My last Salute?

There was some fantastic scenery at Salute 25 but the usual horrible lighting and noise level gave me a pounding migraine which lasted all day and into the evening. I also sat on a chair which was apparently broken and collapsed under me. Nobody had thought to put it out of the way.

The trade stands were dominated by Fantasy/SciFi start-ups flogging myriad ranges and rules, and big box shifters reflecting the commodification of the hobby.

I found a couple of games of particular personal interest: Simon Miller's Lust for Glory (in development) and an excellent and amusing presentation of the Two Fat Lardies' Chain of Command.

But as long as the show is at ExCel and on its current trajectory, I will probably never go again.

This is also the first year that I didn't notice anybody that I used to know when I was a member of the South London Warlords back in the Seventies...