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Gaming expo attracts crowd of enthusiasts
ed in sessions of Dungeons and Dragons and similar role-playing games. “This is a fantastic event not The Cradle of Aviation, in only for us that are running it Uniondale, hosted thousands of gaming enthusiasts from across and for the guests that attend, Long Island at the 2025 LI Table- but it’s also great for the community,” VanderWerf said. top Gaming Expo April 5 and 6. Re e c e Pe n a a n d Ja m e s Board Game Coordinator David VanderWerf wore many Velazquez, friends from Suffolk hats, directing staff, planning County, came to the Cradle of Aviation after seeevents and teaching ing advertisements attendees the for the expo online. games. “Anybody “Me and Reese, can come here and we play a lot of learn a game,” he TTRPGs: Call of said. “We’ve got a Cthulhu, and Fifth record number of Edition D&D and role-playing games Mothership,” on the schedule, we Velazque z said, have great miniausing the shorttures events, and DAviD vANDERWERf we’ve got a trading Board game coordinator hand for tabletop role-playing games. card game section, “Reese told me which is fantastic.” about this expo and everything. I The expo had attractions of all genres for gamers of all ages, had never really been to one. So I from escape rooms to board decided to go, and we’re going to game tournaments to live panels do some panels — a bunch of and open game tables. For those stuff that we were looking forinterested in the classics, Uno, ward to.” The pair played a two-hour Battleship and Settlers of Catan were popular choices. Collectible game of The Elder Scrolls: card games Magic: The Gather- Betrayal of the Second Era, a ing, Pokémon and Lorcana complex resource-management attracted crowds for educational game that filled a five-foot-wide workshops and competitive play. table, with one of the event’s proMeanwhile, fantasy fans delightContinueD on pAge 4
By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO
jdalessandro@liherald.com
Kelsie Radziski/Herald photos
Sam Fallacaro, left, and Aleks Ambroziak, of Attic Arcana Dice Creations, sold dozens of sets of dice for use in tabletop role-playing games.
Daniel and Kristen Vacey, of DKV Creations, offered miniature figurines used in fantasy games — unpainted, so that customers could personalize their own wizards and warriors.
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nybody can come here and learn a game.