Family, Friends, Fun, and Games - Recapping SEGE 2023

My family and I recently made a trip down to Greenville, SC to attend the 2023 Southeast Game Exchange. I've heard about SEGE for a few years now, having been told it was an incredible experience and that I should absolutely go. So, I reached out to Austin, the showrunner, and inquired if I could get a media badge to cover the show. I'm honestly so pleased that he had me in and I can tell you without hesitation that I'll be back next year.

I've often said that these gaming conventions are less about the shopping for me and significantly more about these events turning into a big family reunion - and that was twofold this trip! The main goal of our journey down was to bring my father-in-law, who's in his 80s, to North Carolina to visit his sister and her husband, as well as to drive a bit south in NC to see my aunt and uncle. It was a great time seeing family, and we've already decided that this will be an annual trip for us.

But SEGE itself was the main attraction, and it was incredible. I got to spend (far too little!) time with ‪@johnhancockretro‬ and Justin at breakfast, which allowed me to give him HIS first entry into our awful game exchange. I was able to meet ‪@RetroRivals‬ - Scott, Jenn, and Denis - for the first time and it was the highlight of my trip. I got to see ‪@RetroGamingPandemic‬, ‪@RetroWolf88‬, ‪@chicknwings‬, and so many other of my normal Midwest friends at the show it was amazing. But getting to meet so many people for the first time - ‪@GameCubeGalaxy‬ , ‪@moandaindesigns‬ , ‪@GtotheNextLevel‬ , ‪@DrinkGameswithJosh‬, ‪@gabbothegiver‬, ‪@retrorick‬ , ‪@Owazrim‬, ‪@davidb69‬ - all of them, for far too little time - was amazing.

Shows like this happen all the time, and its so easy to take them for granted when there's another one just around the corner. But it's also something really special that we should absolutely hold near and dear, because the people we meet and get to talk to are so ridiculously important and awesome.

Can't wait for the next one. :)

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