2007 has come and gone. While I was able to take some time off of work in the first half of the year, my new fathering duties and a slight growth in my non-videogaming hobbies cut deeply into my free time spent playing video games. All is not lost, as there were still a few games out there that everyone should consider (at least everyone who has similar tastes in strategy gaming….) Just think of my short list here as the daytime awards, where all the smaller categories are awarded as opposed to the big evening celebration put forth by Cary.

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With the E3 expo moving focus off of fans and attempting to narrow its targets onto the core business side of gaming, video game publishers have begun to move their promotional drives over to other large conventions. GenCon is no exception. While GenCon has had its share of videogame representation, particularly games related to RPGs, the video game side of things has grown somewhat in recent years. In addition, the video game industry (which some argue grew out of the board and RPG gaming industry) continues to filter back into the world of boardgaming.  While it has been a few weeks since GenCon actually happened, many of the newest games on display at the convention are only now appearing in your local game store.  (For example, Starcraft: The Boardgame is expected to be available later this month.)

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