I am a 59 year old geek from a small Midwestern town who enjoys board games, role playing games and card games too. I have been to 18 Gen Cons (2003, 2005-13, 15, 18-19, 20 online and 22-24) and 10 Winter Fantasy/D&D Experience conventions (2010-2017, 2019 and 2023), as well as 2 Marmalade Dogs and 2 UCons. I attended GaryCon for the first time in 2025. I have played in the following RPG systems in no particular order: Dungeons & Dragons 1st-5.5 editions, Gamma World 1st and 2nd Editions, Mothership, Alien (Free League (FL)), Mutant Year Zero (FL), Hyperborea, Call of Catthulhu, Shadow of the Demon Lord, Shadow of the Weird Wizard, Star Wars d20, Star Wars Saga, Star Wars (FFG), Swords of the Serpentine, TimeWatch, DIE, Spire, Pendragon 6th edition, Twilight 2000 4th edition (FL), Harrow, the Blighted Plane (Cypher), Cypher System, Numenera, Intervention, 13th Age, Spectaculars, Dusk City Outlaws, Mutants and Masterminds 3rd edition, Marvel Multiverse RPG, Delve, Shadowdark, Tales from the Loop, Dresden Files, Dresden Files Accelerated, Spirit of the Century, Monster of the Week, Icarus, Artefact, Treasure Box, Avatar Legends, Top Secret, Top Secret: New World Order, Star Trek Adventures, The Morrow Project 1st edition, Pathfinder 1st and 2nd editions, Hillfolk, Thousand Arrows, Invisible Sun.