krgreen's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really interesting book. It's not something I think I'd have bought if not for being in a bundle, but I'm glad I got to read it.
The tips weren't anything particularly new (shower & be polite), but it was fun to read, and I did learn a few terms for the people I see at conventions. There was a good balance of serious comments with humour, the examples used to illustrate points were clear, and I was glad to see some comments about harassment, as my first convention experience did not have an obvious policy. I'm also going to keep a copy of the list of items to take to conventions, because I love the format: "Cold Medication (Healing Potion +1)."
I consider myself a gamer, and I play RPGs. However, I've not played D&D specifically and found that although most of the book was accessible, their were a few terms that were confusing. One problem with having the kindle copy was that the glossary of terms, which was pretty clear when I did use it, is tricky to find then go back to the original page. Also, the glossary terms were often only a sentence long, and I feel this wouldn't have been difficult to include the definition in the text rather than "Term, go look at another page to find out the meaning."
Aside from that, I really enjoyed this book and for someone fairly new to the convention scene, it's would be a handy checklist and reminder book.
Four stars.
The tips weren't anything particularly new (shower & be polite), but it was fun to read, and I did learn a few terms for the people I see at conventions. There was a good balance of serious comments with humour, the examples used to illustrate points were clear, and I was glad to see some comments about harassment, as my first convention experience did not have an obvious policy. I'm also going to keep a copy of the list of items to take to conventions, because I love the format: "Cold Medication (Healing Potion +1)."
I consider myself a gamer, and I play RPGs. However, I've not played D&D specifically and found that although most of the book was accessible, their were a few terms that were confusing. One problem with having the kindle copy was that the glossary of terms, which was pretty clear when I did use it, is tricky to find then go back to the original page. Also, the glossary terms were often only a sentence long, and I feel this wouldn't have been difficult to include the definition in the text rather than "Term, go look at another page to find out the meaning."
Aside from that, I really enjoyed this book and for someone fairly new to the convention scene, it's would be a handy checklist and reminder book.
Four stars.
mallorychritine's review against another edition
5.0
This book was extremely thorough and we'll-written. I know several dozen people who absolutely need to read it.
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