by Armchair Dragoons PAO, 20 June 2025
It took us a bit of time to make the arrangements to get our annual overhead shots (2024, 2023, 2022, 2019), since GAMA has spent the last few years going through media managers like Spinal Tap go through drummers. But we finally managed to get them. Of course, this year, we ended up with a parade of a dozen other media folks coming along, too, so what was once a Dragoons exclusive is a little less so this year, but check out these great overhead shots while we’ve got ’em!
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This is the main gaming hall. The empty tables on the left as you walk in were the Magic: The Gathering tournaments, and there were plenty 1, just not right at this moment. The big black & green sign in the middle was over the Catalyst Games booth, and the Wargame HQ was directly behind them. On the right were more sponsored play areas, including Warlord, VR Soft, Mayfair, Queen Games, and Mantic (with the Ohio War Kings in there).
The north end of the exhibit hall, with the gaming hall on the other side of the wall on the left. The back corner was the Tournament of Pieces speed-puzzling competition. There are a lot more overhead signs than 15-20 years ago, which mess up the pictures from this angle.
The south end of the exhibit hall, with the 100 aisle on the far right. The empty tables in the middle were the “celebrity autograph corral” that didn’t quite work as expected, but it was a great reference point for Enterprise Games, who were looking right at it (their backs are to the photo, behind someone else’s booth).
This is part of our comprehensive coverage of The 2025 Origins Game Fair from GAMA; you can find the links to all published articles at the end of each one
Our space was behind Catalyst, which was a great reference point for people to find us, but a lousy angle from here. Doc put that Decision Games flag between his 2 tables, but it did hurt our branding a bit and irked a few of the other companies that were with us.
Here’s a gallery of other overhead shots for you.
Origins 2025 Coverage
Wargame HQ Events ~ War College Previews ~ Wargame HQ Previews ~ Exhibitor Spotlight ~ All The Wargaming Events ~ The Final Countdown ~ Setup & First Games ~ The Charles S Roberts Awards ~ The View From Above ~ AAR for A&A Arnhem ~ The Kind Spirit ~ The AAR ~ Exhibit Hall
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