MZXCon

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'MZXCon' is planned to be an annual event where MZXers from all parts of the country or world can get together in one location for friendly competition, and socialization. It is still early in development, and as only two named MZXCons have passed, the details and events are still being tested for how well they fare with attending community members.

MZXCon 2008

Group photo, 2008. Left to right: pyro1588, asgromo, MZXGiant, Insidious, Exophase, Terryn, Wervyn

This convention was held in Peru, Massachusetts, at Insidious' home, on July 11th-July 13th, 2008. The attendees were:

During this MZXCon, there was a 4-hour BKZX involving two teams of three people, with Insidious judging. The topic was "SANITY". The two games produced were:

  • "Perfectly Sane Damsels In Distress" (Wervyn, Terryn, pyro1588)
  • "Mind Phuck" (Exophase, asgromo, MZXGiant) [Winner]

Other activities included seeing the movie "WALL-E", a brief mall visit, and swimming.

MZXCon 2009

Group photo, 2009. Left to right: Insidious, CJA, pyro1588, Tixus, Revvy, commodorejohn, Wervyn, MZXGiant. Not pictured: Apollyon, Nicole

This convention was held in Atlanta, Georgia at Wervyn's family home and apartment, from July 10th-12th 2009. Attendees were:

Activities during this con included:

  • Asian style karaoke on Friday night, lasting roughly 4 hours.
  • Viewing of the movie "Up", in a continuation of the previous year's trend.
  • A BKZX with about half of the attending guests who were still awake at the time, with the topic Gravity as a nod to the old meme.
  • A jam session that produced about 20 minutes of music, compiled into an album titled "? SPEEDING ?"

MZXCon 2010

Group photo, 2010. Top row, left to right: MZXGiant, Insidious, Quasar84, Terryn, Tixus, Wervyn, Kuddy, Revvy. Bottor row: asgromo, CJA, duvel, Exophase, pyro1588, commodorejohn. Not pictured: Es

This convention was held in Chicago, Illinois at the H.I. Chicago Hostel, from July 9th-11th 2010. This convention was the first hosted outside of people's homes, and was coordinated jointly by Es and MZXGiant. Attendees were:

Activities during this con included:

  • Asian style karaoke on Saturday night, lasting roughly 2 hours, in a continuation of the previous year's trend.
  • Viewing of the movie "Grown Ups", another continuation.
  • A BKZX, with topics of "Rebirth" and "Steampunk Technology" needing to be combined into the same game.
  • Touring of the Chicago Science & Industry Museum

This was notably the first convention to use only public transit to get around the area, and was geared toward a more "tourist" style of convention, sometimes to its detriment. It is also the only con to date where the chief organizer of events and schedules did not live in the target city.

MZXCon 2011

Group photo, 2011. Top row, left to right: Wervyn, asgromo, Insidious, Kuddy, MZXGiant. Bottom row: Christina, Revvy

This convention was held in Peru, Massachusetts, at Insidious' family home, July 29th-31st, 2011. Attendees were:

Activities during this con included:

  • A BKZX, with topics that MZXGiant doesn't remember right now
  • A viewing of the movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" in 3D
  • Board game night

MZXCon West 2012

Group photo, 2012. Back row, l-r: KKairos, ThDPro, TheJMan. Front row: wildweasel, burstroc, Insidious

This convention was held in Portland, Oregon. The MZXing and general hanging out took place at KKairos's house with much to do and see around Portland. The MZXers saw various Portland landmarks.

Activities included:

  • A BKZX held on the topic of boybands, suggested by Lachesis when asked for a topic on IRC.
  • Ground Kontrol arcade
  • A downtown day to visit Powell's Books and Everyday Music, among other things
  • burstroc's tacos
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