Ziggurat Con: Mission Successful

Ziggurat Con went off earlier this month seeming without a hitch! Reaching out to the gaming industry at large, from video games to pen-and-paper designers, the troops at Tallil Airbase in Iraq put together and pulled off what looks like a pretty awesome little gaming convention, with everything from Wii games, D&D and other RPGs, boardgames, and tons of snacks!

"First, I like to thank EVERYBODY for showing up to ZiggCon and
especially all of those who helped out! This event was put together BY
gamers FOR gamers. Without our fellow gamers, this wouldn't have been
possible. We owe each other for the memorable occasion this past
Sunday. As much as we all enjoyed this event, it would have been almost
NOTHING if it weren't for the folks back home showing their support for
us in this environment. They were the ones who donated the dozens of
thousands of dollars worth of gaming material that we ALL got a chance
to walk away with. While we had the big-name publishers dishing stuff
out for us, we also had the "mom & pop" game shops helping out, as well
as the individual gamers who were willing to donate their own gaming
gear. 20+ year-old gaming dice?! Heck, I, personally, won't forget the
feeling I got from holding that 4-book stack of old-school AD&D books
from 1978! You'd be amazed at the sheer number of
civilians and former military that wanted to actually be HERE for it!
- Justin A. Creech

Hit the link for a ton of pictures fron ZigCon and an impressive example of how just a few folks (both overseas and at home) can put together something awesome!