
Jern: UpCon
fizzix: 12 oz glass bottles
dakarp: Gathering of Friends
Tim Synge: Having everyone drive on the left seems pretty good.
puffinge: You're not getting me to start a flamewar, bub.
EvilTimmy: Capitalization of the first word in a sentence.
BaSL: SpellenSpektakel
alfredhw: Never been to one!
sdownin: I'm partial to Dragon*Con, but that's because it's in my home town. There's a lot of variety to it, as well. There's really something there for everyone: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comic Books, Anime, Games, RPGs, Goths and Vampires, amazing costumes, great parties.... I could go on and on.
stephensj23: Gulf Games
AlorielLelyn: Gencon
SparkValor: The game fair at Essen. (Second is Tentacles Convention)
isolated: Sandiego Comicon
gnomehome: Spiel
djflippy: I went to GenCon, when I was a kid, but now I'd like to go to The Gathering of Friends.
tragicpoet: Wisdom
Dave: Daily changing of undergarments.
sos1: Well, Blackwood for beginners, but Stayman is pretty useful, too.
Blackwind: Pumpers and Haulers Convention, Nashville TN.
Ludocrazy: Origins
RooieKazooie: There are no conventions in Oz
CortexBomb: Only been to Gencon and wasn't overly impressed
onky: Spellenbeurs, netherlands (didn't visit much cons)
DangerMouse: Gathering of Friends
Chump: Dragonflight
geberus: ?
BobDodgerBlue: GenCon
louiseh: Stayman
darthcliff: 43rd Annual Convention of the Grand Mystic Royal Order of the Nobles of the Ali Baba Temple of the Shrine
Randy Cox: Of those that are open to all, WBC wins, hands down. And I'm not even into tournaments.
Flyspeck23: Spiel (Essen).
sumo: Essen
netfilterz: GenCon!
ValJor: CanGames!
HappyProle: Geneva
chaddyboy_2000: I haven't been there yet, but probably BGG.CON.
Gonzaga: Never been to one ... but Essen must be great ...
CDRodeffer: DragonCon
wtrollkin2000: CWACon (defunct). Tony Adams you da man.
ynnen: GenCon -- social, attended by boardgamers and RPGers, and centrally located
snoozefest: check my geeklist :) http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listid=4344
jttm: E3
skelebone: BGG.CON!!!!!