Jerbot wrote:I am contemplating a trip to San Diego to visit family, and I may be able to head up and do Orccon in Feb. What all is happening with Middle Earth events at the con? Also, what else is at the convention? I looked on the website, but mostly saw Pokemon events, which Im not so interested in. If there are certain events, I may be able to interest a friend to join me for it, which would make the trip more possible. His interests include comics, role playing, heroclix, magic, and board games.
Apologies for a very late response, but Goblin King is right. There are no comic stuff but there are tons of RPG and Board Games at Strategicon. There are Magic the gathering tournaments as well. And if he likes Catan I do believe they have a qualifying event for national championship. haven't seen Hero clix lately. There was a large open gaming area last time but with the new venue at the hilton this year I'm not sure how the setup will be but it is a larger venue from last convention i believe.
Most of the events don't show up on the website until February. The best way to get an idea of what happens is to go to the events page and choose a previous convention like "Gateway 2013" from the "By Convention" drop down menu and click on the "submit" button.
I hope this helps!