new convention in La-la land

Actually, it is in Anaheim, California, not L.A.  This new convention, the SoCal Smackdown, is running Labor Day weekend, the same weekend an older con, Strategicon, is running in Los Angeles near the airport.  It threatens to divide what was originally a too thin number of historical miniatures events amongst two venues.  A shame, this.  One will have to choose which nearly empty basket to drop one's eggs.  Due to attendance problems at Strategicon, I will likely try out the new venue, and see if there are a significant number of gamers willing to turn out for an Orange County event.